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Name: Bruce Sussman
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Feb
16
Get Ready To See More Snow In Portland – But Will It Stick?
For most of us, the answer to the headline appears to be…not for long!
But lots of us get to at least see snow flakes this week like we did this morning.
That’s exciting, isn’t it? Or is it just a cruel tease?
This chart shows where I expect the sticking snow level to be each morning this week in the Portland /… Read more
Feb
15
Central Oregon Slammed By Heavy, Wet Snow
Imagine you spent Valentine’s Day 2011 in Bend. Highs hit 60 degrees and there was no snow anywhere, except a melting pile or two to the side of the road.
Then you wake up on the 15th of February and it’s been snowing an inch an hour overnight!
Now that’s a shocker.
This picture that Dave Stalker sent in from Bend shows the sudden accumulation of snow.… Read more
Feb
14
One Very Strange Fact About Valentine’s Day Quake Near Mount St. Helens
Love may be in the air.
But old mother earth doesn’t want to be forgotten this Valentine’s Day!
The 4.3 magnitude quake that hit north of Mount St. Helens Valentine’s morning around 10:30 was felt all over the metro area. In fact, the USGS which tracks quakes, received more than 900 online reports from people feeling the quake in more than 140 zip codes in… Read more
Feb
14
Blowing Sand, Blowing Snow & How Low Northwest Snow Levels Go
Is the rhyming headline okay?
I mean it’s Valentine’s Day. So thought I’d better have a poem somewhere in here!
But kidding aside, this headline is also true. Two different storm systems off the west coast (you see the southern one in this image, all curled up!) will make Monday very interesting.
- The ‘blowing sand’ part because the Oregon Coast will likely see wind gusts of
Feb
12
Northwest Rainy Season Returns, Falling Snow Levels Ahead
It’s been fun, hasn’t it?
A walk in the afternoon sun.
The Oregon Zoo without any rain gear.
And practically planning on dry Northwest weather because that’s just the way it is. Or, at least, that’s the way it was!
I asked those of you on the Bruce Sussman Facebook Weather Page if you’re ready for the return of the rainy season.
Laura says, “Sure. I’ve had this inexplicable urge… Read more
Feb
10
NASA Wants To Know – Do You Have A ‘Moon Tree’ In Your Northwest Yard?
“
A what? A moon tree?”
That’s what I said when I came across NASA ‘s article that moon trees planted around the country are missing.
Now researchers are looking for them. And you might be able to help!
Explanation: What Are Moon Trees
- They started as seeds in the pocket of Astronaut Stuart Roosa during the Apollo 14 mission to the moon
- While Astronaut Alan Shepard was planting
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