We’ve been seeing abrupt, short lived hail storms lately. So today we’ll take a look at what causes hail and other related solid precipitation.
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We recently saw a 63-foot wave off the mouth of the river in the ocean, recorded by a data buoy offshore. While this is a big wave for us, it’s also within the parameters of a set of wave parameters called “significant wave height.”
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We’ve got a bit of stormy weather coming in, and so a good time to answer a listener question about the Columbia River Bar and how sthip traffic is affected by weather.
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Today we have a Military Sealift Command cargo ship headed to Portland to the shipyard at Swan Island for repairs and maintenance. We’ll learn a little today about this interesting military vessel.
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Today we have an abundance of anchored ships on the river, so many that a couple are waiting offshore. We’ll talk about how that can happen.
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A look at today’s ship traffic on the Columbia.
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