The bolt of lightning touched down in Beaverton  just east of Highway 217 by the Home Depot and Target stores. An instant later there was thunder so loud people called our newsroom saying something had exploded.  Some called 9-1-1, sure their houses took a direct hit from lightning (they … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2011
Does Japan Earthquake Increase Odds Of Other Major Quakes?
If there's one thing I personally worry about for Oregon, Washington and California...it's a big quake. The concern might be linked to the frightening quakes I went through as a kid in Southern California. I can tell you where I was and what I was doing when each of them hit. But even if … [Read more...]
Why Japan Mega-Quake Causes So Many Aftershocks – And How Long Aftershocks May Continue
You're looking at my bsussman@koin.com inbox from Saturday night March 12, 2011. Take a close look. Except for one email from American Express and another from www.koinlocal6.com -- it's all from the USGS. That is, the scientists who track quakes around the world. Each USGS email is letting … [Read more...]
High Winds Hit Portland-Vancouver And Willamette Valley, Cut Power To 125,000 Customers
Imagine being on your afternoon walk, a mile from home, when a decent afternoon turns into a sudden monsoon. That's exactly what happened to Phil on Sunday March 13, 2011. I know because he posted it on my Facebook Weather Page. Or how about this: you're driving down Highway 26 near Sandy when … [Read more...]
New Rules For Daylight Saving Time In The United States
First of all, you have to admit this clock is kind of cool. Second of all, Congress enacted new Daylight Saving Time rules that started in 2007. We're years past 2007. So why does the headline say 'new'? It's because when I mentioned on KOIN Local 6 News  this week that we'd be springing … [Read more...]
An Interview With KOIN Local 6 News Photographer Matt Rashleigh
It was late February, 2011. It was dark. It was cold. And it was snowing. I was warm in the PinPoint Weather Center  and you were probably warm and cozy at home watching KOIN Local 6 at 11, right? Right! But news photographer Matt Rashleigh was spending hours in snow up above I-5 in … [Read more...]