Weather (Stanwood)

King Tides occur each winter season. Learn more about them and their impacts on the North Sound in this Podcast. 

This Podcast addresses a listener question concerning what are rogue waves. 

A neighbor asked how do I know when its going to rain?  This Podcast reveals the secret I use to decide when we take our daily neighborhood walks and stay dry, or for any other outdoor activities. 

Flood season is here and a big contributor to North Sound significant flooding are atmospheric rivers - aka - The Pineapple Express. This Podcast discusses what a pineapple express is and what its impacts are on the North Sound as well as the Pacific Northwest.  

November is the North Sound's wettest and most flood prone month of the year. This Podcast explains what a 100-year flood means as you prepare for this year's flood season. 

This Podcast addresses a listener's question about how often Halloween is dry in the North Sound region. 

The coolest weather of the fall thus far will arrive this weekend. This Podcast discusses the impacts both in the Cascades and in the North Sound, and what you can do to be ready. 

This Podcast shares the latest late fall and winter weather outlook for the winter of 2020-21.  La Nina is in play and what does that mean for the North Sound?  Learn what it means here and get ready for what may be an active winter weather season. 

The worldwide Great Shakeout earthquake drill is Thursday October 15th at 1015 AM Pacific Time. For those in the North Sound, register to participate in the drill at shakeout.org/Washington - 1.5 million in Washington state did last year. This Podcast provides more details about this annual earthquake drill including information about the South Whidbey Island fault and its local earthquake threat. 

The strongest non-tropical wind storm ever to hit the lower 48 in American history was the 1962 Columbus Day Storm. Learn more about this historic storm and its impacts for the North Sound and the entire west coast region in this Podcast.