PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 720 PM PST MON DEC 22 2008 ...PRELIMINARY SNOW TOTALS FROM THE DECEMBER 20-22 2008 SNOWSTORM... MUCH OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON WOKE UP THIS MORNING TO YET ANOTHER COATING OF FRESH SNOW. THE SNOWFALL THIS MORNING WAS A CONTINUATION OF THE SAME STORM SYSTEM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING THE DISTRICT SINCE SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW FINALLY APPEARS TO BE TAPERING OFF ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING...SO ONLY MINOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ON TOP OF THESE TOTALS. THIS IS A PRELIMINARY LIST OF TOTALS FROM THIS STORM EVENT...WHICH CONTAINS SNOW THAT FELL BETWEEN SATURDAY MORNING AND MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS STATEMENT MAY BE UPDATED OR REVISED AS NEW REPORTS COME IN FROM THE FIELD. NOTE...A CORRECTION WAS MADE TO WILLAMETTE PASS SNOWFALL...AS THE EARLIER BULLETIN INCLUDED SOME OF THE SNOWFALL FROM THE PREVIOUS SNOW EVENT WHICH WAS LEAVING THE OREGON CASCADES FRIDAY NIGHT. ...LISTED BELOW ARE SOME SNOWFALL TOTALS (AS OF 7 PM MONDAY) FOR SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON INTERIOR LOWLANDS... CAMAS............................... 22 INCHES BATTLE GROUND....................... 13 INCHES VANCOUVER........................... 13 INCHES LONGVIEW (8 MI NORTH)............... 12 INCHES BRUSH PRAIRIE....................... 11 INCHES - NEW REPORT ORCHARDS............................ 10 INCHES ...WILLAMETTE VALLEY... LAFAYETTE........................... 20 INCHES - NEW REPORT REDLAND (8 MI E OF OREGON CITY)..... 20 INCHES HAPPY VALLEY........................ 18 INCHES - NEW REPORT DUNDEE.............................. 17 INCHES NORTH PLAINS........................ 17 INCHES TUALATIN............................ 16 INCHES BEAVERTON........................... 16 INCHES OREGON CITY......................... 16 INCHES PORTLAND (WEST HILLS)............... 16 INCHES BORING.............................. 15 INCHES YAMHILL............................. 15 INCHES GASTON.............................. 15 INCHES PORTLAND (SOUTHWEST - GARDEN HOME).. 14 INCHES TIGARD.............................. 14 INCHES SHERWOOD............................ 14 INCHES WILSONVILLE......................... 14 INCHES TROUTDALE........................... 14 INCHES CANBY............................... 14 INCHES - UPDATED WEST LINN........................... 13 INCHES HILLSBORO........................... 13 INCHES PORTLAND NWS OFFICE (NORTHEAST)..... 13 INCHES NEWBERG............................. 13 INCHES PORTLAND (POWELL BUTTE)............. 12 INCHES PORTLAND (DOWNTOWN)................. 10 INCHES SALEM..............................6-12 INCHES - UPDATED MOUNT ANGEL........................ 8 INCHES - NEW REPORT MOLALLA (6 MI SOUTHWEST)............ 7 INCHES - NEW REPORT DALLAS..............................3-6 INCHES - NEW REPORT PHILOMATH........................... 1 INCH - NEW REPORT CORVALLIS........................... 1 INCH - NEW REPORT SCIO................................ 1 INCH - NEW REPORT ...SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON COAST... RAYMOND............................. 10 INCHES ASTORIA.............................4-7 INCHES WARRENTON........................... 3 INCHES NEHALEM............................. 2 INCHES - NEW REPORT ...WASHINGTON CASCADES AND FOOTHILLS... JUNE LAKE SNOTEL.................... 15 INCHES - NEW REPORT SWIFT CREEK SNOTEL.................. 14 INCHES - NEW REPORT SPENCER MEADOWS SNOTEL.............. 13 INCHES - NEW REPORT ...OREGON CASCADES AND FOOTHILLS... MOUNT HOOD MEADOWS.................. 18 INCHES EAGLE CREEK......................... 18 INCHES - NEW REPORT MCKENZIE BRIDGE..................... 18 INCHES BLAZED ALDER SNOTEL................. 16 INCHES - NEW REPORT BLUE BOX PASS....................... 18 INCHES - UPDATED MARION FORKS........................ 17 INCHES - NEW REPORT MARION FORKS SNOTEL................. 15 INCHES - NEW REPORT COOPER SPUR......................... 15 INCHES - NEW REPORT TIMBERLINE LODGE.................... 15 INCHES - NEW REPORT SANTIAM PASS........................ 14 INCHES - UPDATED JUMP OFF JOE SNOTEL................. 13 INCHES - NEW REPORT GOVERNMENT CAMP..................... 11 INCHES - NEW REPORT RHODODENDRON........................ 11 INCHES - NEW REPORT HOGG PASS........................... 11 INCHES - NEW REPORT WILLAMETTE PASS..................... 9 INCHES - CORRECTED TOMBSTONE PASS...................... 9 INCHES - NEW REPORT SANTIAM JCT......................... 8 INCHES - NEW REPORT LYONS............................... 8 INCHES - NEW REPORT SWEET HOME.......................... 4 INCHES - NEW REPORT ...COAST RANGE AND WILLAPA HILLS... WARREN.............................. 17 INCHES BUXTON (9 MILES NORTHEAST).......... 16 INCHES SADDLE MOUNTAIN SNOTEL.............. 12 INCHES - NEW REPORT SEINE CREEK SNOTEL.................. 12 INCHES - NEW REPORT WILSON RIVER SUMMIT................. 10 INCHES - NEW REPORT PHILOMATH (7 MI NNW)................ 5 INCHES - NEW REPORT SUNSET SUMMIT....................... 5 INCHES - NEW REPORT ...COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY... MULTNOMAH FALLS..................... 30 INCHES - NEW REPORT CASCADE LOCKS....................... 25 INCHES - NEW REPORT STEVENSON........................... 22 INCHES HOOD RIVER.......................... 22 INCHES PARKDALE............................ 12 INCHES - NEW REPORT ...ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM LATE SAT EVENING INTO SUNDAY... ASTORIA/SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST.. 0.25 TO 0.50 INCH SALEM (NORTHEAST)............... 0.50 TO 0.75 INCH HAPPY VALLEY.................... 0.75 INCH PORTLAND NWS OFFICE............. 0.50 INCH TUALATIN........................ 0.50 INCH OREGON CITY..................... 0.50 INCH BATTLEGROUND.................... 0.25-0.50 INCH MONMOUTH........................ 0.40 INCH PORTLAND (SW - GARDEN HOME)..... 0.33 INCH BRUSH PRAIRIE................... 0.33 INCH VANCOUVER (SOUTHEAST)........... 0.33 INCH FAIRVIEW........................ 0.25 INCH VANCOUVER....................... 0.25 INCH INDEPENDENCE.................... 0.25 INCH DALLAS.......................... 0.25 INCH BUXTON.......................... 0.13 INCH $$ WEAGLE