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High Wind Sunday Eve. 1/17/10 into Monday for the Coast/Strait/Olympics/Bellingham/Mt. Vernon/Whidbey Island/San Juans

Strong Low off the WA Coast Late on 1/17 & am 1/18

High Wind WARNING -Brownish Orange Shaded Area 30-40 G 60-65mph

A strong Pacific low pressure system is developing and will intensify late Sunday the 17th into early on Monday the 18th of January.

Pacific Co., which includes Raymond and Long Beach WA down to Astoria, OR,  has a High Wind Warning from 7 pm Sunday the 17th to 8 am Monday.  A High Wind Watch has been upgraded to a WARNING and is in effect form Sunday evening the 17th through Monday morning the 18th.  This is for the central & north Washington Coast, the Western Strait of Juan de Fuca & the Olympic Mountains and from Whidbey Island into the San Juans and the Bellingham to Mt. Vernon Areas.  Strong SE winds are expected to develop and possibly reach as high as 30 to 40 miles per hour SUSTAINED with Gusts to 60 to possibly 65 mph especially exposed ridges and open beaches/headlands.  The wind should shift to the south and SW early Monday and ease by noon.  A wind advisory has been issued for most of the rest of  Western WA including Seattle until the morning of the 18th, Monday.

Portland SNOW 12/29/09 Fed Ex Truck Spinning it’s wheels and sparks flying!

Portland, OR snow 12/29/09 Fed Ex Truck Spinning it’s wheels and sparks flying!
Warming temperatures helps the roads around Portland to return to normal after a few inches of snow fell on 12/29/09. ODOT estimated 1,000 abandoned vehicles on the interstates and in the suburbs. Great Viewer Coverage below:

Portland, OR Streets a Sheet of ICE 2 years ago( January 2007 )

Channel 8′s Coverage in Portland 2 years ago. Amazing Video and one of Jim’s favorites!

Winter Storm Ends -Cascades & Eastern Washington 1/2/10

Winter Storm-Cascades up to 2 more feet & Eastern Washington-Including Winthrop 5-9″ below 3,500 ft. 2″ at the crest, Omak, Chelan, Wenatchee 3-6″ and a glazing of ice in spots, Ellensburg & Pasco…  All Watches and Warnings/Advisories ended on 01/02/10 in Washington State.

Weather Hazards

Official Snow Storm Totals 12/20/09

New York City & Long Island: Central Park  10.9″, Upton on Long Island 24.9″ @ the National Weather Service, Sag Harbor 20″,  Islip 17.1″ , Brooklyn Marine Park 11.5″, Commack 18.2″

Pennsylvania: Philadelphia 23.2″, Upper Chichester 18″

Rhode Island: West Greenwich 20″

New Jersey:  Cherry Hill 20″, Mount Holly @ the National Weather Service 16.6″, Atlantic City 12.1″, Toms River 21″

Connecticut: Norwich 17″, Old Saybrook 12″, Darien 10.5″, Milford 10″

Massachusetts as of 10 am and still snowing 10 to 16″

Washington, DC: American University 16″, The Mall 16″

Delaware:  Wilmington 17″

Maryland: Bethesda 23″, Germantown 22″, Baltimore-BWI 21″, Annapolis 20.8″

Virginia: Indian Valley 26″, Alexandria 19″, Dulles International 18″, Reagan National 16.4″

North Carolina: Asheville 17″, Greensboro 4.5″

South Carolina Rainfall Totals Were High: McClellanville 5.96″, Mount Pleasant 5.38″, Isle of Palms 4.80″, Charleston 3.93″, North Myrtle Beach 2.96″

The Surface Low Pressure Area causing the heavy snow and strong winds is tracking northeastward, away from the coast Sunday 12/20/09.  Snow and Wind is tapering off.

PHILADELPHIA 23.2″

Blizzard 2009 Great Video and Conditions!

Blizzard 2009 Video:
Click Here

Bitter Cold in the Northwest !

Bitter Cold This Week 12/07 to 12/11 In Western WA: Check Your Neighborhood here

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT 12/7/09: READ HERE

Rain @ Times in Los Angeles 12/6/09

Los Angeles Had Nearly 1″ of Rain & in the Mtn.s -Wrightwood 8″ of Snow: More Rain & Snow Amounts Here

Southern CA Advisories: More Here

The Monster Midwest Snowstorm Moves Away 12/6/09

The Midwest SNOWSTORM: Click Here

West Texas Weather: Click Here

National Weather Service Statement around Chicago: Read Here

Blizzard Conditions Parts Iowa

Update on Nebraska will get

Midwest Snowstorm!

Wind Advisory ended 12/06 -Bellingham/San Juans & The Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca

Wind Advisory ended 12/06-Bellingham/San Juans & The Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca

Another Surge of Very COLD Air 12/05/09 & Snow Showers For Some

A FROSTY START AGAIN, ICY SPOTS !!

Another Surge of VERY COLD Air Moved into W.WA 12/05/09 with WIND and Bitter Cold and some of us had a few snow showers, we had a trace in Bothell: Remember, even a trace of snow with this cold air makes roads slick !