Say what? Have I lost my mind? Oh yes. And long ago. But that's not important right now. Instead, consider this: today's blog post is being sponsored by the Greek Letter 'Omega!' So what could this greek letter possibly be doing in a blog on Northwest Weather? As I've said on KOIN Local … [Read more...]
People Are Still Asking: What Were Those Clouds Over Mt. Hood And Mt. Adams This Weekend?
They were Lenticular clouds. These types of clouds are a mountain specialty, if you will. Amanda took this incredible shot from near Milwaukie, Oregon as several of these Lenticular clouds piled on top of each other right over Mt. Hood during the long Thanksgiving Weekend in … [Read more...]
Mother Nature Cooks Up Broken Records During Thanksgiving Week 2011
The biggest day for records was Tuesday November 22, 2011. Just check out the Portland Airport stats in this graphic where records have been kept since 1940. If you had relatives visiting this week--don't let them whine about all the rain. Instead, tell them to be thankful they witnessed … [Read more...]
Why Did The Salmon Swim Across The Road?
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...]
Tuesday Northwest Storm: Updated Wind & Rain Forecast
If a trees fall during the morning commute, will people in their cars hear it? We may find out Tuesday morning if our KOIN Local 6 forecasting tools are correct. Everything I look at keeps pointing to Willamette Valley wind ramping up overnight - with peak winds sometime between 5-10am … [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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