Rain, rain go away / Nat. Weather Channel says you'll be here again on Friday
Clustered around the front door of Boise Weekly HQ, we watched one of the worst thunderstorms many of us have ever seen pour down the streets of our fair city. The Weather Channel lists a severe...
View ArticleTornado in Boise
Boise Weekly just had our first tornado party—which basically involved a bunch of staffers running outside, looking up at the swirling funnel making its way over downtown Boise, and running back inside...
View ArticleNeed Something to Do Monday?
Isn't it supposed to be summer? You know, the season with the swimming and the barbecues and the sun?…
View ArticleTrust the Weasel on Things Summer Related
Tornadoes and attempts to be Seattle aside, today officially marks the first day of summer for Boise. And as a wise man once sang, "Come on now it's the first day of summer / please don't let it slip...
View ArticleThe Aftermath of the Storm
A drive around my Bench neighborhood this morning revealed that the 68-mile-per-hour winds last night took a serious toll on the heavily treed Morris Hill Cemetery—and a car nearby. According to @KTVB,...
View ArticleAnd Windy Has Stormy Eyes ...
...that are apparently focused on Boise. According to the Weather Channel app on my iPhone, "the National Weather Service in Boise has issued a high wind warning in effect from 6 p.m. tonight until...
View ArticleWhat Will Winter Bring? The Old Farmer's Alamanc Knows
Every year I look forward the new copy of the Old Farmer's Almanac. It's a survivor of a time when people paid more attention to the world around them than a doppler radar.…
View ArticleNeed Something to do Monday?
No bones about it, the weather is getting decidedly crappier. And while that's fine and dandy by this native Oregonian's measure, it still means a shift in extracurricular activities.…
View ArticleThe Weather Out There Is Frightful ... And It's Going to Get Worse
"It's beautiful."After the first snowfall, that's the most oft-heard phrase coming from the mouths of people who love this time of year. It may well be, but it can also be extremely dangerous.…
View ArticleDonde esta El Nino?
The short answer is that he's not here, but his barely 18-year-old little sister is instead, and she'll be crashing on the couch all winter. Thats right folks, we're in the infancy of another La Nina...
View ArticleTypical Boise Weather: Gray Sky and Sunshine
The skies above Boise are clearly a little confused. It is currently 61 degrees outside (an unheard of high for this time of year) but there is a chance of snow tomorrow.…
View ArticleWatery Rooster Tail Is A Sight To Behold
Off to the side of Highway 21 toward Idaho City is the spillway for Lucky Peak Dam, and it has been putting on a heck of a show lately. Last Saturday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was releasing...
View ArticleJumbo Jet Struck by Lightning While Landing
The Daily Mail is reporting that lightning struck a mid-air jumbo jet as it was coming in for a landing at Heathrow. Amazingly, no one was hurt.…
View ArticleVIDEO: Mile-High Wall of Dust Hits Downtown Phoenix
A massive sandstorm known as a haboob hit Phoenix, Ariz., last night. The wall of sand that descended on the city was estimated to be 5,000 feet high and up to 50 miles wide.…
View ArticleSnow, Seriously
Holy bejesus, there's snow in them thar hills!Yup, it was 90 just a week ago and now ski resorts across the area are reporting a dusting of snow, including our own Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area....
View ArticleThar Be Snow on Bogus
It's official, you can kiss the summer of 2012 goodbye and give a flirty wink to the winter of 2012-2013. Have doubts?…
View ArticleA Time-Lapse Video of Hurricane Sandy's Assault on New York
A camera mounted at 2 Northside Piers in New York City caught the entirety of Hurricane Sandy's assault on tape. This time-lapse video compresses the devastation to two minutes.…
View ArticleWeather Channel's Jim Cantore Sends Skiers Scurrying for Sun Valley
Idaho was all over the national news Nov. 28, when Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore sent out the following tweet:If I was doing a preemptive #ski strike I would head to Sun Valley, Idaho. They...
View ArticleHere's Who Will Save Your Dumb Drunk Ass if You Fall Through the Ice
We've all been drunk enough to say, "That ice looks like it can hold me." But it never can, and we never seem to learn. So what happens if you plunge into the freezing water and need rescuing?…
View Article'Tis the Season for Wool
The weather forecast from the National Weather Service is grim...Tonight: 30 percent chance of snow showers. Low around 22.…
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Show Your Allegiance with 'Game of Thrones' Sigil Snowflakes
If you're a fan of the hit HBO series, Game of Thrones, you know exactly what the phrase "winter is coming" means: When winter comes to Westeros, it can last years or decades and brings with it things...
View ArticleMr. Cope’s Cave: Diary Dipping
Dear Diary Monday: Let’s see, what’d I do today? Not much, I can tell you that.…
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Watch the Northeast Blizzard Live on EarthCam
With much of the Northeast under official blizzard and winter storm warnings from the National Weather Service, tens of millions of people are hurrying to prepare for what officials are calling a...
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