SNOW WATCH: Snow Showers Will Be Light, if Any, For The Salem-Area Overnight

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(SALEM) - Here we go again!? Another round of snow showers may or may not hit the mid-valley overnight. According to the National Weather Service Portland radar at 10:00 PM, a band of snow/rain showers started tracking well north of the mid-valley. A band of light snow/rain showers was located north and south of the Salem-area. The precipitation is from to a weak warm front passing over Oregon and Washington tonight. Forecasters are predicting only light if any snow showers for the Salem-area and mid-Willamette Valley. Cities north of Salem will see the most snow out of this system. Salem Public Works spokesman Mike Gotterba says de-icing snow removal, sanding crews are on stand-by tonight, ready to go should the snow return. Gotterba says the city has layed down 2,200 gallons of de-icer and 150 cubic yards of sand on city streets. Forecasters also say snow could return again Friday. Salem-News.com will have the latest Salem-area, and mid-valley school closures and delays as soon as they come in. Thursday School Delay/Closure Information: Amity Sch. Dist.: Buses on snow routes. Yamhill-Carlton Sch. Dist.: 2 hour delay. No AM kind. Newberg: 2 hrs late, no AM kind, all buses on snow rt, no service to Viewmont in Dundee. Willamina Sch. Dist.: Buses on snow routes AM & PM. Estacada Sch. Dist.: CLOSED Spirit Mountain Casino has cancelled all AM shuttles for Thursday. PM shuttles will run as scheduled. Here is your latest Salem-area weather forecast from Salem-News.com: Tonight: Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow flurries this evening. Patchy fog developing. Lows 25 to 30. Thursday: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog in the morning. Highs around 35. Friday: Mostly cloudy, slight chance of snow showers. Highs around 40. Saturday: Partly sunny, with patchy fog in the morning. Highs 40 to 45. Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Highs 40 to 45. (Lows for Thursday night through Sunday 30 to 35.) For the Salem-area’s most complete 7-day forecast visit our weather page on Salem-News.com