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WWUS46 KMFR 070613
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
1013 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
.TWO FRONTS WILL BRING IMPACTFUL WINTER WEATHER TO THE AREA. THE
FIRST OVERNIGHT, AND THE SECOND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY
MORNING. SNOW LEVELS OF 4500 FEET WILL FALL TO 3500 FEET OVERNIGHT.
THEN, SNOW LEVELS BEGIN AT 3000 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE
FALLING AS LOW AS 1500 FEET ON THURSDAY MORNING, WITH SIGNIFICANT
SNOW FOR WEST SIDE AREAS AND NORTHERN KLAMATH COUNTY AT ELEVATIONS
ABOVE 2000 FEET.
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SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN
OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SISKIYOU SUMMIT, CRESCENT
LAKE, DIAMOND LAKE, HOWARD PRAIRIE, UNION CREEK, AND CRATER LAKE
1013 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 8 TO 24
INCHES, WITH 18 TO 24 INCHES IN CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK, 10 TO
15 INCHES AT LAKE OF THE WOODS, 8 TO 12 INCHES OVER MOUNT ASHLAND
SKI PARK, AND 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER SISKIYOU SUMMIT. WINDS GUSTING AS
HIGH AS 45 MPH OVER HIGH AND EXPOSED TERRAIN. SNOW WILL BE
HEAVIEST OVERNIGHT THROUGH AROUND 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY, AND
ESPECIALLY FROM 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY THROUGH 1 AM PST THURSDAY.
* WHERE...THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS.
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...CRESCENT LAKE, DIAMOND LAKE, UNION
CREEK, HOWARD PRAIRIE.
THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PASSES OR NOTABLE LOCATIONS...
SISKIYOU PASS ON I-5 AT 4310 FT.
LAKE OF THE WOODS ON 140 AT 5070 FT.
DIAMOND LAKE JUNCTION ON STATE HIGHWAYS 230 & 138 AT 4478 FT.
MT. ASHLAND SKI ROAD AND LODGE AT 6500 FT.
CAVES NATIONAL MONUMENT NEAR HIGHWAY 46 AT 4000 FT.
WILLAMETTE PASS ON STATE HIGHWAY 58 AT 5090 FT.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. ROAD OR
HIGHWAY CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE WITH FEET OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE TUESDAY EVENING AND
WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTES. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE
BRANCHES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PROBABILITY OF SNOW ACCUMULATION
BETWEEN 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM THURSDAY.
PROBABILITIES DON'T ALWAYS OVERLAP THE HAZARD'S TIME RANGE.
LOCATION >= >= >= >=
2IN 8IN 12IN 18IN
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SISKIYOU 78% 4% 0% 0%
PASS
LAKE OF 100% 54% 44% 35%
THE WOODS
DIAMOND 100% 99% 67% 42%
LAKE
JUNCTION
MT. A 100% 37% 15% 0%
LODGE
CRATER 100% 97% 66% 44%
LAKE
VISIT WEATHER.GOV/MFR/WINTER FOR ADDITIONAL SNOW PROBABILITIES
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.
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EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TOKETEE FALLS
1013 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10
AM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET IN THE DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 2000 FEET IN THE DOUGLAS COUNTY
CASCADE FOOTHILLS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 8 INCHES. SNOW
LEVELS OF 3000 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL FALL TO 2000 FEET
DURING WEDNESDAY EVENING, THEN WILL DROP AS LOW AS 1500 FEET AS
SNOW INTENSITY DECREASES ON THURSDAY MORNING.
* WHERE...ABOVE 2000 FEET IN THE DOUGLAS COUNTY CASCADE FOOTHILLS
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...TOKETEE FALLS AND HIGHWAY 138.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND
THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...VISIT WEATHER.GOV/MFR/WINTER FOR ADDITIONAL
SNOW PROBABILITIES
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.
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KLAMATH BASIN-NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN
LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRESCENT, CHEMULT, AND
GILCHRIST
1013 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
THURSDAY IN NORTH CENTRAL KLAMATH COUNTY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED IN NORTH CENTRAL KLAMATH COUNTY. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS 5 TO 10 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH OVER
HIGH AND EXPOSED TERRAIN. SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST DURING LATE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* WHERE...KLAMATH BASIN AND NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY.
THIS INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF CHEMULT AND CRESCENT, AS WELL AS
PARTS OF HIGHWAY 97 NORTH OF CHILOQUIN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...VISIT WEATHER.GOV/MFR/WINTER FOR ADDITIONAL
SNOW PROBABILITIES. MOST OF THE REST OF KLAMATH COUNTY WILL
RECEIVE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW, WITH THE MAJORITY OCCURRING DURING
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. CALL 511 OR VISIT
TRIPCHECK.COM FOR ROAD INFORMATION.
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WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREENVIEW, FORT JONES,
CALLAHAN, AND ETNA
1013 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO
1 AM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 2500 FT IN THE KLAMATH MOUNTAINS WITHIN
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 2500 FT IN THE KLAMATH MOUNTAINS WITHIN
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AROUND 4000 FEET, FALL TO 2500 FT DURING WEDNESDAY
NIGHT, THEN CONTINUE LOWERING TO AROUND 2000 FEET AS SNOW TAPERS
OFF LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH OVER HIGH AND EXPOSED TERRAIN.
SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST DURING WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* WHERE...ABOVE 2500 FT IN THE KLAMATH MOUNTAINS WITHIN WESTERN
SISKIYOU COUNTY.
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...CALLAHAN, ETNA, FORT JONES, GREENVIEW.
THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PASSES OR NOTABLE LOCATIONS...
ETNA SUMMIT ON SAWYERS BAR RD AT 5950 FT.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM PST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT AND DELAYS IN YOUR COMMUTE. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...VISIT WEATHER.GOV/MFR/WINTER FOR ADDITIONAL
SNOW PROBABILITIES
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. CALL 511 OR VISIT
QUICKMAP.DOT.CA.GOV FOR ROAD INFORMATION.
ORZ026-071600-
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JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BUTTE FALLS
1013 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO
10 AM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 2000 FT IN JACKSON COUNTY...
* WHAT...MODERATE SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 2000 FT IN JACKSON COUNTY.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN
THE EVENT AT AROUND 3000 FEET THEN FALL TO 2000 FEET DURING
WEDNESDAY EVENING, AND CONTINUE FALLING TO AROUND 1500 FEET AS
SNOW TAPERS OFF ON THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST DURING
WEDNESDAY EVENING UNTIL AROUND 2 AM PST THURSDAY.
* WHERE...ABOVE 2000 FT IN JACKSON COUNTY INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS
OF...BUTTE FALLS, PROSPECT, AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 227 AND 62.
THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PASSES OR NOTABLE LOCATIONS...
JACKSONVILLE HILL ON STATE HIGHWAY 238 AT 2150 FT.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT AND DELAYS IN YOUR COMMUTE. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND
THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PORTIONS OF ASHLAND, EAST MEDFORD, AND ROGUE
RIVER ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. CALL 511 OR VISIT
TRIPCHECK.COM FOR ROAD INFORMATION.
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