SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 337 PM PST SAT NOV 8 2014 ...MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AREA WIDE AND WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE BEGINNING TUESDAY WITH A CHANCE FOR WINTER PRECIPITATION FALLING IN VALLEY LOCATIONS IN AND NEAR THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE LATE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY... A COLD FRONT DIVING SOUTHWESTWARD OUT OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES WILL BRING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION BEGINNING TUESDAY. MANY LOCATIONS WILL EXPERIENCE THEIR FIRST FREEZE OF THE YEAR TUESDAY NIGHT. AREAS NEAR THE WEST END OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY EXISTS...BUT CONFIDENCE IS SLOWLY GROWING THAT A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE OREGON COAST WEDNESDAY...AND SPREAD PRECIPITATION OVER THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE SOME COMBINATION OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL FALL ACROSS THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE...AND POSSIBLY EVEN ACROSS THE NORTHERN WILLAMETTE VALLEY INCLUDING THE PORTLAND METRO DURING THIS PERIOD. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AS ADDITIONAL DETAILS EMERGE. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER-LIKE DRIVING CONDITIONS LATER THIS WEEK. THOSE WITH SENSITIVE PLANTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR TEMPERATURES TO DROP BELOW FREEZING TUESDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...RESIDENTS NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE...PARTICULARLY IN CORBETT AND TROUTDALE SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES DUE TO THE STRONG EAST WINDS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ALSO NEED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 84 BETWEEN INTERSTATE 205 AND BONNEVILLE DAM...AND OVER THE GLEN JACKSON BRIDGE ALONG INTERSTATE 205 DURING THIS PERIOD.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 03:59:39 +0000
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