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WWUS46 KOTX 201215
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
415 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024
WAZ034-201315-
/O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-241120T1600Z/
MOSES LAKE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUINCY, EPHRATA, MOSES LAKE, AND OTHELLO
415 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR QUINCY AND GEORGE
THROUGH 7AM WITH MINIMAL ACCUMULATIONS. THE REMAINDER OF THE ZONE
HAS WARMED ABOVE FREEZING.
WAZ048-201800-
/O.CON.KOTX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-241120T1800Z/
WESTERN CHELAN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HOLDEN VILLAGE, STEHEKIN, AND STEVENS
PASS
415 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500
FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH FOR PORTIONS OF US 2 FROM COLES CORNER
TO STEVENS PASS.
* WHERE...HOLDEN VILLAGE, STEHEKIN, AND STEVENS PASS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING.
* 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 INCH 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
WAZ038-043-210000-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-241121T0000Z/
OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRIDGEPORT, BOULDER CREEK ROAD, REPUBLIC,
DISAUTEL PASS, WAUCONDA, BREWSTER, OROVILLE, NESPELEM, TONASKET,
OKANOGAN, SHERMAN PASS, INCHELIUM, OMAK, CHESAW ROAD, AND HIGHWAY
20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT
415 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 6
INCHES WITH LOCALLY AROUND 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.
* WHERE...BRIDGEPORT, BOULDER CREEK ROAD, REPUBLIC, DISAUTEL PASS,
WAUCONDA, BREWSTER, OROVILLE, NESPELEM, TONASKET, OKANOGAN,
SHERMAN PASS, INCHELIUM, OMAK, CHESAW ROAD, AND HIGHWAY 20
WAUCONDA SUMMIT.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.
* 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
WAZ041-044-047-201800-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-241120T1800Z/
WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-CENTRAL CHELAN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEAVENWORTH, NUMBER 2 CANYON, CASHMERE,
MANSFIELD, CHELAN, WATERVILLE, BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD, PLAIN,
PANGBORN AIRPORT, ENTIAT, WENATCHEE, AND NUMBER 1 CANYON
415 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES
MAINLY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35
MPH ON THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU.
* WHERE...LEAVENWORTH, NUMBER 2 CANYON, CASHMERE, MANSFIELD, CHELAN,
WATERVILLE, BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD, PLAIN, PANGBORN AIRPORT, ENTIAT,
WENATCHEE, AND NUMBER 1 CANYON.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS AND WEIGHT OF SNOW ON TREE LIMBS MAY
DOWN POWER LINES AND COULD CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PLAN ON
WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
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
WAZ049-210000-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-241121T0000Z/
WESTERN OKANOGAN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TWISP, LOUP LOUP PASS, WINTHROP,
CONCONULLY, METHOW, AND MAZAMA
415 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 9
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...TWISP, LOUP LOUP PASS, WINTHROP, CONCONULLY, METHOW, AND
MAZAMA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS COULD
BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
* 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
IDZ001-WAZ037-210115-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-241121T0600Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF IONE, ATHOL, DEER PARK, KETTLE FALLS,
COLVILLE, CHEWELAH, SANDPOINT, ORIN-RICE ROAD, METALINE FALLS,
SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD, METALINE, TIGER, NORTHPORT, SCHWEITZER
MOUNTAIN ROAD, FRUITLAND, EASTPORT, BONNERS FERRY, PRIEST RIVER,
NEWPORT, CLARK FORK, AND FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD
415 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5
INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 6 AND 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.
* WHERE...IONE, ATHOL, DEER PARK, KETTLE FALLS, COLVILLE, CHEWELAH,
SANDPOINT, ORIN-RICE ROAD, METALINE FALLS, SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS
ROAD, METALINE, TIGER, NORTHPORT, SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD,
FRUITLAND, EASTPORT, BONNERS FERRY, PRIEST RIVER, NEWPORT, CLARK
FORK, AND FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. WINTER DRIVING
CONDITIONS WILL 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
IDZ002-003-WAZ033-035-036-201800-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-241120T1800Z/
COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-UPPER
COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLFAX, CHENEY, TEKOA, WORLEY,
HARRINGTON, PLUMMER, SPOKANE VALLEY, COEUR D'ALENE, MOSCOW,
ODESSA, ROSALIA, DAVENPORT, ROCKFORD, UNIONTOWN, DOWNTOWN
SPOKANE, PULLMAN, GRAND COULEE, OAKESDALE, HAYDEN, RITZVILLE,
COULEE CITY, CRESTON, FAIRFIELD, AIRWAY HEIGHTS, WILBUR, LA
CROSSE, GENESEE, POST FALLS, AND POTLATCH
415 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
* 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...COLFAX, CHENEY, TEKOA, WORLEY, HARRINGTON, PLUMMER,
SPOKANE VALLEY, COEUR D'ALENE, MOSCOW, ODESSA, ROSALIA, DAVENPORT,
ROCKFORD, UNIONTOWN, DOWNTOWN SPOKANE, PULLMAN, GRAND COULEE,
OAKESDALE, HAYDEN, RITZVILLE, COULEE CITY, CRESTON, FAIRFIELD,
AIRWAY HEIGHTS, WILBUR, LA CROSSE, GENESEE, POST FALLS, AND
POTLATCH.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. WINTER DRIVING
CONDITIONS WILL 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
IDZ004-210115-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-241121T1500Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PINEHURST, FERNWOOD, FOURTH OF JULY PASS,
KELLOGG, MULLAN, ST. MARIES, OSBURN, LOOKOUT PASS, WALLACE, AND
DOBSON PASS
415 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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...PINEHURST, FERNWOOD, FOURTH OF JULY PASS, KELLOGG, MULLAN,
ST. MARIES, OSBURN, LOOKOUT PASS, WALLACE, AND DOBSON PASS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM PST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE
WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
INFORMATION IN IDAHO, CALL 5 1 1.
WAZ031-201800-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-241120T1800Z/
NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLOVERLAND ROAD, MOUNTAIN ROAD, ANATONE,
AND PEOLA
415 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
* 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, MOUNTAIN ROAD, ANATONE, AND PEOLA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING.
* 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
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