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...]
Rebuilding Joplin, Missouri – One Year Tornado Anniversary
It seemed like it couldn't be real. But the devastation caused by the Joplin Missouri tornado was real. And since May 22, 2011 when this picture was taken, the people and the city of Joplin have been busy rebuilding. Here's a story I ran across on YouTube that shows a year's worth of … [Read more...]
Strong Winds Bring Down Trees Around Portland Metro Area
It was about 3pm on Thursday May 3, 2012. Like someone flipped a switch on a wind machine, strong gusts started hitting the Portland-Vancouver metro area, and the rest of the Willamette Valley. The 'switch' was a storm center or area of 'low pressure' that moved inland just north of Portland. … [Read more...]
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