Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
909 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
ORZ011-013-WAZ019-241400-
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOVERNMENT CAMP...DETROIT...
SANTIAM PASS...MCKENZIE BRIDGE...OAKRIDGE...WILLAMETTE PASS...
COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER...MOUNT ST. HELENS
909 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
...MORE SNOW EXPECTED TONIGHT IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES...
THE LAST BIG BATCH OF PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTH
WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES TONIGHT. WITH
SNOW LEVELS AROUND 3500 TO 4000 FEET...EXPECT AMOUNTS AROUND 6
INCHES AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS THE SKI RESORTS. THE
CASCADE PASSES WILL LIKELY ONLY SEE A DUSTING TO A COUPLE OF
INCHES OF SNOW AT MOST. THE SNOW WILL DECREASE FRIDAY MORNING.
USE CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL THROUGH THE CASCADES TONIGHT OR
FRIDAY MORNING. OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS HIKING AND MOUNTAIN
CLIMBING WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
909 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
ORZ001>010-012-WAZ020>023-039-040-241400-
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA-
GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-WILLAPA HILLS-
SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-
GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK...
LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...FLORENCE...VERNONIA...JEWELL...TRASK...
GRANDE RONDE...TIDEWATER...SWISSHOME...ST. HELENS...CLATSKANIE...
HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...SALEM...
MCMINNVILLE...DALLAS...EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...HOOD RIVER...
CASCADE LOCKS...MULTNOMAH FALLS...SANDY...
SILVER FALLS STATE PARK...SWEET HOME...VIDA...LOWELL...
COTTAGE GROVE...FRANCES...RYDERWOOD...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...
CATHLAMET...LONGVIEW...KELSO...CASTLE ROCK...STEVENSON...
SKAMANIA...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL...TOUTLE...
ARIEL...COUGAR
909 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
...ONE MORE BATCH OF HEAVY RAIN TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTHWEST
WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON TONIGHT...
ONE MORE BATCH OF HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHWEST
WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON TONIGHT. AMOUNTS IN MOUNTAINS
COULD REACH AN INCH...AND IN THE VALLEYS AROUND A HALF AN INCH.
THIS COMBINED WITH RECENT RAINS MAY CAUSE LOCAL PONDING OF WATER
IN LOW SPOTS...AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE...OR NEAR ANY STORM DRAINS
THAT ARE PLUGGED UP. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH ANY STANDING WATER THAT
YOU MIGHT ENCOUNTER.
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FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
208 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
ORZ509-241400-
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...CAMP SHERMAN...LA PINE...
SISTERS...SUNRIVER
208 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
...LATE SEASON SNOW EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AT TIMES IN THE CENTRAL
OREGON CASCADES INTO FRIDAY...
AN UNSEASONABLY COLD LATE SEASON WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE SNOW AT TIMES IN THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES AND EAST
SLOPES INTO FRIDAY.
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK OVER THE REGION TONIGHT AND
EARLY FRIDAY BRINGING A PERIOD OF STEADY PRECIPITATION. SNOW
LEVELS WILL BE LOWERING TO AROUND 4500 FEET WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET. SOME
AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE CLOSER TO THE CASCADE
MOUNTAINS. ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET WILL SEE A MIX OR
RAIN AND SNOW AND COULD SEE AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW.
USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING AND DOING ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN
THE CASCADES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
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