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Hurricane-force storm in Alaska to bring rain and mountain snow to most of the West Coast

8 November 2023 No Comments

A rapidly intensifying low pressure system is moving north through the Gulf of Alaska on Wednesday afternoon. It is forecast to make landfall on or near Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula early Thursday morning. Off the coast of Alaska, hurricane-force winds are forecast to extend eastward from the Kenai Peninsula toward the southeastern portion of the state. […]

Alaska, Anchorage, Fairbanks, Fall, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, Portland, Research, Seattle, Snow, Spokane, Tri-Cities, Washington

First winter storm warning of Fall 2022 issued by Alaska meteorologists

7 August 2022 No Comments

Fall is my favorite season, and one of the signs of the season’s approach is the first winter storm warning of the year in the country. Not shockingly, this almost always occurs in Alaska and 2022 is no different. An upper level low pressure system is moving from the Russian Far East into Alaska, bringing […]

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Thoughts on our upcoming winter: Impact of The Blob

14 November 2019 No Comments

Note: This post talks about the impact of the Blob on winter weather in the Tri-Cities and is part of a series on my thoughts for the upcoming winter. Other posts in this series can be found here. THE BLOB The Blob is an area of persistent, unusually warm sea surface temperatures (SSTs) in the […]

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Deep low moving across Alaska

25 October 2017 2 Comments

A low-pressure system is making its way toward western Alaska and is expected to bring snow to the interior of the state Wednesday and Thursday. Winter Storm Warnings are out for areas between Nome and Fairbanks, with Winter Weather Advisories surrounding that. This is coming just days after the first snowfall of the season (archive) […]