This has certainly been an active week for weather/natural hazards alerts!
The following is a winter weather advisory in effect for most of Columbia County from now until 6 AM Thursday. The notice specifically discusses the Coast Range and Vernonia, but other higher-elevation parts of the county will likely see some snow as well or already have. Please consider this when driving, especially if driving in the Coast Range.
For more information, visit http://weather.gov/portland .
For state road conditions, visit http://tripcheck.net .
Thanks,
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Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
821 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011
CORRECTED THE SYNOPSIS
.SHOWERS FROM A LARGE COLD UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM ALONG THE COAST
WILL SPREAD ONSHORE AT TIMES FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS WILL
ALLOW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO LOW ELEVATIONS...THOUGH THE MAIN
IMPACT WILL BE ABOVE 500 TO 1000 FEET.
ORZ003-170045-
/O.NEW.KPQR.WW.Y.0008.110216T1621Z-110217T1400Z/
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA
821 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST THURSDAY FOR
THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST
THURSDAY.
* TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.
* ACCUMULATION/SNOW LEVELS...EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCH ACCUMULATIONS
TODAY AND AGAIN TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...ROADS THROUGH THE NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE INCLUDING
THE MAIN PASSES WILL BE SNOW COVERED FOR THE MOST PART.
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.
