tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post8561718999242390461..comments2024-03-28T10:16:44.231-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Major Duststorm and Strong Winds Hit Eastern Washington. Damaging Winds Over NW WashingtonCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-25324503093156040522009-10-08T21:30:34.451-07:002009-10-08T21:30:34.451-07:00its supposed to be 28 friday and sat nightits supposed to be 28 friday and sat nightDiary of a cat householdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03740567152994415008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-87644828356314398712009-10-08T11:25:06.120-07:002009-10-08T11:25:06.120-07:00Parts of E Wa are forecasted to have blowing dust ...Parts of E Wa are forecasted to have blowing dust Friday into the evening, then low overnight minimums.<br /><br />.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT<br /><br />A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL TRACK ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL<br />DIVIDE LATE TONIGHT. THIS COLD FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG<br />NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE<br />WINDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND LOW<br />VISIBILITIES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE PALOUSE...COLUMBIA BASIN AND<br />WATERVILLE PLATEAU. THE MOST WIDESPREAD DUST IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR<br />WEST OF A LINE FROM DAVENPORT TO ST JOHN.<br /><br /><br />.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY<br /><br />BLOWING DUST WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH EARLY<br />FRIDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND<br />THEN THE MAJOR CONCERN WILL SHIFT TO THE RECORD COLD ARCTIC<br />AIRMASS. FRIGID TEMPERATURES...MORE COMMON FOR EARLY<br />NOVEMBER...WILL INVADE THE AREA AND PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.<br />HIGH TEMPERATURES BEGINNING FRIDAY AND LINGERING THROUGH SUNDAY<br />WILL GENERALLY CLIMB ONLY INTO THE 40S...WITH LOWS IN THE TEENS<br />AND LOWER 20S. THESE TEMPERATURES ARE AROUND 20 TO 25 DEGREES<br />BELOW NORMALS AND WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS RECORDS BEING SET.mainstreeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06311958194036737432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-74778396607324549712009-10-07T18:15:15.647-07:002009-10-07T18:15:15.647-07:00On This Day, October 07, In 1987, Seattle, Washing...On This Day, October 07, In 1987, Seattle, Washington Received Four Inches Of Rain In 24 Hours, Setting A Record For The City On This Date.mainstreeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06311958194036737432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-72583104631248701172009-10-07T09:28:01.034-07:002009-10-07T09:28:01.034-07:00There was strange weather east of the Cascades in ...There was strange weather east of the Cascades in Oregon, too. I was heading west on I-84 from Idaho on Saturday afternoon and hit snow, wind and low visibility in the Wallowas between Baker City and Pendleton.<br /><br />Decided some strange weather pattern was afoot and rather than retrace my route home on I-82 via Yakima and the open spaces of eastern WA, I headed for the Columbia and a route home thru Portland. The clouds broke east of The Dalles and it was a beautiful sunset drive with lots of color. Dry roads all the way back to Seattle that evening, a plus.MaryAnn Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01024733402131558455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-67681346560332444442009-10-07T07:19:35.629-07:002009-10-07T07:19:35.629-07:00Yeah, it was not a good day for a bike ride! Going...Yeah, it was not a good day for a bike ride! Going across I-90 on my usual ride was a bit of an adventure.Fleetwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02307265277969303479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-74689971363379361072009-10-06T12:35:06.757-07:002009-10-06T12:35:06.757-07:00Cliff, can you give us some more information on th...Cliff, can you give us some more information on the waterspouts that were observed west of Lummi Island? Are these similar to dust devils over land?Bham_Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01472239482436641063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-57891095425976282462009-10-06T08:16:11.271-07:002009-10-06T08:16:11.271-07:00When I woke up Sunday morning and couldn't see...When I woke up Sunday morning and couldn't see across the river, I <a href="http://wikirfm.cyclicandcollective.net/2009/10/morning-sunshine/" rel="nofollow">figured</a> this was just fog. I was confused by the winds (only ~20 knots here) and the temp-dewpoint spread. None of the local airport METARs (I'm a pilot) were reporting either fog (FG) or blowing dust (BLDU) until later in the day. I didn't figure it out until I saw the MODIS images. Would have been interesting to talk to flight services Sunday to see if they were on top of it--the conditions from Richland (KRLD) to south of Moses Lake (KMWH) were instrument for sure.MastaMailMastahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06395345942914535270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-58781643744564068142009-10-06T07:47:50.454-07:002009-10-06T07:47:50.454-07:00when we were living in pullman, in 1991, there wer...when we were living in pullman, in 1991, there were really high winds and thats when the 9 mile fire occurred. we had gusts around 40 and lots of dust.Diary of a cat householdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03740567152994415008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-31893717458075975362009-10-06T00:29:28.555-07:002009-10-06T00:29:28.555-07:00I was in Tri Cities/Yakima Saturday and thought ab...I was in Tri Cities/Yakima Saturday and thought about a second day over there, glad I came home early. Did see some good dust devils between Ritzville and Washtucna Fri afternoon.mainstreeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06311958194036737432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-28125939015609628372009-10-06T00:12:34.822-07:002009-10-06T00:12:34.822-07:00Try clicking on the images, Michael Dempster, the ...Try clicking on the images, Michael Dempster, the tumbnails are links to the full sized images.Kevin Purcellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18157202870194603923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-56393339006797123722009-10-05T21:56:13.346-07:002009-10-05T21:56:13.346-07:00Sailing east of Bellingham....must be one o' t...Sailing east of Bellingham....must be one o' them land yachts. Wish I'd seen the waterspouts...any photos? Speaking of images, Cliff, is there any way to present your charts larger, so the legend are legible? Thanks. Love your blog!Michael Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05189703904171622581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-63526639790424624392009-10-05T21:36:51.938-07:002009-10-05T21:36:51.938-07:00Thats quite incredible, yet intense dust storm. Th...Thats quite incredible, yet intense dust storm. That dust storm even made news in the Seattletimes paper in the "B" section believe it was. I can imagine what it would be like at night to drive through all that dust. It would be scary!andycottlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696751462397354299noreply@blogger.com