Salem is under a high wind warning until 4 p.m., Tuesday Dec. 27 as gusts up to 65 mph cause widespread power outages.
Tag: WEATHER
PHOTOS: Salem’s birds get their slide on
As ice blanketed Salem Friday, photojournalist Ron Cooper captured birds struggling to stay upright at his backyard bird feeder.
UPDATES: State government offices close Friday as ice storm hits Salem
We’ll post updates on forecasts, road conditions, closures and any power outages throughout the day.
Salem-Keizer cancels school due to icy roads, staffing shortages
The district initially delayed school for two hours before announcing a cancellation.
Salem sees brief snow ahead of cold weekend, icy roads likely overnight
Average November temperatures this year in Salem dropped compared to 2021.
With freezing temperatures forecasted for Thursday night, an overnight warming shelter will open.
What’s behind Salem’s unusually summery October
A lack of rainfall is helping high temperatures persist, and Salem may break a record for October days with a high more than 80 degrees.
Heatwave sparks dozens of worker complaints; 14 suspected deaths
The state medical examiner released no details about the fatalities in Multnomah, Clackamas, Marion and Umatilla counties.
Salem prepares for “potentially dire picture” from expected hot and dry summer
Bryan Crenshaw sprays water onto his rooftop in Aumsville on Tuesday, September 8. After losing two buildings to a wildfire three years ago, Crenshaw planned on staying through this time to protect his property. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) It’s shaping up to be a hot and dry summer. John F. Saltenberger,[Read More…]
PGE warns some Salem outages could last into a third weekend
A Salem park ranger vehicle blocks the Peter Courtney Bridge heading to Minto-Brown Island Park on Saturday, Feb. 20. The crossing is a popular walk for park visitors but the city park will be closed while safety hazards are addressed. The park was heavily damaged by the recent ice storm.[Read More…]
Roughly 20,000 residents in Salem area still without power going into weekend
A Salem Electric crewman works to repair a power line in west Salem on Sunday, Feb. 14. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) Almost a week after snow and ice storms tattered northwest Oregon, nearly 20,000 residents of Marion County are still without power, including 12,000 in Salem itself. But during a press[Read More…]