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Ice Storm Warning 1, NWS Portland, OR

January 20, 2012

NWS Portland, OR issued this ice storm warning at Jan 20, 2012, 9:26 AM PST. It was in force for 22 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
Jan 20, 2012, 9:26 AM PST (17:26 UTC)
Expired
Jan 21, 2012, 7:00 AM PST
In force
22 hr
Issued by
NWS Portland, OR

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this ice 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 ice storm warning went out at Jan 20, 8:50 AM PST, 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 8:50 AM PST, 36 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 20, 5:57 AM PST, 3 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
557 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

ORZ001>014-WAZ019>023-039-040-211700-
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA-
GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-
UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-WILLAPA HILLS-
SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-
GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
557 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON SEVERAL AREA RIVERS TODAY AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE SEE PDXFLSPQR FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST AND COAST RANGE LATE
TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PLEASE SEE
PDXNPWPQR FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO SEEP INTO THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND
THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF
FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. PLEASE SEE
PDXWSWPQR FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE CASCADES ON SATURDAY. STRONG
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY ALONG THE COAST AS A DEEP LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM SWINGS NORTH TOWARD VANCOUVER ISLAND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

PZZ250-255-270-275-211700-
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-
557 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE SEE
PDXMWWPQR FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

STRONG SYSTEMS WILL BRING GALE OR STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE WATERS
ON SUNDAY AND AGAIN BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. SEAS WILL REMAIN
HIGH THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 20, 7:47 AM PST, 1 hour 39 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Portland, OR issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 20, 3:44 AM PSTHigh Wind WarningPQR24 hr
Jan 20, 3:44 AM PSTWind AdvisoryPQR24 hr
Jan 20, 3:44 AM PSTFreezing Rain AdvisoryPQR6 hr
Jan 20, 2:19 PM PSTStorm WarningPQR12 hr
Jan 20, 2:21 PM PSTFreezing Rain AdvisoryPQR7 hr
Jan 20, 2:52 PM PSTWinter Storm WarningPQR13 hr

Nearby

Ice Storm Warnings in Oregon, 2012Ice Storm Warnings in Washington, 2012Every ice storm warning in 2012

Sources

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