I do apologize that it has taken me so long to get this blog out. It’s been a bit of a project for me because I’ve been looking at this from a lot of different angles, various opinions, and also looking back at situations where uncertain forecasts came into play. We talked a little bit about forecast uncertainty in snow forecasts in the last two blogs I posted in regards to Winter Storm Maya, but this blog will be a…
While us Seattle Metro area residents see heavy rain today and tomorrow, our counterparts in East Portland, OR, the Gorge, and even the Cascade Mountains and Eastern Washington are seeing a significant Ice Storm event. Ice Storms are not common in this area, and a significant event such as the ones unfolding nearby are relatively rare. Occasionally as we transition from colder weather back to warmer weather via a warm front, sometimes the precipitation can begin as snow or freezing…