West Seattle Weather Watch: Windy till midnight (or so)

November 5, 2009 at 6:49 pm | In West Seattle news, West Seattle weather | 17 Comments

Hotwire Coffee (WSB sponsor) proprietor Lora Lewis just sent that photo of a tree blown down by her shop in The Junction – she says it “just missed the parked car.” It’s going to be windy until at least midnight, according to the newest forecast – but still breezy after that, for the next few days. 11:40 PM: Serious sleet, and thunder in the distance, just now. The sleet itself came down for a moment or two here with a roar. Click to listen.

17 Comments

  1. Wow, just got back from a trip over to Arbor HEights and its a blowin! Dont have to worry about what leaves are ready to fall I guess.
    Now if the power stays on we will be golden.

    Comment by toddinwestwood — November 5, 09 7:10 pm #

  2. I am in the Fauntleroy bowl, looking north. 3 huge blue light flashes in the sky. Looking north to Genesse / Alki. Must be transformers starting to blow.

    Get your candles and flashlights ready.

    Comment by WSB supporter — November 5, 09 7:33 pm #

  3. I hope it doesn’t. Am over on Beacon Hill at the neighborhood-planning meeting right now but will be back in WS in an hour or so – hang on, electrical infrastructure, hang on! Although this (e-mailed to us this morn) is worrisome –
    http://bit.ly/2p4vCT

    Comment by WSB — November 5, 09 7:46 pm #

  4. Did anyone else see those crazy blue flashes?!?! What was that??

    Comment by Alki Gill — November 5, 09 7:48 pm #

  5. Forget Halloween and Friday the 13th…

    That Electrical Infrastructure video is S-C-A-R-Y!!!

    Comment by Que — November 5, 09 9:01 pm #

  6. KOMO reported 55 mile per hour winds at Alki.

    Comment by Donn — November 5, 09 9:41 pm #

  7. The National Weather Service posts sustained windspeed and gusts hourly. K91S is Alki here:
    http://www.atmos.washington.edu/data/nw.cgi?what=0

    35 sustained and 43 gusts at 9 pm.

    Comment by WSB — November 5, 09 9:52 pm #

  8. whoa ! nice pea sized hail here right now…and thunder and lightening and wind and rain…exciting !!!

    Comment by JanS — November 5, 09 11:39 pm #

  9. Quick Hail Storm by Juneau and 41st. Quite intense. Caused Rain Fade on the Satellite dish.

    Comment by HMC Rich — November 5, 09 11:40 pm #

  10. We had one hell of a racket up here in N Admiral a few minutes ago. Scared the crap out of me. Hail pounding on the windows, lightning, thunder, sheets of rain….

    Comment by acemotel — November 5, 09 11:41 pm #

  11. Big Thunder boom a few moments ago. Love Thunder storms.

    Comment by celeste17 — November 5, 09 11:47 pm #

  12. acemotel…you must be near me…it was really something ! I kinda want more :)

    Comment by JanS — November 6, 09 12:08 am #

  13. Twice during the night I have been jilted awake from the intense thunder claps and mean rain/hail rocks pounding on the windows. See – I’m awake now. I’m telling myself, “at least it’s not snow, at least its not snow. Yeah, I can get out of the house, I’m not snowbound.”
    Now back to bed until the cycle repeats and I’m reassuring myself yet again. :)

    Comment by Babs — November 6, 09 2:56 am #

  14. JanS – Be careful what you wish for.

    Comment by Leroniusmonkfish — November 6, 09 2:56 am #

  15. Slept well last night, looking forward to wave watching at the beach today. Hope this is all falling as snow up in the mountains!

    Comment by Gina — November 6, 09 7:07 am #

  16. The blue flashes were transformers blowing over on the far side of Magnolia… Saw them from Sunset Ave SW last night, 3 amazing, eery prolonged, blue glowing flashes! Never seen it before, pretty cool.

    Comment by Digidoll — November 6, 09 9:01 am #

  17. The Storm near North Admiral last night was AMAZING! Very much like a storm you might see on the east coast or in the mid-west! Lots of Lightning & BIG rolls of thunder! My dogs were freaked out at first but then calmed down. Very cool!

    Comment by Living in West Seattle since 1985 — November 6, 09 9:09 am #

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