Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Portland OR
640 PM PST WED JAN 11 2017

...FINAL SNOWSTORM TOTALS...

A storm system brought heavy snow to the lowlands of Northwest
Oregon and Southwest Washington...mainly from Tuesday evening into
Wednesday morning. Heavy showers and even a few thunderstorms
embedded in the general area of snowfall produced a large variation
in total snowfall amounts across short distances.


Location                            Snowfall  (inches)
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...SOUTH WASHINGTON/NORTH OREGON COAST...
Tillamook                                 1.0 inch
Ocean Park, WA                            0.5

...LOWER COLUMBIA/COWLITZ VALLEY AND NEARBY HILLS...
Castle Rock                               8.0
La Center area                            7.0 to 8.0
Lexington Area                            4.0 to 5.0
Kelso Area                                5.5 to 6.5
Longview Area                             5.0 to 8.0

...GREATER VANCOUVER/CLARK COUNTY AND NEARBY FOOTHILLS...
Yacolt                                   14.0
Vancouver...Salmon Creek/Hazel Dell      11.0 to 12.5
Felida/West Vancouver                    10.0 to 11.0
Vancouver...Mount Vista area              9.0 to 10.0
Vancouver...inner from SR500 to SR14      7.0 to 11.0
Vancouver...Orchards                      8.0
Vancouver...far southeast                 6.0 to 7.0
Battle Ground area                        6.0 to 10.0
Camas                                     9.0
Ridgefield                                6.5
Hockinson area                            4.0 to 6.0
Washougal                                 3.0


...GREATER PORTLAND AREA AND NEARBY FOOTHILLS...
Portland...West Hills/Forest Hgts        15.5
Portland...Pittock Mansion Area          15.0
Portland...Hills (Sylvania to Skyline)   12.0 to 15.5
Portland...South Waterfront              13.0
St Johns/North Portland area             11.0 to 13.0
Portland...Downtown                      11.8
Happy Valley                             10.5
Beaverton/Bethany area                    9.0 to 13.0
Portland...inner (e/se/ne out to I205)    9.0 to 12.0
Lake Oswego area                          9.0 to 10.0
Forest Grove/Aloha/Hillsboro area         8.0 to 11.0
Tigard                                    9.0
Portland...I205 Corridor/Outer NE         7.0 to 9.0
Clackamas                                 6.0 to 9.0
Tualatin/Sherwood area                    5.0 to 7.0
Scotts Mill                               6.0
Oregon City/West Linn                     4.0 to 5.0
Gresham                                   4.0
Wilsonville                               3.0


...CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY AND NEARBY FOOTHILLS...
Chehalem Mtn, near Newberg               11.0
Dallas                                    7.0
Mollala                                   6.0
Independence                              5.0
Dayton                                    3.0
Salem                                     1.0 TO 2.0

...COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND HOOD RIVER VALLEY...
Hood River area                          10.0 to 12.0
Parkdale                                  8.0
Cascade Locks                             2.0


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rockey/delson

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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
0354 AM PST WED JAN 11 2017

...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL SET AT PORTLAND OR...

 A RECORD SNOWFALL OF 6.5 INCH(ES) WAS SET AT PORTLAND OR YESTERDAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 2.5 SET IN 1998.


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