We escaped Saturday with only minor flood issues in the northwest. But we did tie a record in Portland, with 1.30" of rain, matching the wettest December 11th back in 1969. You can see why in this movie: it shows warm, humid air (the most humid in orange and yellow) breaking off from the … [Read more...]
Pineapple Express Coming To Town – Heavy Rain and Flooding for the Northwest
So it's December and both Santa Clause and the 'Pineapple Express' are comin' to town. Is there any chance Santa rode in on the Pineapple Express to reach the northwest? The odds are low unless he was coming in from Hawaii. Wait a minute, he did look a little tan when I saw him at the mall. … [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...]
La Nina Delivers in the NW – So Far
Today was one of those days where I thought we'd dry out but we've still got just a handful of showers that refuse to quit. All I can do is watch them on Live Doppler and shrug my shoulders. Well, at least La Nina is playing ball, though, and delivering the goods she's supposed to as we slide … [Read more...]
A Northwest La Nina Thanksgiving
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving and didn't eat too much. Didn't eat too much? Yeah, right! That would be a holiday miracle. My wife and I loaded up the Sussman crew to visit grandma and grandpa in Central Oregon. They retired here in time for the winter of 2007. That was a La Nina year … [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...]