tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post453791803626724719..comments2024-03-28T23:07:35.632-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Super Convergence Zone Dumps Heavy RainCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-54957888070144531772018-09-28T21:20:49.115-07:002018-09-28T21:20:49.115-07:00Nice post Cliff! I saw the ominous black clouds to...Nice post Cliff! I saw the ominous black clouds to the W & N @ ~ 3 pm on 9/22 (in W Lynnwood), & figured it was going to get wet & wild. In Seaview Edmonds, we had 1.8 inches of rain in less than six hours!<br />While my older son & I were outside working on a kitchen drain, during one of the many downpours, a nearby 15-ft W Hemlock branch snapped (due the heavy rain) and tumbled 40 ft to the ground! Stephen Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12950234135801092922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-79895281974428033712018-09-27T01:32:24.493-07:002018-09-27T01:32:24.493-07:00Fall just began and it was a dry summer no doubt b...Fall just began and it was a dry summer no doubt but usually September is also a relatively dry month. In some areas this month has actually been been wetter than normal. In SW BC they have had several inches of rain so far this month. If it's late October and you still have severe dryness issues than that's a big deal but I wouldn't fret about it in late Spetember. In some years we have had epic dry spells at this time of year. Remember 1987,1993,1998,2002, 2012? AnneScotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17468671295352184752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-37683574165868363752018-09-26T20:24:32.876-07:002018-09-26T20:24:32.876-07:00John said - "In other areas, including Sequim...John said - "In other areas, including Sequim, it's so dry that I'm going to have to turn my irrigation back on..."<br /><br />John - I am curious sometimes when I read your posts talking about it being dry in Sequim... isn't that why you live in Sequim? It is a beautiful, sunny and dry location in western WA due to the rain shadow of the Olympics, and averages less than half the precip in Seattle annually (37" in Seattle vs. 16" in Sequim). <br /><br />We don't get a lot of rain in an average September in any part of the state. For the month of September, the avg at Seatac is only 1.63". So just a ballpark here (since I don't know the Sept average in Sequim - John maybe you can help me out): half of 1.63 is .82, and you say you are at .63"? That doesn't seem like a huge anomaly to me in the big picture (ie < a quarter inch difference over an entire month). What am I missing?<br />sunsnow12https://www.blogger.com/profile/16856025812008113046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-20344432270116501532018-09-26T13:42:48.890-07:002018-09-26T13:42:48.890-07:00Winters coming and skiers want to know what this E...Winters coming and skiers want to know what this El Niño forecast might mean. Can you do a post on it Cliff?JRedlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12177557598865172250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-16466471418446917642018-09-26T09:10:18.968-07:002018-09-26T09:10:18.968-07:00"They had tents" !
They need a Boat !"They had tents" !<br />They need a Boat !<br />kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06139522575152635422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-42735651114124321502018-09-26T09:04:43.049-07:002018-09-26T09:04:43.049-07:00At least the trees and shrubs in the very localize...At least the trees and shrubs in the very localized PSCZ got some water on Saturday. Lucky for them. <br /><br />In other areas, including Sequim, it's so dry that I'm going to have to turn my irrigation back on this weekend if we don't get some rain. We've had only 0.63 inches in the last month. Not nearly enough. <br /><br />I love this dry, warm, sunny Fall, but my trees and shrubs are showing more and more signs of stress. The Rex block is definitely doing the job of keeping us dry, but we need enough moisture to wet the soil down deep. Inches. <br /><br />I hate it when what I want and what my lovely trees need are so different. But that's what irrigation is for. Just don't recall having to turn it back on at the end of September before. Johnamarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17737399978789523366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-64750937534025120792018-09-26T06:44:17.008-07:002018-09-26T06:44:17.008-07:00We are contemplating a move to Astoria from here i...We are contemplating a move to Astoria from here in Kingston and everyone (including you Cliff) said that Astoria definitely has more rain than Seattle. But under the PSCZ? I am not so sure. <br /><br />Are there any reliable rain gauges in North of Seattle from about 145th Street to Everett? Paine Field perhaps? <br /><br />Everyone nicknames Astoria "Dismal Niche" after a comment Lewis and Clark made when they first arrived, and stayed at a little cove on the north side of the Columbia a few miles east of the Astoria Bridge. They arrived in November during one of November's rainy and stormy periods. Dismal Niche is at the base of a south facing mountain on the north side of the river that caught all of the precipitation. <br /><br />I propose renaming the PSCZ to Dismal Puget Sound Convergence Zone. I can't wait to be out from under it. Kenna Wickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802821050975830973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-66872078298559307112018-09-25T00:24:29.026-07:002018-09-25T00:24:29.026-07:00Edmonds certainly got hit pretty hard. There was ...Edmonds certainly got hit pretty hard. There was foot-deep water running on some streets (exciting to drive in). Shell Creek shifted its course a few feet in spots inside Yost Park, with much evidence of unusually strong flow. <br /><br />Can't imagine what it was like in the very bad areas.jayemarrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00519997332004067070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-23678555585996423272018-09-24T20:24:59.684-07:002018-09-24T20:24:59.684-07:00What about rex?
What about rex?<br />Bert Wymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08885130931696024049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-74866966769765360702018-09-24T19:12:18.995-07:002018-09-24T19:12:18.995-07:00Is that another convergence zone running SW-NE thr...Is that another convergence zone running SW-NE through the lower mainland?Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16113544345441368032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-74156648028537658802018-09-24T18:19:45.431-07:002018-09-24T18:19:45.431-07:00My cousin's son was married during this "...My cousin's son was married during this "event" at the Edmonds Yacht Club. We decided to run down by boat and spend the night in the marina where it was a simple 4 minute walk to the wedding. Sounded like a great idea... After surviving SCA conditions on the run down, we were safely moored in the marina… Then… The rain was "biblical"... I was wearing a suit (rare event for me... ) and my wife had a nice dress on.... After assessing the situation we decided to wear our Grunden foul weather gear over our nice clothes to survive the elements.... Actually I thought it was a very impressive PNW fashion statement.... :) Others were very envious... :) I think it was one of the longest lasting heavy CZ’s I can remember….SkunkBayWeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06039356421528366252noreply@blogger.com