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

Weather Eye: We haven’t broken April’s rain record yet

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

April 24, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News

I don’t think many of us can come up with anything to complain about regarding Saturday’s weather. It was a beautiful day with some morning clouds but a wonderful afternoon. You could see for miles. Read story

FILE - Women cool themselves with fans in the Rastro flea market during a heatwave in Madrid, Spain, Aug. 15, 2021. Scientists say last summer was the hottest summer on record in Europe, with temperatures a 1.8 Fahrenheit higher than the average for the previous three decades.

Europe saw warmest summer in 2021

FILE - Women cool themselves with fans in the Rastro flea market during a heatwave in Madrid, Spain, Aug. 15, 2021. Scientists say last summer was the hottest summer on record in Europe, with temperatures a 1.8 Fahrenheit higher than the average for the previous three decades.

April 22, 2022, 3:18pm Nation & World

Scientists say last summer was the hottest summer on record in Europe, with temperatures a full 1.8 degrees higher than the average for the previous three decades. Read story

Two firefighters crest a hill as they work to put out hot spots on a wildfire burning on the outskirts of Flagstaff, Ariz., Thursday, April 21, 2022.

Sheriff’s office: Flagstaff-area wildfire burned 30 homes

Two firefighters crest a hill as they work to put out hot spots on a wildfire burning on the outskirts of Flagstaff, Ariz., Thursday, April 21, 2022.

April 22, 2022, 8:24am Nation & World

Firefighters are bracing for the return of ferocious winds in the Southwest after a brief reprieve allowed them to attack flames from the air for the first time in days as a half-dozen large wildfires burn in Arizona and New Mexico. Read story

This Wednesday April 20, 2022, photo provided by Bill Wells shows his home on the outskirts of Flagstaff, Ariz., destroyed by a wildfire on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. The wind-whipped wildfire has forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes and animals.

Crews brace for strong winds, explosive fire growth in West

This Wednesday April 20, 2022, photo provided by Bill Wells shows his home on the outskirts of Flagstaff, Ariz., destroyed by a wildfire on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. The wind-whipped wildfire has forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes and animals.

April 21, 2022, 1:15pm Nation & World

Lisa Wells looked out the window of her home office and saw a plume of smoke. Before long, the smoke blackened, the wind intensified and entire trees were consumed by flames. Read story

Snow hydrologist Anne Nolin holds a sample of dirty snow at the site of the 2021 Caldor Fire, Monday, April 4, 2022, near Twin Bridges, Calif. As wildfires intensify across the West, researchers are studying how scorched trees could lead to a faster snowmelt and end up disrupting water supplies. Without a tree canopy, snow is exposed to more sunlight.

After wildfires, scorched trees could disrupt water supplies

Snow hydrologist Anne Nolin holds a sample of dirty snow at the site of the 2021 Caldor Fire, Monday, April 4, 2022, near Twin Bridges, Calif. As wildfires intensify across the West, researchers are studying how scorched trees could lead to a faster snowmelt and end up disrupting water supplies. Without a tree canopy, snow is exposed to more sunlight.

April 21, 2022, 8:28am Northwest

In a California forest torched by wildfire last summer, researcher Anne Nolin examines a handful of the season’s remaining snow, now darkened by black specks from the burned trees above. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Rain totals reported as unsettled weather continues

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

April 21, 2022, 6:00am Clark County News

OK, let’s review March rainfall from around the area while we are still talking about the rain falling in April. The official rainfall for Vancouver was 2.76 inches, 1.19 inches below average. Read story

Smoke from a wind-whipped wildfire rises above neighborhoods on the outskirts of Flagstaff, Ariz., on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Homes on the outskirts of Flagstaff were being evacuated Tuesday as high winds whipped a wildfire, shut down a major highway and grounded firefighting aircraft.

Arizona wildfire doubles in size near college town

Smoke from a wind-whipped wildfire rises above neighborhoods on the outskirts of Flagstaff, Ariz., on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Homes on the outskirts of Flagstaff were being evacuated Tuesday as high winds whipped a wildfire, shut down a major highway and grounded firefighting aircraft.

April 20, 2022, 12:50pm Nation & World

An Arizona wildfire doubled in size overnight into Wednesday, a day after heavy winds kicked up a towering wall of flames outside a northern Arizona tourist and college town, ripping through two dozen structures and sending residents of more than 700 homes scrambling to flee. Read story

(Courtesy of the National Weather Service)

Chances of tornado remote; thunderstorms forecast for Clark County

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April 20, 2022, 8:38am Clark County News

Clark County residents can expect Wednesday's weather to continue the area's unsettled streak. Read story

FILE - Search and rescue team looking for bodies at Umzinyathi Falls after floods, in Inanda near Durban, South Africa, Tuesday, April 19, 2022.

African wildlife, coasts suffer effects of flooding, drought

FILE - Search and rescue team looking for bodies at Umzinyathi Falls after floods, in Inanda near Durban, South Africa, Tuesday, April 19, 2022.

April 20, 2022, 8:27am Nation & World

Devastating floods in South Africa this week, as well as other extreme weather events across the continent linked to human-caused climate change, are putting marine and terrestrial wildlife species at risk, according to biodiversity experts. Read story

(Courtesy of the National Weather Service)

Thunderstorms, small chance of weak tornado in forecast for Clark County

(Courtesy of the National Weather Service)

April 19, 2022, 1:11pm Clark County News

April's unsettled weather could bring potentially severe thunderstorms to Southwest Washington on Wednesday, with a risk of damaging wind gusts and large hail -- and maybe even a brief weak tornado, according to the National Weather Service in Portland. Read story