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Can't wait for the snow to melt in western Oregon. We've had about a foot on the ground since Saturday and we may get more snow today. OTOH, last summer, we hit 115 plus for a few days. Hmmm, global climate change? At least, being retired, I don't have to drive to work.
Can't wait for the snow to melt in western Oregon. We've had about a foot on the ground since Saturday and we may get more snow today. OTOH, last summer, we hit 115 plus for a few days. Hmmm, global climate change? At least, being retired, I don't have to drive to work.
Extreme weather events are the new normal everywhere. Massive amounts of winter rain are becoming common in the Ohio Valley, 3-6'' of rainfall here this weekend.. This becoming far more common in the last 10-20 years with warming winter temperatures.
I grew-up in Oregon (Foothills of the Cascades) and lived in Portland to Albany, OR! I can remember in the 60s-mid 70s having cold winters and lots of snow (for a couple of weeks at a time)...Then, the weather changed!
My brothers had to evacuate up in the Canyon (East of Salem), I believe a couple of years ago, when the wildfires broke out! Never remember any level 1, 2, or 3 evacuations when I grew-up! Thankful the fire did not consume the old homestead or my brothers properties, but many suffered throughout that area. Remember seeing around Detroit Lake snags from an old burn in the 30s.
I commuted during a period of my life on Hwy 22 (pray for me I drive Hwy22) into Salem...It was hell!
It has been such a mild winter so far, with this whole week in the 60s. It was 65F here at midnight on Tuesday.
A cold front comes in on Sunday, with a high of 55F and a low of 19F. The front will bring rain that will eventually turn into snow, but we shouldn’t see anything more than a dusting at most.
I haven’t recorded anything more than a trace of snow this season, which I think happened on about 5 occasions. It is very unusual to go through all of November and December without recording 0.1 in of snow or more. We normally get 8 inches of snow total between November and December. Hopefully things change soon. It does look like we will return to winter weather again soon.
I feel like this boring winter weather has contributed to this thread being way less active than in years past. I know I post more when we have the potential for cold and snow.
Scary situation in Colorado today as strong downslope winds have whipped up wildfires in the foothills north and west of Denver. People are being evacuated from the Boulder area--this video shows why.
Currently Here, in Downeast Maine...30F Degrees, Dew Point 29F Degrees, Winds North 2mph, Gusts 4mph...
Looking dicey...
Remembering (Listening to, "Time Passages," by Al Stewart)...
Here's a memory from awhile ago on December 30, 2016:
We set out yesterday after work, with much trepidation, only to find, the storm was delayed in it's arrival...Still, as we approached closer to home we experienced the whirling snow almost engulf us as we traveled on into the darkness...Familiar signposts came and passed (The Baptist Bell tower shining in the darkness, certain snowplow turnoffs, a Gas Station sign at the top of a hill), until finally the light in the distance, which lit the sign to our turn-off, was seen and passed...We sighed as we drove into our driveway in our dooryard....We made it safely home - thanks to your prayers!!
It was still early evening and the impending storm was brewing...
Extreme weather events are the new normal everywhere. Massive amounts of winter rain are becoming common in the Ohio Valley, 3-6'' of rainfall here this weekend.. This becoming far more common in the last 10-20 years with warming winter temperatures.
Well, I live on the Ohio River and the forecast here is currently only at 40% chance of rain today and that won't start until later Friday night. Tomorrow (Saturday) with the real rain event, the forecast is for 1-2 inches, Sunday the chance of rain decreases to 34%. I very much doubt I'll get anywhere near the massive rainfall you think is going to happen this weekend.
Apart from Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio, all the locations out of Pensacola, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Gainesville, Tampa, Orlando, Daytona Beach, Jacksonville Beach, St. Augustine, St. Marys, Savannah, Charleston, Mobile, New Orleans, Ocracoke, and Cape Hatteras that I am tracking still have yet to get to 0 Celsius or below.
Even the 3 that will are only going to get it on New Year's Day. For Dallas that's 50 days late (avg. November 12), and while Wikipedia does not give the exact averages for Austin and San Antonio, it would be around a month late taking mean minima as reference.
Nice contrast to Winter Storm Uri.
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