...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM
PST MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST
MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* WINDS/VISIBILITY: 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH REDUCING
VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
* ELEVATION: THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ABOVE 4500 FEET BUT WINDS
WILL BE STRONG IN EVEN THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS.
* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN AND WINDS WILL RISE THIS AFTERNOON AND
INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. SNOW AND WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DECREASE DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...LONG CREEK...UKIAH...
SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING 3 TO 8
INCHES IS EXPECTED ABOVE 3000 FEET WITH 8 TO 13 INCHES EXPECTED
ABOVE 5000 FEET.
A blizzard is really hitting hard in Eastern Oregon today with plenty of snow and wind.