One of my favorite things about my job is the chance I have to see and then share incredible weather photos each year. Here are some of my favorites from 2010. Thank you if you contributed pictures this year. And if you have weather photos in 2011 please send them over to me at Koin Local 6. Here's … [Read more...]
La Nina Delivers Again: Portland’s Wettest December In Years
Better buy the t-shirt: "I survived December 2010, but my webbed feet got worse."Â That's right. We didn't just imagine that this December was harder to take than most. It's a fact. Unless you prefer days of seemingly un-ending rain. With rivers running high, we shut off the rain just in time … [Read more...]
Northwest Snow: Incredible Snowflake Shapes Through A Microscope
I've spent this morning watching off and on snow tumble down from the sky. Even our kiddos looked up from their Legos they got for Christmas to say, "Wow, it's snowing!" Anything that gets them away from Legos is impressive. And the size and shape of those flakes is constantly changing. Have you … [Read more...]
Portland, Oregon Raindrop Size: Why They’re So Big Right Now
The Northwest is famous for drizzle. This is where tiny water droplets barely big enough to see fall from the sky. But the Oregon and Washington storm that's moving through right now is a real slap in the face. One huge raindrop at a time! Here are three things to consider about our large … [Read more...]
Chance Of A White Christmas In Portland, Oregon
The odds of a white Christmas in Portland are slim and none. And slim died at the Alamo. That pretty much sums it up! Based on records dating back to 1940, there's just a one percent chance of snowflakes falling from the sky on Christmas Day at the Portland International Airport where our … [Read more...]
Southwest Flooding, Record Rain, Wet Weather For Entire Western U.S.
For Portland, Seattle, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, San Diego and even Palm Springs it's been a December to remember because of record rain and at times, flooding. The opposite of what we expect in a solid La Nina year This time the southwestern U.S. was hardest hit. … [Read more...]
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