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Spotted departing Portland Int'l Airport #KPDX: FedEx MD-11 N522FE continuing to Seattle after diverting to Portland when thunderstorms tangled up the approaches to SEA. The same storms had hit PDX earlier in the day. There was just enough light to get a picture. Very few #MD11 aircraft remain in service, now almost all with FedEx. #aviation #cargo #avgeek #ORwx #WAwx #weather

Neat little mesolow near Florence, Oregon this afternoon.

#ORwx #weather

Low of 6.9°C in Hermiston this morning.

#ORwx #weather

PQR issues Area Forecast Discussion (AFD) at Sep 4, 4:37 AM PDT

https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/p.php?pid=202609041137-KPQR-FXUS66-AFDPQR

#orwx #wawx

Funnel cloud reported near Columbia City, Oregon at 12:30 Thursday.

#ORwx #weather #pdxtst

#NWS #tornado Tornado Warning for Columbia, OR #ORwx
At 1235 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Kalama, or 7 miles northwest of Woodland, moving
north at 20 mph.

HAZARD...TORNADO.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. Spotter reported funnel cloud.

IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Columbia County.

In Oregon this includes U.S. Highway 30 west of Portland between mile
markers 35 and 39.

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-122.863&lat=45.964

First #snow map of the season. Snow will be mostly confined to British Columbia but the highest peaks in Washington and Northern Oregon will probably get some too.

#BCstorm #WAwx #ORwx #weather

We've started a cooling trend in Cascadia that will continue into the weekend. A strong upper level low is developing off Vancouver Island and this is forecast to swing onshore this weekend.

There will also be some rain and high elevation snow, though arid inland locations will likely remain dry.

First taste of fall.

#WAwx #ORwx #BCstorm #weather

New article: El Niño is going hard and forecast to get stronger

https://ingallswx.com/2026/08/12/el-nino-is-going-hard-and-forecast-to-get-stronger/

#winter #elnino #WAwx #ORwx #BCstorm

New on ingallswx.com - real-time lightning maps for the Pacific Northwest and B.C. Interior! A few different displays here, all located at the following link:

https://ingallswx.com/graphics/real-time-data/lightning/

Map domains:
- Whole Pacific Northwest (US side)
- British Columbia Interior
- Portland area
- Columbia Basin

Time horizons
- Last 2 hours (updates every 5 min)
- Last 24 hours (updates every 15 min)
- Daily maps for the last 5 days (updates just after midnight PT daily)

#weather #WAwx #ORwx #BCstorm

Isle Royale National Park and Crater Lake National Park today. Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/isro/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/crla/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/isro/learn/isle-royale-fire-history.htm and https://www.oregonsmoke.org/2026/07/air-quality-advisory-for-northern.html and #nps #nationalparks #interpretation #publiclands #photography #landscapephotography #craterlake #isleroyale Image credit National Park Service #miwx #orwx #michigan #oregon #summer #travel #lake #geology #smoke #clouds #color #crater #island #mountain #mountains #fire

First lighting flash

Forgot to start counting, but no more than three-Mississippi...

"At 20 °C (68 °F), the speed of sound in air is about 343 m/s (1,125 ft/s; "

#WAwx #ORwx #BCwx #PNWwx #PNW #KSEA #NWS #WX #Weather #PugetSound

Thunder

Big yellow-orange-red cells boiling up out of Oregon on the Doppler radar out of KATX Camino Island WA, coming up along the west front of the Cascades

#WAwx #ORwx #BCwx #PNWwx #PNW #KSEA #NWS #WX #Weather

Notable:

Seattle Weather Blog -- @KSeattleWeather
12:13 PM · Jun 14, 2026

"On pace for a high of 90 degrees today. 🥵 "

#WAwx #ORwx #BCwx #PNWwx #PNW #KSEA #NWS #WX #Weather

Crater Lake National Park on Sunday (Crater Lake from Sinnott Overlook). Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/crla/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/crla/planyourvisit/conditions.htm and https://www.nps.gov/crla/getinvolved/upload/CRLA_Foundation-Document_emailsize-508.pdf and #nps #nationalparks #interpretation #publiclands #photography #landscapephotography #craterlake Image credit National Park Service #orwx #oregon #snow #spring #travel #lake #geology #reflection #clouds #color #calm #crater #island #mountain #mountains #roads

Crater Lake National Park today, with just a small amount of snow visible along the rim (Crater Lake from Sinnott Overlook). Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/crla/index.htm and https://www.nps.gov/crla/planyourvisit/mayjune.htm and #nps #nationalparks #interpretation #publiclands #photography #landscapephotography #craterlake Image credit National Park Service #orwx #oregon #snow #spring #travel #lake #geology #reflection #clouds #color #calm #crater #island #mountain #mountains

The park entrance station this morning in Yellowstone National Park and Crater Lake National Park. Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/parkroads.htm and https://www.nps.gov/crla/planyourvisit/conditions.htm and https://npshistory.com/publications/yell/nr-ne-entrance-station.pdf and https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/a-photo-annie-spring-entrance-station and #nps #nationalparks #interpretation #yellowstone #craterlake #publiclands #photography #landscapephotography #wywx #orwx Image credit National Park Service #spring #color #canyon #snow #crater #lake #weather #geology #travel #tourism #wyoming #montana #idaho #oregon #trees #trails #planning

Spent a half hour pushing 3" of very heavy, very wet snow off my car just now

Car sits centered on the ridge line of a 2-story condo, hard up against the north side, so it doesn't get any direct sunshine four months out of the year

If I don't get the snow off today while I can move it and it freezes hard overnight (32-33F degrees forecast) I'll have my car entombed in 3" of Cascade Concrete tomorrow

So...

#SeattleBlizzard2026 #SeattleSnow #WAwx #ORwx #BCwx #PNWwx #PNW #KSEA #NWS #WX #Weather #Snow

Snoqualmie Pass WA I-90 Pass report

Elevation: 3022 ft / 921 m

Travel eastbound
Chains required on all vehicles except all wheel drive, Oversize Vehicles Prohibited.

Travel westbound
Chains required on all vehicles except all wheel drive, Oversize Vehicles Prohibited.

Conditions: Compact snow and ice on the roadway.

Weather: Light snow

UPDATE: Stevens Pass US Hwy 2 now open, chains required

Last updated Saturday, March 14, 2026 10:25 AM PDT

Here: https://wsdot.com/travel/real-time/mountainpasses/Snoqualmie

#WAwx #ORwx #BCwx #PNWwx #PNW #KSEA #NWS #WX #Weather #Snow

Stevens Pass WA US Hwy 2

Temperature: 27°F / -3°C as of 4:26 PM 03/13/2026

Elevation: 4061 ft / 1238 m

Conditions:

US 2 is currently closed at MP 55, 9 miles West of the summit and at MP 85, at Coles Corner, 14 miles West of Leavenworth, due to heavy traffic and severe winter weather.

The pass will remain closed overnight and will be reassessed in the morning. No detour is available.

Weather: Snow

And no detour *is* available: Snoqualmie Pass I90 is closed, so Eastern Washington is a trip up the Columbia River gorge out of Portland OR on I84

Here: https://wsdot.com/travel/real-time/mountainpasses/stevens

#WAwx #ORwx #BCwx #PNWwx #PNW #KSEA #NWS #WX #Weather #Snow

UPDATE 2:45 pm PDT

And now Stevens Pass US Hwy 2 is closed

Travel eastbound: Pass Closed
Travel westbound: Pass Closed

Gotta get to Eastern Washington?

The Colombia Gorge east out of Portland OR looks like about it...

Snoqualmie Pass WA I-90

Pass report

Elevation: 3022 ft / 921 m

Travel eastbound: Pass Closed

Travel westbound: Pass Closed

Weather: Snowing hard

Conditions: Compact snow and ice on the roadway.

I-90 Snoqualmie Pass is closed both directions

Westbound is closed at milepost 106 Ellensburg, Exit 85 Cle Elum, and Exit 70 Easton.

Eastbound is closed at milepost 34, 18 miles west of the summit near North Bend. due to multiple spinouts and collisions this will be an extended closure lasting most of the day.

Here: https://wsdot.com/travel/real-time/mountainpasses/stevens

#WAwx #ORwx #BCwx #PNWwx #PNW #KSEA #NWS #WX #Weather #Snow

I mean, do people have lobotomies when it snows, or what?

Just saw somebody in a very late-model 2-door sporty coupe, maybe an Acura, maybe a BMW 7-series, drive out the dead end street right outside my office windows and turn right onto the road into town.

His entire right-side windows were entirely -- entirely -- covered with snow

Maybe an inch-plus on the roof

He's not going to be able to see *anything* off to the right side of him -- nothing -- no passenger-side mirror either

"I know it's snowing but I'm driving straight ahead and I know exactly where I'm going. Why would I need to see anything out to my right side?"

Good lord...

#WAwx #ORwx #BCwx #PNWwx #PNW #KSEA #NWS #WX #Weather #Snow

Welp…

Hot damn… it's actually *snowing* here

Puget Sound lowlands, at about 250 feet above sea level on an island surrounded by 50 degree salt water 600 feet deep off to the east toward the mainland

Doppler radar on Precip Depiction mode shows a good-sized wedge of cold blue air pointing out to the west, so it looks like it may keep snowing for a while

#WAwx #ORwx #BCwx #PNWwx #PNW #KSEA #NWS #WX #Weather #Snow #HighWinds

Snoqualmie Pass WA I-90

Friday 03/13/2026 07:03:42 PDT

Pass report

Elevation: 3022 ft / 921 m

Travel eastbound: Chains required on all vehicles except all wheel drive, Oversize Vehicles Prohibited

The pass remains open eastbound with chains required for all vehicles except all-wheel-drive, oversize vehicles prohibited from milepost 34, 18 miles west of the summit near North Bend.

Travel westbound: Pass Closed

I-90 Snoqualmie Pass is closed westbound at milepost 70, 20 miles east of the summit near Easton, due to multiple spinouts and collisions.

Conditions: Compact snow and ice on the roadway.

Weather: Snowing hard

Last updated: Friday, March 13, 2026 6:56 AM

Stevens Pass WA US Hwy 2 is open, chains required, but snowing hard and it really doesn't *look* plowed...

Here: https://wsdot.com/travel/real-time/mountainpasses/stevens

#WAwx #ORwx #BCwx #PNWwx #PNW #KSEA #NWS #WX #Weather #Snow #HighWinds

Welp

5:30 am PDT Mar 12

"Winds, heavy rain leave thousands without power across western Washington

WASHINGTON STATE — Strong winds and steady rain moved through western Washington on Wednesday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of customers and toppling trees across the region.

Utilities reported widespread outages as gusty conditions intensified throughout the afternoon and evening."

And there ya have it...

Here: https://komonews.com/news/local/winds-heavy-rain-leave-thousands-without-power-across-western-washington-seattle-city-light-snohomish-pud-pouget-sound-hotlines-residents

cc @ai6yr

#WAwx #ORwx #BCwx #PNWwx #PNW #KSEA #NWS #WX #Weather #HighWinds #Snow

Welp

Not something you see every day:

Snoqualmie Pass WA I-90 is closed, snow, eastbound at least

Elevation: 3022 ft / 921 m

Travel eastbound:
Pass Closed

Travel westbound:
Chains required on all vehicles except all wheel drive, Oversize Vehicles Prohibited.

Conditions:
Snow and slush Eastbound I-90 at milepost 47, east of the Snoqualmie Pass summit and westbound at milepost 70 near Easton.

The roadway is closed due to multiple spinouts and collisions.

There is no estimated time to clear the roadway.

Coming down off the Pass westbound down Franklin Falls looks like a real challenge

Weather: Snowing

Last updated:
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 2:00 PM

UPDATED 3:10 pm PDT

Travel eastbound
Chains required on all vehicles except all wheel drive,

Travel westbound
Pass Closed

Conditions
I-90 is closed westbound at milepost 70 ... due to multiple spinouts and collisions.

Weather
Snowing heavily

Here: https://wsdot.com/travel/real-time/mountainpasses/Snoqualmie

#WAwx #ORwx #BCwx #PNWwx #PNW #KSEA #NWS #WX #Weather #Snow

#CAwx #ORwx #WAwx

Morning status of fires followed by BakersRelay. Note: info may be several hours old.

#ParkFire ACRES: 429,263 CONTAINMENT: 45%
#BoiseFire ACRES: 9,690 CONTAINMENT: 0%
#DixonFire ACRES: 1,997 CONTAINMENT: 4%
#PioneerFire ACRES: 38,708 CONTAINMENT: 18%

Fires no longer followed by BakersRelay except for community communications.

#BorelFire ACRES: 59,288 CONTAINMENT: 91%
#TroutFire ACRES: 23,597 CONTAINMENT: 70%
#AnitaFire ACRES: 20 CONTAINMENT: 95%
#TurbineFire ACRES: 329 CONTAINMENT: 80%

#CAwx #ORwx #WAwx

Morning status of fires followed by BakersRelay. Note: info can be several hours old.

#ParkFire ACRES: 429,263 CONTAINMENT: 40%
#BoiseFire ACRES: 7,223 CONTAINMENT: 0%
#DixonFire ACRES: 1,997 CONTAINMENT: 0%
#PioneerFire ACRES: 38,708 CONTAINMENT: 13%
#CrozierFire ACRES: 1,938 CONTAINMENT: 68%
#TroutFire ACRES: 23,597 CONTAINMENT: 70%

Fires no longer followed by BakersRelay except n the case of community messaging.

#LowerFire ACRES: 110 CONTAINMENT: 95%
#CanyonFire ACRES: 85 CONTAINMENT: 90%
#BorelFire ACRES: 59,288 CONTAINMENT: 91%
#TurbineFire ACRES: 280 CONTAINMENT: 40%
#PapaFire ACRES: 196 CONTAINMENT: 70%
#AnitaFire ACRES: 20 CONTAINMENT: 95%

#CAwx #ORwx #WAwx

Morning Status of fires followed by BakersRelay. NOTE: Info can be several hours old.

#ParkFire ACRES: 429,263 CONTAINMENT: 39%
#DixonFire ACRES: 1,833 CONTAINMENT: 0%
#PioneerFire ACRES: 38,419 CONTAINMENT: 13%
#BoiseFire ACRES: 2,933 CONTAINMENT: 0%
#CrozierFire ACRES: 1,938 CONTAINMENT: 44%
#BlueFire ACRES: 438 CONTAINMENT: 55%
#AnitaFire ACRES: 20 CONTAINMENT: 70%

Fires no longer relayed by BakersRelay, but monitored for community messaging.

#LowerFire ACRES: 110 CONTAINMENT: 85%
#TroutFire ACRES: 23,597 CONTAINMENT: 70%
#CanyonFire ACRES: 85 CONTAINMENT: 75%
#BorelFire ACRES: 59,288 CONTAINMENT: 91%

#CAwx #ORwx #WAwx

Status of Fires followed by BakersRelay. Note: info may be several hours old.

#ParkFire ACRES: 429,263 CONTAINMENT: 38%
#BoiseFire ACRES: 1,621 CONTAINMENT: 0%
#PioneerFire ACRES: 38,419 CONTAINMENT: 13%
#DixonFire ACRES: 1,833 CONTAINMENT: 0%
#CrozierFire ACRES: 1,938 CONTAINMENT: 36%
#BlueFire ACRES: 438 CONTAINMENT: 35%
#TroutFire ACRES: 23,597 CONTAINMENT: 70%
#CanyonFire ACRES: 85 CONTAINMENT: 65%

Fires no longer relayed but monitored for community support.

#BorelFire ACRES: 59,288 CONTAINMENT: 91%

#CAwx #ORwx #WAwx #COwx

Status of fires followed by BakersRelay. Note: info several hours old.

#ParkFire ACRES: 425,360 CONTAINMENT: 34%
#CrozierFire ACRES: 705 CONTAINMENT: 5%
#TroutFire ACRES: 23,597 CONTAINMENT: 70%
#PioneerFire: ACRES: 36,945 CONTAINMENT: 13%

Fires no longer relayed, but continuing to be monitored for community recovery items.

#BorelFire ACRES: 59,340 CONTAINMENT: 84%
#DurkeeFire ACRES: 294,265 CONTAINMENT: 95%
#ThompsonFire ACRES: 31,557 CONTAIN.: 99%
#AlexanderMountainFire ACRES: 9,668 CONT.: 91%

#CAwx #WAwx #ORwx #COwx

Status of fires followed by BakersRelay. Note: information is several hours old.

#ParkFire ACRES: 406,579 CONTAINMENT: 34%
#PioneerFire ACRES: 36,763 CONTAINMENT: 12%
#BorelFire ACRES: 59,340 CONTAINMENT: 71%
#TroutFire ACRES: 23,559 CONTAINMENT: 49%
#AlexanderMountainFire ACRES: 9,668 CONT: 74%

Below are fires no longer being actively relayed. Will be monitored for community support issues.

#PedroFire ACRES: 3,815 CONTAINMENT: 90%
#NixonFire ACRES: 5,222 CONTAINMENT: 92%
#DurkeeFire ACRES: 294,265 CONTAINMENT: 90%
#ThompsonFire ACRES: 31,557 CONTAIN.: 99%

#CAwx #ORwx #WAwx #COwx

Status of fires relayed by BakersRelay. Note: Info is several hours old.

#ParkFire ACRES: 401,508 CONTAINMENT: 31%
#BorelFire ACRES: 59,340 CONTAINMENT: 57%
#TroutFire ACRES: 23,438 CONTAIN.: 49%
#PedroFire ACRES: 3,815 CONTAINMENT: 70%
#PioneerFire ACRES 35,476 CONTAINMENT 12%
#AlexanderMountainFire ACRES: 9,668 CONT.: 54%

The following fires will no longer be relayed, but will be followed for information on community recovery.

#NixonFire ACRES: 5,222 CONTAINMENT: 82%
#DurkeeFire ACRES: 294,690 CONTAINMENT: 86%
#ThompsonFire ACRES 31,557 CONT.: 99%
#StoneMountainFire ACRES: 1,557 CONT.: 100%

#CAwx #ORwx #WAwx #COwx

Status of fires relayed by BakersRelay. Note: Info several hours old.

#ParkFire ACRES: 401,199 CONTAINMENT: 28%
#BorelFire ACRES: 59,389 CONTAINMENT: 57%
#TroutFire ACRES: 23,438 CONTAINMENT: 49%
#PedroFire ACRES: 3,815 CONTAINMENT: 50%
#NixonFire ACRES: 5,222 CONTAINMENT: 48%
#DurkeeFire ACRES: 293,882 CONTAINMENT: 80%
#ThompsonFire ACRES: 31,557 CONTAIN.: 62%
#PioneerFire ACRES: 35,476 CONTAINMENT: 12%
#AlexanderMountainFire ACRES: 9,668 CONT.: 32%
#StoneCanyonFire: ACRES: 1,553 CONTAIN.: 90%

Fires over 80 percent containment will no longer be relayed, but monitored for changes and community recovery information.

#CAwx #ORwx #WAwx #COwx

Morning status on fires followed by BakersRelay. NOTE: Info is several hours old.

#ParkFire ACRES: 399,615 CONTAINMENT: 25%
#BorelFire ACRES: 59,939 CONTAINMENT: 52%
#TroutFire ACRES: 23,438 CONTAINMENT: 49%
#PedroFire ACRES: 3,815 CONTAINMENT: 35%
#NixonFire ACRES: 5,222 CONTAINMENT: 30%
#DurkeeFire ACRES: 293,882 CONTAINMENT: 68%
#ThompsonFire ACRES: 31,557 CONTAIN.: 56%
#PioneerFire ACRES: 34,017 CONTAINMENT: 12%
#AlexanderMountainFire ACRES: 9,375 CONT.: 5%
#StoneCanyonFire ACRES: 1,553 CONTAIN: 53%

#CAwx #ORwx #WAwx #COwx

Morning status of fires followed by BakersRelay. NOTE: Info is several hours old.

#ParkFire ACRES: 391,200 CONTAINMENT: 18%
#BorelFire ACRES: 58,972 CONTAINMENT: 39%
#TroutFire ACRES: 23,369 CONTAINMENT: 49%
#PedroFire ACRES: 3,792 CONTAINMENT: 10%
#NixonFire ACRES: 5,192.3 CONTAINMENT: 8%
#DurkeeFire ACRES: 293,882 CONTAINMENT: 52%
#ThompsonFire ACRES: 31,557 CONTAIN.: 51%
#PioneerFire ACRES: 33,762 CONTAINMENT: 15%
#AlexanderMountainFire ACRES: 7,648 CONT.: 1%
#StoneCanyonFire ACRES: 1,548 CONT.: 20%

#SinnottFire is contained.

#CAwx #ORwx #WAwx #AKwx

Morning Status of fires followed by BakersRelay. NOTE: info is several hours old.

#ParkFire ACRES: 373,357 CONTAINMENT: 14%
#BorelFire ACRES: 57,198 CONTAINMENT: 5%
#NixonFire ACRES: 3,700 CONTAINMENT: 0%
#TroutFire ACRES: 23,369 CONTAINMENT: 33%
#LongFire ACRES: 9,204 CONTAINMENT: 39%
#HillFire ACRES: 7,224 CONTAINMENT: 65%
#DurkeeFire ACRES: 293,390 CONTAINMENT: 51%
#ThompsonFire ACRES: 31,556 CONTAIN: 20%
#PioneerFire ACRES: 33,276 CONTAINMENT: 15%
#SinnottFire ACRES: 1,000 CONTAINMENT: Unkn

#CAwx #ORwx #WAwx #AKwx

Info on fires that BakersRelay follows. NOTE: Info is several hours old.

#ParkFire ACRES: 360,141 CONTAINMENT: 12%
#BorelFire ACRES: 50,126 CONTAINMENT: 0%
#LongFire ACRES: 9,204 CONTAINMENT: 39%
#TroutFire ACRES: 23,369 CONTAINMENT: 33%
#HillFire ACRES: 7,224 CONTAINMENT: 58%
#MillFire ACRES: 2,962 CONTAINMENT: 75%
#DurkeeFire ACRES: 288,689 CONTAINMENT: 49%
#ThompsonFire ACRES: 31,556 CONTAIN.: 20%
#PioneerFire ACRES: 33,277 CONTAINMENT: 10%
#SinnottFire ACRES: 1,000 CONTAINMENT: UNKN