Cowlitz County DEM and a few agencies listened in on the National Weather Service briefing this morning. In summary:
* A fairly complicated weather pattern will begin overnight
* Cowlitz County and Southwest Washington will get much more activity than occurred last weekend
* Snow is expected to start falling in the valley around 4 a.m.
* Valley can expect 2-6" throughout the day on Wednesday
* During the afternoon Wednesday, it is possible for pockets of freezing rain to occur
* The arctic cold air mass will take over by Wednesday evening and precipitation should be mainly snow again
* Temperatures will decline once again on Thursday and precipitation (snow) will diminish
* The temperatures on Wednesday will be in the 30’s; temps Thurs-Sat will be highs of 20’s, lows in the teens
For the weekend:
* Another system in store for late Saturday/early Sunday
* This appears to be mainly a snow event
* The timing and type of precipitation (freezing rain, snow, sleet) is too preliminary to predict with accuracy at this time
* Cowlitz County and Southwest Washington will get much more activity than occurred last weekend
* Snow is expected to start falling in the valley around 4 a.m.
* Valley can expect 2-6" throughout the day on Wednesday
* During the afternoon Wednesday, it is possible for pockets of freezing rain to occur
* The arctic cold air mass will take over by Wednesday evening and precipitation should be mainly snow again
* Temperatures will decline once again on Thursday and precipitation (snow) will diminish
* The temperatures on Wednesday will be in the 30’s; temps Thurs-Sat will be highs of 20’s, lows in the teens
For the weekend:
* Another system in store for late Saturday/early Sunday
* This appears to be mainly a snow event
* The timing and type of precipitation (freezing rain, snow, sleet) is too preliminary to predict with accuracy at this time
It's a good time to stay indoors and off the roads. Please monitor the weather conditions closely over the next couple of days because the dynamics of this particular storm can change very rapidly. Be prepared for snow and/or freezing rain Wednesday/Thursday and bitterly cold temperatures Thursday through Saturday.
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