After forecasting in the Willamette area for 15 years, I can count on one hand the number of times I've seen pictures like these where the hail is inches deep. It started with lightning and thunder and then the hail just dumped from the sky. And when each of three different storms was done … [Read more...]
Funnel Cloud Spotted Over Milwaukie
It's a rare site, but April 6, 2011 was the kind of day where things like this could happen. Hail, downpours, thunder and lightning. And above the 1600 Block of McLoughlin Boulevard in Milwaukie, Oregon, Rob Tinner says he took these eerie shots of a funnel cloud. This was related to the … [Read more...]
Portland Snow: It Can Happen In April
Here's something I've noticed: every year when April hits Oregon and Washington most of us are shocked it's still rainy and gray. And we really do a double take when anyone mentions the chance for snowflakes.  Even more surprising is what the records say in my graphic here. Latest Snow … [Read more...]
Funny Joke About Portland, Oregon Weather
I laughed out loud at this one. Jeff & Kelley were starting to wonder about me. And with the weather in Oregon and Washington during early spring, the cartoon is not even a joke. It's true. Right? The great thing is you can easily substitute Seattle, Salem, or Vancouver for Portland, … [Read more...]
Weekend Surprise: Northern Lights Appear Above Several States
If you snapped a photo--like Brian Larmay did in this awesome shot above Wisconsin--then you captured their glowing. Purple, pink and green. The Northern Lights were a total surprise over states like Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota during the first weekend of April 2011. A surprise … [Read more...]
Secret Space Plane Spotted By Skywatchers
That's right. The United States has a 'Secret Space Plane' that launched on its second test flight into space during the last week of March 2011. To me, it looks kind of like a smaller version of NASA's Space Shuttle without the white paint. But what, exactly, is it supposed to do? Is it … [Read more...]
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