[klickitat jim]

The part of Vancouver where I live is somewhat elevated and all the rain runs down hill to the river.
Three hours ago there were a couple of peals of thunder. And a mini tornado hit just NE of us in Battleground about the same time.

Tornado?!? Zoiks! I better call Mom, she lives just outside of Battleground.

Not to worry, the video showed a piss poor example of a tornado that dissipated pretty quickly with no more damage than a moderate non tornado wind gust. Although from the news coverage on the local stations you'd think that it was a world class disaster.

Yup, similar to Honolulu getting two inches of snow. It would be a big deal but nothing like Buffalo gets.

I was surprised by the video though. I didnt see any single wide trailers, which I have always suspected were the cause of many tornadoes.

[santoch]

I think trailer parks have tornado magnets in them.

[jeffy]

I think trailer parks have tornado magnets in them.

Boulevard makes a double IPA called Double Wide that says, "it's twister proof" right on the label.

[lenphallock]

We had some flooding here in Longview (40 miles north of Portland on I5). Most of all the rivers are receding now.


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[hopfenundmalz]

Is the snow pack in the mountains more normal this year. That melts and turns into hops in Yakima.

[klickitat jim]

Is the snow pack in the mountains more normal this year. That melts and turns into hops in Yakima.

Mt Hood Meadows is just now opening for skiing, usually opens thanksgiving, so probably not.

[RPIScotty]

Is the snow pack in the mountains more normal this year. That melts and turns into hops in Yakima.

Mt Hood Meadows is just now opening for skiing, usually opens thanksgiving, so probably not.

I live in Syracuse and heard on the news today that Buffalo just broke a 115 yr old record for least snowfall in December. We got nothin' out here.

Although this is what happened last year and we got hammered with almost 8' of total snow in February alone.

[denny]

Is the snow pack in the mountains more normal this year. That melts and turns into hops in Yakima.

Yep.  Predicting several feet in the Cascades this weekend.

[Pinski]

Is the snow pack in the mountains more normal this year. That melts and turns into hops in Yakima.

Yep.  Predicting several feet in the Cascades this weekend.

Yep, been pouring and cold here in town. Snowing hard in the mountains.  Will be skiing soon!