There are wild Garry (aka Oregon white) oaks in Whatcom and Jefferson counties, as well as on southern Vancouver Island, and many of the San Juan and Gulf Islands.

A Definition on Wikipedia- “In astronomy, dark matter is a hypothetical form of matter that appears not to interact with light or the electromagnetic field. Dark matter is implied by gravitational effects which cannot be explained by general relativity unless more matter is present than can be seen.” I have to say, given this definition with words like hypothetical and implied, there’s no substance to be had at all. However, theoretical mathematicians will continue to scribble until a formula emerges from the ether. More power to them!!

When the action gets going it is intense!!! Glad they are all ok

The Canadian went absolutely feral with Sunday's front, nearly two inches in our area by Monday evening. That would be incredible!

Mesoscale models show today's pattern getting stuck like a rudder over the next 24 hours until the trough axis moves through midday tomorrow. Means lots of CZ related rain continuing in the Everett area overnight, switching to the Seattle area tomorrow evening. When that switch does happen it will occur during peak daytime heating and come through like a squall line. I'd place decent bets on some thunder in North Seattle tomorrow. Could get more rain tomorrow night than we will Friday night, if luck is on our side.