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[Dave]

So Alan, did it rain and blow a bit at your house? We had what NOAA weather called the remains of two Pacific typhoons come ashore here one behind the other this weekend. They reported 70-80 mph wind gusts on the coast and 30 foot plus seas. Record setting rainfall for September. They are predicting the river will crest just barely below flood stage. Probably the highest the river has ever been in September. I just put another log on the fire and played cards with the GF.

I do have 40 heifers and a couple pairs in a pasture that is mostly on the back side of a creek. Yesterday there was over a foot of water running over the top of the bridge. I guess it will be a week or so before I will be able to move those cows. There is high ground they can get to but they may have to make like water buffalo to eat. I hope they have enough grass...... but there really isn't anything I can do but wait it out.

 

[Anonymous]

Good luck with it Dave. Hope they fare ok

 

[Alan]

As far as the wind we must have been in the right spot sounds like you got some and my Dad who lives in Salem said the had a lot of wind, they had a 51 mph gust at their place. I doubt the biggest gust we had was over 20 mph.

The rain is another story, very heavy going on the fourth day straight, non stop. Creeks are at flood stage. I went down to the Columbia, about a mile away as the crow flies, it's high and muddy. Of course we're only about an hour from it's mouth so if it goes over it's banks we have much more trouble than that to worry about. Meaning it will never happen ...... I hope. It's suppose to rain all day today, so a good chance of some creeks going over their banks. My biggest concern is the heavy, early rain may get us to our knee deep mud very early this year.

We also had the wood stove going for the last two nights.

Another example of the monsoon like weather is the Ducks played in Eugene on Saturday night. Due to a blow out by the Ducks and the weather an estimated 85% of the crowd left at half time. Ducks had 3 fumbles on their first 4 plays and Cal had 4 fumbles on their first 4 plays. It was as wet of a game as I have ever seen, but fun to watch.

 

[Alan]

Forgot to mention another pretty good lightening storm going on as I type, north of us ..... Dave?

 

[Dave]

Alan, that lightning must have been south of me. None at my place. A big storm cell blew through Olympia early this morning with some big lightning and very heavy rains.. And they even had a tornado touch down in Puyallup this morning. Tornadoes are unheard of in the PNW. With the timing of it my guess it came out of that storm cell that went through Olympia this morning. I haven't seen the predictions of the direction of this storm but people to the east of here need to keep an eye on this one because it is a big one. Oh, and they say it is snowing in the mountain passes.

 

[Kathie in Thorp]

We've had crappy weather for days. Have been going through the AI process, and luckily, we've gotten a weather break for a couple hours every time we've been scheduled to do something. But it's dark, dreary, drizzly weather. Forecast here today was for rain and up to 50 mph winds -- we didn't get the winds. Went over Blewitt Pass and back yesterday afternoon and just got wet; snow there this morning and above us. Haven't had a freeze yet, but it's not far away. Pulling green tomatoes like crazy!

 

[greybeard]

Alan, that lightning must have been south of me. None at my place. A big storm cell blew through Olympia early this morning with some big lightning and very heavy rains.. And they even had a tornado touch down in Puyallup this morning. Tornadoes are unheard of in the PNW. With the timing of it my guess it came out of that storm cell that went through Olympia this morning. I haven't seen the predictions of the direction of this storm but people to the east of here need to keep an eye on this one because it is a big one. Oh, and they say it is snowing in the mountain passes.

A friend of mine on another forum said he watched a tornado touch down near his home in Kent Wa. this morning. Dunno how far that is from Puyallup. May have been the same one?

 

[greybeard]

Saw this posted on that same other forum and just had to share it:

That is very unusual for that area of the country.

When I was in the Navy and stationed at bremerton, WA in the early 70's they had their first thunder storm in over 20 years and people were really scared. The locals were calling the police department wondering if they were being attacked or if the aliens were coming or what. It was pretty funny for a Midwestern boy to watch them panic.

Then in the early 90's when I was highly involved with Human Powered Vehicles and Solar Cars I went to meet up with the Sun Race cars when they passed through Michigan. I was very well impressed with the Western Washington University vehicle and their crew. Then it started to rain and thunder outside and then there were reports of a tornado close by. These college kids ran out into the rain and stared into the pouring rain and clouds hoping to see that tornado. It was actually pretty funny that they would want to get close to a tornado, but they had never seen violent weather before and were amazed.

Aliens? Really?

 

[Alan]

Saw this posted on that same other forum and just had to share it:

That is very unusual for that area of the country.

When I was in the Navy and stationed at bremerton, WA in the early 70's they had their first thunder storm in over 20 years and people were really scared. The locals were calling the police department wondering if they were being attacked or if the aliens were coming or what. It was pretty funny for a Midwestern boy to watch them panic.

Then in the early 90's when I was highly involved with Human Powered Vehicles and Solar Cars I went to meet up with the Sun Race cars when they passed through Michigan. I was very well impressed with the Western Washington University vehicle and their crew. Then it started to rain and thunder outside and then there were reports of a tornado close by. These college kids ran out into the rain and stared into the pouring rain and clouds hoping to see that tornado. It was actually pretty funny that they would want to get close to a tornado, but they had never seen violent weather before and were amazed.

Aliens? Really?

:roll: :roll: :lol: :lol:

Sounds like the poster was smoking some of that wacky weed back in the 70's.

While I'm not trying to speak for Dave, we do live roughly in the same area, he's about an hour north of me, as you can tell we catch the same storm systems.

Thunder storms are not common in our area, we get maybe one a year, at time we go a few years without one. This year we have had five or six. But go roughly a 100 mile east into the cascade Mountian range and they are a common occurrence in the summer months. A great majority of our wild fires are started from lightening strikes. I assure you anyone who has lived many years in the NW know what thunder is. I would assume Kathie sees many more thunder and lightening storms then I do. Not to say some of our dumbazz druggies wouldn't think it's an alien attack! :lol:

Tornados on the other hand are very rare, the one Dave was referring to is only the third one I have heard of and I have lived in NW Oregon and SW Washington my entire life. All three have been big enough to be classified a tornado but usually small and short lived. Although we do seem to get a strong down blast every year or so. Had one on our place last winter that took out a few big trees.

Aliens, ha! ....... Wait what are the stange lights? I'm taking the rest of my bottle and going to check it out!

We're not that strange........ I hope! :lol:

 

[Dave]

I am now officially tired of this storm. Enough rain already it is only the first of October. Last night I went over to check on the cows stuck on the backside of the creek. They were up on the hillside where their feet are dry but grass is a bit short. I can't get them out or take any feed to them so I guess they will just have to get by on their own for a while. One thing about it, they have plenty to drink. With 16 inch tall boots I could only get within about a 100 yards of the bridge. Judging from where the water looks to be on the gate I would say I have two and a half feet of water over the top of the bridge. They are saying that the river will crest this afternoon. That means I a week or so I should be able to get the cows out of that pasture.

 

[greybeard]

When the water gets high here, I just go fishin'............

 

[Alan]

Hang in there Dave sounds like it's going be the end on the week to get a chance at your cows. A couple of sites say more rain for a couple of days then sun again through the weekend. Good luck to you and your herd.

:tiphat:

 

[Dave]

When the water gets high here, I just go fishin'............

Fishing options are very limited at best right now. Sunday there were 30+ waves on the ocean. Those have gone down some but it is still rough enough that a boat wouldn't work well. Something along the lines of a Bering Sea crabber is needed in that kind of water. The river is nearly out of its banks, chocolate brown and full of logs. The water is probably going by at 25 mph. Can't even get close enough to the creek to fish. And fishing season closed on most of the lakes yesterday. So fishing is out. And hunting season doesn't open until the 12th.........