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10/22

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Poland

I don't know how they manage.

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Supplies

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I think the point is that kids will have to eat with their hands, or carry their own, since the cheap disposable plastic forks are not coming from China anytime soon.

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Trump moving in to the social media networks.

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Thread: PLAN NOW FOR THE MOTHER OF ALL WINTERS!

They're all over the board on this one. I'm going to go buy a few shares while it's down. Lol

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One more bump for Trump

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I'm preparing for this one. I will loose power at some point. Poles are already down in the area and you can feel the heavy quiet air. Weird. They say No CA will take the hit but the local radio stations have gone in to storm mode, But they are definitely downplaying what's coming in.

Critters are cozy for now.

Check in when I can.

Misty



On Sunday, the most powerful storm in Northwest history, with the lowest central pressure ever observed in our region, will approach our coast.

There are still uncertainties with its track...as well as its impacts on the region. But there is now little doubt that an extraordinary event is in store, as unusual as the June heatwave. This blog will fill you in on the details.

The Current Offshore Storm

The offshore storm today was one of the strongest on record, with the sea level pressure in its center dropping to around 951 hPa-- in the range of a category three hurricane.

I have studied such intense midlatitude cyclones (low-pressure areas) for years, and the lowest central pressure in the historical record off our coast is 950 hPa.

The satellite image this morning shows an impressive storm, with clouds swirling into the low center. And a front is about to make landfall on our coast, resulting in substantial precipitation over land.



As predicted, this storm produced extreme winds along the coast of Vancouver Island, including 100 mph at Solander Island on the north coast (see a map of winds at 9 AM, gusts are in red). Only 40-50 mph gusts along the Washington coast.



The Monster Storm on Sunday

What is predicted for Sunday is a different animal....a far more powerful and dangerous one. An unprecedented animal. And an animal whose moves are still somewhat uncertain, unlike the last storm, which proved to be highly predictable and stable.

Below is the forecast sea-level pressure on Sunday at 11 AM by the U.S. GFS model.

I could not believe my eyes when I saw this. 942 hPa central pressure. Never has a storm with such low pressure moved this far south to the waters immediately offshore of the Pacific Northwest. Not even the 1962 Columbus Day Storm (which was only 955 hPa)


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Were they full of "homeless"?

Cliff Mass has a new forecast. I can't paste a link but Google will take you right there.


Here is some of it.

The Storm's Future is Now Known
The models have converged to a consistent solution, the storm is beginning to "bomb", and I can now provide a forecast with some confidence.

This will be the strongest Northwest storm on record, but its strength will collapse as it approaches the coast of Vancouver Island. More quickly than any storm in my experience.

And there will be strong winds over land, but not from the south, but from the east, as air is pulled westward by the immense, powerful storm offshore.

Let me begin by showing you the latest water vapor satellite image over the eastern Pacific (below), with the dark areas indicating dry conditions.

This is a very potent storm, with massive clouds and extreme darkening, which indicates strong sinking behind the low center (you can see the moisture curling up). Such sinking is a sign of vigor...

100 mph is cat3 right?

100mph is a Cat 2; 111mph starts Cat 3

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Just now reading about the storms. Stay safe.....

Thank you, the rains have started. Flooding will be the concerns. Mop and bucket at the ready!!

10/24

More rotten egg smell, sulphur

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Double down

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942, again

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Some are splitting up the storm

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I can't post from Imgur on the phone. I can tell you that the storm doesn't seem to be tracking over Vancouver Island. It looks like the south side of the island and the north WA coast will take the hit.

I'm not an expert but raised by Harry Wappler to read the photos.

I guess we wait and see.

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Best satellite photo I could find.

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Finely someone got it.

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Cliff Mass

A Record Storm and the Power Outages Begin


This morning, the offshore storm rapidly intensified and achieved record status, with the central pressure dropping to at least 943 hPa (the previous record for our region was 950 hPa).

And there is a very good chance it is even deeper right now.

Here is the latest visible satellite image of the storm (around 10 AM).

Stunningly beautiful creature, with the frontal clouds swirling towards the low center. And you can see very unstable air with lots of convection (e.g., thunderstorms) over the southwest portions (the popcorn-looking clouds). Some of that activity will reach us later today.