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WWUS46 KOTX 121149
WSWOTX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
449 AM PDT THU MAR 12 2026
WAZ048-130000-
/O.EXP.KOTX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260312T1200Z/
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.260312T1200Z-260314T1200Z/
WESTERN CHELAN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF STEHEKIN, STEVENS PASS, AND HOLDEN
VILLAGE
449 AM PDT THU MAR 12 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY
..BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN
1 AND 3 FEET THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
* WHERE...STEVENS PASS, AND HOLDEN VILLAGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...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, 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
IDZ004-130000-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260314T1800Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ST. MARIES, MULLAN, DOBSON PASS, KELLOGG,
WALLACE, FOURTH OF JULY PASS, OSBURN, FERNWOOD, PINEHURST, AND
LOOKOUT PASS
449 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...ST. MARIES, MULLAN, DOBSON PASS, KELLOGG, WALLACE, FOURTH
OF JULY PASS, OSBURN, FERNWOOD, PINEHURST, AND LOOKOUT PASS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. 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.
WAZ047-130000-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.260312T1200Z-260313T1800Z/
CENTRAL CHELAN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEAVENWORTH AND PLAIN
449 AM PDT THU MAR 12 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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...UNTIL 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
IDZ027-130000-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.260313T0000Z-260313T1200Z/
LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KAMIAH, CRAIGMONT, WINCHESTER, NEZPERCE,
AND SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD
449 AM PDT THU MAR 12 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS 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...CRAIGMONT, WINCHESTER, NEZPERCE, AND SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD.
* 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-WAZ033-130000-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.260313T0600Z-260313T1800Z/
IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PULLMAN, ROSALIA, OAKESDALE, MOSCOW,
TEKOA, PLUMMER, GENESEE, POTLATCH, UNIONTOWN, AND COLFAX
449 AM PDT THU MAR 12 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS 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...PULLMAN, ROSALIA, OAKESDALE, MOSCOW, TEKOA, PLUMMER,
GENESEE, POTLATCH, UNIONTOWN, AND COLFAX.
* 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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