For most of us, the answer to the headline appears to be...not for long! But lots of us get to at least see snow flakes this week like we did this morning. That's exciting, isn't it? Or is it just a cruel tease? This chart shows where I expect the sticking snow level to be each morning … [Read more...]
Central Oregon Slammed By Heavy, Wet Snow
Imagine you spent Valentine's Day 2011 in Bend. Highs hit 60 degrees and there was no snow anywhere, except a melting pile or two to the side of the road. Then you wake up on the 15th of February and it's been snowing an inch an hour overnight! Now that's a shocker. This picture that Dave … [Read more...]
Blowing Sand, Blowing Snow & How Low Northwest Snow Levels Go
Is the rhyming headline okay? I mean it's Valentine's Day. So thought I'd better have a poem somewhere in here! But kidding aside, this headline is also true. Two different storm systems off the west coast (you see the southern one in this image, all curled up!) will make Monday very … [Read more...]
Northwest Rainy Season Returns, Falling Snow Levels Ahead
It's been fun, hasn't it? A walk in the afternoon sun. The Oregon Zoo without any rain gear. And practically planning on dry Northwest weather because that's just the way it is. Or, at least, that's the way it was! I asked those of you on the Bruce Sussman Facebook Weather Page … [Read more...]
Hurricane Force Wind Gusts Slam Mt. Bachelor, Oregon and top 100mph
And the worst news for skiers and boarders: these triple digit wind gusts would've been either a cross-wind or a head-wind. So if you didn't get blown sideways you might've just hung on the downhill without, um, going downhill! The incredible wind gusts you see in this graphic peaked at … [Read more...]
Strange Clouds Over Mount Hood & Mount Jefferson Are Signs Of Changing Weather
When I was on vacation last year in Central Oregon, I had a farmer tell me that he never cuts hay if clouds are appearing above Mount Hood. He was talking about the same type of strange looking clouds that appeared over our mountains on Thursday evening February 3rd, 2011. In meteorology we call … [Read more...]
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