Alert archive / Oregon / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 16, NWS Pendleton, OR
NWS Pendleton, OR issued this winter storm warning at Dec 22, 2012, 4:03 PM PST for Deschutes County, Jefferson County, Wasco County, Oregon. It took effect at Dec 23, 2012, 6:00 AM PST. It was in force for 12 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
- Dec 22, 2012, 4:03 PM PST (00:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 23, 2012, 6:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2012, 6:00 PM PST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pendleton, OR
Counties Deschutes County, OR, Jefferson County, OR, Wasco County, OR
The radar
The Portland,OR radar (KRTX), 189 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:07 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 1:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 5 N La Pine, OR | 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND SNOWING HARD. |
| Dec 23, 1:30 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 2 Sw Sisters, OR | 4 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL SINCE 930 AM. AIR TEMPERATURE 26 DEGREES. CURRENTLY SNOWING HARD AT A RATE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. |
| Dec 23, 1:30 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 1 Wsw Bend, OR | 5.5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE PAST 4.5 HOURS. SNOWING HARD. |
| Dec 23, 2:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 5 N La Pine, OR | 5.5 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ON GROUND. |
| Dec 23, 4:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 4 Ssw Bend, OR | RECEIVED 8 INCHES SNOW. SNOW STOPPED AROUND 1430 PM. CURRENTLY 32 DEGREES. |
| Dec 23, 4:10 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | 5 Nnw La Pine, OR | RECEIVED 4.5 INCHES SNOW. SNOW ENDED AROUND 3 PM. CURRENTLY 32 DEGREES AND MOSTLY CLOUDY. |
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 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 749 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
527 WWUS46 KPDT 230003 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 403 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING MORE SNOW TO EASTERN OREGON MOUNTAINS ON SUNDAY... .A TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT THUS BRINGING MORE SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON AND THE BLUE MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. ORZ509-230815- /O.NEW.KPDT.WS.W.0016.121223T1400Z-121224T0200Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 403 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES WILL BE 3 TO 8 INCHES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN BEND ARE EXPECTED TO RUN 3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING BY AROUND 6 AM PST AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE MORNING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE AFTERNOON AND THEN TAPER OFF BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEND...LA PINE...THREE RIVERS...SUNRIVER... DESCHUTES RIVER WOODS...SISTERS...CAMP SHERMAN * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD MAKE TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA DIFFICULT. 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. && $$ ORZ506-230815- /O.NEW.KPDT.WW.Y.0028.121223T1400Z-121224T0200Z/ OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY... SENECA 403 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 8 AM PST SUNDAY MORNING IN EASTERN DESCHUTES COUNTY AND CROOK COUNTY AND THEN SPREAD EAST INTO SOUTHERN GRANT COUNTY BY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF AND END LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD MAKE TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ042-230815- /O.NEW.KPDT.WW.Y.0028.121223T1600Z-121224T0400Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND 403 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PST SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN BY 8 AM PST SUNDAY MORNING AND TAPER OFF AND END EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD MAKE TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA DIFFICULT. 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. && $$ ORZ050-502-503-WAZ030-230815- /O.NEW.KPDT.WW.Y.0028.121223T1800Z-121224T0600Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY-NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA... MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...LONG CREEK...UKIAH...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 403 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS AND IN WALLOWA COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING WITH PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING IN THE AFTERNOON AND INTO SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE IN THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH... WALLOWA...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT...LONG CREEK...UKIAH * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD MAKE TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA DIFFICULT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
4 follow-up statements
324 WWUS46 KPDT 230646 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1046 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING MORE SNOW TO PORTIONS OF EASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON SUNDAY... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING DECENT SNOW AMOUNTS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. ALSO SOME LOWER ELEVATION AREAS WILL SEE SNOW CAPABLE OF PRODUCING IMPACTS. ORZ509-231445- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0016.121223T1400Z-121224T0200Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 1046 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES WILL BE 4 TO 8 INCHES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN BEND ARE EXPECTED TO RUN 2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEND...LA PINE...THREE RIVERS...SUNRIVER... DESCHUTES RIVER WOODS...SISTERS...CAMP SHERMAN * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD MAKE TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA DIFFICULT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER 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. && $$ ORZ049-231445- /O.EXA.KPDT.WW.Y.0028.121223T1800Z-121224T0600Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...UNION 1046 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO SUNDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE IN THE EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS MAY PRODUCE LOCAL BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LA GRANDE...UNION...IMBLER...COVE...ELGIN * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD MAKE TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA DIFFICULT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ505-231445- /O.EXA.KPDT.WW.Y.0028.121223T1600Z-121224T0400Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY 1046 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PST SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING...THEN TAPER OFF EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JOHN DAY...MOUNT VERNON...DAYVILLE... MONUMENT...SPRAY * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD MAKE TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA DIFFICULT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ ORZ506-231445- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0028.121223T1400Z-121224T0200Z/ OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY... SENECA 1046 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING IN EASTERN DESCHUTES AND CROOK COUNTIES...THEN SPREAD EAST INTO SOUTHERN GRANT COUNTY BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD MAKE TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA DIFFICULT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ042-231445- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0028.121223T1600Z-121224T0400Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND 1046 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PST SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL SUNDAY MORNING...THEN TAPER OFF EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD MAKE TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA DIFFICULT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ ORZ050-502-503-WAZ030-231445- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0028.121223T1800Z-121224T0600Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY-NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA... MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...LONG CREEK...UKIAH...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 1046 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS AND IN WALLOWA COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING WITH PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE IN THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH... WALLOWA...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT...LONG CREEK...UKIAH * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD MAKE TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA DIFFICULT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
326 WWUS46 KPDT 231223 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 423 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING MORE SNOW TO PORTIONS OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING DECENT SNOW AMOUNTS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON. ALSO SOME LOWER ELEVATION AREAS WILL SEE SNOW CAPABLE OF PRODUCING IMPACTS. ORZ509-232030- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0016.121223T1400Z-121224T0200Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 423 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES WILL BE 5 TO 9 INCHES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN BEND ARE EXPECTED TO RUN 2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEND...LA PINE...THREE RIVERS...SUNRIVER... DESCHUTES RIVER WOODS...SISTERS...CAMP SHERMAN * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD MAKE TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA DIFFICULT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER 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. && $$ WAZ520-232030- /O.EXB.KPDT.WW.Y.0028.121223T1800Z-121224T1500Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON... ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 423 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM PST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD MAKE TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA DIFFICULT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ026-027-521-232030- /O.EXA.KPDT.WW.Y.0028.121223T1800Z-121224T0600Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY-YAKIMA VALLEY-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...THORP...NACHES... SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 423 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELLENSBURG...THORP...NACHES... SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD MAKE TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA DIFFICULT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ ORZ050-502-503-WAZ030-232030- /O.EXT.KPDT.WW.Y.0028.121223T1800Z-121224T2000Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY-NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA... MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...LONG CREEK...UKIAH...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 423 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON PST MONDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON PST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS AND IN WALLOWA COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH... WALLOWA...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT...LONG CREEK...UKIAH * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD MAKE TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA DIFFICULT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ506-232030- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0028.121223T1400Z-121224T0200Z/ OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY... SENECA 423 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD MAKE TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA DIFFICULT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ ORZ042-232030- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0028.121223T1600Z-121224T0400Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND 423 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD MAKE TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA DIFFICULT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ049-232030- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0028.121223T1800Z-121224T0600Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE 423 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS MAY PRODUCE LOCAL BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LA GRANDE...UNION...IMBLER...COVE...ELGIN * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD MAKE TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA DIFFICULT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ ORZ505-232030- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0028.121223T1600Z-121224T0400Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY 423 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JOHN DAY...MOUNT VERNON...DAYVILLE... MONUMENT...SPRAY * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD MAKE TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA DIFFICULT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
453 WWUS46 KPDT 231742 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 942 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING MORE SNOW TO PORTIONS OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING DECENT SNOW AMOUNTS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON. ALSO SOME LOWER ELEVATION AREAS WILL SEE SNOW CAPABLE OF PRODUCING IMPACTS. ORZ509-240200- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-121224T0200Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 942 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES WILL BE 5 TO 9 INCHES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN BEND ARE EXPECTED TO RUN 2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL BEGIN BY LATE THIS MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEND...LA PINE...THREE RIVERS...SUNRIVER... DESCHUTES RIVER WOODS...SISTERS...CAMP SHERMAN * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD MAKE TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA DIFFICULT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER 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. && $$ ORZ050-502-503-WAZ030-240200- /O.EXT.KPDT.WW.Y.0028.121223T2200Z-121224T2000Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY-NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA... MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...LONG CREEK...UKIAH...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 942 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON PST MONDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON PST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS AND IN WALLOWA COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH... WALLOWA...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT...LONG CREEK...UKIAH * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD MAKE TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA DIFFICULT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ042-505-506-240200- /O.EXT.KPDT.WW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-121224T0600Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-JOHN DAY BASIN-OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA 942 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD MAKE TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA DIFFICULT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ ORZ049-240200- /O.EXT.KPDT.WW.Y.0028.121223T2200Z-121224T1500Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE 942 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST MONDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS MAY PRODUCE LOCAL BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LA GRANDE...UNION...IMBLER...COVE...ELGIN * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD MAKE TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA DIFFICULT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ026-027-521-240200- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0028.121223T1800Z-121224T0600Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY-YAKIMA VALLEY-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...THORP...NACHES... SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 942 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELLENSBURG...THORP...NACHES... SUNNYSIDE... TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD MAKE TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA DIFFICULT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ WAZ520-240200- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0028.121223T1800Z-121224T1500Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON... ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 942 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD MAKE TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA DIFFICULT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
940 WWUS46 KPDT 232236 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 236 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...TWO PACIFIC STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING MORE SNOW TO PORTIONS OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON TONIGHT AND AGAIN ON CHRISTMAS DAY... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS OREGON. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING DECENT SNOW AMOUNTS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE A BREAK BETWEEN SYSTEMS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY EVENING FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER SYSTEM ON CHRISTMAS DAY. ORZ509-240700- /O.NEW.KPDT.WS.A.0012.121225T1500Z-121226T1200Z/ /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-121224T0200Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 236 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES WILL BE 5 TO 9 INCHES. 24-HOUR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON CHRISTMAS DAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT. THERE WILL BE A BREAK BETWEEN SYSTEMS ON MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING BEFORE THE NEXT ROUND OF SNOW RETURNS CHRISTMAS MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEND...LA PINE...THREE RIVERS...SUNRIVER... DESCHUTES RIVER WOODS...SISTERS...CAMP SHERMAN * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD MAKE TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA DIFFICULT. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER 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. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ042-506-240700- /O.NEW.KPDT.WS.A.0012.121225T1800Z-121226T1200Z/ /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-121224T0600Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA 236 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL BE 3 TO 5 INCHES. 24-HOUR ACCUMULATIONS FROM CHRISTMAS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT. THERE WILL BE A BREAK BETWEEN SYSTEMS ON MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING BEFORE THE NEXT ROUND OF SNOW RETURNS CHRISTMAS MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD MAKE TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA DIFFICULT. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ050-502-503-WAZ030-240700- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-121224T2000Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY-NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA... MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...LONG CREEK...UKIAH...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 236 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS AND IN WALLOWA COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW IS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH... WALLOWA...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT...LONG CREEK...UKIAH * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD MAKE TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA DIFFICULT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ ORZ049-240700- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-121224T1500Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE 236 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS MAY PRODUCE LOCAL BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LA GRANDE...UNION...IMBLER...COVE...ELGIN * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD MAKE TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA DIFFICULT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ505-240600- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-121224T0600Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY 236 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD MAKE TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA DIFFICULT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ WAZ026-027-521-240600- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-121224T0600Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY-YAKIMA VALLEY-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...THORP...NACHES... SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 236 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE IN THE SIMCOE HIGHLANDS. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELLENSBURG...THORP...NACHES... SUNNYSIDE... TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD MAKE TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA DIFFICULT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ520-240700- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-121224T1500Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON... ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 236 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD MAKE TRAVEL THROUGH THE AREA DIFFICULT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ ORZ041-WAZ024-240700- /O.NEW.KPDT.WS.A.0012.121225T1500Z-121226T1200Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON 236 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATION WILL BE WEST OF THE DALLES. * ELEVATION: ALL ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THEN WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY DURING THE DAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON * IMPACTS: THERE COULD BE CONSIDERABLE DELAYS AND TRAFFIC PROBLEMS ALONG INTERSTATE 84 AND HIGHWAY 14 THROUGH THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE ON CHRISTMAS DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
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 Dec 22, 3:32 PM PST, 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 22, 3:32 PM PST, 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
332 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012
UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION
.SHORT TERM...NEXT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM BRINGS AN LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA ON SUNDAY FOR ANOTHER
ROUND OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND NE OREGON ON SUNDAY
AND SUNDAY EVENING. THE SNOW BEGINS SUNDAY MORNING ALONG THE EAST
SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES AND ENDS BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
SNOW SPREADS NORTHEASTWARD SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE BLUE MOUNTAINS
AND WALLOWA COUNTY. HAVE ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY
SNOW FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES FOR SUNDAY AND
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR NORTH CENTRAL OREGON, THE OCHOCO-JOHN
DAY HIGHLANDS, THE BLUE MOUNTAINS AND WALLOWA COUNTY LATER ON
SUNDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AND END IN CENTRAL OREGON SOON
AFTER SUNSET IN CENTRAL OREGON AND THEN END BY LATE SUNDAY EVENING
IN NE OREGON. THE NE PACIFIC TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED BY A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING
EASTWARD TOWARD THE COAST ON MONDAY FOR DECREASING POPS ON MONDAY.
POLAN
.LONG TERM...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE ALOFT WILL PASS OVER THE REGION ON MONDAY NIGHT. THE NEXT
WEATHER SYSTEM WILL THEN COME INTO THE AREA ON CHRISTMAS MORNING
SPREADING PRECIPITATION FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE DAY. COLD AIR
WILL BE IN PLACE SO EVEN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS FROM THE COLUMBIA
BASIN AND COLUMBIA GORGE NORTHWARD MAY SEE LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
ALONG THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS...DESPITE THE LOW 850 MB
TEMPERATURES AND 1000-850 THICKNESS VALUES BELOW 1300 THERE WILL BE
DOWN SLOPE SE DRYING AND WARMING WINDS OFF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS ONTO
THE FOOTHILLS. THIS WILL DRY OUT THE ATMOSPHERE AND WARM UP A LAYER
JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE OVER THE FOOTHILLS. AS A RESULT PRECIPITATION
IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUES MAY BE VERY LIGHT RAIN...OR POSSIBLY A
WINTRY MIX...INSTEAD OF PURE SNOW. BUT IN THE MOUNTAINS THERE MAY BE
ENOUGH SNOW TO WARRANT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS. ON
WEDNESDAY THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION AND
PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE. UPSLOPE SHOWERS
WILL THEN CONTINUE ON THURSDAY AS THE FLOW BECOMES MORE NORTHERLY.
DRIER...YET COLD...WEATHER IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WHEN
HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. TRIMARCO
&&
.AVIATION...00Z TAFS...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE
NIGHT...EXCEPT AT KYKM WHERE FOG AND LOW CLOUDS WILL PERSIST.
HOWEVER...SHOWERS WILL MOVE OUT OF THE AREA THIS EVENING LEAVING
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES THAT MAY ALLOW FOG TO FORM AT OTHER LOCATIONS AS
WELL. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KTS AT KALW AND KBDN WILL DIMINISH AFTER
03Z. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT ELSEWHERE. ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL
COME INLAND ON SUNDAY BRINGING RAIN AND SNOW TO KRDM...KBDN...KDLS
AND KYKM BY AFTERNOON. 82
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT 29 38 27 36 / 10 50 60 30
ALW 32 40 31 38 / 20 50 70 30
PSC 31 40 27 36 / 10 40 70 10
YKM 24 34 24 33 / 10 50 70 10
HRI 30 38 26 35 / 10 50 60 10
ELN 18 34 22 30 / 10 50 70 10
RDM 22 35 20 33 / 30 70 70 10
LGD 26 37 29 34 / 20 60 70 20
GCD 23 38 21 33 / 20 70 70 20
DLS 30 41 30 38 / 20 70 50 10
&&
.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY ORZ506.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY
ORZ050-502-503.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PST SUNDAY ORZ042.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY ORZ509.
WA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY WAZ030.
&&
THREAT INDEX
SUNDAY : RED
MONDAY : GREEN
TUESDAY : 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
99/82/82Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 22, 2:54 PM PST, 1 hour 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
254 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012
UPDATED TO CHANGE HIGHLIGHTS
ORZ041-042-044-049-050-502-503-505>509-WAZ024-026>030-520-521-
231415-
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-
254 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
SNOW SUNDAY
EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES, SIMCOE HIGHLANDS,
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, EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON, NORTH
CENTRAL OREGON, EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES, LOWER
COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON, GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, WALLOWA COUNTY,
FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, NORTHERN
BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON,
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, JOHN DAY
BASIN, OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY. THIS WILL
BRING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW DURING THE DAY CHANGING TO ALL SNOW
SUNDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.
.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
ALL LETTERS IN THE ABOVE URL ARE LOWER CASE.The office that day
Everything else NWS Pendleton, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 4:03 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Grant, Jefferson, Morrow and 5 more | 44 hr |
| Dec 23, 2:36 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | PDT | Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Grant, Jefferson, Sherman and 2 more | 24 hr |
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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.