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Tillamook County Emergency Management
Monday October 12th, 2015 :: 05:22 a.m. PDT

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Dense Fog Advisory in effect until 11 AM PDT this morning

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY...LOWER COLUMBIA...AND CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON COASTS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING.

* VISIBILITY: AREAS OF ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS.

* TIMING: FOG WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD THROUGH SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE AND THEN BEGIN TO DISSIPATE MID MORNING. VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY AROUND 11 AM.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ASTORIA...TILLAMOOK...FLORENCE...ST. HELENS...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM... SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...EUGENE...SPRINGFIELD...CORVALLIS... ALBANY...LONGVIEW...KELSO...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND... WASHOUGAL

* IMPACTS: LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO FOG WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY WITH VISIBILITY LIKELY CHANGING QUICKLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CENTRAL OREGON COAST ... CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY ... GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA ... LOWER COLUMBIA ... NORTH OREGON COAST ... SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY

Instructions:

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

Address/Location
Tillamook County Emergency Management
201 Laurel Ave
Tillamook, OR 97141

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 503-842-3412

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Alert Details

Severity:
Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Dense Fog Advisory

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