tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post7722524438267660443..comments2024-03-28T10:16:44.231-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Snow and Cold are ComingCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-30214415126391759082011-02-22T11:28:37.504-08:002011-02-22T11:28:37.504-08:00woke up to hail at 7 am in Port Townsend, hailed o...woke up to hail at 7 am in Port Townsend, hailed off and on, then at 10 began snowing & is coming down hard now - switching between flakes and pellets. I can see the blue hole of the "snowshadow" off to the north.Gentianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03786497621000460121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-29869051533721285782011-02-22T11:26:43.901-08:002011-02-22T11:26:43.901-08:00hailing at 7 am in Port Townsend, changed to snow ...hailing at 7 am in Port Townsend, changed to snow at 10, still snowing hard at 11:30 am - switching between flakes & pelletsGentianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03786497621000460121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-49784177306167674462011-02-22T11:06:43.339-08:002011-02-22T11:06:43.339-08:00Cliff - Could you do an explanation sometime how g...Cliff - Could you do an explanation sometime how graupel is formed? Weird stuff...Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04468977325422224832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-14575293727890302822011-02-22T10:58:35.140-08:002011-02-22T10:58:35.140-08:00South Whidbey is currently getting dumped on. Almo...South Whidbey is currently getting dumped on. Almost 2 inches here since 7:30 this morning. Roads (off the highway) are slick and treacherous. However per the various web cams the rest of lower Puget Trough from Lynwood south looks like a lovely day!<br />I may have to miss my UW class tonight if I can't get off the island in one piece. <br />Can someone direct me to a NOAA or other site that shows me real-time what's happening here in the convergence zone....so I can track the extent of expected snowfall today to make a wise decision to head off to the land of higher learning. thanksUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10077173780946163546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-52417599335980894332011-02-22T10:31:55.408-08:002011-02-22T10:31:55.408-08:00We had a nice 90 minutes this morning of white flu...We had a nice 90 minutes this morning of white fluffies (just south of Paine Field, a bit over 500' here on my hill). Just a dusting on a ground (currently 32 deg.) but a prelude, maybe.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11300437892023192175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-30110874122282380192011-02-22T10:16:38.026-08:002011-02-22T10:16:38.026-08:00Snowing quite heavily along the highway 9 corridor...Snowing quite heavily along the highway 9 corridor from about Lake Stevens to Arlington. Has been on and off this morning, and pretty steady for the past 30 to 40 minutes.Tim Loftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05520471009971706665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-50596217402252276112011-02-22T08:32:07.554-08:002011-02-22T08:32:07.554-08:00Between Thorp and Cle Elum near white-out conditio...Between Thorp and Cle Elum near white-out conditions, saw jack-knifed semi and a flipped pickup truckThompsonizedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13502838763091809393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-89385206988752651812011-02-22T08:12:37.562-08:002011-02-22T08:12:37.562-08:003 miles NNE of Monroe, 400' elevation - woke t...3 miles NNE of Monroe, 400' elevation - woke to about 1/2" of graupel on the ground; now snowing as of 8:10 a.m. The convergence zone is right above us! Love the blog Cliff!Jim Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05068564615612575150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-63130182270299853632011-02-22T07:56:33.518-08:002011-02-22T07:56:33.518-08:00Winter Storm Watch is now up for everybody Wednesd...Winter Storm Watch is now up for everybody Wednesday-Thursday. <br /><br />I'm just south of Mukilteo and will be tickled if I can squeeze out 2-3 inches, even with business meetings Thursday.Superhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208358506896071732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-43535909999236303762011-02-22T07:03:47.143-08:002011-02-22T07:03:47.143-08:00No "threat" for snow here in Bellevue th...No "threat" for snow here in Bellevue this week, just an exciting chance of it! I'm not threatened by it one bit..Wx Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11676337731061824294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-56774062751783260332011-02-21T22:47:12.710-08:002011-02-21T22:47:12.710-08:00It's been hailing for the last hour over here ...It's been hailing for the last hour over here in Issaquah.Megan Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03315634859920248385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-39145229636463481142011-02-21T22:26:38.924-08:002011-02-21T22:26:38.924-08:00Just drove from bellingham to Lynden. There is abo...Just drove from bellingham to Lynden. There is about half an inch of snow on the ground north of the Bellingham border. Not snowing any more though, looks like the band has passed.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01210596594729752371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-35204102407124546242011-02-21T22:25:33.292-08:002011-02-21T22:25:33.292-08:00i just went for a drive from Bellingham halfway to...i just went for a drive from Bellingham halfway to Lynden on the guide meridian and there is about a half an inch on the ground up there. not snowing though. once you get into Bellingham, there's nothingWillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01210596594729752371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-37573588658564510212011-02-21T22:13:43.776-08:002011-02-21T22:13:43.776-08:00Btw, did you know about this copy cat blog?
http:/...Btw, did you know about this copy cat blog?<br />http://cliffmasstldr.blogspot.com/<br />He claims he's summarizing your blog.dissolved girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886090649428354483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-9795696739244967802011-02-21T22:10:17.605-08:002011-02-21T22:10:17.605-08:00Snowing hard in Ellensburg....and from the WSDOT c...Snowing hard in Ellensburg....and from the WSDOT cams, looks like here to Northbend at least will not be a fun commute tomorrow.Thompsonizedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13502838763091809393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-10378954613853721492011-02-21T22:05:27.951-08:002011-02-21T22:05:27.951-08:00Update: Just saw Jim Forman in (in)famous yellow p...Update: Just saw Jim Forman in (in)famous yellow parka on 10 o'clock news! Yet another spot-on forecast by Professor Mass!dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020114577391932096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-78815017558804128392011-02-21T21:32:45.200-08:002011-02-21T21:32:45.200-08:00Some nice heavy sleet in Broadview, right now.Some nice heavy sleet in Broadview, right now.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415800601534521425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-16399647574353562402011-02-21T21:20:14.978-08:002011-02-21T21:20:14.978-08:00Now this is good forecasting!Now this is good forecasting!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16826118098323336245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-25765769419531222522011-02-21T20:53:33.115-08:002011-02-21T20:53:33.115-08:00This almost looks like a situation where a station...This almost looks like a situation where a stationary low parks over my island and dumps a bunch of snow. Don't know about the NE outflow winds. They don't really have the upper level jet stream support. But they'll probably be moderate to strong in any case. Not too thrilled about this weather but if it's going to get nasty it might as well do it in a big way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-6856092443650669602011-02-21T19:46:56.341-08:002011-02-21T19:46:56.341-08:00The shower that moved through Shoreline from about...The shower that moved through Shoreline from about 6:50 to 7:45pm, which had mixed rn/sn, dropped the temperature from 40 to 36.5, with 0.08" of precip. Nice!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14818979024131339228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-73673046015011925042011-02-21T19:36:11.889-08:002011-02-21T19:36:11.889-08:00Its a hailing here at the Central Washington Coast...Its a hailing here at the Central Washington Coast - Moclips, Seabrook, Copalis. West winds 17 mph 41F BAR 29.92 steady<br /><br />Would like to see one last snow before my favorite time of year...spring.DeAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954713588637089612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-54951554707396895562011-02-21T19:32:04.801-08:002011-02-21T19:32:04.801-08:00Am I right in thinking this has been an usual year...Am I right in thinking this has been an usual year for both cold and the chance of snow? I did a quick search, and we've been flirting with snow (and less often, getting it) since November. Three months of on-the-cusp snow conditions in a place that (it seems, to this relatively new resident) to have 1-2 well defined snow events a season just seems like... a lot. Is that feeling accurate?Halhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06611171451570627041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-44938780013099840202011-02-21T19:21:28.644-08:002011-02-21T19:21:28.644-08:00We just drove down from Mt Baker and it was snowin...We just drove down from Mt Baker and it was snowing heavily there all day, diminishing along 542 all the way to Glacier, and then rain all the way to Seattle. The streets were dry not 20 minutes ago but I see (and hear) that it caught up with us. <br /><br />I wouldn't mind some lowland snow but after experiencing Baker, the passes are going to be pretty weak sauce, no matter how much they get.a progressive crankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05135136349294909242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-17921162193666250272011-02-21T18:25:00.718-08:002011-02-21T18:25:00.718-08:00Thanks so much for your informative posts, Cliff. ...Thanks so much for your informative posts, Cliff. I really enjoy them. I live in Oak Harbor - fingers crossed for one more good snow event before winter heads off for the year...Librarianguishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07069303614841756239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-71441057429971523282011-02-21T17:20:10.462-08:002011-02-21T17:20:10.462-08:00Yay - snow in the mountains! You should have gone...Yay - snow in the mountains! You should have gone to Crystal or Stevens. Cliff. I guess we are still below average but there is plenty of snow for skiing. I can't believe the forecasted highs in the mountains - burrrrr....TVNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13009390667773034005noreply@blogger.com