NOUS46 KPQR 071639 PNSPQR PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COR TO TIME AND DAY AND DATE... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE PORTLAND OR 0830 AM PST WED JAN 07 2004 .SYNOPSIS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE EAST OF THE CASCADES AND LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EAST PACIFIC HAVE BROUGHT EXTREMELY COLD AIR THROUGH THE COLUMBIA GORGE INTO NW OREGON AND SW WASHINGTON. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR PUSHING MOIST PACIFIC AIR OVER TOP OF THIS COLD DOME OF AIR PRODUCING WIDESPREAD SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. .WARNINGS WINTER STORM WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE NW OREGON AND SW WASHINGTON REGION EXCEPT THE NORTH OREGON AND SOUTH WASHINGTON COASTS AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON. BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE. .WEATHER REPORTS... ...MOST OF THESE LOCATIONS TURNED TO FREEZING RAIN TUESDAY WITH MOST HAVING NEAR 1/2 INCH ICE ON TOP OF THE SNOW... AREAS NEAR THE COLUMBIA RIVER AND CLARK COUNTY PICKED UP ALMOST 1.5 INCHES OF ICE ON TOPS OF THE SNOW. LOCATION SNOWFALL STORM TOTAL RAYMOND WA 5 INCHES ASTORIA 3 INCHES WALDPORT 2 INCHES GRAYS RIVER WA 8 INCHES LONGVIEW WA 5 INCHES CORNELIUS 5 INCHES NEWBERG 2 INCHES CAMAS WA 3 INCHES N VANCOUVER WA 7 INCHES LAKE OSWEGO 3 INCHES EAGLE CREEK 3 INCHES HAPPY VALLEY 3 INCHES GLADSTONE 3 INCHES PORTLAND NWS 7 INCHES DOWNTOWN PORTLAND 6 INCHES GRESHAM 4 INCHES ZIG ZAG 5 INCHES SALEM 3 INCHES EUGENE 2 INCHES CLACKAMAS 3 INCHES ...STORM TOTALS AND SNOW ON GROUND... GOVERNMENT CAMP 24 INCHES ON GROUND 77 INCHES TIMBERLINE LODGE 27 168 WHITE RIVER 27 85 BENNETT PASS 8 109 MT HOOD MEADOWS 16 123 BLUE BOX PASS 8 78 WARM SPRINGS JCT 5 53 DETROIT 6 36 SANTIAM JCT 13 74 SANTIAM PASS SMT 17 84 MCKENZIE BRIDGE 2 10 MT BACHELOR 4 108 WILLAMETTE PASS 14 68 CLATSKANIE 5 8 SUNSET SUMMIT 6 32 WILSON RIVER SUMMIT 7 29 CASCADE LOCKS 6 15 HOOD RIVER 4 22 PARKDALE 27 33 I-205 E PORTLAND 2 2 I-405 FREMONT BRIDGE 6 6 I-5 PORTLAND 6 4 I-5 SALEM 2 2 I-5 ALBANY 3 1 OREGON CITY 1 5 ESTACADA 2 T END. $$