From the Weather Service:
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1152 AM PST WED DEC 17 2008
...WINTER STORM EXPECTED THURSDAY....A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE NORTH TONIGHT
...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MOISTURE FROM THE PACIFIC OCEAN WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INLAND AHEAD
OF THE FRONT LATE TONIGHT...THEN INCREASE AS THE FRONT SLOWLY
MOVES THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY.
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CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN...GREEN...
GRANTS PASS...STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
1152 AM PST WED DEC 17 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 PM PST
THURSDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 PM PST
THURSDAY FOR HEAVY SNOW.
SNOW WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA
BY THURSDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5
INCHES IN THE VALLEYS TO 10 INCHES IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
