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...]
Four Things I Learned On Vacation in Phoenix
I'm back in town and doing the weather on KOIN Local 6 Monday just in time to talk about a chilly east wind. I've been down in Phoenix with my wife and kids at something called WordCamp Phoenix. The camp ended with an ice sculpture in the desert--not something you see everyday. WordCamp is … [Read more...]