Virtually every school district in and around Portland canceled school for a second straight day Friday, given the mix of freezing rain, snow and ice expected during the morning commute.

Portland’s snowy Thursday morning left almost enough snow on the ground for intrepid sledders, but the winter weather isn’t over yet. A winter storm warning is in effect for the Portland area until Friday morning,

The City of Portland is preparing for potentially hazardous roads this week as snow and freezing rain are forecast to hit the region Thursday and Friday. It will be dry and cool again on Wednesday with mostly sunny skies, but another chance of snow is right around the corner.

A snow storm has caused chaos on an Oregon highway, with up to 30 vehicles involved in a large pileup. Several people were injured and four people were taken to a local hospital with minor injuries. An SUV involved in the accident caught on fire,

About an inch of snow officially fell Thursday on Portland, causing crashes, canceling school, shutting government offices and briefly cutting electricity to thousands. Potentially more dangerous weather was expected to arrive Thursday night,

The U.S. Navy has released an image showing damage to the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman following the collision with the cargo ship M/V Besiktas-M off the coast of Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday. It appears that Besiktas M hit the Truman with her starboard bow.

Update: Storm Tracker 2 Meteorologist Rhonda Shelby says a back edge to the first band of precipitation is just about to move through the metro area.1

Here is a timeline of Portland’s coming winter weather. Wednesday night: The first hints of winter weather could come overnight, according to the National Weather Service in Portland. There’s a 30% chance of snow starting after 4 a.m., when the low dips to 26 degrees.