Advice, watches and warnings that are available in the region before the winter weather

Portland, Ore. (Katu) – The National Weather Service in Portland has started output of advice, watches and warnings before the expected winter weather in West -uregon and Südwest Washington.

For the U -Bahn in Portland, a winter weather consultation was issued shortly after 2:45 a.m.

“The upcoming snow and an icy rain that comes tomorrow looks like Salem South at 7 or 8 a.m.,” said Rhonda Shelby, meteorologist at Storm Tracker 2. “It will be a little later for the rest of us . “

“The precipitation begins early Thursday morning as a mixed snow and an ice -cold rain. The precipitation will pass the freezing of rain until Thursday at noon on Thursday.

A winter storm clock was published in the Willamette Valley. The main difference between the valley and the area of ​​Portland is that NWS Portland believes that there is a better chance of seeing in the valley over 2 inch snow, while in the area of ​​Portland that we have more than one centimeter of snow will see.

“All West -uregon and Südwest -Washington will have snow and possibly a happy rain on the floor until the end of the day,” added Shelby.

Snow quantities could accumulate up to three inches in higher altitudes and in the Columbia River Gorge.

If a location receives significant icing on the cake, it can lead to power failures.

Rhonda expects widespread closures for Friday morning because the icy rain seems to be the dominant weather.

Storm Tracker 2 meteorologists will follow the latest forecast every few hours, and Dave Salesky has the latest timing and snow amounts at 4, 5, 6 and 11 p.m.