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WSWPDT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1204 PM PDT SUN MAR 8 2026
WAZ522-090600-
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/O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0007.260309T1200Z-260311T0000Z/
UPPER SLOPES OF THE EASTERN WASHINGTON CASCADES CREST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EASTON AND ROSLYN
1204 PM PDT SUN MAR 8 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO 5
PM PDT TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 AND 14 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40
MPH.
FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH, HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 FEET POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS
HIGH AS 55 MPH.
* WHERE...UPPER SLOPES OF THE EASTERN WASHINGTON CASCADES CREST.
* WHEN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO 5 PM PDT
TUESDAY.
WINTER STORM WATCH, FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL
RATES WILL COMBINE WITH LOW VISIBILITY 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.
PERSONS SHOULD DELAY ALL TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. 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.
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY VISITING THE WEBSITE
WSDOT.WA.GOV/TRAVEL.
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