As I write my column late Monday afternoon, I don’t know which is louder: the wind blowing through the treetops or the thousands of frogs peeping away.
A vigorous weather system moved through Monday, with strong winds of 45 to 55 mph south of Portland and 25 to 40 mph around Clark County. One surge out of this low brought an impressive display of lightning Sunday evening, mainly in east county areas.
This storm was the last in a series of storms that dumped heavy rain all along the West Coast. Funny, watching the TV news, I see pictures of the flooding and excessive rains in northern California and another scene of an out-of-control wildfire in Southern California.
Then there is the massive snows on the eastern seaboard, with record depths around Boston. And more to come this week, a lot more. Speaking of snow, it had been all rain in the mountains lately but the trailing edge of the latest system brought colder air and changed the rain to snow at Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood in Oregon. Some snow was possible down to pass levels Monday night and early today but again it will melt quickly this week.
