Increasing Threat of Snow Later Thursday and Friday
Chance of snow on the coast increases for Thursday and Friday.
INCREASING THREAT OF SNOW LATER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY…A WEAK LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL DROP SOUTHWARD ALONG THE OREGON COAST THURSDAY NIGHT…THEN SWING INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWEST OREGON EARLY FRIDAY. WITH THE COLD AIR MASS IN PLACE…ANY PRECIPITATION WILL
FALL AS SNOW.
CONFIDENCE OF SNOWFALL POTENTIAL HAS INCREASES ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION. LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTH OREGON COAST LATER THURSDAY EVENING…THEN SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST INTO AREAS
SOUTH OF A TILLAMOOK TO SALEM TO SANTIAM PASS LINE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN 5 AM AND NOON FRIDAY.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD GENERALLY BE AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES ALONG THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND IN THE SOUTHERN WILLAMETTE VALLEY. AREAS IN THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE AND THE LANE
COUNTY CASCADES AND FOOTHILLS MAY SEE 2 TO 4 INCHES.
LITTLE IF ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN AREAS NORTH OF A TILLAMOOK TO SALEM LINE…WITH ONLY OCCASIONAL FLURRIES EXPECTED FOR THOSE AREAS.
MOTORISTS TRAVELING IN BENTON…LINN AND LANE COUNTIES…AND POINTS SOUTH AND EAST OF LANE COUNTY…LATER THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY…SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SLICK SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROAD
CONDITIONS.
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