By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer A weak, and weakening front drifted across this morning, bringing us some light precipitation in the form of mainly light rain, along with…
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GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather 12/13/23 – Another Dry Day; King Tides Dec. 13-15 (Podcast)
OIOpublisher By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer A nice, though somewhat chilly, morning with the temperature dropping to near 37. Clouds will be moving in ahead of the next…
WANTED: Volunteer Photographers! Photograph King Tides This Winter – King Tides Dec. 13-15
The second series of king tides, the highest high tides of the year, will happen from December 13-15, 2023. If you are on Oregon’s coast, you are invited to take photos of these high-water events. The Oregon King Tides Photo…
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather 12/12/23 – A dry day … King Tides Wednesday, Thursday
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer There is a low pressure area in the Gulf of Alaska with its associated trough extending southwestward that is deepening which is causing…
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather 12/11/23 – King Tides This Week … No Soakers
And the Monday Morning Wrap-up looks something like this: Tillamook County saw anywhere from around 1” to around 4” of rain from this last atmospheric river event over the weekend. Yes, this…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ADVSIORY: Flood Watch from Saturday afternoon, Dec. 9th until 07:00PM Sunday, Dec.10th
* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE…A portion of northwest Oregon including the Coast Range of Northwest Oregon and North Oregon Coast. * WHEN…From Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may…
Gordon McCraw Weather Report – Friday, December 8, 2023
Things are quieting down now as a ridge of high pressure presses across. The good news is this is allowing the rivers to recede more before the next atmospheric river brings in…
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather 12/7/23 – Would you believe more rain …
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Today a low pressure area moved across the coast that gave us, and continues to give us, another shot of mainly light rain…
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather – Wednesday, December 6, 2023
So, this first week of December has been a doozie. We have had, not just a string of fronts, but a series of associated atmospheric rivers. As you may recall, we had…
Atmospheric River Hits Tillamook County – Flooding Roads, Closing Schools December 5
The Atmospheric River took aim at the North Oregon Coast today December 5th. Both Tillamook School District and Neah-Kah-Nie School District closed schools today, and Nestucca Valley had an early release. Power…