Weather & Climate

Fire burns along a hillside in the Village of Ruidoso, N.M., on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Officials say a wildfire has burned about 150 structures, including homes, in the New Mexico town of Ruidoso.

Destructive wildfires rage in New Mexico, Colorado

April 14, 2022, 7:57am Nation & World

Firefighters scouted the drought-stricken mountainsides around a New Mexico village as they looked for opportunities to slow a wind-driven wildfire that a day earlier had burned at least 150 homes and other structures while displacing thousands of residents and forcing the evacuation of two schools. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Showers to continue, snow possible above 1,000 feet

April 14, 2022, 6:03am Clark County News

The weather was still on the wild side Wednesday although not as crazy as Monday and Tuesday. But still we had showers and hail, some that turned the ground white for a while and also a clap or two of thunder was reported. Read story

Snowflakes continue to fall as a pedestrian navigates a snowy scene in southeast Vancouver on Monday morning, April 11, 2022.

April storm improves 2022 Northwest water outlook, drought remains

April 13, 2022, 12:20pm Latest News

Climatologists say rare April snow along with rain sweeping across the Pacific Northwest this week could increase water supplies, slow snow melt and lengthen the irrigation season. Read story

Storms approach Blair, Neb., looking west on State Highway 91 as the sun starts to set on Tuesday, April 12, 2022.

23 injured in Texas storms; more tornadoes forecast in U.S.

April 13, 2022, 11:03am Nation & World

Nearly two dozen people were injured when tornadoes swept through central Texas as part of a storm system that was expected to spawn more twisters and damaging winds Wednesday. Read story

Wildfire destroys at least 150 structures in New Mexico town

April 13, 2022, 8:21am Nation & World

A wind-driven wildfire swept through neighborhoods in a mountain community in drought-stricken south-central New Mexico, burning at least 150 structures and forcing the evacuations of schools with 1,700 students, officials said Wednesday. Read story

Clark County crews clean up in wake of snowstorm

Monday's snow brought down enough trees in Blandford Canyon to force Vancouver to close South Blandford Drive until the roadway can be cleared, as seen Tuesday morning. Top: Blandford Drive between MacArthur and Evergreen boulevards remains closed due to downed tree limbs and debris blocking the street. Vancouver Public Works expects the road to remain closed for several days.

It may be spring on the calendar, but someone forgot to tell Mother Nature. A Monday storm that dropped a few inches of snow in some areas of Clark County and as much as a foot of snow in others may have cleared out, but more snow could be on… Read story

Weather Eye: Chilly weather most of week with chance of more snowflakes

Quite an interesting and robust snow event we had early Monday, wasn’t it? When I wrote my Sunday column Saturday afternoon, forecast models had a hint of wet snow showers scattered about but not until Sunday afternoon, before they had developed a tight closed low off the Oregon Coast to… Read story