Monday, April 8, 2013 1:02 P.M. April is known for “showers and sunbreaks,” which might as well become a trademarked phrase around here since it is probably the most commonly mentioned phrase in Seattle, meteorological or otherwise. Imagine how rich the original creator of that phrase would be if news stations and the National Weather […]
Terrible Tempest the Twelfth
October 12, 2012 4:18 P.M. As promised, I’ll give you guys a brief overview of the Columbus Day Storm of 1962 since it has been 50 years since it happened. Unfortunately, I had a seizure before the presentation and was still in the ER when the presentation started. Trust me, I tried to convince those […]
It’s Been 50 Days…
Thursday, September 6, 2012 10:24 P.M. … since my last blog post. Summer kind of does that to you. The more free time you have, the less you feel like doing. I’ve actually been quite busy with music and jobs, but that is no excuse for being off this blog for 50 days. However, I […]
A Record Day at Sea-Tac
Thursday, December 1, 2011 12:42 P.M. Sound like you? Actually, all of us have been under a lot of pressure lately. While the weather outside seems mundane (and believe me, it is), Sea-Tac has seen the highest pressure readings since observations began there in 1948 over the past 12 hours. The below figures show the […]
Putting that Big Midwest Storm in Perspective
October 27, 2010 1:59 P.M. Look at that storm!!! Now, many of you may have heard about the huge storm in the Midwest. There has been a lot of talk about it being the strongest extratropical storm on record on the contiguous 48 states. The media generally says it is. However, many of the local […]
Some more recent storms
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 3:21 P.M. After the Columbus Day Storm, we would be without a major storm for some time. But we had a major windstorm on November 13, 1981. This storm was actually similar to the Columbus Day Storm in depth and track, but its track took it a little further offshore, preventing […]