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Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Early February expected to be fairly normal

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

February 1, 2024, 6:00am Clark County News

Welcome to the last full month of the meteorological winter and after that it will be full speed with spring and longer days ahead. I looked at the rain gauge in Vancouver Wednesday afternoon and we have a little over nine inches and it will end up about four inches… Read story

Tamera Flores shovels snow off her driveway, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, in Anchorage Alaska.

‘Pandemic of snow’ in Anchorage sets a record for the earliest arrival of 100 inches of snow

Tamera Flores shovels snow off her driveway, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, in Anchorage Alaska.

January 30, 2024, 8:40am Nation & World

Even by Alaska standards, there’s a lot of snow this winter. Read story

Jose Peralta, with the Oregon Department of Forestry, uses a chainsaw to cut a downed tree into smaller pieces after it fell on a car and a home on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, in Portland, Ore.

Assessing storm damage to Portland’s tree canopy

Jose Peralta, with the Oregon Department of Forestry, uses a chainsaw to cut a downed tree into smaller pieces after it fell on a car and a home on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, in Portland, Ore.

January 30, 2024, 7:48am Latest News Free

Snow and intense wind had just arrived in Portland on Jan. 13 when Matt Bonner heard a boom from his kitchen. Read story

An ambulance responds to a call in southeast Vancouver during an ice storm Jan. 17.

Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office investigating 3 deaths that may be tied to cold temps

An ambulance responds to a call in southeast Vancouver during an ice storm Jan. 17.

January 30, 2024, 6:09am Clark County Health

The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office is investigating three deaths potentially related to the snow and ice storms earlier this month. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: January claims bragging rights on rainfall at over 9 inches

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

January 30, 2024, 6:00am Clark County News

Let’s review rainfall for December from our friends and neighbors around the area before we pass by yet another month. Bob Starr, Cougar, 26.12 inches; Jim Knoll, Five Corners, 11.31 inches; Robin Ruzek, Lakeshore, 8.23 inches; Chuck Houghten, Hockinson Heights, 13.10 inches; Tyler Mode, Battle Ground, 11.52 inches; Bob Mode,… Read story

Heavy rain in Western WA brings minor flooding, landslide danger

January 29, 2024, 8:29am Northwest

Sunday brought a brief respite from the downpours of the past few days in King County, but expect to pull out those rain boots later in the week. Read story

A winter storm that hit over the three-day Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend caused pipes to freeze and burst inside Skyridge Middle School in Camas. Camas school leaders said damage throughout the district will cost at least $250,000 to repair.

Winter storms leave $250,000 in damage at Camas schools

A winter storm that hit over the three-day Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend caused pipes to freeze and burst inside Skyridge Middle School in Camas. Camas school leaders said damage throughout the district will cost at least $250,000 to repair.

January 27, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

Camas schools suffered at least $250,000 in damage during the winter storms that blanketed the region over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Enjoy warm Sunday and Monday before rain returns

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

January 27, 2024, 6:00am Clark County News

I had to sit back as I wrote my column and chuckle as I saw that pesky east wind was still blowing through our area, keeping afternoon temperatures Friday in the low to mid-40s. If you were far enough away from the Columbia, you may have been in the low… Read story

A ship cruises past the shoreline at Frenchman&rsquo;s Bar Regional Park under overcast, drizzly conditions Friday morning. With daytime temperatures expected to reach the upper 50s and even low 60s beginning Sunday, melting snow from higher elevations could raise river levels.

Warming temperatures mean rising water around Southwest Washington

A ship cruises past the shoreline at Frenchman&rsquo;s Bar Regional Park under overcast, drizzly conditions Friday morning. With daytime temperatures expected to reach the upper 50s and even low 60s beginning Sunday, melting snow from higher elevations could raise river levels.

January 26, 2024, 7:15pm Clark County News

Recent steady rainfall has melted away the snow and ice that blanketed Southwest Washington last week. While that’s good news for drivers tired of slippery roads and treacherous streets, it also means the region’s rivers and streams are nearly filled to the brim. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: After long cold spell, weather returns to mild, wet pattern

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

January 25, 2024, 5:59am Clark County News

Our local weather can be quite fickle at times. After days and days of below average high temperatures thanks to cold air flowing out of the Gorge, south winds broke through on Tuesday. That pushed the official high for Vancouver to 55 degrees. Didn’t that feel wonderful? Read story