tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post4196635169598010..comments2024-03-28T23:07:35.632-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Saturday Morning "Deluge" Shows the Limitations of Modern Weather PredictionCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-56053342533523890842019-08-12T10:31:03.241-07:002019-08-12T10:31:03.241-07:00Well I was disappointed. I was out on the boat on...Well I was disappointed. I was out on the boat on the Sound. I saw no lightning, and heard no thunder.<br /><br />Trouble is, I was prepped to expect it. It is all the more disappointing if you are prepped and then it doesn't deliver.Anselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13835758313287462921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-57670595428809402662019-08-11T21:57:17.143-07:002019-08-11T21:57:17.143-07:00My weather station captured .6" in under 15 m...My weather station captured .6" in under 15 minutes. Moses lake. Thunder, lightning windjeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074848596330521566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-45666615748328020432019-08-11T21:23:37.081-07:002019-08-11T21:23:37.081-07:00Skeptic517: current observations of climate change...Skeptic517: current observations of climate change are not computer model predictions. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/08/alaska-warmest-month-ever-july-2019-sea-ice. Not to mention Iceland, Europe etc. wynneforplantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11241292689283245393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-69999756977094624032019-08-11T19:39:11.570-07:002019-08-11T19:39:11.570-07:00Really interesting, Cliff! Really interesting, Cliff! Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01122154083786146743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-26190794129160349132019-08-11T13:31:07.697-07:002019-08-11T13:31:07.697-07:00Widely scattered in Portland, some areas received ...Widely scattered in Portland, some areas received over two inches in less than two hours(!), while others saw less than scant. Eric Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09376653214948517679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-23831655661900029342019-08-11T13:27:42.191-07:002019-08-11T13:27:42.191-07:00I'm surprised nobody, especially Cliff, recogn...I'm surprised nobody, especially Cliff, recognized that the energy of this is the remnants of a hurricane that misssed Hawaii.Heavyhemihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17178264842878827063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-56194158859743285522019-08-11T13:09:07.491-07:002019-08-11T13:09:07.491-07:00Considering their massive presence next to Magnuso...Considering their massive presence next to Magnuson Park, why doesn't the NOAA facility have a weather data website on weather underground? I know they have a weather station there.walterk74https://www.blogger.com/profile/04256044273364594121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-6497123824154893342019-08-11T10:34:45.951-07:002019-08-11T10:34:45.951-07:00As you stated, "Clearly, the models lacked su...As you stated, "Clearly, the models lacked sufficient information to define the initial conditions of the forecast, or there is some issue with model physics." And you were summarizing only a short term forecast. As such, you've defined exactly why I, like so many others, seriously question the 12, 20, or 50 year "end-of-the-earth" predictions that have been heard for decades about man-made global warming and our ability to use computer models to predict the future. Skeptic517https://www.blogger.com/profile/05915632957904944166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-49677478144379080062019-08-11T09:43:04.796-07:002019-08-11T09:43:04.796-07:00Here in Bow, Wa the total rainfall to now, at the ...Here in Bow, Wa the total rainfall to now, at the Friday Creek station since the beginning of the water-year in October, is below any of the past 7 years that are displayed. Often well below. Stream flows such as the Samish River are also well below their averages. It is a difficult year for natures water needers.RGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02017190779860810318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-33044075138826414802019-08-11T07:54:18.433-07:002019-08-11T07:54:18.433-07:00Do you have the rain totals for the governor's...Do you have the rain totals for the governor's mansion?Placeholderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02967627809480888708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-18596663910853977352019-08-11T06:48:28.934-07:002019-08-11T06:48:28.934-07:00Just maybe a trace over 0.75 in our rain gauge in ...Just maybe a trace over 0.75 in our rain gauge in Wedgwood in NE Seattle. Impressive for an August morning. By the time we were seated for the Sounders match it was sunny, dry and trying to get too warm.John McBridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09503331313775640577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-16169178793307300172019-08-10T20:54:20.155-07:002019-08-10T20:54:20.155-07:00Thank you Professor for elucidating such a curious...Thank you Professor for elucidating such a curious weather event! (bit of a deluge in August)Just AboveNOAAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14671116119773695985noreply@blogger.com