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Weather & Climate

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

Weather Eye: Get outdoor chores done as steady rain is heading our way

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

October 19, 2024, 6:01am Clark County News

After a couple of fall-like days with rain showers and clearing periods, early Friday morning felt more like winter. Low temperatures dipped into the 30s in the outlying areas with reports of some light frost. Clouds increased and light rain fell in the northern half of the county. In La… Read story

FILE - Floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina cover a portion of New Orleans on Aug. 30, 2005. (AP Photo/David J.

Helene and Milton are both likely to be $50 billion disasters, joining ranks of most costly storms

FILE - Floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina cover a portion of New Orleans on Aug. 30, 2005. (AP Photo/David J.

October 18, 2024, 1:21pm Latest News

Monstrous hurricanes Helene and Milton caused so much complex havoc that damages are still being added up, but government and private experts say they will likely join the infamous ranks of Katrina, Sandy and Harvey as super costly $50-billion-plus killers. Read story

Several feet of sand fills a condo following the passage of Hurricane Milton, at YCA Vacation Rentals in Venice, Fla., Friday, Oct. 11, 2024.

Florida digs out of mountains of sand swept in by hurricanes

Several feet of sand fills a condo following the passage of Hurricane Milton, at YCA Vacation Rentals in Venice, Fla., Friday, Oct. 11, 2024.

October 17, 2024, 11:33am Nation & World

When a hurricane sets its sights on Florida, storm-weary residents may think of catastrophic wind, hammering rain and dangerous storm surge. Mounds of sand swallowing their homes? Not so much. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Do you remember our last 80 degree day in area?

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

October 17, 2024, 6:01am Clark County News

I think we all would agree it sure feels like autumn outside now. Refreshing rain showers moved through the county Tuesday and again Wednesday. They are also in the forecast for today as well. With sunbreaks, a thunderstorm could develop. Cold air aloft will ensure the showers will be in… Read story

Scientists say expect more colorful auroras

October 15, 2024, 4:04pm Life

Expect to see more northern lights in unusual places as the sun continues to sizzle, space weather forecasters said Tuesday. Read story

A Columbian photographer snapped this image of the largest supermoon of the year, rising above the Vancouver waterfront, in April 2020.

Step aside northern lights; get ready for a super ‘supermoon’ this week

A Columbian photographer snapped this image of the largest supermoon of the year, rising above the Vancouver waterfront, in April 2020.

October 15, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Life

The same old moon has been hanging around up there for at least 4.46 billion years, according to the latest science. What’s so special about it now? Read story

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

Weather Eye: Break out the jackets as rain arrives, with slight break

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

October 15, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

As I write this column Monday afternoon, clouds were on the increase and outside temperatures hovered around the 70-degree mark. Over the weekend, we enjoyed a high of 77 degrees on Saturday and 76 degrees on Sunday, which was most likely our last warm and dry weekend of the year.… Read story

Waves roll in from the Gulf of Mexico toward lots where only empty foundations and debris remain after homes were swept away in Hurricane Milton, on Manasota Key in Englewood, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024.

Florida returning to something like normal after Hurricane Milton

Waves roll in from the Gulf of Mexico toward lots where only empty foundations and debris remain after homes were swept away in Hurricane Milton, on Manasota Key in Englewood, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024.

October 14, 2024, 12:21pm Nation & World

Florida counties hard hit by Hurricane Milton are returning to a semblance of normalcy, with power restored to most areas on Monday, gas stations reopening and students preparing to return to school. Read story

FEMA workers change some hurricane-recovery efforts in North Carolina after receiving threats

October 14, 2024, 12:19pm Nation & World

Federal disaster workers paused and then changed some of their hurricane-recovery efforts in North Carolina, including abandoning door-to-door visits, after receiving threats that they could be targeted by a militia, officials said, as the government response to Helene is targeted by runaway disinformation. Read story

Olivia Chasse with her daughter Charlotte, walk their golden retriever Ben down Dahlia Lane in Vero Beach, Fla., on Saturday. Ben is a retired therapy dog, and the Chasses took him out walk to help cheer people up after tornadoes from Hurricane Milton damaged many Vero Beach homes earlier in the week.

Therapy dog comes out of retirement to help Milton recovery

Olivia Chasse with her daughter Charlotte, walk their golden retriever Ben down Dahlia Lane in Vero Beach, Fla., on Saturday. Ben is a retired therapy dog, and the Chasses took him out walk to help cheer people up after tornadoes from Hurricane Milton damaged many Vero Beach homes earlier in the week.

October 14, 2024, 12:16pm Nation & World

The same tornado that devastated the Spanish Lakes neighborhood in For Pierce, killing six people, crossed into Indian River County — ripping up roofs and trees in Vero Beach, according to the National Weather Service. Read story