Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Its about to get a lot colder

From the NWSFO at Portland. Low snow levels.....chilly temps elsewhere !


SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
119 PM PDT TUE SEP 25 2007

ORZ011-013-WAZ019-262300-
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
119 PM PDT TUE SEP 25 2007

...SNOW LEVELS LOWERING CLOSE TO CASCADE PASS ELEVATIONS LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...

SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO NEAR THE ELEVATIONS OF THE
MAIN PASSES THROUGH THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND CENTRAL
OREGON CASCADES LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. MUCH COOLER AIR
ASSOCIATED WITH AN EARLY FALL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SPREAD
ONSHORE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. SOME LIGHT
SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY FRIDAY NEAR THE PASSES...
WITH SEVERAL INCHES POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
CASCADES.

PEOPLE PLANNING ON HIKING...CAMPING...OR CLIMBING IN THE CASCADES
LATE THIS WEEK SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE COMING COLD WET WEATHER.


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FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND

1 comment:

CAJ said...

I lived in King County for about 35years and moved to Phoenix Arizona 2 years ago. When I left Jan 01 2007 it was very soon afterward you all were hit with a lot of snow. (I like snow a lot) And it keeps happening. Has the weather changed for good now up there? (To snow?)