Monthly Archives: March 2012
All-Time Rainfall Records Fall
As of 8AM PDT Saturday, the Portland International Airport now joins Spokane, WA. in surpassing its all-time wettest March on record. Records date back to 1940 at the Portland airport. As of 12 PM PDT, the Portland airport has recorded 7.77″ of rainfall for the month of March, with more rain on the way. The […]
Record Setting March Weather Continues Across Pacific Northwest
Record setting weather continues to unfold in the closing hours of March across the Pacific Northwest. Mother nature intends to cap off March off with an exclamation point in the form of record setting rainfall and localized flooding. This comes on the heels of record setting coastal and valley snowfalls earlier in the month. March […]
Climatologist Dr. Phil Mote To Speak At Climate Change Meeting In Portland
The Oregon chapter of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) is proud to announce that it will co-host Oregon Climatologist Dr. Phil Mote in a counterpoint meeting on global climate change on April 10th from 7pm to 9pm at Portland State University. This educational meeting will explore humans role in global climate change and is being […]
All-Time Snowfall Records Fall Across Western Oregon & SW Washington
Many cities across Western Oregon and Southwest Washington are setting all-time cold and snowfall records for this late in the season. Since Tuesday night, the Willamette Valley has been blanketed with anywhere from 2″ to 9″ of snow from Vancouver, WA. south to Eugene, Oregon. Since Tuesday evening, many all-time March snowfall and temperature records […]
Historic Spring Snowstorm Strikes Western Oregon
Weather history is in the making across parts of Oregon today. For the second time in the past week, Oregon has been hit with another historic snowstorm. Snow fell to near sea level from Portland south to Eugene along the I-5 corridor overnight and continues today. This “spring” snowstorm is of substantial historical significance for […]
Historic Snowstorm Along Coast – Totals
Many residents along the coastline of Oregon awoke Tuesday morning to no power, downed trees, closed roads and as much as 8″ of snow in a rare one-two punch. This storm will likely go down in the record books as one of the largest coastal snowstorms in the month of March ever recorded at some […]
Historic Coastal Snowstorm Tonight
The Oregon coast is experiencing an historic March snowstorm from Seaside to Newport tonight! It appears that the last significant snow event on the Oregon coast in the month of March was in 1966 (45+ years ago). Although snowfall totals have yet to be determined along the coast, road cams would suggest about 2″ has […]
Strong Storm Strikes Pac NW, Low Elevation Snow To Follow
A strong late season storm is making landfall this afternoon along the Oregon and Washington coast. Winds have gusted to as high as nearly 90 mph along the northern Oregon coast and 45-60 mph at some locations in the Willamette Valley today. The airport at Salem, Oregon recorded a preliminary gust of 52 mph late […]
ANNUAL “WINTER WEATHER RECAP” MEETING NEXT TUESDAY!
The ever popular Oregon AMS annual “Winter Weather Recap” meeting is next Tuesday, March 13th at 7pm at KOIN-TV studios in Portland. Hosted by KOIN-TV Chief Meteorologist Bruce Sussman, this meeting is sure to be well attended once again this year. KPTV Chief Meteorologist Mark Nelsen will recap the winter and see how it stacked […]
ANNUAL "WINTER WEATHER RECAP" MEETING NEXT TUESDAY!
The ever popular Oregon AMS annual “Winter Weather Recap” meeting is next Tuesday, March 13th at 7pm at KOIN-TV studios in Portland. Hosted by KOIN-TV Chief Meteorologist Bruce Sussman, this meeting is sure to be well attended once again this year. KPTV Chief Meteorologist Mark Nelsen will recap the winter and see how it stacked […]