When it rains, it... (uhhh... or when it snows, in this case)

It's snowing hard again. Wow. I kinda-like just realized I need a snow showel, snow plow and maybe some firewood. Time to start making some phone calls, heheh...

Severe Weather Alert from the National Weather Service

...CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON- COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... FRANCES... GRANDE RONDE... JEWELL... MAPLETON AND VERNONIA 426 PM PST FRI DEC 31 2004

... HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON... THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND THE WILLAPA HILLS...

HEAVY SNOW HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE AND WILL MOVE INTO THE WILLAPA HILLS. FOUR INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN OVER WILSON RIVER SUMMIT SO FOR THIS AFTERNOON. FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY FROM AROUND 1500 FEET AND HIGHER. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH SOME LATER TONIGHT BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY MORNING AS A NEW SURGE OF MOISTURE MOVES INTO THE AREA. ADDITION SNOW IS LIKELY ON SATURDAY MORNING. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE TONIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY IN THE WARNING AREA. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.