...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY AND THE
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT.
* TIMING...A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED
TO BEGIN AROUND SUNRISE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THERE IS A HIGH DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY OF WHICH
PRECIPITATION TYPES WILL PREVAIL IN THIS AREA...BUT LIQUID
EQUIVALENT AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION COULD BE CLOSE TO 1 INCH...
WHICH IS A LOT OF SNOW OR ICE.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEY. HIGHER
AMOUNTS NORTH OF EUGENE WITH LOWER AMOUNTS SOUTH OF EUGENE. 3 TO
6 INCHES IN THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD REACH AS HIGH AS A
QUARTER INCH...OR EVEN CLOSE TO ONE HALF INCH.
* IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW OR ICE COVERED AND SLICK...
CAUSING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD
CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER DISRUPTIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW, SLEET,
AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
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