For most of us, the answer to the headline appears to be...not for long! But lots of us get to at least see snow flakes this week like we did this morning. That's exciting, isn't it? Or is it just a cruel tease? This chart shows where I expect the sticking snow level to be each morning … [Read more...]
Central Oregon Slammed By Heavy, Wet Snow
Imagine you spent Valentine's Day 2011 in Bend. Highs hit 60 degrees and there was no snow anywhere, except a melting pile or two to the side of the road. Then you wake up on the 15th of February and it's been snowing an inch an hour overnight! Now that's a shocker. This picture that Dave … [Read more...]
One Very Strange Fact About Valentine’s Day Quake Near Mount St. Helens
Love may be in the air. But old mother earth doesn't want to be forgotten this Valentine's Day! The 4.3 magnitude quake that hit north of Mount St. Helens Valentine's morning around 10:30 was felt all over the metro area. In fact, the USGS which tracks quakes, received more than 900 online … [Read more...]
Blowing Sand, Blowing Snow & How Low Northwest Snow Levels Go
Is the rhyming headline okay? I mean it's Valentine's Day. So thought I'd better have a poem somewhere in here! But kidding aside, this headline is also true. Two different storm systems off the west coast (you see the southern one in this image, all curled up!) will make Monday very … [Read more...]
Northwest Rainy Season Returns, Falling Snow Levels Ahead
It's been fun, hasn't it? A walk in the afternoon sun. The Oregon Zoo without any rain gear. And practically planning on dry Northwest weather because that's just the way it is. Or, at least, that's the way it was! I asked those of you on the Bruce Sussman Facebook Weather Page … [Read more...]
NASA Wants To Know – Do You Have A ‘Moon Tree’ In Your Northwest Yard?
"A what? A moon tree?" That's what I said when I came across NASA 's article that moon trees planted around the country are missing. Now researchers are looking for them. And you might be able to help! Explanation: What Are Moon Trees They started as seeds in the pocket of Astronaut … [Read more...]
Hurricane Force Wind Gusts Slam Mt. Bachelor, Oregon and top 100mph
And the worst news for skiers and boarders: these triple digit wind gusts would've been either a cross-wind or a head-wind. So if you didn't get blown sideways you might've just hung on the downhill without, um, going downhill! The incredible wind gusts you see in this graphic peaked at … [Read more...]
Funniest 2011 Super Bowl Commercial Must Be About Pacific Northwest Snowstorms
You're out somewhere when the snow starts falling. And falling fast. Suddenly it seems like everyone is freaking out and you want to get home as soon as possible. Sound familiar? What I consider the funniest 2011 Super Bowl commercial captures that scene. And since it was created by Portland … [Read more...]
Strange Clouds Over Mount Hood & Mount Jefferson Are Signs Of Changing Weather
When I was on vacation last year in Central Oregon, I had a farmer tell me that he never cuts hay if clouds are appearing above Mount Hood. He was talking about the same type of strange looking clouds that appeared over our mountains on Thursday evening February 3rd, 2011. In meteorology we call … [Read more...]
February 2011 Blizzard Total Opposite Of Shrinking Northwest Snow-pack
The February 2011 blizzard closed twenty-five interstates. It impacted about 100 million people. And it was Chicago's third biggest blizzard on record. More than 20" of snow fell there. Even places with less snow had big drifts. My cousin Shelley took this picture of the storm … [Read more...]
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