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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.

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