May
07
You remember the music group Survivor, right? Well, only if you know the song “Eye of the Tiger” from 1982. Survivor is a one hit wonder.
And you know Los Del Rio, don’t you? Only if you’ve been to a wedding reception and danced to the “Macarena”! Another one hit wonder. This time from 1996.
But who can forget Lipps, Inc.? C’mon–you know them. Well, only for… Read more
May
01
From Astoria to Portland to Bend our April is going into the record books for cool & wet weather. And in Mt. Bachelor’s case, it’s an all time snow record.
Now, after this history making April, it’s time to move on. Are you with me on this?
Finally, the storm track will stay… Read more
Apr
29
You’ve gotta love it when you’re just a couple of days from May and you’re playing Lacrosse in the snow!
That’s what’s happening in this picture that Kim sent in from Sisters, Oregon during a game on Thursday April 28th.
It’s not the only unusual thing about April 2011. In fact, for the Portland-Vancouver metro area, most things were strange. La Nina often leads to a… Read more
Apr
07
After forecasting in the Willamette area for 15 years, I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve seen pictures like these where the hail is inches deep.
It started with lightning and thunder and then the hail just dumped from the sky.
And when each of three different storms was done dumping on the I-5 corridor it looked like it had snowed.
These pictures are from… Read more
Apr
01
Talk about a sweet location to spend some time sippin’ wine!
This shot from the KOIN Local 6 WeatherBug camera at Maryhill Winery was taken on April 1st, 2011 – but it’s no April fools joke.
It really is sunny like this an incredible amount of the time. And it’s much, much drier than places like Portland and Vancouver. Making it a great getaway for an afternoon if… Read more
Apr
01
We grumbled so long (and loudly) about our record breaking cold and rain during March 2011 - that the winds finally brought in Portland’s first 60 degree day on March 31, the latest on record.
But in the Oregon and Washington Cascades, that warm up has helped make avalanche danger as high as it can get the last few days.
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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 ....
