Now a High Wind Warning and a Winter Weather Advisory has now been issued for the Vernonia, Mist and Birkenfeld areas from 6 AM to 5 PM Friday. During this period, sustained winds of 30-40 MPH with gusts up to 65-70 MPH are expected.
Also, a Wind Advisory has been issued for the rest of Columbia County, specifically the US 30 corridor, from 7 AM to 5 PM Friday.
See the information from the National Weather Service below for more details.
Derek White
Columbia County Emergency Management
503-366-3905
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
135 PM PDT THU APR 1 2010
...ANOTHER STRONG FRONT IS HEADING FOR THE COAST EARLY FRIDAY...
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL
DRIVE A STRONG WARM FRONT ONSHORE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LATE
TONIGHT FOR WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST. HOWEVER THE
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE
COAST RANGE MOUNTAINS AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ONSHORE AROUND
DAYBREAK FRIDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES
INLAND FRIDAY MORNING BRISK WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WILLAMETTE
VALLEY.
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COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA
135 PM PDT THU APR 1 2010
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR
THE WILLAPA HILLS AND THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 TO 70 MPH...PRIMARILY ALONG
RIDGE TOPS AND EXPOSED TERRAIN.
* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN AFFECTING THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS
AROUND 6 AM FRI MORNING. PEAK WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
AS HIGH AS 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR AROUND 8 AM...THOUGH
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS COULD LAST INTO EARLY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...WILLAPA...FRANCES...VERNONIA...SUNSET
SUMMIT...LEES CAMP...GRANDE RONDE...VENETA...AND MAPLETON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
135 PM PDT THU APR 1 2010
...ANOTHER STRONG FRONT IS HEADING FOR THE COAST EARLY FRIDAY...
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL
DRIVE A STRONG WARM FRONT ONSHORE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LATE
TONIGHT FOR WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST. HOWEVER THE
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE
COAST RANGE MOUNTAINS AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ONSHORE AROUND
DAYBREAK FRIDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES
INLAND FRIDAY MORNING BRISK WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WILLAMETTE
VALLEY.
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COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA
135 PM PDT THU APR 1 2010
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR
THE WILLAPA HILLS AND THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 TO 70 MPH...PRIMARILY ALONG
RIDGE TOPS AND EXPOSED TERRAIN.
* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN AFFECTING THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS
AROUND 6 AM FRI MORNING. PEAK WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
AS HIGH AS 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR AROUND 8 AM...THOUGH
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS COULD LAST INTO EARLY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...WILLAPA...FRANCES...VERNONIA...SUNSET
SUMMIT...LEES CAMP...GRANDE RONDE...VENETA...AND MAPLETON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
135 PM PDT THU APR 1 2010
...ANOTHER STRONG FRONT IS HEADING FOR THE COAST EARLY FRIDAY...
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL
DRIVE A STRONG WARM FRONT ONSHORE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LATE
TONIGHT FOR WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST. HOWEVER THE
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE
COAST RANGE MOUNTAINS AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ONSHORE AROUND
DAYBREAK FRIDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES
INLAND FRIDAY MORNING BRISK WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WILLAMETTE
VALLEY.
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LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-
CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...HILLSBORO...OREGON CITY...
GRESHAM...SALEM...EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...LONGVIEW...
KELSO...BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL
135 PM PDT THU APR 1 2010
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE
WILLAMETTE VALLEY...INCLUDING THE GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER
METRO AREAS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY.
* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 WITH LOCAL GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR WITH AND BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH THE
WILLAMETTE VALLEY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. PEAK WINDS SHOULD OCCUR
BETWEEN 10 AM AND 3 PM.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...SALEM...
PORTLAND...HILLSBORO...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...ST.
HELENS...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL...
LONGVIEW...AND KELSO
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
135 PM PDT THU APR 1 2010
...ANOTHER STRONG FRONT IS HEADING FOR THE COAST EARLY FRIDAY...
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL
DRIVE A STRONG WARM FRONT ONSHORE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LATE
TONIGHT FOR WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST. HOWEVER THE
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE
COAST RANGE MOUNTAINS AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ONSHORE AROUND
DAYBREAK FRIDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES
INLAND FRIDAY MORNING BRISK WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WILLAMETTE
VALLEY.
ORZ005>008-WAZ022-039-020445-
/O.NEW.KPQR.WI.Y.0004.100402T1400Z-100403T0000Z/
LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-
CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...HILLSBORO...OREGON CITY...
GRESHAM...SALEM...EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...LONGVIEW...
KELSO...BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL
135 PM PDT THU APR 1 2010
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE
WILLAMETTE VALLEY...INCLUDING THE GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER
METRO AREAS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY.
* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 WITH LOCAL GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR WITH AND BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH THE
WILLAMETTE VALLEY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. PEAK WINDS SHOULD OCCUR
BETWEEN 10 AM AND 3 PM.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...SALEM...
PORTLAND...HILLSBORO...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...ST.
HELENS...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL...
LONGVIEW...AND KELSO
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
128 PM PDT THU APR 1 2010
...MAJOR LATE SEASON WINTER STORM EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT...
.THE CALENDAR MAY SAY IT IS APRIL...BUT PERHAPS OUR LARGEST AND
MOST WIDESPREAD WINTER WEATHER EVENT OF THE CALENDAR YEAR IS
BEGINNING TO TAKE SHAPE OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND IS AIMING FOR
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RAPIDLY
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND MEANWHILE WILL TAP INTO
ABUNDANT MOISTURE OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN. SNOW LEVELS WILL START
OUT LOW ACROSS THE DISTRICT...AROUND 1000 TO 1500 FEET...AS
PRECIPITATION SPREADS INTO SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST
OREGON AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
AROUND MIDDAY FRIDAY...QUICKLY RAISING SNOW LEVELS TO 3000 TO 4000
FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL FOLLOW
LATER FRIDAY AFTERNOON...DROPPING THE SNOW LEVELS BACK DOWN TO
1000 TO 1500 FEET BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL BE WINDY
WITH PRECIPITATION HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT... PRODUCING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING.
WITH SNOW LEVELS STARTING OFF AND THEN ENDING SO LOW WITH THIS
EVENT...NEARLY ALL THE HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE 1000 FEET IN ELEVATION
WILL BE IMPACTED BY SOME SORT OF WINTER WEATHER DURING THIS EVENT.
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COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS-
128 PM PDT THU APR 1 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM PDT FRIDAY
ABOVE 1500 FEET FOR THE NORTHWEST OREGON COAST RANGE AND WILLAPA
HILLS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 1500 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM PDT FRIDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN
INCREASE IN INTENSITY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL
CHANGE TO RAIN AS WARMER AIR MOVES BY THE MIDDLE OF FRIDAY
MORNING.
* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL START OFF BETWEEN 1000 TO 1500
FEET TONIGHT...THEN QUICKLY RISE ABOVE 2500 FEET AFTER A WARM
FRONT MOVES THROUGH SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE FRIDAY.
* ACCUMULATIONS...A QUICK 2 TO 6 INCHES FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE
PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO RAIN.
* IMPACTS...A BRIEF PERIOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW IS LIKELY FRIDAY
MORNING ON SOME OF THE HIGHER COAST RANGE PASSES...ESPECIALLY
ALONG THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF HIGHWAY 26 THROUGH THE COAST
RANGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
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