Rain totals keep adding up as a huge atmospheric river event unfolds right over northwest Oregon and southwest Washington. It looks like we should avoid major flooding most places thanks to something that's really hurt business in the mountains: a lack of snow. If we were melting snow into the … [Read more...]
Pineapple Express Makes 2012 One Of Wettest Years In Portland History
I always know it's a wet day in the Portland-Vancouver area when "Lake Sussman" appears. That is, a giant mud puddle in the lower right side of our yard. As you see here, Portland had over an inch of rain on Tuesday December 4, 2012--but this time of year, that's not even close to a record. … [Read more...]
Powerful November Storm Matches Winds From Category 3 Hurricane
Check out these peak gusts along the Oregon and Washington Coasts. The top gusts are the same force as winds you'd see in a major category 3 hurricane. No wonder we had so much damage and so much power out on Monday November 19, 2012. Peak gusts in the Willamette Valley topped out at 51mph in … [Read more...]
Hurricane Sandy Will Make History
Hurricane Sandy is going to do so much damage & devastation to the northeast that it's going to be hard to believe. These pictures are coming in on Twitter from Atlantic City, New Jersey--a full 12 hours before landfall is expected along the New Jersey Coast. T The strongest winds? Still … [Read more...]
Record Breaking Start To Northwest Rainy Season
Is this crazy or what? I mean--we had .25" of rain in 3 months and next thing you know it's rainy cats and dogs and doesn't stop. In the graphic you can see that Portland, Vancouver and Salem all smashed rainfall records for October 12th. And there are two more amazing things, to me, … [Read more...]
Thunderstorm Hits Beaverton, Newberg, Aloha And Hillsboro
The Portland metro area's first thunderstorm of 2012 developed over Newberg & Dundee around 5:45 on Thursday evening April 12. By 6:30pm, the storm was creating lightning and thunder over Hillsboro, Aloha and parts of Beaverton. Thanks to Aaron and Ryan for the pictures of the storm. With … [Read more...]
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