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Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Portland, OR
NWS Portland, OR issued this winter storm warning at Dec 29, 2011, 3:54 AM PST. It took effect at Dec 30, 2011, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 14 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
- Dec 29, 2011, 3:54 AM PST (11:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 30, 2011, 4:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2011, 5:46 PM PST
- In force
- 14 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 Dec 29, 3:39 AM PST, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 29, 3:39 AM PST, 15 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 421 AM PST WED DEC 28 2011 ORZ002-004-291530- CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON- 421 AM PST WED DEC 28 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OREGON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING...FOR WIND GUSTS TO 60 TO 70 MPH. SEE NPWPQR FOR MORE DETAILS. ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. REPORTS OF WINDS AT THE COAST WILL BE PARTICULARLY USEFUL TODAY. ORZ001-003-005>010-012-014-WAZ020>023-039-040-291530- NORTH OREGON COAST-COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA- GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY- SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE- NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY- WILLAPA HILLS-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-I- 5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- 421 AM PST WED DEC 28 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GRAYS RIVER NEAR ROSBURG. THIS RIVER WILL LIKELY DIP BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING...THOUGH IT MAY RISE BACK UP AGAIN TODAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...WITH THE COAST RANGE...WILLAPA HILLS...AND CASCADES THE MOST PRONE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ011-013-WAZ019-291530- NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES- 421 AM PST WED DEC 28 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN...THOUGH LIKELY LESS THAN SEEN IN PREVIOUS DAYS...IS EXPECTED THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. SNOW LEVELS COME DOWN ON FRIDAY...RESULTING IN SNOW DOWN TO PASS LEVELS SOMETIME DURING THE DAY...AND DEPENDING ON HOW QUICKLY...SIGNIFICANT SNOW MAY BE POSSIBLE DURING HOLIDAY TRAVEL TIME FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 28, 10:02 PM PST, 5 hours 52 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Portland, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 4:41 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | PQR | Benton, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Polk | 4 hr |
| Dec 28, 7:13 PM PST | Flood Watch | PQR | 10 hr | |
| Dec 28, 8:35 PM PST | River Flood Warning | PQR | Tillamook | 8 hr |
| Dec 28, 8:41 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | PQR | 7 hr | |
| Dec 28, 8:41 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | PQR | 7 hr | |
| Dec 29, 3:11 AM PST | Gale Warning | PQR | 32 hr | |
| Dec 29, 3:54 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 38 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:35 AM PST | River Flood Warning | PQR | Wahkiakum | 5 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.