Fall 2015
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First snow of the (Bend) season, as of 9 a.m. this morning; still coming down, lightly.
They're still forecasting 5 - 8 inches today, but I'm sure the actual will be much nearer the minimum than the maximum, as it usually is here.
Looks like it may be time to add my roof rake to my camper kit for the winter.
They're still forecasting 5 - 8 inches today, but I'm sure the actual will be much nearer the minimum than the maximum, as it usually is here.
Looks like it may be time to add my roof rake to my camper kit for the winter.
Smokecreek1
Smokecreek1
11:00 AM. Some rain/ snow at Eagle Lake and the high country, so far, only some rain here in Susanville-well, it's a start at least. Supposed to get real cold this week-can't win 'em all I guess!
Smoke
Smoke
Smokecreek1
Smokecreek1
11:40. It's snowing, it's snowing and starting to stick !
Smoke
!Smoke
Well...looks like I was wrong in my belief that the forecast snow amount was exaggerated.MarkBC said:
5 - 8 inches was forecast and it's already at 10 inches at my house and still snowing...
Why can't the snow just fall on the ground, preferably in the mountains, and stay off city streets and highways??
As of 11:30 p.m. the snow is 13 inches deep at my house (and still snowing lightly).
That's a lot for Bend, at the edge of the high desert, especially considering that it's the first snowfall of the season.
That's a lot for Bend, at the edge of the high desert, especially considering that it's the first snowfall of the season.
Smokecreek1
Smokecreek1
Well, woke up to the sound of snow plows on my street, well we didn't get as much as you did Mark, but we got some-a few inches here in town. Guess that's a start anyway, don't mind the snow so much, but you can keep the cold. These old gizzer bones like it warm-time to put another log on the fire.
Smoke
Smoke
OP
OP
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
255 PM PST SAT NOV 28 2015
CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-300000-
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE-
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHASTA DAM ...BURNEY...REDDING...
RED BLUFF...CHICO...OROVILLE...MARYSVILLE/YUBA CITY ...
SACRAMENTO ...FAIRFIELD/SUISUN ...STOCKTON...MODESTO...
ALDER SPRINGS...LAKEPORT...PARADISE...GRASS VALLEY...JACKSON...
CHESTER...QUINCY...BLUE CANYON
255 PM PST SAT NOV 28 2015
...COLD, WET, WINDY WEATHER ARRIVES THURSDAY...
.IMPACTS...
*TRAVEL HAZARDS WITH RAIN/SNOW SLICK ROADS
*POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE
*LOCALIZED FLOODING FROM WIND-BLOWN LEAVES CLOGGING
DRAINS/GUTTERS
.FORECAST CONFIDENCE...
*MEDIUM
.TIMING AND STRENGTH...
*ARRIVES THURSDAY
*RAIN: 0.25-0.75 INCHES ACROSS THE VALLEY
*SNOW: 4-12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FT TO THE SIERRA CREST
.WEATHER SUMMARY...
AN UPCOMING STORM EXPECTED THURSDAY WILL BRING COLD, WET, WINDY
WEATHER TO INTERIOR NORCAL. WINDS WILL BE ENHANCED MORE SO THAN
PRIOR STORMS THIS SEASON. RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES AND CLOGGED GUTTERS/DRAINS FROM WIND BLOWN
LEAVES WHICH COULD LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING.
Thanks Ski,glad we are leaving for Barcelona the day before.
Frank
Frank
Redmond, Oregon (15 miles north of Bend, with the airport where official temperatures are taken) has set daily records for low temperature for the past 4 days, all of them below zero (F) and several degrees lower than the previous record.
Bend set a daily record yesterday morning, -4F.
Now we're under an air-stagnation advisory and winter weather advisory -- chance of freezing rain and/or freezing fog....my least-favorite weather. The high pressure that gave us clear skies and record cold is what also produces the air stagnation and temperature inversion --> freezing fog.
But I welcome the warmer front that's coming in later this week because it will finally melt the ice on the roads.
Bend set a daily record yesterday morning, -4F.
Now we're under an air-stagnation advisory and winter weather advisory -- chance of freezing rain and/or freezing fog....my least-favorite weather.
The high pressure that gave us clear skies and record cold is what also produces the air stagnation and temperature inversion --> freezing fog.But I welcome the warmer front that's coming in later this week because it will finally melt the ice on the roads.
OP
OP
Winter Storm Warning
Code:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
330 AM PST THU DEC 3 2015
...A WINTER STORM WILL BRING A QUICK SHOT OF IMPACTFUL WINTER
WEATHER TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT....
.TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN SIERRA WITH CHAIN
CONTROLS LIKELY AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PLEASE PLAN
AHEAD AND TRY TO AVOID TRAVEL IN THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.
CAZ068-069-040000-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0007.151203T2000Z-151204T1400Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY...BLUE CANYON
330 AM PST THU DEC 3 2015
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM
PST FRIDAY...
* MAIN IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW AND
REDUCED VISBILITIES. CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY. PLEASE PLAN AHEAD
AND TRY TO AVOID TRAVEL AT THIS TIME OVER THE NORTHERN SIERRA
PASSES.
* CONFIDENCE...HIGH.
* TIMING...HEAVIEST SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
* LOCATIONS...INTERSTATE 80 OVER DONNER PASS, HIGHWAY 50 OVER ECHO
SUMMIT AND HIGHWAY 88 OVER CARSON PASS.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES AROUND 5000 FEET 8 TO 14
INCHES AT PASS LEVELS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER
HOUR ARE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE
OF AN EMERGENCY.Snow = Good ...in the West, anyway.
OP
OP
not this storm yet, but I've already used the big snowblower this seasonMarkBC said:
Mid-November last year, after dealing with a foot of snow on my 100-foot-long driveway using a shovelski3pin said:...I've already used the big snowblower this season
... I told myself that if this happened all the time I'd get a snow blower. But last year that big November dump was the only big one we got. And most winters in semi-arid Bend we only get a few inches of snow per storm.So, we got another big dump this November -- 13 inches at my house on Tuesday last week, and me still with just a shovel.
My car (with snow tires) is great on hard-pack and ice, but it's low to the ground and flounders and wallows in deep snow...so I have to drive my truck just to get out of my driveway and out to the main road.
I've lived in this house for 25 years, so there's nothing new about this...except that I am 25 years older than when I moved in.
A couple of years ago a friend of mine in Bend died of a heart attack while shoveling snow.
If we get one more deep snowfall this winter I'll take a look at late-season sales on snowblowers...and maybe I'll shop for snowblowers even if we have a drought.
OP
OP
Thanks, Mr. 3pin.
OP
OP
Special Weather Statement
Code:
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
207 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2015
CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-061215-
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE-
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHASTA DAM ...BURNEY...REDDING...
RED BLUFF...CHICO...OROVILLE...MARYSVILLE/YUBA CITY ...
SACRAMENTO ...FAIRFIELD/SUISUN ...STOCKTON...MODESTO...
ALDER SPRINGS...LAKEPORT...PARADISE...GRASS VALLEY...JACKSON...
CHESTER...QUINCY...BLUE CANYON
207 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2015
...SUNDAY WEATHER SYSTEM TO IMPACT MARATHON AND MOUNTAIN TRAVEL...
.IMPACTS...
* LIGHT RAIN TO IMPACT CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL MARATHON
* SNOW ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 WILL IMPACT TRAVEL
.FORECAST CONFIDENCE...
* MEDIUM
.TIMING AND STRENGTH...
* RAIN LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
* AMOUNTS GENERALLY UP TO 0.40 INCHES ALONG THE VALLEY NORTH
OF INTERSTATE 80. UP TO 1 INCH ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS
* SNOW ABOVE 4000 FEET ALONG THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND 5000
FEET ALONG INTERSTATE 80 SUNDAY
* HEAVIEST SNOW ANTICIPATED IN THE MORNING TO MIDDAY HOURS
SUNDAY
Small storm after small storm continue to come through.............................
.WEATHER SUMMARY...
OUR NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS IS A WEAKER SYSTEM OVERALL, BUT MAY
STILL IMPACT TRAVEL OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES ON SUNDAY. RAIN MAY
ALSO IMPACT THE CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL MARATHON SUNDAY MORNING.
PARTICIPANTS AND SPECTATORS SHOULD PLAN FOR WET AND COOL WEATHER.
THIS SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY EXIT THE REGION BY SUNDAY NIGHT.In Central Oregon it's big WIND in the 24-hr forecast:
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
256 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2015
...STRONG WIND GUSTS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON
AND CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON ON MONDAY...
.STRONG WINDS AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL OCCUR ON MONDAY OVER
MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON AND CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST OREGON. THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES AND
CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO
SUDDEN AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-
CENTRAL OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA PINE...SUNRIVER...DUFUR...MAUPIN...
BEND...MADRAS...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND
256 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2015
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH.
* TIMING...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER 4 AM MONDAY
MORNING...AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING.
* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN POTENTIALLY UPROOT TREES AND
CAUSE DOWN POWER LINES. ALSO BEWARE OF LOOSE OBJECTS BEING
LIFTED INTO THE AIR. VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY ON AREA
ROADWAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
High Wind Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
256 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2015
...STRONG WIND GUSTS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON
AND CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON ON MONDAY...
.STRONG WINDS AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL OCCUR ON MONDAY OVER
MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON AND CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST OREGON. THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES AND
CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO
SUDDEN AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-
CENTRAL OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA PINE...SUNRIVER...DUFUR...MAUPIN...
BEND...MADRAS...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND
256 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2015
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH.
* TIMING...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER 4 AM MONDAY
MORNING...AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING.
* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN POTENTIALLY UPROOT TREES AND
CAUSE DOWN POWER LINES. ALSO BEWARE OF LOOSE OBJECTS BEING
LIFTED INTO THE AIR. VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY ON AREA
ROADWAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
OP
OP
Looks like a bigger winter storm moving in.......................................................
Code:
...WET STORM TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT RAIN WEDNESDAY INTO
FRIDAY...
.IMPACTS...
*TRAVEL HAZARDS FROM WINTRY ROAD CONDITIONS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY
*DEBRIS FLOWS POSSIBLE OVER RECENTLY BURNED AREAS
*LOCAL POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED BRANCHES
*LOCALIZED FLOODING FROM WIND-BLOWN LEAVES CLOGGING
DRAINS/GUTTERS
.FORECAST CONFIDENCE...
*HIGH FOR WET PATTERN WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
*MEDIUM FOR HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WINDS AND EXACT PRECIPITATION
AMOUNTS
.TIMING AND STRENGTH...
*ARRIVES WEDNESDAY, TAPERS OFF FRIDAY
*WIND: GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE VALLEY, HIGHER GUSTS NEAR
SIERRA CREST
*PRECIPITATION: 1-3 INCHES ACROSS THE VALLEY, UP TO 3 TO 6
INCHES FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS
*SNOW: 12 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. UP TO 2 TO 3 FEET OVER HIGH PEAKS.
.WEATHER SUMMARY...
A SERIES OF STORMS WITH MOIST PACIFIC AIR WILL BRING A WET PATTERN
FROM MID TO LATE WEEK...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND
HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW. SNOW WILL FALL BELOW PASS LEVELS THURSDAY
MORNING AND DROP FURTHER INTO FRIDAY...WITH OVER A FOOT OF NEW
SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET AND THE POTENTIAL FOR 2 TO 3 FEET
OVER HIGH PEAKS. RAIN TOTALS AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES PROJECTED FOR
THE VALLEY...WITH THE LIQUID EQUIVALENT OF 3 TO 6 INCHES FOR THE
MOUNTAINS. BURNS SCARS FROM RECENT FIRES HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR
DEBRIS FLOWS. LEAVES CLOGGING DRAINS MAY CAUSE LOCAL PONDING AND
FLOODING OF ROADS. BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED IN THE
VALLEY..WITH GUSTS TO GREATER THAN 50 MPH ALONG THE SIERRA CREST.
THIS COULD CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES.
AN ADDITIONAL SYSTEM COULD IMPACT THE AREA ON SUNDAY...BUT
UNCERTAINTY IS HIGH AT THIS POINT.
Just had an emergency broadcast for flood warning in Multnomah and Clackamas counties Oregon. Lots of wind, even more rain!
