It starts with one massive area of high pressure building on Friday and peaking on Saturday August 4, 2012. This change alone is usually enough to get us to around 90 degrees. But this Saturday, temperatures should hit 90, and then keep on climbing! Shift In Wind Helps … [Read more...]
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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...]
The Storm That Took Down Netflix, Pinterest and Instagram
This was not just another stormy night back east. No, this was a Derecho. Say what? A Derecho is a fast moving line of thunderstorms and strong winds. This Derecho started Friday afternoon June 29th in Indiana--then moved an average of 75 miles per hour, reaching the Atlantic Ocean during … [Read more...]
One Impressive Fact About The First Day Of Summer In Portland
Weather odds actually favor the first day of summer being unusually warm in Portland and the rest of the I-5 Corridor. At least in recent years. Who knew? I researched this for the my weathercasts last night on KOIN Local 6 News. The chart to the right shows the Portland high temperatures on … [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...]
Reading Books To Help Local Foster Kids
With two boys younger than first grade at home, I've certainly done my share of reading kids books. And I love the way their eyes light up. Or the way they have a really important comment about a page we've read fifty times over the last few months. This is usually delivered like breaking … [Read more...]
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