wind

I bet you've had something like this happen in your yard when Mother Nature gets all puffed up!

Benton County Firefighters are currently on the scene of a major brush fire that started South of Clodfelter Rd. and I-82 in Benton County.

Humans have a lot of talent, like creating the most hilarious Oprah impression ever. But there is one thing humans can do that reigns at the top of funniest abilities; ladies and gentlemen, we are capable of producing belly laugh-worthy leaf blower faces.

Check out these felled trees in Howard Amon Park in Richland after the Dec. 17 wind storm. I counted five fallen trees plus at least one seriously damaged. I was surprised to see three trees fallen together like dominos.

The loss of 10 trees, large and small, to this historic heart of the city is catastrophic. And 10 is only the number of felled trees - that doesn't include trees that may be damaged beyond repair. Several of the downed trees are decades old.

Just before 8 a.m. this morning a truck and a BMW collided at the intersection of Jadwin and Torbett in Richland near the McDonald's. The traffic lights were out because of the power shortage that occurred just before 5 a.m. because of the massive wind storm on Dec...

Power lines were downed and even Pasco schools delayed because of last night's storm.

Ok, we don't get the big tornadoes like those forecast for parts of Texas and Oklahoma (the central and southern plains) this weekend, and into next week.  But we DO occasionally get our share of freak weather.  Would you be prepared?