A parade of Pacific storms that began last week will continue to impact the Northwest into the coming weekend
The combined effect of heavy rain and saturated ground may trigger localized flooding in parts of western Washington and western Oregon, and feet of snow will pile up in the Cascades, and other mountain chains from this Pacific onslaught.
The latest round of rain, wind, and mountain snow will continue to impact Washington, Oregon, far Northern California, Idaho and western Montana into late Monday.
NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) has issued high wind warnings that are in effect into Monday for parts of the southwest Washington and Oregon coasts. High wind warnings are also in effect for the eastern slopes of the Oregon Cascades. Wind gusts of 60-70 mph are possible at times in the above mentioned areas.
Wind advisories are in place from the Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, areas southward into the Willamette Valley for gusts up to 45 mph on Monday.
Snow levels in the Washington Cascades will rise to 5,500-6,500 feet during the day on Monday.
As of late Monday morning, some roads had been closed due to urban flooding in Tillamook County, Oregon, according to local emergency management. In addition, a few landslides were also reported.
Tuesday-Wednesday Storm
Precipitation may not completely end in some areas between Monday's storm and this next one. This storm will be very wet with high snow levels initially rising to 7,000-8,000 feet on Tuesday.
As colder air filters in, snow levels will fall to 3,500-4,500 feet on Wednesday.
http://www.weather.com/forecast/regional/news/ice-wind-snow-rain-northwest-dec-2015
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