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Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Portland, OR
NWS Portland, OR issued this winter storm warning at Feb 26, 2011, 3:41 PM PST. It took effect at Feb 27, 2011, 1:15 AM PST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2011, 3:41 PM PST (23:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 27, 2011, 1:15 AM PST
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2011, 1:05 PM PST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Portland, OR
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 Portland, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 26, 2:07 PM PST, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 26, 2:07 PM PST, 1 hour 34 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 26, 6:18 AM PST, 9 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 618 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 ORZ003-010-011-WAZ019-020-040-271730- COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-WILLAPA HILLS- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- 618 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COAST RANGE...CASCADES AND FOOTHILLS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ANOTHER COLD STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE AREA BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION OF THE OREGON COAST RANGE. WINTER STORM WATCHES FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WIND START TAKING EFFECT BY LATE TONIGHT FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHERN OREGON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WINTER STORM WATCHES CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES IN THE CASCADES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE COAST RANGE. MORE ACTIVE WEATHER FOLLOWS WITH THE POTENTIAL OF ANOTHER STRONG STORM MIDWEEK. DEPENDING ON THE TRACK OF THIS STORM...IT COULD BE A HEAVY SNOW PRODUCER OR A STRONG WIND PRODUCER...OR POSSIBLY BOTH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. PZZ210-250-255-270-275-271730- COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 618 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY GALE WATCHES ARE POSTED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. MORE GALES OR POSSIBLY STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATER IN THE WEEK AS AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ001-002-005>009-014-WAZ021>023-039-271730- NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-LOWER COLUMBIA- GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY- SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE- UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-I- 5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA- 618 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ANOTHER CHANCE FOR LOW ELEVATION SNOW BEGINS LATER TONIGHT. A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED DISCUSSING THIS POSSIBILITY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LOW THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK AS BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUE. EXPECT A CONTINUATION OF ACTIVE WEATHER WITH THE POTENTIAL OF ANOTHER STRONG STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING THE COAST MIDWEEK. DEPENDING ON THE TRACK OF THIS STORM...IT COULD BE A SNOW PRODUCER OR A STRONG WIND PRODUCER...OR POSSIBLY BOTH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ004-012-013-271730- CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON- CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY- 618 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OREGON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED TO DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. MORE ACTIVE WEATHER FOLLOWS WITH THE POTENTIAL OF ANOTHER STRONG STORM MIDWEEK. DEPENDING ON THE TRACK OF THIS STORM...IT COULD BE A HEAVY SNOW PRODUCER OR A STRONG WIND PRODUCER...OR POSSIBLY BOTH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. WEAGLE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Portland, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2:47 AM PST | Gale Watch | PQR | 12 hr | |
| Feb 26, 2:47 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | PQR | 34 hr | |
| Feb 26, 2:47 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | PQR | 24 hr | |
| Feb 26, 3:59 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | PQR | 24 hr | |
| Feb 26, 3:11 PM PST | Gale Warning | PQR | 43 hr | |
| Feb 26, 3:11 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | PQR | 3 days | |
| Feb 26, 3:41 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 20 hr |
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.