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A woman strolls along the beach under rain clouds March 10 in Seal Beach, Calif. Rainstorms grew more erratic across most of the West over the past 50 years. (jae c.

Drought-breaking rains more rare, erratic in U.S. West

A woman strolls along the beach under rain clouds March 10 in Seal Beach, Calif. Rainstorms grew more erratic across most of the West over the past 50 years. (jae c.

April 7, 2021, 6:00am Nation & World

Rainstorms grew more erratic and droughts much longer across most of the U.S. West over the past half-century as climate change warmed the planet, according to a sweeping government study released Tuesday that concludes the situation is worsening. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Majority of week should be partly to mostly sunny

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

April 6, 2021, 6:04am Clark County News

Monday was mostly sunny with the main difference from a couple days ago, it was cooler. At 4 p.m. Vancouver was at 60 degrees. That weak weather system that brought clouds a good share of the day on Sunday left a cold air mass over us. Vancouver had a low… Read story

Palm trees are blown by strong winds as Nicaragua braces for Hurricane Iota on Nov. 16, in Puerto Cabezas.

Greek alphabet out for hurricane names

Palm trees are blown by strong winds as Nicaragua braces for Hurricane Iota on Nov. 16, in Puerto Cabezas.

April 6, 2021, 6:00am Life

Earlier this month, the World Meteorological Organization announced Greek letters would no longer be used in identifying tropical storms and hurricanes. Read story

A wildfire smolders near the Burning Hills Amphitheatre Thursday, April 1, 2021 near Medora, N.D. Officials say firefighters have stopped a wildfire from spreading in the western North Dakota tourist town of Medora, where its 100 residents were forced to evacuate.

Wildfire in Theodore Roosevelt National Park triples in size

A wildfire smolders near the Burning Hills Amphitheatre Thursday, April 1, 2021 near Medora, N.D. Officials say firefighters have stopped a wildfire from spreading in the western North Dakota tourist town of Medora, where its 100 residents were forced to evacuate.

April 5, 2021, 8:24am Nation & World

Firefighters worked Monday to further contain a wildfire in Theodore Roosevelt National Park that tripled in size on Easter, according to the North Dakota Forest Service. Read story

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

Weather Eye: This week will be a mixed bag weatherwise

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

April 4, 2021, 6:04am Clark County News

Happy Easter! The first three days of April were exceptionally nice, with highs in the 60s. April is good to us. Today, which looked last week to be cold and damp, now looks not too bad. A weak weather system is falling apart over us, so there might be some… Read story

Wildfire evacuees return to North Dakota tourist town

April 2, 2021, 12:05pm Nation & World

Firefighters have stopped a wildfire from spreading in the western North Dakota tourist town of Medora, where its 100 residents were forced to evacuate, officials said. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Weather front could bring Easter showers

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

April 1, 2021, 6:04am Clark County News

It was one of those lazy spring days Wednesday as I sat out on my deck in mid 60-degree weather and full sunshine. It was enough to give me a tad bit of spring fever. Anyone else? I forced myself to venture out in the backyard and do some spring… Read story

Smoke from a wildfire in the Black Hills of South Dakota blankets an area on the outskirts of Rapid City, S.D., where police set up a roadblock on Monday, March 29, 2021. There were at least three wildfires west that were burning west of Rapid City on a day when wind gusts ranged from 50 to 72 mph. The Pennington County Sheriff&#039;s Office said at least 400 homes had been evacuated and about 250 firefighters were battling the blaze that started near the town of Nemo.

Firefighters make progress containing Black Hills fires

Smoke from a wildfire in the Black Hills of South Dakota blankets an area on the outskirts of Rapid City, S.D., where police set up a roadblock on Monday, March 29, 2021. There were at least three wildfires west that were burning west of Rapid City on a day when wind gusts ranged from 50 to 72 mph. The Pennington County Sheriff&#039;s Office said at least 400 homes had been evacuated and about 250 firefighters were battling the blaze that started near the town of Nemo.

March 31, 2021, 11:27am Nation & World

Firefighters continued to make progress Wednesday on containing wildfires in the Black Hills of South Dakota that earlier forced the evacuation of more than 400 homes. Read story

Smoke from a wildfire in the Black Hills of South Dakota blankets an area on the outskirts of Rapid City, S.D., where police set up a roadblock on Monday, March 29, 2021. There were at least three wildfires west that were burning west of Rapid City on a day when wind gusts ranged from 50 to 72 mph. The Pennington County Sheriff&#039;s Office said at least 400 homes had been evacuated and about 250 firefighters were battling the blaze that started near the town of Nemo.

Crews battling Black Hills wildfires hampered by strong wind

Smoke from a wildfire in the Black Hills of South Dakota blankets an area on the outskirts of Rapid City, S.D., where police set up a roadblock on Monday, March 29, 2021. There were at least three wildfires west that were burning west of Rapid City on a day when wind gusts ranged from 50 to 72 mph. The Pennington County Sheriff&#039;s Office said at least 400 homes had been evacuated and about 250 firefighters were battling the blaze that started near the town of Nemo.

March 30, 2021, 11:40am Nation & World

High winds Tuesday hampered firefighters battling wildfires in the Black Hills of South Dakota that have forced the evacuations of more than 400 homes and closed the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Read story

A Nashville Fire Department truck is revealed as flood waters from the Harpeth River recede Monday, March 29, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. Recent storms dropped seven inches of rain in the area that resulted in flooding and flash flooding across the city.

Tennessee flood deaths rise to 6 with more rain coming

A Nashville Fire Department truck is revealed as flood waters from the Harpeth River recede Monday, March 29, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. Recent storms dropped seven inches of rain in the area that resulted in flooding and flash flooding across the city.

March 30, 2021, 9:58am Nation & World

Tennessee emergency officials have reported a sixth person died in flash flooding over the weekend, and four of the six deaths involved cars. Read story