Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1039 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
WAZ518-519-221230-
/O.CON.KSEW.WS.W.0026.000000T0000Z-091122T2100Z/
WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES-
WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES-
1039 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL CASCADES UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY.
A VIGOROUS PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL
TO THE CASCADES THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL
LIKELY BE IN THE RANGE OF ONE FOOT TO TWO AND A HALF FEET. THE
HEAVIEST PERIODS OF SNOW WILL BE TONIGHT WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES
EXPECTED.
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE NEAR 3000 FEET TONIGHT...THEN FALL TO 2000
FEET ON SUNDAY 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
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1039 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
WAZ513-221200-
/O.CON.KSEW.WS.W.0026.000000T0000Z-091122T1200Z/
OLYMPICS-
1039 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OLYMPIC
MOUNTAINS UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY.
A VIGOROUS PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM IS BRINGING VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL
TO THE OLYMPICS...AND THIS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. STORM
TOTAL SNOWFALL AT HURRICANE RIDGE WILL LIKELY BE 10 TO 20 INCHES
...WITH UP TO THREE FEET OF SNOW POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTH FACING
SLOPES OF THE OLYMPICS. THE HEAVIEST PERIODS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF SUNDAY.
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AROUND 3000 FEET TONIGHT...THEN FALL TO
2000 FEET ON SUNDAY 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 OLYMPICS BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS...LONG DELAYS...AND ROAD CLOSURES.
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
842 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
ORZ011-013-WAZ019-221300-
/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
842 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY
FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY.
SNOW WAS REDEVELOPING THIS EVENING AS A NEW STORM PUSHES IN. THE
SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY SUNDAY...HEAVIEST IN THE MORNING. SNOW
LEVELS TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND 3500 FEET...BUT WILL BRIEFLY RISE
TO 4500 FEET IN THE OREGON CASCADES. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO
2500 FEET EARLY SUNDAY IN BOTH THE NORTH OREGON AND SOUTH
WASHINGTON CASCADES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2
FEET...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET.
WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ON EXPOSED
RIDGES LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WILL CAUSE AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.|
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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