It's a numbers game, really. And numbers are a funny thing. Most of us want the numbers at the gas pump to go down. And the numbers in our 401k plans to go up. But if you're a tulip grower in Oregon's Willamette Valley?Then you want the number 60 (degrees) to come up early and often along … [Read more...]
La Nina Delivers Wet, Record Cool March 2011 For Northwest
Updated: 3/31/2011 I tend to feel most sorry for golfers and gardeners as winter turns into spring on the calendar--but not in water logged yards or on mushy fairways. And let's face it: walking the dog in Washington and  Oregon has been a chilling and damp experience much of this … [Read more...]
Northwest Winter 2010 Wrap-Up, Spring 2011 Forecast
It's a classic spring photo: Maty, the dog, wearing her lei on the first day of Spring near Bend, Oregon. P-o-o-r Maty! Shannon Mendiola tweeted this photo and says she wishes Central Oregon snow would stop now that it's spring but she resigned herself to whatever comes: "it is what it is!" If … [Read more...]
What Causes Thunder So Loud It Sounds Like An Explosion
The bolt of lightning touched down in Beaverton  just east of Highway 217 by the Home Depot and Target stores. An instant later there was thunder so loud people called our newsroom saying something had exploded.  Some called 9-1-1, sure their houses took a direct hit from lightning (they … [Read more...]
High Winds Hit Portland-Vancouver And Willamette Valley, Cut Power To 125,000 Customers
Imagine being on your afternoon walk, a mile from home, when a decent afternoon turns into a sudden monsoon. That's exactly what happened to Phil on Sunday March 13, 2011. I know because he posted it on my Facebook Weather Page. Or how about this: you're driving down Highway 26 near Sandy when … [Read more...]
Japan 8.9 Earthquake Detected On Mt. Hood
It's hard to believe, until you see proof. And here it is. You're looking at the electronic seismograph for Mt. Hood. See where the lines get absolutely crazy about halfway down? That's the energy from Japan's 8.9 "Great quake" vibrating underneath Oregon's most famous peak. The really … [Read more...]
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