August 2023 Forecasts and Discussions

[Weather101]

Is that map you posted lightning strikes or is that wildfire starts?

Wildfire

[Bonovox]

Is it winter yet?

[Hound]

Typical, although the valley called for less chance of thunderstorms, Chilliwack has been getting hit pretty good over the last 2 hours.

[Catnip]

Is it winter yet?

It’s coming!

Neetz salted his driveway today in preparation.

[Bonovox]

It’s coming!

Neetz salted his driveway today in preparation.

Tell him to sacrifice his shovel too.

[Bonovox]

The NAM looks like it is the most aggressive in terms of convective activity. Unfortunately we’ve seen that story before.

[Coquitlam79]

We just need that area of divergence to move about 50km to the west. So close yet so far away.

[Leighbugs]

Models keep saying tomorrow morning looks like a good shot for storms? Let's hope. Looks like some are firing up around Seattle, of course. It wasn't always THIS difficult to get a widespread thunderstorm event around here, was it? I seem to recall many bigger thunderstorms outbreaks in the Lower Mainland in the 2005-2015 timespan. It seems like the last 5 years or so have been especially pathetic. At best, a few rumbles over a small portion of the area and then done.

[Leighbugs]

Wakey wakey! Incoming action south of us. It really fired up in the last hour. Glad I stayed awake. I just wasn't ready to give up hope. I swear, it the border force field kicks in I'm gonna be MAD.

Added an 3:22 am- Pouring rain now and distant thunder.
Radar looks really good!

[Rubus_Leucodermis]

Rain coming down in big drops. Distant rumbling.

[Leighbugs]

FINALLY some good thunder overhead!

[Leighbugs]

It's starting up here again!

[Catnip]

Umm storm is here…



Nearly knocked me out of bed. The whole house shook. I’ve never experienced anything like that before.

HRRR Model was right.

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[PortKells]

Wicked.

[Rubus_Leucodermis]

Only a grazing hit for me. Beats getting totally skunked, I guess.