WeatherSystems

Well, what can I say about the merry month of April? Two wind storms, heavy snow in the mountains and down into the surrounding foothills. Maybe another blast of wind on Thursday? And more heavy snow. You will really notice the coldness on Thursday with stiff west winds gusting upwards of 55 in the mountains and coast and 35-45 locally. It will really feel like winter. So much for a mild and dry spring eh?

There is a web site that has been compiling all the links that blame global warming on various issues. The list is long but you can find it here

Weather observer Tyler Mode put Monday's time lapse weather on You Tube and you can see a possible rotation in the clouds. He has sent this to the NWS for their take on it. View it here


Steve Peirce of Vancouver compiled this verbiage of Mondays windstorm:
On the 38th anniversary of the deadly F3 Vancouver tornado of April 5th 1972, a small yet compact storm made landfall in SW Washington and NW Oregon about 4:30pm PT today. As the center of the storm neared Astoria, it gained additional strength. The center of the storm then traveled northeast to near Toledo, WA. before slowly dissipating. The pressure gradient in the valley reached its maximum point as the center of the storm was 60 miles northwest of Portland. In Vancouver, WA. a 100ft tall Doug Fir tree snapped in half during the peak of the storm, sending the top half of the tree crashing into a house below, about 5:45pm. Winds reached as high as 70mph along the coast and were mostly in the 40-50mph in the Willamette Valley and in SW Washington. This was the third strong spring storm to strike the Pacific Northwest in the past few weeks. These systems have been supported by a stronger than normal springtime jet pointed at the Pacific Northwest which is more reminiscent of a wintertime pattern.   Please see additional photos and satellite picture attached!   Peak 24 hr wind gusts as of  6pm ---  
Location Elev Latest Report 24 hr Peak gust Cape Foul NEWPRT 1024 ft 1839PDT 71 Yaquina Bridge W 120 ft 1830PDT 69 Yaquina Bridge W 120 ft 1830PDT 69 Lincoln C LINCON 187 ft 1834PDT 58 SUGARLOAF 4328 ft 1806PDT 57 Newport 30 ft 1800PDT 56 Cape Mear MEARES 1421 ft 1833PDT 55 Garibaldi 0 ft 1806PDT 54 Newport Municipa 161 ft 1830PDT 54 Buoy 46050 0 ft 1750PDT 54 Forest Gro N7NKE 200 ft 1831PDT 53 Florence/Siuslaw 26 ft 1755PDT 52 Newport DW1265 164 ft 1832PDT 51 Mt. Hebo HEBOWX 3160 ft 1832PDT 50 Newport WA7ZVY-4 128 ft 1834PDT 49 Aurora State Air 194 ft 1819PDT 49 Garibaldi 75 ft 1805PDT 48 Clatsop Spit 30 ft 1800PDT 47 Portland DW3557 750 ft 1833PDT 47 South Beach 0 ft 1806PDT 46 Kalama CW4577 840 ft 1827PDT 46 Buoy 46029 0 ft 1750PDT 45 Cape Disappointm 140 ft 1830PDT 45 DUNES 120 ft 1804PDT 44 Portland Interna 26 ft 1753PDT 44 McMinnville Muni 157 ft 1753PDT 44 Newport DW4355 165 ft 1606PDT 43 Portland-Hillsbo 203 ft 1753PDT 43 Salem, McNary Fi 210 ft 1756PDT 43 Ridgefield N7OFW 260 ft 1810PDT 43 Glen Jackson Bri 180 ft 1830PDT 42 Garibaldi KB7QWZ 10 ft 1833PDT 41 Corvallis Munici 246 ft 1835PDT 41 Glen Jackson Bri 180 ft 1823PDT 40 Eugene, Mahlon S 364 ft 1813PDT 40 Springfie CW9669 462 ft 1827PDT 40 Corbett CW2664 659 ft 1830PDT 40 Timberline Lodge 7001 ft 1500PDT 40 Kalama CW4910 381 ft 1830PDT 40 Road's E W7KKE-3 89 ft 1837PDT 39 Longview 0 ft 1812PDT 39 GOODWIN PEAK 1800 ft 1801PDT 38 AURORA 141 ft 1715PDT 38 Tigard CW9129 200 ft 1830PDT 38 CORVALLIS 230 ft 1715PDT 37 Longview CW9604 896 ft 1834PDT 37 Interstate Bridg 100 ft 1823PDT 37 I-205 at Divisio 270 ft 1532PDT 36 STAYTON 366 ft 1813PDT 36 EAGLE CREEK 747 ft 1813PDT 36 Vancouver DW0710 300 ft 1834PDT 36 Rockaway ROCKWY 450 ft 1827PDT 35 Gresham CW9374 293 ft 1835PDT 35 Portland DW4360 175 ft 1827PDT 35 Scappoose Indust 52 ft 1753PDT 35 Eugene KC7RJK-2 415 ft 1840PDT 35 Vancouver, Pears 26 ft 1827PDT 35 CEDAR 2220 ft 1810PDT 34 FOREST GROVE 180 ft 1715PDT 34 Vancouver CW6873 213 ft 1829PDT 34 Canby CW9654 158 ft 1831PDT 33 Portland CW2936 249 ft 1827PDT 33 Portland-Troutda 36 ft 1753PDT 33 Eugene DW1439 810 ft 1834PDT 33 WILLOW CREEK 456 ft 1754PDT 33 BRUSH CREEK 2300 ft 1814PDT 33 Brush Pra CW7892 285 ft 1834PDT 33 Fremont Bridge W 270 ft 1733PDT 32 ROCKHOUSE 1 1797 ft 1812PDT 32 Long Beac CW9086 7 ft 1826PDT 32 Toke Point 0 ft 1812PDT 32 CANNIBAL MOUNTAI 1939 ft 1803PDT 31 Kelso-Longview A 20 ft 1835PDT 31 CANYON CREEK 2500 ft 1752PDT 31 Astoria Regional 10 ft 1805PDT 30 St Hele WH6KO-10 36 ft 1830PDT 30 Tualatin CW7563 241 ft 1833PDT 30 Springfie CW7901 1320 ft 1832PDT 30 Woodland CW5733 35 ft 1833PDT 30

The local Chapter of the American Meteorological Society will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Old Spaghetti Factory in Clackamas, Ore. George Miller, historian and science professor at Marylhurst University, will give a presentation titled “Was Weather A Factor in the Israelite Crossing of the Red Sea?” He has given many good, interesting talks over the years, so don’t miss this one. Everyone is welcome. If you would like to have dinner, go to the chapter’s Web site at www.ametsoc.org/chapters/oregon for details.

Well off and running to Wednesday. See you soon.