tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post1710383659188559729..comments2024-03-28T23:07:35.632-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Why So Much Lightning over Western Washington on Saturday Night?Cliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-34272763607019628022019-09-10T16:41:25.296-07:002019-09-10T16:41:25.296-07:00Definitely the biggest event I can recall since we...Definitely the biggest event I can recall since we had a similar set up in August 1999. That event started in the mid-afternoon with 2 to 3 bouts of lightning and thunder. I don't recall it being as rainy though. July 1984 is still the uncontested champ for lightning storms though. Many of you have likely seen a photo from that storm, the famous shot of a huge lightning bolt stretching across downtown Seattle from the Space Needle to the Columbia Center. The thunder from that bolt was so severe it shook our North Seattle house! I'd love to compare the data from that storm to what we just experienced. :) <br />I'm also curious if this was the worst case scenario for a thunderstorm. Sullahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04609303622825940681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-17059354332281223422019-09-10T10:33:33.248-07:002019-09-10T10:33:33.248-07:00You can't just look at any CAPE product, most ...You can't just look at any CAPE product, most of them are calculated from the surface (SBCAPE) which would have showed zero on Saturday. The instability was elevated (above the marine layer). The UW WRF product is "most unstable" CAPE (MUCAPE) which finds the most unstable layer in the lower atmosphere--more useful for the elevated storms that we get around here. Also explains why the storms did not care if there was low-level stratus or not. joejoezzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12841689033602705060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-71797535637055940682019-09-10T07:20:54.786-07:002019-09-10T07:20:54.786-07:00From the atmosphere's point of view, those are...From the atmosphere's point of view, those are the *first* foothills of the Appalachians. You said it yourself: "from the west."<br />;)ScrawnyKayakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184210802056864808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-39701857738063311642019-09-09T19:01:59.124-07:002019-09-09T19:01:59.124-07:00Love it love it love it!!!Love it love it love it!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282137996932473017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-72719081146975270652019-09-09T18:59:27.190-07:002019-09-09T18:59:27.190-07:00Well Ansel,
You know wood is not a good conductor...Well Ansel, <br />You know wood is not a good conductor, it was all those boats at the Wooden Boat Festival, put the electricity right off its stroke and "bounced"it over to Whidbey... Now if you had been around a bunch of steel fishing boats...wellVegExplorerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13119123676371431704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-43859028514613355242019-09-09T17:01:32.641-07:002019-09-09T17:01:32.641-07:00I looked at the CAPE on ventusky.net today. I'...I looked at the CAPE on ventusky.net today. I'm curious to know what is a "big number" vs. a "normal number". If I understand correctly, anything above zero is potentially unstable, but the higher the number, the more likely we are to have a big thunderstorm.<br /><br />I come from Ohio, last foothill of the Appalachians, so I remember those anvil clouds marching in from the west.audioskeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13696374655495133407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-52119447578059432342019-09-09T13:29:45.584-07:002019-09-09T13:29:45.584-07:00Just had a porch umbrella take flight. Landed ups...Just had a porch umbrella take flight. Landed upside down on the roof. Any other reports of such a thing? Happened bout 12:30 pm Monday the 9th in lake forest park.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00702732500730757859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-75154402555294668992019-09-09T09:24:38.818-07:002019-09-09T09:24:38.818-07:00Here's hoping for a rerun tonight, per some of...Here's hoping for a rerun tonight, per some of the forecasts...Anselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13835758313287462921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-82297658643196089452019-09-09T09:23:49.080-07:002019-09-09T09:23:49.080-07:00Well, rats! I was in Port Townsend and we got NOT...Well, rats! I was in Port Townsend and we got NOTHING! Just a little rain Sunday afternoon but no thunder and lightning at all. I am told my home area in Mill creek got lots. Always seems to happen when I'm away...Anselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13835758313287462921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-11532652643359641842019-09-09T08:37:16.528-07:002019-09-09T08:37:16.528-07:00Great explanation and Greg's video with music ...Great explanation and Greg's video with music gets me every time.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01122154083786146743noreply@blogger.com