3 weeks after Irma hit I was in the cereal aisle at Publix and overheard two elderly women talking. They said they would never evacuate again. I’m going to think about that for a long time.
Back at work today after spending the week recovering from donating bone marrow. There are so many people who need a marrow transplant but can’t find a genetic match. Join me and sign up with
@BeTheMatch
to be ready if someone needs you!
If you do not feel safe in
#Cheney
... here's how to leave town safely!
#GrayFire
904 to I-90 is no longer an option!
If you want to go to Spokane:
1. Cheney-Spokane road through Marshall
2. Cheney-Spangle road to Spangle and then north on 195
🧵
#Lane
has the makings of a major disaster across Hawaii due to torrential rain and the accompanying flash floods, mudslides and landslides. It's this, not necessarily the winds that are the main threat. This image is a general idea of what the rain totals could look like.
The forecast calls for MORE MATT! Congrats to
@mattgraykxly
(and us!) on Matt's new contract with 4 News Now! I didn't know how much we needed Matt until he was here. He makes our viewers - and me - smarter about the weather every day. Matt, we're so glad you're here!
Tonight is my last night on air for NBC 2.
It’s hard to believe it’s been almost two and a half years, but it’s time to start a new chapter in my life. (Thread)
#Dorian
is pretty small compared to what many of you remember, Irma... more of a Charley size at this point. We'll have to watch if the wind field expands this weekend... a possibility if the storm becomes a monster and then weakens.
After 27 days, we have measurable rain in
#Spokane
My wheelbarrow outside had a very not-scientifically-accurate amount in the bottom, but I’m too happy to care ☔️☔️☔️☔️
UPDATE from officials: Cheney is not under any level of evacuation order tonight.
30 crews will be working on the
#Grayfire
overnight.
The fire is well established on both sides of I-90.
IF YOU DO NOT FEEL SAFE... EVACUATE. WINDS WILL BE SHIFTING FROM SW TO NW HIS EVENING WHICH COULD CHANGE WHERE THE FIRE SPREADS NEXT. IF YOU DO NOT FEEL SAFE... EVACUATE.
#FIREWATCH
: We are right across I-90 from Medical Lake and things are looking bad.
Big black plumes of smoke and flames are visible.
IF YOU ARE IN THE LEVEL 3 EVAC ZONE GET OUT NOW!
@kxly4news
It’s not going to last for long, but it’s the fulfillment of a dream. I’m spending my weekends during Spring 2020 on TV in my home market for
@fox35orlando
... Ocala you are not ready! ⛈
My wife is a native Montanan with Washington plates. I would go nuclear if I found this on her car.
It's stupid to assume people's story or intentions for being in "your state" by a car registration.
Get out of here with this crap.
If you missed it last night, nasty notes are being left on cars with out-of-state plates in Helena. A student who got one said it shattered her sense of safety. Here’s the thing—this kind of behavior could cross the legal line⤵️
It's not uncommon for air quality to improve during the afternoon and evening before worsening by the next morning as smoke lifts and settles with the heat of the day and cool of the night.
However, winds are in our favor to keep this trend going tomorrow!
#airquality
#spokane
31 years ago today was the worst modern fire disaster in
#Spokane
area history. There are lots of parallels between the weather leading up to this disaster and what's happened in Western WA this fall.
The last time we officially got day with 1 inch or more of snow in
#Spokane
in April was in 2015… no reason why I’m putting that out there or anything. 👀
You can clearly see the fire whirls and rotation in the smoke column. Extreme fire behavior and examples of how the intense heat from these fires can change the weather around them in their favor.
OREGON ROAD FIRE VIDEO: A first-hand look at the terrifying conditions as SVFD Firefighter Martinez, Firefighter Sutherland and Firefighter McCoury in Valley Engine 15 work to protect the Grange Hall in Elk during the
#OregonRoadFire
Saturday night.
@SpokaneValleyFD
#SVFD
Viewer Paul Mcpherson had embers fall in his yard in VALLEYFORD... almost 20 miles away from the
#Grayfire
🚨BE ON ALERT IN SOUTH SPOKANE COUNTY. HOT
EMBERS COULD START NEW FIRES. 🚨
Lady at Safeway: “Are you that news guy?!”
*I turn her direction*
One second later: “No, you’re not that guy.”
I may not have been the “news guy” she was looking for, but I’m the one she got 😂
So FYI you might be able to see a high-altitude balloon right now in the Inland Northwest. It's U.S. registered to Raven Aerostar. Last year they used a balloon network to keep internet communications active on the Moose Fire in East Idaho.
In the mountains near Zurich, Switzerland the Aurora is BRIGHT. Importantly, this is a similar latitude to
#Spokane
. Now the million $ question: does it last until darkness here?
@tcaingray
@mattgraykxly
Today, I got to give keys to the BEST buyers-Congratulations on the purchase of your first home!
I LOVED working for you!
Notice how the hourly odds for snow amounts go WAY up during the afternoon. For
#Spokane
the heavy snow risk is 1p-5p... for Coeur d'Alene it will be more like 2p-7p
#idwx
#wawx
The heat in
#Spokane
CRUSHED today's record and rose to the 4th hottest temperature on the all-time record. 50% of the top 10 hottest days are now from the last 10 years.
#wawx
🚨Wildfire Alert 🚨
#EagleBluffFire
near Oroville, WA is rapidly spreading north. Embers are starting new fires on the outskirts of town according to county emergency management.
A release from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change contains information on how the earth's climate is changing in response to human-caused greenhouse gasses, and the news is looking grim.
Word to the wise for everyone looking at temperatures for next week. I’ve seen some silliness already and it is way too early to freak out
#wawx
#idwx
#spokane
Models are like tools. Just because you go to harbor freight and buy a toolbox doesn't mean you can build a house. Know how to use models. Look at trends not individual outputs. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
Today is the average date of the last 90-degree day of the year in
#Spokane
... but it can (and has) come as late as a month from now.
That said... no 90s after today for the foreseeable future
#wawx