pvstoy
Senior Member
How cool is that! Thanks for the pictures.............
Meteorological Winter
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Thanks for the pictures.
I think how many times I have traveled that pass in the past several years and no snow at all.Should be a good year for the lakes.But I bet the camp areas won't open until later summer.
I remember the 94/95 winter one of the last that the Sierra had such record snow fall, one of our favorite places along hwy 4 Ebbetts Pass area ,Mosquito Lake still had 3-4' snow along the road 4th July.
Frank
I think how many times I have traveled that pass in the past several years and no snow at all.Should be a good year for the lakes.But I bet the camp areas won't open until later summer.
I remember the 94/95 winter one of the last that the Sierra had such record snow fall, one of our favorite places along hwy 4 Ebbetts Pass area ,Mosquito Lake still had 3-4' snow along the road 4th July.
Frank
And remember the "FAT RODENT" will give his view of winter/spring in a few days.
Frank
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Incoming!
pvstoy
Senior Member
In Shell Wyoming and lightly snowing, and I hear it is going to be 40 to 50 degrees back home.
Still nice and sunny here. Just got back from a nice long walk at Pt. Lobos.Casa Escarlata Robles Too said:
There were wild Iris already in bloom plus some corn Lilly.
Strange.
Frank
In the central Sierra Nevada in California - Feb. 1st, 2017 manual snow survey results for water content -
The average for the Mokelumne River Basin is 125% based on the Feb 1st surveys.
The average for the American River Basin is 128% based on the Feb 1st surveys.
The average for the Mokelumne River Basin is 125% based on the Feb 1st surveys.
The average for the American River Basin is 128% based on the Feb 1st surveys.
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Cool! Good for California!ski3pin said:
I haven't looked at Oregon's current snowpack recently...but the fact that we've had record snow down in Bend must mean that the mountains are doing well, at least, too.
Occidental
Trail Master
Yes Oregon is doing well too, the Deschutes basin is currently sitting at 132%, the highest basin in % terms in Oregon is currently the Owyhee at 160%
https://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/ftpref/data/water/wcs/gis/maps/or_swepctnormal_update.pdf
https://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/ftpref/data/water/wcs/gis/maps/or_swepctnormal_update.pdf
Good! Let's hope Ma Nature keeps the hose turned on! 
pvstoy
Senior Member
Photography at the Hide out Ranch, Wyoming it has been snowing the past three days. Clear this morning at minus 15. The ranch people say they can't remember when they had this much snow.
Meanwhile back home still waiting for ten working days with no weather to get part of the roof removed for new trusses. Most winters that would not be a problem, buy been trying for over two months now.
Meanwhile back home still waiting for ten working days with no weather to get part of the roof removed for new trusses. Most winters that would not be a problem, buy been trying for over two months now.
craig333
Riley's Human
If we can fill New Melones we'll be in good shape. http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cdecapp/resapp/getResGraphsMain.action
Another round of wet storms coming through with heaviest rain Tuesday with rising snow levels..,................Warm and wet.
I think we've had nearly two inches today. It seems similar to a cow and flat rock sort of event. Per the forecast, we may have snow tonight, followed by freezing rain Wednesday.ski3pin said:
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It was a nice day in Bend today, got up to the low 50s and mostly sunny. Windy, but not a bad day for early Feb. Strangely, my friends in Portland said it was a lot colder there -- odd for it to be colder there than Bend. Must be cold air coming down the Columbia Gorge...
Flood Watch
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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
405 AM PST MON FEB 6 2017
CAZ016>019-066>069-070000-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE-
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
405 AM PST MON FEB 6 2017
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING CARQUINEZ STRAIT ...AND DELTA...CENTRAL
SACRAMENTO VALLEY...MOTHERLODE...NORTHEAST
FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY...NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY...WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA
AND WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK.
* FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
* A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS
THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LATER TODAY INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF SATURATED GROUND, HEAVY RAIN AND
SOME SNOW MELT WILL RESULT IN LARGE AMOUNTS OF RUNOFF INTO
RIVERS AND STREAMS.
* SIGNIFICANT RISES IN RIVERS AND STREAMS DRAINING THE WEST SLOPES
OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA CAN BE EXPECTED BEGINNING TONIGHT.
ELSEWHERE, FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND FLOOD PRONE
CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
SACRAMENTO AND NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEYS.Looks like we are all in for some very heavy rain totals the next several days.
Hope the snow level isn't to high.
Don't need a lot of rain on the snow pack.
Maybe it's time to seriously look into those plans for my Ark.
Frank
Hope the snow level isn't to high.
Don't need a lot of rain on the snow pack.
Maybe it's time to seriously look into those plans for my Ark.
Frank
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Dang! I thought we were past this!
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL OREGON
... WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 3 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 3 PM PST TUESDAY.
* LOCATIONS... BROTHERS... PAULINA... PRAIRIE CITY... SENECA... LA PINE... SUNRIVER... BEND... MADRAS... PRINEVILLE... REDMOND.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS... LITTLE OR NO ICE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... 4 TO 7 INCHES IN CENTRAL OREGON AND THE OCHOCO JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS. 6 TO 10 INCHES ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES.
* TIMING... LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS TUESDAY MORNING... SPREADING NORTH REACHING REDMOND AND SENECA BY AROUND DAYBREAK. SNOW WILL QUICKLY BECOME MODERATE TO EVEN HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE AREA. THE SNOW THEN TAPERS OFF TO SHOWERS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS... ROADS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE.
* WINDS... SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES... IN 20S... RISING INTO THE LOWER 30S TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW LEVEL... BELOW 2000 FEET TUESDAY MORNING. RISING TO 3000 TO 3500 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT.
Snowflakes have begun to fall lightly already here...
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL OREGON
... WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 3 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 3 PM PST TUESDAY.
* LOCATIONS... BROTHERS... PAULINA... PRAIRIE CITY... SENECA... LA PINE... SUNRIVER... BEND... MADRAS... PRINEVILLE... REDMOND.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS... LITTLE OR NO ICE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... 4 TO 7 INCHES IN CENTRAL OREGON AND THE OCHOCO JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS. 6 TO 10 INCHES ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES.
* TIMING... LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS TUESDAY MORNING... SPREADING NORTH REACHING REDMOND AND SENECA BY AROUND DAYBREAK. SNOW WILL QUICKLY BECOME MODERATE TO EVEN HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE AREA. THE SNOW THEN TAPERS OFF TO SHOWERS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS... ROADS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLIPPERY. HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE.
* WINDS... SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES... IN 20S... RISING INTO THE LOWER 30S TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW LEVEL... BELOW 2000 FEET TUESDAY MORNING. RISING TO 3000 TO 3500 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT.
- Issuing Office: Pendleton Source: National.Weather.Service
2:05pm PST, Mon Feb 6
Snowflakes have begun to fall lightly already here...
Lighthawk
Weekend warrior
We're in for five inches of rain in five days, here in the California western slope.
