Northwest Snow 2008

spiffy · Post by **spiffy** » Thu May 15, 2008 12:40 pm

Finally!! Going to feel grrrrreat!!

I think it's funny how they use all caps, makes everything they say sound "urgent".

They could just make it simple: "IT'S GOING TO BE F**KING HOT AS BALLS".

Just sayin.

Ritter · Post by **Ritter** » Thu May 15, 2008 1:23 pm

It was 80* out this morning when I went to get the paper at 6:00 am. Around here, that just ain't right. We're supposed to have coastal cooling at night so we can survive a hot day... It looks like we'll be passing the old record high of 97*.

Hope you Oregonians are happy!

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Mon May 19, 2008 1:21 pm

...SHARP COOLDOWN EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...

AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF HOT SUMMERLIKE WEATHER...A SHARP TRANSITION TO
MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON
AND NORTHWEST OREGON BY MIDWEEK. SNOW WILL EVEN BE POSSIBLE IN THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CASCADES BY WEDNESDAY...ABOVE 5000 FEET.

RELATIVELY WARM WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY...WITH
HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S AT CASCADE PASS LEVELS AND THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE COAST RANGE. HOWEVER A STRENGTHENING COLD FRONT
OFFSHORE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ONSHORE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY FALL INTO THE 30S AND 40S LATE TUESDAY
AND TUESDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AS A MUCH COLDER
AIRMASS MOVES INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

RAIN SHOULD DEVELOP ACROSS MOST AREAS BY MIDDAY TUESDAY...CONTINUING
AS SHOWERS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS...STARTING OFF
WELL ABOVE 10000 FEET...ARE EXPECTED TO FALL DOWN TO AROUND 5000
FEET OR POSSIBLY LOWER BY WEDNESDAY.

HIKERS AND BACKPACKERS ARE ADVISED NOT TO EXPECT THIS WEEKENDS
WARM WEATHER TO LAST BEYOND MONDAY. THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR COLD TEMPERATURES AND THE POSSIBILITY OF SNOW ABOVE
CASCADE PASS LEVELS.

Westy78 · Post by **Westy78** » Mon May 19, 2008 4:33 pm

I'm getting awfully tired of this shit..............60° one day and 98° the next then back to 60°. It's hard on the body to get acclimated to.

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Mon May 19, 2008 5:05 pm

Well at least the snow level is up to 5000. The Clacky was RAGING last weekend!

spiffy · Post by **spiffy** » Tue May 20, 2008 7:51 am

I bet it was! Hopefully the rain and snow melt get off set a little or we could be in for some serious flooding.

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:54 pm

Can you believe this crazy summer? It continues.

National Weather Service
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Special Weather Statement

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1121 AM PDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHWEST
WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON THIS EVENING AND WED...

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHWEST
WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

THE INCOMING STORM IS UNUSUAL FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR AND BEARS
STRONG SIMILARITIES TO WINTER OR FALL WEATHER SYSTEMS. THE FRONT WILL
PRODUCE RELATIVELY GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE COAST...WITH GUSTS AT
THEIR STRONGEST LATE THIS EVENING. WIND WILL LIKELY GUST IN THE
40 TO 50 MPH RANGE NEAR COASTAL HEADLANDS AT THE PEAK OF THE
STORM. COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL EXPERIENCE WINDS PEAKING AROUND
30 MPH. INLAND CONDITIONS WILL BE MUCH LESS BREEZY...EXCEPT FOR
HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE CASCADES.

THE SYSTEM WILL ALSO PRODUCE RELATIVELY HEAVY PRECIPITATION
ESPECIALLY IN THE COAST RANGE...FOOTHILLS AND CASCADES. RAINFALL
TOTALS FOR TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES
IN THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS AND CASCADES...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS IN THE
VALLEYS. FREEZING LEVELS WILL REMAIN HIGH ENOUGH TO RULE OUT
MOUNTAIN SNOW...EXCEPT AT THE VERY HIGHEST PEAKS.

THIS STORM WILL HAVE A FAIRLY RAPID ONSET AND PRODUCE BACK COUNTRY
CONDITIONS THAT WILL BE CHALLENGING AT BEST...WITH COOL
TEMPERATURES...WINDY CONDITIONS...COPIOUS RAIN AND EVEN HEAVY SNOW
AT THE VERY HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

BE SURE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH NOAA WEATHER
RADIO OR YOUR LATEST WEATHER NEWS SOURCE FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON
THIS UNUSUAL SUMMER WEATHER SYSTEM.

Westy78 · Post by **Westy78** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 10:34 pm

Yeah, guess where we were when this damn storm front came through? Sure wasn't the beautiful weather we had last year in the San Juans.

tristessa · Post by **tristessa** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:34 pm

Westy78 wrote:Yeah, guess where we were when this damn storm front came through?

Searching for treasure in Guatemala? Rescuing little grey men from Area 51? Where?!?

Gypsie · Post by **Gypsie** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 5:24 am

Westy78 wrote: Sure wasn't the beautiful weather we had last year in the San Juans.

This a hint?

Westy78 · Post by **Westy78** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:01 am

Gypsie wrote:
Westy78 wrote: Sure wasn't the beautiful weather we had last year in the San Juans.
This a hint?

Yep. We left a couple of days early and went up the outside of the Olympics on 101 just when it was getting hot here in town but by the time we hit San Juan on Saturday the clouds started rolling in. Had thunder storms on Sunday and showers off and on between sun breaks most of the week.

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 4:54 pm

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Special Weather Statement

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
337 PM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008

ORZ006>010-012-WAZ023-039-040-010100-
GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
337 PM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...FUNNEL CLOUD AND BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN REPORTED NEAR THE
EUGENE AIRPORT...

EUGENE AIRPORT TOWER PERSONNEL REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD BEGINNING
ABOUT 316 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THEY INDICATED THERE WAS A BRIEF
TOUCHDOWN IN A NEARBY FIELD THAT THEN LIFTED UP AND DISSIPATED.

THE AIR MASS OVER THE INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND
NORTHWEST OREGON IS UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING DUE TO AN
UNSEASONABLY COOL UPPER TROUGH OVER THE REGION. THIS IS BEING
AIDED BY A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL
LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THE EARLY EVENING AND THE THREAT
OF ANOTHER FUNNEL CLOUD WILL REMAIN UNTIL AROUND SUNSET.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
218 PM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008

ORZ011-013-WAZ019-012130-
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-
218 PM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...COOL WEATHER EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND...

UNSEASONABLY COOL WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH LABOR DAY IN THE CASCADES. HIKERS...CLIMBERS AND CAMPERS
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR COOL CONDITIONS.

AN UNSEASONABLY COOL AIR MASS WILL LINGER OVER THE REGION TONIGHT
BEFORE HEADING EAST MONDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS...WITH THE SNOW
LEVEL AS LOW AS 5500 FEET...WILL END THIS EVENING. THERE WILL BE
LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION.

NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES IN THE MOUNTAINS...BOTH NEAR THE PASSES
AND IN THE HIGHER VALLEYS...WILL DROP DOWN INTO THE UPPER 20S TO
MIDDLE 30S MONDAY MORNING.

OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS IN THE CASCADES FOR THE REST OF THE HOLIDAY
WEEKEND SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR UNSEASONABLY COLD WEATHER
CONDITIONS. STAY INFORMED ABOUT THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS BY
MONITORING YOUR LOCAL NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATION OR THE INTERNET
AT WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND.

deschutestrout · Post by **deschutestrout** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 5:31 pm

Only hit like 70 degrees here today. I'm in long sleeves and jeans...tis still August...I live in the desert...100 is toooo friggin' hot, but 85 would be nice. This continues to be the most bizarre "summer" I can remember. Anyone up for October snow camp 2008?

chitwnvw · Post by **chitwnvw** » Sun Aug 31, 2008 7:20 pm

deschutestrout wrote:Only hit like 70 degrees here today. I'm in long sleeves and jeans...tis still August...I live in the desert...100 is toooo friggin' hot, but 85 would be nice. This continues to be the most bizarre "summer" I can remember. Anyone up for October snow camp 2008?

Kind of the same here in Chicago, cool lots of the time, I was getting wistful for the end of summer, but the last two days have gotten us into the 80's and I'm happy with the heat factor.

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Sun May 03, 2009 2:41 pm

This year ain't much better. The percentages given are amount above normal. WOW!

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Northwest Snow 2008