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Ouch! We went through the arctic thing around Xmas/New Year's. I don't do cold like that well. Stay warm & safe.tinnitus photography wrote: ↑Fri Jan 28, 2022 5:13 pmi am gonna get my snowshoes out of my car and get ready for some trekking on sunday.
Very glad that my piece of the upper midwest is in the severe thunderstorm area and not the blizzard one.beantownbubba wrote: ↑Tue Apr 12, 2022 3:56 pmBlizzard conditions w/ 1 to 3 feet of snow predicted for the upper midwest, w/ tornado warnings further south. WTF?
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It's looking like we're getting another bout in Seattle. Last one wasn't much but it's the cold that kills me. Just in case I'm delivering Xmas presents for my little kid friends this weekend in case we get a major snow dump. Driving in Seattle in the snow is really ugly. We don't get snow a lot here which I am thankful for. Think warm thoughts.
I was in Seattle for one of those rare snowstorms some years back and you aren't kidding. It was MAYBE two inches of snow, but there were buses sliding down hills, businesses closing down, etc. It was a rough scene!chuckrh wrote: ↑Thu Dec 15, 2022 12:03 pmIt's looking like we're getting another bout in Seattle. Last one wasn't much but it's the cold that kills me. Just in case I'm delivering Xmas presents for my little kid friends this weekend in case we get a major snow dump. Driving in Seattle in the snow is really ugly. We don't get snow a lot here which I am thankful for. Think warm thoughts.
Btw If you are into weather, and by that I mean the causes, effects and probabilities of storms, this blog is for you.When you hear the phrase “polar vortex,” it’s usually referring to the North Pole and we’re talking about Northern Hemisphere winter weather.
So this is an area of low pressure up in the stratosphere, usually centered near the North Pole. It can slosh around, it can stretch, and it can break into two pieces.
There is also often a vortex near the North Pole lower down, in the first few miles of the atmosphere, which we call the “weather layer,” or the troposphere. That’s where systems hustle around the globe, come and go, cold fronts and warm fronts. Above that, in the stratosphere, is the much more defined vortex over the North Pole, and that one can have effects that percolate down to the surface.
So meteorologists are watching both of those layers, the stratosphere and the troposphere, but when you hear “polar vortex,” it’s usually referring to that well defined area of low pressure that’s typically over or near the North Pole, about 10 to 30 miles above the surface in the stratosphere.
This is great. I've become somewhat of a weather nerd since the start of the pandemic. Moreso tornadoes and thunderstorms but I dig it all.Clams wrote: ↑Wed Dec 21, 2022 5:11 pmhttps://yaleclimateconnections.org/2022 ... o-with-it/
Btw If you are into weather, and by that I mean the causes, effects and probabilities of storms, this blog is for you.When you hear the phrase “polar vortex,” it’s usually referring to the North Pole and we’re talking about Northern Hemisphere winter weather.
So this is an area of low pressure up in the stratosphere, usually centered near the North Pole. It can slosh around, it can stretch, and it can break into two pieces.
There is also often a vortex near the North Pole lower down, in the first few miles of the atmosphere, which we call the “weather layer,” or the troposphere. That’s where systems hustle around the globe, come and go, cold fronts and warm fronts. Above that, in the stratosphere, is the much more defined vortex over the North Pole, and that one can have effects that percolate down to the surface.
So meteorologists are watching both of those layers, the stratosphere and the troposphere, but when you hear “polar vortex,” it’s usually referring to that well defined area of low pressure that’s typically over or near the North Pole, about 10 to 30 miles above the surface in the stratosphere.
So strange here. Yesterday it was 19 & the city was shut down. Today it's all gone. Raining hard & supposed to be 50 this afternoon. I'll go deliver the gifts that I was supposed to deliver yesterday tomorrow morning. I'll tell the little kids that Santa left them at my house by mistake. They're little enough where they'll buy that except maybe the 6 year old. He's pretty bright & has probably figured it out but he's cool & won't ruin it for his little sister & cousins.brettac1 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 24, 2022 11:27 amI live in a rural area and that's always one of the most concerning parts in this situation. We've been having 40+ MPH gusts for over 24 hours now. I especially worry about people whose roads/driveways have been drifted shut losing power. It's 2 degrees with a windchill of -18 at the moment.
Hang in there! I hope you're restored by now.Clams wrote: ↑Sun Dec 25, 2022 12:40 pmJust about 48 hours now since the power went out. Randi and sammi are at a nearby Hilton, me and the dog are hunkered down in the house. Slept in front of the firepplace last night, inside temp dipped to 43. Have gone thru half a cord of wood since Fri afternoon. Connected my laptop to my phone's hotspot for internet so was able to watch the Eagles last night (fuckin cowboys!). Ground zero is 3 houses down where a big tree took out some poles and wires. Yesterday a tree crew cleaned out the tree and new poles were delivered and this morning a crew of good ol' boys from South Carolina showed up at 8am and started working on the electrical. They think they'll have service restored later today. 15 degrees in Xmas day, god bless those guys. I brought them coffee and donuts from dunkin a couple hours ago. Typing this from 2 feet in front of the fireplace. Merry xmas yall.
Power back at 9pm last night!
Glad everything is sorted out.Clams wrote: ↑Mon Dec 26, 2022 6:09 pmPower back at 9pm last night!
Those boys from the South Carolina power crew were awesome. Showed up on Xmas day at 8am in frigid temps, worked until 9pm with no breaks. Restored power to all the homes on my street, then back to their hotel and today they were off to Buffalo to help those folks who got like 4 feet of snow.
Good news. Glad to hear it. The situation in Buffalo is insane.Clams wrote: ↑Mon Dec 26, 2022 6:09 pmPower back at 9pm last night!
Those boys from the South Carolina power crew were awesome. Showed up on Xmas day at 8am in frigid temps, worked until 9pm with no breaks. Restored power to all the homes on my street, then back to their hotel and today they were off to Buffalo to help those folks who got like 4 feet of snow.