Photo courtesy of Banks School District BANKS – Banks High School senior wrestler JJ Ellis won the Oregon 4A 220-pound state championship at Portland’s Veterans Memorial Coliseum on February 23. This marks Ellis’ second state title in as many years with the Braves. “(Winning the state title) was a goal[Read More…]
Snow
National Weather Service issues Winter Storm Watch for NW Oregon
Highway 26 in the most recent bout of snow. Photo: Banks Fire District 13 PORTLAND – Snow could strike Washington County sometime on Sunday, February 24 and Monday, February 25, according to the Portland branch of the National Weather Service (NWS). That’s the message in the agency’s Winter Storm Watch,[Read More…]
National Weather Service: Snow could return, especially at higher elevations, also there’s a flood watch
Banks Fire District 13 has responded to multiple crashes on Highway 26 in the past few days due to weather-related incidents. Photo from Banks Fire District. NW OREGON – The Portland branch of the National Weather Service (NWS) is warning—with a lot of disclaimers—that the valley floor could see some[Read More…]
Column | Esther Lilly Hundley Diaries: Special Snow Edition
The snow in Gales Creek this morning. Photo: Chas Hundley Here at Gales Creek Journal and Banks Post HQ, almost six inches of snow, freshly fallen, have made travel difficult, so we’re looking for something to fill our time. Take a peak back into history as we look at the[Read More…]
Winter Weather Advisory upgraded to Winter Storm Warning
A Banks Fire District 13 vehicles muscles through heavy snow in Buxton in March 2018. Photo from Banks Fire District 13 NW OREGON – An earlier Winter Weather Advisory has been upgraded to a more severe Winter Storm Warning from 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb.[Read More…]
Winter Weather Advisory for NW Oregon from Friday evening to Saturday night
The Banks Fire District. Photo by Brenda Schaffer. NW OREGON – “Plan on snow and ice covered roads tonight and Saturday.” That’s the message in a Winter Weather Advisory issued by the Portland branch of the National Weather Service (NWS) for much of NW Oregon, calling for anywhere from 2 –[Read More…]
Snow closures and delays for Friday, Feb 8 through Sunday, Feb 10
A snow-covered Banks-Vernonia Trail on Jan. 1, 2017. Chas Hundley//Banks Post BANKS – With a winter weather advisory in place until Saturday night, many local activities are already being cancelled or delayed, with more likely to come. We’ll keep a weekend list of all known closures and delays going here,[Read More…]
National Weather Service: Snow likely Thursday and Friday
Snowfall in Gales Creek’s portion of the Oregon Coast Range. Photo by Josh Doss NW OREGON – The Portland branch of the National Weather Service issued a Special Weather Statement on Wednesday afternoon predicting snowfall at lower elevations in NW Oregon on Thursday evening and Friday morning (February 7 –[Read More…]
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