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2008 Portland Snow: Part 4–December 22, 2008

…Continued from Part 3–December 20-21 2008.

IMG_4816 Snow in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008
Snow in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008

The snow continued to accumulate overnight and the next day the city of Portland was quite buried.

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Snow in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008

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Snow in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008

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Snow in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008

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Snow in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008

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Snow in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008

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Snow in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008

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Snow in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008

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Snow in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008

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Snow in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008

IMG_4820 Icicles in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008
Icicles in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008

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Snow in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008

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Snow in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008

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Snow in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008

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Snow in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008

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Snow in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008

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Snowfall in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008

Over a foot of snow had accumulated on my deck at this point, and the railing was at capacity with almost 9 inches.

IMG_4842 Snow in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008
Snowfall in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008

IMG_4847 Snow in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008
Icicles in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008

There were also some large icicles formed on the gutters and on the deck railing directly under the gutters.

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IMG_4843 Icicle in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008
Icicles in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008

IMG_4845 Icicles in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008
Icicles in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008

IMG_4846 Icicles in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008
Icicles in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008

The next four pictures were taken from my kitchen window and show a slightly different perspective. Notice that snow has even accumulated on the top edge of the satellite dish.

IMG_4850 Snow in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008
Snow in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008

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Snow in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008

IMG_4852 Icicles in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008
Icicles in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008

IMG_4851 Icicles in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008
Icicles in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008

IMG_4854 Ice Sheets in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008
Ice Sheets in Milwaukie, Oregon on December 22, 2008

The kids at the apartment complex stood up large pieces of the layer of ice formed by the freezing rain into a Stonehenge-like formation.

Continue to Part 5–December 24, 2008

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