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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Snow Way!

From the Portland National Weather Service:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.
* TIMING...THROUGH TODAY.

* ACCUMULATION/SNOW LEVELS...EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 1000 FEET.
EXPECT UP TO 1 INCH BETWEEN ABOUT 500 AND 1000 FEET. EXPECT
LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE HALF TO 1 INCH BELOW 500 FEET WITH
THE MAIN LIKELIHOOD THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME LOCALLY SNOW COVERED AND ICY...
ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
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.

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