The winds are whippin’ out at Seaside! 💨🌧️ Wind gusts up to 46mph already reported this morning along the northern Oregon coastline with heavy rainfall. #PNWStorm @KOINNews

Hello Fall! #orwx #wawx #AutumnVibes

The model thunderstorm guidance for tomorrow is impressive. I have not seen anything quite like this in the 14 years that I have worked at NWS in Portland, Oregon. #orwx

Got to have some rainbow glow vibes in East Portland this afternoon #orwx

Tonight I sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Lutnick, urging him to exempt NWS from the federal hiring freeze due to the critical role the agency plays in public safety and supporting the economy, and protect all NOAA employees from firings or reduction in force initiatives that would jeopardize the safety of the American public.

Folks are getting worked up about my recent claim that U.S. National Weather Service costs $3-4 per person/year. Well, some math: NWS budget of ~$1.3 billion, ~160 million tax returns, & ~345 million Americans means ~$8/taxpayer, or (indeed) ~$3.75/person. That's...quite a deal.

Happy birthday, Vancouver! 🎉Incorporated Jan. 23, 1857, this trailblazing Aquarius has plenty to celebrate. 🍎 Home to the state’s oldest apple tree & the West’s oldest public square (Esther Short Park) 🥇 The OG Vancouver, founded 29 years before BC 🌲 WA’s 4th-largest city

Interesting! 💧 koin.com/news/environment/or… @KOINNews #ORwx #WAwx #Oregon #PNW

23-year-old Californian Alessandro Slebir may have broke the world record for largest wave ever surfed. The wave was part of the storm that demolished the Santa Cruz Wharf last month. The wave is believed to be 108 ft tall, according to Mavericks Rescue Team, which would beat the current record of 86-feet in Portugal held by Sebastian Steudtner. Judging official wave heights is pretty difficult. For Steudtner’s 86-foot wave, it took 18 months for Guinness World Records to give him the title. “Regardless of the number, it really doesn’t matter how big the wave was to me. It was really the biggest wave of my life and that’s all I really care about at the moment,” Slebir said, according to SFGate. The wave was caught at Mavericks near Half Moon Bay. Videos: @BlakeneySanford / jsandycam (IG)

Folks in Santa Cruz are my favorite. Here they are turning a broken part of the wharf into a dance floor on the beach with the sun setting the background. Credit: Dave Killoran

The #WordOfTheDay is ‘beatific.’ ow.ly/LO0R50UsX4v

It's finally done. Over 3 days of hand-plotting 173 years' worth of data. The end result is unbelievable. What an incredible dataset to look at.

Do you have travel plans this December? Remember to follow our neighboring offices for weather updates outside our area! @wawx #idwx @NWSSeattle @NWSBoise @NWSPortland @NWSPendleton @NWSMissoula @NWSGreatFalls

Oh, what a beautiful sight. 👏 No watches or warnings at the moment across NW Oregon. Enjoy the quiet weather this Thanksgiving week! #Portland #orwx @KOINNews @NWSPortland

WSDOT Communications Team crack me up.

Sorry, can't talk right now. I'm watching a live-stream.

🫡 Shout out to Buoy 46005! The center of the strong oceanic cyclone passed almost right overhead, however, it ceased reporting observations over an hour ago with the last record pressure reading of 952mb... It's likely below 950mb now. #wawx #orwx

This morning's sunrise was a lovely gift.

FACT CHECK: Debunking weather modification claims. No one creates or steers hurricanes; the technology does not exist. Details: noaa.gov/news/fact-check-deb… @NWS @NOAAResearch