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How do tornadoes happen? Khiari Nina Highland Elementary School Most tornadoes form along cold fronts with a clashing of a  cold dry airmass into a warm, moist airmass. You also need wind shear with height, meaning changing of wind speeds and wind direction with height. The increase of wind speed with height causes the atmosphere … Continue reading »

Yesterday was a record breaking day with record daily rainfall reported in North Bend of 2.23″ smashing the old record of 0.57″ set back in 1984. Klamath Falls tied a record low of 23 degrees and Montague broke a record low of 25 degrees, beating the old record of 29 degrees back in 1986. Today … Continue reading »

With the Neutral El Nino Southern Oscillation conditions, a high pressure ridge should sit over most of the Western United States this summer. This area of high pressure will move further West as areas of low pressure push inland along the jet stream. During these times, short periods of above average and extremely warm conditions … Continue reading »

Temperatures are going to be near freezing this evening in the Valleys. Showers will be ongoing through the evening and by early morning partial clearing is expected. This will allow temperatures to drop into the low and mid 30’s, favorable conditions for frost development. So, the Rogue, Illinois, and Shasta Valleys are facing frost potential … Continue reading »

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Klamath County voters agreed to support a bond for the county’s school district. The bond measure passed by 169 votes. The bond for $31 million will cover building improvements to the Klamath County School District and a new Henley Elementary School building. Supporters say their aggressive campaign helped win them the … Continue reading »