tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post2020213198052146922..comments2024-03-18T22:50:29.792-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: DelugeCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-13063159672656444152015-08-18T21:30:26.915-07:002015-08-18T21:30:26.915-07:00I wanted to comment on the extreme wind and dust s...I wanted to comment on the extreme wind and dust storms that battered central WA on Friday. We were on our way to Spokane when, about 3:30, just before Vantage, we started getting alerts on our phones about dust storms in Adams County, and the closure of Hwy 395, so of I90. We pushed on as the wind got stronger and finally I90 came to a complete stop about 5 miles E of Vantage. DOT had closed to road due to multiple accidents ahead of us. The backup streched about halfway back to the bridge, where the WSP has diverted traffic off I90. The car was rocking and rolling in the wind. Vantage reported 60mph gusts. After 2 hours, we finally decided to turn around on the eastbound lanes, head west for a few hundred yards, and crossed the median to the westbound lanes and headed back to Maple Valley, where the rain was finally letting up.stevemcnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12304154547084827410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-67920189361890244052015-08-18T14:06:54.257-07:002015-08-18T14:06:54.257-07:00Clearly it wasn't your time to go. Thank heav...Clearly it wasn't your time to go. Thank heaven, something influenced you to be, quite literally, at the exact minimum safe distance. As the saying about lightening goes, you may be safe from falling trees for awhile.<br /><br />Seeing how you're still with us :), I'm wondering why this is your last blog entry, as today is the 18th. I'm looking forward to your next posttracksdc89https://www.blogger.com/profile/13859004679371356481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-16766252748258997622015-08-17T16:02:02.076-07:002015-08-17T16:02:02.076-07:00I'm glad you're alive Cliff! Stay safe out...I'm glad you're alive Cliff! Stay safe out there.Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14119121675943204095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-77131226227031092472015-08-17T16:01:05.428-07:002015-08-17T16:01:05.428-07:00Good to hear that it was a near miss and not a dir...Good to hear that it was a near miss and not a direct hit.<br /><br />Fun to see my weather station make your list (second one listed as W White Center). It is on my roof with nothing higher than it within about a 50' radius, so I know nothing can splash into it. It was just coming down for an hour here, with the highest rain rate of .50" per hour. I've seen it rain harder here, but never that hard for that long.<br /><br />In one day, I recorded more rain (1.92") than I had between April 14th and August 13th (1.62"). It really is being an interesting year.JordanPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03512504026479840683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-77785147630319495322015-08-17T15:54:15.060-07:002015-08-17T15:54:15.060-07:00You are much more important than a missing blog.
...You are much more important than a missing blog. <br />We are all so glad you were not hurt.<br />I also saw thick branches that snapped near our building.<br /><br />Two campers in Yosemite Park died.<br />http://www.cbsnews.com/news/2-young-campers-killed-by-falling-tree-branch-in-yosemite-national-park/Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02378008305539753101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-22642884135405199872015-08-17T15:34:13.093-07:002015-08-17T15:34:13.093-07:00Glad you're still here!Glad you're still here!Merrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789784409493203843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-26383516532034614872015-08-17T13:39:49.727-07:002015-08-17T13:39:49.727-07:00Glad to hear that you're ok!
Even more reason ...Glad to hear that you're ok!<br />Even more reason for the arguments in your earlier posts on the importance of better trail maintenance on the Burke-Gilman! Raphael Hsiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15819322685464275537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-56085356023891729672015-08-17T12:52:03.908-07:002015-08-17T12:52:03.908-07:00Meanwhile, the coast was ho-hum... That doesn'...Meanwhile, the coast was ho-hum... That doesn't seem to be the first time this has happened this year, with storms training up the I-5 Corridor and just brushing the coast. Between relative dryness, no fog this year, warmer water, you've heard it here first- If this is the new normal, buy property now! Aberdeen is the new Santa Barbara ;)M'sFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971248526626776108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-75206645564247611322015-08-17T10:04:21.622-07:002015-08-17T10:04:21.622-07:00Hi Cliff,
Glad you missed the branch.
I got 1.17...Hi Cliff,<br /><br />Glad you missed the branch.<br /><br />I got 1.17 inches of rain at my house in May's Pond.<br /><br />Saw some lightning around midday on the way to work.Anselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13835758313287462921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-12145887797005970512015-08-17T09:29:50.675-07:002015-08-17T09:29:50.675-07:00Cliff, I am glad you are safe. I can't take no...Cliff, I am glad you are safe. I can't take not reading your columns. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127880779574395441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-32329096091704460172015-08-17T07:11:34.979-07:002015-08-17T07:11:34.979-07:00Ride safe, Cliff! Glad you're okay.Ride safe, Cliff! Glad you're okay. Dan Geblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03337742423771509277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-30244479958490204132015-08-17T00:05:30.733-07:002015-08-17T00:05:30.733-07:00Just tonight we were toasting to Things We Take Fo...Just tonight we were toasting to Things We Take For Granted . . . then I read Cliff's blog about his near-miss of a falling tree limb. Whew! Another reason for bicyclists to wear helmuts!<br /><br />Curious about the stresses on trees caused by drought, I ran across this KIRO news clip from July 10: http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/tree-falls-occupied-car-lake-city-neighborhood/nmwp2/. (This happened not far from the Burke-Gilman Trail, where Cliff was riding.)<br /><br />From the article: " . . . Dry weather causes what arborists call sudden limb drop, or SLP, which sends otherwise healthy limbs to the ground. . . . "<br /><br />I have several dozen trees and shrubs in my yard, and certain ones do droop noticeably from the weight of the rain, especially after a long dry period. And, in the end, all limbs do eventually fall for some reason, be it drought, internal disease, wind, snow, ice, or intentional pruning. Comforting thought, huh?!<br /><br />Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11548693323486769251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-54078751805272352472015-08-16T18:38:00.606-07:002015-08-16T18:38:00.606-07:00Very grateful to your guardian angels and lucky st...Very grateful to your guardian angels and lucky stars Cliff. Our world would be much less brilliant, well informed and funny without you in it. Here is a toast to our favorite atmospheric scientist's long and healthy life. Thank you for being! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05507461485744762237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-35793650881018288432015-08-16T15:40:00.916-07:002015-08-16T15:40:00.916-07:00Glad your OK! I found it interesting how much diff...Glad your OK! I found it interesting how much difference a couple of miles makes.I am in the SE corner of Thurston county and we had very little rain while to the north and west they were soaked. The radar images were depressing to watch as rain fell all around us!!!Jebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00951010537034780614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-5842427342467757632015-08-16T13:23:11.799-07:002015-08-16T13:23:11.799-07:00I'm so jealous- the Portland/Vancouver area go...I'm so jealous- the Portland/Vancouver area got rain but not nearly enough. Sigh. <br /><br />And glad that you are ok- I guess your Maker just wasn't ready for you yet!snapdragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052978249380402838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-51210938267257123952015-08-16T11:08:19.179-07:002015-08-16T11:08:19.179-07:00Here in the pine woods south of Spokane, I noticed...Here in the pine woods south of Spokane, I noticed yesterday something different with my pine trees. The limbs are drooping much faster than normal, and the many now within reach snap off like icicles, "green" ones...something new in my 35 years with this property. A 3 or 4 cm green pine branch, which normally bends around 180 degrees without breaking, snaps off easily. Wow,I have never seen it this dry.thomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967268478648019176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-80235042380954593062015-08-16T10:06:56.563-07:002015-08-16T10:06:56.563-07:00Your guardian angel was watching.
Do you know whe...Your guardian angel was watching.<br /><br />Do you know when we might get some rain in Victoria? It has been dry as a bone and we've missed all the precipitation that others seem to be enjoying.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335955482091224148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-28062410022881097762015-08-16T08:01:07.299-07:002015-08-16T08:01:07.299-07:00So glad that you're O.K.So glad that you're O.K.rainycity1https://www.blogger.com/profile/15802361369001076306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-81000630271779929862015-08-15T23:18:11.963-07:002015-08-15T23:18:11.963-07:00Was sad that Vancouver for island missed the actio...Was sad that Vancouver for island missed the action. The snow drought plus the drought drought has been hard on our watersheds. <br /><br />As an aside, I've seen a lot of fresh downed trees while trail running lately. I wonder if dry conditions weaken the wood? A question for the arborists and silvaculturists out there. Glad you squeaked through.faroniumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953022267862711382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-53844227593027675792015-08-15T21:31:26.369-07:002015-08-15T21:31:26.369-07:00I'm also so glad you're ok. I've read ...I'm also so glad you're ok. I've read stories of people who have indeed been killed by a big branch falling off a tree. It's highly possible it could have incapacitated you. We used to live right off the Burke Gilman and know how many trees there are on that beautiful trail. So glad your timing was good!Caileanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05493037574072508014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-52105918199866417702015-08-15T15:29:30.590-07:002015-08-15T15:29:30.590-07:00Cliff, Hi from Winthrop. I'm glad to hear you ...Cliff, Hi from Winthrop. I'm glad to hear you are ok. I would greatly miss this blog<br /><br />Sadly, little rain made it over the crest to the parched east side. Just enough storm for a bunch of new fires. It was however a very interesting day; billowing storm clouds mixed with smoke, lots of thunder and wind. I thought we were going to lose some big pines. It seemed like armageddon for a time. The Chewuch river flow increased from 50 to 60 cfs. Whoo hoo, the normal average is 150 cfs.Deekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10227802798728715787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-40249144739782879712015-08-15T15:25:43.045-07:002015-08-15T15:25:43.045-07:00Glad you made it! Thank the maker.Glad you made it! Thank the maker.C.P.O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16880429004171251097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-58891843836967506572015-08-15T14:07:26.713-07:002015-08-15T14:07:26.713-07:00I sat through 60-70 green lights gridlocked on W M...I sat through 60-70 green lights gridlocked on W Mercer heading toward SLU at 3:30 Friday; big Mercer MessBarbara Oakrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400051390816614165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-33177660531106267402015-08-15T13:20:48.501-07:002015-08-15T13:20:48.501-07:00Your blog may be exposing too many truths about Mo...Your blog may be exposing too many truths about Mother Nature. That was just a warning. She doesn't want to give away all her secrets. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746937474131617295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-80377005754595534152015-08-15T13:08:45.149-07:002015-08-15T13:08:45.149-07:00Glad you're OK. I have wondered if we're l...Glad you're OK. I have wondered if we're likely to see high losses of trees (with associated injuries, property damage, and power outages) this fall/winter. So many trees look battered by the drought, so a storm might be more damaging than usual.lizchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101637597425003799noreply@blogger.com