NOUS46 KPQR 300222 AAB PNSPQR PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...ADD PARRETT MTN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE PORTLAND OR 545 PM PST MON DEC 29 2003 ...FINAL REPORT FOR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN NW OREGON... ...BULLETIN NUMBER 3... .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. .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. WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY AND THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES ENDED AT 202 PM PST MON DEC 29 2003. WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY AND THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS ENDED AT 1058 AM PST MON DEC 29 2003. WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE ENDED AT 1105 AM PST MON DEC 29 2003. SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES AND SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS ENDED AT 1058 AM PST MON DEC 29 2003. SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON ENDED AT 1058 AM PST MON DEC 29 2003. HEAVY SNOW WARNING ENDED FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND METROPOLITAN AREA INCLUDING CLARK COUNTY OF SOUTHWEST WASTHINGTON AT 1105 AM MON DEC 29 2003. HEAVY SNOW WARNING ENDED FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY AT 1105 AM PST MON DEC 29 2003. .WEATHER REPORTS... LOCATION SNOWFALL STORM TOTAL SNOW ON GROUND .CASCADES... GOVERNMENT CAMP 28 61 TIMBERLINE 47 151 WHITE RIVER 30 73 MT. HOOD MEADOWS 27 99 WARM SPRINGS JUNCTION 21 36 BENNETT PASS 27 90 SANTIAM JUNCTION 32 76 MT HOOD (CITY) 8 10 ZIG ZAG 14 14 TOMBSTONE SUMMIT 44 68 BLUE BOX PASS 25 50 WILLAMETTE PASS 17 40 .COAST RANGE... BUXTON 6 13 SUNSET SUMMIT 8 8 WILSON RIVER SUMMIT 5 11 MIST 6 6 SWISSHOME 2 2 .FOOTHILLS... DETROIT 8 9 MARION FORKS 10 16 PARKDALE 6 6 MCKENZIE BRIDGE 2 2 BRIGHTWOOD 6 12 .COLUMBIA GORGE... HOOD RIVER 2 3 .VALLEY LOCATIONS... 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 DALLAS 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 3.0 MCMINNVILLE 3.0 3.0 WEST LINN 3.0 3.0 FALLS CITY 7.0 7.0 PARRETT MTN 4-6 4-6 .SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON E. VANCOUVER 1.5 1.5 LONGVIEW 3.0 3.0 END. $$