PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
630 AM PST SUN DEC 21 2008

A POWERFUL WINTER STORM SWEPT INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY 
BRINGING HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE VALLEYS...COAST AND MOUNTAINS. AS THE 
AIR MASS WARMED ALOFT...FREEZING RAIN FELL OVER PARTS OF THE AREA 
MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS.  

...LISTED BELOW ARE SOME SNOWFALL TOTALS (INCHES) RECEIVED AS OF 600 
AM SUNDAY MORNING...


VALLEYS...LOWER COLUMBIA......

WEST HILLS............. 13
RIDGEFIELD............. 12
MCMINNVILLE............ 10
TUALATIN............... 10
HOCKINSON.............. 10
FOREST GROVE........... 10
CORNELIUS.............. 10
DUNDEE................. 10
HILLSBORO.............. 10 
HILLSBORO (NR AIRPORT).. 9
VANCOUVER (HAZEL DELL).. 9
LONGVIEW................ 9
VANCOUVER .............. 8
SCAPPOOSE............... 8
PORTLAND (SOUTHWEST).... 8
PORTLAND (DOWNTOWN)..... 8
TIGARD.................. 8
HAPPY VALLEY............ 8
SALEM................... 8
CANBY................... 8
OREGON CITY............. 8
GLADSTONE............... 8
ST HELENS............... 8
WILSONVILLE............. 8
KALAMA.................  7
BEAVERTON............... 7
WEST SALEM.............. 7
FAIRVIEW................ 7
MCMINNVILLE............. 7
SHERWOOD................ 7
EAST PORTLAND........... 6
SALMON CREEK............ 6
WEST LINN............... 6
GRESHAM................. 5


GORGE..........

WHITE SALMON........... 24
STEVENSON.............. 21
CASCADE LOCKS.......... 18 

COAST........

OCEAN PARK.............. 3
LONG BEACH.............. 2
ASTORIA................. 2

MOUNTAINS...FOOTHILLS...

WILLAMETTE PASS........ 24
MIST................... 19
VERNONIA............... 18
MCKENZIE BRIDGE........ 18
BENNETT PASS............16
SANDY.................. 13

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