Weather & Climate

FILE - Small planes are parked at Fort Lauderdale- Hollywood International Airport, after the airport was force to shut down due to flooding, Thursday, April 13, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Saturday, April 22, 2023, is asking the Biden administration to declare Broward County a disaster area due to flooding earlier this month after record rainfall.

DeSantis to seek disaster declaration fro flooding in south Florida

April 22, 2023, 7:10pm Nation & World

Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced that he will request a major disaster declaration for Broward County due to the recent devastating flooding, his office announced in a press release Saturday, the first step toward possible federal assistance for struggling residents. Read story

FILE - A child is weighed at a camp for displaced people amid a drought on the outskirts of Dollow, Somalia, Sept. 19, 2022. Looking back at 2022's weather with months of analysis, the World Meteorological Organization says last year really was as bad as it seemed.

UN’s weather agency: 2022 was nasty, deadly, costly and hot

April 21, 2023, 7:55am Latest News

Looking back at 2022’s weather with months of analysis, the World Meteorological Organization said last year really was as bad as it seemed when people were muddling through it. Read story

Work crews rebuild the walls to this Rolling Fork, Miss., home following the March 24 killer tornado destroyed much of the small town and also hit a number of Mississippi communities, on March 29, 2023. Many communities are in the midst of cleanup. (AP Photo/Rogelio V.

Tornadoes kill 3 in central US; new storms possible Thursday

April 20, 2023, 12:15pm Nation & World

Strong storms with tornadoes that plowed across the central U.S. killed at least three people in Oklahoma and left thousands without power Thursday as forecasters warned of potentially more severe weather to come. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Will that warm weather ever arrive? Maybe next week

April 20, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News

I think before we talk about more rain, let’s review rainfall for March from our friends and neighbors around the area. Bob Starr, Cougar, 11.34 inches; Jim Knoll, Five Corners, 5.69 inches; Robin Ruzek, Lake Shore, 4.35 inches; Chuck Houghten, Hockinson Heights, 6.85 inches; Tyler Mode, Battle Ground, 5.69 inches;… Read story

Spain’s Sánchez warns drought now a major national concern

April 19, 2023, 8:39am Nation & World

Spain’s prime minister warned lawmakers Wednesday that the acute drought afflicting the southern European country has become one of its leading long-term concerns. Read story

Weather Eye: Unsettled weather continues until things calm Thursday

Snow showers were in the forecast once again early today for our local foothill locations and many of us will see hail mixed in with the scattered showers. Thunder was reported around Clark County Monday as the active cold front went through. Several lightning strikes were observed in the Battle… Read story

A cyclone-hit Indian hamlet pins its hopes on a sea wall

Kids play on a newly build sea wall in Kochi, Kerala state, India, March 4, 2023. Tens of millions of people in India live along coastlines and thus are exposed to major weather events. One common adaptation technique, in India and other countries hit hard by rising seas and oceanic storms, is to build sea walls.

April 17, 2023, 6:02am Nation & World

Nearly two years ago, Mary Sebastian was hoisted on a chair and carried by a policeman in waist-deep floodwaters, leaving behind her now damaged home where she had spent more than 70 years of her life. She never thought she would return. Read story