Bruce Sussman Portland Weather

Portland Winter Weather Trend – Will It Happen Again?

Bruce Sussman — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 09:17:00 +0000

It’s happened twice this winter, already.

Can we go for three in a row?

Check out this graphic–the second half of each month mother nature is taking off her gloves and throwing down the gauntlet!

An even bigger question: could we see late February snow? Some of the forecast tools are hinting at cold weather a week from now. It was late February in 2011 when Portland got 2″ of snow. Hmmm.… Read more

Take That California: Portland, Oregon, The Driest In The Western U.S.

Bruce Sussman — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:10:51 +0000

I may have uncovered the craziest little weather fact there is about Portland’s dry and sunny start to February 2012.

I just ran the numbers from the first seven days of February–and it turns out Portland is drier than Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego and even Los Angeles!

I love it when that happens. Probably because it almost never does. Yep, that could have something to do with it.

The second week of February… Read more

January 2012 Weather Across The United States

Bruce Sussman — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:39:00 +0000

Sometime’s a picture is worth a thousand words.

So click on this one to see the NOAA Image big screen and read all about January 2012 weather across the United States.

The only thing I’ll say: in my mind, record cold in Alaska was a missed opportunity for most of Oregon & Southwest Washington. Most years we can at least get ourselves an arctic blast and perhaps some longer lasting snow when that arctic… Read more

January Snow & Rain In Portland, Oregon And Beyond

Bruce Sussman — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:10:08 +0000

January 2012 is outta here!

For Portland–and many other places–the most exciting thing was a chance to finally see some accumulating snow.

As usual, though, we basically got the snow to stick to the lowest elevations in Portland and then melted it all away within a 12 hour window. At least we had 2.3″ in the process.

Another case of ‘Keep Portland Weird?’ — just maybe! If we see it in a Portlandia episode… Read more

Live Blogging From Where It’s 84 Degrees

Bruce Sussman — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:22:00 +0000

If you recognize this photo then you know I’m not far from home.

Instead…I’m enjoying the annual Sussman family trip to Great Wolf Lodge where it’s always 84 degrees in the waterpark.

I love the fact it feels like instant summer in here–it reminds me of what it will feel like outside. Someday!

I’m back for the 11pm news tonight. So, I… Read more

Meteor Streaks Across Portland Area Skies

Bruce Sussman — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:24:25 +0000

I had just reached the top of a hill as I drove to meet my wife and kids for dinner last night.

Suddenly–it caught my eye.

A bright white meteor streaking, streaking, streaking across the southern sky over the Portland-Vancouver metro area.

I only saw it for about three seconds and then it vanished behind a tree. And at first I was thinking, ‘Wow a meteor.’ Then I thought, ‘Nooo, that must’ve been a… Read more

Oregon Ski Resorts: More Snow Than Most Ski Areas In The U.S.

Bruce Sussman — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:55:27 +0000

If only snow came in a can.

You know, the kind of snow you could ski on.

The kind you could snow board on.

I’m pretty sure they’ve talked about miracle scenarios like this at ski resorts across the country this winter of 2011-2012.

And despite the fact there’s been disappointment from a lot of Oregon skiers about the snow we’ve had to work with–our ski hills are actually doing better… Read more

The Wildest Weather Of Winter 2012 (So Far) In Pictures

Bruce Sussman — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:44:50 +0000

The whole thing started innocently enough. With snow showers and sun breaks right down to the waters of the Pacific Ocean…and the Willamette River…and the Columbia River.

Don Best took this picture of Rockaway Beach, Oregon on January 16th after an early morning snow shower. There’s just something about Oregon & Washington beaches covered in snow that gets me every time!

Here’s a shot from the same morning, in Gearhart, Oregon. Snow right… Read more

Incredible Rain, More Flood Potential Ahead

Bruce Sussman — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:27:40 +0000

While digging through the record books, I discovered something quite crazy about the rain over the last 7 days in Portland.

27% of the rainy season’s total (this starts with our water year on October 1 each year) fell during the last 7 days. Isn’t that a crazy statistic?

It’s certainly rare.

Now another atmospheric river (like a pipeline of water in the sky) is setting up again to slam the northwest starting today.… Read more

Blogging From Along The Flooding Willamette River

Bruce Sussman — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:09:06 +0000

I’m not sure how this blog post will look in the site because I’m posting this one on the road from my iPhone.
But you can sure see how the Willamette River looks in Oregon City on Saturday January 21, 2012.
Check out the shelter that’s under water. When we pulled up our six year old said, “Daddy, there’s a roof in the water!” Yes, there sure is.
The Willamette… Read more