Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Snow May Resume Tonight (3/13) Through Tomorrow Morning

NOAA has issued a winter weather advisory from 3 AM tonight into noon tomorrow for certain areas of the county. Please read the full text of the advisory below.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON PDT
WEDNESDAY FOR THE WILLAPA HILLS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND THE
NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON
PDT WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...IN THE WILLAPA HILLS EXPECT 2 TO 5 INCHES OF
NEW SNOW. IN THE NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES
OF NEW SNOW.

* SNOW LEVELS...BELOW 1000 FEET EARLY WEDNESDAY WILL RISE TO ABOVE
2500 FEET BY NOON WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY...CREATING
HAZARDOUS 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.