Rachel says she was driving down Highway 18 on the way to the Oregon Coast when she came upon this massive dust devil in a farm field very close to Dayton, Oregon. We have dust devils each summer (and even during stretches of dry weather not in the summer) that put on a show. But this is the … [Read more...]
Back To School, Now Back To 90 Degrees?
I need to do some more research on this. But it's my general belief that as soon as the kids go back to school, mother nature turns the temperature back up! Whoops, she's doing it again. Wednesday: A couple of places in the south Willamette Valley could hit 90. Thursday: A number of places … [Read more...]
August 2012: A Blue Moon And Record Dry Weather For Portland & Seattle
If you only do things 'once in a blue moon' -- then you should've gotten them done on the last day of August 2012! Thanks to Ray W. who sent in this spectacular shot of the Blue Moon over Portland. You've probably heard that a Blue Moon does not mean the moon's actually blue (although in rare … [Read more...]
Southern California Quake Swarm: 300 Earthquakes — And Counting
My dad used to call this the 'land of shake and bake.' And on Sunday August 26, 2012 the name fit. Highs were in the 100s. And the USGS say it's the biggest southern California earthquake swarm since 1981! This map only shows the quakes bigger than 2.0 around Brawley, California as of early … [Read more...]
3 Things I Learned In Boston
#1: Dunkin Donuts is still the king of coffee in this town. It was founded near Boston. And we were actually surprised each time we came across a Starbucks! It's not like that in the northwest. #2: Going to Fenway to see a Red Sox game with 50 TV Meteorologists across the country is just a blast. … [Read more...]
Live Blogging From 36,000′
I know the headline says 36,000' - but maybe we're at 34,000' and the other guys are at 36,000'. You can see in this first picture that someone's flying higher than us! We just flew under a contrail--the ice cloud jets leave behind as they criss-cross the sky. Kind of cool to see one so close. I'm … [Read more...]
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