THIS IS ONE FRIGGIN' SCARY NIGHT IN PORTLAND, OR...AND WASHINGTON STATE.

[Radio_Lady]

Is anyone around -- everyone OK! I see Viva_la_Revolution on tonight, but anyone else?

High Wind Warning

/O.EXT.KPQR.HW.W.0021.061113T0300Z- 061113T1200Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA- CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-I- 5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS... CLATSKANIE...HILLSBORO... PORTLAND... OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...SALEM... MCMINNVILLE...DALLAS... SANDY...SILVER FALLS STATE PARK...SWEET HOME... LONGVIEW...KELSO... CASTLE ROCK... VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND... WASHOUGAL...TOUTLE... ARIEL...COUGAR 656 PM PST SUN NOV 12 2006
...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA...I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY...GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER AREA...CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY...SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS. SO FAR THIS EVENING...WIND GUSTS OF 53 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON THE FREMONT BRIDGE IN PORTLAND...38 MPH AT MCMINNVILLE...AND 36 MPH SALEM.

A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE AREA OFFSHORE IS APPROACHING THE NORTH OREGON COAST THIS EVENING AND WILL MOVE ACROSS WASHINGTON TONIGHT. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 60 MPH TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND 10 PM.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO FALLING TREES AND BRANCHES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE.

[0rganism]

1. dang, I just got my phone line fixed today too

Been out for 3 bloody days, and the day Verizon deigns to fix it, a windstorm comes in to knock out service again.

hehe, oh well, stay safe! Batten down the hatches, if you have any hatches :D

[Radio_Lady]

2. Don't you need a boat to have hatches?

Or a couple of chicken eggs at about 21 days in the incubator?

(Any stupid joke in a storm...)

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

3. I had to drive through that muck.

That roadwork they're doing in Salem is a fatal accident waiting to happen.

They need to put up some lights, ASAP.