287  
WWUS46 KPDT 072302  
WSWPDT  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
302 PM PST WED JAN 7 2026  
 
ORZ502-WAZ030-080715-  
/O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260109T0000Z/  
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MEACHAM, TOLLGATE, AND SKI BLUEWOOD  
RESORT  
302 PM PST WED JAN 7 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 13 INCHES.  
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...IN OREGON, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON. IN  
WASHINGTON, NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE AND HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH LOW  
VISIBILITIES TO CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY  
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER  
STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU, INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS,  
BOOSTER CABLES, FLASHLIGHT, SHOVEL, BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING.  
ALSO TAKE WATER, A FIRST AID KIT, AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP  
YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.  
 
DO NOT TOUCH DOWNED LINES AND REPORT ANY POWER OUTAGES TO YOUR  
ELECTRIC COMPANY. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED DUE TO SLICK ROADWAYS  
AND THE POSSIBILITY OF DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.  
 
 
 
 
 
ORZ509-WAZ522-080715-  
/O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260109T0000Z/  
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-UPPER SLOPES OF THE EASTERN  
WASHINGTON CASCADES CREST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EASTON, SUNRIVER, LA PINE, SISTERS, CAMP  
SHERMAN, AND ROSLYN  
302 PM PST WED JAN 7 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 20 INCHES.  
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...IN OREGON, EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES. IN  
WASHINGTON, UPPER SLOPES OF THE EASTERN WASHINGTON CASCADES CREST.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL  
RATES WILL COMBINE WITH LOW VISIBILITY TO CREATE VERY DIFFICULT  
DRIVING CONDITIONS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY  
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER  
STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU, INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS,  
BOOSTER CABLES, FLASHLIGHT, SHOVEL, BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING.  
ALSO TAKE WATER, A FIRST AID KIT, AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP  
YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.  
 
DO NOT TOUCH DOWNED LINES AND REPORT ANY POWER OUTAGES TO YOUR  
ELECTRIC COMPANY. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED DUE TO SLICK ROADWAYS  
AND THE POSSIBILITY OF DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.  
 
 
 
 
 
WAZ523-080715-  
/O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260109T0000Z/  
LOWER SLOPES OF THE EASTERN WASHINGTON CASCADES CREST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLIFFDELL, CLE ELUM, AND APPLETON  
302 PM PST WED JAN 7 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 INCHES.  
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...LOWER SLOPES OF THE EASTERN WASHINGTON CASCADES CREST.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT DUE TO PERIODS OF MODERATE TO  
HEAVY SNOW.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY  
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER  
STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU, INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS,  
BOOSTER CABLES, FLASHLIGHT, SHOVEL, BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING.  
ALSO TAKE WATER, A FIRST AID KIT, AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP  
YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.  
 
DO NOT TOUCH DOWNED LINES AND REPORT ANY POWER OUTAGES TO YOUR  
ELECTRIC COMPANY. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED DUE TO SLICK ROADWAYS  
AND THE POSSIBILITY OF DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.  
 
 
 
 
 
MC  
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