MASSIVE WINTER STORM FOR PACIFIC NORTH WEST, LOW PRESSURE TO AFFECT CASCADIA.....

5 minutes ago
Magnitude: 2.7
DateTime: Monday November 19 2012, 18:07:40 UTC
Region: Central California
Depth: 6.1 km
Source: USGS Feed

Storms Do not Cause Earthquakes.

Let Me Be the First.

3.2 Earthquake Recorded In Portland Area

OPB | Nov. 19, 2012 9:45 a.m. | Portland, Oregon


































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Sammy Brenner


Pacific Northwest Seismic Network

Recent earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest, as of Monday morning.

Monday morning a minor 3.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Portland-Vancouver area. The quake's epicenter was reported on the Washington side of the border, under the Columbia River between Vancouver and Portland.

John Vidale, the director of the University of Washington's Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, said the quake was slightly larger than original numbers reported.

“3.2 is the number we ended up with. It started out about a 3 and our second estimate was a little bigger," he said. "Turns out there have been about 5 to 10 earthquakes similar to that one in that place over the years as we’ve been watching"

Vidale said that because this earthquake was about 15 miles deep, not many people felt it. He said no injuries or damages were reported.

[link to weather.cod.edu]

low pressure systems have been proven to put pressure on weakend fault lines ie: Cascadia

the Pacific north west is experiancing the first storm now, and there are 2 more strong lows coming tommorow and thursday.

haarpstatus.com is also showing very high rating for PNW

Earthquake or not, my greenhouse just got squashed with a giant limb. Now more work for me to deal with when the storm is over.

Ryan Maue‏@RyanMaue

ECMWF 12z in the long-range (+9 days) has a powerful blizzard for Great Lakes. We'll see if any ensemble agree [link to twitter.com]

"Snowicane" to Rev Up Pacific Northwest Storm Train

The fierce storm, which resembles a hurricane with snow, will dive into the contiguous U.S. on Friday

[link to www.scientificamerican.com]

this would be cool...artical is old...but shows that this shit can happen

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The Columbus Day Storm of 1962 (also known as the Big Blow, and originally as Typhoon Freda) was an extratropical cyclone that struck the Pacific Northwest coast of the United States on October 12, 1962. The storm ranks among the most intense to strike the region since at least 1948, likely since the January 9, 1880 "Great Gale" and snowstorm. The storm is a contender for the title of most powerful extratropical cyclone recorded in the U.S. in the 20th century; with respect to wind velocity, it is unmatched by the March 1993 "Storm of the Century" and the "1991 Halloween Nor’easter" ("The Perfect Storm"). The system brought strong winds to the Pacific Northwest and southwest Canada, and was linked to 46 fatalities in the northwest and Northern California resulting from heavy rains and mudslides.

[link to en.wikipedia.org]

'Atmospheric River' to Slam Pacific Northwest through Entire Week

[link to www.theweatherspace.com]

Starting to get strong winds here between mt shasta and crater lake.


Last Edited by JimBomB on 11/19/2012 03:13 PM

there you go....buckle up

The winds have been heavy and the rain has been continuous... typical Washington around this time of year. We get one or two of these heavy windstorms typically a year. Still in all, we lost power last night for a moment and lights have been flickering all day.

As for an earthquake? I am not sure I understand why it would cause an earthquake, seems a bit odd.

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I'l say it again it has been proven that low pressure systems put pressure on fault lines....

hurricane sandy had earthquakes follw her all the way to N.Y.

pin for updates please

[link to www.accuweather.com]

when this will start?

Sorry to hear that SamSun...blessings on you and yours :)

Stay safe
1221

Show me the Proof.

Show me the Proof.

this is true? when this will happen?

someone pin this im in oregon and its non stop winds and rain pelting houses and an urban EQ in portland

Thank you. This is typical wx for this time of year. Heavy winds, storms, rain...all normal wx patterns in WA state in Nov. Lived through many Thanksgivings w/ no power here. Never caused an earthquake.

It’s been raining a lot in the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon and northern California) for the past week. Some places have received upwards of two inches of rain; mountain areas have logged upwards of five inches (Fig. 1). More significant stormy weather arrives today and will continue on and off for the rest of Thanksgiving week (Fig. 2).

The culprit is a large polar vortex located in the Gulf of Alaska. The storm, more than a thousand miles across (Fig. 3) makes Hurricane/Storm Sandy pale by comparison. Making matters worse have been a series of smaller scale storm systems which have slammed the Pacific Northwest and parts of southwestern Canada. Today, the focus shifts to Oregon where a new, smaller storm system and associated jet stream will bring torrential rains. The National Weather Service (NWS) forecast calls for as much as 8 inches of rain in some places the next 24-hours and up to 10 inches for the next five days
[link to www.examiner.com]

Strong storm system to bring turbulent winter weather to Pacific Northwest
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