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Weather & Climate

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

Weather Eye: Enjoy sunny spring weather after long bout of rain

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

May 9, 2024, 6:00am Clark County News

The well-advertised warm spell is underway today with afternoon temperatures cruising into the 80s for the first time this year. That will be good enough to make today about 15 degrees or better above normal. If you enjoy the warmer weather, hang on to your hat for Friday. Read story

People rest in a shelter after their homes were flooded by heavy rains in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Saturday, May 4, 2024.

Southern Brazil is still reeling from massive flooding as it faces risk from new storms

People rest in a shelter after their homes were flooded by heavy rains in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Saturday, May 4, 2024.

May 8, 2024, 2:24pm Nation & World

Authorities in southern Brazil rushed Wednesday to rescue survivors of massive flooding that has killed at least 100 people, but some residents refused to leave belongings behind while others returned to evacuated homes despite the risk of new storms. Read story

Emergency vehicles respond after a tornado damaged a FedEx facility in Portage, Mich., Tuesday, May 7, 2024.

Severe storms batter the Midwest, including reported tornadoes that shredded a FedEx facility

Emergency vehicles respond after a tornado damaged a FedEx facility in Portage, Mich., Tuesday, May 7, 2024.

May 8, 2024, 8:09am Nation & World

Severe storms barreled through the Midwest early Wednesday, a day after two reported tornadoes struck one Michigan city and destroyed homes and commercial buildings, including a FedEx facility. Read story

An Oklahoma State Highway Patrol trooper searches storm damage Tuesday, May 7, 2024 in Barnsdall, Okla.

Second tornado in 5 weeks damages Oklahoma town and causes 1 death as powerful storms hit central US

An Oklahoma State Highway Patrol trooper searches storm damage Tuesday, May 7, 2024 in Barnsdall, Okla.

May 7, 2024, 9:43am Nation & World

A tornado destroyed homes, forced the evacuation of a nursing home and toppled trees and power lines when it roared through a small Oklahoma town, one of several twisters that erupted in the central United States amid a series of powerful storms that stretched into Tuesday. At least one death… Read story

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

Weather Eye: After today, it’s time for sunglasses and summer attire

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

May 7, 2024, 6:01am Clark County News

Today we slowly switch gears from cold and showery spring weather and ease into more summer-like weather with highs Wednesday 65 to 70 degrees and low 80s on Thursday, near 90 degrees on Friday and at least upper 80s on Saturday. I think Mother’s Day on Sunday will be warm… Read story

Clark County seeks feedback on climate planning

May 7, 2024, 6:00am Clark County News

Clark County is seeking community input on planning for climate change. Read story

People gather to walk around bridge over Lake Houston along West Lake Houston Parkway after it was closed due to high water on either side of the thoroughfare, Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Kingwood, Texas  (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP)

As storms move across Texas, 1 child dies after being swept away in floodwaters

People gather to walk around bridge over Lake Houston along West Lake Houston Parkway after it was closed due to high water on either side of the thoroughfare, Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Kingwood, Texas  (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP)

May 6, 2024, 10:03am Nation & World

Storms in Texas brought additional rain Sunday to the already saturated Houston area where hundreds of people have been rescued from flooded homes and roads, while to the north in the Fort Worth area, a child died after being swept away when the car he was traveling in got stuck in floodwaters. Read story

Millions of people across Oklahoma, southern Kansas at risk of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms

May 6, 2024, 8:52am Nation & World

Millions of people in the central United States could see powerful storms Monday including long-track tornadoes, hurricane-force winds and baseball-sized hail, forecasters said. Read story

Brazilian soldiers and federal police evacuate residents from an area flooded by heavy rains in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Saturday, May 4, 2024.

Floods in southern Brazil kill at least 75 people over 7 days, with 103 people missing

Brazilian soldiers and federal police evacuate residents from an area flooded by heavy rains in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Saturday, May 4, 2024.

May 6, 2024, 8:46am Nation & World

Massive floods in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 75 people over the last seven days, and another 103 were reported missing, local authorities said Sunday. Read story

Salmon Creek flows near the Northwest 36th Avenue bridge April 26. Low rainfall totals and decreased snowpack levels could leave rivers and streams running dry this summer but likely won&rsquo;t affect Clark County&rsquo;s drinking-water supplies, which primarily come from groundwater sources.

Clark County likely won’t feel drought despite being covered in declaration

Salmon Creek flows near the Northwest 36th Avenue bridge April 26. Low rainfall totals and decreased snowpack levels could leave rivers and streams running dry this summer but likely won&rsquo;t affect Clark County&rsquo;s drinking-water supplies, which primarily come from groundwater sources.

May 6, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

and the rest of Washington — has seen its share of rainy days in the last month, drought conditions persist. On April 16, the state Department of Ecology declared a drought emergency for nearly all of Washington, with some major metro areas excluded. The agency is making up to $4.5… Read story