I just finished looking at the evening model simulations and they continued their trend of cutting down how much snow we get out of this storm system. So that leaves me leaning toward the KOIN forecast model which was lowest on accumulations anyway. For specifics on that and the other things I’m thinking about this storm system, see my afternoon update.
Jan
09
Significant Winter Storm Headed For The Northwest
It was last Thursday morning when our forecast simulations lit up with snow plowing into Washington & Oregon. That night on the five o’clock news is when I started talking about the potential for something big around here. Since then, the forecasting tools we use have taken us on more twists and turns than a John Grisham novel.
A day and a half ago, it looked like we could… Read more
Dec
30
La Nina Delivers Again: Portland’s Wettest December In Years
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
Northwest Snow: Incredible Snowflake Shapes Through A Microscope
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
21
Southwest Flooding, Record Rain, Wet Weather For Entire Western U.S.
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.
The opposite of what we expect in a solid La Nina year
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
Dec
16
Rare Northwest Tornado Hits Willamette Valley – Map Of Storm Track
Our morning and noon Meteorologist, Matt Brode, was on the air breaking news of the Aumsville tornado when my boss called: “Get here as soon as you can. A tornado touched down near Salem.” Now we know the rest of the story: National Weather Service Investigators put the wind speeds at 110-120mph. Oregon’s strongest tornado since 1993. That was 17 years ago! This map shows the… Read more
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