Alert archive / Washington / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Pendleton, OR
NWS Pendleton, OR issued this winter storm warning at Jan 10, 2011, 1:13 PM PST for Kittitas County, Yakima County, Washington. It took effect at Jan 11, 2011, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for 26 hr. 9 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 10, 2011, 1:13 PM PST (21:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 11, 2011, 1:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2011, 3:23 PM PST
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pendleton, OR
Counties Kittitas County, WA, Yakima County, WA
The radar
The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 188 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 6:20 AM PST | SNOW 2.7 | 3 E West Valley, WA | 2.7 INCHES SINCE 6 PM |
| Jan 12, 10:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 3 Nw Cle Elum, WA | 6 INCHES NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT. |
| Jan 12, 10:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 7 Nnw Easton, WA | 9 INCHES NEW SNOW IN THE LAST 8 HOURS. |
| Jan 12, 11:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 2 Nw Ellensburg, WA | 4 TO 5 INCHES NEW SNOW FELL OVERNIGHT. |
| Jan 12, 11:35 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 1 N Thorp, WA | PUBLIC SCHOOL IN THORP REPORTED 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT. |
| Jan 12, 11:40 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 2 E Cle Elum, WA | ABOUT 6 INCHES NEW SNOW FELL OVERNIGHT. SNOW DRIFTS ARE AS HIGH AS 10 INCHES IN SOME AREAS. |
| Jan 12, 12:00 PM PST | SNOW 3 | 4 Ene Yakima, WA | 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT. |
| Jan 12, 12:10 PM PST | SNOW 3 | 2 Nw Selah, WA | 2.5 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT. |
| Jan 12, 2:21 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 8 Se Cliffdell, WA | 7 INCHES SNOW STORM TOTAL. SNOW IS MELTING NOW AS TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE FREEZING. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Salem/Mcnary, OR (KSLE), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 273 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -42 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 605 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 79 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
110 WWUS46 KPDT 102113 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 113 PM PST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT WASHINGTON AND OREGON TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY... WAZ026-520-110600- /O.NEW.KPDT.WS.W.0002.110111T2100Z-110113T0000Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY-EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...THORP...CLE ELUM... CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 113 PM PST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 9 INCHES IN THE KITTITAS VALLEY...AND 8 TO 15 INCHES ALONG THE CASCADE EAST SLOPES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY POSSIBLY MIXING WITH OR CHANGING TO RAIN LATE IN THE DAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN... TROUT LAKE...ELLENSBURG...THORP * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 90. ALSO EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW. 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. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ041-042-WAZ024-027-521-110600- /O.NEW.KPDT.WW.Y.0002.110111T2100Z-110112T1800Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-YAKIMA VALLEY- SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...DUFUR... MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...WHITE SALMON... NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 113 PM PST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY ACROSS WASCO COUNTY...2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE...AND 2 TO 6 INCHES IN THE AFFECTED AREAS IN WASHINGTON. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON TUESDAY AND CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF .1 INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE:DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH... YAKIMA...WHITE SALMON * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 84 THROUGH THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ044-WAZ028-110600- /O.NEW.KPDT.WW.Y.0002.110112T0300Z-110112T1800Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE...CONNELL... PROSSER...TRI-CITIES 113 PM PST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF .1 INCH OR LESS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY EVENING AND THEN INCREASE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO RAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE...CONNELL... PROSSER...TRI-CITIES * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED AND VERY HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 84 AND INTERSTATE 82. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
8 follow-up statements
411 WWUS46 KPDT 102143 CCA WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 141 PM PST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT WASHINGTON AND OREGON TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY... WAZ026-520-110645- /O.NEW.KPDT.WS.W.0002.110111T2100Z-110113T0000Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY-EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...THORP...CLE ELUM... CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 141 PM PST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 9 INCHES IN THE KITTITAS VALLEY...AND 8 TO 15 INCHES ALONG THE CASCADE EAST SLOPES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY POSSIBLY MIXING WITH OR CHANGING TO RAIN LATE IN THE DAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN... TROUT LAKE...ELLENSBURG...THORP * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 90. ALSO EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ041-042-WAZ024-027-521-110645- /O.COR.KPDT.WW.Y.0002.110111T2100Z-110112T1800Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-YAKIMA VALLEY- SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...DUFUR... MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...WHITE SALMON... NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 141 PM PST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY ACROSS WASCO AND SHERMAN COUNTIES...2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE...AND 2 TO 6 INCHES IN THE AFFECTED AREAS IN WASHINGTON. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON TUESDAY AND CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF .1 INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE:DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH... YAKIMA...WHITE SALMON * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 84 THROUGH THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ044-WAZ028-110645- /O.NEW.KPDT.WW.Y.0002.110112T0300Z-110112T1800Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE...CONNELL... PROSSER...TRI-CITIES 141 PM PST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF .1 INCH OR LESS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY EVENING AND THEN INCREASE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO RAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE...CONNELL... PROSSER...TRI-CITIES * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED AND VERY HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 84 AND INTERSTATE 82. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
103 WWUS46 KPDT 110656 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1056 PM PST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT WASHINGTON AND OREGON TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY... WAZ026-520-111500- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0002.110111T2100Z-110113T0000Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY-EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...THORP...CLE ELUM... CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 1056 PM PST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 9 INCHES IN THE KITTITAS VALLEY... AND 8 TO 15 INCHES ALONG THE CASCADE EAST SLOPES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY POSSIBLY MIXING WITH OR CHANGING TO RAIN LATE IN THE DAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN... TROUT LAKE...ELLENSBURG...THORP * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 90. ALSO EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW. 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. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ041-042-WAZ024-027-521-111500- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0002.110111T2100Z-110112T1800Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-YAKIMA VALLEY- SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...DUFUR... MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...WHITE SALMON... NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 1056 PM PST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY ACROSS WASCO AND SHERMAN COUNTIES...2 TO 4 INCHES INTHE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE...AND 2 TO 6 INCHES IN THE AFFECTED AREAS IN WASHINGTON. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON TUESDAY AND CONTINUETUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF .1 INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE:DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE...NACHES... SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH... YAKIMA...WHITE SALMON * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 84 THROUGH THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ044-WAZ028-111500- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0002.110112T0300Z-110112T1800Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE...CONNELL... PROSSER...TRI-CITIES 1056 PM PST MON JAN 10 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY. ICEACCUMULATIONS OF .1 INCH OR LESS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY EVENING AND THEN INCREASE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO RAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE...CONNELL... PROSSER...TRI-CITIES * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED AND VERY HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 84 AND INTERSTATE 82. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
795 WWUS46 KPDT 111335 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 535 AM PST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT WASHINGTON AND OREGON THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY... WAZ026-520-112330- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0002.110111T2100Z-110113T0000Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY-EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...THORP...CLE ELUM... CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 535 AM PST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE KITTITAS VALLEY...AND 8 TO 15 INCHES ALONG THE CASCADE EAST SLOPES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY POSSIBLY MIXING WITH OR CHANGING TO RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN BY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN... TROUT LAKE...ELLENSBURG...THORP * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 12. ALSO EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ041-042-WAZ024-027-521-112330- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0002.110111T2100Z-110112T1800Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-YAKIMA VALLEY- SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...DUFUR... MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...WHITE SALMON... NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 535 AM PST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY ACROSS WASCO AND SHERMAN COUNTIES...2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE...AND 2 TO 6 INCHES IN THE AFFECTED AREAS IN WASHINGTON. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON TODAY AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE:DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE...NACHES... SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...WHITE SALMON * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 84...INTERSTATE 82...HIGHWAY 14 AND HIGHWAY 97. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ044-WAZ028-112330- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0002.110112T0300Z-110112T1800Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE...CONNELL... PROSSER...TRI-CITIES 535 AM PST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND THEN INCREASE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL THEN CHANGE TO RAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE...CONNELL... PROSSER...TRI-CITIES * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED AND VERY HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 84 AND INTERSTATE 82 AND HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
076 WWUS46 KPDT 112043 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1243 PM PST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT WASHINGTON AND OREGON THIS LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY... WAZ026-520-120600- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0002.110111T2100Z-110113T0000Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY-EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...THORP...CLE ELUM... CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 1243 PM PST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE KITTITAS VALLEY...AND 7 TO 14 INCHES ALONG THE CASCADE EAST SLOPES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY POSSIBLY MIXING WITH OR CHANGING TO RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN BY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN... TROUT LAKE...ELLENSBURG...THORP * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 12. ALSO EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW. 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. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ041-042-WAZ024-027-521-120600- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0002.110111T2100Z-110112T1800Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-YAKIMA VALLEY- SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...DUFUR... MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...WHITE SALMON... NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 1243 PM PST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY ACROSS WASCO AND SHERMAN COUNTIES...2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE...AND 2 TO 6 INCHES IN THE AFFECTED AREAS IN WASHINGTON. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY EVENING AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE:DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE...NACHES... SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...WHITE SALMON * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 84...INTERSTATE 82... HIGHWAY 14 AND HIGHWAY 97. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ044-WAZ028-120600- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0002.110112T0300Z-110112T1800Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE...CONNELL... PROSSER...TRI-CITIES 1243 PM PST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND THEN INCREASE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL THEN CHANGE TO RAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE...CONNELL... PROSSER...TRI-CITIES * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED AND VERY HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 84 AND INTERSTATE 82 AND HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
372 WWUS46 KPDT 120358 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 758 PM PST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT WASHINGTON AND OREGON THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... WAZ026-520-121300- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110113T0000Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY-EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...THORP...CLE ELUM... CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 758 PM PST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE KITTITAS VALLEY...AND 7 TO 14 INCHES ALONG THE CASCADE EAST SLOPES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY POSSIBLY MIXING WITH OR CHANGING TO RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN BY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN... TROUT LAKE...ELLENSBURG...THORP * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 12. ALSO EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ041-042-WAZ024-027-521-121300- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110112T1800Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-YAKIMA VALLEY- SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...DUFUR... MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...WHITE SALMON... NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 758 PM PST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY ACROSS WASCO AND SHERMAN COUNTIES...2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE...AND 2 TO 6 INCHES IN THE AFFECTED AREAS IN WASHINGTON. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE:DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE...NACHES... SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...WHITE SALMON * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 84...INTERSTATE 82... HIGHWAY 14 AND HIGHWAY 97. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ044-WAZ028-121300- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110112T1800Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE...CONNELL... PROSSER...TRI-CITIES 758 PM PST TUE JAN 11 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS EVENING AND THEN INCREASE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL THEN CHANGE TO RAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE...CONNELL... PROSSER...TRI-CITIES * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED AND VERY HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 84 AND INTERSTATE 82 AND HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
400 WWUS46 KPDT 121300 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 500 AM PST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT WASHINGTON AND OREGON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .SNOW LEVELS HAVE BEEN A LITTLE ON THE SLOW SIDE TO BEGIN RISING THIS MORNING. SURFACE TEMPERATURES HAVE GONE ABOVE FREEZING FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL OREGON. THE WARM LAYER WILL LIKELY STAY ABOVE A COLD SURFACE LAYER CURRENTLY OVER THE LOWER COLUMBIA AND DESCHUTES BASINS ALONG WITH THE ADJOINING VALLEYS, FOOTHILLS, AND THE EASTERN COLUMBIA GORGE. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND SCOUR OUT THE COLD AIR BY LATE THIS MORNING NEARER THE CASCADES AND BY MID-AFTERNOON TOWARDS THE YAKIMA VALLEY AND NORTH EASTERN LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN. SNOW LEVELS WILL ALSO BE SLOW TO RISE WHILE REMAINING AROUND THE 4000 TO 5000 FOOT RANGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS THERE WILL LIKELY RISE WELL ABOVE PASS LEVELS BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. ONCE THE COLD AIR GETS SCOURED OUT AND THE SNOW LEVELS RISE, PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIQUID RAIN FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WAZ026-520-130000- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110113T0000Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY-EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...THORP...CLE ELUM... CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 500 AM PST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE KITTITAS VALLEY...AND 7 TO 14 INCHES ALONG THE CASCADE EAST SLOPES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY ALONG WITH A PERIOD OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN... TROUT LAKE...ELLENSBURG...THORP * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 12. ALSO EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW. 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. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ502-WAZ030-130000- /O.EXB.KPDT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110113T0600Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 500 AM PST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 9 INCHES WILL ACCUMULATE PRIMARILY AT AND ABOVE 4000 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING. LOWER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BELOW 4000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO EAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE 4000 BY LATE THIS MORNING AND ABOVE 4500 BY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN AS SNOW LEVELS RISE. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED AND VERY HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 84 AND HIGHWAY 204. BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN DRIFTING ALONG WITH VISIBILITY BELOW ONE-QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH FALLING AND OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME POOR AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ041-042-WAZ024-027-521-121800- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110112T1800Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-YAKIMA VALLEY- SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...DUFUR... MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...WHITE SALMON... NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 500 AM PST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW BY MID MORNING ACROSS WASCO AND SHERMAN COUNTIES...2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE...AND 2 TO 6 INCHES IN THE AFFECTED AREAS IN WASHINGTON. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE:DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE...NACHES... SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...WHITE SALMON * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 84...INTERSTATE 82... HIGHWAY 14 AND HIGHWAY 97. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ044-WAZ028-121800- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110112T1800Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE...CONNELL... PROSSER...TRI-CITIES 500 AM PST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES BY MID MORNING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL THEN CHANGE TO RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE...CONNELL... PROSSER...TRI-CITIES * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED AND VERY HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 84 AND INTERSTATE 82 AND HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ JBONK
941 WWUS46 KPDT 121819 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1019 AM PST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT WASHINGTON AND OREGON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A WINTER STORM IS CREATING MOUNTAIN SNOW TODAY. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...SOME LOCATIONS WILL RECEIVE RAIN WHILE SOME OTHERS ...WHERE TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW FREEZING...WILL RECEIVE A WINTER MIX OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. ORZ044-WAZ028-121930- /O.EXP.KPDT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110112T1800Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE...CONNELL... PROSSER...TRI-CITIES 1019 AM PST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...ROADS REMAIN ICY...AND ISOLATED SHOWERS OF FREEZING RAIN CAN CONTINUE TO CREATE ICY ROADS AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TODAY AND THIS EVENING. $$ WAZ026-520-130000- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110113T0000Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY-EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...THORP...CLE ELUM... CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 1019 AM PST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE KITTITAS VALLEY...AND 7 TO 14 INCHES ALONG THE CASCADE EAST SLOPES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY ALONG WITH A PERIOD OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN... TROUT LAKE...ELLENSBURG...THORP. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SNOW PACKED AND ICY MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 12. ALSO EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITY IN HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ041-WAZ024-027-521-122300- /O.EXT.KPDT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110112T2300Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-YAKIMA VALLEY- SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON... NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 1019 AM PST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE...AND 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE AFFECTED AREAS IN WASHINGTON. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE:ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...BICKLETON... GOLDENDALE...NACHES... SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA... WHITE SALMON * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SNOW AND ICE COVERED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 84...INTERSTATE 82... HIGHWAY 14 AND HIGHWAY 97. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ042-122300- /O.EXT.KPDT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110112T2300Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MAUPIN...MORO 1019 AM PST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON BELOW 2000 FEET... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 2000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS BELOW 2000 FEET: UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW AND A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS OF ICE ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WARM SPRINGS...DUFUR...MAUPIN...MORO. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SNOW AND ICE COVERED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG HIGHWAY 97 BELOW 2000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ502-WAZ030-130230- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110113T0600Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 1019 AM PST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 9 INCHES WILL ACCUMULATE PRIMARILY AT AND ABOVE 4000 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING. LOWER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BELOW 4000 FEET. MAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE NORTH OF MEACHAM. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO EAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. AREAS OF BLOW SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO 4500 BY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN AS SNOW LEVELS RISE. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SNOW AND ICE COVERED AND VERY HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 84 AND HIGHWAY 204. BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN DRIFTING ALONG WITH VISIBILITY BELOW ONE-QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH FALLING AND OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME POOR AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
888 WWUS46 KPDT 122323 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 323 PM PST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT WASHINGTON AND OREGON TONIGHT... .A WINTER STORM IS CREATING MOUNTAIN SNOW TONIGHT. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WHERE TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW FREEZING...SOME LOCATIONS WILL RECEIVE A WINTER MIX OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. WAZ520-130730- /O.CAN.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110113T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KPDT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110113T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON... ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 323 PM PST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY BELOW 3500 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 3500 FEET FOR SNOW AND/OR FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ICE LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 1 INCH WILL ACCUMULATE BELOW 3500 FEET. EXPECT NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET...PRIMARILY NEAR THE CREST OF THE CASCADES. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW AND/OR FREEZING RAIN WILL FALL TONIGHT...BECOMING RAIN FOR MOST LOCATIONS BY THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SNOW AND ICE COVERED AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ026-130030- /O.CAN.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110113T0000Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...THORP 323 PM PST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED. BRIEF PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT FOR LOCATIONS WHERE TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW FREEZING. $$ ORZ041-042-WAZ024-027-521-130030- /O.EXP.KPDT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110112T2300Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-YAKIMA VALLEY- SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...DUFUR... MAUPIN...MORO...WHITE SALMON...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA 323 PM PST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED. BRIEF PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT FOR LOCATIONS WHERE TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW FREEZING. $$ ORZ502-WAZ030-130600- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110113T0600Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 323 PM PST WED JAN 12 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 7 INCHES WILL ACCUMULATE PRIMARILY AT AND ABOVE 4000 FEET THIS EVENING. LOWER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BELOW 4000 FEET. MAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE NORTH OF MEACHAM. * WINDS: EXPOSED RIDGES WILL HAVE WINDS OF SOUTHEAST TO EAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE AT THESE LOCATIONS. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO 4500 THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE TO AROUND 5000 FEET BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN AS SNOW LEVELS RISE. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SNOW AND ICE COVERED AND VERY HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 84 AND HIGHWAY 204. BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN DRIFTING ALONG WITH VISIBILITY BELOW ONE-QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH FALLING AND OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME POOR AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pendleton, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 10, 9:00 AM PST, 4 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 9:00 AM PST, 4 hours 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 900 AM PST MON JAN 10 2011 UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION .UPDATE...HAVE JUST ISSUED A TEXT AND GRID UPDATE TO DROP ALL WINTER HIGHLIGHTS FOR TODAY. EMPHASIS WILL NOW FOCUS ON THE NEXT SYSTEM TO IMPACT THE AREA BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WILL LIKELY NEED TO ISSUE WINTER HIGHLIGHTS ESPECIALLY ACROSS WASHINGTON WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE. COLD AIR LIKELY TO STAY ENTRENCHED THERE THE LONGEST WITH SNOW/WINTER MIX LIKELY. ACROSS OREGON PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGEOVER TO RAIN MORE QUICKLY. 78 && .AVIATION...18Z TAFS...SCT-BKN MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL REMAIN AS THE AREA IS BETWEEN TWO SYSTEMS. CEILINGS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT WITH MIST POSSIBLE FOR KPDT...KALW...KPSC AND KYKM. THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL SPREAD INCREASING CLOUDS TUESDAY MORNING THOUGH PRECIPITATION WILL NOT BE EXPECTED UNTIL THE AFTERNOON. SURFACE WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW 12 KTS ACROSS THE REGION. DMH && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... PDT 27 12 24 23 / 10 0 10 60 ALW 31 14 26 25 / 0 0 10 60 PSC 31 15 27 26 / 0 0 10 80 YKM 26 15 26 26 / 0 0 10 90 HRI 29 14 27 25 / 0 0 10 80 ELN 26 11 23 22 / 0 0 10 100 RDM 31 12 32 23 / 0 0 20 80 LGD 26 7 25 18 / 20 10 10 50 GCD 24 15 30 26 / 20 0 10 70 DLS 37 23 31 30 / 0 0 10 90 && .PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OR...NONE. WA...NONE. && THREAT INDEX TODAY : YELLOW TUESDAY : YELLOW WEDNESDAY : YELLOW GREEN: NONE OR LIMITED NEED FOR WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES. YELLOW: A FEW WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES POSSIBLE OR IN EFFECT. RED: NUMEROUS WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES POSSIBLE OR IN EFFECT. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT... WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON 78/84
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 10, 6:10 AM PST, 7 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
610 AM PST MON JAN 10 2011
ORZ041-042-044-049-050-502-503-505>509-WAZ024-026>030-520-521-
111400-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY-
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-JOHN DAY BASIN-OCHOCO-
JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-
FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-KITTITAS VALLEY-
YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS-
610 AM PST MON JAN 10 2011
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOW
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, NORTHWEST BLUE
MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON,
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, WALLOWA COUNTY, FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN
BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON,
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN
BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, JOHN DAY BASIN, OCHOCO-JOHN DAY
HIGHLANDS
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY UNTIL 10 AM FOR THE
BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND THE NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF
WASHINGTON UNTIL 10 AM. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 AM FOR THE OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS
WILL CONTINUE IN THESE AREAS THIS MORNING WITH POSSIBLY A COUPLE OF
ADDITIONAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. ELSEWHERE LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR
FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING WITH NO ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. THE SNOW WILL DECREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND
END DURING THE AFTERNOON. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND PARTIAL
CLEARING SKIES WILL COVER THE AREA TONIGHT WITH LIGHT WINDS. PLEASE
REFER TO PDXWSWPDT FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE WINTER STORM WARNINGS
AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
SNOW TUESDAY
EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES, SIMCOE HIGHLANDS,
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON, KITTITAS VALLEY,
YAKIMA VALLEY, LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON, FOOTHILLS
OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS
OF WASHINGTON, EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON, NORTH
CENTRAL OREGON, EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES, LOWER
COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON, GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, WALLOWA COUNTY,
FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, NORTHERN
BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON,
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, JOHN DAY
BASIN, OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS
WINTER MIX WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES, SIMCOE HIGHLANDS,
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON, KITTITAS VALLEY,
YAKIMA VALLEY, LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON, FOOTHILLS
OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS
OF WASHINGTON, EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON, NORTH
CENTRAL OREGON, EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES, LOWER
COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON, GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, WALLOWA COUNTY,
FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, NORTHERN
BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON,
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, JOHN DAY
BASIN, OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS
THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF STRONG AND WET WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL MOVE
INTO THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH
COLD AIR IN PLACE FOR MOST AREAS TO RECEIVE MAINLY SNOW TO START.
THE SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING
RAIN AND THEN ALL RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ON WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BEFORE THE CHANGE OVER TO THE WINTRY MIX...ESPECIALLY
FROM THE WASHINGTON COLUMBIA BASIN NORTHWARD...AS WELL AS THE
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS AND THE CASCADE EAST SLOPES.
THE LEAST LIKELY AREAS TO RECEIVE HEAVY OR PROLONGED SNOW WILL BE
OVER THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST SLOPES OF THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS
DUE TO DOWN SLOPE COMPRESSION WARMING AND DRYING UNDER A STRONG
SOUTHWEST FLOW. LOCATIONS SUCH AS THE OREGON BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS
MAY NOT SEE ANY SNOW AT ALL AND THE PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS A
WINTRY MIXTURE WHICH MAY QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN. CENTRAL
OREGON IN LOCATIONS SUCH AS BEND AND REDMOND MAY ALSO SEE ONLY A
SHORT PERIOD OF SNOW BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO A WINTRY MIXTURE AND
THEN ALL RAIN.
A STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST FROM THURSDAY THROUGH THE
WEEKEND WITH PRIMARILY RAIN IN ALL AREAS WITH MILD TEMPERATURES AS
ADDITIONAL SOUTHERN STREAM WEATHER SYSTEMS MOVE ACROSS THE REGION.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY.
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
GRAPHICAL FORECASTS OF WEATHER HAZARDS OUT TO SEVEN DAYS
ARE DISPLAYED ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT:
WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/PDT/CURRENTHAZARDS/HWO.HTML
ALL LETTERS IN THE ABOVE URL ARE LOWER CASE.In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 10, 11:00 AM PST, 2 hours 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1100 AM PST MON JAN 10 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 PM HEAVY SNOW EASTON 47.24N 121.18W
01/09/2011 M14.0 INCH KITTITAS WA CO-OP OBSERVER
14 INCHES OF SNOW IS THE STORM TOTAL.
0100 PM HEAVY SNOW 6 E EASTON 47.25N 121.06W
01/09/2011 M16.0 INCH KITTITAS WA TRAINED SPOTTER
16 INCHES STORM TOTAL. SNOW ENDED AROUND 1PM.
0700 PM HEAVY SNOW 6 SW KAMELA 45.37N 118.48W
01/09/2011 E9.0 INCH UMATILLA OR PUBLIC
9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVER A 10 HOUR PERIOD.
0810 PM HEAVY SNOW 10 NNW UKIAH 45.27N 119.01W
01/09/2011 M9.0 INCH UMATILLA OR PUBLIC
LUCKY STRIKE SNOTEL MEASURED 9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVER
THE PAST 11 HOURS.
0600 AM HEAVY SNOW 7 SSE FOX 44.56N 119.09W
01/10/2011 E6.0 INCH GRANT OR TRAINED SPOTTER
6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW FELL OVERNIGHT.
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW 8 SE PILOT ROCK 45.40N 118.73W
01/10/2011 E12.0 INCH UMATILLA OR TRAINED SPOTTER
12 INCHES OF SNOW FELL IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
0700 AM SNOW 2 N MEACHAM 45.54N 118.42W
01/10/2011 E9.0 INCH UMATILLA OR TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 8-9 INCHES STORM TOTAL OVER 24 HOURS.
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW SKI BLUEWOOD 46.08N 117.84W
01/10/2011 E11.0 INCH COLUMBIA WA PUBLIC
11 INCHES OF NEW SNOW REPORTED AT THE SKI BLUEWOOD
RESORT.
&&
DWEBERLocal storm report, Jan 10, 11:01 AM PST, 2 hours 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1101 AM PST MON JAN 10 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0930 AM HEAVY SNOW 7 NNW EASTON 47.32N 121.25W
01/09/2011 M8.0 INCH KITTITAS WA TRAINED SPOTTER
8 INCHES OVERNIGHT. SNOWING AT A RATE OF ONE INCH PER
HOUR.
0940 AM HEAVY SNOW SSE EASTON 47.23N 121.18W
01/09/2011 M6.5 INCH KITTITAS WA TRAINED SPOTTER
6.5 INCHES PAST 12 HOURS
0955 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 W CLE ELUM 47.19N 120.95W
01/09/2011 M8.0 INCH KITTITAS WA TRAINED SPOTTER
8 INCHES OVERNIGHT
1025 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 NE LA GRANDE 45.34N 118.07W
01/09/2011 E5.0 INCH UNION OR PUBLIC
5 INCHES OVERNIGHT. WEATHER SPOTTER UN-98.
1200 PM HEAVY SNOW EASTON 47.24N 121.18W
01/09/2011 M14.0 INCH KITTITAS WA CO-OP OBSERVER
14 INCHES OF SNOW IS THE STORM TOTAL.
0100 PM HEAVY SNOW 6 E EASTON 47.25N 121.06W
01/09/2011 M16.0 INCH KITTITAS WA TRAINED SPOTTER
16 INCHES STORM TOTAL. SNOW ENDED AROUND 1PM.
0415 PM HEAVY SNOW BOARDMAN 45.84N 119.70W
01/09/2011 E3.0 INCH MORROW OR PUBLIC
RECEIVED ABOUT 3 INCHES SNOW IN AN HOUR AND A HALF...ALSO
VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED TO QUARTER TO HALF MILE FROM SNOW
AND FOG. CURRENTLY SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO LIGHT SNOW.
0700 PM HEAVY SNOW 6 SW KAMELA 45.37N 118.48W
01/09/2011 E9.0 INCH UMATILLA OR PUBLIC
9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVER A 10 HOUR PERIOD.
0730 PM HEAVY SNOW 6 SE MAYVILLE 45.04N 120.08W
01/09/2011 E4.0 INCH WHEELER OR TRAINED SPOTTER
RECEIVED 4 INCHES SNOW SINCE 4 PM. CURRENTLY HEAVY SNOW
AND 26 DEGREES. ELEV 3140 FT. WH-10.
0730 PM HEAVY SNOW 4 SSE LA GRANDE 45.27N 118.05W
01/09/2011 M8.0 INCH UNION OR TRAINED SPOTTER
RECEIVED 8 INCHES SNOW SO FAR TODAY. CURRENTLY SNOWING
LIGHT TO MODERATELY AND 30 DEGREES.
0810 PM HEAVY SNOW 10 NNW UKIAH 45.27N 119.01W
01/09/2011 M9.0 INCH UMATILLA OR PUBLIC
LUCKY STRIKE SNOTEL MEASURED 9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVER
THE PAST 11 HOURS.
1030 PM HEAVY SNOW 2 SSE PENDLETON 45.65N 118.80W
01/09/2011 M5.0 INCH UMATILLA OR NWS EMPLOYEE
SINCE ABOUT 9AM. ELEVATION 1230 FEET.
1124 PM HEAVY SNOW 2 SSE PENDLETON 45.65N 118.80W
01/09/2011 M4.5 INCH UMATILLA OR NWS EMPLOYEE
4.5 TO 5.0 INCHES SINCE AROUND 9AM. ELEVATION 1250 FEET.
1210 AM SNOW 2 NW PENDLETON 45.69N 118.85W
01/10/2011 M3.7 INCH UMATILLA OR OFFICIAL NWS OBS
CALENDAR DAY TOTAL RECORDED AT NWS PENDLETON BEGINNING
830A YESTERDAY. BULK OF THE SNOW FELL BETWEEN 1230P AND
1030P. ELEVATION 1500 FEET.
0600 AM HEAVY SNOW 7 SSE FOX 44.56N 119.09W
01/10/2011 E6.0 INCH GRANT OR TRAINED SPOTTER
6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW FELL OVERNIGHT.
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW 8 SE PILOT ROCK 45.40N 118.73W
01/10/2011 E12.0 INCH UMATILLA OR TRAINED SPOTTER
12 INCHES OF SNOW FELL IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
0700 AM SNOW 2 N MEACHAM 45.54N 118.42W
01/10/2011 E9.0 INCH UMATILLA OR TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 8-9 INCHES STORM TOTAL OVER 24 HOURS.
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW SKI BLUEWOOD 46.08N 117.84W
01/10/2011 E11.0 INCH COLUMBIA WA PUBLIC
11 INCHES OF NEW SNOW REPORTED AT THE SKI BLUEWOOD
RESORT.
&&
DWEBERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pendleton, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 1:13 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 63 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.