UPDATE: The Mad River is now expected to hit Monitor Stage near Arcata this afternoon or evening as well as again on Friday, continuing into the weekend, according to NWS. “At 15 ft the river can flood Mad River Road near Tyee City,” NWS states. “This can be treacherous as the road runs right along […]
Woodley Island
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Woodley Island Walkabout
My wife and I recently drove to Woodley Island for our daily walk with a plan to see the holiday lighting and boats in the marina at sunset. With clear skies and no wind, we enjoyed some exercise while watching the commercial fishing boats, a beautiful sunset over Humboldt Bay and a crab-pot Christmas tree. […]
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Wet and Wild on Woodley
Oh, how I love paddling on Humboldt Bay. When the tide is right, I might visit Indian Slough, where the narrow wandering passageways remind me of tiny lanes I’ve cycled in Wales, my husband Barry’s homeland. In spring, I spot nesting egrets clustered high in the cypresses and schools of sandpipers resting on the mud […]
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CHP Investigating Fatal Crash Near Woodley Island
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal head-on crash on State Route 255 near Woodley Island last night. Dwayne Faughn, 49, of Samoa, died at the scene of the crash, according to CHP, after the 2000 Lexus he was driving northbound collided head on with a 2020 Jeep for unknown reasons. The crash sent […]
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Rare Catch: ‘Butters’ the Albino Crab Finds a Home at HSU’s Marine Lab
An albino Dungeness crab caught in the Bay Area was brought up to local outfit Comet Fisheries, which help revive the unusual crustacean by placing it in an aeriated tank before HSU’s Marine Lab came Tuesday to take it to a new home. It now goes by “Butters.” Based on pictures on a Facebook post […]
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Record Heat Followed by Rain? Maybe, Says NWS
Eureka is looking to possibly break a heat record for this date today, according to the National Weather Service, with the office on Woodley Island reading 75 degrees just before 1 p.m. That number ties the record set back in 2009 and 1927, according to a tweet this afternoon. Meanwhile, there is slight chance of […]
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Today’s Temps Another One for the Record Books
Well, this summer’s record list just got a little bit longer today, with the National Weather Service reporting that the temperature at the Woodley Island office hit 78 degrees just after 1 p.m. today, taking away another title. So far this summer, the coast has broken a few records, including the June 11 heatwave where […]
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Rare Waterspout Makes Landfall at Woodley Island
Meteorologists at Eureka’s National Weather Service’s office are hoping local boat owners can check their wind gauges to help pinpoint the strength of a waterspout that went through the marina late Thursday afternoon before moving onto Woodley Island. Security footage captured an image of the 4:41 p.m. wind event, basically a tornado over water, which […]
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More Rain Comin’
Dry out while you can. Meteorologist Scott Carroll with the National Weather Service’s Woodley Island outpost tells the Journal that, after a weekend dowsing, more rain is expected to move into the area tomorrow evening and early Thursday, with heavy rains expected Thursday night and through the day Friday. The county got a heavy dose […]
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Eureka PlanCo Says Don’t Re-zone Woodley Island
The Eureka Planning Commission has recommended that the city not change its zoning of Woodley Island, as the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District recently requested. The city is in the process of updating its general plan, a process that Community Development Director Rob Holmlund says will take another year or so. In doing […]
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County Rainfall Totals at a Glance
As the water year creeps to a close, on the heels of Humboldt’s third driest year on record, it seems a good time to dust off the Journal’s rainfall chart to take stock of where we stand. Humboldt’s 2014-2015 water year (July 1 through June 30) has been wetter than the past couple, filling Ruth […]