'Milky rain' falling in Oregon, Washington still a big mystery to meteorologists
Meteorologists are stumped by the spooky "milky rain" that has been falling in parts of Oregon and Washington east of the Cascades over the past two days.
The most popular theory is that ash from volcanic eruptions in Russia and Mexico is to blame for the dirty rain, which is reportedly leaving chalky spots on cars in Walla Walla, Pendleton, Hermiston and several other cities.
But given that the reports are coming from only an isolated area of the Northwest, Robert Cramp, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Pendleton, is skeptical of the volcano explanation.
"There are a whole bunch of theories," Cramp said. "But the reports are coming in from a limited area. If it is from a cloud of volcanic ash drifting this way, it seems like we would be seeing the milky rain in a larger area."
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in the Pacific?
