Aug
31
By the time Hurricane Irene Slammed Vermont, it was Tropical Storm Irene.
Or as I hear people say way too often, “It’s JUST a tropical storm now.”
That Tropical Storm created Vermont’s worst flooding in 83 years!
This incredible satellite picture from Digital-Globe Imagery shows the power of Tropical Storm Irene that dumped at least 11″ of quick rain on the Famous Killington Ski… Read more
Aug
30
Hurricane Irene is done slamming North Carolina, Virginia, New York and New England.
But this one of a kind video taken by astronauts on board the International Space Station is worth a look. It shows incredible–and always changing views of Hurricane Irene from space.
And somehow, it seems so peaceful. Listen as astronauts talk about what they’re seeing and how the… Read more
Aug
25
It’s what I call the ‘fingers of God’ shot.
Doesn’t it look like God must be reaching down from the heavens into Central Oregon during this thunderstorm?
Vince Swagert sent this shot last night from Culver, Oregon which is SW of Madras, Oregon and not far from Lake Billy Chinook. He said the thunderstorms were still going after midnight.
Our lightning tracker at KOIN Local 6 detected… Read more
Aug
24
Hard to believe, isn’t it?
The same 5.8 earthquake that hit near Washington D.C. & Richmond, Virginia on August 23, 2011 sent energy all the way to the northwest.
This picture shows the damage at the National Cathedral in the Washington D.C. area. A really old structure built before earthquake standards of any kind.
But the energy that did this damage traveled more than two-thousand miles… Read more
Aug
19
I was doing live weather tonight at the Oregon International Airshow and wouldn’t you know it, our live truck was parked right next to this red and white bird.
It’s a U.S. Coast Guard Dolphin HH-65C that cruises around northwest skies at around 180mph. Depending on the weather, of course.
In my ongoing series of Friday interviews, I talk with U.S. Coast Guard Lt.… Read more
Aug
15
If your job has you working on the International Space Station, you’ll miss out on some things.
Blackberry milkshakes.
Going for a walk on a warm summer night.
Or taking a trip to the beach.
But you also get to do an experience things almost no one else ever will. And this picture fits in that category!
Astronaut On The ISS Photographs Perseid Meteors
How did… 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 ....
