KOIN 6 Weather Team's Steve Pierce says winds at the Columbia Gorge hit speeds of 85 miles per hour Wednesday. (KOIN 6)
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN 6) - A 92 mph wind gust was recorded at Vista House Monday might, and gusts at or above 70 mph continue Tuesday.
The wind in the region will continue through Wednesday, KOIN 6 Meteorologist Sally Showman said, with east county areas seeing gusts of 35 mph or more.
An air stagnation advisory is in effect east of the Cascades. Cold dense air is trapped at the surface by a layer of warm air above. Pollutants will be trapped at the surface and may cause irritation.
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More highways closed, plows stranded by heavy snow
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Part of western New York State is covered by three feet of lake-effect snow - and it's forced the closure of a 132-mile stretch of the state Thruway. Forecasters say the storm has been dumping three to four inches of snow per hour.
In a region that's used to snowstorms, this one is being called one of the worst in recent memory. At one point, officials told the Buffalo News, nearly half of the snow plows in the town of West Seneca were bogged down in heavy snow. In Hamburg, police cars were getting stuck in the deep snow.
The Erie County executive says some main highways are 'basically parking lots.'
Lancaster, east of Buffalo, reported three and a-half feet of snow by 9 a.m. The waist-high snow is being blown by strong winds.
State troopers had to use ATVs to deliver blankets and other emergency supplies to motorists stranded on the Thruway overnight.
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