Coldest weather in 5 years heading to Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Forecasters say some of the coldest weather in the past five years is heading to Oregon for the weekend.
A double blast of cold air is expected to hit Western Oregon on Friday, and again Sunday, with snow all the way down to the Willamette Valley floor on Sunday.
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The first cold front is coming from the Bering Sea, bringing heavy snow to the Cascades of Washington and Oregon, as well as the Coast Range.
On Sunday, a second shot of cold air now gathering strength over Hudson Bay in Northern Canada will send the thermometer into the teens in Portland and lower in surrounding areas.
A series of snow, ice and sleet storms dumped snow in the Portland area in January 2004, causing problems for traffic, utilities and emergency crews.
(Copyright 2008 The Associated Press.)
