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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
234 PM PDT TUE MAR 10 2026
IDZ004-111300-
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CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LOOKOUT PASS
234 PM PDT TUE MAR 10 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM PDT
SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 12 AND 24 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING 50 TO 65 MPH.
* WHERE...LOOKOUT PASS.
* WHEN...FROM 5 PM WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES.
VERY STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR
DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW 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 ROAD
INFORMATION IN IDAHO, CALL 5 1 1.
WAZ048-111300-
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/O.CON.KOTX.BZ.W.0001.260312T0100Z-260312T1200Z/
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WESTERN CHELAN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF STEHEKIN, HOLDEN VILLAGE, AND STEVENS
PASS
234 PM PDT TUE MAR 10 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM
PDT THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 TO 20 INCHES. FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING,
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 8 TO 12
INCHES. WIND GUSTS WILL PEAK AROUND 50 MPH WEDNESDAY EVENING AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH, HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED.
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 FEET THURSDAY
MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* WHERE...STEHEKIN, HOLDEN VILLAGE, AND STEVENS PASS.
* WHEN...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, UNTIL 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. FOR
THE BLIZZARD WARNING, FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY.
FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH, FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND
NIGHT WITH SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AND WET AND POSSIBLY MIXING WITH
RAIN AT TIMES. COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH
TEMPERATURES DROPPING BACK INTO THE 20S.
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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