I may have uncovered the craziest little weather fact there is about Portland's dry and sunny start to February 2012. I just ran the numbers from the first seven days of February--and it turns out Portland is drier than Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego and even Los Angeles! I love it when … [Read more...]
Trick-Or-Treating In The Snow After East Coast October Snow Storm
Now here's something you don't see everyday: the 'ol pumpkin patch covered in snow! This picture that Adam Hunger took tells the story of what many east coasters are calling the "Nightmare Before Halloween." The Biggest October snow storm in decades (near Albany, NY, it was the biggest in a … [Read more...]
Arizona Record Wildfire – Smoke Travels Across The Country
 This is now Arizona's largest wildfire on record! There is so much smoke from the Wallow wildfire in Arizona that you can clearly see it from outer space in this NASA image. This picture was taken on June 9, 2011 as the fire's total hit 400,000 acres--but on June 13, 2011, the Wallow fire … [Read more...]
Joplin, Missouri Tornado Aftermath Images From The Air
It took me awhile to hunt down these images from the air taken after the Joplin, Missouri tornado in May 2011. These pictures actually helped the state of Missouri get a handle on the damage from the Joplin, Missouri tornado so they could devise the best way to start the cleanup and recovery … [Read more...]
Alaska Warmer Than Portland And Seattle For Memorial Day Weekend
And now from our 'sad but true' department. I mean, unless you're reading this in Alaska. Many cities in Alaska will have a warmer Memorial Day Weekend than northwest cities like Portland, Seattle, Spokane and Medford. Fairbanks, Alaska will be incredibly warm and you can see the high … [Read more...]
NASA Movie Shows Five Days Of Thunderstorms And Tornadoes From Space
When I watched this video, my jaw dropped. It shows five days worth of tornado creating super-cell thunderstorms. These storms generated tornadoes in Texas, Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Indiana. This animation includes a satellite view … [Read more...]