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Saturday, February 26, 2011

Winter Weather Advisory Tonight

From the Portland National Weather Service
...ANOTHER COLD WINTER STORM HEADING FOR THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...

A storm system originating in the gulf of Alaska is likely to bring heavy snow to the mountains of NW Oregon and SW Washington (specifically Cowlitz County) Sunday through Monday. Snow is expected to begin as early as tonight in SW WA, the prospects for heavier snow will spread down from North to South later Sunday through Monday. Snow levels will once again be very low with they system. The Hazardous Weather Advisory will be in effect from midnight tonight until 8:00 a.m. Sunday.

*Timing: Snow is expected to develop late tonight and continue into Sunday morning with accumulations about an inch or less at lower elevations, up to 2 inches above 1000 feet.

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