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Past couple of days were really nice, sunny and briskly cold.
Unfortunately, overnight we're back to PDX's typical drizzle Anyone get to see the Winter Solstice eclipse ? ---------- Oooooops, it's going to happen tonight, Dec 20 - 21 ! My mistake Last edited by Lamplighter; 12-20-2010 at 09:40 AM. |
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Brrrrr.... PDX is supposed to get down to 24 F tonight.
I know, that's nothing compared to the midwest but it's well beyond chilly for us. This cold is in coming from eastern Oregon where it's predicted to be -14 tonight on the OR-ID border. We did have some ice on the roads, but with no rain it has been going away. |
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we had a little earthquake - some thunder - 60 degrees - tornados - all in winter.
End Times??
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“Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo”
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68 Degrees in Savannah today, 70 on Monday.
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Another spectacular sunrise in the Willamette Valley...
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Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya?
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What is PDX?
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To shreds, you say?
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Portland, OR. int'l airport.
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Oh yeah, lighter lives at the airport. I forgot.
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Are you knock-kneed?
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Just call him Viktor.
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What's the vector, Viktor?
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NW Oregon is seeing high water and landslides from a major rain and wind storm.
Landslides are fairly common this time of year when the ground has been soaked. Several roads in the Coastal and Cascade ranges are now closed, often in both directions. The Sandy River drains west on Mt Hood, and is famous from journals of Lewis and Clark (quicksand) and diaries of people on the Oregon Trail. Yesterday, it came very close to setting a new record... The fellows in this rig by the Wilson River were very lucky in the timing of this slide. These are their comments from another forum. Quote:
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This video is of the Sandy River on 1/16/11 (see my 1/1711 post just above)
It was posted on another forum. The credits say it was done by Alexandra Erikson Awesome power... although the Sandy is a very small river, it is usually just a bit too big to wade across in the summer. It is usually fished for salmon from the bank and by driftboat Not today ! Everyone on line is commenting on the number of trees in the river. The road over LoLo Pass (in the video) was eventually washed out completely, and is now closed. Here is another link with still pic's Last edited by Lamplighter; 01-18-2011 at 04:07 PM. Reason: added link |
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When a "blue norther" swallows the midwest and then moves east,
the cold spreads west into Oregon and down the Columbia River Gorge. East of the Cascades, we often get freezing rain with the east winds. But then, we can also get spectacular clear and cold. That's today !!! Portlanders truly appreciate clear winter mornings because more often than not it is cloudy or low fog, if not raining. Today, it was well worth being up just before sunrise to enjoy the stars and spreading colors of light, a cold light breeze, and restless firs. Knowing the steelhead are already in the rivers helps too. |
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I am awaiting the arrival of the Groundhog.
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I cut through my side yard and walk down my neighbor's driveway on my walk to the Metro each day. This morning, I briefly felt like a kid again. Her driveway (which I shoveled on Sunday) had a very thin coat of ice. Thin enough that if you wanted to walk on it, you could. But thick enough that if you wanted to slide on it, you also could. It slopes gently downhill, so I took a few steps and pushed off. Slid gracefully down the length of the driveway in a surfer's stance.
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