tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post2096512812604660320..comments2024-03-18T22:50:29.792-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Forget the Snow over Seattle--Its Heading to OregonCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-22859433526884005212010-11-22T10:34:36.732-08:002010-11-22T10:34:36.732-08:00Can anyone tell me if driving over Stevens Pass on...Can anyone tell me if driving over Stevens Pass on Wednesday is a bad idea? We have four-wheel drive and good tires, but no chains. Any chance the pass will close? Help.Sandy Strehlouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11727455696028139913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-77056589554369993532010-11-21T12:31:13.825-08:002010-11-21T12:31:13.825-08:00Hi Cliff,
To echo some of the other comments, the...Hi Cliff,<br /><br />To echo some of the other comments, the snow in south Bellingham on Friday night was far from 'light'. By my rough estimate, we had almost exactly 4 inches of snow fall in a 3 hour period, from approx 8 pm until 11 pm. At times, the visibility was down to a few hundred yards and the snow was piling up into drifts. Just posting this as a clarification.<br /><br />Thanks a lot for the blogUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06656438535788295605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-34628170256442254702010-11-21T09:32:45.634-08:002010-11-21T09:32:45.634-08:00Natch - you are right. 2-4 inches in Bham creates...Natch - you are right. 2-4 inches in Bham creates dangerous situations, mostly because it turns to ice in the road and people here are horrible winter drivers (and mostly lack snow tires). I don't think anything Cliff was saying contradicts that. <br /><br />On the other hand it is just a kick to read that there is 2-4 inches of snow, "drifting deeper in some areas." The humor is just in the choice of words. Back in NY we routinely had drifts that were 5 feet tall. Now sometimes out in north Whatcom County there are big drifts when there is significant snow and those Fraser Valley winds. But drifting with 2-4 inches is a hoot. I am sure anyone from a snowy region would agree. Sorry!<br /><br />Thanks Cliff so much for this blog. I am an ecologist, moved here 10 years ago from the NE where I pretty much understood the weather. Here I have been confused about our weather most of the time. Your blog and book have helped a lot, though I must say I am still confused a good portion of the time!Jay_Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479390162942250293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-43221214367162781882010-11-21T07:36:19.761-08:002010-11-21T07:36:19.761-08:00Well Cliff, we live on Vashon and have a dusting, ...Well Cliff, we live on Vashon and have a dusting, perhaps we are the exception to the rule? LOL The rest of the day will see how the snow in the fickle convergence zone plays out today.<br />Thanks for all of your postings, you are the most accurate weather person I follow.<br />Cheers!bridgid10https://www.blogger.com/profile/08975908007693592131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-42407624693293989102010-11-21T07:35:02.209-08:002010-11-21T07:35:02.209-08:00Bothell about 375 ft elevation -- very light dusti...Bothell about 375 ft elevation -- very light dusting of snow (not frost) over the ground and plants. The flakes are dry little pellets that are widely spaced. They look almost like hail, but are flatter and shaped more like snowflakes.Casual Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10255494368869636943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-8744733783540555962010-11-21T07:23:16.455-08:002010-11-21T07:23:16.455-08:00well I live in Redmond
it is just light enough to...well I live in Redmond<br /><br />it is just light enough to see out at 722<br /><br />it is snowing lightly<br /><br />sigh<br /><br />My mind is just not ready for the chilly weatherUpupaepopshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05840292738185134371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-3800195219558892902010-11-21T07:10:12.007-08:002010-11-21T07:10:12.007-08:00We live on Blakely Island (Kind of between Orcas a...We live on Blakely Island (Kind of between Orcas and Lopez) and the NE wind has been howling through Peavine Pass since Friday afternoon. We got a solid 3" of snow, but the wind has been brutal. With the even colder (30F now) temps predicted is the wind going to get stronger (hope not)?<br />Thanks for the great weather information, really appreciate it!John Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911541819559925509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-44119374914210679922010-11-21T06:45:59.114-08:002010-11-21T06:45:59.114-08:00Had light snow near Ft. Lewis Sunday morning from ...Had light snow near Ft. Lewis Sunday morning from around 2am past 6am. It was like small snow balls, not much larger than a fly's head. Sounded like sand hitting my windshield.Brad J Tankersleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01883768653250436181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-45129617305663233302010-11-21T05:21:17.248-08:002010-11-21T05:21:17.248-08:00520a Sun - 98036 edge of Brier/Mountlake Terrace: ...520a Sun - 98036 edge of Brier/Mountlake Terrace: sparse, small snowflakes coming down. Just enough to raise my raise my hopes in order for them to be dashed.Imaflatlanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17756848430803600444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-72274465885859379882010-11-21T03:44:15.778-08:002010-11-21T03:44:15.778-08:00what about the North Oregon Coastwhat about the North Oregon CoastAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657786301559288771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-4691965619688304872010-11-21T01:37:41.120-08:002010-11-21T01:37:41.120-08:00Hmmm... This kind of reminds me of a weather even ...Hmmm... This kind of reminds me of a weather even about 10-15 years ago. I belive it was an area of low pressure heading for Seattle and at the last second went south leaving seattle without snow, but dumped on everyone south.<br /><br />Or a couple of years ago when I low was sliding down the coast and was supose to slide into seattle, but instead slid down the coast and everyone lucked out...<br /><br />So I guess things could change at the last second. I guess we'll find out tomorrow.<br /><br />Thanks Cliff :)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255014224658951498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-75620003554073049712010-11-21T01:24:16.166-08:002010-11-21T01:24:16.166-08:00Seems like there has been a trend over the last h...Seems like there has been a trend over the last handful of model runs to force things slightly further West, causing more over water trajectory for the low and giving us a better chance for snow. 6z NAM sure looks great for snow Monday all the way up to Seattle and a little North of there even. With all the model inconsistency with this feature on Monday I'm not sure how anyone can say anything for sure. We will just have to wait and see how this plays out over the next day plus of model runs.<br /><br />BTW, the convergence sure worked out like I thought it would with the Southerly flow around the low and NE winds out of the Fraser. Bellingham saw 4"!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940028429846567780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-76021635577347806452010-11-21T00:35:11.305-08:002010-11-21T00:35:11.305-08:00Honestly, the down-playing of the "light snow...Honestly, the down-playing of the "light snow" in Bellingham is beginning to get to me. This is really quite serious. We had 2-4 inches, drifting deeper in some areas. It barely thawed and refroze to create extremely dangerous driving conditions. Not so bad if you are prepared and aware but it only takes one false move or another driver to wreck your day. Like Seattle in the past, Bellingham is woefully under-equipped or vigilant in mitigating the icy conditions. What would be a minor "light snow" event anywhere else in the country is life threatening conditions wherer the roads are un-plowed or sanded. With the lack of maintenance and freezing conditions lasting for days in Whatcom County, I would warn anyone heading this way to proceed with extreme caution!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-7557751614166276862010-11-20T22:56:05.247-08:002010-11-20T22:56:05.247-08:00NOT COOL!!! ha was looking forward to some snowNOT COOL!!! ha was looking forward to some snowKassrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381329552256236357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-36702121530264618152010-11-20T22:15:04.046-08:002010-11-20T22:15:04.046-08:00At Point Grey, next to UBC in Vancouver BC, there ...At Point Grey, next to UBC in Vancouver BC, there was 10 cm of snow last night. I actually went x-c skiing tonight outside my place next to UBC, great conditions, as the snow is now getting very frosty. Other places in Van had 2-4 cm. The storm last night was north of the border, and to the west of Vancouver BC.kermitziihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563438755645035854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-6867194012749425122010-11-20T22:12:14.686-08:002010-11-20T22:12:14.686-08:00Thanks for the update. You're the official wea...Thanks for the update. You're the official weather dude of Seattle's indie media :)jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12720045745456224476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-19413333692321701012010-11-20T21:46:53.657-08:002010-11-20T21:46:53.657-08:00Thanks for the update Cliff! Going to wrap up my s...Thanks for the update Cliff! Going to wrap up my spigots tomorrow. As always, keep up the fine work!kevinfreitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00404470601472119058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-17236472586122731272010-11-20T21:45:36.232-08:002010-11-20T21:45:36.232-08:00The gold standard, lol. What do they know they tha...The gold standard, lol. What do they know they that we don't. Cross your fingers for uncertainty and unpredictably. Hey, if a computer could predict conditions for 6 months advance, weather would be boring and meteorologists would be out of a job! So slow down your research at Udub!Buddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13773392812050013355noreply@blogger.com