W7/Tacoma/Portland Severe Winter WX

…SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT…

.AN UNUSUALLY STRONG WINTER STORM WILL BRING MIXED PRECIPITATION ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON THAT WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS SPREADING NORTH OVER THE AREA THURSDAY…CONTINUING IN THE NORTHERN AREAS INTO THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE INTO FRIDAY. THIS IS THE STRONGEST STORM OF THIS TYPE IN QUITE A WHILE.