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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
600 PM PST WED NOV 19 2003

.EVENT...SNOW STRIKES REGION

.SYNOPSIS...
COLD AIR ARRIVED THIS MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PLOWED ACROSS
THE REGION. TEMPERATURES FELL TO NEAR FREEZING AND HOVERED JUST 
ABOVE FREEZING THIS MORNING OVER THE NORTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY...WITH
COLDER AIR IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOW STARTED EARLY...THEN TURNED TO 
SNOW IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF PORTLAND AROUND 9 AM. SNOW CONTINUE
PUSHING SOUTH IN THE DAY...REACHING SALEM AROUND 11 AM...AND EUGENE
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WAS THE HEAVIEST AROUND THE SOUTHEAST PARTS
OF PORTLAND.

.WEATHER REPORTS...
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH 4 PM...
             
... PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER AREA TO KELSO AREAS ...
BORING                  10 INCHES
NEAR SANDY               9 INCHES
MT LIVINGSTON (NR CAMAS) 8 INCHES 
MT SCOTT                 7 INCHES
WASHOUGAL (NORTH)        5 INCHES
CAMAS                    4 INCHES  
CLACKAMAS                4 INCHES
CLACKAMAS                4 INCHES
CORBETT                  4 INCHES
MT TABOR                 3 INCHES
EAGLE CREEK              2 INCHES
VANCOUVER (EAST)         2 INCHES
LAURELHURST PARK         2 INCHES
HEALY HEIGHTS/WEST HILLS 2 INCHES
WILLSONVILLE             1 INCH
NWS OFFICE               1 INCH
HAZEL DELL (VANCOUVER)   1 INCH
LONGVIEW                 1 INCH
MILWAUKIE                1/2 INCH


... COAST/COAST RANGE ...
LAUREL MOUNTAIN          6 INCHES
BUXTON                   5 INCHES
SUNSET SUMMIT            3 INCHES
JEWELL                   2 INCHES
WILSON RIVER SUMMIT      TRACE

... CASCADES ....
TIMBERLINE               9 INCHES  (29 ON GROUND)
BENNETT PASS SUMMIT      8 INCHES  (13 ON GROUND)
MT HOOD MEADOWS
        (HWY 35 EXIT)    8 INCHES  (22 ON GROUND)
GOVERNMENT CAMP          7 INCHES  (10 ON GROUND)
WHITE RIVER (MT HOOD)    7 INCHES  (11 ON GROUND)
SANTIAM PASS             4 INCHES  (12 ON GROUND)
BLUE BOX PASS (HWY 26)   3 INCHES
BRIGHTWOOD               3 INCHES
HOODOO SKI               1 INCH  
DETROIT                  1 INCH
MT BACHELOR              1 INCH
WILLAMETTE PASS          TRACE     (18 ON GROUND)


... OTHER AREAS ....
WARM SPRINGS JCT         1 INCH
CRESWELL                 1 INCH
EUGENE                   3/4 TO 1 INCH COMMONLY REPORTED
EUGENE (SOUTH SIDE)      LESS THAN AN INCH
SALEM                    TRACE



FOR THIS AND OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION...SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT:
HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/PORTLAND/   
(THIS URL IS ALL IN LOWER CASE).



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