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Archives spotlight: Historical weather

Archives spotlight: Historical weather

Even if you do enjoy the occasional snow, we can probably all agree that it creates headaches for driving, scheduling, dealing with kids who stay home from school, keeping the driveway shoveled, and so forth. Perhaps this look at a few historical weather storms will help remind us that the current weather isn’t that bad. Walla Walla flood, 1931 Floodwaters overcame the streets of Walla Walla during a storm in 1931. According to a State Archives researcher, this house is located…

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The Columbus Day Storm of October 12, 1962

The Columbus Day Storm of October 12, 1962

From the desk of Sean Lanksbury. PNW & Special Collections Librarian Many Pacific Northwesterners recall the Columbus Day Storm of October 12, 1962 with the same vivid memories as we remember the Mount St. Helens eruptions of May 1980. For those who were witness to the storm, it remains a terrifying testament to the destructive force of nature.  The storm that began in the deep western Pacific as a typhoon named “Freda” was ignored at the time by many meteorologists and media forecasters,…

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Get Ready for Winter!

Get Ready for Winter!

Winter weather is on its way. Or so says the National Weather Service: Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Seattle WA 3:58 pm PST Sun Nov 14 2010 A change to much colder conditions is possible Friday into next weekend… Cold air is expected to develop over western Canada during the upcoming week. There are strong indications that changes in the wind flow aloft toward the end of the week will allow some of this colder air over western Canada…

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