they're talking about four feet in the mountain passes. most schools as you mentioned are closed. dozens of flights canceled. bus routes have been altered to avoid the steep hills. they're anticipating the worst storm since 1985 when they got seven and a half inches. the city is urging people to stay home. most people are heeding that advice. more than 100 snowplows and salt trucks are out now clearing the streets. the city is mostly a ghost town. people were stocking up on food and supplies yesterday, cleaning out store shelves. >> it has been super busy. people are getting twice as much as they usually get. families usually get dinner for the night. they have next three or four days. >> reporter: portland got its snow last night, two to four inches there. now it turned over to rain. 30,000 people in that area lost power and many more are bracing or outages today. they are getting whacked with 100 mile-per-hour winds along the oregon coast. that is hurricane-force winds. the silver lining if there is one, this snow will only