Imagine being on your afternoon walk, a mile from home, when a decent afternoon turns into a sudden monsoon. That's exactly what happened to Phil on Sunday March 13, 2011. I know because he posted it on my Facebook Weather Page. Or how about this: you're driving down Highway 26 near Sandy when … [Read more...]
New Rules For Daylight Saving Time In The United States
First of all, you have to admit this clock is kind of cool. Second of all, Congress enacted new Daylight Saving Time rules that started in 2007. We're years past 2007. So why does the headline say 'new'? It's because when I mentioned on KOIN Local 6 News  this week that we'd be springing … [Read more...]
An Interview With KOIN Local 6 News Photographer Matt Rashleigh
It was late February, 2011. It was dark. It was cold. And it was snowing. I was warm in the PinPoint Weather Center  and you were probably warm and cozy at home watching KOIN Local 6 at 11, right? Right! But news photographer Matt Rashleigh was spending hours in snow up above I-5 in … [Read more...]
Tsunami Wave Map Shows How Much Energy Reached Pacific Northwest
A picture is worth a thousand words, right? Well, in the world of tsunamis, this picture must be worth about a million. It's a NOAA Image that shows the highest water surges in the most intense colors. The purples and pinks are near the epicenter off the east coast of Japan. Three Things … [Read more...]
Japan 8.9 Earthquake Detected On Mt. Hood
It's hard to believe, until you see proof. And here it is. You're looking at the electronic seismograph for Mt. Hood. See where the lines get absolutely crazy about halfway down? That's the energy from Japan's 8.9 "Great quake" vibrating underneath Oregon's most famous peak. The really … [Read more...]
Bad Hair Day For The Northwest – Wind Warnings, Advisories In Place
Aqua Net anyone? Â Better buy an extra can for Thursday and cement that hair in place. Or else, it's going to get ugly! It's looking like a wild Thursday for those of us living in Washington and Oregon. By late morning, we could start seeing I-5 Corridor gusts of 40mph. Normally, it's … [Read more...]
Space Shuttle Discovery – Last Picture In Space
Here it is: one last image of Space Shuttle Discovery after it undocked from the International Space station on March 7, 2011. This is a NASA image. The Shuttle Discovery did one last fly around the space station (which is on the right here) so an astronaut could snap this shot. … [Read more...]
Ring Of Fire Is Rockin’ – String of Quakes Off Oregon Coast, Hawaii Volcano Show
Lava shooting as high as tree tops? That's what you're looking at here and what scientists saw the first week of March, 2011 at the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii.   A new fissure (or crack) in the ground opened up and the lava shot out. The ongoing eruption is going great guns, again. The … [Read more...]
An Interview With Meteorologist Matt Brode
This is the first in a series of Friday posts. I'm going to do interviews and have guest blogs most Fridays, just for fun.  And why not start with someone I respect and enjoy working with at KOIN Local 6?  Here's my interview with Meteorologist Matt Brode. Meet Matt...  Since … [Read more...]
Northwest Sanity Saver: Sunset Milestones In March
It happened during KOIN Local 6 at 6pm this week. Jeff Gianola said to me across the studio,  "Bruce, look at that! It's 6:05 and all our live reports still show daylight." Kelley Day then says to both us, "I love this time of year, when the days are getting longer!" Nooo doubt. That's … [Read more...]
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