Thursday, January 19, 2012

Severe Watches and Warning for DAYTON, WA

Severe Watches and Warnings for DAYTON
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
758 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012

..ANOTHER SURGE OF MOISTURE THURSDAY WITH MIXED WINTRY PRECIPITATION...

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A MIX OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN AND FOOTHILLS WHERE COLD AIR REMAINS TRAPPED. THE MOUNTAINS WILL EXPERIENCE HIGH ELEVATION SNOW.
..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THERE WILL ALSO BE PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN WITH A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE POSSIBLE.

* TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING THURSDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...BOARDMAN...
HERMISTON...IONE...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL...DAYTON...
WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA

* IMPACTS: SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.