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May 2008
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January 2007 ArchivesI love a good snow storm, but I usually don't get too excited about a widespread valley snowfall when we're still dealing with onshore flow. That means the winds are coming in from the ocean, which has a warming influence on cold air masses from the north. That influence may only reach 500 feet or so above sea level, but almost every time, with onshore winds, it's enough to keep the valley from seeing a widespread snowfall. This time, after th... Remember the ol' Star Trek movie Wrath of Khan. I've got my own twist on that trekkie favorite. Wednesday's snow showers are widely scattered but sticking only in outlying areas. Locations west and north of the city have seen some sticking snow. The lack of a good winter's snow storm has not made me popular with school kids in Portland. Oh the wrath I've endured from many a child hoping this would be day to play in snow and escape the classro... Snow lovers in Portland are like Charlie Brown trying to kick a field goal: Lucy keeps pulling the ball away at the last second and we end up on lying in the mud. Time and again, computer forecasts show promising signs of Arctic air invading the Northwest, with moisture coming in off the Pacific for that magical snow making combination that so often eludes us. And then, as we get closer to the advertised event, the models back off on the Arct... |
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