Author: KGW Staff PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Following a stretch of record-setting heat, Oregon could see rain next week as Tropical Storm Hilary moves from the Pacific Ocean and makes a northward turn toward the southwestern U.S. Hilary strengthened into ...
(NBC) Tropical Storm Hilary intensified to hurricane status Thursday morning as it churns off of Mexico’s Pacific coast. Hurricane Hilary strengthened quickly and is currently packing winds of 85 miles per hour. It’s moving to the west-northwest at about 14 ...
Author: KGW Staff PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Multnomah County on Tuesday reported its first suspected heat-related death amid a heat wave in Portland that has produced multiple days of triple-digit temperatures. The county medical examiner’s office is investigating the death ...
Author: Kale Williams PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — With temperatures expected to reach above 100 degrees for the second straight day on Monday, electric utilities called on their customers to help conserve power to avoid outages. Demand for electricity is expected to spike ...
(NBC) – This July was the hottest one in Earth’s recorded history. That’s according to new data from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The data, released Monday, show that last month smashed earth’s previous July record by ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – High temperatures in the forecast prompted the City of Medford to open temporary a cooling shelter. The city announced a severe weather event declaration has been made for Sunday, August 13th through Tuesday, August 15th. The City ...
LAHAINA, Hawaii (CNN) – A number of residents of Maui and Hawaii’s Big Island are being evacuated due to severe weather. According to state officials, wildfires that could be made worse by Hurricane Dora’s approach are posing a significant threat ...
LUDLOW, Vt. (CNN) – More than 9 million people are under flood alerts across the Northeast, including in parts of New York, Massachusetts and Maine. In Vermont, the National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency warning. By early Monday, ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has declared a “drought emergency” in Jackson County. On May 24, Jackson County commissioners asked the governor to declare a drought emergency in the county. This was followed up by similar recommendations ...
Author: KGW Staff ROCKAWAY BEACH, Ore. (KGW) — Five waterspouts formed off of Rockaway Beach along the Oregon coast Monday morning, the National Weather Service in Portland said. Just before 11 a.m., the NWS shared a photo on Twitter showing ...