Well raining like crazy so we dodged the bullet here. Have to watch the news as someplace North must be a blizzard. Now tomorrow, if your down toward Kelso or worse Oregon, you are going to have one hell of a day tomorrow. That storm is a beauty!! http://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/weather/10_day.cgi

Looks like we're gonna get off light her in Aberdeen.

Twitch and Co, not so much.

Had three inches when I shoveled the driveway and sidewalk. Now an hour later they were covered with 2.5 inches of new snow and it is still coming down in great big flakes here in Marysville.

Is it officially winter yet??

Curt

Snowing pretty good in Kirkland for the last hour or so.

We've got 8-10 inches here in Arlington.

The Eskimos don't really have 400 words for snow, but they do have quite a few. Here are the most useful ones for describing the snow events occuring today, and later tonight, in your neighborhood.

The Eskimos' Hundred Words for Snow
by Phil James
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tlapa..... powder snow
tlacringit..... snow that is crusted on the surface
kayi..... drifting snow
tlapat..... still snow
klin..... remembered snow
naklin..... forgotten snow
tlamo..... snow that falls in large wet flakes
tlatim..... snow that falls in small flakes
tlaslo..... snow that falls slowly
tlapinti..... snow that falls quickly
kripya..... snow that has melted and refrozen
tliyel..... snow that has been marked by wolves
tliyelin..... snow that has been marked by Eskimos
blotla..... blowing snow
pactla..... snow that has been packed down
hiryla..... snow in beards
wa-ter..... melted snow
tlayinq..... snow mixed with mud
quinaya..... snow mixed with Husky [Bleeeeep!]
quinyaya..... snow mixed with the [Bleeeeep!] of a lead dog
slimtla..... snow that is crusted on top but soft underneath
kriplyana..... snow that looks blue in the early morning
puntla..... a mouthful of snow because you fibbed
allatla..... baked snow
fritla..... fried snow
gristla..... deep fried snow
MacTla..... snow burgers
jatla..... snow between your fingers or toes, or in groin-folds
dinliltla..... little balls of snow that cling to Husky fur
sulitlana..... green snow
mentlana..... pink snow
tidtla..... snow used for cleaning
ertla..... snow used by Eskimo teenagers for exquisite erotic rituals
kriyantli..... snow bricks
hahatla..... small packages of snow given as gag gifts
semtla..... partially melted snow
ontla..... snow on objects
intla..... snow that has drifted indoors
shlim..... slush
warintla..... snow used to make Eskimo daiquiris
mextla..... snow used to make Eskimo Margaritas
penstla..... the idea of snow
mortla..... snow mounded on dead bodies
ylaipi..... tomorrow's snow
nylaipin..... the snows of yesteryear ("neiges d'antan")
pritla..... our children's snow
nootlin..... snow that doesn't stick
rotlana..... quickly accumulating snow
skriniya..... snow that never reaches the ground
bluwid..... snow that's shaken down from objects in the wind
tlanid..... snow that's shaken down and then mixes with sky-falling snow
ever-tla..... a spirit made from mashed fermented snow,
popular among Eskimo men
talini..... snow angels
priyakli..... snow that looks like it's falling upward
chiup..... snow that makes halos
blontla..... snow that's shaken off in the mudroom
tlalman..... snow sold to German tourists
tlalam..... snow sold to American tourists
tlanip..... snow sold to Japanese tourists
protla..... snow packed around caribou meat
attla..... snow that as it falls seems to create nice pictures
in the air
sotla..... snow sparkling with sunlight
tlun..... snow sparkling with moonlight
astrila..... snow sparkling with starlight
clim..... snow sparkling with flashlight or headlight
tlapi..... summer snow
krikaya..... snow mixed with breath
ashtla..... expected snow that's wagered on (depth, size of flakes)
huantla..... special snow rolled into "snow reefers" and smoked
by wild Eskimo youth
tla-na-na..... snow mixed with the sound of old rock and roll
from a portable radio
depptla..... a small snowball, preserved in Lucite, that had been handled
by Johnny Depp
trinkyi..... first snow of the year
tronkyin..... last snow of the year
shiya..... snow at dawn
katiyana..... night snow
tlinro..... snow vapor
nyik..... snow with flakes of widely varying size
ragnitla..... two snowfalls at once, creating moire patterns
akitla..... snow falling on water
privtla..... snow melting in the spring rain
chahatlin..... snow that makes a sizzling sound as it falls on water
hootlin..... snow that makes a hissing sound as the
individual flakes brush
geltla..... snow dollars
briktla..... good building snow
striktla..... snow that's no good for building
erolinyat..... snow drifts containing the imprint of crazy lovers
chachat..... swirling snow that drives you nuts
krotla..... snow that blinds you
tlarin..... snow that can be sculpted into the delicate corsages
Eskimo girls pin to their whale parkas at prom time
motla..... snow in the mouth
sotla..... snow in the south
maxtla..... snow that hides the whole village
tlayopi..... snow drifts you fall into and die
truyi..... avalanche of snow
tlapripta..... snow that burns your scalp and eyelids
carpitla..... snow glazed with ice
tla..... ordinary snow
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About half of these terms could be used to describe the snow that has fallen in East Oly, today...and we're talking about less than four inches!

Oh yeah can not sleep / hit the light switch to the dock / wella white out time! Small flakes but coming down hard so it looks like another day couped up! About 3 inches of new so far.

About 6 inches of new since I went to bed last night and still coming down in beautiful white out NE Oly.

The official measurement taken on the burning barrel at 5 am 11 3/4" (this includes 3-4 left over from yesterday.) I'm in the Rochester area.

5:45 a.m.----Bad, bad, bad..........don't slip and slide to try to make the Humptulips, the Wynoochee or the Satsop....just not worth it!!!!

Not very cold, 32 degrees......but my total is probably 10 inches of snow.

Be safe............

Yup getting into drifts down here DW. Wind is hitting from the East and the snow is piled up about 16 / 18 inches deep in drift on the bed room deck.

Everyone needs to pay attention as if you have flat roofs or standard awnings and this turns to rain you need to get it off as the drainage will be a mess with freeze / thaw / freeze, not to say anything about the weight!

Seems worse down south. Maybe 3" in north Seattle but still coming down pretty good.

Just took these 2 pic's......... East wind, wind chime banging, snow drifts on east side of house......

out my back door....

No barbque tonight




Shows ruler....and more snow comming.....grrrrrrrrr [img]

15.5 inches measured in Monte at 9am, was a slow commute into Aberdeen.

her in south aberdeen its kinda like a freezing rain for the last couple hours..winds are cranking wow

Up in North Whatcom, we have 9 degrees and drifting snow. Had to dodge cars stuck in the snow drifts, ditches and whiteout conditions this morning. In a word... NASTY!!!

92 feet here...leastwise, that's what it said on the news.

Fish on...

Todd

Tiny light snow pellets here in Elma. If it warms a bit I think we will see bigger snow. I jsut ran home from the office to take my daughter to a friends, and there was a guy getting pulled by his sled dog team right down main street. That was pretty cool. Wish I had my camera.

12-14" in Oly now.