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!