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

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

  • toddinwestwood November 5, 2009 (7:10 pm)

    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.

  • WSB supporter November 5, 2009 (7:33 pm)

    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.

  • WSB November 5, 2009 (7:46 pm)

    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

  • Alki Gill November 5, 2009 (7:48 pm)

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

  • Que November 5, 2009 (9:01 pm)

    Forget Halloween and Friday the 13th…

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

  • Donn November 5, 2009 (9:41 pm)

    KOMO reported 55 mile per hour winds at Alki.

  • WSB November 5, 2009 (9:52 pm)

    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.

  • JanS November 5, 2009 (11:39 pm)

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

  • HMC Rich November 5, 2009 (11:40 pm)

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

  • acemotel November 5, 2009 (11:41 pm)

    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….

  • celeste17 November 5, 2009 (11:47 pm)

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

  • JanS November 6, 2009 (12:08 am)

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

  • Babs November 6, 2009 (2:56 am)

    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. :)

  • Leroniusmonkfish November 6, 2009 (2:56 am)

    JanS – Be careful what you wish for.

  • Gina November 6, 2009 (7:07 am)

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

  • Digidoll November 6, 2009 (9:01 am)

    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.

  • Living in West Seattle since 1985 November 6, 2009 (9:09 am)

    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!

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