Icicles. Photo: Chas Hundley Temperatures will plummet Sunday night, prompting a ‘Freeze Warning’ from the Portland National Weather Service beginning 1 a.m. through 10 a.m. Monday morning. The warning is widespread throughout western Oregon and Washington, with temperatures in the region forecast to drop as low as 22 degrees overnight. [Read More…]
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Stagnant air expected through Monday, NWS says
Smoke hovers above Gales Peak on Wednesday, September 9, 2020. Photo: Chas Hundley Stagnant air — a soup of haze, smoke and fog — is settling in for the weekend and beyond as a strong inversion traps pollutants in the air, with the potential to cause breathing issues for those[Read More…]
Oregon disaster declaration at White House and other fire updates
Burned trees at the Powerline Fire. photo: FGF&R The state of Oregon was declared to be in an emergency on Thursday by the White House, a move that allows additional federal resources and funding to be deployed as the state grapples with unprecedented wildfires largely west of the Cascades. The[Read More…]
High winds beginning early afternoon on Monday drive fire danger up
The Oregon Department of Forestry stages a vehicle at the Gales Creek Fire Station on Tuesday, August 27 2019. Photo: Chas Hundley The Oregon Department of Forestry moved fire danger in the region from “High” to “Extreme” on Monday morning, bumped Industrial Fire Precaution Levels to 3 for the entire[Read More…]
Red Flag Warnings, Excessive Heat Warning and Advisory for region this weekend
The sun as seen above Mountaindale on July 31, 2017. The sun is most commonly seen during daytime hours. Photo: Chas Hundley GALES CREEK – The weather is expected to be hot this weekend, and there are Red Flag warnings, excessive heat advisories and excessive heat warnings depending on where[Read More…]
Heat advisory issued for Sunday as triple digits loom in forecast
The sun near Mountaindale on July 31, 2017. The sun is widely considered a significant contributing factor to high temperatures. Photo: Chas Hundley PORTLAND – The Portland office of the National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for the greater Portland metro region, including some portions of western Washington County,[Read More…]
Six acres burned in the Tillamook Forest as region enters fire weather watch
Monday’s wildfire. Photo: ODF TILLAMOOK FOREST – The wildfire season is here a bit early, with six acres burning on private forestland in the Tillamook Forest on Monday. According to Forest Grove District forester Mike Cafferata with the Oregon Department of Forestry, the fire burned mostly in fresh timber harvest,[Read More…]
As warm weather moves in, ODF cautions against burning
A September 13, 2017 wildfire burns near Balm Grove in Gales Creek. Photo: Chas Hundley OREGON – Spring officially began on Thursday, March 19, and Oregon Department of Forestry officials are already warning of increased wildfire risk as warm, drier weather moves in. “The first week of spring has emergency[Read More…]
Winter weather in region expected throughout the week
Lees Camp at 8 a.m. Tuesday morning. Photo: ODOT NW OREGON – Winter is certainly here. Traffic cameras in the region show snow on the roadway at the Highway 26 and Timber Road junction and further into the coast range on Highways 26 and 6; and local emergency service agencies[Read More…]
911 service restored in Washington County
Power lines near Forest Grove. File photo: Chas Hundley WASHINGTON COUNTY – Service for landlines with the 357, 359, and 992 prefix has been restored after an earlier 911 outage, according Forest Grove Fire & Rescue. The restoration came at 12:52 p.m., according to Forest Grove Fire & Rescue, and[Read More…]
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