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Weather & Climate

Caribbean tropical depression could become major hurricane

August 26, 2021, 10:18am Nation & World

A tropical depression formed Thursday in the Caribbean and could become a major hurricane by the time it reaches the northern U.S. Gulf Coast over the next several days, forecasters said. Read story

Experts: Oregon seems to be in ‘perpetual drought’

August 26, 2021, 10:03am Latest News

Experts say Oregon is becoming less resilient to drought as fewer seasons of abundant rain and snow prevent it from bouncing back from hot and dry conditions. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Can you feel summer slowly giving way to autumn?

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

August 26, 2021, 6:06am Clark County News

I can feel the slight shift in the seasons. Can you? The other night had that feel to it: the crisp coolness in the air, the stillness and the lowering sun angle — the feeling that we experience each year at this time as summer slowly gives way to the… Read story

Smoke from the Caldor Fire, shrouds Fallen Leaf Lake near South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. The massive wildfire, that is over a week old, has scorched more than 190 square miles, (492 square kilometers) and destroyed hundreds of homes since Aug. 14. It is now less than 20 miles from Lake Tahoe.

Crews struggle to stop fire bearing down on Lake Tahoe

Smoke from the Caldor Fire, shrouds Fallen Leaf Lake near South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. The massive wildfire, that is over a week old, has scorched more than 190 square miles, (492 square kilometers) and destroyed hundreds of homes since Aug. 14. It is now less than 20 miles from Lake Tahoe.

August 25, 2021, 1:30pm Latest News

A California fire that gutted hundreds of homes advanced toward Lake Tahoe on Wednesday as thousands of firefighters tried to box in the flames and tourists who hoped to boat or swim found themselves looking at thick yellow haze instead of alpine scenery. Read story

Cars are stacked on top of each other on the banks of Blue Creek being swept up in flood water, Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, in Waverly, Tenn. Heavy rains caused flooding in Middle Tennessee days ago and have resulted in multiple deaths as homes and rural roads were washed away.

Crews scour debris for more victims after Tennessee floods

Cars are stacked on top of each other on the banks of Blue Creek being swept up in flood water, Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, in Waverly, Tenn. Heavy rains caused flooding in Middle Tennessee days ago and have resulted in multiple deaths as homes and rural roads were washed away.

August 24, 2021, 1:00pm Nation & World

Crews with chainsaws and heavy equipment cleared their way through trees densely matted with vegetation, garbage and debris from homes Tuesday as searchers scoured a normally shallow creek for more flooding victims in rural Tennessee. Read story

Smoke from wildfires in neighboring California blankets neighborhood streets in suburban Sparks, Nev., just east of Reno, Monday, Aug. 23, 2021. The Washoe County School District closed all schools including those in Reno, Sparks and parts of Lake Tahoe on Monday due to the hazardous air quality. The county health district urged the general public to "stay inside as much as possible" due to conditions expected to continue through Wednesday.

Firefighters work to keep California fire from Lake Tahoe

Smoke from wildfires in neighboring California blankets neighborhood streets in suburban Sparks, Nev., just east of Reno, Monday, Aug. 23, 2021. The Washoe County School District closed all schools including those in Reno, Sparks and parts of Lake Tahoe on Monday due to the hazardous air quality. The county health district urged the general public to "stay inside as much as possible" due to conditions expected to continue through Wednesday.

August 24, 2021, 12:08pm Latest News

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — An army of firefighters worked Tuesday to try to keep a huge wildfire from pushing toward Lake Tahoe, the blue alpine lake surrounded by resort communities straddling the California-Nevada state line. Read story

Caldor fire now nearly 118,000 acres

August 24, 2021, 10:54am Nation & World

Firefighting crews will look to make the most of relatively mild weather conditions in Northern California as they battle multiple major wildfires, which have already ripped through hundreds of thousands of acres amid critical drought conditions. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Low 80s today, cooler 70s rest of week with drizzle possible

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

August 24, 2021, 6:04am Clark County News

Oh boy, it sure seems like summer quickly passed the baton to autumn as cool conditions persisted over the weekend with highs in the upper 60s to near 70 and overnight lows into the chilly category. Early Monday morning Vancouver dipped to 45 degrees, the coldest since May 21. However,… Read story

A car is among debris that washed up against a bridge over a stream Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021, in Waverly, Tenn. Heavy rains caused flooding Saturday in Middle Tennessee and have resulted in multiple deaths as homes and rural roads were washed away.

Crews search for missing in Tennessee deluge that killed 22

A car is among debris that washed up against a bridge over a stream Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021, in Waverly, Tenn. Heavy rains caused flooding Saturday in Middle Tennessee and have resulted in multiple deaths as homes and rural roads were washed away.

August 23, 2021, 12:20pm Nation & World

Search crews worked through shattered homes and tangled debris on Monday, looking for about a dozen people still missing after record-breaking rain sent floodwaters surging through rural Tennessee, killing at least 22 people. Read story

The back yard of a house is seen partially flooded during the passing of Tropical Storm Henri in Helmetta, N.J., Monday, Aug. 23, 2021.

Cleanup begins in soggy Northeast as Henri plods back to sea

The back yard of a house is seen partially flooded during the passing of Tropical Storm Henri in Helmetta, N.J., Monday, Aug. 23, 2021.

August 23, 2021, 12:15pm Nation & World

The slow and sprawling storm system named Henri drenched much of the inland Northeast with rain Monday, hampering cleanup efforts and threatening further flooding in areas with ground already saturated from a wet summer. Read story