The Pacific Northwest Prepares for Snow
Saturday, December 13th, 2008Snow in the Northwest Video
Temperatures are expected to lower significantly while the chances of precipitation remain high. This is the perfect recipe for SNOW.
Dave Salesky with KGW’s weather blog in Portland, OR reads:
“There is no way around it– we’re going to get hit with a pretty big storm…
…Cold air arrives…Saturday. Snow levels will drop like a rock. From 7000ft to 1500ft in just a few hours. Heavy snow will fall in the Cascades and Coast Range. Blizzard conditions will exist in Cascades much of Saturday. Maybe 3 feet of snow will fall in the mountains. Locally we’ll see snow in the higher hills not on the valley floor. Precipitation Saturday will be a wintry mix with no accumulation below 500ft.
…A second wave of arctic air that arrives Sunday. Temperatures will fall into the teens and twenties. Another weak low will drop south along the coast. Moisture coming ashore will be snow, all the way to the valley floor. Amounts are still hard to predict at this time. We could see just a few flurries maybe an inch or two.
Lastly I don’t see a warm up coming anytime soon. We might even see another snow event late next week!”
There are several things one can do during the winter to protect their home from the elements and fires. Click here to learn how to keep your home mold-free with all the frightful weather. Then, learn how to keep your home safe as you warm up by the fire (or space heater).
