The snow freakout started this week when our phone apps said this: And the big screens in schools and offices showed this: Now to what most of us in the I-5 corridor and along the coast are wondering. Could we end up with this? Do you remember December 2008? This (above) was my brother … [Read more...]
The Wildest Weather Of Winter 2012 (So Far) In Pictures
The whole thing started innocently enough. With snow showers and sun breaks right down to the waters of the Pacific Ocean...and the Willamette River...and the Columbia River. Don Best took this picture of Rockaway Beach, Oregon on January 16th after an early morning snow shower. There's just … [Read more...]
Did Man-Made Snow Fall In McMinnville?
With no storm systems even close by--and nearly 50 degree temperatures up on Mt. Hood...you can imagine I was stunned to hear it had just snowed in McMinnville and we already had the pictures coming in to my KOIN Local 6 colleague, Meteorologist Matt Brode. Right after that, I found out we'd … [Read more...]