Super Storm Underway

Huge and very deep low west of the Washington-Oregon Coast this afternoon. Pressure as low as in some hurricanes. Much of the West is under the gun.

At mid-day, Walla Walla, Washington had a blinding dust storm underway with south winds gusting to 78 mph. Snow in the Sierra-Nevada Range will be measured in feet. Winds over the summits could gust as high as 150 mph!

The snow may get as deep as the bus and train station in Truckee, Calif.

Mike Wilhelm, 3340 Skywatcher for Vinemont, called our attention to this report from the NWS in Reno. Note the wind gusts so far today, as high as 163 mph! That will blow your hat off even if you have it full of Velcro!
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Fri Jan 4 12:18:48 2008

Hourly data from Ward Mountain near Lake Tahoe (Elevation 8637 Ft)
Collected by the National Weather Service – Reno NV

MN DY Hour Temp | Wind |
av mx mn | Dir Speed Gst |
1 4 1200 27 27 26 230 56 118
1 4 1100 27 28 26 229 86 163
1 4 1000 26 27 26 224 79 127
1 4 0900 26 27 26 222 71 113
1 4 0800 27 27 27 210 79 124
1 4 0700 27 28 27 206 86 129
1 4 0600 27 28 27 206 73 112
1 4 0500 28 28 27 209 60 93
1 4 0400 26 27 26 216 58 77
1 4 0300 25 26 24 223 54 88
1 4 0200 24 25 24 232 47 70
1 4 0100 24 24 24 235 49 72
1 4 0000 24 24 23 216 61 81

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