685  
WWUS46 KPDT 081529  
WSWPDT  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
729 AM PST THU JAN 8 2026  
 
ORZ502-WAZ030-090000-  
/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  
729 AM PST THU JAN 8 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 TO 7  
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...IN OREGON, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON. IN  
WASHINGTON, NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE TO CREATE  
DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY ON PORTIONS OF I-84.  
GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
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-WAZ522-090000-  
/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 SUNRIVER, LA PINE, SISTERS, EASTON,  
ROSLYN, AND CAMP SHERMAN  
729 AM PST THU JAN 8 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 TO 8  
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 THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH LOW  
VISIBILITIES TO CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY ON  
PORTIONS OF I-90 AND US-20.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
WAZ523-090000-  
/O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260109T0000Z/  
LOWER SLOPES OF THE EASTERN WASHINGTON CASCADES CREST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLIFFDELL, APPLETON, AND CLE ELUM  
729 AM PST THU JAN 8 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 3 INCHES.  
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...LOWER SLOPES OF THE EASTERN WASHINGTON CASCADES CREST.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
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