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FILE - The NASA moon rocket slated for the Artemis mission to the moon rolls back to the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. On Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, NASA announced it is again postponing the launch of its new moon rocket because of a storm threatening the Florida coast. NASA was aiming for a launch attempt this weekend -- just after midnight on Sunday.

NASA launch of moon rocket delayed again by tropical weather

November 9, 2022, 8:26am Nation & World

NASA is again postponing the launch of its new moon rocket because of a storm threatening the Florida coast. Read story

FILE - Voters exit the polls after casting their ballots on the first day of early voting at the Supervisor of Elections Main Office in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Oct. 24, 2022. Election officials in some Florida counties urged people to vote early Sunday, Nov. 6, where possible as a potential tropical system threatens the state on Election Day. The Palm Beach County elections supervisor, Wendy Sartory Link, said voters who want to avoid weather-related disruptions should cast their ballots by 7 p.m. Sunday.

Tropical Storm Nicole churns toward Bahamas, Florida

November 8, 2022, 8:03pm Nation & World

Tropical Storm Nicole churned toward the northwestern Bahamas and Florida's Atlantic coastline on Tuesday and was forecast to develop into a hurricane over the next couple of days, forecasters said. Read story

A pedestrian protects his hat from the rain with a plastic bag in the Chinatown district of Los Angeles, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. A new Pacific storm is bringing snow, rain and wind to California. It's the second significant storm this month for the state, which remains deep in drought.

1 dead, 2 missing amid heavy rain in California

November 8, 2022, 4:40pm Nation & World

One person died and two others were missing in a raging stream channel as a powerful storm pounded California with rain and snow Tuesday, raising fears of flash flooding and concerns that the weather could keep people from Election Day voting. Read story

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

Weather Eye: What happened to fall? Cold weather is upon Clark County

November 8, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News

The weather outside feels more like mid-December than early November with our forecasted highs this week in the 40s and lows in the 20s. Remarkable, to say the least, as it was only a little over three weeks ago when it was 87 degrees. Summer to winter. What happened to… Read story

Subtropical Storm Nicole threatens Bahamas, Florida coast

November 7, 2022, 8:34am Nation & World

Subtropical Storm Nicole formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday, threatening to bring a prolonged period of hazardous weather to parts of the Bahamas and the southeastern United States, but it should still be too far off Florida’s coast on Tuesday to affect voting on Election Day. Read story

Weather Eye: Heavy rain is over for now, but prepare for frosty conditions

November 6, 2022, 6:00am Clark County News

Did it ever rain Friday or what? By midnight Friday, 1.94 inches of rain had fallen in Vancouver — a new record for Nov. 4. Tyler Mode in Battle Ground measured 3.40 inches, and there were reports of over 7 inches of rain near Cougar. Read story

Logan Johnson, 11, carries a sign that reads "Thankful" after he recovered it from his family's destroyed home after a tornado hit in Powderly, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022.

Deadly tornadoes hit Texas and Oklahoma, flatten buildings

November 5, 2022, 12:45pm Latest News

Residents in southeastern Oklahoma and northeastern Texas began assessing weather damage Saturday, working to recover and thankful to have survived after a storm stretching from Dallas to northwest Arkansas spawned tornadoes and produced flash flooding in the region, killing at least one, injuring others and leaving homes and buildings in… Read story