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Zaffino

  1. .. @KGWSports About 9000 miles. Pretty damn close for an asteroid but it's only about 35 feet wide so worst case it takes out your house. :) about 1 hour ago via Echofon in reply to KGWSports
  2. Small asteroid will buzz earth tomorrow. space rock ranks #6 on the top-20 list of known close-approachers to Earth bit.ly/aANVeK about 3 hours ago via TweetDeck
  3. @stumptownlunch Maybe you'll get kidnapped by the Blazers. :) Nice shooting. about 6 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to stumptownlunch
  4. @stumptownlunch Twitter as milk carton. #likeit! about 7 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to stumptownlunch
  5. Col. Day Storm was NOT a typhoon. It formed from remnants of Typhoon Freda, big difference. @wchoops @scuttlefield about 8 hours ago via TweetDeck
  6. .. @scuttlefield & tsunamis, wildfires, severe windstorms.... :) #lovePACNWWx about 8 hours ago via TweetDeck
  7. .. @scuttlefield Ignacio made it farther north than usual for a TS, dissipated off CA but gave us heavy rain: .55 on 8-20-97. #pdxtst about 8 hours ago via TweetDeck
  8. Good ?? @scuttlefield . PDX has been affected by former trop storms that turned into non-T.S.s, but not an active TS. Ignacio '97 is one. about 8 hours ago via TweetDeck
  9. Happy to help! 4:11 PM May 27th via txt
  10. Let this be a lesson... don't fool w momma nature: MT @KCookKGW: what happens if lightning hits a house: bit.ly/KGw9oV #pdxtst 12:21 PM May 27th via TweetDeck
  11. PDX as Saturday's storm was ending... #pdxtst @kgwnews twitter.com/Zaffino/status… 12:17 PM May 27th via Adobe Lightroom Photo Tweeter from Portland, OR  
  12. .67" but ~1" downtown! MT @MikeCanDoIt let's not have epic rain on July 17th like last year which was my 40th. How much was that again? 11:46 AM May 27th via TweetDeck
  13. PDXs 1.03" rainfall Saturday set record for the date. Our 4th 1" rain day of the yr. Ties May record for 1" rain days (1) last set in 2009 11:38 AM May 27th via TweetDeck
  14. Thanks everyone for all the RTs #loveagoodthunderstorm 12:36 AM May 27th via TweetDeck
  15. Flooding rain Marine Drive an inch an hour! #pdxtst @KGWNews twitvid.com/2NXMU 9:45 PM May 26th via Echofon
  16. @aweiss hey! Yeah t-storms 2 days in a row pretty cool for us. How goes NDing? 9:41 PM May 26th via Echofon in reply to aweiss
  • Name Matt Zaffino
  • Location Portland, OR
  • Web http://www.mattza...
  • Bio Chief Meteorologist KGW TV, Portland, OR. Telemark skier, runner, music lover, mountain lover, golfer.
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