The smoke moved into the skies above Portland, Oregon more than a week ago, triggering an eerie Sunday night sunset. This photo from an evening barbecue does not do it justice. After seeing this, I pulled up the satellite map on my phone and watched the smoke move in as upper-level winds started … [Read more...]
Wildfire Smoke Creating Extreme Colors In Oregon Skies
The 'wow factor' has been way up there the last few days. Have you been wowed? That is pretty likely if you've caught a sunrise recently like Louis B. did Wednesday morning August 5, 2014. Unusually brilliant oranges and reds are now appearing in Willamette Valley skies to start the day. And … [Read more...]
Here Comes The Wildfire Smoke Into Willamette Valley Skies
The first sign of smoke above Portland appeared around sunset on Tuesday August 6, 2013. That is a finger of smoke just coming into view of our KOIN Tower camera. And there's a lot more where that came from. A lot more smoke headed into Salem, Portland and Vancouver skies. The National … [Read more...]