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I can’t believe it’s already close to 20 years now since they left. I always loved the Trail Blazers and Super Sonics rivalry. It was also fun when Vancouver had the Grizzlies and there were 3 PNW teams. I think you guys will get an expansion team soon.

Rainfall today through 7pm. Newport winning so far. PDX up to 1.21” of rain now for the month.

Wild stuff! Nebraska has had only one documented EF-5 tornado and that was 60 years ago back in May 1964. And that’s why they call it Tornado Alley

You captured the lightning strike at the right moment! Now that’s why they call their team the OKC Thunder️

The 12z GFS has the warmest anomalies for Saturday while the EURO and it’s AI model are a little cooler.

Hotter in SEA than PDX, that doesn’t happen often. Looks like some clouds move in from the SW during the day on Saturday capping the heat down here.

Brownies with chocolate covered french fries ? You are a world class chef !

Thanks Bros but I’ve never been a big fan of mac and cheese . The Mac Salad is just on a different level! You gotta try it if you haven’t yet.

Rainfall so far today. Astoria the big winners with over an inch of . Kelso and PDX over half an inch but other locations had less precipitation.

Now that’s paradise! Enjoy the sunshine!

Getting a nice break from the rain now before the next round arrives later.

Looking really wet the next few days. No real break from the rain until Saturday morning. Will be interesting to see now how much of the April rainfall deficit we can make up.

Hawaiian food is the best. The mac salad is so delicious! It feels like I’m on vacation in Hawaii relaxing in paradise whenever I eat Hawaiian food.

Correct that, PDX actually got up to 78 yesterday. Warmest day of the year so far along with April 2 which also got to 78.

I’m not a fan of the Chick Fil A there. I wish they would have turned that into the In-N-Out instead. I’m going to miss the Hawaiian Time that they are going to tear down now. Best Hawaiian food in the PNW.

My favorite fast food place is Burgerville since they use local grass fed and Tillamook . But In-N-Out is a close second. You can’t go wrong with an Animal Style Double Double and!

Great news! They are also going forward with the Beaverton In-N-Out location too. I’m guessing once they found out an In-N-Out was opening in Ridgefield they decided to go ahead with the project since it would be less traffic with another PDX location. Now having 3 locations in PDX would be good since all the traffic can be spread out more. “WASHINGTON COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) - A land use application to open an In-N-Out Burger in Beaverton on Highway 10 was approved Tuesday, according to Washington County. The proposed In-N-Out location is next door to the Chick-fil-A at Southwest Beaverton Hillsdale Highway and 107th Avenue, and will be a 3,885-square-foot restaurant with a drive-thru and outdoor seating.” https://www.kptv.com/2024/04/17/in-n-out-burger-may-be-coming-soon-beaverton

at PDX today. This should be the last 70s for the month. The next one will be in May.

I went to the Columbia River Gorge today are there’s still some drifts on the Oregon side that’s sheltered away from the . It’s probably from the January storm and it’s crazy it hasn’t melted yet in 3 months.

For tomorrow the minor risk extends up into SEA.

Interesting parameter they use. For today they had PDX in the yellow which is minor risk. This will be fun to track this warm season.

I’m not surprised. We’ve been in a long dry stretch. Mother Nature will always try to balance things out in the long term.

What a difference a year makes. Last year through the first 3 weeks of April, PDX had 4.69” of rain and was running 217% of average. This year only 0.62” of rain and 28% of average. We’ll be able to make some of the deficit as moisture arrives later this week.

Warmer than expected yesterday as PDX got up to 73, it’s 3rd straight 70s . A little cooler today but back into the 70s Monday and Tuesday. More seasonal weather by the end of the week.

Sound like a great idea, count me in. We’re due for another Columbus Day Storm. Maybe we can all meet there and do some storm chasing!