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Poor Air Quality Cancels Events in Walla Walla Thursday

By John McKay September 20, 2012

Because of poor air quality from wildfires, several high school events in Walla Walla are cancelled.

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Raw Videos Show the Power of Hurricane Isaac [VIDEOS]

By Joe Hyer August 29, 2012 | TSMInteractive.com

Despite recently weakening to a tropical storm, the catastrophic effects of Hurricane Isaac continue through Wednesday afternoon. The storm has dumped more than ten inches of rain across the area and left at least 725,000 homes without power.

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Another Record Hot Day in the Basin

By Stacy Lee August 14, 2012 |

It’s going to be another record hot day in the Columbia Basin, make you you stay properly hydrated. Also make sure your pets have plenty of water and somewhere shady to cool off. Check out this compilation of people fainting

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Losing Irrigation Pressure? Thank The Department Of Ecology

By John McKay August 9, 2012

The blistering heat in the Mid-Columbia has brought with it more than just sun burns.

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Ridiculously High Record Temperatures Felt in the Columbia Basin

By Stacy Lee August 7, 2012 |

Yesterday at 5 p.m. it was 103 in the shade at my home in Kennewick. According to the local news it was only two degrees from breaking the record set in 1990. I looked out in my yard and the squirrels were so hot they couldn’t even move.

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2 inch hail hits Heppner
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Two-Inch-Wide Hailstones Fall on Heppner, OR [VIDEO]

By John McKay July 18, 2012

You probably heard about the severe weather that roared through Eastern Oregon Tuesday.

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Are You Smarter Than The Weatherman? Tri-Cities Weather History (QUIZ)

By John McKay July 10, 2012

The recent blast of hot weather,  with a few records being broken here and there made us wonder - how well do YOU know Mother Nature here in the Mid-Columbia?

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Fire Danger Extremely High in Much of Washington

By John McKay July 9, 2012

With the recent blast of hot weather, the fire danger in the the northwest and eastern parts of Washington State is 'extremely high.'  Authorities say at least one blaze was human caused.

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Wildfire Season Hits Pacific Northwest – The Dalles – Are You Ready? (VIDEO)

By John McKay July 2, 2012

Colorado isn't the only place suffering from wildfires this summer.  66 homes have been burned in a blaze in Idaho, and one close to home near the Dalles.

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Best Places to Go Sledding in Tri-Cities – Our 5 Favorite

By Andrew Kirk January 19, 2012

Probably the best hill for sledding in all of the Tri-Cities is Carmichael Middle School in Richland just off Wellsian Way. Unfortunately, many people know that and the hill is chaos after a good snow

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