Finally! A decent snowfall in Portland, Oregon...
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I like snow, and the last few years I've been disappointed that we've received no significant snowfall where I live. We had an early snowfall in November, which bode well for a white winter. But until this week, snow wasn't showing up in any forecasts. Tuesday night, we got hit with a good shot of snow, and the next two weeks appear to be for much the same. Yesterday's forecast for today was for accumulations above 500 feet (my house is probably about 20 feet above sea level), so I didn't expect much. Boy, did they blow it! As of right now, this is what our house looks like...
And our street...
And I love this line in our latest National Weather Service warning...
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER
METRO AREAS THIS MORNING BEFORE DECREASING THIS AFTERNOON.
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 500 FEET. THE SNOW
LEVEL WILL RISE TO 500 FEET AWAY FROM THE GORGE LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING
INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK.
I like snow, and the last few years I've been disappointed that we've received no significant snowfall where I live. We had an early snowfall in November, which bode well for a white winter. But until this week, snow wasn't showing up in any forecasts. Tuesday night, we got hit with a good shot of snow, and the next two weeks appear to be for much the same. Yesterday's forecast for today was for accumulations above 500 feet (my house is probably about 20 feet above sea level), so I didn't expect much. Boy, did they blow it! As of right now, this is what our house looks like...
And our street...
And I love this line in our latest National Weather Service warning...
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER
METRO AREAS THIS MORNING BEFORE DECREASING THIS AFTERNOON.
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 500 FEET. THE SNOW
LEVEL WILL RISE TO 500 FEET AWAY FROM THE GORGE LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING
INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK.
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As of 1:30pm on 1/1, we've got between 6-8 inches at our house and the snow shows no signs of stopping. It's crazy. I had cabin fever this morning so my friend and I put on our snow boots and trudged down the hill to the little market near our home for some coffee.
It's beautiful, but don't know how long I can stand being locked up with my husband who is extremely annoyed that it is snowing during his entire vacation!
Happy New Year!
Posted by Cheryle At 13:33:20 On 01/01/2004 | - Website - |