This is how the light show ended: with spectacular bolts of lightning over Salem. But all the thunder and lightning actually got its start over the Washington Cascades--and with intense lightning around Battle Ground, Washington. After the storms refused to move much, they finally started … [Read more...]
Rebuilding Joplin, Missouri – One Year Tornado Anniversary
It seemed like it couldn't be real. But the devastation caused by the Joplin Missouri tornado was real. And since May 22, 2011 when this picture was taken, the people and the city of Joplin have been busy rebuilding. Here's a story I ran across on YouTube that shows a year's worth of … [Read more...]
Partial Eclipse 2012 Visible From Oregon & Washington–Barely
Here's how the partial eclipse of 2012 looked above New Mexico. Wow, the ring of fire! Thanks to Robert Ball for posting this shot on my favorite sky watching site. NewMexico was in the path to see a views like this. Here in northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington the eclipse was less … [Read more...]
KOIN Local 6 Amazing Race Tryouts Were Amazing
The chance to travel the world? Yep. The chance to be on CBS-TV across the country including KOIN Local 6? Yep. The opportunity to do something few ever will? Yep. And on this rainy Sunday morning--that Amazing Race journey started in Beaverton! Here's the behind the scenes scoop on what … [Read more...]
Partial Solar Eclipse Above Portland And The Northwest
So here it is: a really cool solar eclipse happening this weekend in our skies. But I'm not sure the weather will let us see it. I hope the forecast is wrong--and that it's sunny and clear on Sunday evening. And just in case...here's what you need to know. The timing of the partial solar … [Read more...]
Ice Clouds Put On A Show In Northwest Skies
A Ring around the sun. Rainbow colored clouds. Wednesday May 16, 2012 was one of those days over Oregon and Washington. Carrie, on my facebook weather page, posted this: "As we were driving, my 6 year old started saying that there were rainbows in the clouds. I thought he was making it … [Read more...]
Reading Books To Help Local Foster Kids
With two boys younger than first grade at home, I've certainly done my share of reading kids books. And I love the way their eyes light up. Or the way they have a really important comment about a page we've read fifty times over the last few months. This is usually delivered like breaking … [Read more...]
Is This The Start Of A Long, Hot Portland Summer?
I keep thinking about what it says on my 401k statement: past performance is no guarantee of future results. It's true in the stock market. And it's true with any kind of northwest weather trend. But I also know this much from digging through the record books: the last time we had a bunch of … [Read more...]
Records To Beat When It Comes To Portland May Heat
I think some records will fall in the next three days but not as many as you would expect. Probably because we're used to cool May weather. In fact, this is the first May where we've hit 80 degrees or more since May 2009! These are the Portland records to beat for the next three days: May … [Read more...]
90 Degree Heat Ahead – I Heard It On The Playground
It's amazing how fast the word spreads when Portland's about to hit 90 degrees. On Thursday I picked up our boys from school and we stopped at the school's playground so they could play outside for a few minutes. My oldest son said, "It's kind of cold in the shade." He was right because it was … [Read more...]
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