Snow, ice and freezing rain are likely to continue impacting roads and schools until a widespread warmup midday Friday across the Willamette Valley, National Weather Service meteorologists said. Temperatures don’t appear likely to rise above freezing in a meaningful way until Friday,

The Willamette Valley is a long way from the deserts of Arizona and California, but that has not stopped a tiny feathered visitor who normally lives there from paying a rare visit to Oregon. Avid birders in the area report seeing a Costa’s hummingbird near a Springfield park this winter.

Snow, ice and freezing rain are likely to continue impacting roads and schools until a widespread warmup midday Friday across the Willamette Valley.

Much of the Willamette Valley turned white on Thursday morning as a few inches of snow fell from Eugene to Portland. Here's how much snow fell.

Snow and freezing rain is likely to continue impacting roads and schools until a widespread warmup midday Friday across the Willamette Valley.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for the Willamette Valley for snow and ice Thursday and Friday. Follow our live updates.

Power outages appeared increasingly likely, with officials around Eugene issuing a variety of warnings as they geared up for potential disruptions.

Local rivers are flush with rainwater after the Willamette Valley was hit with heavy rain Saturday. The Pudding River in Aurora is forecast to reach the action flood state at 4 a.m. on Tuesday and could reach minor flood stage by 4 a.

Winter weather arrives in the Willamette Valley

A winter storm watch has been issued for the Willamette Valley for snow and ice that could disrupt work, school and travel on Thursday and Friday.

The weather system will create the chance for one of the more hazardous weather events in western Oregon, meteorologists said.

There could be as much as 2 to 2.5 inches of rain along the Willamette Valley from Saturday night to the end of Monday.