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5 minutes ago, DJ Droppin said:

Day 10

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Cold, cold, and more cold!

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Death To Warm Anomalies!

 

Winter 2023-24 stats

 

Total Snowfall = 1.0"

Day with 1" or more snow depth = 1

Total Hail = 0.0

Total Ice = 0.2

Coldest Low = 13

Lows 32 or below = 45

Highs 32 or below = 3

Lows 20 or below = 3

Highs 40 or below = 9

 

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5 minutes ago, Deweydog said:

The Euro is clearly already depicting a ridiculous amount of low level cold compared to what would be expected based on the mid and upper level conditions.  Temps around 20 with precip is hard to come by around here. It’s happened three times this century.

Now if the model was depicting -20c with thicknesses in the low 500’s, I could see letting your imagination running a little more wild.

You're definitely right, but didn't Portland have afternoon snow falling with temps in the teens 7 years ago today?

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Everett Snowfall (510 feet elevation)

Snow since February 2019: 91"

2023-24: 6"

2022-23: 17.5"

2021-22: 17.75"

2020-21: 14.5”

2019-20: 10.5"

2018-19: 24.75"

 

 

 

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4 minutes ago, MossMan said:

The plow is still waiting and hoping! 

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You need to put a plow on the little one!  How cute would that be?

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Death To Warm Anomalies!

 

Winter 2023-24 stats

 

Total Snowfall = 1.0"

Day with 1" or more snow depth = 1

Total Hail = 0.0

Total Ice = 0.2

Coldest Low = 13

Lows 32 or below = 45

Highs 32 or below = 3

Lows 20 or below = 3

Highs 40 or below = 9

 

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3 minutes ago, Jesse said:

Sure hope so!! 🥶 ❄️ ⛄️ 

You and me both. Really pulling for you Oregon guys after the disaster that was last winter.

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24 minutes ago, SilverFallsAndrew said:

Warm nose is gonna get me Saturday morning. This looks a lot like February 2014 btw. 

Yep, was just going to say that.  I'm just north of you at 310ft near Estacada.  Classic warm nose.  I've still got the one from 2018 sitting over me. 

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BTW...the next low goes well south of hear and leaves a cold / dry day here with snow on the ground.  Afternoon temps still only mid 30s on Monday.

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Winter 2023-24 stats

 

Total Snowfall = 1.0"

Day with 1" or more snow depth = 1

Total Hail = 0.0

Total Ice = 0.2

Coldest Low = 13

Lows 32 or below = 45

Highs 32 or below = 3

Lows 20 or below = 3

Highs 40 or below = 9

 

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2 minutes ago, bainbridgekid said:

You're definitely right, but didn't Portland have snow falling in the teens 7 years ago today?

I think they bottomed out at 19 or 20, which would be in line with the Euro which depicts a slightly warmer mid and upper level air mass overall.  This 12-14 degree stuff is pretty silly to consider for almost a week later.

Point is, it’s hard enough to do in mid winter, let alone by mid February.  2014 in itself was unprecedented.  

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Pepto from Tacoma to Salem in this run!

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Death To Warm Anomalies!

 

Winter 2023-24 stats

 

Total Snowfall = 1.0"

Day with 1" or more snow depth = 1

Total Hail = 0.0

Total Ice = 0.2

Coldest Low = 13

Lows 32 or below = 45

Highs 32 or below = 3

Lows 20 or below = 3

Highs 40 or below = 9

 

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Here was some fun research... Record Min Max and Mins at PDX and the Downtown station February 11-14th

 

PDX

Record Min Max          Record Lows

11th: 38 (1981)             24 (1948)

12th: 35 (1990)           24  (1948)

13th: 31 (1995)            23 (1990)

14th: 34 (1990)            16 (1995)

 

Downtown station

Record Min Max              Record Low

11th: 25 (1884)                   12 (1884)

12th: 29 (1884)                    7 (1884)

13th: 31 (1884)                   12 (1884)

14th: 25 (1900)                   10 (1884)

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Snowfall                                  Precip

2022-23: 95.0"                      2022-23: 17.39"

2021-22: 52.6"                    2021-22: 91.46" 

2020-21: 12.0"                    2020-21: 71.59"

2019-20: 23.5"                   2019-20: 58.54"

2018-19: 63.5"                   2018-19: 66.33"

2017-18: 30.3"                   2017-18: 59.83"

2016-17: 49.2"                   2016-17: 97.58"

2015-16: 11.75"                 2015-16: 68.67"

2014-15: 3.5"
2013-14: 11.75"                  2013-14: 62.30
2012-13: 16.75"                 2012-13: 78.45  

2011-12: 98.5"                   2011-12: 92.67"

It's always sunny at Winters Hill! 
Fighting the good fight against weather evil.

 

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Snowfall                                  Precip

2022-23: 95.0"                      2022-23: 17.39"

2021-22: 52.6"                    2021-22: 91.46" 

2020-21: 12.0"                    2020-21: 71.59"

2019-20: 23.5"                   2019-20: 58.54"

2018-19: 63.5"                   2018-19: 66.33"

2017-18: 30.3"                   2017-18: 59.83"

2016-17: 49.2"                   2016-17: 97.58"

2015-16: 11.75"                 2015-16: 68.67"

2014-15: 3.5"
2013-14: 11.75"                  2013-14: 62.30
2012-13: 16.75"                 2012-13: 78.45  

2011-12: 98.5"                   2011-12: 92.67"

It's always sunny at Winters Hill! 
Fighting the good fight against weather evil.

 

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All of the lows on the ECMWF map on Tuesday morning (next week) are from 9 to 17.  That is the NW view.

Death To Warm Anomalies!

 

Winter 2023-24 stats

 

Total Snowfall = 1.0"

Day with 1" or more snow depth = 1

Total Hail = 0.0

Total Ice = 0.2

Coldest Low = 13

Lows 32 or below = 45

Highs 32 or below = 3

Lows 20 or below = 3

Highs 40 or below = 9

 

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2 minutes ago, TT-SEA said:

12Z EPS... day 5.   This is actually a bit east of the 00Z run.

 

ecmwf-ensemble-avg-namer-z500_anom-3044800 (2).png

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In this case a bit east might be better.  It sure was on the op run.

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Death To Warm Anomalies!

 

Winter 2023-24 stats

 

Total Snowfall = 1.0"

Day with 1" or more snow depth = 1

Total Hail = 0.0

Total Ice = 0.2

Coldest Low = 13

Lows 32 or below = 45

Highs 32 or below = 3

Lows 20 or below = 3

Highs 40 or below = 9

 

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1 minute ago, TT-SEA said:

12Z EPS... day 5.   This is actually a bit east of the 00Z run.

 

ecmwf-ensemble-avg-namer-z500_anom-3044800 (2).png

ecmwf-ensemble-avg-namer-t850_anom_stream-3044800 (4).png

Someone is going to get buried in ZR with that pattern. Just screams low level cold advection across the CONUS.

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2 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

In this case a bit east might be better.  It sure was on the op run.

East could be good at this point since it could mean greater southward penetration of arctic air/less undercutting initially.

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18 minutes ago, Phil said:

Verbatim the cold derives from the fact the TPV itself (IE: the cold air machine) is dislodged into SW Canada by a *retrograding* -NAO. The retrograde is the key. Pacific blocking is mediocre, sure, but even mediocre upstream blocking might be sufficient here, given the forcing is quasi-inverted..it isn’t coming from the Pacific early on.

How the Pacific evolves after the retrogression is much more important (for duration of the cold).

Is the pattern now starting to evolve the way you originally expected?

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Just now, TT-SEA said:

EPS... day 7

 

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What a monster blast we are looking at across the US. Gonna freeze the out of this COVID-19.

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Snowfall                                  Precip

2022-23: 95.0"                      2022-23: 17.39"

2021-22: 52.6"                    2021-22: 91.46" 

2020-21: 12.0"                    2020-21: 71.59"

2019-20: 23.5"                   2019-20: 58.54"

2018-19: 63.5"                   2018-19: 66.33"

2017-18: 30.3"                   2017-18: 59.83"

2016-17: 49.2"                   2016-17: 97.58"

2015-16: 11.75"                 2015-16: 68.67"

2014-15: 3.5"
2013-14: 11.75"                  2013-14: 62.30
2012-13: 16.75"                 2012-13: 78.45  

2011-12: 98.5"                   2011-12: 92.67"

It's always sunny at Winters Hill! 
Fighting the good fight against weather evil.

 

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I like how the models aren't trending in any one bad direction.  That's a good thing in my book.  The door is wide open for a great outcome.

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Death To Warm Anomalies!

 

Winter 2023-24 stats

 

Total Snowfall = 1.0"

Day with 1" or more snow depth = 1

Total Hail = 0.0

Total Ice = 0.2

Coldest Low = 13

Lows 32 or below = 45

Highs 32 or below = 3

Lows 20 or below = 3

Highs 40 or below = 9

 

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Only the GFS was a dud. EURO, GEM, ICON were terrific. 

Snowfall                                  Precip

2022-23: 95.0"                      2022-23: 17.39"

2021-22: 52.6"                    2021-22: 91.46" 

2020-21: 12.0"                    2020-21: 71.59"

2019-20: 23.5"                   2019-20: 58.54"

2018-19: 63.5"                   2018-19: 66.33"

2017-18: 30.3"                   2017-18: 59.83"

2016-17: 49.2"                   2016-17: 97.58"

2015-16: 11.75"                 2015-16: 68.67"

2014-15: 3.5"
2013-14: 11.75"                  2013-14: 62.30
2012-13: 16.75"                 2012-13: 78.45  

2011-12: 98.5"                   2011-12: 92.67"

It's always sunny at Winters Hill! 
Fighting the good fight against weather evil.

 

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In case anyone missed it. GEM had 850mb temps -20C or below from about Eugene - north. 

Snowfall                                  Precip

2022-23: 95.0"                      2022-23: 17.39"

2021-22: 52.6"                    2021-22: 91.46" 

2020-21: 12.0"                    2020-21: 71.59"

2019-20: 23.5"                   2019-20: 58.54"

2018-19: 63.5"                   2018-19: 66.33"

2017-18: 30.3"                   2017-18: 59.83"

2016-17: 49.2"                   2016-17: 97.58"

2015-16: 11.75"                 2015-16: 68.67"

2014-15: 3.5"
2013-14: 11.75"                  2013-14: 62.30
2012-13: 16.75"                 2012-13: 78.45  

2011-12: 98.5"                   2011-12: 92.67"

It's always sunny at Winters Hill! 
Fighting the good fight against weather evil.

 

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The Euro spits out a low of 13 for SEA next Tuesday.

Death To Warm Anomalies!

 

Winter 2023-24 stats

 

Total Snowfall = 1.0"

Day with 1" or more snow depth = 1

Total Hail = 0.0

Total Ice = 0.2

Coldest Low = 13

Lows 32 or below = 45

Highs 32 or below = 3

Lows 20 or below = 3

Highs 40 or below = 9

 

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The EPS is not that cold at the 850mb level next weekend... but neither was the ECMWF and it did not matter.    It looks pretty similar to me... cold enough air in place and a pattern that would bring copious moisture.

And cue the Jaws music for Phil!

 

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In case anyone was wondering. The latest it has been 15 or lower at PDX (For a low) was 2-6-1989. The downtown station which has data from before 1938 is a much different story. 

Snowfall                                  Precip

2022-23: 95.0"                      2022-23: 17.39"

2021-22: 52.6"                    2021-22: 91.46" 

2020-21: 12.0"                    2020-21: 71.59"

2019-20: 23.5"                   2019-20: 58.54"

2018-19: 63.5"                   2018-19: 66.33"

2017-18: 30.3"                   2017-18: 59.83"

2016-17: 49.2"                   2016-17: 97.58"

2015-16: 11.75"                 2015-16: 68.67"

2014-15: 3.5"
2013-14: 11.75"                  2013-14: 62.30
2012-13: 16.75"                 2012-13: 78.45  

2011-12: 98.5"                   2011-12: 92.67"

It's always sunny at Winters Hill! 
Fighting the good fight against weather evil.

 

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The EPS control is exactly like the operational.

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Death To Warm Anomalies!

 

Winter 2023-24 stats

 

Total Snowfall = 1.0"

Day with 1" or more snow depth = 1

Total Hail = 0.0

Total Ice = 0.2

Coldest Low = 13

Lows 32 or below = 45

Highs 32 or below = 3

Lows 20 or below = 3

Highs 40 or below = 9

 

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1 minute ago, TT-SEA said:

The EPS is not that cold next weekend per the EPS... but neither was the ECMWF and it did not matter.    It looks pretty similar to me... cold enough air in place and a pattern that would bring copious moisture.

And cue the Jaws music for Phil!

 

ecmwf-ensemble-avg-namer-t850_anom_stream-3260800.png

This has the potential to be one of the greatest blasts of the 21st Century nationally. Have we even had a coast to coast blast this Century?!

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Snowfall                                  Precip

2022-23: 95.0"                      2022-23: 17.39"

2021-22: 52.6"                    2021-22: 91.46" 

2020-21: 12.0"                    2020-21: 71.59"

2019-20: 23.5"                   2019-20: 58.54"

2018-19: 63.5"                   2018-19: 66.33"

2017-18: 30.3"                   2017-18: 59.83"

2016-17: 49.2"                   2016-17: 97.58"

2015-16: 11.75"                 2015-16: 68.67"

2014-15: 3.5"
2013-14: 11.75"                  2013-14: 62.30
2012-13: 16.75"                 2012-13: 78.45  

2011-12: 98.5"                   2011-12: 92.67"

It's always sunny at Winters Hill! 
Fighting the good fight against weather evil.

 

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