It sure doesn’t feel like spring outside, does it? We couldn’t even make 50 degrees on Thursday for a high temperature, and Friday was on the chilly side as well.
Our average high now is 60 degrees. Vancouver’s 49-degree high Thursday was the coolest in nearly a month. The cool weather will remain with us through the weekend before we slowly transition to a drier and warmer air mass by next week. 70 degrees once again? I believe so.
Friday was the anniversary of the Vancouver tornado that occurred on April 5, 1972. It killed six people and did millions in damage. I remember that day well. I was driving southbound over the Interstate Bridge. It was dark as night, with heavy rain and hail.
Although tornadoes are rare here in the Northwest, we always keep a sharp eye out when an active cold front arrives. Mostly, we observe cold core funnels that don’t touch the ground.
