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...]
Funniest 2011 Super Bowl Commercial Must Be About Pacific Northwest Snowstorms
You're out somewhere when the snow starts falling. And falling fast. Suddenly it seems like everyone is freaking out and you want to get home as soon as possible. Sound familiar? What I consider the funniest 2011 Super Bowl commercial captures that scene. And since it was created by Portland … [Read more...]
February 2011 Blizzard Total Opposite Of Shrinking Northwest Snow-pack
The February 2011 blizzard closed twenty-five interstates. It impacted about 100 million people. And it was Chicago's third biggest blizzard on record. More than 20" of snow fell there. Even places with less snow had big drifts. My cousin Shelley took this picture of the storm … [Read more...]
Could Major Mid-West Storm Cancel Groundhog Day 2011?
He's the nation's foremost and furriest prognosticator about the chances for more winter weather ahead. But this year Punxsutawney Phil has trouble. Old man winter himself is trying to upstage the world's most famous groundhog. Wednesday is Groundhog day 2011 and the forecast in … [Read more...]