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Weather & Climate

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

Weather Eye: More rain before a mostly dry day to start 2023

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

December 29, 2022, 6:03am Clark County News

Amazing how a couple days with changeable weather can make a difference. As the ice melted Christmas Day we were still running over an inch of rain below average. Then came the deluge the day after Christmas where a record 2.60 inches of rain fell in downtown Vancouver. And more… Read story

Hugo Archila, left, and Jesus Armando Arredondo use buckets and brooms to clear out water from Archila's home in Seattle's South Park neighborhood Tuesday morning. Jesus Armando Arredondo, who owns the house, says Archila's family had about 2 feet of water in their living room.

Deaths, flooding as storm hit Oregon, Washington

Hugo Archila, left, and Jesus Armando Arredondo use buckets and brooms to clear out water from Archila's home in Seattle's South Park neighborhood Tuesday morning. Jesus Armando Arredondo, who owns the house, says Archila's family had about 2 feet of water in their living room.

December 28, 2022, 7:14pm Latest News

A winter storm that brought powerful wind gusts to Oregon on Tuesday caused at least two fatal car crashes that left four people dead, preliminary police investigations have found. Weather conditions also appeared to have contributed to a third fatal crash that killed one person and injured another, police said. Read story

A motorist navigates a pool of standing water underneath the Interstate Bridge on Tuesday morning, Dec. 27, 2022.

Power outages persist in Clark County after ice, wind storms

A motorist navigates a pool of standing water underneath the Interstate Bridge on Tuesday morning, Dec. 27, 2022.

December 28, 2022, 2:24pm Clark County News

Despite heavy rain and strong winds, Clark Public Utility crews worked through the night Monday and Tuesday to restore power to the thousands of residents left in the dark due to the storm. Read story

Cars are stopped in the northbound lanes of Highway 101 after flooding closed the highway near Chualar, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022.

1 storm departs California as another lines up to enter

Cars are stopped in the northbound lanes of Highway 101 after flooding closed the highway near Chualar, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022.

December 28, 2022, 9:25am Nation & World

Dense fog plagued California’s Central Valley early Wednesday as one winter storm left the state and another lined up to enter. Read story

Raymond Santiago observes the snow in his neighborhood after shoveling snow by his front door in Buffalo, N.Y., on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022. Santiago, who's been in Buffalo for 35 years, says this is one of the worst snowstorms he's seen in the city.

With warming, snowbound Buffalo braces to find more dead

Raymond Santiago observes the snow in his neighborhood after shoveling snow by his front door in Buffalo, N.Y., on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022. Santiago, who's been in Buffalo for 35 years, says this is one of the worst snowstorms he's seen in the city.

December 28, 2022, 8:44am Nation & World

The National Guard went door to door in parts of Buffalo on Wednesday to check on people who had lost power during the area’s deadliest winter storm in decades, and authorities faced the tragic possibility of finding more victims amid melting snow. Read story

Downtown Olympia saw record tide levels Tuesday morning

December 28, 2022, 7:28am Northwest

Some roads in downtown Olympia were closed off due to flooding caused by a combination of record-breaking king tides in Puget Sound and rain. Read story

A downed tree branch blocks the street along Southeast 119th Avenue on Tuesday morning, Dec. 27, 2022.

Wind, rain hit Clark County with thousands of power outages and standing water on roads

A downed tree branch blocks the street along Southeast 119th Avenue on Tuesday morning, Dec. 27, 2022.

December 27, 2022, 1:50pm Clark County News

Severe weather continues to rage on throughout Clark County and officials are urging residents to stay up-to-date on weather warnings to stay safe. Read story

Tommy Roetzer digs out his driveway on West Delavan Street in Buffalo, N.Y., on Monday, Dec. 26, 2022.

Military police enforce driving ban in snow-stricken Buffalo

Tommy Roetzer digs out his driveway on West Delavan Street in Buffalo, N.Y., on Monday, Dec. 26, 2022.

December 27, 2022, 9:25am Nation & World

State and military police were sent Tuesday to keep people off Buffalo’s snow-choked roads, and officials kept counting fatalities three days after western New York’s deadliest storm in at least two generations. Read story

Thousands lost power after 50 mph gusts pummel Western Washington, more on way

December 27, 2022, 7:18am Northwest

Nearly 9,000 Puget Sound-area utility customers were still without power Monday evening after winds gusts of up to 50 mph rolled through the region — and more wind is expected Tuesday. Read story

A rare weather phenomenon some are calling a "snowado" was recorded crossing a highway in southeastern Idaho.

Rarely seen snow devil — or ‘snownado’ — recorded whirling across highway in Idahovideo icon

A rare weather phenomenon some are calling a "snowado" was recorded crossing a highway in southeastern Idaho.

December 27, 2022, 7:17am Latest News

A rare weather phenomenon known as a “snowado” was seen spinning across a frigid mountain highway in Idaho. Read story