Columbia Weather Systems

“The importance of monitoring weather and predicting the resultant fire behavior cannot be over-stressed.” —National Wildfire Coordinating Group Training Manual With wildfire season in full effect, we are re-sharing our resource " 5 Reasons Incident Response Needs a Weather Station " as a reminder that weather stations can provide critical, on-site meteorological information during fire and incident response situations: Risk Management Predicting Fire Behavior Safety Plume Modeling Incident Reporting *Bonus* Drones We go into depth on each reason at this link . Want to know more? Visit our website ColumbiaWeather.com or send us an email at info@columbiaweather.com – we’d love to hear from you.

“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.”  — Rabindranath Tagore Happy Cloud Day! Did you know that there are over one hundred kinds of clouds? Observing the shape, size, altitude, and color of these suspended water droplets and ice crystals in the atmosphere over time can help predict coming weather! Want to learn more? Here are some great articles: National Weather Service's "Introduction to Clouds" “15 Billowing Facts About Clouds” by weather journalist Dennis Mersereau It's also National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day! 🍪 We're enjoying these delicious cookies at the office today from Slow Rise Bakehouse in Forest Grove, OR. #NationalChocolateChipCookieDay   #SupportLocal   #SupportSmallBusinesses