South Washington Cascades
Special Statement Statement as of 9:09 PM PDT on May 23, 2013
... More snow expected tonight in the higher elevations of the
South Washington and north and central Oregon Cascades...
The last big batch of precipitation will move through the South
Washington and north and central Oregon Cascades tonight. With
snow levels around 3500 to 4000 feet... expect amounts around 6
inches at the higher elevations such as the ski resorts. The
Cascade passes will likely only see a dusting to a couple of
inches of snow at most. The snow will decrease Friday morning.
Use caution if you must travel through the Cascades tonight or
Friday morning. Outdoor activities such as hiking and mountain
climbing will be extremely hazardous.
Record Report Statement as of 4:52 am PDT on May 24, 2013
... Daily rainfall and coldest high temperature records set on
Thursday may 23...
More rainfall and temperature records fell on Thursday as a large
low pressure system parked over the Pacific northwest brought
unusually cold and wet conditions to southwest Washington and
northwest Oregon.
Following are the stations that set new coldest maximum temperature
records.
... At Astoria Oregon...
a record coldest maximum temperature of 51 degrees was set at the
Astoria Oregon Airport on Thursday. This ties the record of 51
degrees set in 1953.
... At Hillsboro Oregon...
a record coldest maximum temperature of 52 degrees was set at the
Hillsboro Oregon Airport on Thursday. This breaks the record of 53
degrees set in 1953.
... At seaside Oregon...
a record coldest maximum temperature of 50 degrees was set at
seaside Oregon on Thursday. This breaks the record of 51 degrees set
in 2008.
... At Hood River Oregon...
a record coldest maximum temperature of 54 degrees was set at Hood
River Oregon on Thursday. This ties the record of 54 degrees set in
2010.
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Following are the stations that set new daily rainfall records.
... At Astoria Oregon...
a record daily rainfall record of 2.31 inches was set at the Astoria
Oregon Airport on Thursday. This breaks the old record of 1.48
inches set in 1973.
... At Vancouver Washington...
a record daily rainfall record of 0.76 inches was set at the
Vancouver Washington Airport on Thursday. This breaks the old record
of 0.30 inches set in 1962.
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