Jan
26
The whole thing started innocently enough. With snow showers and sun breaks right down to the waters of the Pacific Ocean…and the Willamette River…and the Columbia River.
Don Best took this picture of Rockaway Beach, Oregon on January 16th after an early morning snow shower. There’s just something about Oregon & Washington beaches covered in snow that gets me every time!
Here’s a shot from… Read more
Dec
22
“Just pick a theme and go with it!”
Ever heard that before? Apparently mother nature has.
Check out how much snow Portland had on the ground this week in 2008. Wow, the December 2008 theme was cold and snow. A forty year snow for the metro area right down to the valley floor. And a 50 year cold snap that kept hanging on.
December 2008… Read more
Nov
30
Say what? Have I lost my mind?
Oh yes. And long ago. But that’s not important right now.
Instead, consider this: today’s blog post is being sponsored by the Greek Letter ‘Omega!’
So what could this greek letter possibly be doing in a blog on Northwest Weather? As I’ve said on KOIN Local 6 the last few nights, it’s the easiest way to explain why we’re “shutting off the tap” in… Read more
Nov
22
Early Wednesday Morning Update: one more round of heavy rain and gusty winds needs to pass through western Oregon & Washington. This should happen commute time or a bit later this morning. After the cold front passes through, winds die off and we should quickly dry out. We’re almost there!
6:45PM Update: We’ll see rain, heay at times this evening. We’ll keep adding to Portland’s… Read more
Nov
20
You’re looking at our KOIN Local 6 computer created estimates of the total rainfall between now and Wednesday evening.
C-R-A-Z-Y.
But true?
Can we believe Portland could see almost 6″ of rain this week or that Tillamook could see 5″ of rain?
I’m treating this like I treat any estimate of rain totals: don’t count on hitting an exact number that’s bound to change as we go through… Read more
Oct
08
It was out over farm country southwest of Spokane where the winds can really whip around.
In this picture, you’re looking at a tornado (which is actually touching the ground) and a funnel cloud. A funnel cloud is a rotating cloud but by definition, does NOT touch the ground.
This all happened on Wednesday October 5th, the day that our strongest Pacific Storm of the fall… 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 ....
