Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1148 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009
...HEAVY SNOWFALL TO CONTINUE NEAR THE OREGON AND WASHINGTON
CASCADES AND ACROSS THE BLUE MOUNTAINS TODAY...
.A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST TODAY. AS A RESULT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
WASHINGTON CASCADE EAST SLOPES AND THE BLUE MOUNTAINS TODAY.
ADDITIONALLY...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING
SNOW FURTHER MAKING TRAVEL CONDITIONS DIFFICULT.
ORZ502-WAZ030-230300-
/O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091123T0300Z/
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE
1148 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM
PST THIS EVENING.
TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND THE
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS IN WASHINGTON IS EXPECTED TO REACH 7 TO
12 INCHES. ADDITIONALLY...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AT PASS LEVELS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW WITH LOCAL VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DOWN TO ONE-QUARTER MILE OF
LESS AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY
ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. BLOWING
SNOW MEANS BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND
DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE A TRAVEL HAZARD. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER
INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.
&&
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
253 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009
IDZ003-230600-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0029.000000T0000Z-091123T0600Z/
IDAHO PALOUSE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...
GENESEE
253 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING.
AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE
IDAHO PALOUSE AREA THIS EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS
ABOVE 2200 FEET.
SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATTER THIS EVENING AS THE MAIN
STORM SYSTEM PUSHES EAST INTO WESTERN MONTANA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS
OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
&&
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...
POTLATCH...GENESEE.
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
253 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009
IDZ004-230700-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0029.000000T0000Z-091123T0900Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...
OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...
LOOKOUT PASS
253 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST MONDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST MONDAY.
AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE
VALLEYS WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAINLY SOUTH OF I-90
THIS EVENING.
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS
AS SOUTHWEST WINDS REMAIN NEAR 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
OVER THE MOUNTAINS. WIND SPEEDS OVER THE VALLEYS WILL BE
SIGNIFICANTLY LIGHTER.
SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF INTO SCATTERED SHOWERS OVERNIGHT
AS THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM PUSHES EAST INTO WESTERN MONTANA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS
OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
&&
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...
OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...
LOOKOUT PASS.
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
940 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009
WAZ518-519-230500-
/O.EXT.KSEW.WS.W.0026.000000T0000Z-091123T0500Z/
WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES-
WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES-
940 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING.
A VIGOROUS PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM BROUGHT 8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW
TO THE CASCADES OVERNIGHT WITH STRONG WINDS IN SOME AREAS
OVERNIGHT. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY WITH
INCREASING WESTERLY WINDS. THE SNOW WILL BE AROUND 2000 FEET...AND
WESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES
INLAND AND HIGHER PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. WITH HEAVY SNOW
SHOWERS AND WINDY CONDITIONS AT TIMES...THE VISIBILITY MAY DROP TO
NEAR ZERO IN THE MORE EXPOSED LOCATIONS. PEOPLE CROSSING THE
MOUNTAIN PASSES SHOULD EXPECT WINTERTIME DRIVING CONDITIONS.
SKIERS AND BACK-COUNTRY TRAVELERS CAN EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITY ON
THE RIDGE-TOPS BY THIS AFTERNOON AS WESTERLY WINDS INCREASE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU
PLAN TO TRAVEL INTO THE CASCADES BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS...LONG DELAYS...AND ROAD CLOSURES.
&&
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