Alert archive / Oregon / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Pendleton, OR
NWS Pendleton, OR issued this winter storm warning at Apr 6, 2011, 9:44 AM PDT for Columbia County, Walla Walla County, Washington; 5 counties in Oregon. It was in force for 29 hr. 6 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
- Apr 6, 2011, 9:44 AM PDT (16:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2011, 2:23 PM PDT
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pendleton, OR
Counties Crook County, OR, Deschutes County, OR, Grant County, OR, Jefferson County, OR, Wheeler County, OR, Columbia County, WA, Walla Walla County, WA
The radar
The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 10:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 3 Nnw Ski Bluewood, WA | 8 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS AT TOUCHET SNOTEL. |
| Apr 6, 1:00 PM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 3 Nnw Ski Bluewood, WA | 11 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE 10 PM TUESDAY. |
| Apr 7, 5:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Ski Bluewood, WA | 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW PAST 24 HOURS. SNOW ENDED WEDNESDAY EVENING APRIL 6TH AROUND 8 PM BASED ON SATELLITE AND RADAR DATA. |
| Apr 7, 9:40 AM PDT | SNOW 3.5 | 6 S Mount Vernon, OR | RECEIVED 3.5 INCHES SNOW WITHIN 12 HOURS. CURRENTLY LIGHT SNOW. ELEV APPROX 3700 FT. |
| Apr 7, 9:40 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 9 Nw Seneca, OR | RECEIVED 4 INCHES OVERNIGHT. CURRENTLY HEAVY SNOW. ELEV 4800 FT. GR-31. |
| Apr 7, 9:40 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 7 Ese John Day, OR | RECEIVED 6 INCHES SNOW OVERNIGHT. ELEV 4760 FT. GR-52. |
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, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 257 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 611 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
422 WWUS46 KPDT 061644 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 944 AM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...COLD STORM SYSTEM TO BRING SNOW TO EASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS... .A COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN OREGON AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW LIKELY. WAZ030-070045- /O.UPG.KPDT.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110407T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.WS.W.0007.110406T1644Z-110407T1200Z/ NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 944 AM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY THURSDAY MORNING. * ELEVATION: HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME REDUCED 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. && $$ ORZ502-070045- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110407T1200Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE 944 AM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY THURSDAY MORNING. * ELEVATION: HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND BECOME LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME REDUCED IN HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ503-070045- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110407T1200Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG CREEK...UKIAH 944 AM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY THURSDAY MORNING. * ELEVATION: HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND BECOME LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LONG CREEK...UKIAH. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME REDUCED IN HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ506-070045- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110407T1200Z/ OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY... SENECA 944 AM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY THURSDAY MORNING. * ELEVATION: HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
5 follow-up statements
959 WWUS46 KPDT 062100 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 200 PM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...COLD STORM SYSTEM TO BRING SNOW TO CENTRAL AND EASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON... .A COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO CENTRAL AND EASTERN OREGON AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON TONIGHT AND THURSDAY WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW LIKELY. ORZ506-070500- /O.UPG.KPDT.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110407T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KPDT.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110408T0000Z/ OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY... SENECA 200 PM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * ELEVATION: HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY WITH LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL. 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. && $$ ORZ042-070500- /O.EXB.KPDT.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110408T0000Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND 200 PM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * ELEVATION: HEAVIEST SNOW AT ELVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING...WITH PERIODS OF SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MADRAS...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE FROM JEFFERSON COUNTY SOUTHWARD. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME REDUCED IN HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ030-070500- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110407T1200Z/ NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 200 PM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY THURSDAY MORNING. * ELEVATION:HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATER TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME REDUCED 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. && $$ ORZ509-070500- /O.EXB.KPDT.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110408T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 200 PM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * ELEVATION: ALL ELEVATIONS WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME REDUCED IN HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ505-070500- /O.EXB.KPDT.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110408T0000Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY 200 PM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * ELEVATION: ALL ELEVATIONS * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME REDUCED IN HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ503-070500- /O.EXT.KPDT.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110408T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG CREEK...UKIAH 200 PM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * ELEVATION: HEAVIEST SNOW AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LONG CREEK...UKIAH * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME REDUCED IN HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ502-070500- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110407T1200Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE 200 PM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY THURSDAY MORNING. * ELEVATION: HEAVIEST SNOW AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEACHAM...TOLLGATE * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME REDUCED IN HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$
884 WWUS46 KPDT 070552 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1052 PM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...COLD STORM SYSTEM TO BRING SNOW TO CENTRAL AND EASTERN OREGON... .A COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO CENTRAL AND EASTERN OREGON TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. WAZ030-070700- /O.CAN.KPDT.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110407T1200Z/ NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 1052 PM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW SHOWERS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA AND THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION IS OVER. $$ ORZ502-070700- /O.CAN.KPDT.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110407T1200Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE 1052 PM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW SHOWERS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA AND THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION IS OVER. $$ ORZ042-506-071400- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110408T0000Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA 1052 PM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * ELEVATION: HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR THE JOHN DAY AND OCHOCO HIGHLANDS. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY WITH LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...REDMOND...SENECA * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED IN HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ503-071400- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110408T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG CREEK...UKIAH 1052 PM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * ELEVATION: HEAVIEST SNOW AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LONG CREEK...UKIAH * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME REDUCED IN HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ509-071400- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110408T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 1052 PM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * ELEVATION: ALL ELEVATIONS WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME REDUCED IN HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ505-071400- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110408T0000Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY 1052 PM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * ELEVATION: ALL ELEVATIONS * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME REDUCED IN HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$
590 WWUS46 KPDT 071042 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 342 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM TO BRING SNOW TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN OREGON HIGHLANDS... .A COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO CENTRAL AND EASTERN OREGON TODAY. ORZ042-506-072200- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110408T0000Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA 342 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * ELEVATION: HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN THE JOHN DAY AND OCHOCO HIGHLANDS. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY... REDMOND...SENECA * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED IN HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ503-072200- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110408T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG CREEK...UKIAH 342 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * ELEVATION: HEAVIEST SNOW AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LONG CREEK...UKIAH * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME REDUCED IN HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ509-072200- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110408T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 342 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * ELEVATION: ALL ELEVATIONS WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME REDUCED IN HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ505-072200- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110408T0000Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY 342 AM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * ELEVATION: ALL ELEVATIONS * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME REDUCED IN HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$
259 WWUS46 KPDT 071904 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1204 PM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM TO BRING SNOW TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN OREGON HIGHLANDS... .A COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW SHOWERS TO CENTRAL AND EASTERN OREGON TODAY. ORZ042-072015- /O.CAN.KPDT.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110408T0000Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND 1204 PM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE...SNOW LEVELS HAVE RISEN TO NEAR 2000 FEET AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THIS AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED BELOW ELEVATIONS OF 3000 FEET. THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ ORZ505-072015- /O.CAN.KPDT.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110408T0000Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY 1204 PM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE...SNOW LEVELS HAVE RISEN TO NEAR 2000 FEET AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THIS AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED BELOW ELEVATIONS OF 3500 FEET. THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ ORZ506-080000- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110408T0000Z/ OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY... SENECA 1204 PM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * ELEVATION: HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS WILL FALL AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN THE JOHN DAY AND OCHOCO HIGHLANDS. * TIMING: NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED IN HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ503-080000- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110408T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG CREEK...UKIAH 1204 PM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * ELEVATION: HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING: NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LONG CREEK...UKIAH * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME REDUCED IN HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ509-080000- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110408T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 1204 PM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * ELEVATION: ALL ELEVATIONS WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING: NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVEL. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME REDUCED IN HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$
985 WWUS46 KPDT 072123 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 223 PM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ORZ506-072230- /O.CAN.KPDT.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110408T0000Z/ OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY... SENECA 223 PM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE THREAT FOR STEADY HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED AND THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED. HOWEVER...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS MAY CREATE BRIEF PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SMALL HAIL. A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. $$ ORZ503-509-072230- /O.CAN.KPDT.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110408T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG CREEK...UKIAH...BEND...LA PINE... SUNRIVER 223 PM PDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE THREAT FOR STEADY SNOW HAS ENDED AND THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. HOWEVER...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS MAY CREATE BRIEF PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SMALL HAIL. A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. $$
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 Apr 6, 8:12 AM PDT, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 8:12 AM PDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
812 AM PDT WED APR 6 2011
.UPDATE...POTENT UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP INTO A CLOSED LOW
OVER THE PACIFIC NW DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND BRING UNSETTLED
WEATHER TO THE AREA. THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN A LITTLE
SLOWER THAN FORECAST BUT IS STILL EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS MORNING.
THUS HAVE KEPT THE WINTER ADVISORIES GOING FOR THE EASTERN
MOUNTAINS. LATEST NAM SUGGESTS THAT SOME OTHER AREAS MAY NEED
HIGHLIGHTS BUT WILL LOOK AT THE 12Z GFS BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISIONS.
THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON BUT DID NOT WANT TO
INCLUDE A LARGE AREA FOR JUST A FEW STRIKES. IF A SMALLER AREA COMES
INTO FOCUS THIS AFTERNOON WILL ISSUE A FORECAST UPDATE FOR TSTMS.
FOR THIS MORNING WILL ISSUE A FORECAST UPDATE FOR POPS AND TO CHANGE
PRECIPITATION FROM STRATIFORM TO CONVECTIVE. 78
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 245 AM PDT WED APR 6 2011/
SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS MOVING
INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THIS MORNING. A WEAK WAVE HAS ALREADY
BROUGHT SOME RAIN TO WALLA WALLA THIS MORNING. EXPECT INCREASING
PRECIPITATION OVER THE AREA TODAY AS THE TROUGH DEEPENS AND
ASSOCIATED LOW MOVES TOWARD THE AREA TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP
TODAY AND TONIGHT AS COLDER AIR ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH
MOVE OVER EASTERN WASHINGTON AND OREGON...SO SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE IN
THE MOUNTAINS. A SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE BLUE
MOUNTAINS...JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS AND OCHOCO MOUNTAINS. SOME SNOW WILL
ALSO ACCUMULATE IN CENTRAL OREGON...JOHN DAY VALLEY...AND WALLOWA
VALLEY...BUT DO NOT EXPECT ENOUGH TO MET ADVISORY CRITERIA. BY
THURSDAY MORNING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE EVEN IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.
A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
TONIGHT WITH SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE LOCATION OF THE LOW. BY 12Z
THURSDAY THE GFS AND ECMWF BOTH HAVE A DOUBLE LOW WITH ONE IN
NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND ANOTHER IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...BUT THE
GFS AND NAM HAVE ANOTHER LOW OVER THE COLUMBIA BASIN AS WELL. NOT
SURE IF THE DRY SLOT OVER THE WASHINGTON COLUMBIA BASIN WILL DEVELOP
AS MUCH AS THE CURRENT FORECAST INDICATES...SO I INCREASED THE POPS
OVER THE EASTERN COLUMBIA BASIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE BROAD
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THURSDAY...KEEPING A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS A RIDGE BUILDS IN WASHINGTON. COONFIELD
LONG TERM...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...AN UPPER HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGE WILL BREAK DOWN AS ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM BEGINS TO MOVE INTO
THE REGION EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUES THROUGH THE DAY.
MOISTURE WILL RIDE UP AND OVER THE RIDGE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
AND FORECAST AREA THROUGH SUNDAY WHICH WILL GRADUALLY MOISTEN UP THE
COLUMN OF THE ATMOSPHERE. AS SUCH RAIN SHOWERS WILL INCREASE THROUGH
THE WEEKEND WITH A WIDESPREAD GENERAL RAIN EVENT IN PLACE BY LATE
SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THIS COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND BY MONDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL BE FOLLOWED
BY AN UPPER TROUGH FOR THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. THIS SCENARIO
WILL KEEP COOL AND UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER THE CWA THROUGH TUESDAY
WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. DRIER CONDITIONS IS THEN EXPECTED
FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT TRIES TO
REBUILD OVER THE REGION BY WEDNESDAY. 88
AVIATION...12Z TAFS...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE TODAY AS A
WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION. PREVAILING VFR CONDITIONS WILL
GIVE WAY TO OCCASIONAL PERIODS OF MVFR OR EVEN IFR AT TIMES BY LATER
THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO LOWERING CEILINGS AND
VISIBILITY ASSOCIATED WITH PRECIPITATION. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST INTO THE EVENING WITH IMPROVING CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. WINDS
WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 KTS...BUT WILL INCREASE BY THIS
AFTERNOON TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 KTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS...ESPECIALLY AT
KDLS...KPDT...KALW...KPSC AND KYKM. WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH THIS
EVENING AND BECOME LIGHT AGAIN BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. 88
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT 48 31 49 29 / 60 40 40 20
ALW 51 35 52 31 / 60 40 40 20
PSC 54 32 56 28 / 40 30 20 20
YKM 50 28 51 29 / 20 20 20 20
HRI 52 31 55 27 / 50 40 30 20
ELN 47 28 51 25 / 20 20 20 20
RDM 42 21 42 19 / 60 60 30 20
LGD 42 28 42 26 / 70 50 50 20
GCD 39 29 39 24 / 70 60 40 20
DLS 48 31 52 26 / 50 50 30 20
&&
.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY ORZ506.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY ORZ502.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY ORZ503.
WA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY WAZ030.
&&
THREAT INDEX
TODAY : YELLOW
THURSDAY : GREEN
FRIDAY : 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
78Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 6, 5:32 AM PDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
532 AM PDT WED APR 6 2011
ORZ041-042-044-049-050-502-503-505>509-WAZ024-026>030-520-521-
071215-
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-
532 AM PDT WED APR 6 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, EAST SLOPES OF THE
OREGON CASCADES, WALLOWA COUNTY, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF
OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, FOOTHILLS OF THE
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS
AREAS OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER EASTERN WASHINGTON AND
OREGON TODAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP AS COLDER AIR ALOFT MOVES INTO
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. MORNING SNOW LEVELS WILL BE 2000-3000
FEET..DECREASING TO 500 TO 1000 FEET TONIGHT. SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE
IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL ACCUMULATE IN
THE BLUE MOUNTAINS AND 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE OCHOCO-JOHN DAY
HIGHLANDS. SNOW ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS. DUE TO
LATE SEASON CRITERIA SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE JOHN DAY VALLEY...WALLOWA
COUNTY...AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES WILL BE CLOSE TO
ADVISORY AMOUNTS. OTHER AREAS WILL RECEIVE 2 INCHES OR LESS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
COLD AND SHOWERY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY. MOUNTAIN SNOW
SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH MORE WIDESPREAD
RAIN AND SNOW RETURNING ON SUNDAY. COOL AND UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL
CONTINUE THE REST OF THE WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.
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
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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.