Portland Weather

Portland Prepares For Another Winter Weather Event

... City during a snowstorm, December 14, 2016. (KOIN). PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland is preparing for another winter weather event just weeks after the city was hit by 2 storms in 2 weeks in mid-December. The Portland Bureau of Transportation, Tri Met, Portland Parks and Recreation and Portland General Electric are working together to keep the city safe during the impending snow and freezing rain due on January 7. City officials say they’ve learned a lot from the last storm and are reacting accordingly where they can. >   Portland Parks-Rec closures. “When the weather takes a turn for the worst, our goal is to help Portlanders get home safe and in the case of the impending event, hopefully stay home safe over the weekend,” transportation commissioner Dan Saltzman said in a press conference Friday. Saltzman said PBOT crews have been preparing the streets with anti-ice chemicals on major transit and emergency services routes. They also have plows and sanders ready for Saturday morning. PBOT will evaluate the need to potentially salt roads in certain areas. Whether or not they decide to use salt, roads can ...

Storm Drops Up To A Foot Of Snow On Portland

... a foot of snow on Portland: 8 things you need to know. The snow was coming down at more than an inch an hour before midnight in Portland. When you wake up this morning, you could find up to a foot on your front porch. With still more to come. Here's what you need to know about the metro area's latest winter storm. Accumulation: The National Weather Service tweeted a list of snow reports shortly before 1 a.m. North Portland topped the list with a foot of snow, eight inches fell downtown and the airport got six inches, according to the list. Here are the latest snow reports throughout the area. Generally 6-12" PDX metro. 6-10" Vancouver metro. 1-3" central valley. 10" Hood River __link__/s 2 A 9 OV 2 uqc. - NWS Portland (@NWSPortland) January 11, 2017. History: National Weather Service meteorologist Colby Neuman said the weather service had recorded five inches of snow at its Northeast Portland office, as of about 10:20 p.m. That's the most snow that's fallen there since February ...

Heavy Snowfall In Portland Impacts Cavs-blazers

... to the Utah Jazz 100-92 on Tuesday night, were delayed in getting to Portland but finally arrived about 3 a.m. Wednesday. The Trail Blazers beat the Lakers in Los Angeles 108-87 on Tuesday night. They flew to Seattle, and players spent the night there. They flew into Portland by midday Wednesday and stayed at a hotel until game time. The Blazers encouraged fans to use their best judgment about whether to attend the game, which was expected to draw a large crowd with the defending NBA champions in town. The team said fans unable to attend the game would be allowed to exchange tickets for a comparably valued game in the future. But the policy did not include tickets purchased on the secondary market. This past weekend, an ice storm in Portland forced the Blazers to move their game against the Pistons from Saturday to Sunday. Detroit won 125-124 in double overtime. The last time the Blazers had to reschedule a game in Portland because of weather was in January 2005. In 2015, a Blazers game in New York against the Nets was ...

Winter Storms Weigh On Portland Small Businesses

... snowfall was too extreme, she said. "I've lived in Portland my whole life," she said. "I've never seen anything like this.". Blake Baer lives near Somethings, her gift shop on Northeast Williams Avenue. That has allowed her to open the store twice in December when many other local shops were closed. "I am very lucky that I am close by and can get in," she said. The store's strong holiday sales have helped make up for snow days in January, including on Wednesday. She said the snowfall also forced all the neighborhood businesses to scratch their inaugural Walk Williams Wednesday, a monthly evening event for shoppers. The storm had an impact on big events scheduled for Vancouver, as well. Amanda Thomas decided to push back her monthly "Science on Tap" gathering until later this month. She said ...

Portland Metro Saturday Weather

... the National Weather Service has predicted. "It's going to be a rotten mess for everybody, from the Coast Range to the Cascades," said Clinton Rocky, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Portland. Rocky said snow could arrive in the Portland area as late as 11 a.m., as a weather system marches north through the Willamette Valley. A combination of snow and sleet was falling at 6:30 a.m. in Eugene, he said. This map says it all. Large population in red will see significant ice storm. Treacherous travel, falling tree branches, & power outages. __link__/BSh F 9 A 0 t Xe. - NWS Portland (@NWSPortland) January 7, 2017. A snow/sleet combination is expected in Portland between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday, then snow, freezing rain and sleet after 4 p.m. The high will be near 33. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches is possible. Saturday night, freezing rain and sleet will become freezing rain after 10 p.m., with temperatures falling to 31 by 8 p.m., then rising to about 35 the remainder of the night. New ice ...

Ice Continues Slow Melt, Some Schools Opening Late

... at any time. Please continue to check Trip __link__ or call 511 / 800-977-6368 for update conditions.". 9 a.m.: The U. S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resource Conservation Service says statewide snowpack levels are above average. Oregon's snowpack remains above normal in most basins, Grande Ronde and Klamath basins at normal. __link__/O 8 REG 5 hb U 7. - USDA NRCS Oregon (@NRCS_Oregon) January 9, 2017. 8:47 a.m.: Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation says facilities will open at noon and all classes and activities will resume at that time. The exceptions are the activities at Beaverton School District sites, which will remain closed all day due to the school district closure. 8:40 a.m.: The Portland Bureau of Transportation  lists the following road closures. The agency says chains and traction tires are required on Southwest Burnside and Sam Jackson. - Stephanie Yao Long (@stephyaolong) January 9, 2017. 8 ...

Portland Mayor Wheeler Declares State Of Emergency After Record Snowfall

... for Portland after more than a foot of snow fell on the metropolitan area, the heaviest daily snowfall in a decade. His decision could trigger the release of money to help countywide efforts to deal with the weather's impact, particularly on infrastructure and homeless people. County leaders highlighted the cooperative efforts to protect the city's most vulnerable. The mayor retroactively called for the emergency to begin Jan. 1 and extended it through Jan. 14. The declaration allows the city to ask for resources from the state and, possibly, federal governments. Charter rules give the mayor authority over the bureaus under emergency declarations, but Wheeler informed commissioners Wednesday that they would maintain control of the bureaus they were assigned earlier this month , said Wheeler's spokesman Michael Cox. Providing ...

Chains On Car Tires Required For Snow Storm In Portland, Oregon; No Such Law For Ohio

... total snow every year. Clearly, winter drivers there are not as versed as in Ohio, and this may be the reasoning behind the law; chains are a preventative measure for disastrous road pile-ups. On Tuesday in Northeast Ohio snow depths reached up to 10 inches. Cleveland averages 68.1 inches of snow every year, and Chardon is the snowiest city in Ohio averaging 107 inches of snow. Yet there are  no laws requiring Ohioans to put on chains to travel during snowy or icy conditions, just that studded snow tires are allowed only from Nov. 1 through April 15 of the succeeding year. What do you think of the chains on tires requirement? A good idea for safety? Do you even own chains. Keep checking  __link__/weather for daily weather updates for Northeast Ohio, and don't forget to submit any weather questions you may have. Kelly Reardon is __link__'s meteorologist. Please follow me on  Facebook and Twitter @kreardon 0818. Live Regional Radar. Interactive weather maps including local radar, satellite, severe, forecast maps, and more. More maps from Accu ...

Planes, Trains And Power

... are without power. Power restored to more than 54 K, 18 K currently out. Crews to work through the night in areas where safety allows. — Portland General (@portlandgeneral) January 12, 2017. Large outage impacting 7 K in Salem due to down substation, working to re-route power to get you back in service ASAP. NW Natural. Amtrak suspends service. The major snowstorm socking Oregon and southwest Washington led Amtrak to suspend southbound service between Seattle and Portland. No alternate transportation will be provided for the morning Amtrak Cascades service. Meanwhile, those relying on Portland’s light-rail system continue to face delays because of ice, downed trees and fallen power lines. Shuttle buses are serving some stations. At Portland International Airport, flight delays and cancelations are piling up as the snow ...

Gov. Kate Brown Declares State Of Emergency In Oregon Due To Snow

... of about 150 has been cut off from emergency resources due to snow-blocked roads, which the county does not maintain, she said. "It's becoming quite a concern because it's been so many days now," she said. "People can't get their medications. People can't get propane. We've exhausted all of our resources.". Ryan said ambulances can't get into the area, which has at least four feet of standing snow and roadside snow berms twice as tall. Medical emergencies in Juniper Acres prompted evacuations by snowmobile, she said. The Crook County Sheriff's Office has also been helping residents who request evacuation, but they don't have enough manpower to provide emergency food and supplies - and neither does the county, officials said. Another worry is what happens when the snow melts. "If it does start warming up we could experience mass flooding," Ryan said, adding that snow has been accumulating in the area since ...

Farmers Told To Expect The Unexpected Regarding Weather

... available for purchase: Photo Store →. Rather, they argued, farmers should steel themselves for more variable weather in the decades to come, whether by diversifying their crops, improving their soil or buying insurance. They also suggested that there may be some benefits to changes in the growing season, including the opportunity to plant earlier and invest in new crops. “We’re going to have extreme weather conditions one way or the other,” said Richard Kersbergen, a forage and dairy specialist at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. “I’m not sure if it’s going to be more wet or dry, but I think the variation is going to be more extreme, and so (farmers should try) to build some sort of resilience.”. Kersbergen specifically advised farmers to consider diversifying their mix of crops and adding more organic matter to their soils so that they hold moisture better. Kersbergen was one of four speakers on the panel, which was one of ...