From: Emergency Preparedness Manager
Dear Corvallis students,
Hers is some information about campus conditions today, Saturday, January 13, 2024.
- Campus and city roads/sidewalks are coated with ice and then covered with frozen rain, creating very slippery surface conditions.
- Avoid driving until the icy rain has stopped and deicing treatment can be applied to the roads.
- Minimize travel on campus. Avoid walking on frozen grass and vegetation so it won’t be damaged.
- Expect icy rain all day Saturday.
Today
Freezing rain and rain. Ice accumulation of a tenth to one half of an inch. Highs in the lower 30s. North wind 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. Rainfall amounts around one inch.
Tonight
Freezing rain, rain, sleet with a slight chance of snow in the evening, then sleet, rain, freezing rain likely with a chance of snow showers after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation. Ice accumulation of up to a tenth of an inch. Lows around 19. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. Rainfall amounts around a quarter of an inch. https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?zoneid=ORZ008&zflg=1
- Monitor the OSU main website for updated campus status. Or check the Campus Status Line at 541-737-8000.
- For more winter weather preparedness information, visit/download the HazAdapt app: https://app.hazadapt.com/hazards/extreme-cold
- If you do have to go out, leave yourself plenty of travel time and plan your route.
- Take a lesson from our Antarctic experts and do your best penguin walk to avoid falling (have you ever seen a penguin slip?). https://www.morrishospital.org/health-topics/to-stay-safe-on-snow-or-ic…
Thank you,
Mike Bamberger, CEM®, ORCEM, MEP, Emergency Preparedness Manager
Oregon State University, 601 SW 17th Street, Cascade Hall, Room 264, Corvallis, Oregon 97331
[email protected] | http://emergency.oregonstate.edu
Air Quality: https://ehs.oregonstate.edu/aqi-map
Weather forecast: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/
Snow prediction: http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/pwpf/wwd_accum_probs.php?fpd=24&ptype=snow&amt=1&day=3&ftype=probabilities
River height/stream gages: http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=pqr
Weather bulletins/updates: https://www.facebook.com/NWSPortland?fref=nf
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