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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
557 PM PDT WED MAR 11 2026
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WESTERN CHELAN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF STEHEKIN, HOLDEN VILLAGE, AND STEVENS
PASS
557 PM PDT WED MAR 11 2026
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM
PDT SATURDAY...
..WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING, BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 5 TO 10 INCHES. WIND GUSTS WILL PEAK
AROUND 50 MPH WEDNESDAY EVENING AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. FOR THE
WINTER STORM WARNING STARTING THURSDAY MORNING, HEAVY SNOW
EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 FEET
THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
* WHERE...HOLDEN VILLAGE AND STEVENS PASS.
* WHEN...FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING, UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. FOR THE
WINTER STORM WARNING, FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY.
* 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. FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO
FRIDAY NIGHT, PERIODS OF SNOW EXPECTED AT STEHEKIN. SNOW WILL
CHANGE TO RAIN EACH AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 6 TO 9
INCHES AT STEHEKIN.
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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CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LOOKOUT PASS
557 PM PDT WED MAR 11 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY
ABOVE 4000 FEET...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 TO 3 FEET. WINDS GUSTING 50 TO 65 MPH.
* WHERE...LOOKOUT PASS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE. 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.
WAZ047-120700-
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CENTRAL CHELAN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PLAIN AND LEAVENWORTH
557 PM PDT WED MAR 11 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TONIGHT...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 1 TO 3 INCHES AT
BLEWETT PASS. UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH AT PLAIN. WINDS GUSTING UP
TO 55 MPH.
* WHERE...PLAIN AND LEAVENWORTH.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...EXPECT WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
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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