Snow Alerts Vary Around Oregon, Washington, Coastlines - Icy Roads Possible

Published 02/04/25 at 8:09 p.m.
By Oregon Coast Beach Connection Staff

(Portland, Oregon) – Oregon and Washington weather warning maps are lighting up like a Christmas tree right now, as the National Weather Service (NWS) has almost all of Oregon under one kind of snow alert or another. Southwest Washington is also under similar watches or warnings. (Above: a traffic mishap in snowy Astoria this week - Astoria Police photo)

With the Oregon and Washington coast getting large amounts of snow the last couple of days, it's been a bit topsy turvy. Usually inland areas get more snow. It's generally all melted off later in the day, but some traffic issues occurred – including one crash in Astoria.

The Oregon Coast Range and Willapa Hills are under a winter storm warning, which is likely to create traffic issues from the coastline to inland towns. Just about the entire rest of the state – except for a few areas – are under winter weather advisories. That includes Portland, Vancouver, Bend, Eugene, Sutherlin, Salem, as well as coastal towns such as Seaside, Coos Bay, Cannon Beach, Newport, Lincoln City, Bandon and even Brookings.

In fact, Brookings saw some rather stunning snow Monday.

“There will be scattered snow showers producing 1+ inches of snow ranging from Tuesday, February 4th through Thursday, February 6th,” the NWS said. “Some areas will see at least one inch starting now, whereas some areas could not see an inch or more of snow until early Thursday morning. There is increasing confidence for accumulating snow below 500 feet elevation Tuesday night (Feb 4) into Wednesday morning (Feb 5). ”

Snow in Astoria tuesday morning - Astoria Police photo

Snow in most areas is expected to melt later in the day. However, the greatest hazards exist overnight tonight, into Wednesday morning and overnight Thursday, as any moisture left on the streets will likely freeze and create slippery roads in the morning.

This all depends on where the snow showers happen, however. For example, one part of Portland or the coast could get more while other sections get less.

“Snow is expected late tonight through Wednesday across southwest Washington and northwest Oregon,” the NWS said. “Snow showers will be geographically dependent, and areas that receive more showers will see higher snow amounts.”

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A Roundup:

Winter Storm Warning: North Oregon Coast Range and Willapa Hills, with snow accumulations between 1 and 7 inches.

Lower elevations of the Coast Range are under winter weather advisories.

Winter Weather Advisories in effect from now through midday or late Wednesday. They have been issued for:

South Oregon coast areas of Reedsport through Brookings. All of north and central Oregon coast from Florence to Astoria. Southern Washington coast from Long Beach to Raymond. Washington Coast Weather - Oregon Coast Weather 

Northwest Oregon / southwest Washington: including Vancouver, Portland, Willamette Valley. This includes towns such as Molalla, Ridgefield, Longview, McMinnville, Oregon City, Albany, Eugene, Happy Valley, Woodburn, La Center and more.

The Columbia River Gorge: including SR 14, Upper Hood River Valley, Bonneville and Hood River, among others.

The entirety of the Cascades and areas like Roseburg are under a winter storm warning, while Bend, John Day and Burns are under the advisories.  - Inland Oregon Weather

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