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North Coast residents should prepare for a wet, windy, and potentially hazardous weekend as a powerful storm system moves into the region, bringing some of the largest waves of the season, heavy rainfall, and strong southerly winds, according to the National Weather Service in Eureka. Meteorologists have issued a high...
Pacific Power has requested a rate increase of 57% next year in Northern California, an unprecedented price hike in the region and more than triple what regulators approved in 2023. The proposed rate would add around $120 to customers’ monthly bills, according to Pacific Power. The PacifiCorp-owned company said...
Graphic from US National Weather Service in Eureka. A strong cold front is expected to bring gusty winds and moderate to heavy rainfall to northwestern California tomorrow, Friday morning, Nov. 13, followed by a powerful swell that could send breaking waves as high as 40 feet onto parts of the North Coast, according to the National Weather Service in Eureka. A total rainfall of 1 to 3 inches is expected.
The Oregon Department of Agriculture is holding a public hearing this morning on a license application from Rainmaker Technology Corporation for a winter precipitation-enhancement program covering roughly 1,640 square miles in the Medford area. The hearing begins at 9 a.m. Tuesday, November 10, in the Carpenter Conference Room at the...
A cloud-seeding proposal from a California company to increase winter rainfall and mountain snowpack in four Southern Oregon counties has triggered questions from residents about potential environmental impacts and how the operation would be monitored. Rainmaker Seeks Permission for Cloud Seeding in Southern Oregon. California-based Rainmaker Technology Corporation has applied...
California's North Coast is about to get a serious reminder that winter is coming. And the forecast isn't talking about a few overhead sets. A powerful train of Gulf of Alaska storms is expected to send some of the biggest surf in years toward Northern and Central California, with breaking waves potentially reaching 30 to 40 feet from late Friday, November 13, through Saturday.
