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Annette Vary-Getty of Washington State University looks over the current tower of a weather station at the 78th Street Heritage Farm on a recent Friday morning. The tower is set to get a 21st century upgrade.

Upgrade in the forecast for weather station at 78th Street Heritage Farm

Annette Vary-Getty of Washington State University looks over the current tower of a weather station at the 78th Street Heritage Farm on a recent Friday morning. The tower is set to get a 21st century upgrade.

March 23, 2021, 6:01am Clark County News

Writing columns of weather data in a registry was part of a physician’s duties at Fort Vancouver in the 1830s. These days, Annette Vary-Getty walks out of her office once a week, heads across the 78th Street Heritage Farm parking lot, and downloads temperature and rainfall figures on a flash… Read story

People shelter under umbrellas as they watch the flooded Hawkesbury River in Windsor, northwest of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Monday, March 22, 2021. Hundreds of people have been rescued from floodwaters that have isolated dozens of towns in Australia&#039;s most populous state New South Wales and forced thousands to evacuate their homes as record rain continues.

Dozens of towns isolated by flooding in Australian state

People shelter under umbrellas as they watch the flooded Hawkesbury River in Windsor, northwest of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Monday, March 22, 2021. Hundreds of people have been rescued from floodwaters that have isolated dozens of towns in Australia&#039;s most populous state New South Wales and forced thousands to evacuate their homes as record rain continues.

March 22, 2021, 9:19am Nation & World

Hundreds of people have been rescued from floodwaters that have isolated dozens of towns in Australia’s most populous state New South Wales and forced thousands to evacuate their homes as record rain continues to inundate the country’s east coast. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Welcome to spring, the season of fickle weather

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

March 21, 2021, 6:04am Clark County News

March madness is all I can say about our weather, and I’m not referring to the sports page. Yes, spring officially arrived Saturday in the early-morning hours, and today is the first full day of spring. I have warned you that March can be a fickle month, and it is… Read story

Tropical Storm Bertha approaches the South Carolina coast on May 27. On Wednesday, a World Meteorological Organization committee discussed whether the Atlantic hurricane season should start on May 15 instead of the traditional June 1. The start was left at June 1.

Changes afoot for hurricane season

Tropical Storm Bertha approaches the South Carolina coast on May 27. On Wednesday, a World Meteorological Organization committee discussed whether the Atlantic hurricane season should start on May 15 instead of the traditional June 1. The start was left at June 1.

March 21, 2021, 6:00am Nation & World

With named storms coming earlier and more often in warmer waters, the Atlantic hurricane season is going through some changes with meteorologists ditching the Greek alphabet during busy years. Read story

More charges in hurricane debris removal scheme

March 18, 2021, 3:55pm Nation & World

A developer and a former city commissioner of a Florida Panhandle city are the latest to be charged in the theft of millions of dollars in funds for Hurricane Michael debris removal, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Read story

Debris litters weather-damaged properties at the intersection of County Road 24 and 37 in Clanton, Ala., the morning following a large outbreak of severe storms across the southeast, Thursday, March 18, 2021.

Storms moving eastward, leave trail of damage in Deep South

Debris litters weather-damaged properties at the intersection of County Road 24 and 37 in Clanton, Ala., the morning following a large outbreak of severe storms across the southeast, Thursday, March 18, 2021.

March 18, 2021, 11:05am Nation & World

Storms that left splintered homes and broken trees across Alabama and Mississippi moved into Georgia and Florida on Thursday, rousing residents with early morning warnings as forecasters said the threat of dangerous weather would move up the south Atlantic seaboard. Read story

Weather Eye: Last few days of winter will bring rain to lowlands

March 18, 2021, 6:04am Clark County News

Ah, the luck of the Irish. St. Patrick’s Day was mostly sunny and temperatures a tad bit above average at 60 degrees or so. Can’t beat that. Today we are back to reality as the last couple of winter days will provide rain in the lowlands and snow in the… Read story

Millions across Southeast bracing for potential tornadoes

March 17, 2021, 10:21am Nation & World

A wave of storms pounded the Deep South on Wednesday, leaving a trail of splintered trees and damaged buildings, and forecasters said still stronger ones were on the way with the potential for massive tornadoes, downpours and hail the size of baseballs. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Spring near, but winter isn’t ready to say so long just yet

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

March 16, 2021, 6:01am Clark County News

If you were at the Washington Coast on Monday it was full of blue skies and sunshine. I wish I could say that for us here in Clark County. We did have clear skies overnight, dropping the thermometer to 28 degrees in Vancouver. Then after sunrise, the clouds rolled in. Read story

A cyclist and motorists move past office buildings amid a sandstorm during the morning rush hour in the central business district in Beijing, Monday, March 15, 2021. The sandstorm brought a tinted haze to Beijing&#039;s skies and sent air quality indices soaring on Monday.

Flights canceled during China’s worst sandstorm in a decade

A cyclist and motorists move past office buildings amid a sandstorm during the morning rush hour in the central business district in Beijing, Monday, March 15, 2021. The sandstorm brought a tinted haze to Beijing&#039;s skies and sent air quality indices soaring on Monday.

March 15, 2021, 9:35am Nation & World

China’s capital and a wide swath of the country’s north were enveloped Monday in the worst sandstorm in a decade, forcing the cancelation of hundreds of flights. Read story