Special Weather Advisory Monday CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN... GREEN...MYRTLE CREEK...CANYONVILLE...GLENDALE...GRANTS PASS... CAVE JUNCTION 312 AM PST MON DEC 29 2014 ...LOW ELEVATION SNOW POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY... ...VERY COLD WEATHER EXPECTED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... A MODIFIED ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY, BRINGING LOWER ELEVATION SNOWFALL AND LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 1500 FEET BEFORE PRECIPITATION COMES TO AN END LATER TODAY. DURING THAT TIME, ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL MAY RESULT IN SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ALONG AREA ROADS, PARTICULARLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 5 PASSES BETWEEN GRANTS PASS AND CANYONVILLE. ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 1500 AND 2500 FEET CAN EXPECT UP TO A HALF INCH OF SNOW THROUGH TODAY. MEANWHILE, ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET CAN EXPECT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. AREAS BELOW 1500 FEET COULD SEE LIGHT SNOW TODAY, BUT LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE COLDEST WEATHER OF THE SEASON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE TEENS AND LOW 20S AND HIGHS WILL STRUGGLE TO GET ABOVE FREEZING DURING THE DAY. IN ADDITION, GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO OVER THE MOUNTAINS AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL MODERATE ON THURSDAY.
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 14:53:41 +0000
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