@charliep127
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Charlie started the topic Oroville Dam Photos in the forum Weather Photography 7 years, 9 months ago
These aren’t my photos, but they are so good I had to share. The California Department of Water Resources has a great album of images from the Oroville Dam.
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Charlie started the topic Oroville Dam Spillway Updates in the forum Weather Talk 7 years, 9 months ago
This has been such a huge weather-related event, I don’t know why I’m just mentioning it now! I have a feeling that Oroville Dam will be in the news for much of this spring as runoff from the snowpack in the Sierras flows into Lake Oroville.
Here’s a recent blog of mine, and here’s a link to some incredible pictures taken by the California…[Read more]
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, The Oroville Dam Spillway Failure, on the site Charlie's Weather 7 years, 9 months ago
As I’ve mentioned in some of my previous posts, this has been an exceptionally stormy winter for much of California. While these storms have been crucial in eliminating California’s drought, they have also […]
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It’s because this is an emergency and they need funds immediately to prevent further damage. But I agree… infrastructure should be a priority. Hydroelectricity/dams have a surprisingly destructive and deadly history.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dam_failure#List_of_major_dam_failures
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Charlie Phillips commented on the post, Major Storm to Slam West Coast – Impacts for Arizona, on the site Phoenix Weather Blog 7 years, 9 months ago
Nice forecast Chris, this storm definitely delivered!
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Charlie started the topic Making A Site in the forum Support 7 years, 9 months ago
For those interested in making a site, I posted a very quick and dirty tutorial on how to get set up here. I plan to add more to it in the future, but if you are confused, it’s a good place to start.
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Charlie started the topic Cape Kiwanda 2/18/2017 in the forum Weather Photography 7 years, 9 months ago
I had the privilege of travelling to Pacific City on the Oregon Coast this weekend with my brother. Pacific City is right next to Cape Kiwanda, which along with Cape Meares and Cape Lookout, is part of the Three Capes Scenic Route along the Oregon Coast. Cape Kiwanda has beautiful sandstone cliffs and giant sand dunes, and the very tip of the cape…[Read more]
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Charlie replied to the topic Extremely Wet February for the Pacific Northwest in the forum Weather Talk 7 years, 9 months ago
I was on the Oregon Coast (Pacific City, to be exact) this weekend with my brother and we experienced some extremely intense showers with hail and gusty winds. It’s amazing how much harder the rain often falls on the coast than further inland… the showers seem to lose a lot of their steam as they head over the coast range. However, that’s not to…[Read more]
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Charlie started the topic Meteorological Technician for National Guard (Nashville, TN) in the forum Job Postings 7 years, 9 months ago
Provide operational forecasts for unmanned aircraft carrying out various missions! Application closes 2/28/2017.
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Charlie replied to the topic Southern California Storm and Squall Line in the forum Weather Talk 7 years, 9 months ago
Yeah, at least not for now. It’s amazing how much more rain Northern California gets compared to Southern California. The National Drought Monitor still has some of SoCal under an “extreme drought” though.
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Charlie replied to the topic Southern California Storm and Squall Line in the forum Weather Talk 7 years, 9 months ago
Wow… that almost reminds me of the big storm they had in February 1998… looks a little similar. I heard there were 75+ mph winds with that squall BTW, lots of trees down throughout the area. Santa Barbara Airport picked up over 4″ of rain today and had to close due to flooding.
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Charlie replied to the topic Southern California Storm and Squall Line in the forum Weather Talk 7 years, 9 months ago
Here’s the radar from the Santa Ana Mountains (KSOX) about an hour ago. Look at that squall line ripping through SoCal!
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Charlie started the topic Southern California Storm and Squall Line in the forum Weather Talk 7 years, 9 months ago
Well, Southern California has its hands full tonight. The only thing they are missing is a tornado warning! Chris Scragg of Phoenix Weather Blog wrote a blog on this incoming storm. Looks like it is living up to the hype!
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Charlie Phillips wrote a new post, Why Has February Been So Wet?, on the site Charlie's Weather 7 years, 9 months ago
The 2016-2017 winter has been an extraordinarily wet winter for California, but Washington and Northern Oregon have actually been drier than normal for most of the winter. But with Seattle on track to break their […]
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Charlie replied to the topic Pacific Northwest landslides and washouts in the forum Weather Talk 7 years, 9 months ago
Wow, Eugene has picked up 1.69 inches and PDX 1.54 inches through 4 pm… meaning PDX now has 8.04 inches of rain for February alone. I wouldn’t be surprised to see some incoming reports of landslides and sinkholes in NW Oregon soon.
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Charlie replied to the topic Pacific Northwest landslides and washouts in the forum Weather Talk 7 years, 9 months ago
Looks like we are getting some in SW Washington too:
Landslide: Northbound I-5, milepost 22, Woodland. According to WSDOT, it occurred around 3:50 pm today.
Sinkhole: Southbound I-5, milepost 26, Woodland. Apparently it’s a big one – 5 feet wide!More info on these two events: http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/feb/16/mudslide-blocks-northbound-i…[Read more]
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Charlie replied to the topic Pacific Northwest landslides and washouts in the forum Weather Talk 7 years, 9 months ago
I just found it on the Seattle National Weather Service’s Twitter page… they post great stuff all the time. Same with Portland. Those are the two main ones I look at but pretty much all the offices post great stuff regularly on their Twitter accounts.
https://twitter.com/NWSSeattle
https://twitter.com/NWSPortlandHere are three interesting…[Read more]
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Charlie replied to the topic Pacific Northwest landslides and washouts in the forum Weather Talk 7 years, 9 months ago
Wow, that’s a ton. I have a feeling there’s probably some by my parents’ place in Seattle, we get a lot of landslides there. The Department of Natural Resources had the Seattle metro area under an “extreme” risk for landslides yesterday – looks like it verified!
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Charlie replied to the topic Extremely Wet February for the Pacific Northwest in the forum Weather Talk 7 years, 9 months ago
Urban and small stream flood advisory just posted for NW Oregon and SW Washington, and is in effect until 3:45 this afternoon. Still raining like crazy here!
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Charlie started the topic Extremely Wet February for the Pacific Northwest in the forum Weather Talk 7 years, 9 months ago
We were drier than average for much of this winter, but February has proved to be a notable exception.
Here are a few interesting statistics from around the region:
Seattle has had multiple February days with over 1.50″ of rain, the first time this has happened on record. Total rainfall for this month is around 7.84″, the record rainfall for…[Read more]
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