Pacific Northwest storm warning

Wasn't really referring to your storm but you know what I mean .

 

The more dangerous parts of the first system is starting to come onshore and impacting the Oregon/Washington coastal area near the mouth of the Columbia River ... Possible winds of 80 MPH blowing around hail and graupel? That's not good. And the storm relative motion is nearing 65 MPH! The rains have been ongoing a while so grounds will be soft and trees/branches will be broken and/or uprooted so keep an eye out on tree-lined roads in the SW Washington regions.

* UNTIL 1145 AM PDT.



* AT 1110 AM PDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM

CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. A

TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE WIT THIS STORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED

NEAR WARRENTON...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.

PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THE DAMAGING WINDS.



* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...

ASTORIA...WARRENTON...GRAYS RIVER...FRANCES...NASELLE...HAMMOND

TOWN...ROSBURG...LEBAM...DEEP RIVER...MEGLER...PILLAR ROCK...

ALTOONA...KNAPPTON...HAMMOND AND CHINOOK.



THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS IN WASHINGTON...

U. S. HIGHWAY 101 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 7.

STATE ROUTE 4 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 4 AND 28.

STATE ROUTE 6 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 15 AND 20.



THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS IN OREGON...

U.S. HIGHWAY 30 WEST OF PORTLAND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 89 AND 99.

U.S. HIGHWAY 101 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 15.

 

The Portland station is reporting a tornado event happened in downtown Manzanita. Funny to hear the people say "I've never heard a tornado warning before and didn't know what it was". It originated as a waterspout then moved onshore. They were fortunate the winds and storm motion were so fast that any tornadic event damage was "quick and dirty". But wind damage and lost power is going to be the more widespread problem across the region.

 

Well, so much for making it to Ellensburg by end of my clock day. Still sitting at a shipper in S Everett that is having production problems (10:00 appt, now 13:30 and not yet started). May end up pulling out of here with my eLog screaming at me. (Ask me if I give a dam) 5 miles to a hotel I'm familiar with.

Guess I'll be pulling out of the Seattle area and headed east across 90, Saturday morning, maybe in between systems. Better be a nice tailwind across WA, or I'm gonna be mad.

 

40 years in Alaska, no less.

 

You gotta have milk and eggs and bread and sugar and cinnamon and raisins when it snows so you can make some bread pudding