Short Term Forecast Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1109 PM PDT WED MAY 22 2013
ORZ006-009-WAZ023-039-040-230730-
GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-
GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...
GRESHAM...HOOD RIVER...CASCADE LOCKS...MULTNOMAH FALLS...
STEVENSON...SKAMANIA...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL...
TOUTLE...ARIEL...COUGAR
1109 PM PDT WED MAY 22 2013
.NOW...
AT 1105 PM...AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING EAST ACROSS THE
PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER METRO AREA...WITH RAIN HEAVIEST EAST OF
INTERSTATE 5. EXPECT HEAVY RAIN TO SPREAD INTO THE NEARBY CASCADE
FOOTHILLS AND THE WEST END OF THE COLUMBIA GORGE THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
ANOTHER BATCH OF HEAVY RAIN IS MOVING EAST ACROSS WASHINGTON
COUNTY...THIS WILL LIKELY AFFECT HILLSBORO AND TUALATIN THROUGH
1145 PM BEFORE PIVOTING THROUGH PORTLAND AND POSSIBLY VANCOUVER
AROUND MIDNIGHT.
MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION ON AREA ROADS...THE HEAVY RAIN
WILL LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT PONDING ON SOME ROADWAYS.
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WEAGLE