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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Pendleton, OR
NWS Pendleton, OR issued this winter storm warning at Jan 3, 2017, 3:44 AM PST for 7 counties in Oregon. It took effect at Jan 3, 2017, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 24 hr. 30 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
- Jan 3, 2017, 3:44 AM PST (11:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 3, 2017, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2017, 4:00 PM PST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pendleton, OR
Counties Crook County, OR, Deschutes County, OR, Grant County, OR, Jefferson County, OR, Morrow County, OR, Wasco County, OR, Wheeler County, OR
The radar
The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 166 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 5:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | 3 Ese Bend, OR | OBSERVER REPORTED 5.5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WITH A TEMPERATURE OF 12 DEGREES. |
| Jan 3, 5:55 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 7 Ene Paulina, OR | SPOTTER REPORTED 13 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION. 16 DEGREES. |
| Jan 3, 7:30 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Terrebonne, OR | A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REPORTED 9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION VIA FACEBOOK. STILL SNOWING MODERATELY. |
| Jan 3, 8:30 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 8 Nw Terrebonne, OR | OBSERVER REPORTED 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW, STILL SNOWING WITH 8 MPH OF WIND AND A TEMPERATURE OF 11 DEGREES. |
| Jan 4, 5:20 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 3 Ese Bend, OR | 8 INCHES NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT. SNOW DRIFTS 3 FEET DEEP IN OPEN AREAS. STILL SNOWING, HEAVY AT TIMES. |
| Jan 4, 5:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 8 Nw Terrebonne, OR | 12 INCHES NEW SNOW SINCE 5 PM TUESDAY. 3 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS. |
| Jan 4, 6:41 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | La Pine, OR | ODOT REPORTS 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. ELEVATION 4255 FEET. |
| Jan 4, 6:44 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 13 Wsw Mitchell, OR | ODOT REPORTS 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT. ELEVATION 4730 FEET. |
| Jan 4, 7:31 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7.2 | 2 Wsw Redmond, OR | 7.2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. ELEVATION 3109 FEET. |
| Jan 4, 7:31 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Wnw Sisters, OR | 9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. ELEVATION 3235. |
| Jan 4, 10:32 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 15 Wsw Mitchell, OR | 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. HEAVY DRIFTING. ELEVATION 4760 FEET. |
| Jan 4, 10:40 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | 8 W Mount Vernon, OR | 5 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. ELEVATION 2800 FEET. |
| Jan 4, 10:40 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | 3 Sse Prineville, OR | 7 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. ELEVATION 3290 FEET. |
| Jan 4, 10:46 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.8 | Sse Dayville, OR | 5.8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW SINCE 530AM. ELEVATION 2400 FEET. |
| Jan 4, 11:48 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 20 | 5 S Bend, OR | 20 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION SINCE TUESDAY AFTERNOON MEASURED AT 1148 AM. AT 0323 PM IT WAS CLOUDY WITH SNOW FLURRIES. TEMPERATURE 10 DEGREES. WIND CALM. SPOTTER DE-551. ELEVATION 3987 FEET. |
| Jan 4, 11:48 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 20 | 5 S Bend, OR | 20 INCHES SINCE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE 10 DEGREES. WINDS CALM. |
| Jan 4, 3:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 1 Nnw Prineville, OR | 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OVER PAST 24 HOURS. 19 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW DEPTH ON THE GROUND. SPOTTER CR-561. ELEVATION 2950 FEET. |
| Jan 4, 3:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 1 Nnw Prineville, OR | 10 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION OVER LAST 24 HOURS. TOTAL SNOW ON THE GROUND 19 INCHES. ELEVATION 2950 FEET. |
| Jan 4, 3:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Prineville, OR | 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION OVER LAST 24 HOURS. TOTAL SNOW DEPTH ON THE GROUND IS 20 INCHES. TEMPERATURE 19 DEGREES. ELEVATION 2875 FEET. |
| Jan 4, 3:05 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Se Prineville, OR | 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OVER PAST 24 HOURS. 20 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW DEPTH ON THE GROUND. TEMPERATURE 18.6 DEGREES. SPOTTER CR-565. ELEVATION 2875 FEET. |
| Jan 4, 3:10 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | Prineville, OR | 13 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. TOTAL SNOW DEPTH ON THE GROUND IS 25 INCHES. TEMPERATURE 9 DEGREES AND WIND SW 8 MPH. |
| Jan 4, 3:11 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 1 N Prineville, OR | 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OVER PAST 24 HOURS. CURRENT TEMPERATURE 13 DEGREES AND LIGHT SNOW. SPOTTER CR-555. ELEVATION 2953 FEET. |
| Jan 4, 3:13 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | 6 E Prineville, OR | 13 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OVER PAST 24 HOURS. 25 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW DEPTH ON THE GROUND. TEMPERATURE 9 DEGREES AND WIND SW 8 MPH. SPOTTER CR-505. ELEVATION 3286 FEET. |
| Jan 4, 3:26 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 3 Sse Bend, OR | 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OVER PAST 24 HOURS. 25 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OVER PAST 48 HOURS. TEMPERATURE 10 DEGREES. CALL SIGN AF7QO. ELEVATION 3773 FEET. |
| Jan 4, 3:26 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | E Bend, OR | 25 INCHES IN 48 HOURS. 8 INCHES IN 24 HOURS. TEMPERATURE 10 DEGREES. |
| Jan 4, 3:33 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 1 Nnw Madras, OR | 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OVER PAST 24 HOURS. 10-15 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW DEPTH ON THE GROUND WITH SOME DRIFTING. TEMPERATURE 20 DEGREES. CALL SIGN AG7AO. ELEVATION 2458 FEET. |
| Jan 4, 3:33 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 2 Ne Madras, OR | 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OVER PAST 24 HOURS. WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE AROUND 3 MPH. HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY WAS 13 DEGREES. SPOTTER JE-538. ELEVATION 2458 FEET. |
| Jan 4, 3:33 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Madras, OR | 12 INCHES IN 24 HOURS. WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE. |
| Jan 4, 3:47 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 1 Nne Tumalo, OR | 11 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION OVER PAST 24 HOURS. 18 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW DEPTH ON THE GROUND. WINDS NNE 5-6 MPH GUSTING TO 18 MPH. HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY 20.3 DEGREES AT 0146 PM. MORNING LOW TEMPERATURE TODAY 8.4 DEGREES AT 0738 AM. CURRENT TEMPERATURE 1 |
| Jan 4, 3:47 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 1 Nne Tumalo, OR | 11 INCHES IN 24 HOURS. 18 INCHES ON THE GROUND. WINDS NORTH-NORTHEAST 5-6 GUSTING TO 18 MPH. CURRENT TEMPERATURE 13.5 DEGREES. |
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, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 210 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
- 824 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
355 WWUS46 KPDT 031144 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 344 AM PST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW LIKELY FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL OREGON... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS SOUTHERN OREGON BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL OREGON THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVER CENTRAL OREGON THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD EASTWARD. THE STORM WILL TAKE A TRACK THAT WILL KEEP THE SNOW FROM THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS SOUTHWARD. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL OVER CENTRAL OREGON AND ALONG THE OREGON CASCADE EAST SLOPES. THERE MAY BE SOME LIGHT SNOW AT TIMES NORTH OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. ORZ509-032300- /O.UPG.KPDT.WS.A.0001.170103T2200Z-170105T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.WS.W.0002.170104T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 344 AM PST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM 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 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...LA PINE...SUNRIVER. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 15 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN WILL TAPER OFF AND END WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO 15 ABOVE ZERO. * 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 OR OCCURRING. 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. && $$ ORZ511-032300- /O.UPG.KPDT.WS.A.0001.170103T2200Z-170105T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.WS.W.0002.170104T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BEND...MADRAS...PRINEVILLE... REDMOND 344 AM PST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...BEND...MADRAS...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN WILL TAPER OFF AND END WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAYS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW- COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO 15 ABOVE ZERO. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ506-032300- /O.UPG.KPDT.WS.A.0001.170103T2200Z-170105T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.WS.W.0002.170104T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROTHERS...PAULINA... PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA 344 AM PST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM 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 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN WILL TAPER OFF AND END WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...5 TO 15 ABOVE ZERO. * 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 OR OCCURRING. 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. && $$ ORZ505-032300- /O.UPG.KPDT.WS.A.0001.170104T0000Z-170105T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.WS.W.0002.170104T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY... MITCHELL...MONUMENT...SPRAY 344 AM PST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL...MONUMENT...SPRAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES TOWARD MITCHELL AND SPRAY. 3 TO 5 INCHES TOWARD MONUMENT...DAYVILLE AND JOHN DAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN WILL TAPER OFF AND END WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO 15 ABOVE ZERO. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ510-032300- /O.NEW.KPDT.WW.Y.0001.170104T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...DUFUR...MAUPIN 344 AM PST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...DUFUR...MAUPIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY, MODERATE AT TIMES, AND THEN TAPER OFF AND END BY EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO 15 ABOVE ZERO. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ508-032300- /O.NEW.KPDT.WW.Y.0001.170104T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL 344 AM PST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY, MODERATE AT TIMES, AND THEN TAPER OFF AND END BY EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO 15 ABOVE ZERO. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ503-032300- /O.NEW.KPDT.WW.Y.0001.170104T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER... UKIAH 344 AM PST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY, MODERATE AT TIMES, AND THEN TAPER OFF AND END BY EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO 15 ABOVE ZERO. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
4 follow-up statements
324 WWUS46 KPDT 032213 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 213 PM PST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW EXPECTED FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL OREGON... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS SOUTHERN OREGON BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL OREGON LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVER CENTRAL OREGON LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD EASTWARD. THE STORM WILL TAKE A TRACK THAT WILL KEEP THE SNOW FROM THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS SOUTHWARD. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL OVER CENTRAL OREGON AND ALONG THE OREGON CASCADE EAST SLOPES. TEMPERATURES WILL BE VERY COLD THROUGHOUT THIS STORM AND WILL COMBINE WITH BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WIND CHILL WILL BE BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 5 ABOVE ZERO DURING THE STORM IN THE WARNED AREAS. ORZ509-040700- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0002.170104T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 213 PM PST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...LA PINE...SUNRIVER...SISTERS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 15 INCHES SOUTH OF MOUNT JEFFERSON. 3 TO 8 INCHES NORTH OF MOUNT JEFFERSON. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE ALSO LIKELY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...0 TO 15 DEGREES. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 0 TO 15 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * 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 OR OCCURRING. 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. && $$ ORZ511-040700- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0002.170104T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BEND...MADRAS...PRINEVILLE... REDMOND 213 PM PST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...BEND...MADRAS...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES. HIGHEST AMOUNTS SOUTH NEAR BEND. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...5 TO 15 ABOVE. WIND CHILL VALUES 0 TO 10 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * 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 OR OCCURRING. 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. && $$ ORZ506-040700- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0002.170104T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROTHERS...PAULINA... PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA 213 PM PST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES. LOCALLY UP TO 15 INCHES ALONG THE ROUTE 20 CORRIDOR IN SOUTHERN DESCHUTES COUNTY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...5 TO 18 ABOVE. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ505-040700- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0002.170104T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY... MITCHELL...MONUMENT...SPRAY 213 PM PST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL...MONUMENT...SPRAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...9 TO 19 ABOVE. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 7 BELOW TO 7 ABOVE ZERO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * 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 OR OCCURRING. 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. && $$ ORZ510-040700- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0001.170104T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...DUFUR...MAUPIN 213 PM PST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...DUFUR...MAUPIN...ANTELOPE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES SOUTH OF MAUPIN. LESS THAN 2 INCHES NORTH TOWARD DUFUR...GRASS VALLEY AND WASCO. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MODERATE AT TIMES...AND THEN TAPER OFF AND END BY EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE ALSO LIKELY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...5 TO 15 ABOVE. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ508-040700- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0001.170104T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL 213 PM PST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES SOUTH OF CONDON...LESS THAN 2 INCHES NORTH TOWARD HEPPNER. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MODERATE AT TIMES...AND THEN TAPER OFF AND END BY EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...8 TO 16 ABOVE. WIND CHILL VALUES 5 TO 15 BELOW WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ503-040700- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0001.170104T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER... UKIAH 213 PM PST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES SOUTH...NEAR LONG CREEK AND GRANITE. 1 TO 3 INCHES NORTH TOWARD LONEROCK...UKIAH AND NORTH POWDER. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MODERATE AT TIMES...AND THEN TAPER OFF AND END BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...7 TO 18 ABOVE. WIND CHILL VALUES 10 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
273 WWUS46 KPDT 040655 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1055 PM PST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW EXPECTED FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL OREGON... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS SOUTHERN OREGON BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL OREGON LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVER EAST CENTRAL OREGON TONIGHT. THE STORM WILL TAKE A TRACK THAT WILL KEEP THE SNOW FROM THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS SOUTHWARD. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL OVER CENTRAL OREGON AND ALONG THE OREGON CASCADE EAST SLOPES SOUTH OF MOUNT JEFFERSON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE VERY COLD THROUGHOUT THIS STORM AND WILL COMBINE WITH BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WIND CHILL WILL BE BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 5 ABOVE ZERO DURING THE STORM IN THE WARNED AREAS. ORZ509-041515- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 1055 PM PST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...LA PINE...SUNRIVER. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...9 TO 15 INCHES SOUTH OF MOUNT JEFFERSON. 3 TO 8 INCHES NORTH OF MOUNT JEFFERSON. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE ALSO LIKELY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...0 TO 15 DEGREES. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 0 TO 15 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * 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 OR OCCURRING. 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. && $$ ORZ511-041515- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BEND...MADRAS...PRINEVILLE... REDMOND 1055 PM PST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...BEND...MADRAS...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES. HIGHEST AMOUNTS SOUTH NEAR BEND. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...5 TO 15 ABOVE. WIND CHILL VALUES 0 TO 10 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ506-041515- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROTHERS...PAULINA... PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA 1055 PM PST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES. LOCALLY UP TO 15 INCHES ALONG THE ROUTE 20 CORRIDOR IN SOUTHERN DESCHUTES COUNTY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...5 TO 18 ABOVE. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * 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 OR OCCURRING. 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. && $$ ORZ505-041515- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY... MITCHELL...MONUMENT...SPRAY 1055 PM PST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL...MONUMENT...SPRAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...9 TO 19 ABOVE. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 7 BELOW TO 7 ABOVE ZERO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ510-041515- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...DUFUR...MAUPIN 1055 PM PST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...DUFUR...MAUPIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES SOUTH OF MAUPIN. LESS THAN 2 INCHES NORTH TOWARD DUFUR...GRASS VALLEY AND WASCO. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... MODERATE AT TIMES...AND THEN TAPER OFF AND END BY EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE ALSO LIKELY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...5 TO 15 ABOVE. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ508-041515- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL 1055 PM PST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES SOUTH OF CONDON...LESS THAN 2 INCHES NORTH TOWARD HEPPNER. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MODERATE AT TIMES...AND THEN TAPER OFF AND END BY EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...8 TO 16 ABOVE. WIND CHILL VALUES 5 TO 15 BELOW WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ503-041515- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER... UKIAH 1055 PM PST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES SOUTH...NEAR LONG CREEK AND GRANITE. 1 TO 3 INCHES NORTH TOWARD UKIAH AND NORTH POWDER. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MODERATE AT TIMES...AND THEN TAPER OFF AND END BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...7 TO 18 ABOVE. WIND CHILL VALUES 10 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
079 WWUS46 KPDT 041332 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 532 AM PST WED JAN 4 2017 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL OREGON TODAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN OREGON IS BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE SOUTHERN HALF OF OREGON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IN THE FORECAST AREA WILL FALL OVER CENTRAL OREGON AND ALONG THE OREGON CASCADE EAST SLOPES SOUTH OF MOUNT JEFFERSON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE VERY COLD THROUGHOUT THIS STORM AND WILL COMBINE WITH BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WIND CHILL WILL BE BETWEEN 15 BELOW TO 5 BELOW ZERO DURING THE STORM. ORZ509-050000- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 532 AM PST WED JAN 4 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...LA PINE...SUNRIVER. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS 9 TO 15 INCHES SOUTH OF MOUNT JEFFERSON. 3 TO 8 INCHES NORTH OF MOUNT JEFFERSON. * TIMING...SNOW WILL REMAIN MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING THEN WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON AND END BY 4 PM. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE LIKELY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...0 TO 15 DEGREES. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 0 TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ511-050000- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BEND...MADRAS...PRINEVILLE... REDMOND 532 AM PST WED JAN 4 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...BEND...MADRAS...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS 6 TO 12 INCHES. HIGHEST AMOUNTS SOUTH NEAR BEND. * TIMING...SNOW WILL REMAIN MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING THEN WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON AND END BY 4 PM. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE LIKELY. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...5 TO 15 ABOVE. WIND CHILL VALUES 0 TO 10 BELOW. * 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 OR OCCURRING. 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. && $$ ORZ506-050000- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROTHERS...PAULINA... PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA 532 AM PST WED JAN 4 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS 6 TO 12 INCHES. LOCALLY UP TO 15 INCHES ALONG THE ROUTE 20 CORRIDOR IN SOUTHERN DESCHUTES COUNTY * TIMING...SNOW WILL REMAIN MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING THEN WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON AND END BY 6 PM. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...5 TO 18 ABOVE. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ505-050000- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY... MITCHELL...MONUMENT...SPRAY 532 AM PST WED JAN 4 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL...MONUMENT...SPRAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL REMAIN MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING THEN WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON AND END BY 6 PM. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...9 TO 19 ABOVE. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 7 BELOW TO 7 ABOVE ZERO. * 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 OR OCCURRING. 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. && $$ ORZ510-050000- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...DUFUR...MAUPIN 532 AM PST WED JAN 4 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...DUFUR...MAUPIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 5 INCHES SOUTH OF MAUPIN. LESS THAN 2 INCHES NORTH TOWARD DUFUR...GRASS VALLEY AND WASCO. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING THEN WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON AND END BY 4 PM. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE LIKELY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...5 TO 15 ABOVE. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ508-050000- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL 532 AM PST WED JAN 4 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 4 INCHES SOUTH OF CONDON...LESS THAN 2 INCHES NORTH TOWARD HEPPNER. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING THEN WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON AND END BY 4 PM. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE LIKELY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...8 TO 16 ABOVE. WIND CHILL VALUES 5 TO 15 BELOW WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ503-050000- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER... UKIAH 532 AM PST WED JAN 4 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 3 TO 6 INCHES SOUTH...NEAR LONG CREEK AND GRANITE. 1 TO 3 INCHES NORTH TOWARD UKIAH AND NORTH POWDER. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING THEN WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON AND END BY 4 PM. * IMPACTS...TRAVELERS WILL EXPERIENCE SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITY. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...7 TO 18 ABOVE. WIND CHILL VALUES 10 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=PDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
360 WWUS46 KPDT 050001 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 401 PM PST WED JAN 4 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNINGS EXPIRING AT 4 PM PDT.... .THE UPPER LEVEL LOW THAT BROUGHT HEAVY SNOW TO CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL OREGON WILL EXIT THE REGION THIS EVENING. LINGERING LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON IN CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL OREGON AND THEN TAPER OFF AND END THIS EVENING. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE LIGHT...MAINLY UNDER AN INCH. THE NEXT WINTER STORM ARRIVES SATURDAY AND CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY. ORZ509-050115- /O.EXP.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 401 PM PST WED JAN 4 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... $$ ORZ511-050115- /O.EXP.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BEND...MADRAS...PRINEVILLE... REDMOND 401 PM PST WED JAN 4 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... $$ ORZ506-050115- /O.EXP.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROTHERS...PAULINA... PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA 401 PM PST WED JAN 4 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... $$ ORZ505-050115- /O.EXP.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY... MITCHELL...MONUMENT...SPRAY 401 PM PST WED JAN 4 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... $$ ORZ510-050115- /O.EXP.KPDT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...DUFUR...MAUPIN 401 PM PST WED JAN 4 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... $$ ORZ508-050115- /O.EXP.KPDT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL 401 PM PST WED JAN 4 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... $$ ORZ503-050115- /O.EXP.KPDT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-170105T0000Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER... UKIAH 401 PM PST WED JAN 4 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... $$
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 Jan 3, 3:05 AM PST, 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 3:05 AM PST, 39 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
305 AM PST Tue Jan 3 2017
Updated Aviation Discussion
.SHORT TERM...Today through Wednesday night...The weather will
remain active over the forecast area with another Pacific storm that
will move into the area by this afternoon and continue through
Wednesday. The short range models are in poor agreement with the
exact track of this next system...with the GFS model wanting to take
it further north while the other models take a more southerly track.
Decided to go with the concensus of the other models and go with the
more southerly track...leaving the northern half of the forecast
area mostly dry during the short term. Snow will develop and
intensify by this afternoon over southern areas with moderate to
heavy snow at times. The Winter Storm Watch that was in effect for
some southern area zones will be upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning
beginning from 4 PM today, and will run until 4 PM Wednesday. These
are for the Oregon Cascade east slopes, The John Day Basin, Central
Oregon and the Ochoco-John Day Highlands. Also decided to issue
Winter Weather Advisories for snow for a couple zones just north of
the warning area taking into account that the GFS does bring some
snowfall further north. These areas are North Central Oregon, the
Southern Blue Mountain Foothills and the Southern Blue Mountains.
The weather system that will bring snow to these areas will move off
to the east Wednesday night with the snow winding down Wednesday
afternoon in the warning and advisory areas. It will be very cold
through the short term period which means the liquid to snow ratio
will be quite high allowing significant snow accumulations where it
does snow. High temperatures across the CWA will be mainly in the
teens to lower 20s today and Wednesday. Night time lows will be
mainly from 5 to 15. It would have been colder under the arctic air
mass over the region, but since skies will be cloudy radiational
cooling will be limited and therefore it will be not as cold as
previously forecast. The coldest locations will be over the northern
third of the CWA where there is the best chance of some clearing
tonight and Wednesday night. Temperatures will moderate going into
the extended period but it will still be quite cold with below
normal temperatures. 88
.LONG TERM...Thursday through Sunday. Models are finally in agreement
with the synoptic pattern on Thursday...and the GFS is more in line
with the ECMWF and Canadian. The PoPs and cloud cover for Thursday
and Thursday night were lowered considerably and believe it will be
mostly clear and bitterly COLD with the forecast area under a
northerly flow aloft. Highs will be in the single digits and teens
and lows will be 12 below to 5 above zero. The upper level ridge
offshore will flatten in response to a deep upper low off the Gulf
of Alaska dipping southward on Friday...and there will be mid and
high level clouds spreading across the region. It will not be quite
as cold on Friday and Friday night but well below freezing. The low
off the Gulf of Alaska will be the next winter storm of concern as
it tracks eastward. Unfortunately...there will be threats of
freezing rain and sleet with this system. The upper level flow will
back to the southwest on Saturday with precipitation spreading from
the west. From Saturday night through Sunday...warm air advection
(WAA) aloft will cause snow levels to gradually rise but also give
areas of freezing precipitation. A slight chance of freezing rain
and sleet was added to most zones...and future shifts will need to
analyze closer to fine tune the areas that will have a chance of
freezing precipitation if necessary. Wister
&&
.AVIATION...12Z TAFS. There will be a vast difference in visual
flight conditions in our northern TAF sites compared to our southern
TAF sites. VFR conditions will prevail at KYKM and KPSC...and skies
will clear overnight. However...north winds sustained at 10-15 knots
may cause local blowing and drifting of snow. KDLS will remain VFR
with light wind. Snow has ended at KPDT and KALW...but CIGS will
remain 1K-2K feet AGL through the day and evening and will improve
late tonight to SCT-BKN 2K-3K feet AGL. At KRDM and KBDN...CIGs and
VSBY will be MVFR/IFR with light snow through 23Z. Snow will
increase after 23Z in Central Oregon and conditions will deteriorate
to LIFR and moderate to heavy snow. Wister
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT 13 5 11 3 / 10 10 10 20
ALW 17 5 15 3 / 10 10 0 10
PSC 20 5 18 3 / 10 10 0 10
YKM 22 3 20 1 / 0 0 0 0
HRI 19 4 17 2 / 10 10 10 20
ELN 19 3 17 1 / 0 0 0 0
RDM 16 9 14 3 / 30 90 80 40
LGD 19 7 17 5 / 10 10 20 20
GCD 24 12 22 6 / 30 70 80 40
DLS 25 14 23 8 / 10 30 30 20
&&
.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...Winter Storm Warning from 4 PM this afternoon to 4 PM PST
Wednesday for ORZ505-506-509-511.
Winter Weather Advisory from 4 PM this afternoon to 4 PM PST
Wednesday for ORZ503-508-510.
WA...None.
&&
88/85/85In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 2, 11:07 PM PST, 4 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1107 PM PST MON JAN 02 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1005 PM SNOW 3 ENE BEND 44.08N 121.25W
01/02/2017 M2.5 INCH DESCHUTES OR TRAINED SPOTTER
2.5 INCHES SINCE THIS MORNING. TEMP 13F
&&
MWISTERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pendleton, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 3:44 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Gilliam, Grant, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union and 2 more | 36 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Oregon, 2017Every winter storm warning in 2017
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.