Weather - The Banks Post (Page 12)

Driving in fog

A foggy morning near Roy on April 15. Photo: Chas Hundley WASHINGTON COUNTY - It’s the time of year when fog becomes a likely part of Tualatin Valley drivers’

By By Daniel Pearson - Banks Post

/ 20 Nov 2019

National Weather Service warns of high winds Monday night, Tuesday morning

Power lines on NW Clapshaw Hill Road. photo: Chas Hundley Update, 2:19 p.m. Tuesday Oct 29: The Portland NWS has extended the wind advisory to 1 a.m.

By Chas Hundley

/ 28 Oct 2019

National Weather Service warns of high winds Monday night, Tuesday morning

National Weather Service warns of localized minor flooding through 5:45 p.m. Tuesday evening

Clouds form over the Gales Creek Valley at about 4 p.m. on Tuesday, September 10. Photo: Chas Hundley PORTLAND - The local National Weather Service branch located in Portland

By Chas Hundley

/ 10 Sep 2019

National Weather Service warns of localized minor flooding through 5:45 p.m. Tuesday evening

ODF looking for more lightning caused wildfires in Columbia Co., asks for public assistance

A Douglas-fir tree struck by lightning in Columbia County. Photo: Oregon Department of Forestry VERNONIA - Oregon Department of Forestry officials now say that the number of confirmed fires from

By Chas Hundley

/ 29 Aug 2019

ODF looking for more lightning caused wildfires in Columbia Co., asks for public assistance

Oregon Dept. of Forestry mopping up four small Columbia Co. wildfires

Lightning strikes on Thursday, August 29. Image: ODF VERNONIA - A storm cell moved through the region overnight, with multiple lightning strikes recorded in Columbia County north of Vernonia around

By Chas Hundley

/ 29 Aug 2019

Oregon Dept. of Forestry mopping up four small Columbia Co. wildfires

Planned burns can reduce wildfire risks, but expanding use of 'good fire' isn't easy

Smoke from a 2016 controlled burn in the Tillamook State Forest towers above Gales Creek. Photo: Chas Hundley This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.

By Courtney Schultz, Colorado State University; Cassandra Moseley, University of Oregon, and Heidi Huber-Stearns, University of Oregon

/ 20 May 2019

Planned burns can reduce wildfire risks, but expanding use of 'good fire' isn't easy

Burn ban goes into effect in Washington County

Firefighters work a small grass fire that ignited near Roy in August 2017. Photo: Chas Hundley FOREST GROVE - Washington County issued a burn ban that runs from today, May

By By Daniel Pearson - Banks Post

/ 9 May 2019

Burn ban goes into effect in Washington County

Studded tire season ends March 31

A studded tire. Photo: Chas Hundley OREGON - Drivers cruising along in an automobile or stopped in a busy parking lot often hear a clackety-clack from tires on nearby cars.

By By Daniel Pearson - Banks Post

/ 28 Mar 2019

Banks High School wrestler JJ Ellis wins individual state wrestling championship

Photo courtesy of Banks School District BANKS - Banks High School senior wrestler JJ Ellis won the Oregon 4A 220-pound state championship at Portland's Veterans Memorial Coliseum on

By By Daniel Pearson - Banks Post

/ 26 Feb 2019

Banks High School wrestler JJ Ellis wins individual state wrestling championship

National Weather Service issues Winter Storm Watch for NW Oregon

Highway 26 in the most recent bout of snow. Photo: Banks Fire District 13 PORTLAND - Snow could strike Washington County sometime on Sunday, February 24 and Monday, February 25,

By Chas Hundley

/ 23 Feb 2019

National Weather Service issues Winter Storm Watch for NW Oregon

National Weather Service: Snow could return, especially at higher elevations, also there's a flood watch

Banks Fire District 13 has responded to multiple crashes on Highway 26 in the past few days due to weather-related incidents. Photo from Banks Fire District. NW OREGON - The

By Chas Hundley

/ 11 Feb 2019

National Weather Service: Snow could return, especially at higher elevations, also there's a flood watch

Winter Weather Advisory upgraded to Winter Storm Warning

A Banks Fire District 13 vehicles muscles through heavy snow in Buxton in March 2018. Photo from Banks Fire District 13 NW OREGON - An earlier Winter Weather Advisory has

By Chas Hundley

/ 8 Feb 2019

Winter Weather Advisory upgraded to Winter Storm Warning