Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
203 PM PST WED NOV 17 2010
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-WILLAPA HILLS-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VERNONIA...SANDY...SWEET HOME...
COTTAGE GROVE...TOUTLE...ARIEL...COUGAR
203 PM PST WED NOV 17 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO
MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT FOR THE THE WILLAPA HILLS...THE NORTH
AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE...AND THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND
NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY
TO MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL SWITCH OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT...BEGINNING IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND SPREADING
SOUTH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BEGIN IN ALL
AREAS BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS
EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY.
* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS BETWEEN 4000 TO 5000 FEET
THIS EVENING WILL DROP DRAMATICALLY OVERNIGHT TO AROUND 2000
FEET THURSDAY MORNING AND 1500 FEET BY THURSDAY NIGHT.
* ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE...WITH HIGHER
ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE UNDER AREAS OF HEAVIER SHOWERS.
* IMPACTS...DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ICY OR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND WINTER LIKE DRIVING CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
