It's rare--but wild weather happens in the northwest. This picture shows a well formed funnel cloud about 15 miles due south of Oregon State University on the afternoon of Thursday June 13, 2013. As far as we know, it never touched down. So that's why we call it a funnel cloud. We'd call it a … [Read more...]
Oklahoma Tornado: From The Air & From Space
The National Weather Service has upgraded the Moore, Oklahoma tornado's strength to an EF-5 tornado, with wind speeds of 200-210mph. Aerial pictures like this (tweeted by @WCL_Shawn)  show the view from above today, May 21, 2013. Somewhere on the ground amid the rubble, investigators from … [Read more...]
Developing:Deadly Oklahoma Tornado
It's heartbreaking. Pictures like this AP photo of a woman carrying a child away from the devastation in Moore, Oklahoma on the afternoon of May 20, 2013. Preliminary Tornado Strength: EF-4 with wind speeds up to 200mph. Death Toll: Sure to climb as searches go through rubble The most … [Read more...]
The Deadliest Tornado That Ever Hit Portland And Vancouver
April 5, 1972. Vancouver, Washington. As the Oregonian headline reported the next day...the tornado killed 6 people and hurt 300. It was the Portland-Vancouver metro area's deadliest weather day in history. Now, check out the new video the National Weather Service in Portland, Oregon … [Read more...]
Portland’s Warmest March Days In More Than Half A Century Plus Incredible Highs Along The Oregon Coast
There's always a day each spring when everyone suddenly comes out of 'hibernation'. And Saturday March 30, 2013 was definitely that day. And it was Portland's hottest March day in almost two decades with a high of 77 degrees, a new record high for the date. As it turns out, Saturday was just … [Read more...]
Rare Tornado Hits Southwest Washington
This is the storm cell that suddenly intensified as it moved from Battle Ground, Washington to Hockinson. The National Weather Service confirms it was an EF-O (zero) with wind speeds somewhere between 65-85mph. This is the weakest type of tornado on the Enhanced Fujita Scale and it's the most … [Read more...]
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