If there's one thing I personally worry about for Oregon, Washington and California...it's a big quake. The concern might be linked to the frightening quakes I went through as a kid in Southern California. I can tell you where I was and what I was doing when each of them hit. But even if … [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...]
An Interview With KOIN Local 6 News Photographer Matt Rashleigh
It was late February, 2011. It was dark. It was cold. And it was snowing. I was warm in the PinPoint Weather Center  and you were probably warm and cozy at home watching KOIN Local 6 at 11, right? Right! But news photographer Matt Rashleigh was spending hours in snow up above I-5 in … [Read more...]
Tsunami Wave Map Shows How Much Energy Reached Pacific Northwest
A picture is worth a thousand words, right? Well, in the world of tsunamis, this picture must be worth about a million. It's a NOAA Image that shows the highest water surges in the most intense colors. The purples and pinks are near the epicenter off the east coast of Japan. Three Things … [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...]
Space Shuttle Discovery – Last Picture In Space
Here it is: one last image of Space Shuttle Discovery after it undocked from the International Space station on March 7, 2011. This is a NASA image. The Shuttle Discovery did one last fly around the space station (which is on the right here) so an astronaut could snap this shot. … [Read more...]
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