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WWUS46 KMFR 121052
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
252 AM PST WED FEB 12 2025
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WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SOMES BAR, FORT JONES, CALLAHAN,
GREENVIEW, HAPPY CAMP, ETNA, AND SCOTT BAR
252 AM PST WED FEB 12 2025
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 AM PST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 12
INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 18 TO 20
INCHES OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.
* WHERE...WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES HIGHER
PORTIONS OF SAWYERS BAR ROAD WEST OF ETNA AND AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY
3 NEAR AND SOUTH OF CALLAHAN TO SCOTT MOUNTAIN SUMMIT.
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING AND EVENING
COMMUTES. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CALL 511 OR VISIT
QUICKMAP.DOT.CA.GOV FOR ROAD INFORMATION.
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SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TENNANT, MOUNT SHASTA, BRAY, MCCLOUD,
PONDOSA, AND DUNSMUIR
252 AM PST WED FEB 12 2025
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 AM PST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND
12 INCHES WITH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 25 TO 30 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS UP TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH
AS 60 MPH.
* WHERE...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES
MOUNT SHASTA CITY, DUNSMUIR, MCCLOUD, AND TENNANT. THIS ALSO
INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 5 FROM BLACK BUTTE SUMMIT
SOUTHWARD AND HIGHWAY 89 EAST OF MOUNT SHASTA CITY.
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING AND EVENING
COMMUTES. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TREES AND
POWER LINES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW LEVELS WILL START NEAR 2000 FEET THEN
RISE THURSDAY EVENING TO AROUND 4000 FEET. FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS
BELOW 4000 FEET, INCLUDING THE MOUNT SHASTA CITY AREA, MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING, THEN
TRANSITIONING TO RAIN. FOR ELEVATIONS AT AND ABOVE 4000 FEET,
WARNING LEVEL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CALL 511 OR VISIT
QUICKMAP.DOT.CA.GOV FOR ROAD INFORMATION.
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EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILDERVILLE, MERLIN, AND GRANTS PASS
252 AM PST WED FEB 12 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 8 AM PST THURSDAY...
* WHAT...WET SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 1500 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
UP TO ONE INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 20 MPH IN VALLEYS AND 40
MPH OVER MOUNTAINS. LIGHTER SNOW OF A HALF INCH OR LESS IS
POSSIBLE FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 1500 FEET ELEVATION.
* WHERE...THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS VALLEY, LOWER
PASSES ALONG INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF GRANTS PASS AND MOUNTAINS IN
JOSEPHINE AND EASTERN CURRY COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO START OUT AROUND
1000 FEET TONIGHT THEN RISE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING TO AROUND 1500
TO 2500 FEET, BEFORE RISING HIGHER TO 4000 FEET LATE THURSDAY
MORNING. A PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED, THEN
TRANSITIONING TO RAIN FOR MOST AREAS BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING. AS
SNOW TRANSITIONS TO RAIN, THERE MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF WINTRY
MIX WITH ICE PELLETS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. CALL 511 OR VISIT
TRIPCHECK.COM FOR ROAD INFORMATION.
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SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN
OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SISKIYOU SUMMIT, DIAMOND LAKE, CRESCENT
LAKE, AND HOWARD PRAIRIE
252 AM PST WED FEB 12 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 1
PM PST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 12
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.
* WHERE...THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS. THIS
INCLUDES AREAS FROM LAKE OF THE WOODS NORTHWARD AND HIGHER
PORTIONS OF THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS WEST OF INTERSTATE 5, INCLUDING
THE MOUNT ASHLAND SKI ROAD, INCLUDING PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 230, 62
AND 140.
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM THURSDAY TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING AND EVENING
COMMUTES. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED
NEAR DIAMOND LAKE AND CRATER LAKE, ESPECIALLY THURSDAY MORNING AND
AGAIN THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. CALL 511 OR VISIT
TRIPCHECK.COM FOR ROAD INFORMATION.
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KLAMATH BASIN-NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN
LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALTAMONT, MIDLAND, KLAMATH FALLS,
GILCHRIST, CRESCENT, CHEMULT, AND OLENE
252 AM PST WED FEB 12 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 2 PM PST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 5
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY, INCLUDING AREAS
FROM MODOC POINT NORTHWARD AND AREAS EAST OF KLAMATH FALLS. THIS
INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF CHEMULT, CHILOQUIN, BEATTY, AND BLY.
THIS ALSO INCLUDES PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 97, 140, 66, AND 31.
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM TO 2 PM PST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE FROM VALLEY FLOORS
EARLY THURSDAY TO AROUND 4500 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MODERATE
SNOW IS LIKELY IN THE MORNING ON THURSDAY, THEN EXPECT SOME
CONTINUED SNOW ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. THEN, LIGHT
SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH SNOW
LEVELS BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. CALL 511 OR VISIT
TRIPCHECK.COM FOR ROAD INFORMATION.
BR-Y
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