Winter weather hits Portland: Live updates

With snow, wind, and chilly temperatures Thursday morning, winter weather has officially come in the Portland region.

In the Portland region, snow was predicted to last through the morning before transitioning to freezing rain in the early afternoon.

Lee Picard, a Portland-based meteorologist with the National Weather Service, advised against traveling if you don’t have to.

The most recent updates are as follows:

Numerous crashes: According to Multnomah County, Northeast 238th Drive was closed between Treehill Drive and Glisan Street as of 1 p.m. because of slick conditions and numerous collisions involving over 20 automobiles.

I-84 closure: Following a collision that happened just before 11 a.m., a section of Interstate 84 was closed to traffic traveling west of Multnomah Falls as of 12:30 p.m.

Power outages: Before noon on Thursday, several thousand houses and businesses were without power due to winds and snow-dappled limbs.

PDX: At Portland International Airport, 17 flights had been canceled and 39 more had been delayed as of 11 a.m.

Impacts of TriMet: Shortly before noon, TriMet declared that it was beginning to chain all buses, pointing out that they could only go 25 miles per hour. A high-elevation location was served by the 63-Washington Park bus line, which had discontinued service. MAX Orange and Yellow Lines were disrupted this morning when an atree fell on the overhead wires near the Delta Park/Vanport MAX Station early on Thursday morning. Service on the MAX Yellow Line was restored by midday.

Road conditions: To clean the streets, the city of Portland has sent out roughly twenty snow plows. Their current locations are displayed on an interactive map on the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s website.

Map of snow height: People’s local precipitation levels are probably influenced by elevation.You can see what to expect in your neighborhood with this interactive map.

Shelters: On Thursday, Multnomah County will maintain six severe weather shelters available during the day and open two more overnight.

Salem: Due to bad weather, the Oregon State Capitol is closed today, and state legislature sessions have been canceled.

Throughout the state, an ice storm warning is in effect until four in the morning on Friday in Salem, Corvallis, and Eugene. A winter weather alert is in effect for Hood River, Government Camp, Bend, and Pendleton, further east. Actually, with the exception of the southern region, winter weather is occurring throughout the state. (Ashland and Medford are only observing the rain.)

Federal buildings: The Portland Division of the U.S. District Court is scheduled to open later today at noon, while the Eugene Division is closed today. The Oregon U.S. District Court website reports that the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse has canceled the new citizen naturalization ceremonies that were planned for Thursday and Friday.

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Around 4 a.m. Thursday, sleet, freezing rain, and snow started to fall in Linn and Lane counties. Road cameras showed freezing rain in some places and snow accumulation in others. Then, that same mass of liquid moved north.

Woodburn traffic camera, Feb. 13, 2025, Thursday.Thanks to TripCheck

Most children’s classes were canceled early on Thursday morning.

Residents of towns throughout the Willamette Valley posted images of accumulation in their localities as comments on a Facebook post from the National Weather Service in Portland.

Snow had reached the Portland region around 8:30 a.m.

Gladstone on Thursday, February 13, 2025, with snow.The Oregonian, or Nik Streng

The Portland region is expected to receive one to three inches of snow on Thursday, with freezing rain expected later in the day.

Friday is predicted to bring more cold weather.

Lizzy Acker writes the advice column and covers Oregon weather. Why, Tho?You can contact her at [email protected] or 503-221-8052. Your support is essential to our journalism. Sign up for OregonLive.com now.