Solar Flare From Sun Leads To Solar Storm On Earth, Northern Lights

March 8, 2012 by Bruce Sussman 1 Comment

Folks in Washington State's Methow Valley saw the northern lights on Wednesday March 7, 2012. This is a shot I that Ed posted on one of my favorite web sites out there, Spaceweather.com. The amount of solar energy hitting earth should be increasing early Thursday morning and peak during the … [Read more...]

Nearly 100 Tornadoes In A Single Day – Updated

March 3, 2012 by Bruce Sussman 1 Comment

I can't imagine what it was like to be Larry Williams. He's the one who captured this Indiana tornado photo of a massive twister near Borden, Indiana on March 2, 2012. NOAA's Storm Prediction Center received reports of 94 tornadoes in a single day. And while some of these will be duplicate … [Read more...]

Willamette Valley Snow From The Air

March 2, 2012 by Bruce Sussman 2 Comments

Hot air balloon pilot Jim Desch told me about his buddy's video. It's incredible. Flying over the snow near Salem in a 'powered parachute'! Wait 'til you see the flight over the deer. Please share this one shot on March 1, 2012. … [Read more...]

Mt. Hood Quake Swarm Leaves Us Wondering

February 25, 2012 by Bruce Sussman 1 Comment

It's one of the things I love most about our Northwest Volcanoes: you never know when they're going to do something mysterious! This time it's another swarm of tiny earthquakes. You can see at least 23 of them in this image from Saturday February 25, 2012. They are happening between Timberline … [Read more...]

Portland Winter Weather Trend – Will It Happen Again?

February 18, 2012 by Bruce Sussman 3 Comments

It's happened twice this winter, already. Can we go for three in a row? Check out this graphic--the second half of each month mother nature is taking off her gloves and throwing down the gauntlet! An even bigger question: could we see late February snow? Some of the forecast tools are … [Read more...]

Take That California: Portland, Oregon, The Driest In The Western U.S.

February 8, 2012 by Bruce Sussman 3 Comments

I may have uncovered the craziest little weather fact there is about Portland's dry and sunny start to February 2012. I just ran the numbers from the first seven days of February--and it turns out Portland is drier than Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego and even Los Angeles! I love it when … [Read more...]

January 2012 Weather Across The United States

February 7, 2012 by Bruce Sussman Leave a Comment

Sometime's a picture is worth a thousand words.  So click on this one to see the NOAA Image big screen and read all about January 2012 weather across the United States. The only thing I'll say: in my mind, record cold in Alaska was a missed opportunity for most of Oregon & Southwest … [Read more...]

January Snow & Rain In Portland, Oregon And Beyond

February 1, 2012 by Bruce Sussman Leave a Comment

January 2012 is outta here! For Portland--and many other places--the most exciting thing was a chance to finally see some accumulating snow. As usual, though, we basically got the snow to stick to the lowest elevations in Portland and then melted it all away within a 12 hour window. At least … [Read more...]

Live Blogging From Where It’s 84 Degrees

January 31, 2012 by Bruce Sussman Leave a Comment

If you recognize this photo then you know I'm not far from home. Instead...I'm enjoying the annual Sussman family trip to Great Wolf Lodge where it's always 84 degrees in the waterpark. I love the fact it feels like instant summer in here--it reminds me of what it will feel like outside. … [Read more...]

Meteor Streaks Across Portland Area Skies

January 28, 2012 by Bruce Sussman 6 Comments

I had just reached the top of a hill as I drove to meet my wife and kids for dinner last night. Suddenly--it caught my eye. A bright white meteor streaking, streaking, streaking across the southern sky over the Portland-Vancouver metro area. I only saw it for about three seconds and then it … [Read more...]

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