Warmer Christmas weather clears icy streets and sidewalks; more rain due
MERRY CHRISTMAS, CENTRAL OREGON! We’ve really warmed up for the first time in a few weeks, clearing many of those still-slick streets of recent…
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What’s With the Weather? Pt. 4: Holiday Weather Trivia
We do an Oregon trivia question each weeknight on our 10 p.m. Fox newscast. So to wrap up this holiday weekend weather special, how about some…
Continue ReadingWhat’s With the Weather? Pt. 3: Let’s Ask Bob, plus weather basics
In the third part of our holiday-weekend weather special, ‘What’s With the Weather?’ NewsChannel 21 Chief Meteorologist Bob Shaw answers some of the…
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What’s With the Weather? Pt. 2: Katie’s winter weather outlook
Winter weather surely arrived early (or on time!) for many if not most on the High Desert, but in Pt. 2 of our ‘What’s With the Weather’ holiday…
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Katie Zuniga and Bob Shaw present ‘What’s With the Weather?’ Pt. 1: A look back at 2022
NewsChannel 21 meteorologists Katie Zuniga and Bob Shaw kick off our special holiday weekend show, ‘What’s With the Weather?’ as Bob looks back at…
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Interstate 84 in Columbia Gorge reopens after ice storm, but ODOT warns that challenging travel issues persist
Interstate 84 reopened Saturday afternoon in the Columbia River Gorge from Troutdale to Hood River, two days after a winter storm caused major issues…
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Central Oregon’s other icy dangers form on our waterways
Central Oregonians have gotten very familiar in recent weeks with the tricky navigation of slick, icy sidewalks and parking lots. But there’s another…
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Bitter cold hits High Desert, falls on the rise; OSU-Cascades closed; other closures, delays reported
Weeks before the numbing single-digit cold hit Central Oregon on Thursday, places like St. Charles and Mosaic Medical already were seeing a big…
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Winter storm hits Pacific Northwest amid extreme cold
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Freezing rain, ice pellets and snow began falling on parts of the Pacific…
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ODOT warns holiday travelers of freezing rain, possible ice storm impacts
ODOT advises holiday weekend travelers to be cautious amid a threat of freezing rain and icy roads, especially in the Columbia River Gorge and…
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Central Oregon plumbers have tips to avoid winter frozen, burst pipe woes
NewsChannel 21’s Blake Mayfield talked Wednesday with two Central Oregon plumbers who say it’s their busiest time of year, and offered some tips to…
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Police respond to 2 crashes on ‘deceptively icy’ Hwy. 20 near Suttle Lake; ODOT urges avoiding ice-storm travel
Even before an ice storm that is prompting warnings over much of Oregon, roadways were getting deceptively icy, especially near Santiam Pass, Black…
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AAA Oregon/Idaho has tips to prepare for winter driving conditions
With snow, ice and record-cold temperatures expected for the Portland area and much of Oregon, AAA Oregon/Idaho urges drivers to be prepared for…
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Frigid temperatures in Pacific Northwest amid cold front
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Frigid temperatures chilled large swaths of the Pacific Northwest…
Continue Reading Frigid temperatures in Pacific Northwest amid cold front
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Frigid temperatures chilled large swaths of the Pacific Northwest…
Continue ReadingA ‘once in a generation’ winter storm will impact nearly every state and cripple Christmas travel
CNN By Aya Elamroussi and Jennifer Gray, CNN A major winter storm and cold blast will impact nearly every state and bring what the National Weather…
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Freezing rain and snow snarl travel in Pacific Northwest
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Heavy snow, freezing rain and sleet have disrupted travel across the…
Continue ReadingSnow report for Monday evening December 19
Mt. Hood Meadows reported seven new inches. Timberline reported five new inches. Ski Bowl had five new inches. No one else reported any new…
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More cold, with a chance for precipitation this week
Happy Holidays, Central Oregon! Our skies will be mostly cloudy Monday night, with lows scattered through the teens. Tuesday, we will start with…
Continue ReadingSnow report for Sunday evening, Dec. 18
Mt. Hood Meadows reported one new inch Sunday. Timberline reported 2 new inches since 5 a.m. No other new snow was…
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