Winter Squalls

[AlanLichty]

A scene along the Oregon coast from yesterday afternoon. We have a cold front that has moved in and dropped the temperatures well below normal for this part of the coast with rain showers turning to snowflakes at around 2-300' elevations. Winter snow squalls have a very different looking cloud structures than the usual rain clouds for this area.

Also notable is how much sand has been scoured off of the beaches this year. I have spent quite a bit of time out along this part of the coast and this view always had sandy beaches down in front that entirely covered the rock shelf in the foreground. The winter waves have removed 1-2 feet of sand from the entire beach right up to the cliffs behind the beach. I never knew these rocks existed below the sand.

Winter Clouds

• AlanLichty
• Feb 3, 2020

Winter clouds along the Oregon coast at Beverly Beach.

C&C always welcome.

 

[JimFox]

That sure looks different with the beach being scoured like that. It has to feel weird to see. I like those clouds in this.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Nice one Alan, and you may never see this sight again when the sand returns.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

You must have had a lot f storms so far this winter, Alan. A lot of beaches lose their sand in the winter when the bigger waves pound the shoreline.