WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 958 AM PST MON DEC 14 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH OREGON
AND SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST
THIS AFTERNOON. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW.
* SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY BUT SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE ABOVE PASS
LEVELS IN THE AFTERNOON.
* ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
TODAY...BRINGING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL TO 15 TO 24 INCHES. THE
HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ABOVE PASS LEVELS.
* SNOW LEVELS WILL BE FROM 3500 IN THE NORTH TO 4500 FEET IN THE
SOUTH THIS MORNING...THEN RISE TO 5000 FEET IN THE NORTH TO 6000
FEET IN THE SOUTH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
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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