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Cloudy and 33 degrees on the S side of Fostoria, OH, wind W at 23g33 mph.
Weather conditions from across nw.OH, as of 9:00 pm EST...
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OHIO REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, OH
900 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012
NORTHWEST OHIO
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
DEFIANCE CLOUDY 33 24 69 W13G28 29.95R WCI 24
FINDLAY CLOUDY 33 25 72 W25G35 29.92R WCI 20
TOLEDO EXPRESS CLOUDY 32 23 69 W24G30 29.89R WCI 19
TOLEDO METCALF CLOUDY 34 24 67 W24G35 29.89R WCI 21
LIMA CLOUDY 32 22 66 NW18G31 29.95R WCI 20
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Skies across nw.OH were variably cloudy into early evening, becoming generally cloudy since then. A few spotty generally light rain showers fell during mid afternoon, resulting in 0.01 inch of rainfall between 2:00 pm and 3:00 pm EST, bringing their rainfall total for today to 1.03 inch. Temps peaked at 56 at FAA-Findlay (OH) just ahead of passage of a strong Cold Front around 2:20 pm EST, then quickly fell to the upper 40's before 3:00 pm EST, below 40 before 5:00 pm EST, and to just above freezing (32) within the past hour. Dew points rose to near 50 just ahead of the Cold Front, then fell to near 40 right behind the front, and to the upper 20's since just before 6:00 pm EST. Winds became SW and increased to 20-30g40 mph ahead of the front, then became W at 30-45g55 mph behind the front, then decreased to 20-30g40 mph by late afternoon, and to 15-25g35 mph since early evening.
Here are photos that I took this afternoon...
N side of Findlay...
12:58 pm EST...
1:35 pm EST...
1:52 pm EST...
2:01 pm EST...
2:39 pm EST...
4:30 pm EST...
And, 4:31 pm EST...
1 mile SW of Fostoria, at 4:56 pm EST, with flooding in the 1st photo...
And, SW side of Fsotoria, at 5:03-5:04 pm EST...
A HIGH will build across the OH Valley tomorrow. An "Alberta clipper" LOW will quickly move across the Great lakes on Thursday, with its Cold Front moving across nw.OH that evening. A HIGH will move across the s.Great Lakes on Friday. A LOW will pass S of the area on Saturday. A series of frontal systems may affect the area over the first half of next week.
The latest zone forecast for Fostoria, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
751 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012
SENECA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TIFFIN
751 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS THIS EVENING...
THEN A CHANCE OF FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. LITTLE OR NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION. BLUSTERY AND MUCH COLDER WITH LOWS AROUND 20.
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. MUCH COLDER WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY. BRISK WITH LOWS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN CLEARING. A
40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. BRISK WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
TEMPERATURE FALLING TO AROUND 20 IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS 20 TO
25 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. MUCH COLDER WITH LOWS AROUND 11.
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND
20.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S.
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The latest zone forecast for Findlay, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
751 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012
HANCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY
751 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS THIS EVENING...
THEN A CHANCE OF FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. LITTLE OR NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION. BLUSTERY AND MUCH COLDER WITH LOWS AROUND 20.
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. MUCH COLDER WITH HIGHS AROUND 30.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY. BRISK WITH LOWS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN CLEARING. A
40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. BRISK WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
TEMPERATURE FALLING TO AROUND 19 IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS 15 TO
25 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. MUCH COLDER WITH LOWS AROUND
9 ABOVE. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. NOT AS COLD
WITH LOWS AROUND 20.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S.
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And, the latest zone forecast for Fremont, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
751 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012
SANDUSKY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT
751 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS THIS EVENING...
THEN A CHANCE OF FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. LITTLE OR NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION. BLUSTERY AND MUCH COLDER WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. MUCH COLDER WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY. BRISK WITH LOWS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN CLEARING. A
40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. BRISK WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
TEMPERATURE FALLING INTO THE LOWER 20S IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS
20 TO 25 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY AND BRISK. COLDER WITH LOWS AROUND
12. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND
20.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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"MORE ACCUSTOMED TO RAIN, SEATTLE BRACES FOR SNOW"
Phuong Leby, AP
www.ap.org
1/17/12, 8:17 pm EST
SEATTLE (AP) -- Seattle, a city more accustomed to rain than snow, prepared for a potentially major snowstorm to hit Wednesday as the city's mayor urged residents to stay off roads and school officials prepared for the worst.
Snow has been falling steadily in various parts of western Washington and Oregon since the weekend, but National Weather Service meteorologists said the biggest amounts could come on Wednesday.
Forecasts issued Tuesday afternoon called for about 5 to 10 inches of snow in the Seattle metropolitan area with heavier amounts expected in communities along the Interstate 5 corridor south of Seattle and lesser amounts north of Seattle.
"Wednesday is going to be a good day to stay at home," said Brad Colman, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Seattle. "The road is going to be treacherous."
Crews throughout the region were salting and sanding streets, local agencies prepared to open emergency shelters and commuters made plans to stay at home. Officials also warned of high avalanche danger in the Cascades, where between 2 to 3 feet of snow were expected by Wednesday evening.
Transportation crews closed off a section of Interstate 90 on Snoqualmie Pass, a main east-west highway in the state, for several hours Tuesday to control for avalanche danger.
If the past is any hint, even several inches of snow has the potential to paralyze the city of Seattle. The city owns relatively few snowplows, and Seattle drivers are mostly inexperienced with driving in snow or ice.
Bec Thomas, who lives Camano Island north of Seattle, was hunkering down. She stocked up on bottled water and food. While her kids built snowmen, made snow angels and sledded in nearly a foot of fresh snow Tuesday, she made food that could be reheated on her woodstove. The last snowstorm knocked out her power for a week.
"We take it very seriously," said Thomas, a fine arts photographer. "We'll probably be snowed in until Thursday."
John Lee, a graphic designer who lives in Mill Creek north of Seattle, decided to work from home Tuesday when he looked out his window and saw several inches of snow on the ground and more falling.
"Snow is beautiful to look at but it's kind of a hindrance for us to work and commute," said Lee, 23, who works in Seattle. "This is the first snow we've seen all season, so it's a bit exciting in that way. I hope it doesn't escalate to something bigger. The snowstorm is going to cause a little bit more havoc and chaos on the road."
The weather service issued a winter storm warning from Tuesday night to Wednesday night for much of Western Washington. A storm warning was also issued for much of eastern Washington from early Wednesday to Thursday night.
Forecasters predicted Tuesday that about 6 inches of snow could fall on Spokane by Wednesday with several more inches falling Thursday. The Pullman area could see up 16 inches of snow by Thursday, said Ron Miller, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Spokane.
Washington state troopers advised motorists to plan ahead and be prepared.
"The number one thing is to drive for the road conditions," Trooper Keith Leary said. "People need to slow down, take their time. If they're not prepared, don't get out on the roadways."
In Oregon, log trucks spun out on ice, school districts closed bus routes and colleges cancelled early classes. The amount of actual snowfall varied across the state, but traffic accidents and clogged roadways were the norm across a northern strip of the state that extended from the coast to the Cascades and included the northern lowlands in the Willamette Valley.
Snow has steadily been falling in Olympia since Sunday, and large snowflakes continued to fall Tuesday morning with several inches on the ground at the Capitol. At least one news conference by House Democrats was canceled Tuesday because of the weather, but several committee meetings were still being held.
In Portland, the city is still stinging from the fallout of a 2008 winter snowstorm that caused major traffic backups and public transportation delays. This year, the city's Bureau of Transportation spread a de-icing solution over major roadways. The solution, calcium magnesium acetate, is considered less toxic and non-corrosive.
Portland does not use rock salt to prevent ice.
"We're not expecting huge accumulations of snow," said Bureau of Transportation spokeswoman Cheryl Kuck. "But we're ready for anything."
Snow on Tuesday canceled or delayed classes in many school districts in the region. Seattle Public Schools, the state's largest school district, closed schools two hours early on Tuesday.
AP Writer Rachel La Corte in Olympia and Donna Blankinship in Seattle contributed to this report.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR WESTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
100 AM PST WED JAN 18 2012
...THE ONSLAUGHT OF SUBTROPICAL PACIFIC MOISTURE IS SPREADING
MODERATE RAIN AND SNOW TO PORTIONS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...
A LARGE PORTION OF THE NORTHWESTERN U.S. HAS WINTER STORM WARNINGS
IN PLACE. THIS REGION SPANS AS FAR SOUTH AS EXTREME NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND AS FAR EAST AS SOUTH-CENTRAL MONTANA. EMBEDDED
WITHIN THIS EXPANSIVE AREA OF WARNINGS ARE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES WHICH INCLUDES THE ENTIRE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAIN CHAIN.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW RELATED WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...COASTAL
OREGON HAS A HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING IN PLACE IN ITS OFFSHORE
WATERS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 1200 AM PST...THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER
RADARS INDICATED AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF RAIN AND SNOW FALLING ALONG
THE WASHINGTON/OREGON BORDER. MODIFIED ARCTIC AIR ADVANCING INTO
THE REGION HAS ALLOWED TEMPERATURES TO APPROACH THE FREEZING MARK
OVER THE REGION. AS A RESULT...LOWER ELEVATIONS ARE CURRENTLY
EXPERIENCING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW INCLUDING THE CITY OF
PORTLAND...OR. FURTHER EAST...THERE IS A LULL IN THE PRECIPITATION
ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WHILE LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING OVER THE
BLUE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEASTERN OREGON. TO THE SOUTH...A SEPARATE
BATCH OF MODERATE RAIN WAS CROSSING INTO EXTREME NORTHWESTERN
CALIFORNIA. AT THE SURFACE...THERE IS NO DISCERNIBLE
LOW PRESSURE AREA CROSSING THE REGION OF INTEREST. HOWEVER...AN
ARCTIC RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE DROPPING SOUTHWARD HAS ALLOWED A
CHANGEOVER TO SNOW OVER SOME OF THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS OF THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST. FALLING PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN A RESULT OF THE
ACTIVE PLUME OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE STREAMING IN COMBINED WITH
MID-LEVEL ENERGY TRACKING TOWARD THE COAST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 PM PST MON JAN
16 THROUGH 1200 AM PST WED JAN 18...
...IDAHO...
MULLAN 15.0 ESTIMATED
WALLACE 14.0 ESTIMATED
OSBURN 13.5
PRICHARD 12.0 ESTIMATED
CLARK FORK SSE 9.0
MOSCOW 5 NNE 6.0 ESTIMATED
SANDPOINT 6.0
...MONTANA...
HERON 2 NW 15.3
SALTESE 6 NW 12.0
BABB 11 WSW 10.0
TROY 6.0 ESTIMATED
...OREGON...
MOUNT HOOD MEADOWS 28.0
TIMBERLINE 26.0 ESTIMATED
LITTLE MEADOW SNOTEL 19.0
DETROIT 1 ESE 18.0
RED HILL SNOTEL 18.0
BEAR GRASS SNOTEL 16.0
BENNETT PASS 16.0
BLAZED ALDER SNOTEL 16.0
DALY LAKE SNOTEL 16.0
WHITE RIVER 16.0
WHITE RIVER SNOW PARK 16.0
CORVALLIS 3 NW 4.0
DOWNTOWN PORTLAND 1.0 ESTIMATED
...WASHINGTON...
JUNE LAKE SNOTEL 20.0
SHEEP CANYON SNOTEL 17.0
SURPRISE LAKE SNOTEL 17.0
TROUT LAKE 1 W 17.0
SPENCER MEADOW SNOTEL 15.0
SWIFT CREEK SNOTEL 15.0
PEPPER CREEK SNOTEL 13.0
PLAIN 1 NW 12.7
ARLINGTON 2 NNE 10.0
CAMAS 10.0
WHITE SALMON 4 ENE 10.0
HURRICANE RIDGE 6 NW 8.0
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...OREGON...
SUMMER LAKE 9 SSE 64
THIS WILL BE A MULTI-DAY EVENT AS A SERIES OF MID-LEVEL
DISTURBANCES TRACK ACROSS THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND INTO THE WESTERN
U.S.. DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME...LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE EXTENDING
BACK TOWARD THE SUBTROPICAL PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW INTO THE
NORTHWESTERN U.S. THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THIS ANOMALOUS MOISTURE
WITH THE MODIFIED ARCTIC AIR MASS AND LOCAL TOPOGRAPHY WILL LEAD
TO MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION OVER THE REGION. THIS WILL EVEN
LEAD TO SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN MANY OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.
COASTAL REGIONS OF NORTH-WESTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN OREGON
COULD SEE RAINFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 10 INCHES BY SATURDAY
MORNING...WITH INLAND SNOWS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 5
AND 10 FEET. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION...HOWLING
WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE
COAST OF OREGON.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 700 AM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR WESTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
700 AM PST WED JAN 18 2012
...THE ONSLAUGHT OF SUBTROPICAL PACIFIC MOISTURE IS SPREADING
MODERATE RAIN AND SNOW TO PORTIONS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...
A LARGE PORTION OF THE NORTHWESTERN U.S. HAS WINTER STORM WARNINGS
IN PLACE. THIS REGION SPANS AS FAR SOUTH AS EXTREME NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND AS FAR EAST AS SOUTH-CENTRAL MONTANA. EMBEDDED
WITHIN THIS EXPANSIVE AREA OF WARNINGS ARE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES WHICH INCLUDES THE ENTIRE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAIN CHAIN.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW RELATED WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...COASTAL
OREGON HAS A HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING IN PLACE IN ITS OFFSHORE
WATERS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 600 AM PST...THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS
INDICATED AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF RAIN AND SNOW FALLING ALONG THE
WASHINGTON/OREGON BORDER. MODIFIED ARCTIC AIR ADVANCING INTO THE
REGION HAS ALLOWED TEMPERATURES TO APPROACH THE FREEZING MARK OVER
THE REGION. AS A RESULT...LOWER ELEVATIONS ARE CURRENTLY
EXPERIENCING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW INCLUDING THE CITY OF
PORTLAND. FURTHER EAST...THERE IS A LULL IN THE PRECIPITATION
ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WHILE LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING OVER THE
BLUE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEASTERN OREGON. TO THE SOUTH...A SEPARATE
BATCH OF MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING ALONG THE OREGON COAST AND IS
CROSSING INTO EXTREME NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. AT THE
SURFACE...THERE IS A 992 MB...29.29 INCHES...LOW PRESSURE AREA
ABOUT 300 MILES OFF THE OREGON COAST. EXTENDING FROM THIS AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE IS A WARM FRONT MOVING NORTH ALONG THE OREGON COAST.
THIS IS ALLOWING FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE WESTERN
PORTIONS OF OREGON. TO THE NORTH...AN ARCTIC RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE DROPPING SOUTHWARD HAS ALLOWED A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW OVER
SOME OF THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. FALLING
PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN A RESULT OF THE ACTIVE PLUME OF SUBTROPICAL
MOISTURE STREAMING IN COMBINED WITH MID-LEVEL ENERGY TRACKING
TOWARD THE COAST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 PM PST MON JAN
16 THROUGH 600 AM PST WED JAN 18...
...IDAHO...
MULLAN 15.0 ESTIMATED
WALLACE 14.0 ESTIMATED
OSBURN 13.5
PRICHARD 12.0 ESTIMATED
CLARK FORK SSE 9.0
MOSCOW 5 NNE 6.0 ESTIMATED
SANDPOINT 6.0
...MONTANA...
HERON 2 NW 15.3
SALTESE 6 NW 12.0
BABB 11 WSW 10.0
TROY 6.0 ESTIMATED
...OREGON...
MOUNT HOOD MEADOWS 28.0
TIMBERLINE 26.0 ESTIMATED
LITTLE MEADOW SNOTEL 19.0
DETROIT 1 ESE 18.0
RED HILL SNOTEL 18.0
BEAR GRASS SNOTEL 16.0
BENNETT PASS 16.0
BLAZED ALDER SNOTEL 16.0
DALY LAKE SNOTEL 16.0
WHITE RIVER 16.0
WHITE RIVER SNOW PARK 16.0
CORVALLIS 3 NW 4.0
DOWNTOWN PORTLAND 1.0 ESTIMATED
...WASHINGTON...
JUNE LAKE SNOTEL 20.0
SHEEP CANYON SNOTEL 17.0
SURPRISE LAKE SNOTEL 17.0
TROUT LAKE 1 W 17.0
SPENCER MEADOW SNOTEL 15.0
SWIFT CREEK SNOTEL 15.0
PEPPER CREEK SNOTEL 13.0
PLAIN 1 NW 12.7
ARLINGTON 2 NNE 10.0
CAMAS 10.0
WHITE SALMON 4 ENE 10.0
HURRICANE RIDGE 6 NW 8.0
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...OREGON...
SUMMER LAKE 9 SSE 64
THIS WILL BE A MULTI-DAY EVENT AS A SERIES OF MID-LEVEL
DISTURBANCES TRACK ACROSS THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND INTO THE WEST
COAST. DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME...RAINFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE
FROM 10-15 INCHES ALONG THE OREGON COAST AND INTO THE NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA COAST. MOST OF THE RAINFALL WILL OCCUR NEAR THE
OREGON/CALIFORNIA BORDER. FARTHER EAST...SNOWFALL TOTALS UP TO 4
FEET WILL OCCUR ALONG THE CASCADES. PORTIONS OF THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS IN WEST CENTRAL IDAHO WILL RECEIVE UP TO 5 FEET OF
SNOW. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION...HOWLING WINDS ARE
EXPECTED WITH HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST OF
OREGON.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 100 PM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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Mostly cloudy and 26 degrees just NW of downtown in Fostoria, OH, wind WNW at 8 mph.
Weather conditions from across nw.OH, as of 1:00 pm EST...
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OHIO REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, OH
100 PM EST WED JAN 18 2012
NORTHWEST OHIO
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
DEFIANCE CLOUDY 27 14 58 VRB5 30.22F WCI 22
FINDLAY CLOUDY 26 13 57 NW6 30.20F WCI 19
TOLEDO EXPRESS PTSUNNY 25 11 55 SW5 30.21F WCI 19
TOLEDO METCALF MOSUNNY 25 12 58 NW5 30.22F WCI 19
LIMA CLOUDY 25 13 60 NW5 30.20F WCI 19
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Skies across nw.OH so far today have been mostly cloudy-to-cloudy, with a few snow flurries at times. Temps since mid overnight have been in the mid 20's. Dew points fell to at 18 to 20 range overnight, then to a 13 to 15 range since mid morning. Winds became W-NW and decreased to 8-15g20 mph overnight and into late morning, then decreased to 5-10 mph since then.
Storm reports from yesterday...
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
940 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0223 PM NON-TSTM WND GST FINDLAY AIRPORT 41.01N 83.48W
01/17/2012 M59.00 MPH HANCOCK OH ASOS
0331 PM NON-TSTM WND GST MANSFIELD LAHM AIRPORT 40.82N 82.52W
01/17/2012 M62.00 MPH RICHLAND OH ASOS
0346 PM NON-TSTM WND GST LORAIN COUNTY AIRPORT 41.34N 81.89W
01/17/2012 M60.00 MPH LORAIN OH ASOS
0405 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG SE ELYRIA 41.38N 82.11W
01/17/2012 LORAIN OH COUNTY OFFICIAL
TREE INTO A BUILDING, POWER LINES AND TREES DOWNED
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG S EUCLID 41.59N 81.52W
01/17/2012 CUYAHOGA OH TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES AND LOWER LINES DOWNED
0430 PM TSTM WND DMG BAINBRIDGE 41.39N 81.34W
01/17/2012 GEAUGA OH TRAINED SPOTTER
DOWNED TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 306 AND
422
0432 PM NON-TSTM WND GST CLEVELAND HOPKINS AIRPO 41.41N 81.85W
01/17/2012 M61.00 MPH CUYAHOGA OH ASOS
0435 PM TSTM WND DMG CHAGRIN FALLS 41.43N 81.39W
01/17/2012 CUYAHOGA OH TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE
0435 PM TSTM WND DMG AKRON 41.08N 81.52W
01/17/2012 SUMMIT OH BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES WERE DOWNED ON SOUTH HAWKINS DRIVE AND DELIA DRIVE
AS WELL AS TRAIL AVENUE AND MANCHESTER ROAD.
0437 PM TSTM WND DMG CHARDON 41.58N 81.21W
01/17/2012 GEAUGA OH TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE BRANCHES WERE DOWNED.
0445 PM TSTM WND DMG 7 S MIDDLEFIELD 41.36N 81.08W
01/17/2012 GEAUGA OH OFFICIAL NWS OBS
LARGE TREE DOWNED NEAR THE PARKMAN POST OFFICE.
0453 PM TSTM WND GST CONNEAUT 41.93N 80.57W
01/17/2012 M0.00 MPH ASHTABULA OH TRAINED SPOTTER
65 MPH
0506 PM TSTM WND GST ASHTABULA 41.88N 80.80W
01/17/2012 M59.00 MPH ASHTABULA OH ASOS
ASHTABULA COUNTY AIRPORT NEAR JEFFERSON.
0510 PM TSTM WND DMG BRISTOLVILLE 41.37N 80.87W
01/17/2012 TRUMBULL OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWER LINES WERE DOWNED.
0512 PM TSTM WND DMG ERIE 42.13N 80.09W
01/17/2012 ERIE PA LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES WERE DOWNED IN THE CITY AS WELL AS MILL CREEK
TOWNSHIP.
0520 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 SW KINSMAN 41.39N 80.68W
01/17/2012 TRUMBULL OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWER LINES WERE DOWNED IN JOHNSTON.
0524 PM TSTM WND DMG 14 NE ERIE 42.27N 79.89W
01/17/2012 LEZ149 PA LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWNED IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.
0528 PM TSTM WND GST YOUNGSTOWN 41.10N 80.65W
01/17/2012 M58.00 MPH MAHONING OH ASOS
YOUNGSTOWN WARREN AIRPORT.
0533 PM TSTM WND DMG YOUNGSTOWN 41.10N 80.65W
01/17/2012 MAHONING OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWNED ON THE EAST SIDE AT WILSON AND RIGBY.
0535 PM TSTM WND DMG MEADVILLE 41.65N 80.15W
01/17/2012 CRAWFORD PA LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWER LINES WERE DOWNED IN MEADVILLE AND
SEVERAL OTHER LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTY.
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Here is a photo that I took at 8:11 am EST on the N side of Findlay...
Here is a photo that I took at 12:13 pm EST on the N outskirts of Findlay...
And, here is a photo that I took at 12:21 pm EST 1.3 mile SSE of Bloomdale...
A HIGH is building E across the lower OH Valley today. A deepening LOW will (1008 mb) over n.SD will move across the cen.Great Lakes tomorrow, with its strong Cold Front moving across nw.Oh tomorrow afternoon. A HIGH will briefly build across n.OH tomorrow night and Friday. Another storm system will impact the region this weekend.
The latest zone forecast for Fostoria, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
1257 PM EST WED JAN 18 2012
SENECA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TIFFIN
1257 PM EST WED JAN 18 2012
.THIS AFTERNOON...PARTLY CLOUDY. MUCH COLDER WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER
20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THURSDAY...SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 20S. TEMPERATURE FALLING INTO THE MID 20S IN THE
AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...
BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW 80 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING. COLDER WITH LOWS AROUND 12. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF SNOW 30 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 50 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW LIKELY. NOT AS COLD WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY...SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. CHANCE OF SNOW
60 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S.
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The latest zone forecast for Findlay, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
1257 PM EST WED JAN 18 2012
HANCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY
1257 PM EST WED JAN 18 2012
.THIS AFTERNOON...PARTLY SUNNY. MUCH COLDER WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER
20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.THURSDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. TEMPERATURE FALLING INTO THE LOWER 20S IN
THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER WITH LOWS AROUND 11.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 50 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW LIKELY. NOT AS COLD WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 30S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S.
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And, the latest zone forecast for Fremont, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
1257 PM EST WED JAN 18 2012
SANDUSKY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT
1257 PM EST WED JAN 18 2012
.THIS AFTERNOON...PARTLY CLOUDY. MUCH COLDER WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER
20S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.THURSDAY...SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 30 MPH...BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW
70 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING. COLDER WITH LOWS AROUND 13. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
CHANCE OF SNOW 30 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 50 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. CHANCE OF SNOW
60 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 30S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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"TWIN WINTER STORMS SLAM PACIFIC NORTHWEST"
Brad Lendon, CNN
www.cnn.com
1/18/12, 10:42 am EST
(CNN) -- Snow was pelting Seattle and accumulating on roads early Wednesday as the city was poised to see what could be one of its largest-ever snowfalls in more than 70 years.
The Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area may see between 4 and 8 inches of snow as the second of twin storms moves across the Pacific Northwest, according to the National Weather Service.
The southwest interior of Washington state, including the capital, Olympia, could see 5 to 10 inches of snow, the weather service said.
Precipitation moving in from the south and west is combining with cold air moving south from Canada to create the heavy snowfall, said Dustin Guy, a meteorologist at the weather service's Seattle office.
If snowfall amounts top 7 inches, the winter weather event will rank among Seattle's 10 worst since the early 1940s, when record-keeping began, he added. A series of severe winter storms and record-breaking cold also hit the region in the 1950s, according to CNN affiliate KOMO.
While that amount of snow is no problem in places that receive snow regularly, heavy snowfall is relatively rare in Seattle, where steep hills can make winter travel treacherous.
Nevertheless, city officials maintain they are prepared for the storm, said CNN's Thelma Gutierrez. De-icing has begun on bridges and overpasses, some emergency shelters were opened, schools were closed and some flights were canceled.
High-wind warnings were in effect along the coast, where winds could gust to hurricane force -- knocking down trees and causing power outages, said CNN meteorologist Taylor Ward.
Wednesday's snowfall in Seattle may equal its annual average, Ward said.
Mountainous areas of the Pacific Northwest will see even more snow, with the largest accumulations on the eastern slopes of the Cascades, according to the weather service. Significant snowfall is expected across southern Washington, northwest Oregon and into western Idaho.
From late Tuesday through early Thursday, 2 feet to 3.5 feet of snow is forecast for the mountains east of Seattle, Guy said. Mount Rainier could see 10 feet of snow by Friday.
However, the snow in Portland, Oregon, had changed into heavy rain Wednesday morning as warm air intruded into the area. The city was under a flood advisory because of the rain and melting snow, the weather service said. High winds were also forecast for the area.
Winter storm warnings were still posted for much of Oregon, with snow expected Wednesday.
The first storm moved into the area Monday and Tuesday. The second and stronger storm was forecast to hit Wednesday into Thursday.
"It's pretty big when you get back-to-back storms like that," weather service meteorologist Roger Cloutier said.
Winter storm warnings Wednesday touched portions of eight states, stretching into Montana, Utah and Wyoming.
Scattered areas near Easton, Washington, along Interstate 90 in the Cascade Mountains 55 miles east of Seattle, have already received 32 inches of snow, Cloutier said.
The snowfall extends south into Oregon, with as much as 18 inches forecast for the Bend area. CNN affiliate KTVZ in Bend said an earlier round of snow over the weekend gave a boost to local ski resorts but also created dangerous driving conditions that left at least one motorist dead.
Those conditions were expected to worsen.
"Expect extreme travel difficulties to develop on Wednesday," the weather service said, advising those who must take to the roads during the storm to carry a flashlight, blankets and extra food and water.
The Washington State Department of Transportation said 1,250 workers will use nearly 500 pieces of equipment statewide to treat and plow roadways.
Alaska Airlines said it is canceling 38 flights Wednesday because of the heavy snow expected to hit the area.
CNN affiliate KING reported that Seattle Public Schools opted to close all schools two hours early.
The heavy snowfall will be followed by rain in Seattle, which could produce accumulated water and urban flooding, Guy said.
"It's just gonna be a mess all around," he said of the coming few days in the Seattle area.
Cloutier said even though computer models are trending colder and colder for the coming days, the heavy snow will eventually pose a flooding threat.
"When the snow does finally melt, you can almost guarantee there will be some flooding somewhere," he said.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR WESTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
100 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012
...A MAJOR WINTER STORM AFFECTING THE NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
WITH HEAVY SNOW...HEAVY RAINS AND VERY STRONG WINDS...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR A
LARGE PORTION OF THE NORTHWESTERN U.S. FROM NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA...THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND INTO
THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN. FLOOD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
FROM COASTAL NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INTO COASTAL OREGON. HIGH
WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS WESTERN
OREGON. AVALANCHE WARNINGS AND WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE
WASHINGTON AND OREGON CASCADES.
IN ADDITION TO THE WARNING AND ADVISORIES AFFECTING LAND
AREAS...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS THE
OFFSHORE WATERS OR OREGON.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 100 PM PST...THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS
INDICATED AN LARGE REGION OF PRECIPITATION FALLING ACROSS MOST OF
WASHINGTON STATE...OREGON...NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...NORTHERN NEVADA
AND SOUTHERN IDAHO. HEAVY RAINS ARE CURRENTLY CONFINED TO COASTAL
SECTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN OREGON. AN ARCTIC
FRONTAL BOUNDARY DRAPED ALONG THE COLUMBIA RIVER VALLEY INTO THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES IS KEEPING TEMPERATURES MUCH BELOW AVERAGE TO THE
NORTH OF THE FRONT...SUPPORTING SNOWFALL AT LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG
THE WASHINGTON OREGON BORDER NORTHWARD INTO ALL OF WASHINGTON
STATE...INCLUDING SEATTLE AND QUILLAYUTE WASHINGTON AND THE DALLES
OREGON. SNOW THAT HAD BEEN FALLING IN PORTLAND OREGON HAS CHANGED
TO RAIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. FARTHER EAST...SNOW IS FALLING FROM
THE OREGON WASHINGTON CASCADES EASTWARD INTO EASTERN
WASHINGTON...EASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHERN IDAHO. AT THE
SURFACE...A 993 MB...29.32 INCHES OF MERCURY...LOW PRESSURE AREA
WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST.
EXTENDING FROM THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS AN ARCTIC FRONTAL
BOUNDARY STRETCHING EASTWARD THROUGH THE COLUMBIA RIVER VALLEY AND
INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. PRECIPITATION AFFECTING THE
NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES HAS BEEN A RESULT OF A WELL DEFINED
PLUME OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE THAT STRETCHES FROM OVER
HAWAII...NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 PM PST MON JAN
16 THROUGH 100 PM PST WED JAN 18...
...IDAHO...
MULLAN 15.0 ESTIMATED
NW WASCO 14.0
WALLACE 14.0 ESTIMATED
OSBURN 13.5
PRICHARD 12.0 ESTIMATED
MISSOULA 10 N 11.0
ELK CITY 9.6
CLARK FORK SSE 9.0
MCCALL 9 SSE 8.0
BOISE 7 SW 6.0
MOSCOW 5 NNE 6.0 ESTIMATED
SANDPOINT 6.0
MISSOULA 6 E 5.5
...MONTANA...
HERON 2 NW 15.3
SALTESE 6 NW 12.0
BABB 11 WSW 10.0
TROY 6.0 ESTIMATED
...OREGON...
MOUNT HOOD MEADOWS 28.0
SILVERTON 9.1 SE 27.0
TIMBERLINE 26.0 ESTIMATED
LITTLE MEADOW SNOTEL 19.0
DETROIT 1 ESE 18.0
RED HILL SNOTEL 18.0
BEAR GRASS SNOTEL 16.0
BENNETT PASS 16.0
BLAZED ALDER SNOTEL 16.0
DALY LAKE SNOTEL 16.0
WHITE RIVER 16.0
WHITE RIVER SNOW PARK 16.0
CITY OF THE DALLE 10.0
CORVALLIS 3 NW 4.0
DOWNTOWN PORTLAND 1.0 ESTIMATED
...WASHINGTON...
OLYMPIA 6.5 SW 21.7
JUNE LAKE SNOTEL 20.0
SHEEP CANYON SNOTEL 17.0
SURPRISE LAKE SNOTEL 17.0
TROUT LAKE 1 W 17.0
CHEHALIS 2 SSE 16.0
SPENCER MEADOW SNOTEL 15.0
SWIFT CREEK SNOTEL 15.0
VAIL 4 ENE 14.0
OSBURN 13.5
LACEY 5 S 13.0 ESTIMATED
PEPPER CREEK SNOTEL 13.0
PLAIN 1 NW 12.7
PORT ANGELES 8.1 SSW 10.3
ARLINGTON 2 NNE 10.0
CAMAS 10.0
OLYMPIA 6 WNW 10.0
WHITE SALMON 4 ENE 10.0
BELLINGHAM 1.5 SW 9.0
HURRICANE RIDGE 6 NW 8.0
SEATTLE 4.0
YAKIMA 1 SSW 4.0
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...OREGON...
OTTER ROCK 1 NE 110
YACHATS 2 NNE 109
NEWPORT 95
PACIFIC CITY 78
FLORENCE COAST GUARD TOWER 77
GARIBALDI 69
WILLAMETTE 66
SUMMER LAKE 9 SSE 64
TILLAMOOK AIRPORT 58
...WASHINGTON...
HEBO 5 ESE 73
MEGLER 1 NNW 53
NASELLE 4 NNE 48
THIS WILL BE A MULTI-DAY HEAVY PRECIPITATION EVENT FOR LARGE
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES FROM NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA...THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST OF WASHINGTON AND
OREGON AND INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES ACROSS NORTHWESTERN
MONTANA...ALL OF IDAHO...WESTERN WYOMING...NORTHEASTERN NEVADA AND
INTO THE NORTHERN WASATCH AND UINTA RANGES OF UTAH. A SERIES OF
STORM SYSTEMS WILL BE MOVING OFF THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
AND INTO THE NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES THROUGH THE END OF THIS
WEEK AND INTO A LARGE PORTION OF NEXT WEEK. WHILE THERE WILL BE
BREAKS IN THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION BETWEEN THE STORM SYSTEMS
AFFECTING THE NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY. RAINFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 10-20
INCHES ALONG THE OREGON COAST AND INTO THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
COAST...WHILE SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE LIKELY THROUGH
THE CASCADES OF WASHINGTON/OREGON...THE SHASTA/SISKIYOU/NORTHERN
SIERRA RANGES OF CALIFORNIA...THROUGH THE NORTHERN WASATCH AND
UINTA RANGES OF UTAH AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES FROM FAR
EASTERN IDAHO/WESTERN WYOMING...THROUGH CENTRAL TO NORTHERN
IDAHO...NORTHWESTERN MONTANA AND NORTHEASTERN OREGON. IN ADDITION
TO THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY EACH
STORM SYSTEM AS THEY MOVE ASHORE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS
WEEK INTO NEXT WEEK ALONG COASTAL SECTIONS FROM NORTHWESTERN
CALIFORNIA INTO OREGON AND WASHINGTON.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 700 PM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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Partly cloudy and 20 degrees on the S side of Fostoria, OH, wind S at 6 mph.
Weather conditions from across nw.OH, as of 9:00 pm EST...
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OHIO REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, OH
900 PM EST WED JAN 18 2012
NORTHWEST OHIO
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
DEFIANCE CLEAR 24 16 71 S6 30.09F WCI 17
FINDLAY PTCLDY 20 15 81 S7 30.09F WCI 11
TOLEDO EXPRESS PTCLDY 23 15 71 S7 30.09F WCI 15
TOLEDO METCALF PTCLDY 23 16 74 S7 30.11F WCI 15
LIMA CLEAR 21 14 74 S6 30.09F WCI 13
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Skies across nw.OH were cloudy into early evening, becoming partly cloudy since mid evening. Temps peaked at 27 at FAA-Findlay (OH) at 4:00 pm EST and have sicne fallen to near 20. Dew points since mid afternoon have been in the mid teens. Winds became SW-W at 3-10 mph mid afternoon, then SW at 3-10 mph late afternoon into early evening, then S at 3-8 mph since then.
Here is a photo that I took at 5:30 pm EST on the E side of Findlay...
A fast-moving "Alberta Clipper" LOW will move across the Great Lakes and bring light snow to nw.OH tomorrow. A HIGH will briefly build across ON on Friday. Another fast-moving LOW will move across the OH Valley and possibly bring several inches of snow to nw.OH Friday night and early Saturday. A progression of systems may continue to affect nw.OH's weather well into next week.
The latest HWO...
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
415 PM EST WED JAN 18 2012
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-
ASHTABULA INLAND-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-
WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-
HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-
CRAWFORD PA-
415 PM EST WED JAN 18 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL
OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO...NORTHWEST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS SOUTH OF THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY MORNING. WHILE DETAILS REMAIN UNCERTAIN...IT APPEARS THAT
SOME LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...OR EVEN
FREEZING RAIN. AT THIS POINT THIS CHANCE IS BEST ALONG AND SOUTH
OF U.S. 30. OTHERWISE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS
POSSIBLE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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The latest zone forecast for Fostoria, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
645 PM EST WED JAN 18 2012
SENECA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TIFFIN
645 PM EST WED JAN 18 2012
.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. TEMPERATURE RISING
INTO THE UPPER 20S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.THURSDAY...SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S. TEMPERATURE FALLING INTO THE LOWER 20S IN THE AFTERNOON.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH...BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF SNOW 80 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER WITH LOWS AROUND 12.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW
50 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW WITH A CHANCE OF
SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. NOT AS COLD. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE IN THE
LOWER 20S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
80 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN
PARTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. CHANCE OF
SNOW 50 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. NOT AS COOL WITH LOWS IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 30.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 40.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN CLEARING. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
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The latest zone forecast for Findlay, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
645 PM EST WED JAN 18 2012
HANCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY
645 PM EST WED JAN 18 2012
.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. TEMPERATURE RISING
INTO THE UPPER 20S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.THURSDAY...SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 20S. TEMPERATURE FALLING INTO THE LOWER 20S IN THE AFTERNOON.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH...BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF SNOW 80 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER WITH LOWS AROUND 11.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW
50 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SNOW WITH A CHANCE OF
SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. NOT AS COLD. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE IN THE
LOWER 20S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
80 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN
PARTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. CHANCE OF SNOW
40 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. NOT AS COOL WITH LOWS IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 30.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 40.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN CLEARING. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 40. CHANCE
OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
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And, the latest zone forecast for fremont, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
645 PM EST WED JAN 18 2012
SANDUSKY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT
645 PM EST WED JAN 18 2012
.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO
20 MPH.
.THURSDAY...SNOW LIKELY. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH. BRISK
WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. TEMPERATURE FALLING INTO THE LOWER 20S
IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH...BECOMING WEST 15 TO
25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER WITH LOWS AROUND 12. WEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW
50 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW. NOT AS COLD. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE IN THE
LOWER 20S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 80 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN
PARTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. CHANCE OF SNOW
40 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. NOT AS COOL WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN CLEARING. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 20S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
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Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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"WIDESPREAD SNOWSTORM WALLOPS WESTERN WASHINGTON, BRINGS HIGH WINDS TO OREGON COAST"
Rachel La Corte, AP
www.ap.org
1/18/12, 7:51 pm EST
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- A winter storm that packed winds of 100 mph and dumped more than a foot of snow in the Pacific Northwest could soon give way to another threat: warmer weather and the potential for flooding.
On Wednesday, at least, some residents in Washington state's capital tried to find a way to enjoy the abundance of snow in a region not used to huge snowfalls.
"I love it," said teenager Emily Hansen, who had the day off from high school and spent the morning with her mother taking photos of the growing piles of snow outside the Capitol.
Her mother, however, was more measured, mindful of what the days ahead could bring. "A day or two it's fun, but after a while you start looking at accidents and slush and flooding," Pat Hansen said.
From Olympia to the Oregon coast, the storm closed schools, caused dozens of flight cancellations and clogged roads with snow and hundreds of accidents.
Olympia had nearly a foot of new snow on the ground by late morning. Nearly 11 inches was measured at the airport Wednesday. The record is 14.2 inches on Jan. 24, 1972.
Lewis County, south of Olympia, had the highest snowfall amounts, ranging from 12 to 17 inches.
"It's unusual to get this much snow for western Washington, especially in this amount," said Dennis D'Amico, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Seattle.
"A storm that that may drop upward of a foot on Olympia, that's pretty significant," he said. "Whether it's over 12 hours or six hours, it's still a lot of snow to deal with."
By mid-afternoon, only a light snow or freezing rain fell in the southern part of the state.
"The storm is gradually winding down," said Carl Cerniglia, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Seattle. "What's been left behind is just a really light snow."
Thursday's forecast was for a mix of snow and rain, and the National Weather Service warned that urban and small stream flooding was possible Friday, when another storm was expected to hit the state.
Rain and temperatures in the 40s would start melting snow on the ground.
Also, forecasters warned that heavy rain combined with snow melt could lead to some river flooding, especially in the Chehalis River Basin, an area that has been hit by significant floods in recent years.
A flooding forecast issued by the weather service on Wednesday said that there was a lot of uncertainty "in how much snow water there is and how fast that snow will melt."
Officials in Lewis County said they didn't have yet have concerns about flooding in the Chehalis River, but were monitoring the amount of snow they receive.
Washington residents had plenty of warning as snow showers started over the weekend.
With the heavy snow in sight, Seattle and other school districts canceled classes in advance. Alaska Airlines announced late Tuesday that it canceled 38 flights into and out of Seattle and Portland, Ore.
Washington State University announced late Wednesday it was cancelling all classes Thursday at its Pullman campus in southeastern Washington as significant snowfall was expected overnight.
Many courts and government offices and libraries closed. Garbage collection was postponed. Several Seattle hotels reported all their rooms were booked. Elsewhere, shoppers stocked up on groceries.
Over a 24-hour period ending at 9 a.m. Wednesday, the Washington State Patrol responded to nearly 500 collisions on western Washington roads, spokesman Bob Calkins said.
"I saw a guy in my rear mirror," said State Trooper Guy Gill. "I saw headlights and taillights and headlights and taillights again as he spun around off the road."
In Oregon, high winds hammered parts of the coast and caused power outages to tens of thousands of customers, with reports of gusts of 110 mph and more. There were no immediate reports of serious damage.
At the Capitol in Washington state, it was business as usual.
Some state employees drove into work, but others walked in, and at least one employee was seen cross-country skiing to the campus. The 60-day legislative session began Jan. 9.
In Tacoma, which had about 7 inches of snow for the morning rush hour, a kilt-clad, barelegged Charles Hetrick frolicked with his dog in a park.
"I've worn nothing but kilts for the last six years, so I didn't even think about it when I put it on this morning," Hetrick said.
In Seattle, a fleet of 30 plows, de-icing trucks and graders were deployed to remove snow from main city streets. It had stopped snowing in Seattle Wednesday afternoon, but several inches of snow were still on the ground.
Hundreds of people careened down Queen Anne Hill, one of Seattle's steepest, on skis, sleds and laundry baskets - narrowly missing cars that crossed the intersection at the bottom.
Jake Munson, an 18-year-old student at the Art Institute of Seattle, joined two friends in sliding down on an air mattress covered with a clear plastic bag.
"I've done the whole tubing thing, but I had more fun doing this," he said. "It's way faster and riskier. There's fear - you don't want to run into a pole or something."
Associated Press writers Doug Esser and Gene Johnson in Seattle, Ted Warren in Tacoma, Wash., and Jonathan J. Cooper in Portland, Ore., contributed to this report.
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"AS SNOW SLOWS, OFFICIALS WARN OF ICY ROADS IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST"
CNN
www.cnn.com
1/18/12, 9:20 pm EST
Seattle (CNN) -- Even as snowfall slowed Wednesday in the Pacific Northwest, officials warned that falling temperatures would make roads icy and dangerous for drivers.
"We are seeing multiple spinouts and collisions," the Washington State Department of Transportation reported on its website, advising drivers to slow down as road conditions worsened.
Some normally busy streets in Seattle looked more like ski runs, as residents with sleds and snowboards took advantage of what could be one of the area's largest snowfalls in decades.
The National Weather Service canceled a winter storm warning for the area Wednesday afternoon, but said a winter weather advisory would remain in effect until midnight. Light snowfall was expected to continue throughout the evening.
High-wind warnings were in effect along the coast, where winds could gust to hurricane force, knocking down trees and causing power outages, said CNN meteorologist Taylor Ward.
Wednesday's snowfall in Seattle may equal its annual average, Ward said.
CNN affiliate KOMO showed images of overturned vehicles and carports and awnings that collapsed under the weight of the snow.
Precipitation moving in from the south and west is combining with cold air moving south from Canada to create the heavy snowfall, said Dustin Guy, a meteorologist at the weather service's Seattle office.
If snowfall amounts top 7 inches, the winter weather event will rank among Seattle's 10 worst since the early 1940s, when record-keeping began, he added. A series of severe winter storms and record-breaking cold also hit the region in the 1950s, according to CNN affiliate KOMO.
While that amount of snow is no problem in places that receive snow regularly, heavy snowfall is relatively rare in Seattle, where steep hills can make winter travel treacherous.
"This city shuts down when winter hits. It's nuts. ... This city is just so unprepared for snow," Derek Stanek, 25, told CNN's iReport.
Nevertheless, city officials maintained they were ready for the storm.
Deicing measures were in place on bridges and overpasses, emergency shelters were opened, schools were closed and some flights were canceled.
Using a ruler outside his home near Tacoma, Washington, Joel Pederson measured 6 inches of snow Wednesday. And it was still coming down, Pederson told CNN's iReport.
"We have not had this much snow since the 1980s," he said.
Official snow measurements for the day were not expected until Thursday morning.
But Washington's capital, Olympia, had already received 13 inches of snow by Wednesday afternoon: the third highest 24-hour snowfall on record and the largest amount of snow that had fallen there since 1972, when 14.2 inches of snow fell in one day.
As of late Wednesday morning, the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport had received 4 inches of snow, with 4.7 inches measured in Tacoma, as the second of twin winter storms moved through, according to the National Weather Service
Up to 8 inches of snow was forecast for the metropolitan area.
The town of Winlock, Washington, about 105 miles south of Seattle, had received 16 inches by late Wednesday morning, the weather service said. The town of Chehalis, about 18 miles north of Winlock, had 14 inches.
Mountainous areas of the Pacific Northwest will see even more snow, with the largest accumulations on the eastern slopes of the Cascades, according to the weather service. Significant snowfall is expected across southern Washington, northwest Oregon and into western Idaho.
From late Tuesday through early Thursday, 2 feet to 3.5 feet of snow is forecast for the mountains east of Seattle, Guy said. Mount Rainier could see 10 feet of snow by Friday.
However, the snow in Portland, Oregon, had changed into heavy rain Wednesday morning as warm air intruded into the area. The city was under a flood advisory because of the rain and melting snow, the weather service said.
High winds were also forecast for the area. At Otter Rock, on the central Oregon coast, a gust of 110 mph was recorded, CNN meteorologist Sean Morris reported, along with gusts topping 80 mph at Lincoln City and Florence.
The first storm moved into the area Monday and Tuesday.
"It's pretty big when you get back-to-back storms like that," weather service meteorologist Roger Cloutier said.
Winter storm warnings Wednesday touched portions of eight states, stretching into Montana, Utah and Wyoming.
The snowfall extends south into Oregon, with as much as 18 inches forecast for the Bend area. CNN affiliate KTVZ in Bend said an earlier round of snow over the weekend gave a boost to local ski resorts but also created dangerous driving conditions that left at least one motorist dead.
Those conditions were expected to worsen.
"Expect extreme travel difficulties to develop on Wednesday," the weather service said, advising those who must take to the roads during the storm to carry a flashlight, blankets and extra food and water.
The Washington State Department of Transportation said 1,250 workers will use nearly 500 pieces of equipment statewide to treat and plow roadways.
The heavy snowfall will be followed by rain in Seattle, which could produce accumulated water and urban flooding, Guy said.
"It's just gonna be a mess all around," he said of the coming few days in the Seattle area.
CNN's Thelma Gutierrez, Brad Lendon, Sean Morris and Christina Zdanowicz contributed to this report.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR WESTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
700 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012
...A MAJOR WINTER STORM AFFECTING THE NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
WITH HEAVY SNOW...HEAVY RAINS...AND VERY STRONG WINDS...
WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN
EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE NORTHWESTERN U.S. FROM NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA...THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...NORTHERN ROCKIES...AND INTO
THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN AND NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS. WINTER STORM
WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE ALSO BEEN ISSUED ALONG
THE SIERRA NEVADA RANGES. FLOOD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
FROM COASTAL NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INTO COASTAL OREGON. HIGH
WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS WESTERN
OREGON. HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED ALONG THE OREGON
COAST. AVALANCHE WARNINGS AND WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE
WASHINGTON AND OREGON CASCADES.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 600 PM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
PRECIPITATION COVERING WESTERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
MOST OF THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WAS FALLING AS RAIN...EXCEPT
FOR SOME LOCATIONS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CASCADES.
SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH WERE OBSERVED ALONG THE OREGON
AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTS. FARTHER INLAND...A RAIN/SNOW MIX
WAS OBSERVED FALLING IN ANOTHER SOLID AREA OF PRECIPITATION OVER
SOUTHERN IDAHO AND SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH. NORTH OF
THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION...SCATTERED AREAS OF MOSTLY LIGHT SNOW
WERE OBSERVED TO THE NORTH OF A WELL DEFINED ARCTIC FRONT
STRETCHING FROM SOUTHERN WASHINGTON...EASTWARD INTO CENTRAL
WYOMING.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 PM PST MON JAN
16 THROUGH 600 PM PST WED JAN 18...
...CALIFORNIA...
WEAVERVILLE 1 N 7.0
...IDAHO...
STANLEY 28 NE 28.9
KETCHUM 22 NW 28.2
MULLAN 15.0 ESTIMATED
NW WASCO 14.0
WALLACE 14.0 ESTIMATED
OSBURN 13.5
PRICHARD 12.0 ESTIMATED
MISSOULA 10 N 11.0
ELK CITY 9.6
CLARK FORK SSE 9.0
MCCALL 9 SSE 8.0
BOISE 7 SW 6.0
MISSOULA 6 E 5.5
...MONTANA...
HERON 2 NW 15.3
COPPER CAMP 13.0
MANY GLACIER 13.0
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 12.0
SALTESE 6 NW 12.0
PIKE CREEK 11.0
SPUR PARK 11.0
BABB 11 WSW 10.0
BADGER PASS 9.0
BLACK BEAR 9.0
MADISON PLATEAU 7.0
MULE CREEK 6.0
TROY 6.0 ESTIMATED
...OREGON...
MOUNT HOOD MEADOWS 28.0
SILVERTON 9.1 SE 27.0
TIMBERLINE 26.0 ESTIMATED
LITTLE MEADOW SNOTEL 19.0
DETROIT 1 ESE 18.0
RED HILL SNOTEL 18.0
BEAR GRASS SNOTEL 16.0
BENNETT PASS 16.0
BLAZED ALDER SNOTEL 16.0
DALY LAKE SNOTEL 16.0
WHITE RIVER 16.0
CITY OF THE DALLE 10.0
...WASHINGTON...
OLYMPIA 6.5 SW 21.7
JUNE LAKE SNOTEL 20.0
EASTON 7 NNW 18.0
SHEEP CANYON SNOTEL 17.0
SURPRISE LAKE SNOTEL 17.0
TROUT LAKE 1 W 17.0
CHEHALIS 2 SSE 16.0
SPENCER MEADOW SNOTEL 15.0
SWIFT CREEK SNOTEL 15.0
VAIL 4 ENE 14.0
OSBURN 13.5
LACEY 5 S 13.0 ESTIMATED
PEPPER CREEK SNOTEL 13.0
PLAIN 1 NW 12.7
PORT ANGELES 8.1 SSW 10.3
ARLINGTON 2 NNE 10.0
CAMAS 10.0
OLYMPIA 6 WNW 10.0
WHITE SALMON 4 ENE 10.0
BELLINGHAM 1.5 SW 9.0
HURRICANE RIDGE 6 NW 8.0
SEATTLE 4.0
YAKIMA 1 SSW 4.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 PM PST MON JAN
16 THROUGH 600 PM PST WED JAN 18...
...OREGON...
LANGLOIS 1 NNE 4.12
SCOTTSBURG 2 E 3.00
WILDERVILLE 2 WSW 2.28
SAGINAAW 2 W 2.02
BANDON 3 S 1.98
LANGLOIS 2 NNE 1.95
COOS BAY 3 SSE 1.55
W MYRTLE POINT 1.14
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...OREGON...
PORT ORFORD 6 NW 88
BANDON 3 S 63
...UTAH...
BURNTFORK 80
SNOWBASIN 65
WELLSVILLE 62
THIS WILL BE A MULTI-DAY EVENT FOR LARGE PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...THROUGH THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST OF WASHINGTON AND OREGON AND INTO THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES ACROSS NORTHWESTERN MONTANA...ALL OF IDAHO...WESTERN
WYOMING...NORTHEASTERN NEVADA AND INTO THE NORTHERN WASATCH AND
UINTA RANGES OF UTAH. A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL BE MOVING
OFF THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN AND INTO THE NORTHWESTERN
UNITED STATES THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK AND INTO A LARGE
PORTION OF NEXT WEEK. WHILE THERE WILL BE BREAKS IN THE HEAVY
PRECIPITATION BETWEEN THE STORM SYSTEMS AFFECTING THE NORTHWESTERN
UNITED STATES...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE
LIKELY. RAINFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 10-20 INCHES ALONG THE
OREGON COAST AND INTO THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST...WHILE
SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE CASCADES OF
WASHINGTON/OREGON...THE SHASTA/SISKIYOU/NORTHERN SIERRA RANGES OF
CALIFORNIA...THROUGH THE NORTHERN WASATCH AND UINTA RANGES OF UTAH
AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES FROM FAR EASTERN IDAHO/WESTERN
WYOMING...THROUGH CENTRAL TO NORTHERN IDAHO...NORTHWESTERN MONTANA
AND NORTHEASTERN OREGON. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY
PRECIPITATION...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY EACH STORM SYSTEM
AS IT MOVES ASHORE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK INTO NEXT
WEEK ALONG COASTAL SECTIONS FROM NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INTO
OREGON AND WASHINGTON.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 100 AM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR WESTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
100 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012
...A MAJOR WINTER STORM AFFECTING THE NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
WITH HEAVY SNOW...HEAVY RAINS...AND VERY STRONG WINDS...
WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN
EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE NORTHWESTERN U.S. FROM THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...THEN
EASTWARD INTO THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN AND NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS.
FLOOD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FROM COASTAL NORTHWESTERN
CALIFORNIA INTO COASTAL OREGON. HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS WESTERN OREGON. HAZARDOUS SEAS
WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED ALONG THE OREGON COAST. AVALANCHE
WARNINGS AND WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE WASHINGTON AND OREGON
CASCADES AND FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL IDAHO AND MONTANA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 1200 AM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
PRECIPITATION COVERING WESTERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
MOST OF THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WAS FALLING AS RAIN...EXCEPT
FOR SOME LOCATIONS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CASCADES.
FARTHER INLAND...A RAIN/SNOW MIX WAS OBSERVED FALLING IN ANOTHER
SOLID AREA OF PRECIPITATION OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IDAHO
SOUTHEASTWARD INTO NORTHERN UTAH. NORTH OF THE HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION...SCATTERED AREAS OF MOSTLY LIGHT SNOW WERE OBSERVED
TO THE NORTH OF A WELL DEFINED ARCTIC FRONT STRETCHING FROM
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON...EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD INTO CENTRAL WYOMING.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 PM PST MON JAN
16 THROUGH 100 AM PST THU JAN 19...
...CALIFORNIA...
CARRVILLE 11 SSW 12.5
JUNCTION CITY 2 N 12.0
WEAVERVILLE 1 SSW 12.0
DUNSMUIR 4 SSW 8.0
...IDAHO...
KETCHUM 22 NW 38.5
STANLEY 28 NE 32.9
BURLEY 30 SW 22.2
PINE 16.5
MULLAN 15.0 ESTIMATED
BOISE 12 NE 14.0
NW WASCO 14.0
WALLACE 14.0 ESTIMATED
MONTPELIER 11 NE 13.8
OSBURN 13.5
OROFINO 3 NE 12.0
PRICHARD 12.0 ESTIMATED
CORRAL 3 WSW 11.0
MISSOULA 10 N 11.0
NNE FAIRFIELD 11.0
...MONTANA...
HERON 2 NW 15.3
COPPER CAMP 13.0
MANY GLACIER 13.0
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 12.0
SALTESE 6 NW 12.0
PIKE CREEK 11.0
SPUR PARK 11.0
BABB 11 WSW 10.0
BADGER PASS 9.0
BLACK BEAR 9.0
HELENA 7.7
...OREGON...
MT. HOOD MEADOWS 50.0 ESTIMATED 50-55
TIMBERLANE 45.0 ESTIMATED 45-55
BLAZED ALDER 35.0 ESTIMATED
MOUNT HOOD TEST 35.0 ESTIMATED 35-40
GOVERNMENT CAMP 34.0
BEAR GRASS 32.0 ESTIMATED 32-36
NORTH FORK 31.0
CLACKAMAS LAKE 30.0 ESTIMATED
CLEAR LAKE 30.0 ESTIMATED
DALY LAKE 30.0 ESTIMATED
GREENPOINT 30.0 ESTIMATED 30-35
LITTLE MEADOWS 30.0 ESTIMATED 30-35
MUD RIDGE 30.0 ESTIMATED 30-35
...WASHINGTON...
JUNE LAKE 31.0
SURPRISE LAKE 30.0 ESTIMATED
CALAMITY 25.0 ESTIMATED
LONE PINE 25.0 ESTIMATED 25-30
PEPPER CREEK 25.0 ESTIMATED
SPENCER MEADOW 25.0 ESTIMATED
SWIFT CREEK 25.0 ESTIMATED 25-30
OLYMPIA 6.5 SW 21.7
JUNE LAKE SNOTEL 20.0
SHEEP CANYON 20.0 ESTIMATED 20-25
SEATTLE 4.0
...WYOMING...
JACKSON 8 WNW 13.0
AFTON 17 E 12.0
PAHASKA 14 NE 12.0
BONDURANT 19 SW 11.0
SOUTH ENTRANCE 5 N - YELLOWSTONE 11.0
CORA 22 N 10.0
THAYNE 17.2 E 10.0
KEMMERER 36 N 9.0
MORAN JUNCTION 8 NNE 9.0
ALPINE 8.0
CLARK 21 W 8.0
CODY 56 SW 8.0
HOBACK JUNCTION 8.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 PM PST MON JAN
16 THROUGH 100 AM PST THU JAN 19...
...CALIFORNIA...
CRESCENT CITY/MC NAMARA FIELD 3.30
...OREGON...
SALEM/MCNARY FIELD 4.47
CORVALLIS MUNI ARPT 4.21
LANGLOIS 1 NNE 4.12
OBRIEN 1 SSW 4.02
NE BROOKINGS 3.52
MERLIN 6 SW 3.15
SCOTTSBURG 2 E 3.00
CAVE JUNCTION 2 SSW 2.86
EUGENE/MAHLON SWEET FLD 2.67
MCMINNVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.47
WILDERVILLE 2 WSW 2.28
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
200 PM PST MON JAN 16 THROUGH 100 AM PST THU JAN 19...
...WASHINGTON...
NORTH BEND 2 SE 0.30
ISSAQUAH 0.25
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...IDAHO...
MULLAN PASS 69
...MONTANA...
LIVINGSTON AIRPORT 71
...OREGON...
NORTH BEND MUNI ARPT 66
NEWPORT MUNI ARPT 64
...WYOMING...
WHEATLAND 9 S 77
CENTENNIAL 14 NE 68
ARLINGTON 65
LANDER/HUNT FIELD 64
THIS WILL BE A MULTI-DAY EVENT FOR LARGE PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES ACROSS
NORTHWESTERN MONTANA...ALL OF IDAHO...WESTERN
WYOMING...NORTHEASTERN NEVADA AND INTO THE NORTHERN WASATCH AND
UINTA RANGES OF UTAH. A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL BE MOVING
OFF THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN AND INTO THE NORTHWESTERN
UNITED STATES THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK AND INTO MUCH OF NEXT
WEEK. WHILE THERE WILL BE BREAKS IN THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION
BETWEEN THE STORM SYSTEMS AFFECTING THE NORTHWESTERN UNITED
STATES...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY.
RAINFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 10-20 INCHES ALONG THE OREGON
COAST AND INTO THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST...WHILE SNOWFALL
TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE CASCADES OF
WASHINGTON/OREGON...THE SHASTA/SISKIYOU/NORTHERN SIERRA RANGES OF
CALIFORNIA...THROUGH THE NORTHERN WASATCH AND UINTA RANGES OF UTAH
AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES FROM FAR EASTERN
IDAHO/WESTERN WYOMING...THROUGH CENTRAL TO NORTHERN
IDAHO...NORTHWESTERN MONTANA AND NORTHEASTERN OREGON. IN ADDITION
TO THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY EACH
STORM SYSTEM AS IT MOVES ASHORE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK
INTO NEXT WEEK ALONG COASTAL SECTIONS FROM NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA
INTO OREGON AND WASHINGTON.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 700 AM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR WESTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
700 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012
...A MAJOR WINTER STORM AFFECTING THE NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
WITH HEAVY SNOW...HEAVY RAINS...AND VERY STRONG WINDS...
WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN
EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE NORTHWESTERN U.S. FROM NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA...THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...NORTHERN ROCKIES...AND INTO
THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN AND NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS. WINTER STORM
WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE ALSO BEEN ISSUED ALONG
THE SIERRA NEVADA RANGES. FARTHER EAST THERE IS AN EXTREME COLD
WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS. EXTREME FLOOD
WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FROM COASTAL NORTHWESTERN
CALIFORNIA INTO COASTAL OREGON. HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS WESTERN OREGON. AVALANCHE WARNINGS
AND WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE WASHINGTON AND OREGON CASCADES.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 600 AM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
PRECIPITATION COVERING WESTERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
MOST OF THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WAS FALLING AS RAIN...EXCEPT
FOR SOME LOCATIONS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CASCADES.
SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH WERE OBSERVED ALONG THE OREGON
AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTS. FARTHER EAST...A RAIN/SNOW MIX WAS
OBSERVED FALLING IN THE NORTHERN INTER-MOUNTAIN RANGE. NORTH OF
THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION...SCATTERED AREAS OF MOSTLY LIGHT
SNOW...TO OCCASIONAL MODERATE SNOW...WERE OBSERVED TO THE NORTH OF
A WELL DEFINED ARCTIC FRONT STRETCHING FROM SOUTHERN
WASHINGTON...EASTWARDS INTO CENTRAL WYOMING.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 PM PST MON JAN
16 THROUGH 600 AM PST THU JAN 19...
...CALIFORNIA...
CARRVILLE 11 SSW 12.5
JUNCTION CITY 2 N 12.0
WEAVERVILLE 1 SSW 12.0
DUNSMUIR 4 SSW 8.0
...IDAHO...
KETCHUM 22 NW 38.5
STANLEY 28 NE 32.9
BURLEY 30 SW 22.2
PINE 16.5
MULLAN 15.0 ESTIMATED
BOISE 12 NE 14.0
NW WASCO 14.0
WALLACE 14.0 ESTIMATED
MONTPELIER 11 NE 13.8
OSBURN 13.5
OROFINO 3 NE 12.0
PRICHARD 12.0 ESTIMATED
CORRAL 3 WSW 11.0
MISSOULA 10 N 11.0
NNE FAIRFIELD 11.0
...MONTANA...
HERON 2 NW 15.3
COPPER CAMP 13.0
MANY GLACIER 13.0
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 12.0
HELENA 12.0
SALTESE 6 NW 12.0
PIKE CREEK 11.0
SPUR PARK 11.0
BABB 11 WSW 10.0
BADGER PASS 9.0
BLACK BEAR 9.0
...OREGON...
MT. HOOD MEADOWS 50.0 ESTIMATED 50-55
TIMBERLANE 45.0 ESTIMATED 45-55
BLAZED ALDER 35.0 ESTIMATED
MOUNT HOOD TEST 35.0 ESTIMATED 35-40
GOVERNMENT CAMP 34.0
BEAR GRASS 32.0 ESTIMATED 32-36
NORTH FORK 31.0
CLACKAMAS LAKE 30.0 ESTIMATED
CLEAR LAKE 30.0 ESTIMATED
DALY LAKE 30.0 ESTIMATED
GREENPOINT 30.0 ESTIMATED 30-35
LITTLE MEADOWS 30.0 ESTIMATED 30-35
MUD RIDGE 30.0 ESTIMATED 30-35
...WASHINGTON...
JUNE LAKE 31.0
SURPRISE LAKE 30.0 ESTIMATED
CALAMITY 25.0 ESTIMATED
LONE PINE 25.0 ESTIMATED 25-30
PEPPER CREEK 25.0 ESTIMATED
SPENCER MEADOW 25.0 ESTIMATED
SWIFT CREEK 25.0 ESTIMATED 25-30
OLYMPIA 6.5 SW 21.7
JUNE LAKE SNOTEL 20.0
SHEEP CANYON 20.0 ESTIMATED 20-25
SEATTLE 4.0
...WYOMING...
JACKSON 8 WNW 13.0
AFTON 17 E 12.0
PAHASKA 14 NE 12.0
BONDURANT 19 SW 11.0
SOUTH ENTRANCE 5 N - YELLOWSTONE 11.0
CORA 22 N 10.0
THAYNE 17.2 E 10.0
KEMMERER 36 N 9.0
MORAN JUNCTION 8 NNE 9.0
ALPINE 8.0
CLARK 21 W 8.0
CODY 56 SW 8.0
HOBACK JUNCTION 8.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 PM PST MON JAN
16 THROUGH 600 AM PST THU JAN 19...
...CALIFORNIA...
CRESCENT CITY/MC NAMARA FIELD 4.11
ARCATA AIRPORT 1.81
...IDAHO...
MULLAN PASS 1.88
...OREGON...
SILVERTON 9 SE 8.83
AGNESS 6 NE 7.40
CRESCENT CITY 6 NNE 5.55
SALEM/MCNARY FIELD 5.45
CORVALLIS MUNI ARPT 4.80
LANGLOIS 1 NNE 4.12
OBRIEN 1 SSW 4.02
NE BROOKINGS 3.52
EUGENE/MAHLON SWEET FLD 3.17
SCOTTSBURG 2 E 3.00
MCMINNVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.95
CAVE JUNCTION 2 SSW 2.86
WILDERVILLE 2 WSW 2.28
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
200 PM PST MON JAN 16 THROUGH 600 AM PST THU JAN 19...
...WASHINGTON...
NORTH BEND 2 SE 0.30
ISSAQUAH 0.25
MIRRORMONT 1 NW 0.25
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...OREGON...
PAISLEY 11 W 81
...WYOMING...
WHEATLAND 9 S 77
CENTENNIAL 14 NE 68
CHEYENNE 14 WSW 67
ARLINGTON 65
CHEYENNE 10 SW 57
THIS WILL BE A MULTI-DAY EVENT FOR LARGE PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...THROUGH THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST OF WASHINGTON AND OREGON AND INTO THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES ACROSS NORTHWESTERN MONTANA...ALL OF IDAHO...WESTERN
WYOMING...NORTHEASTERN NEVADA AND INTO THE NORTHERN WASATCH AND
UINTA RANGES OF UTAH. A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL BE MOVING OFF
THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN AND INTO THE NORTHWESTERN UNITED
STATES THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK AND INTO A LARGE PORTION OF
NEXT WEEK. WHILE THERE WILL BE BREAKS IN THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION
BETWEEN THE STORM SYSTEMS AFFECTING THE NORTHWESTERN UNITED
STATES...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY.
RAINFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 10-20 INCHES ALONG THE OREGON
COAST AND INTO THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST...WHILE SNOWFALL
TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE CASCADES OF
WASHINGTON/OREGON...THE SHASTA/SISKIYOU/NORTHERN SIERRA RANGES OF
CALIFORNIA...THROUGH THE NORTHERN WASATCH AND UINTA RANGES OF UTAH
AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES FROM FAR EASTERN IDAHO/WESTERN
WYOMING...THROUGH CENTRAL TO NORTHERN IDAHO...NORTHWESTERN MONTANA
AND NORTHEASTERN OREGON. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY
PRECIPITATION...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY EACH STORM SYSTEM
AS IT MOVES ASHORE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK INTO NEXT
WEEK ALONG COASTAL SECTIONS FROM NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INTO
OREGON AND WASHINGTON.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 100 PM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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Cloudy with very light snow in downtown Findlay, OH, temp 30, wind SW at 17g27 mph. There is 0.5 inch of snow on the ground.
Weather conditions from across nw.OH, as of 12:00 noon EST...
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OHIO REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, OH
1200 PM EST THU JAN 19 2012
NORTHWEST OHIO
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
DEFIANCE LGT SNOW 30 24 78 W12G25 29.86R WCI 20
FINDLAY LGT SNOW 30 25 81 SW18G26 29.84F WCI 18
TOLEDO EXPRESS LGT SNOW 28 25 86 W24G30 29.82S FOG WCI 14
TOLEDO METCALF LGT SNOW 30 27 86 SW21G26 29.82F FOG WCI 17
LIMA LGT SNOW 30 24 78 SW20G26 29.86F WCI 17
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Skies across nw.OH were partly cloudy until late overnight, becoming cloudy since. At least light snow fell from around 8:30 am until around 11:45 am EST, tapering to snow flurries/very light snow showers since then; some moderate snow fell between 11:00 am and 11:15 am EST. As of 12:00 noon EST, 0.01 inch of precip has fallen so far today at FAA-Findlay (OH); about 0.8 inch of snow has fallen so far today. Light fog was present late this morning, and visibilities were as low as 1 mile during the moderate snow. Temps bottomed out near 20 late yesterday evening, then rose to the upper 20's by daybreak, and to near 30 within the past half-hour. Dew points rose to the upper teens overnight, to the low 20's by early morning, and to the mid 20's since late morning. S winds increased to 15-25g30 mph overnight and into early morning, then became S-SW from then into mid morning, then SW since then.
Here are two photos that I took at 10:21 am (light snow) and 11:05 am EST (moderate snow) on the N side of Findlay...
A strong Cold Front is now about to enter nw.OH and will move across the area this afternoon. A HIGH will quickly but briefly build over OH tonight and tomorrow morning. A LOW will move across the OH Valley tomorrow night and early Saturday, bringing snow (possibly as much as 3-5 inches of snowfall, but not much wind) to nw.OH. A HIGH will build across the region later Saturday and Sunday. A series of systems will keep the area's weather somewhat unsettled through at least the first half of next week.
This morning's HWO...
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
504 AM EST THU JAN 19 2012
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-
ASHTABULA INLAND-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-
WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW-
HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-
CRAWFORD PA-
504 AM EST THU JAN 19 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL
OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO...NORTHWEST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. THE SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE UP THE OHIO VALLEY FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL SPREAD INTO
NORTHWEST OHIO FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE
AREA BY FRIDAY EVENING. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION ARE
LIKELY BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME SLEET OR
FREEZING RAIN COULD MIX WITH THE SNOW LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. BEST
CHANCES FOR THIS WILL BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE U.S. 30 CORRIDOR.
IT IS LIKELY THAT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES WILL BE NEED FOR MUCH
OF THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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The latest zone forecast for Findlay, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
1216 PM EST THU JAN 19 2012
HANCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY
1216 PM EST THU JAN 19 2012
.THIS AFTERNOON...SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 20S. TEMPERATURE FALLING INTO THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER WITH LOWS AROUND 12. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY
IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH. HIGHS IN THE MID
20S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW. NOT AS COLD. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE IN THE
LOWER 20S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN
PARTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 50 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. NOT AS COOL WITH LOWS IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
.MONDAY...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. CHANCE OF
RAIN 60 PERCENT.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. COLDER WITH LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
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The latest zone forecast for Fostoria, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
1216 PM EST THU JAN 19 2012
SENECA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TIFFIN
1216 PM EST THU JAN 19 2012
.THIS AFTERNOON...SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
COLDER WITH LOWS AROUND 11. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF
SNOW 30 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW
70 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW. NOT AS COLD. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE IN THE
LOWER 20S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. HIGHS
AROUND 30. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 50 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. NOT AS COOL WITH LOWS IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
.MONDAY...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. CHANCE OF
RAIN 60 PERCENT.
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
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And, the latest zone forecast for Fremont, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
1216 PM EST THU JAN 19 2012
SANDUSKY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT
1216 PM EST THU JAN 19 2012
.THIS AFTERNOON...SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 20S. TEMPERATURE FALLING INTO THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS
15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER WITH LOWS AROUND 12. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW
70 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SNOW. NOT AS COLD. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE IN THE
LOWER 20S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. HIGHS
AROUND 30. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 50 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. NOT AS COOL WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
.MONDAY...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 40. CHANCE OF RAIN
60 PERCENT.
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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"ICE STORM BLANKETS WASHINGTON DAY AFTER SNOWSTORM"
Doug Esser and Rachel La Corte, AP
www.ap.org
1/19/12, 12:07 pm EST
SEATTLE (AP) -- A monster Pacific Northwest storm coated Washington with freezing rain on Thursday and brought much of the state to a standstill as the Seattle airport temporarily shut down, tens of thousands of people lost power and hundreds of cars slid off roads a day after the region was hit with a major snowfall.
The storm claimed at least one life - a child whose body was pulled from an Oregon creek where a car was swept away from a grocery store parking lot. Rescuers also searched Thursday for an adult missing in the creek in the Willamette Valley community of Albany, about 70 miles south of Portland, said fire department spokeswoman Wanda Omdahl.
On the icy interstate north of Seattle, a transportation department worker responding to an accident was injured in crash. He was taken to a Seattle hospital; no details were available on his condition or how he was injured.
Freezing rain and ice pellets caused numerous accidents in the Seattle area, where drivers are mostly inexperienced with driving in snow or ice. The last widespread freezing rain in Seattle was in December 1996, said meteorologist Jeff Michalski at the Weather Service office in Seattle.
The National Weather Service used the Emergency Alert System to break into Thursday morning broadcasts with an ice storm warning until noon for the Seattle area and southwest Washington. Among the concerns were widespread power outages and the threat that structures could collapse under the weight of ice. The Washington State Patrol said some if its troopers brought chain saws to work Thursday, so they could quickly remove downed trees on highways and roads.
Authorities are also worried about flooding in the coming days as temperatures warm up.
"It's a very dangerous situation," with a major impact on roads, said Brad Colman, the meteorologist in charge of the Weather Service office in Seattle. "We're expecting a significant impact on power."
Ice closed Sea-Tac Airport completely in the early morning before one runway was reopened, but taxiways remain a problem even as runways were deiced. Many morning flights were delayed or canceled. Forecasters expect up to 0.4 inch of ice before temperatures rise above freezing by afternoon.
The state Transportation Department closed one highway because of falling trees that also took out power lines. Puget Sound Energy reported 70,000 outages at 7 a.m. Thursday, after crews had already brought 46,000 customers back on line since Wednesday.
"It's like a storm in slow motion that keeps happening again and again," said PSE spokesman Roger Thompson.
The ice follows a huge snowfall on Wednesday. Nearly a foot of new snow fell in Olympia, Wash., where 11 inches was measured at the airport. The record is 14.2 inches on Jan. 24, 1972.
Oregon didn't receive the snowfall that Washington did - but got plenty of rain.
Rising water from heavy rains swept a car carrying several people into an overflowing creek in Albany. Two people escaped but one child's body was recovered and an adult was still missing.
"The water just got high so fast," Omdahl said. "It's a big tragedy."
Washington State University in Pullman was closed. The University of Washington also cancelled Thursday classes at three campuses, including Seattle. Seattle schools were also closed again Thursday, as were schools in Bellingham in northwest Washington, and in southeast Washington's Pasco, Kennewick and Richland.
Lewis County, south of Olympia, had the highest snowfall amounts, ranging from 12 to 17 inches.
"It's unusual to get this much snow for western Washington," said Dennis D'Amico, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Seattle.
Forecasters warned that heavy rain combined with snowmelt could lead to some Washington river flooding, especially in the Chehalis River Basin, an area that has been hit by significant floods in recent years.
The storm caused hundreds of accidents but no fatalities.
"I saw a guy in my rear mirror," said Washington State Patrol trooper Guy Gill. "I saw headlights and taillights and headlights and taillights again as he spun around off the road."
In Oregon, high winds hammered parts of the coast and caused power outages that initially affected tens of thousands of customers, with reports of gusts as high as 113 mph. There were no immediate reports of serious damage.
Associated Press writers Doug Esser and Gene Johnson in Seattle, Ted Warren in Tacoma, Wash., and Jonathan J. Cooper in Portland, Ore., contributed to this report.
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"AS SNOW SLOWS, ROADS GET ICY IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST"
CNN
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1/19/12, 12:28 pm EST
Seattle (CNN) -- A day after heavy snowfall made Seattle streets look more like ski runs, freezing rain and accumulating ice shut runways at the city's airport Thursday and made travel even more treacherous.
The National Weather Service issued an ice storm warning for the Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area, portions of the coastline and the state's southwest interior, including the capital, Olympia.
"An ice storm warning means severe winter weather conditions are imminent or occurring," the weather service said. "Significant amounts of ice accumulations will make travel dangerous or impossible. Travel is strongly discouraged."
Accumulations of two-tenths to four-tenths of an inch of ice were possible, forecasters said, and power outages were likely, along with hazards posed by falling tree branches and power lines.
However, the rain was expected to ease by late Thursday morning, and temperatures were expected to rise above freezing by about midday, the weather service said. The predicted high temperature for Seattle was 37 degrees.
Meanwhile, flooding was a growing concern in some areas. The downtown area of Turner, Oregon, about 55 miles south of Portland, was being evacuated Thursday, CNN affiliate KPTV reported.
Seattle's public schools remained closed Thursday. Ice prompted the closure of two of three runways at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Thursday morning, officials said, but operations were not affected.
The airport received 6.8 inches of snow on Wednesday, shattering a 1954 record of 2.9 inches.
As the snowfall slowed Wednesday night, officials warned falling temperatures were making roads dangerous.
"We are seeing multiple spin-outs and collisions," the Washington State Department of Transportation reported on its website, advising drivers to slow down as road conditions worsened.
CNN iReporter Lauren Miles said the Capitol Hill area of Seattle, where she lives, received more than 4 inches of snow.
"The streets are not very drivable," she said Thursday. "Most businesses are closed again today. Most hills near me have turned into places to sled instead of drive."
CNN affiliate KOMO showed images of overturned vehicles and carports and awnings that collapsed under the weight of the snow.
While large amounts of snow cause fewer problems in places that receive snow regularly, heavy snowfall is relatively rare in Seattle, where steep hills can make winter travel treacherous.
"This city shuts down when winter hits. It's nuts. ... This city is just so unprepared for snow," Derek Stanek, 25, told CNN's iReport.
Nevertheless, city officials maintained they were ready for the storm.
Olympia had received 13 inches of snow by Wednesday afternoon, already the largest amount there since 1972, when 14.2 inches of snow fell in one day.
The total amount of snowfall near Olympia for Wednesday was 21.7 inches, the weather service said Thursday.
June Lake, Washington, about 90 miles east of Seattle, received 31 inches. Mount Hood Meadows, near Oregon's Mount Hood, received between 50 and 55 inches.
Melting snow and heavy rain caused flooding problems in southwest Washington and northwest Oregon on Wednesday, authorities said.
Floods contributed to a car accident in Albany, Oregon, Wednesday night, said Wanda Omdahl, spokeswoman for the Albany Fire Department. The car full of people drove into deep water and was swept into a canal.
An adult and child were rescued, and a child's body was recovered, KPTV reported.
Zach Williams told the station that he and a friend saw the car's driver steer into a swollen creek, perhaps thinking it was a road.
"I did what I thought I could. I tried to open the doors. The doors were obviously locked. When he broke the window, I assumed the child in the back was old enough to get out through the window," Williams said. "Apparently, it was just an infant."
The car has not yet been recovered, and fire officials still haven't said how many other people are missing, KPTV said.
Winter storm warnings remained in effect for portions of Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana on Thursday. Schools in Missoula County, Montana, were set to open two hours late on Thursday, but wound up closing for the day because of snowfall and road conditions, the county's public schools website said.
An avalanche warning was issued for Washington's mountainous areas following heavy snowfall in the Cascades.
"Since last Saturday, up to 30 to 60 inches of gradually increasing density snow has been deposited over and is poorly bonded to an old crusty snow surface formed after warm weather last week," the weather service said.
Forecasters said Washington's Mount Rainier could see 10 feet of snow through Friday.
CNN's Brad Lendon, Sean Morris and Christina Zdanowicz contributed to this report.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 7 FOR WESTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
100 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012
...A MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO AFFECT THE NORTHWESTERN
UNITED STATES WITH HEAVY SNOW...HEAVY RAINS...SIGNIFICANT ICING
AND VERY STRONG WINDS...
WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN
EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE NORTHWESTERN U.S. FROM THE
SIERRA RANGE OF CALIFORNIA...ACROSS THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST...NORTHERN ROCKIES...NORTHERN GREAT BASIN AND INTO THE
NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS. ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS
PORTIONS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON STATE...INCLUDING THE SEATTLE
TACOMA METROPOLITAN AREA. FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE
CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FROM COASTAL NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INTO
COASTAL OREGON. HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT ACROSS WESTERN OREGON AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
WYOMING. AVALANCHE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE WASHINGTON AND
OREGON CASCADES.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 100 PM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
PRECIPITATION COVERING NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...MUCH OF OREGON AND
WESTERN TO SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF WASHINGTON STATE. LIGHT
PRECIPITATION IS FALLING FARTHER INLAND ACROSS NORTHERN
NEVADA...PORTIONS OF IDAHO...NORTHWESTERN MONTANA AND NORTHWESTERN
WYOMING. RAIN IS THE PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE FROM THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...NORTHWARD THROUGH MOST
OF OREGON AND OVER NORTHERN NEVADA AND SOUTHERN IDAHO. SNOW IS
FALLING ACROSS THE NORTHERN SIERRA RANGE OF CALIFORNIA..NORTHWARD
THROUGH THE CASCADES OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON...ACROSS
NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...NORTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHWESTERN MONTANA.
FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE IS REPORTED THROUGH THE
COLUMBIA RIVER VALLEY ALONG THE WASHINGTON/OREGON BORDER AND OVER
WESTERN WASHINGTON FROM THE SEATTLE-TACOMA METROPOLITAN
AREA...SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH OLYMPIA TO THE COAST NEAR HOQUIAM.
SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH WERE OBSERVED ALONG THE OREGON
AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTS...WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH. HIGH
WINDS WERE ALSO BEING REPORTED IN THE CASCADE RANGE OF OREGON.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 PM PST MON JAN
16 THROUGH 100 PM PST THU JAN 19...
...CALIFORNIA...
CARRVILLE 11 SSW 12.5
JUNCTION CITY 2 N 12.0
WEAVERVILLE 1 SSW 12.0
DUNSMUIR 4 SSW 8.0
...IDAHO...
KETCHUM 22 NW 38.5
STANLEY 28 NE 32.9
BURLEY 30 SW 22.2
PINE 16.5
MULLAN 15.0 ESTIMATED
BOISE 12 NE 14.0
NW WASCO 14.0
WALLACE 14.0 ESTIMATED
MONTPELIER 11 NE 13.8
OSBURN 13.5
OROFINO 3 NE 12.0
PRICHARD 12.0 ESTIMATED
CORRAL 3 WSW 11.0
MISSOULA 10 N 11.0
NNE FAIRFIELD 11.0
...MONTANA...
HERON 2 NW 15.3
COPPER CAMP 13.0
MANY GLACIER 13.0
FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 12.0
HELENA 12.0
SALTESE 6 NW 12.0
PIKE CREEK 11.0
SPUR PARK 11.0
BABB 11 WSW 10.0
BADGER PASS 9.0
BLACK BEAR 9.0
...OREGON...
MT. HOOD MEADOWS 50.0 ESTIMATED 50-55
TIMBERLANE 45.0 ESTIMATED 45-55
BLAZED ALDER 35.0 ESTIMATED
MOUNT HOOD TEST 35.0 ESTIMATED 35-40
GOVERNMENT CAMP 34.0
BEAR GRASS 32.0 ESTIMATED 32-36
NORTH FORK 31.0
CLACKAMAS LAKE 30.0 ESTIMATED
CLEAR LAKE 30.0 ESTIMATED
DALY LAKE 30.0 ESTIMATED
GREENPOINT 30.0 ESTIMATED 30-35
LITTLE MEADOWS 30.0 ESTIMATED 30-35
MUD RIDGE 30.0 ESTIMATED 30-35
...WASHINGTON...
JUNE LAKE 31.0
SURPRISE LAKE 30.0 ESTIMATED
LEAVENWORTH 12.4 N 26.5
PLAIN 0.8 NW 26.0
WINLOCK 0.5 W 25.4
CALAMITY 25.0 ESTIMATED
LONE PINE 25.0 ESTIMATED 25-30
OLYMPIA 6.5 SW 25.0
PEPPER CREEK 25.0 ESTIMATED
SPENCER MEADOW 25.0 ESTIMATED
SWIFT CREEK 25.0 ESTIMATED 25-30
MINERAL 0.2 S 22.7
JUNE LAKE SNOTEL 20.0
SHEEP CANYON 20.0 ESTIMATED 20-25
TACOMA 3.1 NW 11.1
SPOKANE 1.7 SSE 5.5
SEATTLE 3.5 NW 5.4
...WYOMING...
OVANDO 2.9 SW 24.0
JACKSON 3.5 SSW 16.2
MISSOULA 5.0 E 15.2
AFTON 17 E 12.0
PAHASKA 14 NE 12.0
BONDURANT 19 SW 11.0
SOUTH ENTRANCE 5 N - YELLOWSTONE 11.0
CORA 22 N 10.0
THAYNE 17.2 E 10.0
BILLINGS 1.9 NE 9.6
KEMMERER 36 N 9.0
MORAN JUNCTION 8 NNE 9.0
ALPINE 8.0
CLARK 21 W 8.0
CODY 56 SW 8.0
HOBACK JUNCTION 8.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 PM PST MON JAN
16 THROUGH 100 PM PST THU JAN 19...
...CALIFORNIA...
BROOKINGS 5 NNW 5.50
CRESCENT CITY/MC NAMARA FIELD 5.14
ARCATA AIRPORT 3.63
...OREGON...
SILVERTON 9 SE 8.83
AGNESS 6 NE 7.40
SALEM/MCNARY FIELD 6.63
CAVE JUNCTION 2 N 6.25
CORVALLIS MUNI ARPT 5.92
OBRIEN 1 SSW 5.82
CRESCENT CITY 6 NNE 5.55
LANGLOIS 1 NNE 4.12
MCMINNVILLE MUNI ARPT 4.04
EUGENE/MAHLON SWEET FLD 3.95
NE BROOKINGS 3.52
WILLIAMS 1 WSW 3.47
ROSEBURG 8 WSW 3.00
SCOTTSBURG 2 E 3.00
WILDERVILLE 2 WSW 2.28
PORTLAND INTL ARPT 1.75
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
200 PM PST MON JAN 16 THROUGH 100 PM PST THU JAN 19...
...WASHINGTON...
FEDERAL WAY 1 WNW 0.50
GRAND MOUND 5 NNW 0.50
SHELTON 4 NE 0.50
NORTH BEND 2 SE 0.30
GALVIN 2 SSE 0.25
ISSAQUAH 0.25
MIRRORMONT 1 NW 0.25
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...OREGON...
SUMMER LAKE 88
PAISLEY 11 W 81
TENNANT 60
...WYOMING...
WHEATLAND 9 S 77
CENTENNIAL 14 NE 68
CHEYENNE 14 WSW 67
ARLINGTON 65
CHEYENNE 10 SW 57
THIS WILL BE A MULTI-DAY EVENT FOR LARGE PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...THROUGH THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST OF WASHINGTON AND OREGON AND INTO THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES ACROSS NORTHWESTERN MONTANA...ALL OF IDAHO...WESTERN
WYOMING...NORTHEASTERN NEVADA AND INTO THE NORTHERN WASATCH AND
UINTA RANGES OF UTAH. A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL BE MOVING OFF
THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN AND INTO THE NORTHWESTERN UNITED
STATES THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK AND INTO A LARGE PORTION OF
NEXT WEEK. WHILE THERE WILL BE BREAKS IN THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION
BETWEEN THE STORM SYSTEMS AFFECTING THE NORTHWESTERN UNITED
STATES...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY.
RAINFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 10-20 INCHES ALONG THE OREGON
COAST AND INTO THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST...WHILE SNOWFALL
TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE CASCADES OF
WASHINGTON/OREGON...THE SHASTA/SISKIYOU/NORTHERN SIERRA RANGES OF
CALIFORNIA...THROUGH THE NORTHERN WASATCH AND UINTA RANGES OF UTAH
AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES FROM FAR EASTERN IDAHO/WESTERN
WYOMING...THROUGH CENTRAL TO NORTHERN IDAHO...NORTHWESTERN MONTANA
AND NORTHEASTERN OREGON. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY
PRECIPITATION...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY EACH STORM SYSTEM
AS IT MOVES ASHORE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK INTO NEXT
WEEK ALONG COASTAL SECTIONS FROM NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INTO
OREGON AND WASHINGTON.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 700 PM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
Still corny after all these years!
"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum
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