rebeccad
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Post by rebeccad on Jan 24, 2024 7:50:59 GMT -8
Ugh. After a week of actual winter weather... now more rain. We also warmed up and got rainy. But at least here, that IS normal winter weather. 3” or thereabouts since last week when it stopped being cold.
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walkswithblackflies
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Post by walkswithblackflies on Jan 24, 2024 11:09:24 GMT -8
Ugh. After a week of actual winter weather... now more rain. We also warmed up and got rainy. But at least here, that IS normal winter weather. 3” or thereabouts since last week when it stopped being cold. A good way to describe our winter so far is "very Seattle".
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Post by walkswithblackflies on Jan 26, 2024 12:57:00 GMT -8
I'm sure that when most of you think "Syracuse in January", the image that comes to mind is pouring rain and flooding every other week.
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Post by starwalker on Feb 2, 2024 22:01:48 GMT -8
There was a 5.1 earthquake a few miles east of Oklahoma City. Everyone else, it seems, felt it that lives around me here close to the Arkansas state line in Oklahoma, but neither Carol nor I did.
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Post by walkswithblackflies on Feb 28, 2024 19:14:39 GMT -8
It's dropped 40 degrees in 8 hours.
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balzaccom
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Post by balzaccom on Feb 29, 2024 20:02:36 GMT -8
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Post by oldbill on Mar 5, 2024 5:47:42 GMT -8
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Post by absarokanaut on Mar 5, 2024 9:31:13 GMT -8
Our Friday Night/Saturday Morning Dumping has brought much of the region close to if not exceeding 100% Snow-Water Equivalent. nwcc-apps.sc.egov.usda.gov/imap/#version=169&elements=&networks=!&states=!&counties=!&hucs=&minElevation=&maxElevation=&elementSelectType=any&activeOnly=true&activeForecastPointsOnly=false&hucLabels=false&hucIdLabels=false&hucParameterLabels=true&stationLabels=&overlays=&hucOverlays=2&basinOpacity=75&basinNoDataOpacity=25&basemapOpacity=100&maskOpacity=0&mode=data&openSections=dataElement,parameter,date,basin,options,elements,location,networks&controlsOpen=true&popup=&popupMulti=&popupBasin=&base=esriNgwm&displayType=station&basinType=6&dataElement=WTEQ&depth=-8¶meter=PCTMED&frequency=DAILY&duration=I&customDuration=&dayPart=E&monthPart=E&forecastPubDay=1&forecastExceedance=50&useMixedPast=true&seqColor=1&divColor=7&scaleType=D&scaleMin=&scaleMax=&referencePeriodType=POR&referenceBegin=1991&referenceEnd=2020&minimumYears=20&hucAssociations=true&relativeDate=-1&lat=43.189&lon=-110.794&zoom=8.0 Every ten years they get rid of the oldest 10 years of data and we have new "averages" and "medians. No secret we had far more reliable snow in the 70s and 80s. That data is no longer used in calculating "averages."
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Post by oldbill on Mar 5, 2024 11:36:03 GMT -8
Our Friday Night/Saturday Morning Dumping has brought much of the region close to if not exceeding 100% Snow-Water Equivalent. That's good news! Story was only a few days ago. Thanks for the link. If I did it right, this is what the current Snotel is. Looks like the West side of the Wind Rivers is low, along with Togwotee Pass, but most of Yellowstone looks ok.
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Post by oldbill on Apr 2, 2024 16:54:47 GMT -8
Last year I had about 4 weeks of unsettled weather constantly rolling into the Tetons and Wind River areas, starting in late Aug. In looking back through the forecast discussions, they attributed that to (1) a strong El Nino and (2) an omega blocking pattern set up over the northern plains. Long range forecasts are just useful for potential trends/averages, but this year looks more encouraging. Currently they're expecting La Nina to build throughout the summer. Should lead to much better backpacking weather come next Aug/Sept. I'm introducing a couple of groups to the Winds so hoping there's enough decent weather to have a good first impression (unlike the 2020 wind storm, which was the last time I tried this) Anyway, could be nonsense, but I'm going to remain optimistic, at least for now!
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Post by absarokanaut on Apr 3, 2024 5:08:02 GMT -8
I am a bit apprehensive about this years smoke season. We've been so lucky in most recent years. There's a lot of fresh growth out to out west that could become serious fuel even with "normal" precipitation west of the Great Basin. Idaho, Utah, and Arizona might have a rough go.
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Post by oldbill on Apr 3, 2024 14:45:36 GMT -8
So many smoky years from fires in CA, Oregon and Canada. You might be right. According to FEMA Hazards map
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Post by starwalker on Apr 3, 2024 22:16:26 GMT -8
We had F1 tornadoes in NE Oklahoma and another 2 in NW Arkansas on April 1. At our house, our son and I stood outside and watched a tornado warned storm that didn't touch down. It went just north of our house by 3 miles or so and you could hear the roar in the atmosphere.
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balzaccom
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Post by balzaccom on Apr 4, 2024 6:10:12 GMT -8
Well, this current storm threw us a curveball. We had to drive up to our cabin in the Sierra and winterize it again--shouldn't heve to do that in April!
But temps are expected down to 18 F.
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Post by absarokanaut on Apr 5, 2024 7:05:15 GMT -8
Balzacon and his friggin' first world problems. Just kidding man, having dealt with frozen pipes myself I understand. We will all diverge on your cabin with a case of Boones Farm Wild Moose Marble from 1977.
Perhaps only an inch or two of snow here in town but a bit more at higher elevations over the weekend. El Nino did not bring its A Game this year, we're pretty "normal."
We all know some folks have dealt with life threatening weather in recent days. Hoping everyone is OK. "Up the Rebels!"
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