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WWUS46 KOTX 192356
WSWOTX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
356 PM PST TUE NOV 19 2024
WAZ048-201300-
/O.CON.KOTX.BZ.W.0002.241120T0000Z-241120T1800Z/
WESTERN CHELAN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HOLDEN VILLAGE, STEHEKIN, AND STEVENS
PASS
356 PM PST TUE NOV 19 2024
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500
FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER HIGHER PEAKS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS
50 MPH FOR PORTIONS OF US 2 FROM COLES CORNER TO STEVENS PASS.
* WHERE...HOLDEN VILLAGE, STEHEKIN, AND STEVENS PASS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 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.
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
WAZ041-044-047-201300-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0010.241120T0000Z-241120T1800Z/
WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-CENTRAL CHELAN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PANGBORN AIRPORT, NUMBER 2 CANYON,
CHELAN, ENTIAT, CASHMERE, NUMBER 1 CANYON, WATERVILLE, WENATCHEE,
BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD, LEAVENWORTH, PLAIN, AND MANSFIELD
356 PM PST TUE NOV 19 2024
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET, TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES. FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW
1000 FEET, TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES. WINDS
COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH ON THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU.
* WHERE...PANGBORN AIRPORT, NUMBER 2 CANYON, CHELAN, ENTIAT,
CASHMERE, NUMBER 1 CANYON, WATERVILLE, WENATCHEE, BADGER MOUNTAIN
ROAD, LEAVENWORTH, PLAIN, AND MANSFIELD.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP
DURING THE LATE TUESDAY EVENING COMMUTE AND HEAVY SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE BY THE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS COULD
BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW OVER THE
WATERVILLE PLATEAU. THE WEIGHT OF WET, HEAVY SNOW ON TREE LIMBS
MAY DOWN POWER LINES AND COULD CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES.
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
WAZ049-201300-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0010.241120T0000Z-241121T0000Z/
WESTERN OKANOGAN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MAZAMA, METHOW, WINTHROP, LOUP LOUP PASS,
TWISP, AND CONCONULLY
356 PM PST TUE NOV 19 2024
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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...UNTIL 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. THE WEIGHT OF WET, HEAVY SNOW ON TREE LIMBS MAY DOWN POWER
LINES AND COULD CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES.
* 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
WAZ038-043-201300-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0010.241120T0600Z-241121T0000Z/
OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OROVILLE, OMAK, BREWSTER, INCHELIUM,
BRIDGEPORT, BOULDER CREEK ROAD, CHESAW ROAD, REPUBLIC, DISAUTEL
PASS, NESPELEM, HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT, WAUCONDA, OKANOGAN,
TONASKET, AND SHERMAN PASS
356 PM 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...OROVILLE, OMAK, BREWSTER, INCHELIUM, BRIDGEPORT, BOULDER
CREEK ROAD, CHESAW ROAD, REPUBLIC, DISAUTEL PASS, NESPELEM,
HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT, WAUCONDA, OKANOGAN, TONASKET, AND
SHERMAN PASS.
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING 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
WAZ034-201300-
/O.EXB.KOTX.WW.Y.0030.241120T0600Z-241120T1600Z/
MOSES LAKE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EPHRATA, OTHELLO, MOSES LAKE, AND QUINCY
356 PM PST TUE NOV 19 2024
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM
PST WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...WET 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...EPHRATA, OTHELLO, MOSES LAKE, AND QUINCY.
* 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
IDZ004-201300-
/O.EXB.KOTX.WW.Y.0030.241120T1200Z-241121T1500Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KELLOGG, DOBSON PASS, FOURTH OF JULY
PASS, LOOKOUT PASS, WALLACE, OSBURN, FERNWOOD, MULLAN, ST.
MARIES, AND PINEHURST
356 PM PST TUE NOV 19 2024
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM PST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3
INCHES FOR THE VALLEYS AND 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOW
LEVELS RISING ABOVE VALLEY FLOORS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* WHERE...KELLOGG, DOBSON PASS, FOURTH OF JULY PASS, LOOKOUT PASS,
WALLACE, OSBURN, FERNWOOD, MULLAN, ST. MARIES, AND PINEHURST.
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY 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.
WAZ031-201300-
/O.EXA.KOTX.WW.Y.0030.241120T0600Z-241120T1800Z/
NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ANATONE, CLOVERLAND ROAD, PEOLA, AND
MOUNTAIN ROAD
356 PM 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...ANATONE, CLOVERLAND ROAD, PEOLA, 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-WAZ033-035-036-201300-
/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 PLUMMER, DOWNTOWN SPOKANE, COEUR D'ALENE,
COLFAX, TEKOA, COULEE CITY, FAIRFIELD, HARRINGTON, RITZVILLE,
WORLEY, HAYDEN, MOSCOW, WILBUR, POST FALLS, ODESSA, UNIONTOWN,
GENESEE, CRESTON, AIRWAY HEIGHTS, LA CROSSE, OAKESDALE, PULLMAN,
CHENEY, SPOKANE VALLEY, POTLATCH, DAVENPORT, ROCKFORD, ROSALIA,
AND GRAND COULEE
356 PM PST TUE NOV 19 2024
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...WET SNOW EXPECTED. FOR NORTHERN GRANT AND LINCOLN COUNTIES,
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1.5 AND 4 INCHES. EVERYWHERE
ELSE, 0.5 TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PLUMMER, DOWNTOWN SPOKANE, COEUR D'ALENE, COLFAX, TEKOA,
COULEE CITY, FAIRFIELD, HARRINGTON, RITZVILLE, WORLEY, HAYDEN,
MOSCOW, WILBUR, POST FALLS, ODESSA, UNIONTOWN, GENESEE, CRESTON,
AIRWAY HEIGHTS, LA CROSSE, OAKESDALE, PULLMAN, CHENEY, SPOKANE
VALLEY, POTLATCH, DAVENPORT, ROCKFORD, ROSALIA, AND GRAND COULEE.
* 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-WAZ037-201300-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0030.241120T0800Z-241121T0600Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWPORT, FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD, BONNERS
FERRY, PRIEST RIVER, SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD, CHEWELAH, CLARK
FORK, ATHOL, DEER PARK, IONE, TIGER, SANDPOINT, FRUITLAND, KETTLE
FALLS, COLVILLE, NORTHPORT, EASTPORT, SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD,
METALINE, METALINE FALLS, AND ORIN-RICE ROAD
356 PM 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 2 AND 5
INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 6 AND 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.
* WHERE...NEWPORT, FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD, BONNERS FERRY, PRIEST RIVER,
SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD, CHEWELAH, CLARK FORK, ATHOL, DEER PARK,
IONE, TIGER, SANDPOINT, FRUITLAND, KETTLE FALLS, COLVILLE,
NORTHPORT, EASTPORT, SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD, METALINE, METALINE
FALLS, AND ORIN-RICE ROAD.
* 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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