Climate and Weather Updates

The National Weather Service (NWS) issued an Air Stagnation Advisory yesterday, which took effect and remains in force until noon PST on Friday. Southern Oregon Air Stagnation Advisory The Air Stagnation Advisory was issued in…

Excessive rainfall and flash floods have been predicted for southwest Oregon and northern California from this morning (Saturday) until late Sunday afternoon. Weather Warnings Issued for Low-Lying Areas West of the Cascades The…

Pacific Power, which has over 800,000 customers in Oregon, Washington, and California, is monitoring the winter storm approaching Oregon that could affect customers this holiday week as high winds have been forecast, starting tonight.…

Although Thursday’s tsunami warning was canceled about an hour later, Oregonians should remember that their coastline has been subjected to 21 tsunamis since 1854. In the wake of the tsunami warning along the Oregon-California coastline,…

Several people were affected by Tuesday night’s storms across Southern Oregon and Northern California, as roads closed and the storm caused several trees to fall. Southern Oregon Residents Affected By Storm Winter is the worst…

The Pacific Northwest has been experiencing a so-called bomb cyclone, a rapidly intensifying area of low pressure that builds as warm air takes over icy air, creating a stronger pressure gradient. Gusty winds are one of the effects of…

Oregonians will experience possible flooding as heavy rainfall, howling wind, large coastal waves, and blowing snow introduced by a ‘bomb cyclone’ off the West Coast starts tonight (Tuesday). Be Prepared for Urban Flooding…

At a briefing in Springfield on Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden and U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle received an end-of-season briefing from federal and state firefighters on the current state of the fire season. Despite being halfway through October,…

As temperatures continued to climb throughout most of Oregon, an excessive heat warning was issued. A lack of air conditioning units prompted several school districts, including in the Portland metropolitan area, to release students early…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore — The National Weather Service has also issued an excessive heat warning for the next few days for a significant part of the Willamette Valley. Currently high fire danger levels in Jackson and Josephine counties will…