When your six year old tells you, "Dad, I wish it was winter right now," then you know it must be incredibly hot. When Portland tops 80 by 11am then you know something's just not right. And when a spot along the Oregon Coast called 'Cape Foulweather' is 88 degrees and sunny, you know the … [Read more...]
Incredible Lightning Path Caught On Camera
Since I'm on vacation, I saw this picture of curving & curling lightning when my colleague Matt Brode showed it on KOIN Local 6 news last night. What a shot! The Portland-Vancouver metro area had 210 lightning strikes Thursday evening. @jeffraetz tweeted this photo of one incredible lightning … [Read more...]
Hotter Than Fireworks: June 2012 Heatwave Everywhere But Oregon And Washington
This map says it all. July 3rd was another scorcher for most while Portland had a high of just 68 degrees! And sure, summer is finally starting this week, with an 80s 'bonanza' in our 7 day forecast. But June 2012 was incredibly remarkable because of a national heatwave. Left out? Oregon and … [Read more...]
Colorado Wildfire Images From Outer Space – Updated
This is Colorado's High Peak fire with its massive smoke plume visible from outer space earlier this month. Now a different fire, called the Waldo Canyon Fire has forced tens of thousands to evacuate from Colorado Springs. It didn't look like much just two days ago when NASA took this image … [Read more...]
Thunder And Lightning Stops Portland Timbers Game
In this picture from the Timbers Facebook page you can see the storm clouds. Dark. Ominous. And about to unload right near the end of the first half during the Timbers versus Vancouver match on Saturday night May 26, 2012. @jakellyspecial tweeted this incredible shot of lightning over … [Read more...]
Hundreds Of Willamette Valley Lightning Strikes And One Exploding Tree
This is how the light show ended: with spectacular bolts of lightning over Salem. But all the thunder and lightning actually got its start over the Washington Cascades--and with intense lightning around Battle Ground, Washington. After the storms refused to move much, they finally started … [Read more...]
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