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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA  
154 AM PST TUE NOV 19 2024  
 
WAZ048-200000-  
/O.CON.KOTX.BZ.W.0002.241120T0000Z-241120T1800Z/  
WESTERN CHELAN COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HOLDEN VILLAGE, STEVENS PASS, AND  
STEHEKIN  
154 AM PST TUE NOV 19 2024  
 
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10  
AM PST WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500  
FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 AND 16 INCHES. WINDS  
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH FOR PORTIONS OF US 2 FROM COLES CORNER  
TO STEVENS PASS.  
 
* WHERE...HOLDEN VILLAGE, STEVENS PASS, AND STEHEKIN.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND  
BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. STRONG WINDS COULD  
CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL  
BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,  
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH  
YOUR VEHICLE. FOR THE LATEST TRAVEL INFORMATION IN WASHINGTON, GO TO  
HTTPS://WSDOT.WA.GOV/TRAVEL  
 
 
 
 
 
WAZ041-044-047-200000-  
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0010.241120T0000Z-241120T1800Z/  
WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-CENTRAL CHELAN COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PANGBORN AIRPORT, BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD,  
LEAVENWORTH, WATERVILLE, CHELAN, NUMBER 1 CANYON, PLAIN,  
MANSFIELD, ENTIAT, NUMBER 2 CANYON, CASHMERE, AND WENATCHEE  
154 AM PST TUE NOV 19 2024  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON  
TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND  
12 INCHES. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH ON THE WATERVILLE  
PLATEAU.  
 
* WHERE...PANGBORN AIRPORT, BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD, LEAVENWORTH,  
WATERVILLE, CHELAN, NUMBER 1 CANYON, PLAIN, MANSFIELD, ENTIAT,  
NUMBER 2 CANYON, CASHMERE, AND WENATCHEE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP  
DURING THE TUESDAY EVENING COMMUTE AND HEAVY SNOW WILL BE  
POSSIBLE BY THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING  
DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW OVER THE WATERVILLE  
PLATEAU.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST TRAVEL  
INFORMATION IN WASHINGTON, GO TO HTTPS://WSDOT.WA.GOV/TRAVEL  
 
 
 
 
 
WAZ049-200000-  
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0010.241120T0000Z-241121T0000Z/  
WESTERN OKANOGAN COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MAZAMA, METHOW, WINTHROP, LOUP LOUP PASS,  
TWISP, AND CONCONULLY  
154 AM PST TUE NOV 19 2024  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON  
TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 7 TO  
12 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 12 AND 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.  
WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ON THE RIDGETOPS.  
 
* WHERE...MAZAMA, METHOW, WINTHROP, LOUP LOUP PASS, TWISP, AND  
CONCONULLY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. BLOWING SNOW COULD  
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE TUESDAY EVENING AND WEDNESDAY MORNING  
COMMUTES. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL  
BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST TRAVEL  
INFORMATION IN WASHINGTON, GO TO HTTPS://WSDOT.WA.GOV/TRAVEL  
 
 
 
 
 
WAZ038-043-200000-  
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0010.241120T0600Z-241121T0000Z/  
OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BOULDER CREEK ROAD, HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA  
SUMMIT, WAUCONDA, BREWSTER, BRIDGEPORT, CHESAW ROAD, OROVILLE,  
SHERMAN PASS, DISAUTEL PASS, NESPELEM, OKANOGAN, OMAK, INCHELIUM,  
REPUBLIC, AND TONASKET  
154 AM PST TUE NOV 19 2024  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO  
4 PM PST WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES  
IN THE VALLEYS AND 8 AND 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. WINDS COULD  
GUST AS HIGH AS 30 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...BOULDER CREEK ROAD, HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT, WAUCONDA,  
BREWSTER, BRIDGEPORT, CHESAW ROAD, OROVILLE, SHERMAN PASS,  
DISAUTEL PASS, NESPELEM, OKANOGAN, OMAK, INCHELIUM, REPUBLIC, AND  
TONASKET.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. WINTER DRIVING  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR WILL BE  
POSSIBLE AT TIMES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST TRAVEL  
INFORMATION IN WASHINGTON, GO TO HTTPS://WSDOT.WA.GOV/TRAVEL  
 
 
 
 
 
IDZ004-200000-  
/O.EXB.KOTX.WW.Y.0030.241120T0600Z-241121T1500Z/  
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OSBURN, ST. MARIES, MULLAN, FOURTH OF  
JULY PASS, LOOKOUT PASS, FERNWOOD, DOBSON PASS, WALLACE, KELLOGG,  
AND PINEHURST  
154 AM PST TUE NOV 19 2024  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM  
PST THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3  
INCHES VALLEYS AND 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS  
RISING ABOVE VALLEY FLOORS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* WHERE...OSBURN, ST. MARIES, MULLAN, FOURTH OF JULY PASS, LOOKOUT  
PASS, FERNWOOD, DOBSON PASS, WALLACE, KELLOGG, AND PINEHURST.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE  
WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT LOOKOUT PASS  
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WITH MAINLY RAIN IN THE LOWLANDS BY  
MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD  
INFORMATION IN IDAHO, CALL 5 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
WAZ034-200000-  
/O.EXB.KOTX.WW.Y.0030.241120T0600Z-241120T1600Z/  
MOSES LAKE AREA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OTHELLO, MOSES LAKE, QUINCY, AND EPHRATA  
154 AM PST TUE NOV 19 2024  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM  
PST WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES.  
LITTLE TO NO SNOW ACCUMULATION MOSES LAKE TO OTHELLO. WINDS  
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...QUINCY, EPHRATA, AREAS OF I-90 NEAR GEORGE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS BETWEEN QUINCY AND  
EPHRATA AND SECTIONS OF I-90 NEAR GEORGE FOR THE WEDNESDAY MORNING  
COMMUTE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST TRAVEL  
INFORMATION IN WASHINGTON, GO TO HTTPS://WSDOT.WA.GOV/TRAVEL  
 
 
 
 
 
WAZ031-200000-  
/O.EXA.KOTX.WW.Y.0030.241120T0600Z-241120T1800Z/  
NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLOVERLAND ROAD, PEOLA, ANATONE, AND  
MOUNTAIN ROAD  
154 AM PST TUE NOV 19 2024  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10  
AM PST WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3  
INCHES BELOW 4000 FEET AND 5 TO 9 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET. WINDS  
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...CLOVERLAND ROAD, PEOLA, ANATONE, AND MOUNTAIN ROAD.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED DURING THE WEDNESDAY  
MORNING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN SMALL TREE BRANCHES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST TRAVEL  
INFORMATION IN WASHINGTON, GO TO HTTPS://WSDOT.WA.GOV/TRAVEL  
 
 
 
 
 
IDZ002-003-WAZ033-035-036-200000-  
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0030.241120T0600Z-241120T1800Z/  
COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-UPPER  
COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DOWNTOWN SPOKANE, GENESEE, COLFAX, TEKOA,  
ODESSA, PULLMAN, WILBUR, ROCKFORD, COEUR D'ALENE, POTLATCH,  
FAIRFIELD, WORLEY, LA CROSSE, CHENEY, POST FALLS, PLUMMER,  
MOSCOW, HAYDEN, COULEE CITY, GRAND COULEE, HARRINGTON, CRESTON,  
OAKESDALE, UNIONTOWN, ROSALIA, DAVENPORT, AIRWAY HEIGHTS, SPOKANE  
VALLEY, AND RITZVILLE  
154 AM PST TUE NOV 19 2024  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING  
TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF I-90, TOTAL  
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES. FOR AREAS SOUTH OF  
I-90, TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...DOWNTOWN SPOKANE, GENESEE, COLFAX, TEKOA, ODESSA, PULLMAN,  
WILBUR, ROCKFORD, COEUR D'ALENE, POTLATCH, FAIRFIELD, WORLEY, LA  
CROSSE, CHENEY, POST FALLS, PLUMMER, MOSCOW, HAYDEN, COULEE CITY,  
GRAND COULEE, HARRINGTON, CRESTON, OAKESDALE, UNIONTOWN, ROSALIA,  
DAVENPORT, AIRWAY HEIGHTS, SPOKANE VALLEY, AND RITZVILLE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. WINTER DRIVING  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. IN IDAHO, FOR THE LATEST  
ROAD INFORMATION IN IDAHO, CALL 5 1 1. IN WASHINGTON, FOR THE LATEST  
TRAVEL INFORMATION IN WASHINGTON, GO TO HTTPS://WSDOT.WA.GOV/TRAVEL  
 
 
 
 
 
IDZ001-WAZ037-200000-  
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0030.241120T0800Z-241121T0600Z/  
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHEWELAH, EASTPORT, SANDPOINT, TIGER,  
BONNERS FERRY, DEER PARK, SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD, IONE,  
ORIN-RICE ROAD, METALINE FALLS, NORTHPORT, FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD,  
FRUITLAND, NEWPORT, COLVILLE, PRIEST RIVER, CLARK FORK,  
SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD, ATHOL, KETTLE FALLS, AND METALINE  
154 AM PST TUE NOV 19 2024  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT  
TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6  
INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 6 AND 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHERE...CHEWELAH, EASTPORT, SANDPOINT, TIGER, BONNERS FERRY, DEER  
PARK, SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD, IONE, ORIN-RICE ROAD, METALINE  
FALLS, NORTHPORT, FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD, FRUITLAND, NEWPORT,  
COLVILLE, PRIEST RIVER, CLARK FORK, SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD,  
ATHOL, KETTLE FALLS, AND METALINE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. WINTER DRIVING  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. IN IDAHO, FOR THE LATEST  
ROAD INFORMATION IN IDAHO, CALL 5 1 1. IN WASHINGTON, FOR THE LATEST  
TRAVEL INFORMATION IN WASHINGTON, GO TO HTTPS://WSDOT.WA.GOV/TRAVEL  
 
 
 
 
 
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