NOUS46 KPQR 291733 PNSPQR PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE PORTLAND OR 930 AM PST MON DEC 29 2003 ...INTERMEDIATE REPORT FOR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN NW OREGON... ...BULLETIN NUMBER 2... .EVENT... WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY...THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES...THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY...THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS AND THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS...THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN...THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND THE WILLAPA HILLS...WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE. HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN...CENTRAL...AND NORTHERN WILLAMETTE VALLEY... SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA VALLEY IN WASHINGTON... .SYNOPSIS... A SERIES OF MOIST COLD PACIFIC DISTURBANCES HAVE CROSSED NW OREGON AND SW WASHINGTON DURING THE PAST 3 DAYS LOWERING SNOW LEVELS TO BETWEEN 500 AND 1000 FEET WHILE PUSHING MOISTURE ONSHORE. .WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... A WINTER STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY...THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES...THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY...THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS AND THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS...THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN... THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND THE WILLAPA HILLS AT 330 AM FRI DEC 26 2003. WINTER STORM WATCH UPGRADED TO WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY...THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES...THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY...THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS AND THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS...THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN... THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND THE WILLAPA HILLS AT 933 PM FRI DEC 26 2003. A SNOW ADVISORY ISSUED FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN WILLAMETTE VALLEY... THE LOWER COLUMBIA VALLEY IN WASHINGTON...AND THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AT 933 PM FRI DEC 26 2003. WINTER STORM WARNING DOWNGRADED TO SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON...THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND THE WILLAPA HILLS AT 918 PM SAT DEC 27 2003. WINTER STORM WARNING DOWNGRADED TO SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS AND THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES AT 410 AM SUN DEC 28 2003. SNOW ADVISORY UPGRADED TO WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE WESTERN COLUMBIA GORGE AT 126 AM MON DEC 29 2003. HEAVY SNOW WARNING ISSUED FOR THE NORTHERN WILLAMETTE VALLEY AT 126 AM MON DEC 29 2003. HEAVY SNOW WARNING ISSUED FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY AT 522 AM MON DEC 29 2003. SNOW ADVISORY CANCELLED FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND THE LOWER COLUMBIA VALLEY OF WASHINGTON AT 809 AM MON DEC 29 2003. .WEATHER REPORTS... LOCATION SNOWFALL PAST 24 HRS SNOWFALL STORM TOTAL .CASCADES... GOVERNMENT CAMP 18 28 TIMBERLINE 24 42 WHITE RIVER 16 28 MT. HOOD MEADOWS 12 22 WARM SPRINGS JUNCTION 10 21 BENNETT PASS 12 22 SANTIAM JUNCTION 19 31 .COAST RANGE... BUXTON 6 13 SUNSET SUMMIT 3 6 WILSON RIVER SUMMIT 3 6 .FOOTHILLS... DETROIT 4 7 MARION FORKS 10 16 PARKDALE 2.5 7 .COLUMBIA GORGE... HOOD RIVER 2 3 .VALLEY LOCATIONS... E VANCOUVER 1.5 1.5 PORTLAND 0.5 0.5 GRESHAM 1.0 1.0 WEST HILLS OF PORTLAND 7.0 7.0 EAST PORTLAND/MT TABOR 4.0 3.0 OREGON CITY 5.5 5.5 WILSONVILLE 3.0 3.0 DALLES 10.0 10.0 SALEM 6.0 6.0 HILLS W AND S SALEM 12.0 12.0 CORVALLIS 1.5 1.5 LEBANON 2.5 2.5 EUGENE 1.5 1.5 END. $$