By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer This time we are not looking at an atmosphere river, or a snowstorm, or anything like that. This time we could see the…
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GORDON’S WEEKLY WEATHER UPDATE 1/19/26: That ridge just keeps hanging on, so more nice weather though midweek; chance for some rain over the weekend.
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Man, was the coast nice over the weekend or what?! I drifted over to the coast from the valley Saturday and the weather…
GORDON’S WEEKLY WEATHER UPDATE 1/12/26: Fair, Dry, Mild ALL Week, Thanks to Strong High Pressure Ridge Dominating Weather Pattern Through Sunday
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer The good news for this mild Monday is that there is a strong high pressure ridge over the area, because in the satellite…
GORDON’S WEEKLY WEATHER UPDATE: Look back at 2025 weather by the numbers & the forecast
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer And here we are with the first forecast for 2026. First though, let’s look back at some of the numbers for 2025. Using…
GORDON’S WEEKLY WEATHER UPDATE 12/29/25: Mother Nature gives us a break, King Tides return
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Well, I hope everyone had a great Christmas, and now comes the last few days of 2025. The good news is that it…
GORDON’S WEEKLY WEATHER UPDATE 12/22/25: Yep, it’s Winter Folks – keep a keen eye on upcoming forecasts as things could get breezy, hang on to your hats or they might just blow into another state Wednesday!
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Welcome to Winter folks, the start of winter, the winter solstice, and the shortest day of the year, all happened yesterday. So, after…
GORDON’S EXTRA WEATHER UPDATE 12/18/25: Severe Weather/Flooding Tonight
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer La Nina, the gift that keeps on giving this winter season. While Winter doesn’t officially begin until December the 21st, it has certainly…
GORDON’S WEEKLY WEATHER UPDATE 12/15/25: Look back at previous flood events; This week’s flood potential.
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Well, last week was quite the active week, and it looks like this week will be another wet one. For now, it looks…
GORDON’S WEATHER UPDATE 12/8/25: Rain & More Rain, Wilson River Flood Stage Tonight, Nehalem River Flood Stage Tomorrow
EDITOR’S NOTE: I just attended the County’s cooridnated emergency response meeting as first responders, cities, public works and others prepare for imminent flooding. The Wilson River is just below flood stage right…
GORDON’S SEVERE WEATHER UDPATE 12/7/25: Time to pull out, dust off your Flooding Disaster Plan; Noah is on the way!
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer The latest models are suggesting the hose from these Atmosphere Rivers (AR) will be aimed more towards Tillamook. Just looking at the satellite…