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2 minutes ago, TigerWoodsLibido said:

Because interesting weather besides fire weather is fun in this boring location.

There's a difference between interesting and deadly.

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, snow_wizard said:

There's a difference between interesting and deadly.

Tornadoes are interesting and deadly IMO.

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Springfield, Oregon regular season 2023-24 Stats:

  • Coldest high: 25F (Jan 14, 2024)
  • Coldest low: 20F (Jan 14, 2024)
  • Days with below freezing temps: 24 (Most recent: Mar 8, 2024)
  • Days with sub-40F highs: 4 (Most recent: Jan 16, 2024)
  • Total snowfall: 0.0"
  • Total ice: 2.25”
  • Last accumulating snowfall on roads: Dec 27, 2021 (1.9")
  • Last sub-freezing high: Jan 15, 2024 (27F)
  • Last White Christmas: 1990
  • Significant wind events (gusts 45+): 0

Personal Stats:

  • Last accumulating snowfall on roads: Dec 27, 2021
  • Last sub-freezing high: Jan 16, 2024 (32F)
  • Last White Christmas: 2008
  • Total snowfall since joining TheWeatherForums: 42.0"
  • Sub-freezing highs since joining TheWeatherForums: 4

 

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EPS suite is sort of ridiculous-- nearly every member has a 945-960 mb low somewhere off the coast. The waves would be huge, I'd imagine?

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Top 5 Snow Events (post 2014):

 

(1. January 10th, 2017: 18.5 in.

(2. February 6th, 2014: 7.5 inches

(3. February 20th, 2018: 5.0 inches

(4. February 21st, 2018: 4.0 inches

(5. December 14th, 2016: 3.5 inches

 

Honourable Mentions: December 7th, 2018, February 9th, 2019.

 

Total since joining the Weather Forums: 3"

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Then I’m glad I’m part of this group so as to stay well-informed about the upcoming patterns and to be prepared before others. 🙏🏻

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Springfield, Oregon regular season 2023-24 Stats:

  • Coldest high: 25F (Jan 14, 2024)
  • Coldest low: 20F (Jan 14, 2024)
  • Days with below freezing temps: 24 (Most recent: Mar 8, 2024)
  • Days with sub-40F highs: 4 (Most recent: Jan 16, 2024)
  • Total snowfall: 0.0"
  • Total ice: 2.25”
  • Last accumulating snowfall on roads: Dec 27, 2021 (1.9")
  • Last sub-freezing high: Jan 15, 2024 (27F)
  • Last White Christmas: 1990
  • Significant wind events (gusts 45+): 0

Personal Stats:

  • Last accumulating snowfall on roads: Dec 27, 2021
  • Last sub-freezing high: Jan 16, 2024 (32F)
  • Last White Christmas: 2008
  • Total snowfall since joining TheWeatherForums: 42.0"
  • Sub-freezing highs since joining TheWeatherForums: 4

 

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1 minute ago, Requiem said:

EPS suite is sort of ridiculous-- nearly every member has a 945-960 mb low somewhere off the coast. The waves would be huge, I'd imagine?

Don’t billionaire enthusiasts get airplanes to fly them out there and set up a surfing area? Or have some experimental “thrill-ship” that could ride out the waves?

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Springfield, Oregon regular season 2023-24 Stats:

  • Coldest high: 25F (Jan 14, 2024)
  • Coldest low: 20F (Jan 14, 2024)
  • Days with below freezing temps: 24 (Most recent: Mar 8, 2024)
  • Days with sub-40F highs: 4 (Most recent: Jan 16, 2024)
  • Total snowfall: 0.0"
  • Total ice: 2.25”
  • Last accumulating snowfall on roads: Dec 27, 2021 (1.9")
  • Last sub-freezing high: Jan 15, 2024 (27F)
  • Last White Christmas: 1990
  • Significant wind events (gusts 45+): 0

Personal Stats:

  • Last accumulating snowfall on roads: Dec 27, 2021
  • Last sub-freezing high: Jan 16, 2024 (32F)
  • Last White Christmas: 2008
  • Total snowfall since joining TheWeatherForums: 42.0"
  • Sub-freezing highs since joining TheWeatherForums: 4

 

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8 minutes ago, snow_wizard said:

That storm being shown on the ECMWF is not anywhere business as usual.  It would be devastating if it ends up too close.  It certainly does appear we will probably be looking at record low heights somewhere off the coast for this early in the season at the very least.  Obviously the atmosphere is still in a highly perturbed / abnormal state.

No one is saying bring on the death and destruction. Bring on the excitement and the once in a lifetime experience. Bring on standing outside in 60mph winds and driving through town with the power out at night. It's so eerie. Getting storms like these around here is rare.

People talk about the Columbus day storm or the inauguration day storm. Yeah, I wasn't around for those. The ones I remember is the one in 1995 and the hanukkiah eve storm back in 2006. This is my favorite time of year, bring on the weather! I think it's going to be a good fall/winter. 

 

 

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My saying is, if we're gonna have a once-in-a-century wind storm, might as well enjoy it you know? At that point, you know what they say "Alea iacta est". 

I don't root for the storm to get closer, but if it does I adjust my expectations. If I'm going to lose power for 2 weeks it better be worth it, is all I'm saying.

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38 minutes ago, DJ Droppin said:

I wonder how we would have all approached the Columbus Day Storm from a model riding perspective and our reactions thereafter. I think we would go from the "Wow, look at that!" with all of the fun, giddy feelings, then when we're 36 hours out and model agreement is rock solid for 80-100+mph gusts in western OR, WA, perhaps that changes to anxious, concerned, making preparations to ensure safety of our family and pets. Prepping for power outages and rushing to the store to buy supplies, food, and other essentials. I mean it's bound to happen again. For many of us extreme or severe weather is interesting and exciting because well, it's quite boring in the PNW for a large chunk of the year or multiple years. We don't root for destruction, hardships, or deaths, we just realize you can't control any of it, so from a meteorological or weather geek perspective we enjoy the anomalous and historic side of weather. Just my take on it.

If we had a Columbus Day redux I'd head out to the bluffs at Discovery park, or better yet, drive to the Oregon coast to feel the maximum raw power of our region's climatology. It seems vapid and tone deaf at first glance but I know I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I missed out on that opportunity.

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Weather stats for MBY

Snowfall:

-Total snowfall since joining: 50.25"

-2018-19: 21"

-2019-20: 2.5"

-2020-21: 13"

-2021-22: 8.75"

-2022-23: 5.75"

-2023-24*: 0.25"

-Most recent snowfall: 0.25”; January 17th, 2024

-Largest snowfall (single storm): 8.5"; February 12-13, 2021

-Largest snow depth: 14"; 1:30am February 12th, 2019

Temperatures:

-Warmest: 109F; June 28th, 2021

-Coldest: 13F; December 27th, 2021

-Phreeze Count 2023-24: 31

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1 hour ago, snow_wizard said:

Holy sheit those numbers on that low off the coast on the ECMWF are downright scary.  Too far out to cause any problems for the main population, but wow!

Fortunately the gradient isn't up to godlike levels. Probably a significant storm if it makes landfall but ultimately a footnote compared to the all time greats.

a 970mb pinhole is far more destructive than a 943 open low undergoing rapid weakening.

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Weather stats for MBY

Snowfall:

-Total snowfall since joining: 50.25"

-2018-19: 21"

-2019-20: 2.5"

-2020-21: 13"

-2021-22: 8.75"

-2022-23: 5.75"

-2023-24*: 0.25"

-Most recent snowfall: 0.25”; January 17th, 2024

-Largest snowfall (single storm): 8.5"; February 12-13, 2021

-Largest snow depth: 14"; 1:30am February 12th, 2019

Temperatures:

-Warmest: 109F; June 28th, 2021

-Coldest: 13F; December 27th, 2021

-Phreeze Count 2023-24: 31

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6 hours ago, RentonHillTC said:

@Joshua Lake Oswego EPS has PDX rain totals at 6+ for 15 days. I will do $20 at 5:1 for you that they hit 50% of that total (lets say 3 inches). by day 10. Thoughts?

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You’re on! I don’t think this is fair for you though. Same bet with 3:1 odds is fine. So, is today, Oct 20th the start date and Oct 29th the end date? 10 days, right? 

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5 hours ago, Kolk1604 said:

I wonder what the wind gusts would be like inland. Easily 65+?

945-960mb is similar to a Cat 3 hurricane. You might need to up estimate for the gusts if it's a bullseye so might want to up that. The Hanukkah Eve storm was a direct hit that left millions of dollars in damage. That storm has a pressure of 970mb near the Olympics Peninsula with 60mph+ gusts around Seattle. 

As this currently stands, this storm may stay offshore as Songda from 2016 (still early to tell),  but still caused quite damage around the Seattle area. The storm was around 972mb offshore with 40mph+ gusts around Puget Sound. 

If this storm is anywhere near as projected in terms of pressure and move in closer, we're looking at 100mph+ (gusts) stuff. fwiw, the area dodged a huge bullet with Songda. 

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14 minutes ago, Cloud said:

945-960mb is similar to a Cat 3 hurricane. You might need to up estimate for the gusts if it's a bullseye so might want to up that. The Hanukkah Eve storm was a direct hit that left millions of dollars in damage. That storm has a pressure of 970mb near the Olympics Peninsula with 60mph+ gusts around Seattle. 

As this currently stands, this storm may stay offshore as Songda from 2016 (still early to tell),  but still caused quite damage around the Seattle area. The storm was around 972mb offshore with 40mph+ gusts around Puget Sound. 

If this storm is anywhere near as projected in terms of pressure and move in closer, we're looking at 100mph+ (gusts) stuff. fwiw, the area dodged a huge bullet with Songda. 

Yeah the damage would be bad but the experience would be incredible. Similar to the June 2021 event it was sad and caused a fair share of problems and fatalities…but I’m glad I actually got to witness something historic like that. We have no control over it so might as well just enjoy the ride. 

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Tacoma WA elevation 300’

Monthly rainfall-3.56”

Warm season rainfall-11.14”

Max temp-88

+80 highs-2

+85 highs-2

+90 highs-0

 

 

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I know it's not PNW weather-related, but my goodness has the East Coast had a warm fall so far. New York, Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and Boston all dropped below 50 degrees for the first time this on Monday. Washington D.C.'s average October temperature is warmer than Las Vegas'. Brutal. Sorry, Phil.

It makes me thankful that we have had a ''fall feeling'' this October. Lots of cool days and nights. Some fog. Some rain. Fall colors are very vibrant this year too. 

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24 minutes ago, TacomaWaWx said:

Yeah the damage would be bad but the experience would be incredible. Similar to the June 2021 event it was sad and caused a fair share of problems and fatalities…but I’m glad I actually got to witness something historic like that. We have no control over it so might as well just enjoy the ride. 

I'll probably do more research on this today when I have the chance but if this storm takes a different path and projected pressure remains as is, it would be quite historic and could be the strongest storm ever. At first glance, December 1995 with 953mb and the storm of 1880 had a 955mb.

Again, way too early to know... but I still can't get over what the 0z Euro showed. 

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Looks like we have picked up 0.33" of rain since midnight. 

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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"

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17 hours ago, Chewbacca Defense said:

I had an acurite station that was horribly susceptible to radiant heat from direct sunlight or from the roof 3 feet below it.  It had a built in circulation fan to mitigate it, and from what I could tell, it was working, however in the summer it could be 10-20 degrees warmer than other stations in the area.

When I got my Ambient Weather station, I also got a remote temp sensor and placed it in a few different shaded areas around my property.  The main sensor and remote sensor were never more than about 2-4 degrees apart (I did this during the summer), which is a margin of error I can live with.  The sensor suite is mounted in the exact same location as my old Acurite station...

 

For the Davis, from what I've seen, you have your display and sensors, but then I believe you have to pony up a decent chunk of change to get something to connect it to a computer/the internet.  I haven't looked at them in a while, so maybe that has changed, but its worth looking into.

 

My wife's Aunt and Uncle (they are cattle ranchers) have a Davis setup, and she asked for my help to get them set up with data logging so they could track temps/rainfall against hay yields and the health of the herd (weight/numbers etc).  It was a few hundred bucks to get them connected, and they decided they didn't want the data *that* bad.  A neighnor down the road has a station on wunderground, and I showed them how to access and log the data.

Fwiw I never have issues with temp readings on my acurite

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37 minutes ago, GobBluth said:

Fwiw I never have issues with temp readings on my acurite

In my research on the issue there were definitely a lot of people who had no issues, but the number of people who did have the problem (myself included) warrant a "buyer beware" so the Blob can do some homework and be an informed consumer. 

 

Heck, when I was was shopping around I came across a string of threads about quality issues with one of the product offerings from the much vaunted Davis Instruments.

 

For my experience with the Ambient Weather set up, the sensor suite has been rock solid.  However I also have a 2.5pm air quality monitor from them, and its solar panel can't keep the batteries charged despite being in direct sunlight most of the day.

 

 

 

 

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7 hours ago, DJ Droppin said:

I wonder how we would have all approached the Columbus Day Storm from a model riding perspective and our reactions thereafter. I think we would go from the "Wow, look at that!" with all of the fun, giddy feelings, then when we're 36 hours out and model agreement is rock solid for 80-100+mph gusts in western OR, WA, perhaps that changes to anxious, concerned, making preparations to ensure safety of our family and pets. Prepping for power outages and rushing to the store to buy supplies, food, and other essentials. I mean it's bound to happen again. For many of us extreme or severe weather is interesting and exciting because well, it's quite boring in the PNW for a large chunk of the year or multiple years. We don't root for destruction, hardships, or deaths, we just realize you can't control any of it, so from a meteorological or weather geek perspective we enjoy the anomalous and historic side of weather. Just my take on it.

Well we kinda had that with that massive windstorm that turned into a complete dud about 4-6 years ago?  I think it was supposed to run up the coastline, impacting the norther interior and VI the hardest.  I remember soccer even got cancelled up here because they wanted to move all the nets to a safer location and lash them down.  My oldest daughter and grandson were up from Portland that weekend, and my wife made me go out and buy a bunch of extra flashlights and water because we were going to be without power for days.  And I think the mood on the forum went from being excited, to "rut-ro" to ultimately one giant collective face palm as the storm completely fizzled, and if I remember correctly, didn't even meet "wind advisory" criteria.

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No snow, but maybe around Halloween?

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Ashland, KY Weather

'23-'24 Winter

Snowfall - 5.50"
First freeze: 11/1 (32)
Minimum: 2 on 1/17

Measurable snows: 4
Max 1 day snow: 3" (1/19)

Thunders: 11
1/27, 1/28, 2/10, 2/22, 2/27, 2/28, 3/5, 3/6, 3/14, 3/15
3/26, 

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The wind event on my birthday in 1983 what happened to also be Thanksgiving Day was what kickstarted my fascination with the weather! I was in awe of the roar of the wind through the trees. A large maple tree went down in the woods next to the house which caused a loud thud. It was thrilling! My dad BBQ’d the Turkey that night since the power was out. Was out for about a week, my sister and I thought it was great! I don’t think my parents shared the same enthusiasm. Then there was the Inauguration Day storm 10yrs later, I had just gotten my license the month before and so I was now driving to school in my bitchin El Camino, they let school out early due to loss of power so I was driving home but each route I took was blocked by trees, the 3rd option worked though! It was a little scary driving under all of the giant swaying evergreens. 
1995…My dad and I sat outside the garage that night and watched the sky constantly lighting up with transformers blowing. Fun times!! 

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Elevation 580’ Location a few miles east of I-5 on the Snohomish Co side of the Snohomish/Skagit border. I love snow/cold AND sun/warmth! 

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It was 58 and sprinkling an hour ago when I checked the latest observation. A little breeze but not too bad. I work from home and this week the trees outside have been at their golden peak. It is absolutely beautiful to look outside, esp to the west when the afternoon sun hits them just right.

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Garfield County/Pomeroy, WA:

2023-2024 Snowfall totals: 14.3 inches

HIghest snow total (per event): 5.8 inches total 1/11/24 - 1/12/24.

Most recent accumulation (non trace): 0.20 inches on 2/26/24

Days with  trace or more snowfall: 12/01/23 (0.60), 1/8/24 (1.0), 1/10/24 (3.5), 1/11/23 (3.5 inches with Thundersnow; separate event from prior day), 1/12/24 (2.30). 1/14/24 (T), 1/17/24 (1.20 inches), 1/18/24 (1.5 inches), 1/19/24 (0.20), 2/09/24 (0.30), 2/26/24 (0.20-mainly graupel)

First Freeze: 10/27/2023

Last Sub freezing Day: 1/20/24 (12th) (8 days in a row from 1/12/24-1/20/24)

Coldest low: -12F (!!!!!!!!) (1/12/24)

Last White Christmas: 2022 at my location (on ground)

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Not a bad start to the new water year, two winds near severe criteria less than three weeks in.

Mesowest picked up a max gust of 54.1 earlier. Sunday had a 56.4.

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Ashland, KY Weather

'23-'24 Winter

Snowfall - 5.50"
First freeze: 11/1 (32)
Minimum: 2 on 1/17

Measurable snows: 4
Max 1 day snow: 3" (1/19)

Thunders: 11
1/27, 1/28, 2/10, 2/22, 2/27, 2/28, 3/5, 3/6, 3/14, 3/15
3/26, 

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33 minutes ago, hawkstwelve said:

October 2016. The infamous historic windstorm that never happened.

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/eastside/storm-thatwasnt/

Local mets (including NWS) actually made a collective effort to really start highlighting uncertainties in forecasts after that debacle. That's why they put so much emphasis on probabilities and communicating the chances that things won't play out as expected in forecasts for extreme weather nowadays. So in that regard, it actually helped them become more clear and ultimately accurate in their forecasts, for the betterment of everyone. Just took an extreme egg to the face to make it happen.

Some of my screenshots…I was pumped for that storm…That flopped. 

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1 hour ago, Chewbacca Defense said:

Well we kinda had that with that massive windstorm that turned into a complete dud about 4-6 years ago?  I think it was supposed to run up the coastline, impacting the norther interior and VI the hardest.  I remember soccer even got cancelled up here because they wanted to move all the nets to a safer location and lash them down.  My oldest daughter and grandson were up from Portland that weekend, and my wife made me go out and buy a bunch of extra flashlights and water because we were going to be without power for days.  And I think the mood on the forum went from being excited, to "rut-ro" to ultimately one giant collective face palm as the storm completely fizzled, and if I remember correctly, didn't even meet "wind advisory" criteria.

Yes it was supposed to be the storm of the century or the decade or what not. Was on Camano that year and it was a total flop. I think it did cause a water spout in Manzanita, OR which damaged a few buildings but not much of anything elsewhere. Conversely we had a nice wind event in August in 2015 or 2016 which caught many by surprise. 

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Garfield County/Pomeroy, WA:

2023-2024 Snowfall totals: 14.3 inches

HIghest snow total (per event): 5.8 inches total 1/11/24 - 1/12/24.

Most recent accumulation (non trace): 0.20 inches on 2/26/24

Days with  trace or more snowfall: 12/01/23 (0.60), 1/8/24 (1.0), 1/10/24 (3.5), 1/11/23 (3.5 inches with Thundersnow; separate event from prior day), 1/12/24 (2.30). 1/14/24 (T), 1/17/24 (1.20 inches), 1/18/24 (1.5 inches), 1/19/24 (0.20), 2/09/24 (0.30), 2/26/24 (0.20-mainly graupel)

First Freeze: 10/27/2023

Last Sub freezing Day: 1/20/24 (12th) (8 days in a row from 1/12/24-1/20/24)

Coldest low: -12F (!!!!!!!!) (1/12/24)

Last White Christmas: 2022 at my location (on ground)

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1 minute ago, MossMan said:

The wind event on my birthday in 1983 what happened to also be Thanksgiving Day was what kickstarted my fascination with the weather! I was in awe of the roar of the wind through the trees. A large maple tree went down in the woods next to the house which caused a loud thud. It was thrilling! My dad BBQ’d the Turkey that night since the power was out. Was out for about a week, my sister and I thought it was great! I don’t think my parents shared the same enthusiasm. Then there was the Inauguration Day storm 10yrs later, I had just gotten my license the month before and so I was now driving to school in my bitchin El Camino, they let school out early due to loss of power so I was driving home but each route I took was blocked by trees, the 3rd option worked though! It was a little scary driving under all of the giant swaying evergreens. 
1995…My dad and I sat outside the garage that night and watched the sky constantly lighting up with transformers blowing. Fun times!! 

Growing up in Georgia, our wind events were mostly related to thunderstorms.  There was this one rather breezy spring day, we had the windows open, and my mom was out working in the flower beds.  All of the sudden she starts screaming at me to close the windows.  I looked outside as I closed the windows and saw a big green fog (pollen cloud) rolling down the street towards us.  Good times...

 

Had a close call with a tornado and a few instances of straight line winds, but never really had the longer duration sustained wind events like out here.  I lived in Athens for a couple of years and one night we had a big line of severe storms move through.  It was my night off so I was out and about doing things, seeing friends and I have to admit I got a little scared a couple of times, the winds would crank up in a way that had me wondering if there was a tornado near by.  This was early 90's and my car radio didn't work, so I had no idea what we were under in terms of watches and warnings.  After the storms passed through, I was sitting on my girlfriend's front porch watching them move off to the east, water still dripping from the trees, the tops of the clouds  off in the distance still flashing from lightning and the occasional low rumble of thunder but otherwise dead calm.  It was the most surreal experience after all of the violence of the previous few hours.

 

Thunderstorms got me excited for weather, and I miss not having them out here, there is plenty of other weather here to keep my interest up!

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4 minutes ago, ShawniganLake said:

Gonna be a record wind storm for the fishes but pretty meh inland.  Bombing out way too far west. 

Can still be the most active wind season in several for many people. If we can hold onto this pattern.

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Ashland, KY Weather

'23-'24 Winter

Snowfall - 5.50"
First freeze: 11/1 (32)
Minimum: 2 on 1/17

Measurable snows: 4
Max 1 day snow: 3" (1/19)

Thunders: 11
1/27, 1/28, 2/10, 2/22, 2/27, 2/28, 3/5, 3/6, 3/14, 3/15
3/26, 

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1 minute ago, ShawniganLake said:

Sure. My post had nothing to do with the season as a whole but the dwindling threat with the late weekend storm. 

Of course. And it's nice to finally get wind events in October for a change. At least here that's been missing for some time.

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Ashland, KY Weather

'23-'24 Winter

Snowfall - 5.50"
First freeze: 11/1 (32)
Minimum: 2 on 1/17

Measurable snows: 4
Max 1 day snow: 3" (1/19)

Thunders: 11
1/27, 1/28, 2/10, 2/22, 2/27, 2/28, 3/5, 3/6, 3/14, 3/15
3/26, 

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40 minutes ago, Chewbacca Defense said:

Growing up in Georgia, our wind events were mostly related to thunderstorms.  There was this one rather breezy spring day, we had the windows open, and my mom was out working in the flower beds.  All of the sudden she starts screaming at me to close the windows.  I looked outside as I closed the windows and saw a big green fog (pollen cloud) rolling down the street towards us.  Good times...

 

Had a close call with a tornado and a few instances of straight line winds, but never really had the longer duration sustained wind events like out here.  I lived in Athens for a couple of years and one night we had a big line of severe storms move through.  It was my night off so I was out and about doing things, seeing friends and I have to admit I got a little scared a couple of times, the winds would crank up in a way that had me wondering if there was a tornado near by.  This was early 90's and my car radio didn't work, so I had no idea what we were under in terms of watches and warnings.  After the storms passed through, I was sitting on my girlfriend's front porch watching them move off to the east, water still dripping from the trees, the tops of the clouds  off in the distance still flashing from lightning and the occasional low rumble of thunder but otherwise dead calm.  It was the most surreal experience after all of the violence of the previous few hours.

 

Thunderstorms got me excited for weather, and I miss not having them out here, there is plenty of other weather here to keep my interest up!

 

My most vivid wind memory as a kid was 7/15/80.    Straight line winds from a bow echo hit the Twin Cities that evening.    I remember being at a baseball game and the sky started turning dark green and I raced home on my bike as the sirens were blaring.   Usually the sirens did not mean anything and I wanted to stay upstairs and watch the storm... but my parents sensed this one was different and physically pulled me into the basement.    I remember the Twins were playing the Yankees that night in New York and the game was on TV and we were watching that to keep our minds off the storm and then the power went out.   Its cliche... but it sounded like a freight train went right over the house.    We honestly didn't know if our house would be there when we went back upstairs.    But it was... just had lots of shingles ripped off.    The neighborhood was a total mess though.    So many trees down... and trees down on houses all over the place and no way to navigate the roads.    I clearly remember standing out in the street with all of the neighbors as the setting sun was shining underneath the black clouds from the departing storm and we were taking in all the damage.   The power was out for a week and the sound of chainsaws was always in the background for the next 2 weeks.

Here is a video showing the radar loop of the storm... I always laugh at how bad the radar images were back then.   😄

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs3IG7JK5h4

Here is a news report from Eau Claire Wisconsin which was hit by the same storm about an hour later...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeAioBsJ4Jw

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12z GFS coming in a lot drier. No AR middle of next week. 

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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"

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1 hour ago, MossMan said:

Some of my screenshots…I was pumped for that storm…That flopped. 

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My senior year homecoming got cancelled and I cancelled the after party because of this storm. The party ended up happening tho when I realized it was a flop 

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