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Winter weather: office closure, emergency shelters and city services
  • City offices, community centers, arts centers, and city recreation facilities are closed Friday, Feb. 14, due to winter weather.
  • Shelters are open all day Friday, until 10 a.m. Saturday. More information: Multco.us/Cold.
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Heavy rain, landslides, snow, or ice, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is the city's lead agency keeping city streets safe during severe weather. News, road closures, tips to get home safe, maps, and more.
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GET HOME SAFE: Snow and ice travel tips

Snow chains on a vehicle driving in the snow.

Winter weather road closures and chain advisories

Winter Weather Center map of Portland showing city emergency response routes and where PBOT vehicles like plows and salt trucks are, in real-time.

Guide to the Winter Weather Center

winter weather basics and faq

Winter Weather Basics and FAQ

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Adopt a storm drain

PBOT vehicles moving dirt from landslide on West Burnside Street.

Landslides, flooding, and sandbags

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GET HOME SAFE: Rainy weather travel tips

Portland City Hall in the Snow

Winter weather and City of Portland services

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PBOT 24/7 Maintenance Dispatch

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Winter Travel Alert: Avoid travel as snow and freezing rain continue tonight and Friday morning before a slow thaw

Continued cold temperatures lingering on Friday could make for continued icy conditions, especially in areas at high elevation or east of I-205.

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Winter Travel Alert: Snow and freezing rain forecast to begin Thursday morning, use caution and avoid travel

Continued cold temperatures lingering on Friday could make for continued icy conditions, especially in areas at high elevation or east of I-205.

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Get Home Safe banner with a sasquatch shoveling snow on a sidewalk and the text "Winter Ready PDX"

Winter weather tips and resources in 10 languages

This season, we have updated resources on our website, along with snow and ice travel tips in English and 9 additional languages:
Español (Spanish), Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese), русский (Russian), Chinese (Simplified), Chuuck (Chuukese), नेपाली (Nepali), Română (Romanian), Soomaali (Somali), Українськ

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