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Weather & Climate

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

Weather Eye: Good chance of thunderstorms in county today

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

June 5, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News

I am writing today’s column from the Southern Washington coast on Saturday afternoon, and let me tell you: If I didn’t know it was early June, I would believe it to be mid-winter. Read story

FILE - Floodwater inundates homes along a road on Nov. 17, 2021, in Sumas, Wash. Damages from flooding last week in northwest Washington's Whatcom County could reach as high as $50 million, officials said, as forecasters warn that multiple "atmospheric rivers" may drench the Pacific Northwest in coming days.

This Whatcom flood impact lurks in some homes and can make residents sick

FILE - Floodwater inundates homes along a road on Nov. 17, 2021, in Sumas, Wash. Damages from flooding last week in northwest Washington's Whatcom County could reach as high as $50 million, officials said, as forecasters warn that multiple "atmospheric rivers" may drench the Pacific Northwest in coming days.

June 5, 2022, 6:00am Latest News

Tony Neal might not always be able to see the mold growing in Whatcom homes impacted by flooding, but he can usually smell it. Read story

Daniel Brown, left, senior hurricane specialist, and Lisa Bucci, hurricane research scientist, track the progress of what was once Hurricane Agatha at the National Hurricane Center on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, in Miami.

Hurricane category isn’t the full picture. Scientists suggest it’s time for a new scale

Daniel Brown, left, senior hurricane specialist, and Lisa Bucci, hurricane research scientist, track the progress of what was once Hurricane Agatha at the National Hurricane Center on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, in Miami.

June 5, 2022, 6:00am Nation & World

Nothing drives hurricane experts crazier than the sentiment, “Oh, it’s just a Category 1.” Read story

Orange County Public Workers pump station manager Reginald Peoples clears a storm drainage grate of debris at Bonnie Brook in Orlando, Fla., with foreman Lee Owens, left, Thursday, June 2, 2022, as Central Florida readies for the possibility of heavy rainfall from the Gulf of Mexico this weekend following the remnants of Hurricane Agatha that hit southern Mexico on Monday.

Tropical storm warning for parts of Florida, Cuba, Bahamas

Orange County Public Workers pump station manager Reginald Peoples clears a storm drainage grate of debris at Bonnie Brook in Orlando, Fla., with foreman Lee Owens, left, Thursday, June 2, 2022, as Central Florida readies for the possibility of heavy rainfall from the Gulf of Mexico this weekend following the remnants of Hurricane Agatha that hit southern Mexico on Monday.

June 3, 2022, 7:50am Nation & World

Tropical storm warnings were issued early Friday for much of the Florida peninsula, Cuba and the Bahamas as a system that battered Mexico moves through the Gulf of Mexico, bringing threats of heavy rain and wind for the weekend. Read story

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

Weather Eye: It’s going to be a wet weekend

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

June 2, 2022, 6:01am Clark County News

Wednesday was the first day of the first month of the meteorological summer for us weather and climate individuals. And it didn’t disappoint. Read story

Senior hurricane specialist Daniel Brown, left, and hurricane specialist Lisa Bucci track the remnants of Hurricane Agatha on Wednesday at the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

Hurricane season off to busy start

Senior hurricane specialist Daniel Brown, left, and hurricane specialist Lisa Bucci track the remnants of Hurricane Agatha on Wednesday at the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

June 1, 2022, 4:17pm Nation & World

The first day of hurricane season is off to a rousing start, with a former Pacific hurricane likely to reform and a second system developing just off Florida’s east coast, the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday morning. Read story

FILE - This image released by the National Park Service, shows a collapsed beachfront home along Ocean Drive in Rodanthe, N.C., on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. The National Park Service issued a warning to visitors on Wednesday for debris.

Here’s how the government wants to disaster-proof your home

FILE - This image released by the National Park Service, shows a collapsed beachfront home along Ocean Drive in Rodanthe, N.C., on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. The National Park Service issued a warning to visitors on Wednesday for debris.

June 1, 2022, 9:15am Nation & World

On this first day of the Atlantic hurricane season, federal officials are launching a new initiative to modernize building codes so that communities can be more resilient to hurricanes, flooding, wildfires, and other extreme weather events that are intensifying due to climate change. Read story

Cold spring means above-average snow in Cascade Mountains

June 1, 2022, 7:36am Latest News

Above-average mountain snow heading into June is creating a unique situation in the Cascade Mountains for people looking to adventure. Read story

This satellite image made available by NOAA shows Hurricane Agatha off the Pacific coast of Oaxaca state, Mexico on Monday, May 30, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. EDT.

Hurricane Agatha sets May record, then weakens over Mexico

This satellite image made available by NOAA shows Hurricane Agatha off the Pacific coast of Oaxaca state, Mexico on Monday, May 30, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. EDT.

May 31, 2022, 7:58am Nation & World

Hurricane Agatha made history as the strongest hurricane ever recorded to come ashore in May during the eastern Pacific hurricane season, making landfall on a sparsely populated stretch of small beach towns and fishing villages in southern Mexico. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Enjoy break before cooler, wetter weather

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

May 31, 2022, 6:00am Clark County News

The rain on Saturday and Sunday in Vancouver totaled a bit over a half inch with higher amounts in the foothills. Pretty much as expected. Some locales may have had much more if a heavy shower wandered through. Highs were close to 60 degrees, some ten degrees below average. It… Read story