Nehalem Bay Coastal Winter Weather Advisory

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Winter Storm Watch for our area. In a weather briefing today, the NWS-Portland stated that the coast and coast range have a good probability of light snow and freezing rain. Freezing rain is a very dangerous condition where utility and emergency response is delayed and extremely dangerous our responders. These conditions mixed with an east wind can cause falling trees, slick surfaces, and power outages. A task as simple as walking a dog can be treacherous and lead to injury. Although local city resources can help reduce snow on roadways, they can't mitigate freezing rain and ice on roadways. Please stay safe and warm at home during the weather event. Stay tuned to local weather stations as the even unfolds.

Here is what is expected as of now:

  • Friday – Starts out as rain and changes to snow as the evening sets in, east winds gusting 30mph.  After dark the weather will turn to snow.

  • Saturday – Snow  and east winds gusting 30mph.  Snow may change to freezing rain.

  • Sunday – Snow / Freezing rain

  • Monday to mid week – Cold and dry

Totals we are looking at – trace to 2inchs of snow and or 1/8” to ½” of ICE.

This will pose significant impact to travel and utilities.

Local city resources are prepping to combat the weather to the best of their ability.  Freezing rain is a not something that can be combated with success.

Notification from the Tillamook Alert system

Winter Storm Watch

Beginning: 2024-01-11T23:16:00

Ending: 2024-01-14T12:00:00

Continued

NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ASTORIA, CANNON BEACH, TILLAMOOK,

NETARTS, PACIFIC CITY, LINCOLN CITY, NEWPORT, CAPE FOULWEATHER,

YACHATS, FLORENCE, RAYMOND, LONG BEACH, OCEAN PARK, NASELLE,

CATHLAMET, AND CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT

316 PM PST THU JAN 11 2024

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON

THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW

ACCUMULATIONS OF A DUSTING UP TO 4 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS

OF AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS

HIGH AS 30 TO 40 MPH.

* WHERE...IN OREGON, NORTH OREGON COAST AND CENTRAL OREGON

COAST. IN WASHINGTON, SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST.

* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE ARE LIKELY DUE TO THE

ICE. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD

IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW WILL LIKELY BEGIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON BUT

WILL LIKELY NOT ACCUMULATE ON SURFACES UNTIL LATER FRIDAY

EVENING. FREEZING RAIN MAY BEGIN FRIDAY NIGHT WITH BEST CHANCES

FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST, CONTINUING THROUGH

SATURDAY. IT APPEARS PRECIPITATION WILL FALL MAINLY IN THE FORM

OF SNOW FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST, AND MAINLY IN THE FORM

OF FREEZING RAIN FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST. VERY

LITTLE TO NO SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED IN THE FLORENCE

AREA AS TEMPERATURES WILL MOST LIKELY STAY ABOVE FREEZING THAT

FAR SOUTH. HOWEVER, UNCERTAINTY REMAINS HIGH REGARDING EXACT

SNOW AND ICE AMOUNTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION

For more information on winter storm preparedness, please see our news article: Are You Winter Storm Ready? — EVCNB

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