Snow Advisory for McMinnville and NW Oregon

The NWS of Portland has issued a Snow Advisory starting at 2 AM tonight until Tuesday, we could get up to 4 inches in total snow here in town and around NW Oregon. Here's what the NWS statement said: SNOW ADVISORY URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 230 PM PST SUN NOV 26 2006 ORZ005>007-WAZ022-039-270700-/O.NEW.KPQR.SN.Y.0029.061127T1000Z-061128T1400Z /LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...CLATSKANIE...HILLSBORO..PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...DALLAS..LONGVIEW...KELSO...CASTLE ROCK...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND..WASHOUGAL230 PM PST SUN NOV 26 2006...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM PST TUESDAYFOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA AND INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR OF SOUTHWESTWASHINGTON...THE GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER METRO AREASAND THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY.. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A SNOWADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM PSTTUESDAY.COLD AIR SPREADING IN FROM THE NORTH WILL LOWER THE SNOW LEVEL TO500 FEET OR LESS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHTALONG THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR FROM CASTLE ROCK AND KELSO DOWNTHROUGH PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER TO NEAR SALEM. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 500 TO 1000 FEET LATERTONIGHT...WITH POSSIBLE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE LATER500 FEET ON MONDAY...AND ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH BELOW 500 FEETON MONDAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLEON MONDAY NIGHT...WITH BE GREATEST AMOUNTS ABOVE 500 FEET.A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILYTRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS ANDLIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.$$ Enjoy the first snowfall of the season, started the month wet and mild..oh, and windy. We'll end it off way below average and with some snow. Take care and drive safe!

Ahh, Finally a Chance for Lowland Snow...

What more could you ask for after an eventful start to the month, how about a eventful end to it which some snow? Current models bring in modified arctic air to the NW Sunday and also shows a low (the key ingredient to snow: moisture) along with it. Now depending on the track of this low (just like trying to track a windstorm) it will determine if we see snow here. I will keep you updated but brr it looks chilly to say the least. Happy Turkey Day;)

Windstorm A Bust? 44 mph at KMMV 30mph West Mac

The windstorm that once threatened McMinnville and the NW has past us now, giving McMinnville below High Wind Criteria the NWS established, at 44mph. To be considered a High Wind Warning..you have to have gust's 58 mph+. In my opinion, yes..my opinion, this windstorm was a bust for us here in mac. I went and did some survey around the city and down trees were kept to a minimum. Another story if you head west into the Coast Range where down tree's closed Highway 18 for most of the day. The coast reported triple digit windspeeds with 103 at Cape Blanco. Hurricane force winds are categorized at 75mph+. Obviously this storm will stay out of the top 5 windstorms, so that will stay untouched...for now. Power outages were reported in the greater portland metro area, 60mph gust was reported on a bridge in Portland. Next system arrives Wednesday for more unsettled conditions. If you had damage or took pictures of storm or damage then please send them!

Windstorm A Bust? 44 mph at KMMV 30mph West Mac

The windstorm that once threatened McMinnville and the NW has past us now, giving McMinnville below High Wind Criteria the NWS established, at 44mph. To be considered a High Wind Warning..you have to have gust's 58 mph+. In my opinion, yes..my opinion, this windstorm was a bust for us here in mac. I went and did some survey around the city and down trees were kept to a minimum. Another story if you head west into the Coast Range where down tree's closed Highway 18 for most of the day. The coast reported triple digit windspeeds with 103 at Cape Blanco. Hurricane force winds are categorized at 75mph+. Obviously this storm will stay out of the top 5 windstorms, so that will stay untouched...for now. Power outages were reported in the greater portland metro area, 60mph gust was reported on a bridge in Portland. Next system arrives Wednesday for more unsettled conditions. If you had damage or took pictures of storm or damage then please send them!

Windstorm Update: 3:15 PM Sunday

Cape Blanco has already just reported wind gust's to 76 mph on the Oregon Coast. Thanks to Jim from one of the weather forums I used to collaborate with other amature and professional meteorologist's he pointed out where the low is and how its starting to make the classic windstorm curve to the NE. This system is also 5 mb deeper than the models have predicted for this time so the intensity is there and this should give the valleys 70 mph gust's. Again, if the low starts to bomb, then we may be looking for winds higher than 70 mph here in the valley and would probally be ranked 3rd in the top 5 windstorms..but thats if that happens. Winds have picked up here in the valleys with sustained winds sitting at 20+ mph. Temperatures have dropped to almost 43 degrees which is a pretty dramatic decrease from 50 earlier. Jim little also took to the storm saying that convection around the current low will mix the air out pretty good causing surface winds to easily reach damaging speeds. Not good news for people living near large tree's. More updates to come...

Windstorm Takes Aim at NW Oregon..biggest since 95?

A high wind warning has now been issued for NW Oregon from 10 PM tonight until 4 AM Monday Morning by the National Weather Service in Portland. We can expect winds to be at least 55-60mph for gusts, and we can also expect this storm to be one of the biggest since 1995 and could fit in to the top 5 windstorms in the NW at the end of the night. Im a bit concearned about this situation due to the low, it that low bombs, then you get a huge rush of air to the center of the low (also called cyclongenesis) and thus; produces even more damaging winds which wern't predicted. We will be keeping an eye on this low and if that is the case, then we will report that back to you as soon as possible. Stay tuned to KGW or KPTV and The Weather Blog for more important weather updates.