Dec
30
Better buy the t-shirt: “I survived December 2010, but my webbed feet got worse.”
That’s right. We didn’t just imagine that this December was harder to take than most. It’s a fact. Unless you prefer days of seemingly un-ending rain. With rivers running high, we shut off the rain just in time and now we’re staying dry for the rest of the year.
Here are three… Read more
Dec
29
Every time I saw snow fall this morning, I stopped what I was doing, and went over to the window. Awesome. I love those flakes. What could be more amazing than snow? How about snowflake shapes under the microscope. I’ve never seen this before! Read more…
Dec
28
The Northwest is famous for drizzle. This is where tiny water droplets barely big enough to see fall from the sky. But the Oregon and Washington storm that’s moving through right now is a real slap in the face. One huge raindrop at a time! 
Here are three things to consider about our large northwest raindrops right now:
Dec
25
I asked Santa for a Chia-Pet for Christmas, and he was all out.
But he did have this to say… thanks Santa!
Dec
23
The odds of a white Christmas in Portland are slim and none. And slim died at the Alamo. That pretty much sums it up!
Based on records dating back to 1940, there’s just a one percent chance of snowflakes falling from the sky on Christmas Day at the Portland International Airport where our long-term records are kept. Sad, so sad.
But for a bunch of preschooler’s and kindergartners… Read more
Dec
21
For Portland, Seattle, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, San Diego and even Palm Springs it’s been a December to remember because of record rain and at times, flooding.
This time the southwestern U.S. was hardest hit. Almost like it was El Nino behind the wheel of these storms. I’ve spent Monday December 21, 2010, researching these… Read more
Bruce Sussman has been forecasting Northwest weather since 1994. He is the Chief Meteorologist at Koin Local 6 News in Portland, Oregon and a member of the American Meteorological Society. Bruce graduated from University of Missouri and completed advanced Meteorology studies at Mississippi State ....
