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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1101 PM PDT MON MAR 9 2026
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WESTERN CHELAN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF STEHEKIN, HOLDEN VILLAGE, AND STEVENS
PASS
1101 PM PDT MON MAR 9 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 5 AM PDT
THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES. FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING,
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2
AND 4 FEET. WIND GUSTS WILL PEAK AROUND 50 MPH WEDNESDAY EVENING
AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH, SNOW EXPECTED.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 FEET THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* WHERE...HOLDEN VILLAGE AND STEVENS PASS.
* WHEN...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. FOR
THE BLIZZARD WARNING, FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. FOR
THE WINTER STORM WATCH, FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP
BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW DURING THE BLIZZARD
WARNING. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE WEDNESDAY EVENING
AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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
IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM
BETWEEN YOU AND THE MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU, AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION, AND BE
ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. MAKE SURE YOUR
CAR IS WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
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
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