Why did the Salmon cross the road? To get to the other side, of course! Check out this video from near Shelton, Washington, on the Olympic Peninsula. Inches of rain made roads bad for driving but apparently great for swimming on Tuesday November 22, 2011. … [Read more...]
Heaviest Rain Taking Aim At Portland, Vancouver, Salem
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 … [Read more...]
Special Delivery From La Nina: Possible Flooding And Strong Winds
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 … [Read more...]
Ahead: Willamette Valley’s Wettest Week Of 2011
I'm running to dinner with my family right now--but when I'm back, I'll write a full post on what I expect this week. Here's my quick heads up on possibilities: wettest week in years for inland areas heavy mountain snow heavy Coast Range and Cascade mountain rain days of high winds along … [Read more...]
Willamette Valley Low Elevation Snow Chances Update
The snow was crazy Thursday night on Mt. Hood. Hopefully you saw Joel Iwanaga's live shot at 11! Snow was falling at an inch an hour with constant gusts of 55-65mph just up above Timberline Lodge. And it's like 'instant winter' at Goverment Camp as you see in this Thursday night ODOT shot. The … [Read more...]
We Should Have Called It ‘Wild Weather Wednesday’
A wild Wednesday in so many ways. Peak gusts from the south topped 40mph some places--hitting their max between 7 and 10pm. Thousands lost power. And temperatures shot up after dark. Portland was about 10 degrees warmer at 11pm than it had been at noon! We had a dusting of snow in Hood … [Read more...]
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