tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post8170706689896200977..comments2024-03-28T23:07:35.632-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Deluge and Divine InterventionCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-85616398157564178552015-03-17T09:18:41.109-07:002015-03-17T09:18:41.109-07:00This has been one of the driest winters in some ti...This has been one of the driest winters in some time, yet my basement has flooded 3 times so far, when it never had more than a tiny leak in the last 5 years. Neighbors and co-workers are also reporting basement leaks like never before. Any thoughts on why this might be happening? Is it due to "spike-y" hydrology this year?AlisonVGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095453514828907333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-23018075126087927132015-03-17T08:01:28.756-07:002015-03-17T08:01:28.756-07:00The Governor's declaration is still important ...The Governor's declaration is still important and the best move available to allocate emergency funding and other resources to the 3 areas he highlighted over the coming spring months. The snowpack was temporarily buoyed, especially in the Olympics, but we're going to continue to see warmer air move in from the Pacific, which will erode away the small gains we've made.<br /><br />Getting emergency aid to farmers and other rural communities that suffer from drought takes a specific protocol of coordination between local, state, and Federal agencies. The rainfall we see throughout late March and early April will quickly pass through surface waters and into groundwater, but the warm weather is encouraging early blooms of plants. This will ultimately deplete groundwater faster and earlier than what we typically see in the Northwest. "Nature's drip-hose" (snowmelt) is not reliable for this spring and summer...Jinxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05392194923909806912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-38961282391131163692015-03-16T14:32:35.061-07:002015-03-16T14:32:35.061-07:00I live in the foothills of the Olympics and my rai...I live in the foothills of the Olympics and my rain gauge had a whopping 6.25" in it for the weekend. The ground is so wet, that puddles pool up around my feet when I walk in the yard.<br /> I'd say that was one hell of a deluge.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05750172452444550480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-4647330196297482072015-03-16T13:14:21.481-07:002015-03-16T13:14:21.481-07:00How important is timing to meteorology? That is, ...How important is timing to meteorology? That is, some comments on "missed the time" but "got the amount right".<br /><br />I think for end consumers the timing is same or of greater importance than the magnitude (?). (my airline xyz flight took its usual 2 hrs to fly me home, but since it left 3 hrs late, i'm not impressed)GloomyGushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06921742625520401542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-31300835110531153002015-03-16T12:39:35.184-07:002015-03-16T12:39:35.184-07:00My gauge on south Vashon Island recorded 2.20 inch...My gauge on south Vashon Island recorded 2.20 inches on Sunday and 1.02 inches Friday night through Saturday morning. Almost a March worth of rain in 48 hours.<br /><br />Atmospheric rivers are a narrow feature so our good fortune is not so good for California. From a national agricultural perspective, our rainstorm would have been better further south in central California.<br /><br />As I understand global warming theory, this type of weather is the new normal. Longer periods of warm, dry weather and more frequent extreme precipitation events. Such as Boston's late January - early March snowstorms.<br /><br />Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09751991294132134335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-29066794535755429862015-03-16T11:36:38.391-07:002015-03-16T11:36:38.391-07:00Absolutely brilliant writing. Please consider appl...Absolutely brilliant writing. Please consider applying for Jon Stewart's soon-to-be-open role on the Daily Show. And let's hope the Bertha Miracle actually happens.Richard Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12364326573872708581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-42717390232013856342015-03-16T11:26:32.891-07:002015-03-16T11:26:32.891-07:00Joe Bastardi at Weather Bell predicts a cold, wet ...Joe Bastardi at Weather Bell predicts a cold, wet spring for the Pacific NW. He hints at (but doesn't actually predict) a repeat of 2011.Placeholderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02967627809480888708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-63940028870776330612015-03-16T10:25:28.123-07:002015-03-16T10:25:28.123-07:00WA politicians are always a source of entertainmen...WA politicians are always a source of entertainment and embarrassment. Good that Mother Nature decided to expose the lunacy of calling for a drought emergency in WA. Yes, there are drier periods, but this is WA. We have a rain forest just to the West for a reason.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02059221822159483655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-80165425865449166902015-03-16T09:47:45.273-07:002015-03-16T09:47:45.273-07:00Best column ever Cliff. Only 1.18 in Bellingham, ...Best column ever Cliff. Only 1.18 in Bellingham, but that was plenty. Even our chickens didn't want go outside.John Bowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17084248400776650965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-61174483162994989422015-03-16T08:33:27.472-07:002015-03-16T08:33:27.472-07:00My gauge (Winslow, Bainbridge Island) recorded a s...My gauge (Winslow, Bainbridge Island) recorded a storm total of 2.24" from the most recent event and 3.00" total over the weekend. So the radar estimate was a <i>tad</i> high (it had my location at about 3 inches even at 9PM, when the rain was still falling), but pretty close.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com