High Elevations News Today

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As a firehose of rain, known as an atmospheric river, continues in western Washington and Oregon into Wednesday, small streams and rivers will become raging torrents and pose significant threats to lives and property. The atmospheric river has already turned deadly as a man was swept away along Johnson Creek near Portland, Oregon, Monday. AccuWeather meteorologists reserve the term atmospheric river for the most extreme rain and snow events when a long plume of moisture is directed from the ocea

The tops of 20,000-foot volcanoes were thought to be uninhabitable, until baffled scientists started finding freeze-dried mouse mummies there.

Computer models and meteorologists at the Mount Washington Observatory expect winds to reach at least 100 mph as Hurricane Lee passes several hundred miles off to the southeast. Due to upslope winds and a wind tunnel effect through the mountains, higher elevations are custom to seeing stronger winds than surface locations.

The results could help understand the effects of climate change at extremely high elevations, researchers say.

Expect rain today with a few T-storms and wet roads locally. Rain ends as a little slush in the metro late Thursday, but models print out plowable (5-8"+) amounts of snow for Mille Lacs, Brainerd, Walker and Bemidji by Friday. Check the blog for more details. -Todd Nelson

Itll be milder today with less wind, but another storm system rolls into town tomorrow with a few rumbles of thunder possible in the morning. Rain and snow lingers through Friday. Check the blog for more details. -Todd Nelson

This type of cloud is not that uncommon at high elevations.

Tiger woods also making his first appearance since the sex scandal sidelined him four months ago. he finished five shots back in fourth place. coming up at ten minutes aft hour, rob marciano tracking the forecast across the country. >> there was something going on in augusta? i wasnt aware of that. gorgeous stuff over the weekend. beautiful morning today for sure. one problem that this has all created, an unusual amount of pollen across much of the country. if you are suffering, you are not al...