444 FPUS76 KPQR 230609 NOWPQR SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 1109 PM PDT WED MAY 22 2013 ORZ006-009-WAZ023-039-040-230730- GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE- GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY... GRESHAM...HOOD RIVER...CASCADE LOCKS...MULTNOMAH FALLS... STEVENSON...SKAMANIA...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL... TOUTLE...ARIEL...COUGAR 1109 PM PDT WED MAY 22 2013 .NOW... AT 1105 PM...AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING EAST ACROSS THE PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER METRO AREA...WITH RAIN HEAVIEST EAST OF INTERSTATE 5. EXPECT HEAVY RAIN TO SPREAD INTO THE NEARBY CASCADE FOOTHILLS AND THE WEST END OF THE COLUMBIA GORGE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. ANOTHER BATCH OF HEAVY RAIN IS MOVING EAST ACROSS WASHINGTON COUNTY...THIS WILL LIKELY AFFECT HILLSBORO AND TUALATIN THROUGH 1145 PM BEFORE PIVOTING THROUGH PORTLAND AND POSSIBLY VANCOUVER AROUND MIDNIGHT. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION ON AREA ROADS...THE HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT PONDING ON SOME ROADWAYS. $$ WEAGLE |