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WWUS46 KOTX 120837
WSWOTX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
137 AM PDT THU MAR 12 2026
WAZ048-122215-
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WESTERN CHELAN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HOLDEN VILLAGE, STEVENS PASS, AND
STEHEKIN
137 AM PDT THU MAR 12 2026
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS
MORNING TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING, BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 4 INCHES. WIND GUSTS WILL PEAK
AROUND 50 MPH THURSDAY MORNING. 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 EARLY THIS
MORNING. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS
MORNING 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 THURSDAY MORNING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING
WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING BACK INTO THE 20S. THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT, PERIODS OF SNOW EXPECTED AT STEHEKIN. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO
RAIN EACH AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 5 TO 8 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
IDZ004-122215-
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CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FERNWOOD, DOBSON PASS, WALLACE, KELLOGG,
PINEHURST, OSBURN, ST. MARIES, MULLAN, FOURTH OF JULY PASS, AND
LOOKOUT PASS
137 AM PDT THU MAR 12 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 3000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 TO 3 FEET. BELOW 3000 FEET, SNOW EXPECTED
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
AROUND 2 TO 10 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING 50 TO 65 MPH THURSDAY MORNING.
* WHERE...FERNWOOD, DOBSON PASS, WALLACE, KELLOGG, PINEHURST,
OSBURN, ST. MARIES, MULLAN, FOURTH OF JULY PASS, AND 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.
WAZ047-122215-
/O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.260312T1200Z-260313T1800Z/
CENTRAL CHELAN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEAVENWORTH AND PLAIN
137 AM PDT THU MAR 12 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO
11 AM PDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 2 TO 8
INCHES. GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED FOR BLEWETT PASS.
* WHERE...LEAVENWORTH AND PLAIN.
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY.
* 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
IDZ027-122215-
/O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.260313T0000Z-260313T1200Z/
LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEZPERCE, WINCHESTER, KAMIAH, SOLDIERS
MEADOW ROAD, AND CRAIGMONT
137 AM PDT THU MAR 12 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5
AM PDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...WET SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 3000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
AROUND 2 TO 5 INCHES.
* WHERE...NEZPERCE, WINCHESTER, SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD, AND CRAIGMONT.
* WHEN...FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
INFORMATION IN IDAHO, CALL 5 1 1.
IDZ003-WAZ033-122215-
/O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.260313T0600Z-260313T1800Z/
IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GENESEE, ROSALIA, UNIONTOWN, PLUMMER,
MOSCOW, POTLATCH, PULLMAN, TEKOA, COLFAX, AND OAKESDALE
137 AM PDT THU MAR 12 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11
AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE PALOUSE ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 195...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED FOR THE PALOUSE ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY
195. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 1 TO 4 INCHES FOR THE
WASHINGTON PALOUSE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 2 TO 6 INCHES
FOR THE IDAHO PALOUSE.
* WHERE...GENESEE, ROSALIA, UNIONTOWN, PLUMMER, MOSCOW, POTLATCH,
PULLMAN, TEKOA, COLFAX, AND OAKESDALE.
* WHEN...FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...EXPECT WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
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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