Heavy Snow Pelts County
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
A snowy Tuesday morning in Clark County
NOWCAST - Snow is beginning to taper off to just snow showers this afternoon. Could see another inch in those showers but hit and miss. Freezing conditions until mid-day tomorrow. Maybe more snow Wednesday night/Thursday.
FORECAST - Today: Snow showers likely in the afternoon. Additional snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Highs near 32 degrees. East wind 10 to 20 mph...with gusts to 35 mph near the gorge. Wind becoming light in the afternoon...except east wind 5 to 10 mph near the gorge.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow showers in the evening...then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows 25 to 30 light wind..
Wednesday: Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Increasing highs clouds. Highs 35 light east wind..
Wednesday night: Mostly cloudy chance of light snow late. Lows 25 to 30. Light wind...except east wind 10 to 20 mph near the gorge.
OUTCAST - Snow depths reported to me at noon today:
Salmon Creek 4 inches; Ridgefield, 6 inches; Camas 5 inches; Van Mall, 3 inches; Hazel Dell, 3.5 inches.
Models predicted that the storm would hold together but public forecasters decide it would split and dry up hitting the strong east winds. At 11 pm last night, it strengthened and move directly at us rather than slipping southward. Too bad it was seen at midnight as a big storm after all when everyone was sleeping, hard to get the word out. More comments later, gotta go outside and play!. Pat
SPOTTER REPORTS FROM THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS GIVE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS:
IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...
WOODLAND....................... 7 INCHES
LA CENTER...................... 6 (NEAR COWLITZ COUNTY LINE)
NEAR HOCKINSON................. 4 TO 5
WASHOUGAL...................... 5
LA CENTER...................... 5
BRUSH PRAIRIE.................. 4
BATTLEGROUND................... 3
VANCOUVER (SOUTHEAST).......... 3
VANCOUVER (WALNUT GROVE)....... 3
CAMAS.......................... 3
IN AND NEAR NORTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY...
SANDY.......................... 5 TO 6 INCHES
PORTLAND (LLOYD CENTER AREA)... 5
PORTLAND (LAURELHURST)......... 4
SCAPPOOSE...................... 4
ALOHA.......................... 4
PORTLAND (DOWNTOWN)............ 4
MULTNOMAH...................... 4
TROUTDALE...................... 4
FAIRVIEW....................... 4
PORTLAND (WEST HILLS).......... 4
BEAVERTON...................... 3 TO 4
GRESHAM........................ 4
LAKE OSWEGO.................... 4
TIGARD......................... 4
HAPPY VALLEY................... 3.5
PARKROSE (NE PORTLAND)......... 3.5
CORBET......................... 2 TO 4
NORTH PORTLAND................. 3
FOREST GROVE................... 3
ZIGZAG......................... 3
PORTLAND (NWS OFFICE ON 122ND). 3
PORTLAND (AIRPORT)............. 3
GLADSTONE...................... 2
GRESHAM........................ 2
COAST RANGE...
VERNONIA....................... 1 INCH
CENTRAL AND SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY...
MCMINNVILLE.................... 4 INCHES
SILVERTON...................... 3
AURORA......................... 2.5
WOODBURN....................... 2 TO 3
SALEM.......................... 2
JUNCTION CITY.................. 1
EUGENE......................... 0.5 TO 1 INCH
-- posted by Pat Timm @ 12:13 PM,
