Like a scene from a movie. But this time it's real and with deadly consequences. You're looking at the damage outside St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri, which was in the path of the most powerful kind of tornado there is--an EF-5. This rating means it had wind speeds … [Read more...]
New Rules For Daylight Saving Time In The United States
First of all, you have to admit this clock is kind of cool. Second of all, Congress enacted new Daylight Saving Time rules that started in 2007. We're years past 2007. So why does the headline say 'new'? It's because when I mentioned on KOIN Local 6 News  this week that we'd be springing … [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...]
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...]
Scientists Will Fly Through Pineapple Express Storm That’s Headed To The Northwest
Only a few people on earth have a job like this. Your 'day at the office' means hopping on a jet where you and your crew aim for storms and fly right through them. You know before anyone else in the world what that storm is actually doing and the punch it will have when it reaches … [Read more...]
Video: My Bet with the Alabama (Auburn) Weatherman!
I just updated the game day forecast. And you can check out the weather records for Glendale, Arizona, too. … [Read more...]