NOUS46 KPQR 301944
PNSPQR

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1145 AM PST WED MAR 30 2005


.SYNOPSIS...A SIGNIFICANT WINTERLIKE PACIFIC STORM BEGAN AFFECTING 
THE CASCADES OF WASHINGTON AND OREGON BEGINNING MONDAY AND LASTING 
THROUGH TODAY. SNOW LEVELS LOWERED TO BELOW PASS LEVELS AS A 
FAVORABLE FETCH OF PACIFIC MOISTURE STREAMED ONSHORE AND WAS LIFTED 
ABOVE THE CASCADE RANGE. SNOWFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINOUS 
AREAS OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON RANGED FROM AT LEAST 18 TO 30 
INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS VERY LIKELY.

.WARNINGS...A SNOW ADVISORY WAS UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING 
AT 251 PM MON MAR 28 2005 FOR THE CASCADES OF NORTHERN OREGON AND 
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON WITH THE EXPECTATION OF 18 TO 22 INCHES OF SNOW.

WINTER STORM WARNING WAS CANCELLED FOR THE ENTIRE AREA AT 937 PM TUE 
MAR 29 2005.

.REPORTS...THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOWFALL REPORTS ACROSS THE AREA FROM 8 
PM MON MAR 28 2005 THROUGH 10 AM WED MAR 30 2005.

LOCATION               SNOWFALL

TIMBERLINE             22 INCHES
MT HOOD MEADOWS        24 INCHES
GOVERNMENT CAMP        19 INCHES
JUNE LAKE              29 INCHES
MT HOOD SNOTEL         25 INCHES
HOGG PASS              17 INCHES
WILLAMETTE PASS        19 INCHES
SURPRISE LAKE          27 INCHES
SANTIAM PASS           17 INCHES
SHEEP CANYON           26 INCHES
SWIFT CREEK            30 INCHES
LONE PINE              20 INCHES
MCKENZIE SNOTEL        28 INCHES

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