Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
344 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

ORZ011-013-WAZ019-221945-
/O.CON.KPQR.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091123T0000Z/
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
344 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES AND THE SOUTH
WASHINGTON CASCADES...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 2500 FEET. NEW ACCUMULATIONS
TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES.

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN DECREASE
IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS
AT EXPOSED AREAS UP TO 65 MPH THIS MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT
TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
443 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

WAZ518-519-222045-
/O.CON.KSEW.WS.W.0026.000000T0000Z-091122T2100Z/
WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES-
WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES-
443 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADES UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

A VIGOROUS PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM BROUGHT 8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW
TO THE CASCADES SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND LAST NIGHT. ANOTHER 8 TO
16 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY TODAY AS MOIST WESTERLY FLOW FOLLOWS
THE FRONT. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL DURING THE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON...WITH DECREASING SHOWERS LATER IN THE DAY.

THE SNOW LEVEL WILL FALL TO 2000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AS SNOWFALL
TAPERS OFF.

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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MCDONNAL