Is the flooding in your area similar to 2021 floods? Or worse?With the unseasonably warm weather we have also gotten a lot of rain in the region causing record flooding. The rain being supplemented by large scale snowmelt in the mountains. Creeks that are usually tame and 20 ft across have turned into raging torrents and the rivers that they flow into have swollen incredibly. Whole communities have been evacuated due to flooding. The rivers have crested now, but unfortunately, heavy rains will return soon in some areas. We are grateful to be on higher ground that drains very well.
It looks like temperatures will be dropping towards the end of next week and along with that the snow levels. Hope that helps sequester some much needed snowpack.
Infrastructure Destroyed as Stehekin River Floods Region
After the Stehekin River flooded, residents were evacuated, access routes collapsed, and essential infrastructure was destroyed across remote Lake Chelan areas.kpq.com
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We've had a handful of below 0 nights, last night was -3°F and tonight is supposed to be -10°F.
The coldest I have experienced, that I can remember anyway, was a handful of years ago when we had a polar vortex dip down and gave us like a weeks straight worth of below zero temps, with the lowest being -37°F. That's very cold for us, but I know some of you Canadians probably are just starting to put on hats and gloves at that temp.
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The coldest I have experienced, that I can remember anyway, was a handful of years ago when we had a polar vortex dip down and gave us like a weeks straight worth of below zero temps, with the lowest being -37°F. That's very cold for us, but I know some of you Canadians probably are just starting to put on hats and gloves at that temp.
EbS-P
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Wrong! For this Canadian-37F is cold! That’s why so many Canadian’s turn into Snowbirds.We've had a handful of below 0 nights, last night was -3°F and tonight is supposed to be -10°F.
The coldest I have experienced, that I can remember anyway, was a handful of years ago when we had a polar vortex dip down and gave us like a weeks straight worth of below zero temps, with the lowest being -37°F. That's very cold for us, but I know some of you Canadians probably are just starting to put on hats and gloves at that temp.
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(-37F×1.8)+32... =-35ish°C
I can get along with most Fahrenheit, doesn't make much sense to me that cold. Other than they meet at -40.
You won't find this Canadian outside much at -37°C or F
I can get along with most Fahrenheit, doesn't make much sense to me that cold. Other than they meet at -40.
You won't find this Canadian outside much at -37°C or F
In several places the flooding has exceeded the 2021 flood levels. Wildfires in the past few years have exacerbated the situations. Forests help retain a lot of water in the soil. Without those trees, mudslides are a high risk.
I've seen videos on the news and some FB pages I follow are in Oregon and Washington state (so, I believe in your general area and under the same atmospheric river pattern). That is some horrible flooding out that way and I've heard that some rivers were 2' above historic highs. Evacuating 100,000 people can't be easy (and then there are the farms who are doing their best to get their livestock to higher/drier areas if possible). I'm pretty sure the coverage I saw was before the crest.With the unseasonably warm weather we have also gotten a lot of rain in the region causing record flooding. The rain being supplemented by large scale snowmelt in the mountains. Creeks that are usually tame and 20 ft across have turned into raging torrents and the rivers that they flow into have swollen incredibly. Whole communities have been evacuated due to flooding. The rivers have crested now, but unfortunately, heavy rains will return soon in some areas. We are grateful to be on higher ground that drains very well.
It looks like temperatures will be dropping towards the end of next week and along with that the snow levels. Hope that helps sequester some much needed snowpack.
Infrastructure Destroyed as Stehekin River Floods Region
After the Stehekin River flooded, residents were evacuated, access routes collapsed, and essential infrastructure was destroyed across remote Lake Chelan areas.
It's pretty bad and we have another similar event coming up tonight for the next 4-5 days. This is going to be a very trying time for some folks and a very expensive winter for the state and some towns. Unfortunately, I am already seeing AI generated false scenes and videos showing up on social media. The scope and damages are bad enough without a layer of disinformation.
It has been a few years that the wind blew so hard as now.
Rain pouring and pouring, and wind like the last tropical storm we had.
We still have power...
58 out. Yesterday morning we had still 4" on the ground. Now even the snowman the kids made is completely gone.
Rain pouring and pouring, and wind like the last tropical storm we had.
We still have power...
58 out. Yesterday morning we had still 4" on the ground. Now even the snowman the kids made is completely gone.
Burnin Since 1991
Minister of Fire
same as here. supposed to be mid twenties tomorrow morning
Was interesting this morning. Quite suddenly all wind stopped. Dreary now, but completely quiet.
Like the eye of a hurricane (though not sunny...)
Quite some dead branches on the ground, but otherwise all seems fine here. Not even a power flicker (that we did when it snowed and earlier this week).
Like the eye of a hurricane (though not sunny...)
Quite some dead branches on the ground, but otherwise all seems fine here. Not even a power flicker (that we did when it snowed and earlier this week).
Sounds like our weather systems are blowing across the country. We're in a more normal cool wave now with 39º this morning and a fire in the T6.
Whitenuckler
Minister of Fire
We in PEI are getting hit tonight. High winds and rain.
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After the silence, we got a severe thunderstorm warning. Only rain and high winds again. No thunder.
We dropped from 58 to 36 in 4.5 hrs
We dropped from 58 to 36 in 4.5 hrs
Had to be somewhere tonight. It started snowing around 6 (on the way to .)
Just came back. Interesting drive. Glad for the high ground clearance and the all wheel drive of the RAV4 (the latter especially on the steel short hills near my north shore home - last week an Amazon truck wedged itself on a narrow road here after sliding back down a hill).
5.5" and counting. Supposed to stop snowing tomorrow around noon.
Just came back. Interesting drive. Glad for the high ground clearance and the all wheel drive of the RAV4 (the latter especially on the steel short hills near my north shore home - last week an Amazon truck wedged itself on a narrow road here after sliding back down a hill).
5.5" and counting. Supposed to stop snowing tomorrow around noon.
That snow/ frozen rain that started last night changed to rain here close to the ocean in NJ. East wind bringing the temps up as the ocean is in the 40's F.
I shoveled the 1/2" sleet snow mix on the sidewalk last night just to do something as the dogs were outside with me. It was pretty slippery.
I shoveled the 1/2" sleet snow mix on the sidewalk last night just to do something as the dogs were outside with me. It was pretty slippery.
No idea how much came down, but it’ll be powder from the outside temp. I don’t think it got over 20 yesterday.
Good thing about the snow is we have relatives flying in from Houston tomorrow. I’m glad they’ll be able to see snow… lots of snow, lol.
Schenectady is one of those places that nobody really knows about, but it touched so many lives! Mostly through GE and ALCO.
Yup she worked at GE as did the guy "Rube" she married later in life.
We had 6-6.5" of snow.
It was 20 -25 F when it fell, and 27 when I shoveled it. Flakes were powder like, no big flakes .
I tried to blow it off the cars with my (gas, stihl) leaf blower but other than a 1/4" from the top that blew away,.it would not budge.
Gotta get myself a snow rake on a 5 ft pole for the RAV4. I can do the roof with my 1 ft brush but it forces me to hug the car to get to the other side, and snow sliding in my neck is not ideal...
It was 20 -25 F when it fell, and 27 when I shoveled it. Flakes were powder like, no big flakes .
I tried to blow it off the cars with my (gas, stihl) leaf blower but other than a 1/4" from the top that blew away,.it would not budge.
Gotta get myself a snow rake on a 5 ft pole for the RAV4. I can do the roof with my 1 ft brush but it forces me to hug the car to get to the other side, and snow sliding in my neck is not ideal...
Whitenuckler
Minister of Fire
I use some sort of heavy duty brush - it's got a long handle. I think it's meant to scrub concrete floors. There is no metal. I have a Jeep GC and if it's at normal height it's up pretty high. I'm not the tallest guy either. If I was 6, 4 I could probably get at it.
Whitenuckler
Minister of Fire
We used to call it skin-erect-ady when I was on my course in 1986. Seems like a long time ago now.
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