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WWUS46 KPDT 130518
WSWPDT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1018 PM PDT SUN APR 12 2026
ORZ509-132030-
/O.NEW.KPDT.WS.A.0004.260415T0000Z-260416T1200Z/
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SISTERS, CAMP SHERMAN, SUNRIVER, AND LA
PINE
1018 PM PDT SUN APR 12 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT ABOVE 4000 FEET...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH
AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES.
* WHEN...FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE AND HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH LOW
VISIBILITIES TO CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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.
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.
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