tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post8172543679562650361..comments2024-03-18T22:50:29.792-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Snowing AgainCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-3899007098845817712008-12-25T21:27:00.000-08:002008-12-25T21:27:00.000-08:00Amen about the storm drains. Ate my too big Christ...Amen about the storm drains. Ate my too big Christmas breakfast and spent a couple of hours cleaning storm drains, the low spot by the curb and chevrons to the low spots so as to make a flowing system (good exercise)......those storm drains that I could find. I encourage the able bodied to do that and clear public stairs. I saw lots of elderly out toddling to get groceries and trying to navigate public stairs and their own and obviously needing help. So do your own and a couple more! More excuse to eat those Christmas cookies and candies you got.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-8353418300198575732008-12-25T21:23:00.000-08:002008-12-25T21:23:00.000-08:00I agree with the "Hopefully last week has taught u...I agree with the "Hopefully last week has taught us something..." statement of Cliff's. Very important. For those of us transporting elderly and disabled or trying to get them necessary supplies, this has been a nightmare. If you are young and able, it is interesting. If you are not, it is frightening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-92024443939672102412008-12-25T15:34:00.000-08:002008-12-25T15:34:00.000-08:00I want to post this comment here, as a response to...I want to post this comment here, as a response to Cliff' Bottom Line on "Snowing Again":<BR/>"Anyway, this will be my last editorial on this issue!"<BR/>I'll add more on Comments for his Christmas afternoon post.<BR/><BR/>My passionate reaction here is: <BR/><BR/>Please don't stop- we ALL need your leadership! The following message needs to be expanded and added to Mayor Nickels' "diming" Seattle's performance at 80%, and I'll bet that our Martin Luther King County Exec Ron's read will be "Simsilar" but closer to 50%, from his "Transit Now" perspective that sings in harmony with Cliff's earlier "editorials!"<BR/><BR/>So, I think the whole community need to read this message from Cliff:<BR/>"Hopefully, the last week has taught us something about future preparations for ice and snow and rational changes will be made in how we deal with it. We narrowly avoided a terrible tragedy, with two buses nearly falling on to I5--clearly there would have been serious injuries and deaths if it had."<BR/><BR/>I'll share more in the Update Comments above.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-37057097452327436302008-12-25T10:48:00.000-08:002008-12-25T10:48:00.000-08:00Vaughn Bay, Pierce County: 36.5 deg. FNo snow over...Vaughn Bay, Pierce County: 36.5 deg. F<BR/>No snow overnight, light south wind.<BR/><BR/>Snow left is very heavy. My neighbor's carport collapsed under the weight of the snow yesterday.<BR/>Sadly, it was shelter for MY '51 chevy and '50 ford!!<BR/><BR/>Seattle streets late last night were pretty awful. I was surprised to see how few sidewalks were shoveled and the side streets were still snow-covered in many areas I saw. The auto shops will be busy selling alignments and shock absorbers for there are huge "speed bumps" of ice on the arterials.<BR/><BR/>Giant puddles are forming on the streets, too. 520 bridge drains were impounding water causing dangerous ponding in the right lane. <BR/><BR/>Be careful out thereJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08275580535017975456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-62452605720348588452008-12-25T10:39:00.000-08:002008-12-25T10:39:00.000-08:00Mikey,No power here either. Thankfully we have a ...Mikey,<BR/><BR/>No power here either. Thankfully we have a generator (purchased after the Hanukkah day storm) so we're warm & dry. It's going to be hard to cook Christmas dinner, though!<BR/><BR/>Oh, and we're up to 6" now too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-47250345696581164852008-12-25T10:30:00.000-08:002008-12-25T10:30:00.000-08:00Union Mills: 30.9 and partly cloudy. Overnight low...Union Mills: 30.9 and partly cloudy. Overnight low 28.1, yesterday's high 35.4. <BR/><BR/>I'm hoping, now, that everyone goes out and takes a look at their nearest storm drain. If it's iced over, take a couple whacks the ice with whatever shovel, rake, or implement of destruction you can lay a hand to- getting the water off the road surface will make this evening a whole lot less scary.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06397280780305231736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-74561793621603638132008-12-25T10:20:00.000-08:002008-12-25T10:20:00.000-08:00Oly, 2 blks SE of State Capitol: skiff of new snow...Oly, 2 blks SE of State Capitol: skiff of new snow, sun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-31362430225406030882008-12-25T10:15:00.000-08:002008-12-25T10:15:00.000-08:00yeah woodinville's taking the brunt of this. Looki...yeah woodinville's taking the brunt of this. Looking at 500-1000' visibility @ surface (300') and approx 6" of new accumulation, heavy and wet. And no power. Merry xmas!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02972647561665739521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-60700031371703119862008-12-25T10:10:00.000-08:002008-12-25T10:10:00.000-08:00Hey, Cliff.We have 5.25" of fresh snow (prett...Hey, Cliff.<BR/><BR/>We have 5.25" of fresh snow (pretty wet & heavy - bog-standard Cascade Concrete as opposed to the powder we had earlier in the week) and it's still snowing pretty heavily in Woodinville (Hollywood Hill area). I am SO looking forward to the thaw!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-87570996946051960472008-12-25T10:08:00.000-08:002008-12-25T10:08:00.000-08:00RE Rational Snow Plans: I live on the border betw...RE Rational Snow Plans: I live on the border between Skyway (unincorporated King County) and Seattle. The roads maintained by King County were clear of ice and snow, sadly as soon as you crossed the line into the city of Seattle Renton Ave became extremely treacherous.<BR/><BR/>PS: Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all.Laura Vohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580645379347950366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-53478893970380520972008-12-25T10:01:00.000-08:002008-12-25T10:01:00.000-08:00Wow, more snow in Lake Forest Park. One more resp...Wow, more snow in Lake Forest Park. One more response on snow removal. Nickels gave Seattle a B on snow response, so I don't see much future change. And for Camco, I think it's hard to help the homeless in these conditions when no-one can get around. Anyway, happy white Christmas!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-66646123991992187732008-12-25T09:52:00.000-08:002008-12-25T09:52:00.000-08:00Sunset Hill elev.80Around 8:30 I looked across the...Sunset Hill elev.80<BR/>Around 8:30 I looked across the sound and Suquamish was obscured by a white wall. Temp was 36. Snow was falling on us within 10 minutes. First as rain and snow, then big flakes. By 9:30, we had visibility across the water again. Light rain now and temp is currently 35.Lakreitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493059234523526509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-10689392767666041622008-12-25T09:50:00.000-08:002008-12-25T09:50:00.000-08:00P.S. I want some of Anonymous in Lakewood/Steilaco...P.S. I want some of Anonymous in Lakewood/Steilacoom/Back side of N Ft. Lewis's sunshine! It's all a white haze over here; we can't even see as far as the lake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-25692709602610490972008-12-25T09:48:00.000-08:002008-12-25T09:48:00.000-08:00Thanks for the updates, Cliff! My husband told me...Thanks for the updates, Cliff! My husband told me about your blog a few days ago and I've really enjoyed reading it since; it was particularly useful when we were trying to find a good time for my parents to safely get here from the peninsula (and they did!).<BR/><BR/>--K in View Ridge where the snow, it is falling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-76203908472868122612008-12-25T09:46:00.000-08:002008-12-25T09:46:00.000-08:00Cliff, RE snow and the icy unplowed streets of Sea...Cliff, <BR/><BR/>RE snow and the icy unplowed streets of Seattle. I agree we need a rational plan. I think we have been extremely lucky there has been no big, out-of-control fire in the city. Given the state of the streets, SFD could not have done anything but watch. I, for one, am thoroughly disgusted with SDOT and the lack of political leadership in Seattle.<BR/><BR/>emmaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-37754288416770946962008-12-25T09:37:00.000-08:002008-12-25T09:37:00.000-08:00Merry Christmas! And thank you for this wonderful ...Merry Christmas! And thank you for this wonderful blog! Up here in the hills of Woodinville (unincorporated KC, above Basset Pond) we woke up to 6 new inches and it is still dumping on us. Total amount on our picnic table = 17". It is a wet snow now, I can hear trees breaking in the woods, and we have no power (YAY! for the generator!) Thanks again for the great blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-24762608475436108082008-12-25T09:36:00.000-08:002008-12-25T09:36:00.000-08:00Lakewood/Steilacoom/Back side of N Ft. LewisSUNSHI...Lakewood/Steilacoom/Back side of N Ft. Lewis<BR/><BR/>SUNSHINE!! My bedroom, which faces East, more or less, is flooded. All the snow is off the trees, but the eaves have not started empting.<BR/><BR/>Thanks to all of you. Reading this blog has made the whole a lot more entertaining, to say the least.<BR/><BR/>Happy Holy Days to allAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-69313359123668731552008-12-25T09:33:00.000-08:002008-12-25T09:33:00.000-08:00Merry Christmas Cliff! It is snowing light, small ...Merry Christmas Cliff! It is snowing light, small flakes on the west hill of auburn. 32.8 degrees. Nice to see snow on Christmas day, but I'll be ready for it to go away by Saturday, so thanks for working your magic!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-5060944406697023222008-12-25T09:32:00.000-08:002008-12-25T09:32:00.000-08:009:31am Lynnwood/Edmonds --Snow diminishing, flake...9:31am Lynnwood/Edmonds --Snow diminishing, flakes getting smaller and smaller, pretty soon we'll be singing "Who'll Stop The Rain!"camcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13392796601106698049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-655341835471344002008-12-25T09:31:00.000-08:002008-12-25T09:31:00.000-08:00Happy Holidays to all you fellow weather lovers. ...Happy Holidays to all you fellow weather lovers. And thank you Cliff for your daily gift of weather, a small, certain pleasure in my life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-57701356319247933542008-12-25T09:24:00.000-08:002008-12-25T09:24:00.000-08:00I'm soooo excited: I got your book for Christmas!!...I'm soooo excited: I got your book for Christmas!!! Thanks for the great blog and KUOW weather reports. You are my WeatherGod!!! Cheers!!Kylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797673899872549583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-78097677669105309182008-12-25T09:07:00.000-08:002008-12-25T09:07:00.000-08:00A new dusting of snow in North Hoquiam! Just enoug...A new dusting of snow in North Hoquiam! Just enough to make it all pretty again.<BR/><BR/>Happy Holidays to all and a special thank you to Cliff for this blog.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07254884150528803027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-72479573037029443392008-12-25T09:06:00.000-08:002008-12-25T09:06:00.000-08:00Sammamish Plateau - 34.2 degrees and snowing light...Sammamish Plateau - 34.2 degrees and snowing lightly after some hard snowfall a short time ago. Probably a 1/2" of new since daylight. <BR/><BR/>What a beautiful Christmas morning. And to make it really special my girlfriend gave me Cliff's book. Not just Cliff's book... but an autographed copy of Cliff's book. She heard about it and made a special trip to Ivar's in Mukilteo to see Cliff at his signing. She has been really excited to give it to me especially after seeing how much I have enjoyed reading and participating on this blog.<BR/><BR/>I'm excited to read it and learn about weather. I love weather, I track it everyday with my weather station (which she gave me last year for Christmas:) I keep Excelspreadsheets with collected data, I just don't understand all the technical stuff and why weather happens like it does. It sounds like the days ahead are going to be good reading days to get those answers.<BR/><BR/>Hope all of you are having great Christmas's as well.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08891755662231562404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-88951915950739318982008-12-25T08:50:00.000-08:002008-12-25T08:50:00.000-08:00Wow, Cliff, those last two images just by themselv...Wow, Cliff, those last two images just by themselves seem to explain everything. Thanks for all your work and the intention to share what you know with the rest of us. PS Don't give up on allowing comments even when sometimes we are quarrelsome--people have been stuck in the house a long time :-)mbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04023290571238191194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-73978300235326264632008-12-25T08:49:00.000-08:002008-12-25T08:49:00.000-08:00Merry Christmas! Hey Cliff -- when was the last ti...Merry Christmas! Hey Cliff -- when was the last time we had a White Christmas? I remember snow on the ground one year, but never new snow on Christmas Day. <BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/>AnnaAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13324546731131437325noreply@blogger.com