Alert archive / Oregon / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Pendleton, OR
NWS Pendleton, OR issued this winter storm warning at Dec 26, 2016, 4:04 AM PST for 10 counties in Oregon; Columbia County, Walla Walla County, Washington. It took effect at Dec 26, 2016, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 36 hr. 13 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 26, 2016, 4:04 AM PST (12:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 26, 2016, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2016, 4:00 AM PST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pendleton, OR
Counties Deschutes County, OR, Gilliam County, OR, Grant County, OR, Jefferson County, OR, Morrow County, OR, Umatilla County, OR, Union County, OR, Wallowa County, OR, Wasco County, OR, Wheeler County, OR, Columbia County, WA, Walla Walla County, WA
The radar
The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:01 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 27, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 3 Nnw Ski Bluewood, WA | FROM 10 PM ON THE 26TH THROUGH 8 AM ON THE 27TH THE TOUCHET SNOTEL RECORDED 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION. ELEVATION 5530. |
| Dec 27, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 9 Sw Ski Bluewood, OR | BETWEEN 10 PM ON THE 26TH AND 8 AM ON THE 27TH THE MILKSHAKES SNOTEL RECORDED 8 NEW INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. ELEVATION 5580 FEET. |
| Dec 27, 8:25 AM PST | SNOW 10.5 | Ssw Meacham, OR | THE OBSERVER MEASURED AN AVERAGE AT 10.5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION SINCE LAST NIGHT. SOME DRIFTS HAVE OCCURED. |
| Dec 27, 9:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 1 Wsw Ski Bluewood, WA | SKI BLUEWOOD REPORTED 11-13 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT. |
| Dec 27, 9:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 1 Se Flora, OR | OBSERVER MEASURED 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMLATION OVERNIGHT. |
| Dec 27, 10:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 4 E Union, OR | OBSERVER REPORTED AN AVERAGE OF 6 INCHES OF SNOW WITH SOME DRIFT. |
| Dec 27, 11:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Se Imbler, OR | OBSERVER REPORTED CONTINUAL SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. DUE TO DRIFTING THE SNOW ACCUMULATION COULD NOT BE DONE. SOME DRIFTS ARE 8 FEET IN DEPTH, AND WIND HAVE BEEN 20 GUSTING 32 MPH. |
| Dec 27, 11:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 3 N Elgin, OR | OBSERVER REPORTED 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ON AVERAGE WITH SNOW DRIFTS TO 2 FEET. WINDS HAVE BEEN 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 37 MPH. |
| Dec 27, 12:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 6 Ene Lehman Hot Spring, OR | COUNTY LINE SNOTEL. 8 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Dec 27, 1:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 10 Nne Ukiah, OR | LUCKY STRIKE SNOTEL. 12 HR TOTAL. |
| Dec 27, 1:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 5 Ssw Spout Springs, OR | HIGH RIDGE SNOTEL. 14 HR TOTAL. |
| Dec 27, 5:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 4 N Summerville, OR | 6-8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH 2-4 FOOT DRIFTS. |
| Dec 27, 6:07 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 13 Ne Prairie City, OR | OBSERVER REPORTED 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION. |
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 12:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 285 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 636 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
031 WWUS46 KPDT 261204 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 404 AM PST MON DEC 26 2016 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ALONG THE CASCADES AND THE NORTHEAST OREGON MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .A MOIST WESTERLY FLOW WILL BRING SNOW TO THE CASCADES AND THE BLUE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT WHERE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. WAZ520-262015- /O.UPG.KPDT.WS.A.0004.161227T0000Z-161228T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.WS.W.0005.161227T0000Z-161228T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL 404 AM PST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 10 TO 20 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR AS WELL AS LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 12. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE POOR AND SNOW WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ509-262015- /O.UPG.KPDT.WS.A.0004.161227T0300Z-161228T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.WS.W.0005.161227T0300Z-161228T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 404 AM PST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...LA PINE...SUNRIVER. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 10 TO 18 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ502-WAZ030-262015- /O.UPG.KPDT.WS.A.0004.161227T0600Z-161228T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.WS.W.0005.161227T0600Z-161228T1200Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE... SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 404 AM PST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 18 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR AS WELL AS LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS ALONG INTERSTATE 84 AND HIGHWAY 204. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE POOR AND SNOW WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ503-262015- /O.NEW.KPDT.WS.W.0005.161227T0600Z-161228T1200Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER... UKIAH 404 AM PST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 7 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ049-262015- /O.NEW.KPDT.WS.W.0005.161227T0600Z-161228T1200Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE... UNION 404 AM PST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...UNION. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY WITH BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ050-262015- /O.NEW.KPDT.WS.W.0005.161227T0600Z-161228T1200Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA 404 AM PST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 8 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. STRONGER WINDS IN THE WALLOWA MOUNTAINS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
8 follow-up statements
037 WWUS46 KPDT 261953 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1153 AM PST MON DEC 26 2016 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ALONG THE CASCADES AND THE NORTHEAST OREGON MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .A MOIST WESTERLY FLOW WILL BRING SNOW TO THE CASCADES AND THE BLUE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT WHERE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. WAZ520-270600- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.161227T0000Z-161228T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL 1153 AM PST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 10 TO 20 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR AS WELL AS LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 12. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE POOR AND SNOW WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. WINDS WILL BE MUCH STRONGER ALONG THE CASCADE CREST. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ509-270600- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.161227T0300Z-161228T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 1153 AM PST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...LA PINE...SUNRIVER. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 10 TO 18 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL BE MUCH STRONGER ALONG THE CASCADE CREST. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ502-WAZ030-270600- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.161227T0600Z-161228T1200Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE... SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 1153 AM PST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 18 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR AS WELL AS LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS ALONG INTERSTATE 84 AND HIGHWAY 204. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE POOR AND SNOW WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ503-270600- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.161227T0600Z-161228T1200Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER... UKIAH 1153 AM PST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 7 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ049-270600- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.161227T0600Z-161228T1200Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE... UNION 1153 AM PST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...UNION. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ050-270600- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.161227T0600Z-161228T1200Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA 1153 AM PST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 8 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. STRONGER WINDS IN THE WALLOWA MOUNTAINS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
836 WWUS46 KPDT 262244 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 244 PM PST MON DEC 26 2016 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ALONG THE CASCADES AND THE NORTHEAST OREGON MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .A MOIST WESTERLY FLOW WILL BRING SNOW TO THE CASCADES AND THE BLUE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT WHERE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. WAZ520-270600- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.161227T0000Z-161228T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL 244 PM PST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 10 TO 20 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR AS WELL AS LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 12. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE POOR AND SNOW WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. WINDS WILL BE MUCH STRONGER ALONG THE CASCADE CREST. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ509-270600- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.161227T0300Z-161228T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 244 PM PST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...LA PINE...SUNRIVER. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 10 TO 18 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL BE MUCH STRONGER ALONG THE CASCADE CREST. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ502-WAZ030-270600- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.161227T0600Z-161228T1200Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE... SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 244 PM PST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 18 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR AS WELL AS LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS ALONG INTERSTATE 84 AND HIGHWAY 204. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE POOR AND SNOW WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ503-270600- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.161227T0600Z-161228T1200Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER... UKIAH 244 PM PST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 7 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ049-270600- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.161227T0600Z-161228T1200Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE... UNION 244 PM PST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...UNION. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ050-270600- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.161227T0600Z-161228T1200Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA 244 PM PST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 8 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. STRONGER WINDS IN THE WALLOWA MOUNTAINS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
064 WWUS46 KPDT 270550 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 950 PM PST MON DEC 26 2016 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ALONG THE CASCADES AND THE NORTHEAST OREGON MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... .A MOIST WESTERLY FLOW WILL BRING SNOW TO THE CASCADES AND THE BLUE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT WHERE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY. WAZ520-271500- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL 950 PM PST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 10 TO 20 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR AS WELL AS LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 12. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE POOR AND SNOW WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. WINDS WILL BE MUCH STRONGER ALONG THE CASCADE CREST. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ509-271500- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 950 PM PST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...LA PINE...SUNRIVER. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 10 TO 18 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL BE MUCH STRONGER ALONG THE CASCADE CREST. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ502-WAZ030-271500- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.161227T0600Z-161228T1200Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE... SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 950 PM PST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 18 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR AS WELL AS LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS ALONG INTERSTATE 84 AND HIGHWAY 204. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE POOR AND SNOW WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ503-271500- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.161227T0600Z-161228T1200Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER... UKIAH 950 PM PST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 7 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ049-271500- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.161227T0600Z-161228T1200Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE... UNION 950 PM PST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...UNION. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ050-271500- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.161227T0600Z-161228T1200Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA 950 PM PST MON DEC 26 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 8 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. STRONGER WINDS IN THE WALLOWA MOUNTAINS. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
704 WWUS46 KPDT 271340 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 540 AM PST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES ALONG THE CASCADES AND THE NORTHEAST OREGON MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT... .A MOIST WESTERLY FLOW WILL BRING SNOW TO THE CASCADES AND THE BLUE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT WHERE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY. WAZ520-272300- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL 540 AM PST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTON...CLIFFDELL...TROUT LAKE. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES...EXCEPT 6 TO 10 INCHES NEAR THE CASCADE CREST. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR AS WELL AS LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 12. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE POOR AND SNOW WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ509-272300- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 540 AM PST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...LA PINE...SUNRIVER...CAMP SHERMAN. * TEMPERATURES...LOWER TO MID 30S. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW...EXCEPT 6 TO 10 ADDITIONAL INCHES NEAR THE CASCADE CREST. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...SOME RAIN COULD MIX IN THIS AFTERNOON BELOW 3800 FEET. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ502-WAZ030-272300- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE... SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 540 AM PST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR AS WELL AS LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS ALONG INTERSTATE 84 AND HIGHWAY 204. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE POOR AND SNOW WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ503-272300- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER... UKIAH 540 AM PST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ049-272300- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE... UNION 540 AM PST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...UNION. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO TONIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...DIMINISHING SOME BY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ050-272300- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA 540 AM PST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
656 WWUS46 KPDT 272134 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 134 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES ALONG THE CASCADES AND THE NORTHEAST OREGON MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT... .A MOIST WESTERLY FLOW WILL BRING SNOW TO THE CASCADES AND THE BLUE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY. WAZ520-280615- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL 134 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES...EXCEPT 5 TO 10 INCHES NEAR THE CASCADE CREST. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR AS WELL AS LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 12. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE POOR AT TIMES AND SNOW WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ509-280615- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 134 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...LA PINE...SUNRIVER. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES...EXCEPT 6 TO 10 ADDITIONAL INCHES NEAR THE CASCADE CREST. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ502-WAZ030-280615- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE... SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 134 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR AS WELL AS LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS ALONG INTERSTATE 84 AND HIGHWAY 204. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE POOR AT TIMES AND SNOW WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ503-280615- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER... UKIAH 134 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ049-280615- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE... UNION 134 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...UNION. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO TONIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ050-280615- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA 134 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
383 WWUS46 KPDT 280211 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 611 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES CONTINUES ALONG THE CASCADE EAST SLOPES TONIGHT... .A MOIST WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MOISTURE AND SNOW OVER THE CREST OF THE CASCADES AND ONTO THE EAST SLOPES TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ON THE UPPER SLOPES NEAR THE CREST WITH LESSER AMOUNTS BELOW. ORZ049-050-502-503-WAZ030-280315- /O.CAN.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY- NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS- 611 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS NO LONGER BEING DETECTED NOR IS FORECAST TO OCCUR FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THERE MAY STILL BE SOME SNOW FLURRIES THROUGH THE NIGHT BUT WITH VERY LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION. $$ WAZ520-281200- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL 611 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SEVERAL MORE INCHES OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE BEFORE THE SNOW COMES TO AN END BY EARLY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR AS WELL AS LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 12. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE POOR AT TIMES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ509-281200- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 611 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...LA PINE...SUNRIVER. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL SEVERAL INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS BY EARLY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
498 WWUS46 KPDT 280745 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1145 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .A MOIST WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW OVER THE CREST OF THE CASCADES AND ONTO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ON THE UPPER SLOPES NEAR THE CREST WITH LESSER AMOUNTS BELOW. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS OR FLURRIES ELSEWHERE. ORZ509-280845- /O.CAN.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- 1145 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW IS RAPIDLY ENDING ACROSS THE AREA...WITH ONLY SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE VERY LIGHT IF ANY. $$ WAZ520-281200- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL 1145 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...EASTON...CLIFFDELL. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 3 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR AS WELL AS LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 12. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE POOR AT TIMES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
260 WWUS46 KPDT 281158 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 358 AM PST WED DEC 28 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW NOW ENDING... .SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS MAY LINGER INTO THE MORNING HOURS. WAZ520-281300- /O.EXP.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161228T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL 358 AM PST WED DEC 28 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE PERSISTENT SNOW SHOWERS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW IS NOW ENDING ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES. EXPECT SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS HERE...BUT ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION SHOULD REMAIN UNDER ONE INCH. $$
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 26, 3:50 AM PST, 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 26, 3:50 AM PST, 14 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...Update
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
350 AM PST Mon Dec 26 2016
Updated Aviation Discussion
.SHORT TERM...Today through Tuesday night. Weak upper ridge over
the area today with northwest flow aloft. Satellite shows mid and
high level clouds so partly cloudy with highs in the upper 20s and
30s. Some patchy freezing fog in the Columbia basin this morning
especially near Hermiston/Boardman. Light winds for most locations.
Exception will be increasing south winds in the Grande Ronde
valley. A warm front will move through the region tonight with
snow. Pressure gradients will bring increasing southerly winds for
most locations. Becoming windy in the Grande Ronde valley. Lows
temps mainly in the 20s to lower 30s. Strong westerly flow aloft
Tuesday and Tuesday night. This will result in heavy snow for the
Cascades and northeast Oregon mountains. Significant accumulations
are expected and watches have been upgraded to warnings. For the
Columbia basin into central Oregon precipitation will be much
lighter due to downslope flow off the Cascades. Also warming due
to winds will likely change snow over to rain. Highs Tue will be
in the 30s to lower 40s. Breezy to locally windy conditions with
mixing down of winds aloft. 94
.LONG TERM...Wednesday through Monday...A weather system will be
departing the area with only a low chance of lingering snow showers
in the mountains for Wednesday morning. Conditions should dry out
under partly cloudy skies later Wednesday and into Wednesday night
as heights rise and an upper level ridge builds overhead. Heading
into Thursday the forecast area will be in a zonal westerly flow. A
disturbance will ripple through the fast flow across northern
Washington and this will bring a chance of snow along the East
Slopes of the Washington Cascades...Kittitas and possibly the
northern Yakima Valley. Temperatures remain seasonable for Wednesday
and Thursday with highs in the lower to mid 30s, except 20s in the
mountains both days. Beyond Thursday night there is very poor
agreement amongst the latest computer model guidance. This is
leading to a lower than normal confidence forecast. The latest GFS
is much faster bringing a frontal system through the area from the
north during the day on Friday...the Canadian model generally agrees
with this scenario while the Euro is about 24 hours slower and
wouldn't bring this system into the area until Saturday. For now
continued with the previous forecast and only made minor
adjustments. Did lean slightly toward the faster GFS/CMC solution
but did not completely buy off on it just yet. This meant adding a
slight chance of rain/snow in the lower valleys on Friday with a
chance of snow in the mountains. Again leaned more toward the
GFS/CMC solution for Saturday...which would make for a mainly dry
day. Then the models diverge even more so for Sunday and next
Monday. The GFS and CMC bring another, rather potent mid/upper level
low pressure system down from BC into our area. This would bring a
good chance for snow and MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES behind it for next
Monday/Tuesday as arctic air builds into the CWA. Meanwhile the
latest Euro does not buy off on this scenario, and instead brings a
Pacific system into the forecast area, with more seasonable
temperatures and higher snow levels. With such model discrepancies,
did not make many changes to the current forecast...and will have to
wait to see which way the guidance trends for early next week. 77
&&
.AVIATION...12z TAFs...Mainly VFR conditions around the area this
morning...however KDLS is experiencing MVFR/IFR CIGS at times, and
this may continue over the next few hours. Most other terminals now
have mainly clear skies...and am only expecting some localized light
VFR/MVFR mist either side of daybreak. There are pockets of dense
freezing fog INVOF KHRI and other parts of the Lower Columbia
Basin..and this will last until at least the mid morning hours.
Otherwise expect gradually increasing clouds through the afternoon
hours as the next weather system approaches. Western terminals will
see a period of light snow develop between 27/02-06z...with the
light snow spreading east to KPSC...KPDT and KALW between 27/05-08z.
The period of snow will be quick...and should begin to taper off
and/or change over to rain right around or just before 27/12z at all
terminals. Winds will be light (AOB 10kts) through the daytime hours
today. Then south to southwest winds will increase to between 10-20
kts this evening and into the overnight hours. There could be some
stronger gusts closer to 25 kts...especially at KRDM..KBDN and KALW
after 27/03-06z. 77
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT 35 33 42 30 / 0 80 40 30
ALW 36 32 42 32 / 0 80 40 40
PSC 35 31 43 31 / 10 70 20 10
YKM 32 25 40 25 / 10 60 30 20
HRI 30 31 42 31 / 0 70 30 20
ELN 29 24 37 26 / 10 80 40 20
RDM 35 26 41 23 / 0 50 30 30
LGD 27 22 34 25 / 0 90 70 50
GCD 32 24 37 22 / 0 80 50 50
DLS 35 33 42 32 / 10 80 50 50
&&
.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...Freezing Fog Advisory until 10 AM PST this morning for ORZ044.
Winter Storm Warning from 10 PM this evening to 4 AM PST
Wednesday for ORZ049-050-502-503.
Winter Storm Warning from 7 PM this evening to 4 AM PST
Wednesday for ORZ509.
WA...Winter Storm Warning from 10 PM this evening to 4 AM PST
Wednesday for WAZ030.
Winter Storm Warning from 4 PM this afternoon to 4 AM PST
Wednesday for WAZ520.
&&
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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.