Monthly Archives: October 2010

Giant Midwest Storm

Posted on October 28, 2010 by George Taylor

A huge, possibly record-setting storm affected the Upper Midwest this week. Some argued that this storm had the lowest central pressure of any extratropical storm in US history; others disagreed. But it was big, regardless. Take a look at these: … Continue reading →

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Big Rainfall Event

Posted on October 24, 2010 by George Taylor

A significant rainfall event occurred overnight on October 23-24. Here’s a map of estimated storm total precipitation from NWS: From Jim Little of the Oregon Department of Forestry: PRECIPITATION PAST TWENTY FOUR HOURS OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY SALEM WEATHER OFFICE … Continue reading →

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“What Will the Winter Be Like?”

Posted on October 18, 2010 by George Taylor

Capacity crowd of 350 attend the 18th Annual “What Will the Winter Be Like” weather forecast meeting in Portland! Portland, Oregon (October 16th 2010) – A standing room only / capacity crowd of 350 people descended on the Oregon Museum … Continue reading →

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“What Will the Winter Be Like?” Meeting

Posted on October 7, 2010 by George Taylor

18th ANNUAL “WHAT WILL THE WINTER BE LIKE?” MEETING Sponsored by the Oregon chapter, American Meteorological Society Saturday, October 16th, 2010, 10 am – 12 noon FEATURED SPEAKERS: Opening Remarks: Jim Todd, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry Review of … Continue reading →

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Sunrise Rainbow

Posted on October 7, 2010 by George Taylor

Steve Ferrier (https://appliedclimate.wordpress.com/2010/09/03/a-sunset-rainbow) sent me another beautiful rainbow shot, this one at sunrise. Thanks, Steve! Rainbow at sunrise, looking west.  A secondary rainbow segment is barely visible on the upper right. The sunrise that occurred at the same time as … Continue reading →

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Funnel Cloud

Posted on October 6, 2010 by George Taylor

On September 9, 2010 I was driving just east of Sweet Home when I saw this unusual cloud toward the west.  I pulled in to the parking lot at Foster Dam and took this attached picture.  I went to the … Continue reading →

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A “simoom”? Say what??

Posted on October 2, 2010 by George Taylor

Last week Southern California experienced a record-setting heat wave. I wrote about it here: https://appliedclimate.wordpress.com/2010/09/29/southern-cal-heat-wave/. The National Weather Service reported: “The combination of unseasonably strong high pressure aloft and weak offshore low level flow made for an extremely hot day … Continue reading →

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