I'm not sure how this blog post will look in the site because I'm posting this one on the road from my iPhone. But you can sure see how the Willamette River looks in Oregon City on Saturday January 21, 2012. Check out the shelter that's under water. When we pulled up our six year old said, "Daddy, … [Read more...]
Daring Llama Rescue In Willamette Valley Flooding
Can you see the llamas in this picture? Probably not, because they suddenly found themselves up to their necks in water during flooding in McMinnville, Oregon, on Friday January 20, 2012. Heidi sent us a series of pictures--and told the story of what she witnessed: "On Riverside loop rd. in … [Read more...]
Mother Nature Cooks Up Broken Records During Thanksgiving Week 2011
The biggest day for records was Tuesday November 22, 2011. Just check out the Portland Airport stats in this graphic where records have been kept since 1940. If you had relatives visiting this week--don't let them whine about all the rain. Instead, tell them to be thankful they witnessed … [Read more...]
Why Did The Salmon Swim Across The Road?
Why did the Salmon cross the road? To get to the other side, of course! Check out this video from near Shelton, Washington, on the Olympic Peninsula. Inches of rain made roads bad for driving but apparently great for swimming on Tuesday November 22, 2011. … [Read more...]
Heaviest Rain Taking Aim At Portland, Vancouver, Salem
Early Wednesday Morning Update: one more round of heavy rain and gusty winds needs to pass through western Oregon & Washington. This should happen commute time or a bit later this morning. After the cold front passes through, winds die off and we should quickly dry out. We're almost … [Read more...]
Special Delivery From La Nina: Possible Flooding And Strong Winds
You're looking at our KOIN Local 6 computer created estimates of the total rainfall between now and Wednesday evening. C-R-A-Z-Y. But true? Can we believe Portland could see almost 6" of rain this week or that Tillamook could see 5" of rain? I'm treating this like I treat any estimate … [Read more...]