Wind advisory until 6 PM this evening for the US 30 corridor of Columbia County, including the cities of St. Helens, Scappoose, Columbia City, Rainier, Prescott and Clatskanie. Other areas of the county could see winds as well, but they are not included in this advisory.
Please travel safely.
Derek White
Emergency Management
503-366-3931
emergency.management@co.columbia.or.us >>> EWARN-4/5/2010 4:11 PM >>
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
411 PM PDT MON APR 5 2010
ORZ005>008-WAZ022-039-060100-
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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
411 PM PDT MON APR 5 2010
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
WILLAMETTE VALLEY...CLARK COUNTY...LOWER COLUMBIA...AND I-5
CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
WILLAMETTE VALLEY...CLARK COUNTY...LOWER COLUMBIA...AND I-5
CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY.
* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH.
* TIMING: UNTIL 6 PM.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...SALEM...
HILLSBORO...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...ST. HELENS...BATTLE
GROUND...WASHOUGAL...LONGVIEW...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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