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“Unseasonable” storm bringing one to two feet of
snow to Cascades
4 Sep 09 - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
AN UNSEASONABLY COOL AND WET FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT
PRECIPITATION AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO WESTERN WASHINGTON THIS
WEEKEND… GREATEST IMPACT ON THE MOUNTAIN BACKCOUNTRY... THE SNOW LEVEL
WILL FALL TO AROUND 6000 FEET BY SUNDAY...ONE TO TWO FEET OF NEW SNOW IS
EXPECTED ABOVE THE SNOW LEVEL.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
4 SEP 09...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST
WASHINGTON ON SATURDAY... SNOW LEVELS IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED TO
FALL TO 6000 FEET IN THE SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON CASCADES...6500 FEET IN
THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES AND 7000 FEET IN THE CASCADES OF LANE
COUNTY... 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT THE HIGHER SKI RESORTS
AND LOCATIONS SUCH AS TIMBERLINE.
http://www.snowboardingforum.com/regional-chat/17358-first-snow-expected-oregon-washington-cascades.html
Thanks to Josh Cooley for this link
‘Seems a bit early for snow levels to drop
to 6,000' in the WA
Cascades,” says
Josh.
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