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WWUS46 KMFR 182209  
WSWMFR  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR  
209 PM PST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
...ANOTHER EPISODE OF LOW ELEVATION SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO  
THURSDAY...  
 
.SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS  
EVENING WITH SNOW LEVELS AROUND 1500 TO 2000 FEET AND ACCUMULATION  
OF UP TO 2 INCHES. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL FOLLOW WITH WIDESPREAD  
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING AND SNOW  
LEVELS AROUND 1000 TO 1500 FEET. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN TAPER  
OFF INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON WHILE SNOW LEVELS RISE TO 2000 FEET,  
EXCEPT FOR SNOW SHOWERS LINGERING INTO THURSDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN  
KLAMATH, LAKE, AND MODOC COUNTIES.  
 
ORZ023-191800-  
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260219T1800Z/  
/O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260219T1800Z/  
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINCHESTER, MYRTLE CREEK,  
SUTHERLIN, ROSEBURG, UMPQUA, ELKTON, GLENDALE, GREEN, DRAIN, AND  
CANYONVILLE  
209 PM PST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY  
ABOVE 1500 FT...  
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST  
THURSDAY BELOW 1500 FT...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 1500 FT, HEAVY SNOW.  
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 3 TO 8 INCHES. FOR THE WINTER  
WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 1500 FT, WET SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES, WITH MIXED PRECIPITATION AT  
ELEVATIONS BELOW 800 FEET. THE MAJORITY OF SNOW IS EXPECTED  
BETWEEN 10 PM PST TONIGHT AND 5 AM PST THURSDAY, WITH SNOW  
TAPERING OFF BY 10 AM PST.  
 
* WHERE...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 1500 FT, THIS  
INCLUDES ROSEBURG, ELKTON, SUTHERLIN, CAMAS VALLEY AND CANYONVILLE  
AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF I-5, INCLUDING ROBERTS MOUNTAIN PASS, AND  
HIGHWAYS 42 AND 138. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 1500 FT,  
THIS INCLUDES GLENDALE AND TILLER AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF I-5 SOUTH  
OF CANYONVILLE AND CANYON CREEK PASS ON I-5 AROUND 2000 FT.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE.  
 
* 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.  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. CALL 511 OR VISIT  
TRIPCHECK.COM FOR ROAD INFORMATION.  
 

 
 

 
 
ORZ024-191800-  
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260219T1800Z/  
/O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260219T1800Z/  
EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WILDERVILLE, GRANTS PASS,  
MERLIN, AND CAVE JUNCTION  
209 PM PST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY  
ABOVE 1500 FT...  
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST  
THURSDAY BELOW 1500 FT...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 1500 FT, HEAVY SNOW.  
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 8 INCHES, EXCEPT 8 TO 16 INCHES  
IN THE KALMIOPSIS WILDERNESS. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY  
BELOW 1500 FT, WET SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 5  
INCHES, HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE ILLINOIS VALLEY WHILE GRANTS PASS  
IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE MIXED PRECIPITATION TO AN INCH OF SNOW. THE  
MAJORITY OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 PM PST TONIGHT AND 5 AM  
PST THURSDAY MORNING, WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF BY 10 AM PST.  
 
* WHERE...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 1500 FT, THIS  
INCLUDES GRANTS PASS, WILDERVILLE, MERLIN, GALICE AND AGNESS AS  
WELL AS PORTIONS OF I-5 AND HIGHWAY 199. FOR THE WINTER STORM  
WARNING ABOVE 1500 FT, THIS INCLUDES CAVE JUNCTION, OBRIEN, SELMA  
AND WOLF CREEK. THIS ALSO INCLUDES PORTIONS OF I-5 AND HIGHWAY 199  
AND THE SEXTON PASS, SMITH HILL AND STAGE PASS ON I-5, HAYES HILL  
ON HIGHWAY 199 AND BEAR CAMP ROAD IN THE KALMIOPSIS WILDERNESS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE.  
 
* 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.  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. CALL 511 OR VISIT  
TRIPCHECK.COM FOR ROAD INFORMATION.  
 

 
 

 
 
ORZ026-191800-  
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260219T1800Z/  
/O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260219T1800Z/  
JACKSON COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ASHLAND, APPLEGATE, BUTTE  
FALLS, GOLD HILL, JACKSONVILLE, MEDFORD, ROGUE RIVER, AND SHADY  
COVE  
209 PM PST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY  
ABOVE 2000 FT...  
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST  
THURSDAY BELOW 2000 FT...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FT, HEAVY SNOW.  
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 6 INCHES. FOR THE WINTER  
WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 2000 FT, SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 3 INCHES. SNOW LEVELS NEAR 2000 FEET WILL FALL  
TO VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT. THE MAJORITY OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN  
2 AM PST AND 7 AM PST ON THURSDAY MORNING, WITH LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS  
THEN TAPERING OFF THROUGH THE MORNING.  
 
* WHERE...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 2000 FT, THIS  
INCLUDES MEDFORD, ASHLAND, GOLD HILL, JACKSONVILLE, APPLEGATE,  
SHADY COVE AND EAGLE POINT. THIS ALSO INCLUDES PORTIONS OF I-5 AND  
HIGHWAYS 140, 238, 62 AND 234. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, THIS  
INCLUDES PROSPECT AND BUTTE FALLS. THIS ALSO INCLUDES PORTIONS OF  
I-5, HIGHWAYS 140, 238, 62 AND 227, AND INCLUDES JACKSONVILLE HILL  
ON STATE HIGHWAY 238 AT 2150 FT.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT AND DELAYS IN YOUR COMMUTE. THE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE.  
 
* 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.  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. CALL 511 OR VISIT  
TRIPCHECK.COM FOR ROAD INFORMATION.  
 

 
 

 
 
CAZ080-191800-  
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260219T1800Z/  
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CALLAHAN AND ETNA  
209 PM PST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY
 
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 12 INCHES AT  
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET AND 1 TO 5 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS BELOW  
3000 FEET. SNOW LEVELS NEAR 2000 FEET WILL FALL TO VALLEY FLOORS  
OVERNIGHT. A MAJORITY OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND  
7 AM PST THURSDAY MORNING, WITH LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THEN TAPERING  
OFF THROUGH THE MORNING.  
 
* WHERE...IN WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES ALL OF HIGHWAY  
96 AND 3, AND ETNA SUMMIT ON SAWYERS BAR RD. THIS ALSO INCLUDES  
THE KLAMATH RIVER AND SCOTT VALLEYS, THE COMMUNITIES OF HAPPY  
CAMP, SOMES BAR, ETNA, GREENVIEW, AND CALLAHAN.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE.  
 
* 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  
QUICKMAP.DOT.CA.GOV FOR ROAD INFORMATION.  
 

 
 

 
 
CAZ082-083-191800-  
/O.CON.KMFR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260219T1800Z/  
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST  
SISKIYOU COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MCCLOUD, PONDOSA, BRAY,  
DUNSMUIR, TENNANT, AND MOUNT SHASTA  
209 PM PST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY
 
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 12 INCHES,  
EXCEPT UP TO 20 INCHES FOR THE HIGH TERRAIN. A MAJORITY OF THE  
SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM MIDNIGHT TO 8 AM PST ON THURSDAY MORNING,  
WITH LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THEN TAPERING OFF THROUGH THE MORNING.  
 
* WHERE...SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES  
HIGHWAYS 97 AND 89, INTERSTATE 5 SOUTH OF WEED, BLACK BUTTE  
SUMMIT, SNOWMAN SUMMIT, DEAD HORSE SUMMIT, GRASS LAKE SUMMIT AND  
MT SHASTA SKI PARK ROAD. THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE COMMUNITIES OF MT  
SHASTA CITY, DUNSMUIR, MCCLOUD AND TENNANT.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE.  
 
* 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  
QUICKMAP.DOT.CA.GOV FOR ROAD INFORMATION.  
 

 
 

 
 
CAZ085-ORZ030-031-191945-  
/O.EXT.KMFR.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260221T0300Z/  
MODOC COUNTY-NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE  
COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...VALLEY FALLS, CHEMULT,  
LOOKOUT, LIKELY, DAY, CRESCENT, FORT ROCK, ADEL, CANBY, LAKEVIEW,  
DAVIS CREEK, BEATTY, NEW PINE CREEK, GILCHRIST, BLY, ADIN,  
ALTURAS, PAISLEY, AND SPRAGUE RIVER  
209 PM PST WED FEB 18 2026  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST FRIDAY
 
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 6 INCHES, WITH  
HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. A MAJORITY OF THE SNOW IS  
EXPECTED FROM 7 AM PST TO 2 PM PST ON THURSDAY, WITH LIGHT SNOW  
SHOWERS THEN TAPERING OFF INTO THE EVENING.  
 
* WHERE...WINTER RIM IN KLAMATH COUNTY, LAKE COUNTY, AND MODOC  
COUNTY.  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...ADIN, ALTURAS, CANBY, DAY, LIKELY,  
BLY, ADEL, FORT ROCK, LAKEVIEW, VALLEY FALLS, AND PAISLEY.  
THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PASSES OR NOTABLE LOCATIONS...  
CEDAR PASS ON STATE HIGHWAY 239 AT 6323 FT.  
WARNER MOUNTAIN SUMMIT ON STATE HIGHWAY 140 AT 5850 FT.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM PST FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL  
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD  
CONDITIONS AND DELAYS IN YOUR COMMUTE. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING AND THURSDAY EVENING COMMUTES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
VISIT WEATHER.GOV/MFR/WINTER FOR ADDITIONAL SNOW PROBABILITIES  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. IN CALIFORNIA, CALL 511  
OR VISIT QUICKMAP.DOT.CA.GOV FOR ROAD INFORMATION. IN OREGON, CALL  
511 OR VISIT TRIPCHECK.COM FOR ROAD INFORMATION.  
 
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE  
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN  
ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND  
SLIPPERY, INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.  
 

 
 

 
 
CAZ081-191800-  
/O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260219T1800Z/  
CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HILT, WEED, KLAMATH RIVER,  
AND YREKA  
209 PM PST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST  
THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 3 INCHES. A  
MAJORITY OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM 2 AM PST TO 8 AM PST ON  
THURSDAY MORNING, WITH LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THEN TAPERING OFF  
THROUGH THE MORNING.  
 
* WHERE...CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY.  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...HILT, KLAMATH RIVER, YREKA, WEED AS  
WELL AS I-5 AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 97, 96 AND 3.  
THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PASSES OR NOTABLE LOCATIONS...  
FORREST MOUNTAIN SUMMIT ON STATE HIGHWAY 3 AT 4100 FT.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT AND DELAYS IN YOUR COMMUTE. THE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
CAZ084-ORZ029-191800-  
/O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260219T1800Z/  
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-KLAMATH BASIN-  
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NEWELL, MIDLAND, KLAMATH  
FALLS, OLENE, ALTAMONT, MACDOEL, TULELAKE, AND DORRIS  
209 PM PST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST  
THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 4 INCHES. A  
MAJORITY OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM 3 AM PST TO 9 AM PST ON  
THURSDAY MORNING, WITH LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THEN TAPERING OFF  
THROUGH THE MORNING.  
 
* WHERE...IN CALIFORNIA, NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC  
COUNTIES. IN OREGON, THE KLAMATH BASIN.  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...DORRIS, MACDOEL, NEWELL, TULELAKE,  
ALTAMONT, KLAMATH FALLS, MIDLAND, AND OLENE.  
THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PASSES OR NOTABLE LOCATIONS...  
CEDAR PASS ON STATE HIGHWAY 239 AT 6323 FT.  
WARNER MOUNTAIN SUMMIT ON STATE HIGHWAY 140 AT 5850 FT.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT AND DELAYS IN YOUR COMMUTE. THE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
VISIT WEATHER.GOV/MFR/WINTER FOR ADDITIONAL SNOW PROBABILITIES  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. IN CALIFORNIA, CALL 511  
OR VISIT QUICKMAP.DOT.CA.GOV FOR ROAD INFORMATION. IN OREGON, CALL  
511 OR VISIT TRIPCHECK.COM FOR ROAD INFORMATION.  
 

 
 

 
 
ORZ025-027-028-191800-  
/O.CON.KMFR.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260219T1800Z/  
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-  
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-  
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...STEAMBOAT, CRESCENT LAKE,  
HOWARD PRAIRIE, TOKETEE FALLS, SISKIYOU SUMMIT, DIAMOND LAKE,  
CRATER LAKE, AND UNION CREEK  
209 PM PST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST  
THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 3 TO 10 INCHES. AROUND  
3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED FOR SISKIYOU SUMMIT AND ALONG HIGHWAY  
138, WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE CASCADES. A MAJORITY OF THE SNOW  
IS EXPECTED FROM 2 AM PST TO 9 AM PST ON THURSDAY MORNING, WITH  
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THEN TAPERING OFF THROUGH THE DAY.  
 
* WHERE...THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS, AND  
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS.  
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF...TOKETEE FALLS, STEAMBOAT, 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...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND DELAYS IN YOUR  
COMMUTE. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY  
MORNING 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  
TRIPCHECK.COM FOR ROAD INFORMATION.  
 

 
 

 
 
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