NanDog
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April 16th, @10:07PM
| Spring in the NW????
Just came home from work and turned on the 'puter. Updated the info from my Weather Pulse program and got the severe weather alert siren blaring in my ear!
Here's a copy/paste of the alert:
"Special Weather Statement
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY- SOUTHWEST INTERIOR- EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-EVERETT AND VICINITY- SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA- TACOMA AREA-ADMIRALTY INLET AREA- HOOD CANAL AREA-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA- OLYMPICS- EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES- WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES- 1020 AM PDT WED APR 16 2008
...UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER IS EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...
A DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHEAST FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FRIDAY AND WILL LINGER THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL GIVE QUITE COOL AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS TO THE AREA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WHILE DRIER AIR WILL BEGIN TO FILTER INTO THE AREA SUNDAY INTO MONDAY... TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN UNUSUALLY COOL FOR MID TO LATE APRIL.
AT THIS TIME OF YEAR...TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWLANDS TYPICALLY RANGE FROM LOWS 35 TO 45...AND HIGHS ARE NEAR 60. LOW TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 30S...WHILE HIGHS STAY IN THE 40S. THESE TEMPERATURES ARE MORE TYPICAL OF EARLY TO MID FEBRUARY. NEAR RECORD LOW MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY ON SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL STAY IN THE 20S AND 30S.
SNOW LEVELS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING WILL AVERAGE AROUND 1000 FEET...AND MAY FALL TO NEAR SEA LEVEL IN HEAVIER SHOWERS. ANY SNOW THAT FALLS IN THE LOWLANDS IS UNLIKELY TO STICK...EXCEPT BRIEFLY ON CARS AND GRASS. THE MOUNTAINS AND CASCADE PASSES WILL SEE ACCUMULATING SNOW FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE TWO DAY PERIOD POSSIBLY BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET.
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL ALLOW DRIER AIR TO FILTER INTO THE AREA. WHILE DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE INTO THE LOWER TO MID 50S SUNDAY AND MONDAY... NIGHTTIME LOWS WILL BE QUITE COLD FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR WITH ANY CLEARING. FROST...WITH FREEZING NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES IN PROTECTED AND OUTLYING AREAS WILL LIKELY CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR ANYONE WITH SENSITIVE NURSERY STOCK... ORNAMENTALS...OR VEGETABLES THAT WERE PLANTED EARLY.
MONITOR THE FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLOSELY THE NEXT FEW DAYS."
Sheesh, I've put my over-wintered fuschias outside and was thinking of planting some annuals. Guess I'll put the fuschias back into the garage and wait a bit on other plantings! 
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darcilicious
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| I saw a few cars yesterday morning (6:15a) with a thin layer of snow on them! I'm so ready for SUMMER 
I'm worried now about the stuff I planted this last weekend when it was 80F |
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tshirt
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Snohomish, WA
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said by NanDog  :Sheesh, I've put my over-wintered fuschias outside and was thinking of planting some annuals. Guess I'll put the fuschias back into the garage and wait a bit on other plantings! anything in a pot should go inside/under an overhang.
even some plants in the garden close to flowering should get a sheet/remay/ even visqueen thrown over them for friday night.
We had a dusting of snow monday AM, but this is sounding more threating, either snow or cold, cold. |
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Gizy
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Lake Oswego, OR | reply to NanDog
Snow/rain mix for me predicted over the weekend....great. Thankfully I got out last weekend AND I didn't get too used to that weather. |
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April 17th, @12:23AM
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Saturday Night through Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Lows upper 20's to low 30's. Highs low to mid 50's.
Monday
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers. Highs 53 in the mid 50's.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy. Lows upper 20's to low 30's.
Looks like it'll get us just a bit here in Mendocino County in Northwestern California, though colder temps will be the main thing it brings us. It was cold here last night, 28, which for getting into mid to late April is pretty chilly, they issued a freeze and frost warning yesterday for NW CA.
It's been an odd Spring, we had an inch of rain in late March, but so far April has been dry, though cold. We've had about 35 inches of rain in Redwood Valley this winter season, and the mountains here (and across Central and the rest of NorCal) are at 120% of normal snowfall, so we'll have a good water year, unlike last year's dismal showing (we only had about half of our normal).
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dadkins
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Beringse
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I'll load up on the Bloody mary mix for the weekend... 
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Gizy
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Lake Oswego, OR | Road trip to Tim's! Who wants to come with me??  |
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W7PSK
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Everett, WA | reply to NanDog
Our RV group is heading to Birch bay this weekend
Should be interesting, gotta make sure the propane tanks are full in the trailer. |
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Beringse
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clubs: | reply to Gizy
And, of course the Baileys for the AM starter, forgot to add that tasty beverage...I'm firing up the grill regardless! |
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DanHo
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Seattle, WA
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Thought this comic was appropriate for our weather.
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wgm
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Washougal, WA | reply to NanDog
They say snow tonight down to 1000 feet, then 500 feet saturday, we are at approximately 1256 feet.
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tshirt
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April 18th, @05:56PM
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It's not waiting for overnight
started at noon, and there's a glacier forming in the side yard by 2pm |
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NanDog
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| Yikes, tshirt! Are you putting the chains on the vehicle and stocking up on supplies?
It's about 3:30 p.m. and still pretty nice here in Tacoma although the sky looks a bit threatening!
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tshirt
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My wife stopped on the way home, put on her chains (first " non-practice" attempt, I think) sat for a couple minutes (steeling herself for to higher hills) decided it was a little better, took off her chains, and made it home safe in only 1.5 hours (12 miles, usually 30 minutes max.)
I was going to BBQ but it's REALLY coming down now, I'd have to shovel my way out there (and it just feels COLD) 27º and falling. Wake me in 63 days (summer starts) |
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sashwa
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clubs: | reply to NanDog
Stay warm and drive carefully up there. |
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DanHo
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Seattle, WA | reply to NanDog
I was picking my son up from school in Fed Way at about 3pm and it started to come down in a rain/snow mix then let up to just rain.
Tomorrow should be fun, my daughters 4th bday party is tomorrow with 24 people. |
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tshirt
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April 18th, @09:35PM
| reply to sashwa
the sky is still falling | 
REI spire Seattle "K2" |
said by sashwa :Stay warm and drive carefully up there. not so easy to do.
15º below normal, (should be close to 60º) about 26º here now)
and it keeps coming down.
as long as the power stays on.
My son has a climbing class in Everett (12 miles through the worse of it) tomorrow at 2, if the roads are ok by then.
BTW Sash, just to the left of the walk, in the upper pic, is my contribution to the "Flowers for Sashwa" thread
hyacinths "Salmon" and "Primrose yellow".
Look quickly, they may not survive the ice age.
only 153 days until fall. |
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tshirt
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| reply to NanDog
It's slowing down
still a few flakes falling | 
I guess I'll have to mow soon |
only 242 days until winter |
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sashwa
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clubs: | You sure you didn't change the date on your camera? Those look more like winter pictures rather than spring pictures.
Please don't send that stuff down here. |
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