We grumbled so long (and loudly) about our record breaking cold and rain during March 2011 - that the winds finally brought in Portland's first 60 degree day on March 31, the latest on record. But in the Oregon and Washington Cascades, that warm up has helped make avalanche danger as high … [Read more...]
Record Cool March Makes Woodburn Tulips Late To Their Own Festival
It's a numbers game, really. And numbers are a funny thing. Most of us want the numbers at the gas pump to go down. And the numbers in our 401k plans to go up. But if you're a tulip grower in Oregon's Willamette Valley?Then you want the number 60 (degrees) to come up early and often along … [Read more...]
An Interview With “Rainbirds” Who Escape The Northwest Rainy Season
We all know about snowbirds, right? They're  people who leave places like North Dakota and bitter cold and snow for somewhere warmer down south. Well, here in the northwest we have our own version of those people: rainbirds! And in my continuing series of Friday interviews, I'm talking with … [Read more...]
Northwest Winter 2010 Wrap-Up, Spring 2011 Forecast
It's a classic spring photo: Maty, the dog, wearing her lei on the first day of Spring near Bend, Oregon. P-o-o-r Maty! Shannon Mendiola tweeted this photo and says she wishes Central Oregon snow would stop now that it's spring but she resigned herself to whatever comes: "it is what it is!" If … [Read more...]
Super-Moon Photo From Aloha, And Why The World Didn’t End
The clouds parted just in time for many of us in SW Washington and Oregon to catch a glimpse of the Super-Moon. Gunnar Simonsen took this great shot from Aloha, Oregon with his Flip cam! I've heard those Flips are cool. Now I can see for myself. But aside from trying to enjoy the biggest … [Read more...]
What Causes Thunder So Loud It Sounds Like An Explosion
The bolt of lightning touched down in Beaverton  just east of Highway 217 by the Home Depot and Target stores. An instant later there was thunder so loud people called our newsroom saying something had exploded.  Some called 9-1-1, sure their houses took a direct hit from lightning (they … [Read more...]
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