By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Monday, March 27, 2023 Well, today we had a low pressure area dropping southward from our northwest that gave us lots of higher clouds today. Thanks to a strong jet stream, a front developed off the low and as the system further develops tonight, the associated warm front moves northeastward across…
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GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather 3/24/23 – Unstable air, Unsettled weather continues
Friday, March 24, 2023 Yesterday’s front left behind an upper level trough of low pressure that gave the area some colder, unstable air which delivered some brief heavy showers with small hail, some mountain snow, and even a thunderstorm or two. Today it looked like the snow level started out at 1000’ but in the heavy showers, snow was seen…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Late season winter weather – 3/23/23
National Weather Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weather Forecast Office Portland, OR Thursday, Mar 23, 2023 Late season winter weather is expected through the weekend with widespread probability for snow. Snow levels will begin to lower with the onset of colder air tonight. By Friday morning they will reach around 500-1000 ft where they will hover through Sunday. With this system expecting widespread…
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather 3/23/23 – Winter Storm Warnings for the Weekend – Snow in Coast Range
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Thursday, March 23, 2023 We had a cold front go through the area today that was the start of the promised weather change. Behind the front, we can expect some scattered showers that, thanks to a parked cold upper level trough of low pressure, will persist through the weekend then another…
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather 3/22/23 – Winter Storm Warning for Travel over Coast Range, Cascades through Weekend
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 We saw increasing clouds today ahead of an approaching disturbance that increased the onshore flow and gave us a slight chance of showers. The disturbance will move across the area tonight giving us an increased chance of showers and starts to bring the snow level down, falling from 3700’ down to near 2300’. It also pushes…
Tillamook County Emergency Management Alert: Winter Storm Warning from 11:00AM Thursday, March 23 until 11:00AM Saturday March 25
* WHAT…Heavy snow expected above 1500 feet. Total snow accumulations of 8 to 12 inches, except 5 to 8 inches below 2000 feet. * WHERE…In Oregon, Coast Range of Northwest Oregon and Central Coast Range of Western Oregon. In Washington, Willapa Hills. * WHEN…From 11 AM Thursday to 11 AM PDT Saturday. * IMPACTS…Travel could be very difficult. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS…A Winter Storm…
Tillamook County Emergency Management Advisory: Winter Storm Watch from Thursday morning 3/23 until 05:00PM Friday 3/24
* WHAT…Heavy snow possible above 1500 feet. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches, except 4 to 10 inches below 2000 feet possible. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. * WHERE…In Oregon, Coast Range of Northwest Oregon and Central Coast Range of Western Oregon. In Washington, Willapa Hills. * WHEN…From Thursday morning through Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS…Travel…
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather 3/21/23 – The “S” word in the forecast, and it’s not Spring …
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Tuesday, March 21, 2023 A foggy, misty start of the day was followed by a mild sunny day with a weak ridge of high pressure over the area, which will be followed by a mostly clear, cool night tonight with the winds becoming northerly 5-10, the low drops to near 39….
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather 3/20/23 – It might be “Spring”, but Winter weather continues later this week
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Monday, March 20, 2023 We had a few showers moving across today thanks to a weak low pressure area moving up the coast, and we’ll see a few more tonight, then diminish a little before midnight. We could also see some patchy fog before some winds kick in around midnight, becoming…
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather 3/17/23; Spring Arrives on Monday March 20th
Friday, March 17, 2023 It was chilly again this morning, as low as 26, well, the windchill anyway, the actual surface temperature was in the low 30s. The ridge was not quite as strong this morning but did build again in the afternoon even though we saw some high clouds moving in from the west, associated with a trough of…