The region has finally risen above the freezing mark, the first time since 2:15 pm on Friday. The 32° mark was obtained this morning at 2:30 am, 108 hours at or below freezing. The warming trend got us into the 40s today and that has helped to melt some of the snow pack on area
Continue ReadingSome locations have received a couple inches of new snow today. The temperatures are not even close to the bitter cold air we experienced over the weekend and earlier this week. The mountains are looking at adding a few inches each of the next several days, not every day, but off and on as a
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By CLAIRE RUSH and HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A power line fell on a parked car in northeast Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday, killing three people and injuring a baby during an ice storm that turned roads and mountain highways treacherous in the Pacific Northwest. Shortly before noon, dispatchers started receiving frantic
Continue ReadingRelatively new snow in the area resorts from our last round of winter weather. The mountains will likely see a wintry mix, but in the lower elevations of the high desert, we will likely experience rain although it is still possible to see some snow and freezing rain mixed in depending on temperatures. There may
Continue Readingupdate: Bend LaPine School and Jefferson school Districts are closed for the day. Sisters Redmond and Crook County Districts are on a 2 hour delay. Happy Wednesday, Central Oregon. Today will be the first above freezing day we’ve had for a while as a warm front makes its way into southwest Oregon. The mountains will
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Just in time for the Tuesday evening commute, Bend-area roads turned “extremely treacherous,” according to police, who urged people to stay home as a precipitation mix, including freezing rain in places, coated snow-packed streets with a sheen of ice after several frigid days. The National Weather Service has a winter weather
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek announced Tuesday that she has directed the Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division, the Oregon Department of Emergency Management and the Oregon Department of Human Services Office of Resiliency and Emergency Management to employ additional resources to aid in the state’s response to extreme winter storm conditions. “Over
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Cold conditions once again in the area have allowed the groomed surfaces to be a pleasure to slide over. Look for the temperatures to rise several degrees as we go through a transition to warmer weather. Highs should be in the upper 20s to near freezing each of the next several days with a chance
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Temperatures have been below freezing since 2:15 pm Friday, that is about to change. Tonight, there will be a surge of warmer air arriving from the southwest that will get us above freezing once again. The issue is that there will be precipitation associated with the warm up, and nailing down the type is going
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By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Pacific Northwest was bracing for freezing rain and ice Tuesday even as tens of thousands of residents struggled with a dayslong power outage wrought by a weekend storm that was blamed for at least seven deaths. Freezing rain was forecast in the Seattle area, and
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(Update: Adding video and comment from Park and Rec official, visitors) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The recent heavy snowfall that brought close to a foot in places, or even more across the High Desert brings challenges for just about everyone in the public or private sector, property owner or renter, to keep up and keep
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Two Bend schools dealt with the weather-related issues Tuesday that many others are grappling with as days of frigid temperatures led to an inevitable warm-up: frozen pipes in one school, a burst pipe and ceiling leaks in another.
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, Joe Sutton and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — A brutal Arctic blast is bringing record-low temperatures and life-threatening wind chills across a large swath of the United States as snow and ice spread from the South to New England and a new storm targets the Northwest with dangerous ice. Here’s the latest:
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By Julia Lopez Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A Gresham couple said they are full of mixed emotions and adrenaline after last weekend’s storm blew a tree on top of their house Saturday. The tree ended up splitting the home in half and landed just feet from where Cason
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EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Energy utilities in Washington and Oregon asked their customers to curtail gas and electricity usage on Saturday after the Northwest’s largest storehouse of natural gas shut down amid extreme cold temperatures, KLCC reported. The plant in Washington state is now back online. A spokesperson for Puget Sound Energy, Washington’s largest utility,
Continue ReadingHappy Tuesday! Conditions early this morning appear to be mostly dry with less concern for fog and freezing fog than yesterday but these are still possible as temperatures before sunrise will be in single digits in some areas. Some areas have definitely already experienced some limited visibility but conditions continue to fluctuate. As such,
Continue ReadingOn and off mixed precipitation is what we can expect for the next several days. Most of the actual accumulations of snow and freezing rain are forecasted to occur in the mountains though it wont be quite as significant as the last storm. A Winter Weather Advisory is in place from 4pm Tuesday to 4pm
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Pacific Power says its crews are making good progress as they respond to widespread outages across their Oregon service area. Crews are actively working around the clock to restore power to remaining customers experiencing outages. Pacific Power said late Monday its crews have worked tirelessly to fully restore power to several areas
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As an arctic blast hangs on across Central Oregon and much of the state Monday, businesses and government entities alike are feeling and dealing with the impacts of the frigid temperatures.
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Another dangerously cold night ahead with the mercury in the thermometer dipping near zero once again. Not much of a warm up Monday as temps struggled to get to the teens. Snow on the ground reflecting most of the suns warming rays and the actual cold air mass in place are responsible for the bitter
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