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WWUS46 KOTX 131829
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1129 AM PDT FRI MAR 13 2026
WAZ047-140500-
/O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260314T0500Z/
CENTRAL CHELAN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEAVENWORTH AND PLAIN
1129 AM PDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5
INCHES.
* WHERE...LEAVENWORTH AND PLAIN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
MAY IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE. HEAVY WET SNOW WILL RESULT
IN DAMAGE TO SMALL TREE BRANCHES.
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
IDZ004-140730-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260314T1800Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MULLAN, OSBURN, LOOKOUT PASS, ST. MARIES,
FOURTH OF JULY PASS, WALLACE, FERNWOOD, PINEHURST, DOBSON PASS,
AND KELLOGG
1129 AM PDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5
INCHES VALLEYS AND 12 TO 18 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.
* WHERE...MULLAN, OSBURN, LOOKOUT PASS, ST. MARIES, FOURTH OF JULY
PASS, WALLACE, FERNWOOD, PINEHURST, DOBSON PASS, AND KELLOGG.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS MAY
IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE. HEAVY WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN
TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.
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.
WAZ048-140730-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260314T1200Z/
WESTERN CHELAN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF STEHEKIN, STEVENS PASS, AND HOLDEN
VILLAGE
1129 AM PDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 14
INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS AROUND STEVENS PASS.
* WHERE...STEHEKIN, STEVENS PASS, AND HOLDEN VILLAGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. HEAVY WET SNOW MAY
RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.
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
IDZ002-WAZ036-140730-
/O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-260314T1200Z/
COEUR D'ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHENEY, COEUR D'ALENE, WORLEY, POST
FALLS, FAIRFIELD, AIRWAY HEIGHTS, ROCKFORD, SPOKANE VALLEY,
HAYDEN, DOWNTOWN SPOKANE, AND DAVENPORT
1129 AM PDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY
* WHAT...WET SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 4
INCHES.
* WHERE...CHENEY, COEUR D'ALENE, WORLEY, POST FALLS, FAIRFIELD,
AIRWAY HEIGHTS, ROCKFORD, SPOKANE VALLEY, HAYDEN, DOWNTOWN
SPOKANE, AND DAVENPORT.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
MAY IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
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
IDZ003-WAZ033-140730-
/O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-260314T1200Z/
IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OAKESDALE, POTLATCH, ROSALIA, PLUMMER,
AND TEKOA
1129 AM PDT FRI MAR 13 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR
THE PALOUSE ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 195...
* WHAT...SNOW FOR THE PALOUSE ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 195.
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES.
* WHERE...OAKESDALE, POTLATCH, ROSALIA, PLUMMER, AND TEKOA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW WILL CHANCE OVER TO RAIN OR A MIX OF
RAIN AND SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK OVER
TO SNOW TONIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATING ON ROAD SURFACES.
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
WAZ035-140500-
/O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-260314T0500Z/
UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GRAND COULEE, COULEE CITY, WILBUR, AND
CRESTON
1129 AM PDT FRI MAR 13 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR ACROSS THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN...
* WHAT...WET SNOW FOR THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR ACROSS THE UPPER
COLUMBIA BASIN. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH.
* WHERE...GRAND COULEE, COULEE CITY, WILBUR, AND CRESTON.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST TRAVEL
INFORMATION IN WASHINGTON, GO TO HTTPS://WSDOT.WA.GOV/TRAVEL
WAZ041-140500-
/O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-260314T0500Z/
WENATCHEE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WENATCHEE, PANGBORN AIRPORT, ENTIAT,
NUMBER 1 CANYON, CASHMERE, NUMBER 2 CANYON, AND CHELAN
1129 AM PDT FRI MAR 13 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES
EXCEPT UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 4 INCHES ON HIGHER BENCHES AROUND
WENATCHEE AND CHELAN.
* WHERE...WENATCHEE, PANGBORN AIRPORT, ENTIAT, NUMBER 1 CANYON,
CASHMERE, NUMBER 2 CANYON, AND CHELAN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE. HEAVY WET SNOW
MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST TRAVEL
INFORMATION IN WASHINGTON, GO TO HTTPS://WSDOT.WA.GOV/TRAVEL
WAZ044-140500-
/O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-260314T0500Z/
WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MANSFIELD, WATERVILLE, AND BADGER
MOUNTAIN ROAD
1129 AM PDT FRI MAR 13 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...WET SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES.
* WHERE...MANSFIELD, WATERVILLE, AND BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
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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