Another stormy night on tap for Puget Sound region
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SEATTLE -- Have your webbed feet grown back yet?
After nearly an inch of rain fell in Seattle over the past few days -- greater amounts in other spots -- more rain and gusty winds are on tap for Monday afternoon as another potent storm rolls through.
This storm is aiming to trick a few people as the morning began with sunshine and calm winds, but the day sure didn't end that way as rain developed in the early afternoon.
Rain will be increasing in the evening - likely in time for the evening commute, as will the winds. A Wind Advisory is in effect for much of Western Washington -- it begins at 2 p.m. for the coast and Northwest Interior for southeast-to-south winds gusting to 45-50 mph. For the greater Seattle area and rest of the region, the advisory begins at 5 p.m. for potential gusts to 45 mph.
Even though those wind speeds aren't out of the ordinary for October, there is still potential for scattered power outages as trees still have a healthy coat of autumn leaves and tend to be more susceptible to winds than when they're bare in the winter.
The wind advisory ends at 5 a.m. Tuesday.
Rain will steady and moderate-to-heavy once again with expected totals in the lowlands of about a quarter to half inch with 1-2" of more rain possible in the mountains. Keep an eye out for clogged storm drains.
In addition, thunderstorms are also popping up with lightning reported in Forks, Port Angeles, Astoria and near Kelso in the early afternoon. Those storms will blow through the inland areas as the front passes this evening, then taper off overnight.
The rest of the rain and wind will taper off by early Tuesday morning with scattered showers amid sunbreaks on Wednesday. Another system is due in on Thursday and a third on Saturday, but once Saturday's system passes, models indicate temperatures will cool quite a bit to where highs might barely break into the low 50s for the weekend into early next week. So now that you've grown your webbed feet, next up, that extra layer of fur!
Some rainfall totals from Sunday
Midnight to Midnight tallies:
Seattle: 0.65"
Olympia: 0.68"
Forks: 2.62" -- Daily record. Old record 2.02"
CoCoRahs spotter totals (7am Sunday to 7 am Monday)
Montesano: 2.61"
Ocean Shores: 2.08"
Gig Harbor: 1.52"
Port Orchard: 1.43"
Shelton: 1.43"
Aberdeen: 1.41"
Tacoma: 1.02"
Bremerton: 0.95"
North Bend: 0.89"
Ferndale: 0.86"
Bainbridge Island: 0.83"
Issaquah: 0.74"
Federal Way: 0.72"
Friday Harbor: 0.70"
Port Angeles: 0.67"
Lake Stevens: 0.66"
Bellevue: 0.65"
Auburn: 0.65"
Renton: 0.64"
Kent: 0.61"
Redmond: 0.57"
Sammamish: 0.50"
Everett: 0.47"
Woodinville: 0.47"
Bellingham: 0.40"
Marysville: 0.38"
Camano Island: 0.35"
Shoreline: 0.29"
Mukilteo: 0.24"
Oak Harbor: 0.16"
Port Townsend: 0.15"
Sequim: 0.12"
After nearly an inch of rain fell in Seattle over the past few days -- greater amounts in other spots -- more rain and gusty winds are on tap for Monday afternoon as another potent storm rolls through.
This storm is aiming to trick a few people as the morning began with sunshine and calm winds, but the day sure didn't end that way as rain developed in the early afternoon.
Rain will be increasing in the evening - likely in time for the evening commute, as will the winds. A Wind Advisory is in effect for much of Western Washington -- it begins at 2 p.m. for the coast and Northwest Interior for southeast-to-south winds gusting to 45-50 mph. For the greater Seattle area and rest of the region, the advisory begins at 5 p.m. for potential gusts to 45 mph.
Even though those wind speeds aren't out of the ordinary for October, there is still potential for scattered power outages as trees still have a healthy coat of autumn leaves and tend to be more susceptible to winds than when they're bare in the winter.
The wind advisory ends at 5 a.m. Tuesday.
Rain will steady and moderate-to-heavy once again with expected totals in the lowlands of about a quarter to half inch with 1-2" of more rain possible in the mountains. Keep an eye out for clogged storm drains.
In addition, thunderstorms are also popping up with lightning reported in Forks, Port Angeles, Astoria and near Kelso in the early afternoon. Those storms will blow through the inland areas as the front passes this evening, then taper off overnight.
The rest of the rain and wind will taper off by early Tuesday morning with scattered showers amid sunbreaks on Wednesday. Another system is due in on Thursday and a third on Saturday, but once Saturday's system passes, models indicate temperatures will cool quite a bit to where highs might barely break into the low 50s for the weekend into early next week. So now that you've grown your webbed feet, next up, that extra layer of fur!
Some rainfall totals from Sunday
Midnight to Midnight tallies:
Seattle: 0.65"
Olympia: 0.68"
Forks: 2.62" -- Daily record. Old record 2.02"
CoCoRahs spotter totals (7am Sunday to 7 am Monday)
Montesano: 2.61"
Ocean Shores: 2.08"
Gig Harbor: 1.52"
Port Orchard: 1.43"
Shelton: 1.43"
Aberdeen: 1.41"
Tacoma: 1.02"
Bremerton: 0.95"
North Bend: 0.89"
Ferndale: 0.86"
Bainbridge Island: 0.83"
Issaquah: 0.74"
Federal Way: 0.72"
Friday Harbor: 0.70"
Port Angeles: 0.67"
Lake Stevens: 0.66"
Bellevue: 0.65"
Auburn: 0.65"
Renton: 0.64"
Kent: 0.61"
Redmond: 0.57"
Sammamish: 0.50"
Everett: 0.47"
Woodinville: 0.47"
Bellingham: 0.40"
Marysville: 0.38"
Camano Island: 0.35"
Shoreline: 0.29"
Mukilteo: 0.24"
Oak Harbor: 0.16"
Port Townsend: 0.15"
Sequim: 0.12"
I live in MLT and we are having hale storms as we speack. it started at 5am this morning and has continued off and on. I am just drinking coffee hoping to not lose electricity for the up coming Debate. Interesting night.
I have a flashlight, crackers and pepsi.
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let the storms begin.
I catch the common cold, just as the rains return. It seems to happen every year for me.
we just had one of the nicest summers I can remember now it's October, the rains are here. be sure to allow lots of room when you drive, I'd much rather someone gets pissed off about my lack of speed than killed because I don't respect the weather
I sooooo love fall and the winds and rains! I would love it if we could get a really good storm....like the one in 2006. But, why do the big ones always happen at night? I love to watch the trees sway and leaves blow around!
 @hopeforthefuture It is only entertaining until the trees start to fall. I had four 80 foot poplars removed this summer and I'm glad I did.
At a football game in West Seattle when the Columbus day storm hit, stadium light poles where dancing and boom no power, took hours to get home to Queen Anne and all the huge trees blown over along 10th west at Kinner park was really a sight, oh ya thats one storm nobody forgot...
Not complaining about the rain, it should help with the dry condtions and fire danger, and the deer hunting should be good now!
seeing rain again was an almost surreal experience. it was refreshing.
Nice but 50 MPH winds what ever! Bring on the 100 MPH plus for us at the coast!
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It probably won't make the Seattle area folks feel any better that we get more than twice as much rain here on the coast. Â
I'm already tired of the weather and looking forward to next summer. Am I also the only one that took notice of how lousy everyone drove on highways over the weekend? 40Mph on I-5? It happens (the rain) every year, and I am not referring to the first substantial rain after a dry spell, I am talking about end of the weekend, after it had already been raining for a while.
 @northwestsurfer they still drive better here in the rain then they do in San D when it rains there. :)
Really? It's been less than a week and you're already tired of it? We're in the Evergreen State for a reason, not the Everbrown state. It's nice to see the rains again, and we do get some long sunbreaks during the winter, too.
What's your problem dude? I stated a preference for a particular season and that I was tired of the rain after only three days and you are going to take issue with that? I hate to see how you handle someone insulting you or criticizing one of your posts.
Its a matter of preference, and I have been here since 1997, so I am well aware of how this works. Maybe its that after such a long and nice summer, I am having a harder time adjusting to the grey and wet weather.
So you're fairly new to the area. :) It was a nice summer, but we needed a few days' rain between all the sunshine. No rain on this side of the mountains means everyone in the state suffers. There have been some really massive wildfires because of dry lightning on near Wenatchee, and further fires always concern me.
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The statement was made because it's been less than a week. I stand by what I said. I have friends who feel the same way you do and I've asked them the same question.
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BTW, I have been insulted and criticized, both on posts and in person. It doesn't really bother me... too much... if it's warranted.
@TruthinAdverts yeah thats how I feel. Even if it rains a majority of the year, three days non stop with no sun breaks and heavy rain is a boner killer.
 @northwestsurfer No worries... I like the sunshine also. Some rain's nice, but I'm betting by February I'll be tired of it.Â
 @northwestsurfer It was feckin' horrible. Had to drive Lynnwood to Federal Way and back on Sunday night. It was barely raining for most of the drive, and no rain on the way back. People were CRAWLING like it was a snowstorm. It was wet pavement people - it had rained for three days, the oil was long washed off. 45 MPH in the left lane and the dreaded "three across" rolling road block.
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Gads I hate driving here.
Got my electric lantern recharging right now!
I think I just may get myself one of those hand crank radios. If i do get it, I won't ever need to use it! Funny how that works sometimes!
 @Jon H I have one of those with the lights and all that, don't waste your money, they don't work that well unless you keep cranking, and then you can't hear the radio over the cranking, well, that's with the one I have anyway which is a Hercules, around $20-25.00 dollars.
It's all fun and games until the power goes out.
 @mstipton Or an eye gets poked out!Â
 @mstipton Yep and the airports shut down, everything grinds to a halt, not just for a couple days, I know people who live way out who had no power, water, way to get anywhere for a month because the power companys couldn't reach them, the roads were an ice rink, god forbid if anyone had a medical emergency and the medics couldn't reach you.
 @SJ  @mstipton One of my neighbors passed away during that time - no power, the roads were blocked, so the normal route out here didn't work for the medics.One of my other neighbors was recovering from major surgery - had just gotten home from the hospital and needed a better environment than what she had at home. She went to stay with a friend until the situation at home improved. Some of us out here are on short electrical lines - when only two families are on an electrical spur, you can bet that we're not going to be first on the priority list for restoring electricity!
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But - we all pitched in to help each other out here. That,, and having a great attitude - made the whole experience okay.
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 @Silvia Like I said Silvia, with all due respect, I'm not going to debate you on everything, you had your say, as I did, time to put it to rest, I will pass on your suggestion to move into town, I have lived here all my life and I do just fine, but thanks for your concern.
 @SJ You know, I talked to relatives of the deceased. They weren't upset - the woman was seriously ill anyhow. No one was upset about the circumstances - we were all helping each other. To me, if you are going to be happy in a rural environment, you have to be prepared for "stuff" to happen and to take care of yourself. If you aren't happy doing that - and it sounds like you aren't - maybe you should think about moving into town.
 @Silvia Out here? I live way out with limited everything, including cell service, I'm on a well also, what you just said about people passing away because of no power, recovering from major surgerys, etc. and then ask me why it was hell for some? I guess you just answered your own question, so glad you can have a great attitude when your neighbors are passing away from the ICE STORM, guess they just weren't prepared like you, I call that HELL.
Well you wanted it, now you got it! ;)
 @Zoso I still haven't gotten my wish, I wanted Snow!!
@PersianTrainer LOL! I'm sure we'll get there. I just hope it will NOT be a repeat of last year!
@Zoso Wow, actually someone who is able to think pragmatically in the forums. All i heard all year: "I love the rain, I cant wait for it and the cooler weather to return". Give this a few days, and you will be hearing: "We could really use some sun and warmer weather".
Awesome! We love the rain and wind!Â
Bring it on ! We really need more water for our people !
It always rains here. hahaha... Bring it on. We need the rain.Â
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 @Wickedwitch Maybe you should go to New Orleans and wait for another Katrina.
 @Wickedwitch Having lived through the second most powerful extra-tropical storm to hit the mainland US in the 20th century (the '64 Columbus Day storm was the strongest) I can tell you, no, no you do not want the biggest, baddest storm ever to strike.
 @Howard Beale It was absolute hell when we had that ice storm also, I don't mind winter weather, but I hate it when the power goes out for days and weeks at a time, pretty hard on a lot of elderly and disabled folks.
@SJ I am not AKA Silvia.
 @hunkydorey247 I can't recall I said anything about being perfect, can you? but thank you, and that sounds as if it might have a tinge of bitter attached,  sorry, didn't see "WAY" in that comment, where was it?
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Again, must I refer you back to what was said? I said, I was not going to debate with SILVIA, Â on every issue pertaining to the Ice storm, which ended with her last comment, unless of course you are AKA Silvia, just a question for you, well, maybe not, you wouldn't understand it anyway...never mind... but just in case you might pick up on this simple statement, you do a pretty good job at the debate game as well, I can't debate if there is no one (like yourself) to keep it going, comprende?........over to you.......
@SJ Touche......I did flub on that......I meant to say "the way".....I just combined the two words. Whoops. Guess I'm not as perfect as you. For someone who doesn't like to debate every issue; you're pretty good at it.
 @hunkydorey247 Finally got something right, yes I tend to get bitter when someone interjects their words into my comments, because they can't comprehend the meaning of what was said, and perhaps YOU need basic writing classes as well,  "THEY YOU HAD WORDED YOUR RESPONSES" ok, LOL, nothing beyond the- "Wow....bitter much??" makes any sense at all.
@SJ Wow......Bitter much?? They you had worded YOUR responses had it sounding that YOU did not like where you lived. Perhaps you should go back to basic writing classes?
 @Silvia Again you need to pay attention to what was said, I  did not say in any of my posts it was DIFFICULT FOR ME, I said it was hard on some elderly and disabled folks, you do remember them? plain and simple, but again I have to remember just what you come on these forums for, I have seen your posts before, like on the Kathy Goertzen one, you do remember that don't you? so again I'm not going to argue with you and above all I'm not going to explain what I said, it is in english and very easy to read.
 @hunkydorey247 I guess some just don't read well, so for your benefit again, I did not say I did not like winter weather, I said "The Ice Storm was hell on some elderly and disabled, not to mention others with ailments" as well as the crews who had to restore all the downed lines, the medics who could not reach people in an emergency, etc. why is it you and of course your alias Silvia have the need to read something into a comment that was not even hinted at? I was talking about the ICE STORM that happened in Janurary, nothing more, is that plain enough now? who said anything "Except you and Silvia" about me not liking where I lived? time to go back to basic reading for both of you.
@SJ If you really don't like where you live and can't stand the storms and losing power and having no access to roads in the winter.....you could always move.
 Thank you. I should add that I've had advanced first aid training, courtesy of the Mountaineers. I'm well trained to treat victims of a bear attack *and* to treat open and sucking chest wounds (caused by an ice axe). Okay, bear attacks aren't terribly common out here, but the basic skills help. And again - emergency preparedness isn't that difficult or expensive. And - if I'm not prepared to care for myself, who will care for my emergency needs?
 @Silvia That's nice I'm truely happy you will survive a major disaster, have a nice day.
 @SJ If a major event were to happen, we could hold out for months, yes. It really doesn't take much money to stockpile food - it's good sense economically to buy staples in bulk when they're on sale....And yes - during the ice storm, all of us were checking on each other. Ironically, a few days before that we'd had a meeting of our neighborhood group. Just an informal time of BS and junk food eating, but it allowed us to reconnect with each other - made us more able to look out for each other during the storm.
 @Silvia Where did the government come into this? that makes no sense at all, just fyi, I have been in big earthquakes, as far as being prepared, that's all fine and good and people absolutely should have some sort of plan in the event of any emergency, however it is quite possible some may not be able to stockpile like you do, I just wonder if all the major events were to happen, like a Katrina, how long could you hold out, months? I don't wish bad on anyone, and I would hope you would care about your elderly/disabled neighbor and help them stay well fed and comfortable in the event of a major power outage.Â
 @SJ No, I'm not into arguing. I'm just concerned about all of the people who seem to have been so miserable during the last storm. Maybe those people could be a little proactive in terms of looking out for themselves. The next "event" may be larger - an earthquake, maybe, or a terrorist attack that could leave us without power for days. Remember Katrina? All of those people who relied on the dear old government to care for them - and wound up in the horrible conditions in the stadium? NOW is when you can plan ahead - if you haven't done so already. Because we planned ahead in my home, we were comfortable and well fed during the power outage.
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(Reminder to myself - I need to stock up on batteries for our flashlights and replenish our emergency water supply)
 @Silvia Well maybe it was fun for you, but I'm sure it was difficult for a lot of people, and I'm wondering what you found so appealing about all the destruction it caused and the amount of money it cost, I can see you just want to argue, and I'm not going there with you, so may the sun always shine on you, or maybe you prefer the ice to fall on you.
 @SJ I'm honestly curious why it was so difficult for you. What were you without - a roof over your head?
 @SJ I was here. No heat, water rationing (we're on a private well), no power (natch), our yard was trashed - lost some trees and part of our garden. Couldn't get out of our rural neighborhood for a few days. No phone service (our cell phones operate on our internet, which was down). But I don't think it was that big of a deal. Like camping, only more comfortable.
 @Silvia You really have to ask why? where were you hiding Jan.19, 2012? do a google search on Western Washington 2012 Ice Storm, stay informed please.
 @SJ  @Howard Beale It was :absolute hell" during the ice storm. Why, if I may ask?