Living in the atmospheric river, PNW

[bccap]

I'm prepping for my afternoon walk ..... Goretex jacket . Check ..... Goretex pants . Check..... Goretex socks . Check ..... Goretex lined hiking boots. Check ..... Umbrella ? ..... No fuddle duddling way ! .... I'm from Vancouver !.... I ain't no sissy ! .....

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metro-vancouver-rainfall-warning-nov-13-2021

[trevor]

I'm prepping for my afternoon walk ..... Goretex jacket . Check ..... Goretex pants . Check..... Goretex socks . Check ..... Goretex lined hiking boots. Check ..... Umbrella ? ..... No fuddle duddling way ! .... I'm from Vancouver !.... I ain't no sissy ! .....
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metr...ng-nov-13-2021

I'm not sure if I have seen this much rainfall in my entire life. Lol...it's crazy

[Gorminrider]

Personally, this doesn't seem unusual. I recall the several countdowns to "40 days". But the increased population has put a lot of people where there weren't any before. Summer droughts-now that's unusual.
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[trevor]

Personally, this doesn't seem unusual. I recall the several countdowns to "40 days". But the increased population has put a lot of people where there weren't any before. Summer droughts-now that's unusual.
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Really?? I've only lived on the island for 17 years...but these are record rainfalls...that's been documented...not sure how you could think this is not unusual for us??

[wyly]

Oof, nothing like stupid uni students out filming during a tornado ...

I go outside and keep my eye on them when they're about, you want to know if they're coming your way, it never occurred to me to take a picture.

Tornadoes are part of life on the flat lands not as frequent up here as down south but still a serious threat.

[RustyTank]

A nice size storm just rolled into the greater Seattle area. Predicted 60 mph winds up where we live, LOTS of rain for the next 24 hours. We'll most likely loose power, but hey at least we've got a roof over our heads...unless a tree falls on it

Flood advisories all over the place, but so far a lot of them are minor to moderate.

[trevor]

I’m in my way into town to check on my recovery houses... hope all is ok... 3 of them are over 100 years old

[RustyTank]

Flooding in Bellingham, WA.

https://twitter.com/BreakingSkagit/status/1460322947567026179

Flooding in Whatcom countly, WA

https://twitter.com/leitning17/status/1460300644472872962

This clip shows the water coming off Snoqualmie Falls between Thursday and Friday. The difference is significant.

https://mobile.twitter.com/stevekigginstv/status/1459305357252050944

[bccap]

Wow ! This is bad .... The entire town of Merritt has been evacuated .....

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/merritt-wastewater-system-failure-dont-flush-1.6249377

[oldGSfan]

Was just in Bellingham a few weeks ago, dodged a bullet!

Flooding in Bellingham, WA.
Video at this link.

https://twitter.com/BreakingSkagit/status/1460322947567026179

[gustovh]

A bit breezy here, lost a big tree, heard it fall and will find it tomorrow.

V

[RustyTank]

A bit breezy here, lost a big tree, heard it fall and will find it tomorrow.

V

I was wondering about your woods there with all the wind.
A tree went down in our neighborhood two nights ago just down the street from us. Likely what caused our power outage that morning.

The rain in the greater Seattle area has all but stopped. Forecast looks like mostly dry weather the rest of the month. That's good, we've had enough rain for two Novembers.

[salty_monk]

Yeah we're just on the downside of a heatwave... was 80+ at the weekend.

[RustyTank]

Yeah we're just on the downside of a heatwave... was 80+ at the weekend.

HAHA! Shut up Dan!

[Gorminrider]

Really?? I've only lived on the island for 17 years...but these are record rainfalls...that's been documented...not sure how you could think this is not unusual for us??

I agree it's a bad one especially when it is so far reaching into the interior. Washing out the Coqhuihalla is pretty dramatic... but there have been some previous nasties too . You might want to look up January 17 2005 for just one that I happen to have curated in my files as another symptom of ongoing climate change- I thought it was symptomatic then.
IMO, this is continuation of a noticeable trend in oddity since at least the mid 80's...not a sudden change.

that said, here, I didn't have puddles in the yard.

And, there's an overlay too. More people in the valley floodplains against common sense. Widened highways untested by just such an event. Some snow in the mountains that may have contributed. Burned-off areas or logging that don't help either.