Seattle, Portland face rare severe thunderstorm threat with tornado, large hail risk
Posted by Nastyfaction@reddit | collapse | View on Reddit | 34 comments
RoyalZeal@reddit
I'm in the PDX area and if I see Ryan Hall going live to cover us here I'll be shitting a brick, because that's fucking crazy. We don't have thunderstorms up here, at least not in the Wilamette Valley. We rarely even have your occasional rumble (like, maybe a couple times a year, it's really infrequent). Supercells and tornados? Fuuuuuuuck.
SwishyFinsGo@reddit
Watching him live right now.
Seems like appalachian region getting fucked again through, so hopefully you are far away.
RoyalZeal@reddit
I am, the PDX area is Portland, OR and it's surrounding metro area. I'm watching as we speak, they're in for it bad, and for days on end.
ToiIetGhost@reddit
Tornadoes are also super rare, right? Do you know how long it’s been since one happened in your area or the last time there was a warning?
My_G_Alt@reddit
We had a few in the Santa Cruz mountains of California which is also super rare. West coast getting tornadoes and hurricane winds is super concerning.
RoyalZeal@reddit
Ive lived here for 23 years, and it hasn't happened once in that time to my knowledge. Anomalous doesn't even begin to cover it.
red_beered@reddit
Forrest grove
Misssadventure@reddit
I remember there was one up in port orchard, wa in 2018. But again, it was “rare”
BadAsBroccoli@reddit
Ryan Hall, Ya'll. He'll be our main source of weather after the government shuts down everyone else to "save money".
Who_watches@reddit
Where do you think he gets his data from
BadAsBroccoli@reddit
The European models.
marshinghost@reddit
God
Geaniebeanie@reddit
Ice runs through my veins when Ryan Hall mentions my town…
SwishyFinsGo@reddit
How's the weather today guys?
Spirit50Lake@reddit
'The greatest threat on Wednesday will be hail, with quarter-to-egg-size hail possible with this storm. A highlighted area with the greatest potential for damaging hail includes most of the I-5 corridor, including Portland and Salem, Oregon...'
wirtnix_wolf@reddit
So then you will have eggs at least.
Corporate_Greed@reddit
If I've learned anything in my damn near 50 years, it's that the east coast understates weather, and the west coast overstates it. If someone on the east coast says "might be getting a bit of cold soon", it means 4 feet of snow but somehow everyone still drives to work. If someone on the west coast says "it's going to be a once in a lifetime winter cold snap" it means it snows for a day, maybe turns to ice, and all the roads get shut down for a week.
I live in Portland, they are saying pea sized now. Never believe the weather people in the PNW, they are beyond useless.
Misssadventure@reddit
I’m still rolling out cardboard over my truck just in case. Last week I made the mistake of mentioning that my windshield is 35 years old without a single crack or chip, so I’m expecting the worst.
Deus_is_Mocking_Us@reddit
Well, that was a whole lot of nothing.
elnachohat@reddit
Reporting in from Portland. Nothing happened. Just rain. But it goes to show how unpredictable the weather will be due to climate change
overseas4now@reddit
I'm in Seattle and it was pretty mild storm. A bit of thunder and lightning and a whole lotta rain. It's a really nice morning here the day after.
sheetmaskandpizza@reddit
Fuck. My car is in the economy lot at the airport.
_netflixandshill@reddit
You’re good, ended up being an absolute nothing burger for Portland.
sheetmaskandpizza@reddit
Phew
NukeouT@reddit
It’s great to because the republicans who talk to ruzzia over signal disabled NOAA
Misssadventure@reddit
I check the weather report with my kids every morning so they know how to dress and be prepared, last week or so it snowed the biggest snowflakes I’ve ever seen, and I was like “how did I miss this??” Double checked, the weather app said 40% chance of rain.
ToiIetGhost@reddit
Soon you’ll have to lay a monthly subscription fee to get tornado warnings. Wish I was kidding.
NukeouT@reddit
I hope trumps house flies away to the wizard of oz
Rossdxvx@reddit
I lived in Portland for a couple of years back in the 2010s and in all my time there I only experienced one thunderstorm that I can remember. It was also in August.
Fornicate_Yo_Mama@reddit
“Rare”… so far.
Counterboudd@reddit
Yup. I’m in Washington and it was 69/70 degrees today. Tomorrow sounds like it will be crazy. I have horses so I’m worried about keeping them inside and wonder if there will be damage or if it will be overblown, but the idea of this kind of weather here is insane and I assume it’s because of these weird temperature fluctuations.
StatementBot@reddit
The following submission statement was provided by /u/Nastyfaction:
"A meteorological rarity could unfold across the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday with large hail, damaging winds and the possibility of tornadoes forecast across the Interstate 5 corridor – a place where severe thunderstorms are nearly unheard of.
Warmer temperatures will help fuel thunderstorms across the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday afternoon and evening, prompting a rare severe weather potential outlook from NOAA's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) for the region."
I believe this is relevant as another example of unprecedented weather correlating with a warming planet. In this case, the American Northeast is unusually warm in this time of the year which makes the threat of thunderstorms, tornados, and hail possible.
Please reply to OP's comment here: https://old.reddit.com/r/collapse/comments/1jk4188/seattle_portland_face_rare_severe_thunderstorm/mjsadu1/
Listening_Stranger82@reddit
I'm in coastal Alabama and we had a blizzard with 10 inches of snow this year....
Now our PNW homies caught our tornadoes and severe thunderstorms???
Stay safe y'all. Most interior room. Bathroom or closet. 🩷
Nastyfaction@reddit (OP)
"A meteorological rarity could unfold across the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday with large hail, damaging winds and the possibility of tornadoes forecast across the Interstate 5 corridor – a place where severe thunderstorms are nearly unheard of.
Warmer temperatures will help fuel thunderstorms across the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday afternoon and evening, prompting a rare severe weather potential outlook from NOAA's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) for the region."
I believe this is relevant as another example of unprecedented weather correlating with a warming planet. In this case, the American Northeast is unusually warm in this time of the year which makes the threat of thunderstorms, tornados, and hail possible.