tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post5664355167154073656..comments2024-03-27T21:02:08.203-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Update Sunday MorningCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-5293799546739217172010-10-11T14:51:39.272-07:002010-10-11T14:51:39.272-07:00Smokejumper,
That pesky Skokomish floods so easi...Smokejumper,<br /> That pesky Skokomish floods so easily because land use actions have exacerbated some natural rain patterns.<br /> The entire south fork basin has been clearcut which means a rapid runoff and large sediment load. The north fork has been damned which you would think would reduce flooding. However, the loss of that water means the sediment doesn't get washed out to sea, but instead is silting up the main stem of the river, cause easy flooding.<br /> Interesting history:<br />http://www.getlostmagazine.com/features/1999/9906skok/skok.html<br />http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=3438<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skokomish_Riverjr05452https://www.blogger.com/profile/13246294632025544156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-15325386638205281982010-10-10T23:56:01.957-07:002010-10-10T23:56:01.957-07:00Very impressive PSCZ rain band over Capitol Hill, ...Very impressive PSCZ rain band over Capitol Hill, Seattle on Sunday night with one lightning flash with thunder at 2248. That seems to be associated with a little cell moving west to east on the Rainwatch radar rendering embedded in the other rain. <br /><br />These orangish cells(?) seems to reappear drifting across Lake Washington and then drift to south of Kirkland and north of 520. I presume a small warmer humid air is getting lifted a bit with the CZ and then the lift keeps going given the colder air aloft. Classic thunderstorm on a "Seattle" scale. <br /><br />Persistent moderate rain for the following hour.Kevin Purcellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18157202870194603923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-42027147875377924932010-10-10T21:26:01.154-07:002010-10-10T21:26:01.154-07:00Mostly Sunny and upper 80's in Gilroy Ca. Sigh...Mostly Sunny and upper 80's in Gilroy Ca. Sigh!mjgrotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752674147894791628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-91676765008516988662010-10-10T18:40:18.715-07:002010-10-10T18:40:18.715-07:00That Skokomish river is kinda unique. Its always t...That Skokomish river is kinda unique. Its always the shot for the salmon swimming across a country road.<br /><br />But that river rises and lowers so much more quickly than other rivers. Its drainage area must be steep and very rocky. I dunno.smokejumperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358322512081660205noreply@blogger.com