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Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Portland, OR

February 26, 2011

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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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 26, 2:47 AM PSTGale WatchPQR12 hr
Feb 26, 2:47 AM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsPQR34 hr
Feb 26, 2:47 AM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasPQR24 hr
Feb 26, 3:59 AM PSTWinter Storm WatchPQR24 hr
Feb 26, 3:11 PM PSTGale WarningPQR43 hr
Feb 26, 3:11 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Rough BarPQR3 days
Feb 26, 3:41 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryPQR20 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.