Snow Update for Thursday

Edit: Thursday - Doh! We just didn't get the right ingredients to line up in the lower elevations for the big one. I should have known - in the weather geek circles whenever the National Weather Svc issues a warning it's know as The Curse of the NWS. Meaning it's a jinx. Oh well, there's always a next time.......

As mentioned yesterday, looks like a snowstorm is on tap for Thursday. This was just released by the National Weather Service:

LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...CLATSKANIE...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...LONGVIEW...KELSO...CASTLE ROCK...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL303 PM PST WED DEC 26 2007 ...

HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA AND GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOWWARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL START OUT SLOWLY THURSDAY MORNING AND GRADUALLYINCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE AROUND9 AM. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED INTHE PORTLAND METRO AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTSON HILLTOPS.

WARMER AIR (Booooooooo!) WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AND SNOW SHOULDCHANGE TO RAIN BY 6 PM THURSDAY EVENING. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AREEXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECASTTHAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IFYOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOURVEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.