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George Waldenberger

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Grew up on a Wisconsin dairy farm with 10 brothers & sisters. BS Geological Engineering & Geology Wisconsin+MS Atmospheric Science UCLA. Meteorologist @KOMONEWS
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Why was there no hail during July's thunderstorms like there was in April?

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By George Waldenberger Verified
| KOMO-TV (Seattle, WA) Verified
That brief round of mid-July thunderstorms on Thursday stirred things up around Seattle. But why didn't they produce the sidewalk-covering hail we saw just three months ago? (KOMO) WESTERN WASHINGTON — That brief round of mid-July thunderstorms on Thursday stirred things up around Seattle. But why didn't they produce the sidewalk-covering hail we saw just three months ago?
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Why do wildfire smoke plumes cause an orange glow?

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By George Waldenberger Verified
| KOMO-TV (Seattle, WA) Verified
A look at an orange glow in northern Spain amid a series of wildfires there. (KOMO) Ominous skies, wildfire smoke plumes, and the orange glow they give many cities. Visible light is made up of a spectrum of colors, each with a different wavelength. Those different wavelengths interact differently with particles suspended in the atmosphere.
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Rain, thunder, lightning roll across parts of Seattle, western Washington

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By George Waldenberger Verified
| KOMO-TV (Seattle, WA) Verified
Rain, thunder, lightning roll across parts of Seattle, western Washington by George Waldenberger,KOMOMeteorologist Thu, July 16, 2026 at 7:33 AM Updated Thu, July 16, 2026 at 10:44 AM At 10 a.m., a thunderstorm began rolling through downtown Seattle, bringing crashes, loud booms, and flashes of lightning to the area. A KOMO photojournalist captured this photo of lightning around the Space Needle on July 16, 2026.
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