Snow Report

On Feb 23, 2:10?pm, "Julie Bove" wrote:

I work in Des Moines Wa (2 miles from the marina) and live a mile
further away in Seatac. We had at least 2 inches of snow between 7 and
10pm. It was still snowing after 11pm. At home, we have at least 4
inches on the deck.

Work elevation is 397 feet. It's pretty close to sea level. And they
do get snow at the marina.

Home elevation is 469 feet.

We have snow several times this season. Multiple days in a row. Most
years,. we get snow at least a few times. Two years ago, I had to
shovel my yard twice i one day because the snow was too deep for my
elderly dog.

I see mostly the same forecasts for Portland, Oregon as I see for
Seattle, Washington.
 
On Feb 23, 4:51?pm, [email protected] (Steve Pope) wrote:

Since when is Vancouver *BC* "down here" when describing the west
coast of NORTH AMERICA?

That may be "down here" when discussing the west coast of Canada, but
south of you is the NORTHWEST of the USA. Honestly, when you consider
the coastline of the continent, you are more like the middle.
 
On Feb 24, 1:49?am, sf wrote:

We had hail Tuesday afternoon, which looked like snow, but melted
quickly. Big news of snow alert which seemed like nothing in my area
as we didn't get any snow until about noon. Up to 2 inches in my
area. It melted within a couple hours. At 7pm, I didn't see any snow,
but when I looked out the door at work at 8pm, the parking lot was
completely white. At least 2 inches in the main parking area, deeper
by the car. It has stopped for now, but we have more forecasted for
Thursday.
 
Dave Smith wrote:


I've been snowed on once, maybe twice in downtown Vancouver. So, yeah,
it's less rare there, than it is in San Francisco.

This maybe has to do with Vancouver's being pretty far inland, away from
the zone where the ocean moderates things.

Victoria is hilly and I've only seen snow on the tops of hills there,
and not often. My friend who said she was "snowed in" today (e.g.,
unable to move her car) has been there her entire life and considers
this unprecedented.

If predictions hold up, the amount of snow in the SFBA will also be
unprecedented.

Steve
 
In article ,
[email protected] says...

At her age, sprains are better, at my age, I would have been better off
breaking my ankle last time I took a good crapper off my bike. A year
later it was still falling out from under me...
 
On Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:51:06 -0500, Boron Elgar
wrote:


Snow predictions have updated from Friday/Saturday to Thursday/Friday.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
sf wrote:


Yes, the storm is traveling here faster than predicted.

This will be interesting, as I will be working in Sonoma County
until Thursday evening.

Steve
 
On 23/02/2011 6:56 PM, sf wrote:
They are welcome to it. We have had our share of snow this window. We
have not had any bad storms but there was snow on the ground for
Christmas and it has been here every since. It got warm about a week and
a half ago and then plunged back into the deep freeze and snowed some
more. I had just started to see green patches but then it turned white
again.
 
"Steve Pope" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

We went to Stanley Park in Vancouver many years ago in May. I was living in
Seattle at the time. I dressed for the weather in Seattle. Capri pants,
short sleeved top, lightweight sweater over it. And guess what? There was
snow on the ground in Vancouver! We weren't able to stay for long. Yes, I
suppose we could have bought warmer clothes. But we didn't.
 
notbob wrote:



nb,

Yeah, some rainy/snowy weather ahead, again.

From the house I could maybe ski for a quarter mile, but you have ski-
lifts! Ya BUM!!! ;)

Best,

Andy
 
On 2011-02-24, Andy wrote:


Not here. We don't even have snow!

Today, sunny and snowless, despite being at 8K ft almost dead center
in CO Rockies. Turns out the heavy snowfalls of the last 3 Winters
were the exception rather than the rule.

I live in a weather anomaly. With a whole line of 14K+ peaks jes 3-4
miles West of me, the storms dump most of their moisture on the
Western slopes. We are left cold, but amazingly dry, in this
sheltered valley. Unlike the several feet of snow we've had in the
past few years, this year we've had about three snowfalls of about 2-3
inches each. The locals tell me this is the norm. My new Sorel's
have cobwebs.

BTW, the closest ski resort is about 80 miles away. This is
whitewater country.

http://www.coloradoheadwaters.com/

nb
 
bill van wrote:




That's true, but there is no straight path to the open ocean without
a lot of land mass in the way.


Okay, then the incidence of sea-level snow in the lower mainland is greater
than I had thought.


Steve
 
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