Arctic air has been bleeding south and west out of Canada into Washington and Oregon as a powerful Pacific storm moves toward the coast. The cold air and the wet, windy storm will collide over the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday producing heavy snow inland and hurricane force winds along the coast. The Seattle metro area is expecting 5-10″ of snow with 12-24″ in the mountains. Farther south, 90-100 mph winds and 25-35 foot waves are expected to crash onto the Oregon beaches. This storm will track through Midwest and may bring us some rain, possibly beginning as a wintry mix, on Saturday.
Tom Tasselmyer
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