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WWUS46 KMFR 161949
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1249 PM PDT SUN MAR 16 2025
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WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-NORTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ETNA, GREENVIEW, MCCLOUD, BRAY, SOMES
BAR, SCOTT BAR, PONDOSA, HAPPY CAMP, DUNSMUIR, CALLAHAN, MOUNT
SHASTA, TENNANT, AND FORT JONES
1249 PM PDT SUN MAR 16 2025
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING ABOVE 4500 FEET...
* WHAT...HEAVY WET SNOW ABOVE 4500 FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 FOOT. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 TO 70 MPH
OVER HIGH AND EXPOSED TERRAIN.
* WHERE...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET IN WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY AND
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES ETNA SUMMIT ON SAWYERS BAR
ROAD, SNOWMANS SUMMIT ON HIGHWAY 89 AND THE MT SHASTA SKI RESORT.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TRESS LOADED WITH
SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT ABOVE 4500 FEET.
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.
ORZ027-028-170600-
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SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN
OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HOWARD PRAIRIE, DIAMOND LAKE, CRESCENT
LAKE, AND SISKIYOU SUMMIT
1249 PM PDT SUN MAR 16 2025
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING ABOVE 4500 FEET...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 4500 FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
UP TO 13 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH OVER HIGH AND
EXPOSED TERRAIN.
* WHERE...THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES FROM HOWARD PRAIRIE NORTHWARD
AND HIGHER PORTIONS OF THE SISKIYOUS WEST OF SISKIYOU SUMMIT. THIS
INCLUDES LAKE OF THE WOODS, CRATER AND DIAMOND LAKES, AS WELL AS
HIGHWAYS 140, 62, 230, AND 138.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED, AND WHEN COMBINED
WITH THE ACCUMULATING SNOW, THEY WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS TO
IMPOSSIBLE. VERY STRONG WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES LOADED WITH
SNOW.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1"/HR ARE NEARLY CERTAIN,
WITH 2"/HR LIKELY (60-90%) AND COULD EVEN EXCEED 2 INCHES PER HOUR
IN THE HIGH CASCADES. THESE SNOWFALL RATES WILL MAKE TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT TRAVEL THROUGH THE HIGH CASCADES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN
EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. CALL 511 OR VISIT TRIPCHECK.COM FOR ROAD INFORMATION.
ORZ029>031-170600-
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KLAMATH BASIN-NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN
LAKE COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CRESCENT, LAKEVIEW, CHEMULT, NEW PINE
CREEK, OLENE, MIDLAND, ADEL, VALLEY FALLS, FORT ROCK, KLAMATH
FALLS, ALTAMONT, AND GILCHRIST
1249 PM PDT SUN MAR 16 2025
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 8 INCHES.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH OVER HIGH AND EXPOSED TERRAIN.
* WHERE...NORTHERN KLAMATH COUNTY, MAINLY FROM CHILOQUIN NORTHWARD
,WINTER RIDGE AND THE WARNER MOUNTAINS EAST OF LAKEVIEW. THIS
INCLUDES HIGHWAY 97 NORTH OF CHILOQUIN, PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 140
EAST OF LAKEVIEW AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITIES OF CHEMULT AND
CRESCENT.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE.
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
TRIPCHECK.COM FOR ROAD INFORMATION.
CAZ085-170600-
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MODOC COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LIKELY, ADIN, DAVIS CREEK, DAY, ALTURAS,
LOOKOUT, AND CANBY
1249 PM PDT SUN MAR 16 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 8
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...THE WARNER MOUNTAINS IN MODOC COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES
HIGHWAY 299 AND CEDAR PASS.
* WHEN...FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. VERY STRONG WINDS COULD
CAUSE EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. CALL 511 OR VISIT
QUICKMAP.DOT.CA.GOV FOR ROAD INFORMATION.
SMITH
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