Our morning and noon Meteorologist, Matt Brode, was on the air breaking news of the Aumsville tornado when my boss called: "Get here as soon as you can. A tornado touched down near Salem." Now we know the rest of the story: National Weather Service Investigators put the wind speeds at 110-120mph. … [Read more...]
BCS Championship Game Weather in Glendale Arizona: Ducks vs. Auburn
It was just hours after the Ducks won the Civil War and we knew for sure it would be Oregon vs. Auburn in the BCS 2011 Championship Game. That's when I heard it on Koin Local 6 News:Â hundreds of people had already booked the "game day package" where you pay $1,600 for a ticket to the game and a … [Read more...]
Portland November 2010 Arctic Blast –
Four Very Rare Things…
It was about a week and a half before our November Arctic blast that the forecast simulations I use started hinting at us going into the deep freeze. And although they had trouble nailing the exact timing, they gave us plenty of notice that a weather change was ahead. And boy were they … [Read more...]