Alert archive / Oregon / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Pendleton, OR
NWS Pendleton, OR issued this winter storm warning at Feb 15, 2011, 5:52 AM PST for Columbia County, Walla Walla County, Washington; 11 counties in Oregon. It was in force for 40 hr. 37 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
- Feb 15, 2011, 5:52 AM PST (13:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2011, 10:00 PM PST
- In force
- 40 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pendleton, OR
Counties Crook County, OR, Deschutes County, OR, Gilliam County, OR, Grant County, OR, Jefferson County, OR, Morrow County, OR, Umatilla County, OR, Union County, OR, Wallowa County, OR, Wasco County, OR, Wheeler County, OR, Columbia County, WA, Walla Walla County, WA
The radar
The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 6:00 AM PST | SNOW 5 | 2 N Meacham, OR | 5 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. LIQUID AMOUNT OF 0.58 |
| Feb 15, 7:02 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 9 Nw Tumalo, OR | THE SPOTTER MEASURED 6 INCHES OF HEAVY, SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THE PAST 12 HOURS. THE SNOW IS BENDING BRANCHES TO THE GROUND, A TREE FELL ON THE POWER LINES AND KNOCKED OUT POWER IN PARTS IN WESTERN BEND. TUMALO IS ALSO EXPERIENCING SOME ISSUES ON POWER. IT IS C |
| Feb 15, 7:10 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | Wnw Condon, OR | SPOTTER ESTIMATED 6-7 INCHES OF SNOW FALL OVER NIGHT. |
| Feb 15, 7:19 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | 11 Nw Condon, OR | SNOWING MODERATE WITH 5.5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION OVERNIGHT. WET HEAVY SNOW BENDING TREE LIMBS. |
| Feb 15, 7:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Ssw Condon, OR | SPOTTER MEASURED UP TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION OVERNIGHT. 30 DEGREES CURRENTLY AND THE SNOW WAS WET AND HEAVY. |
| Feb 15, 8:41 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 6 W Culver, OR | THE SPOTTER MEASURED 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION THIS MORNING. THE SNOW IS WET AND HEAVY AND BENDING TREE BRANCHES. CURRENT TEMPERATURE IS 35 DEGREES. |
| Feb 15, 8:43 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 5 Nnw Bend, OR | SPOTTER MEASURED 10 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION OVERNIGHT. CURRENTLY NO ELECTRICITY DUE TO THE WEATHER AND THE TEMPERATURE IS 30 DEGREES. |
| Feb 15, 9:20 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | Wsw Camp Sherman, OR | SPOTTER MEASURED 5.5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION AND IT IS CURRENTLY SNOWING MODERATELY TO HEAVY. THE POWER IS OUT DUE TO THE WEATHER AND THE TEMPERATURE IS 33 DEGREES. |
| Feb 15, 9:20 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | 2 Ssw Camp Sherman, OR | SPOTTER MEASURED 6.5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION FROM 10 PM TO 920 AM THIS MORNING. IT IS CURRENTLY STILL SNOWING HEAVY AND THE ELECTRICITY WAS KNOCKED OUT BY THE WEATHER. 33 DEGREES. |
| Feb 15, 9:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 5 Nnw Redmond, OR | THE COCORAHS OBSERVER MEASURED 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. |
| Feb 15, 9:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | 1 Nne Condon, OR | THE CONDON COCORAHS OBSERVER MEASURED 7.5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. |
| Feb 15, 9:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 2 Wnw Bend, OR | THE COCORAHS OBSERVER MEASURED 9 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. |
| Feb 15, 9:48 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | 3 Ene Bend, OR | SPOTTER MEASURED 8.5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IN LESS THAN 12 HOURS. |
| Feb 15, 9:53 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 1 N Terrebonne, OR | THE SPOTTER MEASURED 4-6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ACROSS THE SNOW FEILD. THE SNOW IS VERY WET AND HEAVY, AND HAS DOWNED SOME POWER LINES. |
| Feb 15, 9:53 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Nw Redmond, OR | THE SPOTTER MEASURED 6-8 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION THROUGH THE YARD. THE SNOW IS WET AND HEAVY, AND THE TEMPERATURE IS 32 DEGREES. |
| Feb 15, 9:53 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 1 Nne Tumalo, OR | THE SPOTTER MEASURED 9 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. THERE ARE BROKEN TREE BRANCHES AND THE ELECTRIC IS OUT DUE TO THE WEATHER. THE SNOW FALLING IS WET AND HEAVY AND THE TEMPERATURE IS 32 DEGREES. |
| Feb 15, 10:32 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | Bend, OR | THE BEND CITY COOP OBSERVER MEASURED 6.5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. |
| Feb 15, 10:32 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7.6 | 7 Ne Bend, OR | THE COOP OBSERVER MEASURED 7.6 OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. |
| Feb 15, 10:32 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Condon, OR | THE CONDON COOP OBSERVER MEASURED 9 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. |
| Feb 15, 11:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 4 Nne Powell Butte, OR | THE SPOTTER MEASURED A 12 HOUR ACCUMULATION OF 6 INCHES STARTING LAST NIGHT AT 11 PM. THE SNOW IS WET AND HEAVY. |
| Feb 15, 11:19 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | 11 E Bend, OR | THE SPOTTER MEASURE 5-6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IN THE SNOW FEILD IN LESS THAN 12 HOURS. THE SNOW IS VERY WET AND HEAVY. |
| Feb 15, 11:19 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | 10 S Powell Butte, OR | THE SPOTTER REPORTED THAT IS HAS RECENTLY STARTED RAINING, BUT THAT BEFORE IT DID SHE ESTIMATED 8-9 INCHES OF SNOW HAD ACCUMULATED. |
| Feb 15, 12:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Tollgate, OR | 8 INCHES OVERNIGHT. TAMERACK INN |
| Feb 15, 9:30 PM PST | SNOW 4.3 | 9 Se Prineville, OR | 4.25 INCHES FROM 5 PM TO 930 PM. |
| Feb 15, 10:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 16 Wnw Ukiah, OR | 8 INCHES IN 24 HOURS. ARBUCKLE SNOTEL. |
| Feb 15, 10:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 13 Sw Mitchell, OR | 9 INCHES IN 24 HOURS. OCHOCO MEADOWS SNOTEL. |
| Feb 15, 10:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | 3 Nnw Ski Bluewood, WA | 13 INCHES IN 24 HOURS. TOUCHET SNOTEL. |
| Feb 16, 2:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 5 Sw Spout Springs, OR | 11 INCHES IN 24 HOURS. HIGH RIDGE SNOTEL. |
| Feb 16, 7:01 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 13 Ne Lostine, OR | THE SPOTTER ESTIMATED 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION OVERNIGHT. |
| Feb 16, 7:01 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 13 Ne Lostine, OR | THE SPOTTER MEASURED 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IN 12 HOURS. |
| Feb 16, 7:01 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 1 Se Flora, OR | THE COCORAHS OBERVER IN FLORA MEASURED 9 INCHES OF 24 HOUR ACCUMULATION. |
| Feb 16, 7:01 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 2 N Meacham, OR | THE SPOTTER MEASURED 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT WITH 5 INCHES FROM YESTERDAY. THE 24 HOUR ACCUMULATION TOTAL WAS 9 INCHES. YESTERDAYS WATER EQ WAS 0.58 AND TODAYS WAS 0.68 INCHES. |
| Feb 16, 7:01 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Ski Bluewood, WA | SKI BLUEWOOD REPORTED 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION. |
| Feb 16, 9:32 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Nnw Ukiah, OR | THE SPOTTER MEASURED 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION YWSTERDAY MORNING AND AN ADDITION 5 INCHES THIS MORNING BRINGING THE 24 HOUR TOTAL TO 7 INCHES. TEMPERATURE 32 DEGREES. |
| Feb 16, 2:32 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | 6 W Mitchell, OR | 4 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC. |
| Feb 16, 2:32 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | W Mitchell, OR | SPOTTER MEASURED 6-7 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IN 12 HOURS. WET HEAVY SNOW. |
| Feb 16, 6:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Cove, OR | SNOW IN THE MORNING AND AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. MELTING SNOW DURING THE DAY. |
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, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 279 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 591 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 91 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
361 WWUS46 KPDT 151352 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 552 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A COLD FRONT WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON AND THE BLUE MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON THROUGH TONIGHT. ORZ503-152200- /O.UPG.KPDT.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110215T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.WS.W.0003.110215T1352Z-110216T1200Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LONG CREEK 552 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS:6 TO 10 INCHES. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING: HEAVIEST SNOW FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 2 AM WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AREAS SOUTH OF HEPPNER TO ANTHONY LAKES INCLUDING LONG CREEK AND GRANITE. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && 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. && $$ ORZ502-WAZ030-152200- /O.NEW.KPDT.WS.W.0003.110215T1352Z-110216T1200Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE... SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 552 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 9 TO 15 INCHES. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING: HEAVIEST SNOW FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ509-152200- /O.EXB.KPDT.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110216T0200Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 552 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES. * ELEVATION: ALL ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: HEAVIEST SNOW FROM 4 AM PST THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEND...LA PINE AND SUNRIVER. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ ORZ042-152000- /O.EXB.KPDT.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110215T2000Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND 552 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 INCHES FROM TERREBONNE TO REDMOND. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING: HEAVIEST SNOW FROM 5 AM PST TODAY TO NOON PST TODAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MADRAS...CULVER...TERREBONNE AND REDMOND. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ ORZ506-152000- /O.EXT.KPDT.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110215T2000Z/ OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROTHERS...SENECA 552 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS:3 TO 6 INCHES. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING:HEAVIEST SNOW FROM MIDNIGHT TO 7 AM. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AREAS WEST OF PAULINA TO SENECA. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$
8 follow-up statements
971 WWUS46 KPDT 151724 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 924 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNINGS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON... .MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW FROM THE PACIFIC OCEAN WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON TODAY. THE SNOW IS FALLING ALONG A COLD FRONTAL SNOW BAND STRETCHING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. AS THIS SNOW BAND SLOWLY MOVES EAST TODAY...SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER ACROSS THE OCHOCO AND STRAWBERRY MOUNTAINS. ORZ506-160130- /O.UPG.KPDT.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110215T2000Z/ /O.EXB.KPDT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110216T0200Z/ OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY... SENECA 924 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 10 INCHES. * ELEVATION: A RAIN OR RAIN AND SNOW MIX THIS MORNING WILL TURN TO ALL SNOW BY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATER THIS MORNING AS SNOW LEVELS FALL. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE BRANCHES TO FALL ON POWER LINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ509-160130- /O.UPG.KPDT.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110216T0200Z/ /O.EXB.KPDT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110216T0200Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 924 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 7 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW THIS MORNING WILL DECREASE IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY SNOW CAN CAUSE BRANCHES TO FALL ON POWER LINES CREATING POWER OUTAGES. && 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. && $$ ORZ042-160130- /O.UPG.KPDT.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110215T2000Z/ /O.EXB.KPDT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110216T0200Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND 924 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 2500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 9 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET. * ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS AROUND 2500 FEET WILL RISE TO AROUND 3500 FEET BY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THIS MORNING BEFORE TURNING TO A RAIN AND SNOW MIX BY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PRINEVILLE...REDMOND * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY SNOW CAN CAUSE BRANCHES TO FALL ON POWER LINES CREATING POWER OUTAGES. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ502-WAZ030-160130- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110216T1200Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE... SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 924 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 9 TO 15 INCHES. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING: HEAVIEST SNOW FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ ORZ503-160130- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110216T1200Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LONG CREEK 924 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS:6 TO 10 INCHES. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING: HEAVIEST SNOW FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 2 AM WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LONG CREEK * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
788 WWUS46 KPDT 152231 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 231 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNINGS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON... .MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW FROM THE PACIFIC OCEAN WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW IS CURRENTLY FALLING ALONG A COLD FRONTAL SNOW BAND STRETCHING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS OREGON. ORZ050-160645- /O.EXB.KPDT.WS.W.0003.110216T0200Z-110217T0600Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA 231 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 15 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS SNOW LEVELS FALL. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE BRANCHES TO FALL ON POWER LINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ ORZ049-505-160645- /O.EXB.KPDT.WS.W.0003.110216T0600Z-110217T0600Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-JOHN DAY BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...DAYVILLE... JOHN DAY...MITCHELL...MONUMENT...SPRAY 231 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT AS SNOW LEVELS FALL. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ506-160645- /O.EXT.KPDT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110217T0600Z/ OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY... SENECA 231 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS SNOW LEVELS FALL. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE BRANCHES TO FALL ON POWER LINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ ORZ509-160600- /O.EXT.KPDT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110216T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 231 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY EARLY THIS EVENING AS SNOW LEVELS FALL. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY SNOW CAN CAUSE BRANCHES TO FALL ON POWER LINES CREATING POWER OUTAGES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ042-160200- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110216T0200Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND 231 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 2500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION 1 TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING: A RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PRINEVILLE...REDMOND * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY SNOW CAN CAUSE BRANCHES TO FALL ON POWER LINES CREATING POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ ORZ502-WAZ030-160645- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110216T1200Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE... SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 231 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 7 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY ON WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS SNOW LEVELS FALL. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ503-160645- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110216T1200Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LONG CREEK 231 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS SNOW LEVELS FALL. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LONG CREEK * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$
938 WWUS46 KPDT 160153 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 553 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNINGS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON... .MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW FROM THE PACIFIC OCEAN WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW IS CURRENTLY FALLING ALONG A COLD FRONTAL SNOW BAND STRETCHING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS OREGON. ORZ042-160300- /O.EXP.KPDT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110216T0200Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND 553 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 2500 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING AND PRECIPITATION HAD DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA. ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION IS NOT EXPECTED THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ ORZ506-161000- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110217T0600Z/ OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY... SENECA 553 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS SNOW LEVELS FALL. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE BRANCHES TO FALL ON POWER LINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ ORZ050-161000- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0003.110216T0200Z-110217T0600Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA 553 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 15 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS SNOW LEVELS FALL. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE BRANCHES TO FALL ON POWER LINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ049-505-161000- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0003.110216T0600Z-110217T0600Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-JOHN DAY BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...DAYVILLE... JOHN DAY...MITCHELL...MONUMENT...SPRAY 553 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT AS SNOW LEVELS FALL. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ ORZ509-160600- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110216T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 553 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY EARLY THIS EVENING AS SNOW LEVELS FALL. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY SNOW CAN CAUSE BRANCHES TO FALL ON POWER LINES CREATING POWER OUTAGES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ502-WAZ030-161000- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110216T1200Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE... SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 553 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 7 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY ON WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS SNOW LEVELS FALL. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY SNOW CAN CAUSE BRANCHES TO FALL ON POWER LINES CREATING POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ ORZ503-161000- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110216T1200Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LONG CREEK 553 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS SNOW LEVELS FALL. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LONG CREEK * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY SNOW CAN CAUSE BRANCHES TO FALL ON POWER LINES CREATING POWER OUTAGES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
434 WWUS46 KPDT 160559 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 959 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNINGS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON... .MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW FROM THE PACIFIC OCEAN WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ORZ509-160700- /O.EXP.KPDT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110216T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 959 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW WAS DECREASING ACROSS THE AREA. ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION IS NOT EXPECTED THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ ORZ050-506-161400- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110217T0600Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY-OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA... BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA 959 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TTMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE BRANCHES TO FALL ON POWER LINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ049-505-161400- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0003.110216T0600Z-110217T0600Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-JOHN DAY BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...DAYVILLE... JOHN DAY...MITCHELL...MONUMENT...SPRAY 959 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TTMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ ORZ502-WAZ030-161200- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110216T1200Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE... SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 959 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 7 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY ON WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TTMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY SNOW CAN CAUSE BRANCHES TO FALL ON POWER LINES CREATING POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ503-161200- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110216T1200Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LONG CREEK 959 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TTMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LONG CREEK * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY SNOW CAN CAUSE BRANCHES TO FALL ON POWER LINES CREATING POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$
660 WWUS46 KPDT 161153 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 353 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNINGS FOR THE OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS...THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY AND WALLOWA COUNTY IN EASTERN OREGON... .MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW FROM THE PACIFIC OCEAN WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN OREGON THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ORZ502-WAZ030-161300- /O.EXP.KPDT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110216T1200Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE... SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 353 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. WIDESPREAD SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO OCCASIONAL FLURRIES AND SOME SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ALONG RIDGES. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT OVER MOST OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS TODAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ ORZ503-161300- /O.EXP.KPDT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110216T1200Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LONG CREEK 353 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. WIDESPREAD SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO OCCASIONAL FLURRIES AND SOME SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ALONG RIDGES. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT OVER MOST OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS TODAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ ORZ049-050-505-506-162000- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110217T0600Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY-JOHN DAY BASIN-OCHOCO- JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...ENTERPRISE... JOSEPH...WALLOWA...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL...MONUMENT... SPRAY...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA 353 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA...ELGIN... COVE...JOSEPH AND ENTERPRISE * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE BRANCHES TO FALL ON POWER LINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
162 WWUS46 KPDT 161834 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1034 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNINGS FOR THE OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS...THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY AND WALLOWA COUNTY IN EASTERN OREGON... .MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW FROM THE PACIFIC OCEAN WILL TRIGGER HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN OREGON THROUGH TONIGHT. ORZ049-050-505-506-170245- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110217T0600Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY-JOHN DAY BASIN-OCHOCO- JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...ENTERPRISE... JOSEPH...WALLOWA...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL...MONUMENT... SPRAY...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA 1034 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA...ELGIN... COVE...JOSEPH AND ENTERPRISE * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE BRANCHES TO FALL ON POWER LINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$
584 WWUS46 KPDT 162237 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 237 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNINGS FOR THE OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS...THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY AND WALLOWA COUNTY IN EASTERN OREGON... .MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW FROM THE PACIFIC OCEAN WILL TRIGGER HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN OREGON THROUGH TONIGHT. ORZ049-050-505-506-170600- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110217T0600Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY-JOHN DAY BASIN-OCHOCO- JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...ENTERPRISE... JOSEPH...WALLOWA...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL...MONUMENT... SPRAY...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA 237 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA...ELGIN... COVE...JOSEPH AND ENTERPRISE * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE BRANCHES TO FALL ON POWER LINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
892 WWUS46 KPDT 170551 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 951 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ORZ049-050-505-506-170700- /O.EXP.KPDT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110217T0600Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY-JOHN DAY BASIN-OCHOCO- JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...ENTERPRISE... JOSEPH...WALLOWA...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL...MONUMENT... SPRAY...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA 951 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE SNOW SHOWERS WERE DECREASING ACROSS THE AREA. ALTHOUGH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE FROM A BRIEF SNOW SHOWER...THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAD DIMINISHED. THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
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 Feb 15, 3:35 AM PST, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 3:35 AM PST, 2 hours 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
335 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011
UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION
.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...SATELLITE WATER
VAPOR LOOP SHOWS A LARGE MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH BETWEEN 130-140W
EARLY THIS MORNING WITH AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE
SOUTHERN OREGON COAST NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN.
MID/UPPER LEVEL WINDS WILL BE PARALLEL TO THE COLD FRONT. IN
ADDITION...A DISTURBANCE WILL TRAVEL ALONG THE COLD FRONT TODAY
WHICH WILL CAUSE THE FRONT TO REMAIN BASICALLY STATIONARY OVER THE
FORECAST AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND KEEP POPS HIGH FOR
MEASURABLE RAIN AT LOWER ELEVATIONS AND SNOW ABOVE 4000 FEET IN THE
MOUNTAINS. WILL ISSUE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ALONG THE
EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES FOR TODAY.
EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THERE IN THE RANGE OF 3-5 INCHES ALTHOUGH
ACCUMULATIONS OF 5-7 INCHES WILL OCCUR ABOVE 5000 FEET IN WESTERN
DESCHUTES COUNTY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT PUSHES
ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT AND EXITS
INTO IDAHO BEFORE DAYBREAK ON WEDNESDAY. THE AFOREMENTIONED
MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SWINGS INLAND ON WEDNESDAY AND REMAINS OVER
THE INTERIOR PACIFIC NORTHWEST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR
PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. BY THURSDAY MORNING WESTERLY
WINDS ALOFT WILL USHER IN DOWNSLOPE SUBSIDENCE FOR MAINLY DRY
CONDITIONS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. POLAN
.LONG TERM...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. A COMPLEX WEATHER
PATTERN WILL SET UP OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND THE PACIFIC NW
THROUGH THE LONG TERM PERIOD. IN SUMMARY...THE FORECAST AREA WILL
SEE PERIODS OF SNOW AND LOW ELEVATION RAIN/SNOW MIX. MODELS ARE IN
GENERAL AGREEMENT DEVELOPING A CLOSED LOW OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST
LATE IN THE WEEK...WITH A WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT BETWEEN 40N-50N. MOST
PRECIPITATION DURING THE WEEKEND WILL MAINLY BE OVER THE CASCADES
AND THE BLUES/WALLOWAS. THE CALIFORNIA LOW WILL WEAKEN AND
EVENTUALLY MOVE ACROSS THE DESERT SW SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.
MEANWHILE...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL SWING ACROSS WA/OR WITH A
GOOD CHANCE FOR SNOW OVER MOST OF THE AREA. SNOW LEVELS DURING THE
EXTENDED PERIOD WILL BE LOW ENOUGH THAT EVEN THE COLUMBIA BASIN
COULD SEE ACCUMULATIONS...ESPECIALLY ON MONDAY IF GFS AND ECMWF
VERIFY. JOHNSON
.AVIATION...12Z TAFS. KRDM AND KBDN ARE CURRENTLY RECEIVING SNOW
WITH VLIFR CONDITIONS REPORTED AT BOTH SITES. CONDITIONS WILL
GRADUALLY IMPROVE BY MID TO LATE MORNING BUT THERE WILL BE THE
POTENTIAL FOR MVFR OR IFR THROUGH 21Z. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL
ALSO BRING A CHANCE OF MVFR OR IFR CONDITIONS AT ALL THE REMAINDER
SITES...ESPECIALLY AT KPDT AND KALW. KYKM MAY BE THE ONLY TAF SITE
THAT WILL BE FREE OF PRECIPITATION AS THE MOIST SW FLOW ALOFT IS
MAINLY SOUTH OF THE YAKIMA VALLEY. JOHNSON
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT 49 31 40 27 / 70 50 30 30
ALW 52 35 45 28 / 70 50 30 40
PSC 51 34 48 30 / 50 20 20 10
YKM 49 28 44 27 / 40 20 20 10
HRI 51 30 45 27 / 60 30 20 20
ELN 47 26 43 28 / 50 20 20 20
RDM 41 18 38 17 / 90 60 30 40
LGD 46 34 39 21 / 70 80 30 50
GCD 50 36 42 20 / 60 80 30 50
DLS 49 29 46 31 / 70 40 30 30
&&
.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 4000
FEET FOR THE ORZ503-506.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 4000
FEET FOR THE ORZ509.
WA...NONE.
&&
THREAT INDEX
TODAY : YELLOW
WEDNESDAY : GREEN
THURSDAY : GREEN
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
99/85/85Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 15, 5:50 AM PST, 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
550 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011
ORZ041-042-044-049-050-502-503-505>509-WAZ024-026>030-520-521-
161345-
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-
550 AM PST TUE FEB 15 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
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, NORTH CENTRAL OREGON,
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF
OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, OCHOCO-JOHN DAY
HIGHLANDS
A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SNOW AND RAIN ACROSS
THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN BE
EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES...PORTIONS OF
NORTH CENTRAL OREGON...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN OREGON AND
SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS IN
EFFECT FOR THE BLUE MOUNTAINS AND A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW
IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES...NORTH
CENTRAL OREGON AND THE OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS. FOR
DETAILS...REFER TO THE NWS PRODUCT...PDXWSWPDT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
SNOW MONDAY
ALL AREAS
PERIODS OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS WITH SNOW/RAIN MIX AT
THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
PERIOD. THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BE UNDER A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH
PATTERN WITH A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES BRINGING PRECIPITATION EAST OF
THE CASCADES. LONG RANGE FORECAST CHARTS ARE ADVERTISING A STRONG
COLD FRONT ON MONDAY THAT COULD BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WITH
ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT DUE TO HEAVY SNOW IN
THE BLUE MOUNTAINS.
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.Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Oregon, 2011Winter Storm Warnings in Washington, 2011Every winter storm warning in 2011
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.