We know how October works, right? We start warm in Portland. And we end up all wet. But rarely do we get this wet--6.14" of rain, 205% of average! All that and not even in the top 5 wettest Octobers. Oh well, maybe next time. Also, just for fun, I asked KOIN Local 6 Weather Intern Jeff to … [Read more...]
Hurricane Sandy, By The Numbers
Flood water from Hurricane Sandy storm surge pours into a New Jersey Path (subway) station in Hoboken, NJ. It looks like something I saw just last week on the Universal Studios tour. But this is for real. And today, Tuesday October 30, 2012, is when we see much more of the damage that's been … [Read more...]
Hurricane Sandy Will Make History
Hurricane Sandy is going to do so much damage & devastation to the northeast that it's going to be hard to believe. These pictures are coming in on Twitter from Atlantic City, New Jersey--a full 12 hours before landfall is expected along the New Jersey Coast. T The strongest winds? Still … [Read more...]
How Pacific Northwest Dodged Tsunami Trouble After 7.7 Earthquake
This map shows how Oregon, Washington & Alaska missed getting hit by a significant tsunami after a 7.7 magnitude quake off the coast of British Columbia last night. Tsunami experts track what they call the beam of energy after a major earthquake like this. That beam was aimed away (mostly) … [Read more...]
Hurricane Sandy, The “Frankenstorm” Aiming For Major East Coast Cities
Honestly, it's looks beautiful from space in this NOAA Imagery. Doesn't it? But Hurricane Sandy will combine with another one as it approaches the Northeast early next week to create what's been nicknamed the "Frankenstorm" that's due to make landfall just before Halloween 2012. As of early … [Read more...]
Race To Beat A Hurricane – The Sussman Family Cruise
It was a gorgeous day in Long Beach as we woke up ready for our 7 Day Carnival cruise to mexico with a first stop in Cabo San Lucas & then a second stop in Puerto Vallarta. Look at the blue sky over our ship as we set sail on Sunday October 14, 2012. Only problem with these pictures? I knew the … [Read more...]
Record Breaking Start To Northwest Rainy Season
Is this crazy or what? I mean--we had .25" of rain in 3 months and next thing you know it's rainy cats and dogs and doesn't stop. In the graphic you can see that Portland, Vancouver and Salem all smashed rainfall records for October 12th. And there are two more amazing things, to me, … [Read more...]
Portland’s Record Dry Stretch Finally Over
Did you catch KOIN Local 6 at 11 last night? Anchor Jeff Gianola sang "Turn out the lights, the party's over..." And that has to mean our record dry stretch is ending. Some of the facts about it are in this graphic. Who knows how long it will be until we see something like this again in the … [Read more...]
Portland In October: “Like A City In The Desert Southwest”
Here's a crazy one. On the afternoon of Friday October 5, 2012--Portland's air was almost exactly as dry the air in Phoenix, Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada! You can see the comparison of relative humidity to the right. It's a comparison I might possibly get to make on a rare 100 degree day in … [Read more...]
First Chilly East Wind Event Of Fall
It's the annual 'thinning of the herd' in our area. That is, the first round of gusty east wind is already bringing down the weakest of our trees. As you can see, my KOIN Local 6 colleague Sally Showman was on the scene with this one. As of late morning, PGE is already reporting scattered power … [Read more...]
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