The third powerful atmospheric river storm to impact the Pacific Northwest since the end of last week blasted portions of Washington and Oregon with hurricane-force wind gusts and torrential rain that led to widespread power outages,
A powerful atmospheric river storm pushing into the Pacific Northwest has cities like Seattle and Portland, Oregon, bracing for flooding as heavy rain and strong winds blast the region.
Western Oregon was hit with 180 cloud-to-ground lighting strikes and saw 560 cloud-to cloud lightning flashes Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
The 48-year-old was also in and out of Portland’s downtown jail on theft, trespassing and drug possession charges over the past decade, and at one point he became homeless. When a winter storm swept through Portland last year, he spent time shoveling snow for a nonprofit that had taken care of his partner’s dog.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Nurses at Providence’s eight Oregon hospitals approved new contracts on Monday after over six weeks of strike, ending what the state nurses union has described as the largest health care strike in state history.
The Portland Winterhawks continued to hunt down a playoff spot with a 4-3 comeback win over Seattle on Monday afternoon at Memorial Coliseum.
A powerful Pacific storm is taking aim at the Northwest. Heavy rain and strong winds will move across the region Monday afternoon into Tuesday.
It’s not a win that will convince anyone that the Portland Winterhawks have gotten their mojo back, but they rally 3 times from one goal down to beat the tired Seattle Thunderbirds 4-3. Diego Buttazzoni had the game-winner on a breakaway with 12:31 left in regulation. Alex Weiermair and Tyson Jugnauth each had 3 points.
I-84 closed near Multnomah Falls, Oregon, after whiteout winter weather conditions led to a massive pileup on Thursday.
A potent winter storm is threatening a mix of significant freezing rain and accumulating snow across a swath of the Pacific Northwest – including the Portland area – on Thursday, bringing warnings of power outages and multiple dangerous commutes.