It's Off To Work We Go!

Monday, December 18, 2006


Ah, Monday mornings aren't they grand? Actually it is the start of the work week for most folks and perhaps just another day for others. At least we had some clear skies overnight for the most part and some patchy fog . . . . and lots of frost! If you enjoyed Sunday's weather then you will be thrilled with Monday's as well!



NOWCAST - Another fair day weatherwise and Tuesday as well as weak high pressure holds. More rain in the offing later in the week. With trapped cold air in place there could be some spotty freezing rain here and there mainly gorge. Perhaps even some fresh powder on the slopes in time for the weekend. I think if we get frozen precipitation if anything, it would be brief sleet, freezing rain then rain except for gorge. No snow.

FORECAST -

Today: Mostly sunny. Highs around 40. Light wind...except east 10 mph near the gorge.

Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows 25 to 30. Light wind...except east wind 15 to 20 mph near the gorge.

Tuesday: Partly sunny. Highs around 40. Light wind...except east wind 15 to 25 mph near the gorge.

Tuesday night: Partly cloudy. Lows around 30. East wind 10 mph.. Except east wind 20 to 25 mph near the gorge.


OUTCAST - If you thought it was chilly this morning and Sunday morning, it was! I recorded a low of 21 degrees Sunday and 22 degrees today. That 21 and 22 degrees were the same low measured at Pearson Field and was the coldest reporting station in western Washington both Sunday and Monday morning. Yeah Vancouver! There were a few reports of upper teens in the outlying areas of Clark County both days. Brrrrr

That snow squall that moved through our local area Friday afternoon later moved through the Salem area and we can add the following to the list of crazy events from last week:
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
    ..REMARKS..

0340 PM     TORNADO          8 NE SALEM              45.01N 122.91W
12/15/2006                   MARION             OR   PUBLIC 

    IMMEDIATELY AFTER A THUNDERSTORM WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING
    AND SMALL HAIL A SMALL TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AND CROSSED
    AN ACRE AND A HALF OF FLOODWATER UP TO 3 FEET DEEP AND
    SUCKED ALL OF THE WATER INTO THE FUNNEL IN AROUND 3
    SECONDS, ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD ROARING SOUND. THE TORNADO
    CONTINUED AND TWISTED A 12 INCH DIAMETER CEDAR OFF AND
    TOSSED IT INTO A NEIGHBORS OUT BARN. THEN THE TORNADO
    CHANGED DIRECTION AND PICKED UP AN RV AND THREW IT ON ITS
    SIDE.
Fun while it lasted but now we are past it!

OFF TOPIC - I was so honored to be selected TIME magazines Person of The Year for 2006 as stated in an e-mail I received from that publication over the weekend. Imagine that, me on the cover of time for all the good I do. WOW! Okay, actually according to TIME, YOU are also person of the year. Everyone is. Why? Here is a quote from their web site:

"Who are these people? Seriously, who actually sits down after a long day at work and says, I'm not going to watch Lost tonight. I'm going to turn on my computer and make a movie starring my pet iguana? I'm going to mash up 50 Cent's vocals with Queen's instrumentals? I'm going to blog about my state of mind or the state of the nation or the steak-frites at the new bistro down the street? Who has that time and that energy and that passion?

The answer is, you do. And for seizing the reins of the global media, for founding and framing the new digital democracy, for working for nothing and beating the pros at their own game, TIME's Person of the Year for 2006 is you."

Wow, thanks to the world wide web we all are heroes in a sense. It is a nice honor that we all are included but kind of takes away from those that should have been nominated that really did something significant. Depends on how you look at it anyways I guess. Rush Limbaugh really went off on a tangent today about this saying it was demeaning the notoriety of the annual award. Oh well, who has time to read TIME anyway. I am too busy with my blog and searching the world wide web. Maybe TIME has seen its time. Maybe time has run out for TIME. Thanks TIME, but maybe next time.


My Quote of the Day - "To be curious can be a good thing - but remember the cat? "- Pat Timm





-- posted by Pat Timm @ 6:08 AM,

1 Comments:

At 6:29 PM, Anonymous Jerry said...

Whats your thoughts on the ZR rain for the Portland Metro Area this Tuesday night/Wed.

 

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