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Weather & Climate

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

Weather Eye: Showers continue today before warmup late in week

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

February 20, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News

It felt more like early winter Saturday with highs only in the mid-40s which will be the case today as well. We cool a few degrees on Presidents Day and then Tuesday through Thursday we struggle to reach 40 degrees as cold easterly winds usher in some modified arctic air.… Read story

Waves crash against the sea wall and Porthcawl Lighthouse in Porthcawl, Bridgend, Wales,, Britain, as Storm Eunice makes landfall Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. Millions of Britons are being urged to cancel travel plans and stay indoors Friday amid fears of high winds and flying debris as the second major storm this week prompted a rare "red" weather warning across southern England.

At least 4 more deaths as 2nd major storm hits north Europe

Waves crash against the sea wall and Porthcawl Lighthouse in Porthcawl, Bridgend, Wales,, Britain, as Storm Eunice makes landfall Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. Millions of Britons are being urged to cancel travel plans and stay indoors Friday amid fears of high winds and flying debris as the second major storm this week prompted a rare "red" weather warning across southern England.

February 18, 2022, 9:25am Nation & World

The second major storm in three days smashed through northern Europe on Friday, killing at least four people as high winds felled trees, cancelled train services and ripped sections off the roof of London's O2 Arena. Read story

Commuters wait for a Blue Line train as a winter storm descends upon Chicago, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. Illinois State Police urged motorists to stay off roads Thursday after as much as 4 inches of wind-blown snow led to whiteout conditions and multiple pileups. The Illinois Department of Transportation closed Interstate 39 north of Bloomington after police said a pileup several hundred yards long involved approximately 100 vehicles.

Snowstorm pileup shuts interstate in Illinois for 2nd day

Commuters wait for a Blue Line train as a winter storm descends upon Chicago, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. Illinois State Police urged motorists to stay off roads Thursday after as much as 4 inches of wind-blown snow led to whiteout conditions and multiple pileups. The Illinois Department of Transportation closed Interstate 39 north of Bloomington after police said a pileup several hundred yards long involved approximately 100 vehicles.

February 18, 2022, 8:42am Nation & World

A pileup involving about 100 cars, trucks and big rigs during a blinding snowstorm has left a 17-mile (27-kilometer) stretch of interstate in central Illinois shut down for a second day Friday. Read story

The path of a mudslide marks a hillside filled with homes in Petropolis, Brazil, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. Deadly floods and mudslides swept away homes and cars, but even as families prepared to bury their dead, it was unclear how many bodies remained trapped in the mud.

Brazil mudslide death toll is at 117, police say 116 missing

The path of a mudslide marks a hillside filled with homes in Petropolis, Brazil, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. Deadly floods and mudslides swept away homes and cars, but even as families prepared to bury their dead, it was unclear how many bodies remained trapped in the mud.

February 17, 2022, 1:13pm Nation & World

Rio de Janeiro state’s government has confirmed 105 deaths from floods and mudslides that swept away homes and cars in the city of Petropolis. But even as families prepared to bury their dead, it was unclear Thursday how many bodies remained trapped in the mud. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Despite winter’s gray, encouraging colors emerge

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

February 17, 2022, 6:08am Clark County News

Wednesday was an uneventful weather day, with plenty of that winter gray hanging around, although I thought I saw the sun peek out just before noon. How about you? There was enough of the foggy mist to be measurable at .01 of an inch at the official rain gauge in… Read story

A man carries a dog away from a residential area destroyed by mudslides in Petropolis, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. Extremely heavy rains set off mudslides and floods in a mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro state, killing multiple people, authorities reported.

Death toll rises to 78 from mudslides after storm in Brazil

A man carries a dog away from a residential area destroyed by mudslides in Petropolis, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. Extremely heavy rains set off mudslides and floods in a mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro state, killing multiple people, authorities reported.

February 16, 2022, 12:35pm Nation & World

The death toll from devastating mudslides and floods that swept through a mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro state has reached 78, Gov. Claudio Castro said Wednesday afternoon. Read story

Elsa caused $1B in damage amid Florida landfall and beyond

February 15, 2022, 4:36pm Nation & World

New information on Hurricane Elsa spun into formation last week, seven months after the first hurricane of the 2021 season took form. Read story

Weather Eye: Gray skies, usual low 50s on tap all this week

February 15, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News

I hope you enjoyed Valentine’s Day; it wasn’t the best weather outside for the day but after all it’s what’s in the heart of everyone, right? The weather was only up to its usual winter self, acting out with clouds and showers and cool temperatures. After all, would you expect… Read story

FILE - A kayaker paddles in Lake Oroville as water levels remain low due to continuing drought conditions in Oroville, Calif., on Aug. 22, 2021. The American West's megadrought deepened so much last year that it is now the driest it has been in at least 1200 years and a worst-case scenario playing out live, a new study finds.

West megadrought worsens to driest in at least 1,200 years

FILE - A kayaker paddles in Lake Oroville as water levels remain low due to continuing drought conditions in Oroville, Calif., on Aug. 22, 2021. The American West's megadrought deepened so much last year that it is now the driest it has been in at least 1200 years and a worst-case scenario playing out live, a new study finds.

February 14, 2022, 2:37pm Latest News

The American West’s megadrought deepened so much last year that it is now the driest in at least 1,200 years and is a worst-case climate change scenario playing out live, a new study finds. Read story

Weather Eye: 60 degrees today; what a difference a year can make

February 13, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News

We may as well review January’s rainfall from around the area before the next batch of showers arrives shortly: Rob Starr, Cougar, 19.16 inches; Jim Knoll, Five Corners, 6.87 inches; Robin Ruzek, Lakeshore, 4.94 inches; Chuck Houghten, Hockinson Heights, 7.76 inches; Tyler Mode, Battle Ground, 6.55 inches; Bob Mode, Minnehaha,… Read story