542  
WWUS46 KPDT 151734  
WSWPDT  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
1034 AM PDT WED APR 15 2026  
 
ORZ509-160630-  
/O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260416T1200Z/  
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SISTERS, LA PINE, CAMP SHERMAN, AND  
SUNRIVER  
1034 AM PDT WED APR 15 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY  
ABOVE 4000 FEET...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO  
8 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE  
CASCADE CREST. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT DUE TO PERIODS OF MODERATE TO  
HEAVY SNOW. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LIGHTER SNOWFALL IS FORECAST BELOW 4000 FEET  
ALONG US 97, US 26, AND US 20. STEADY SNOWFALL THIS MORNING WILL  
TURN OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
ORZ502-WAZ030-160600-  
/O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-260416T0600Z/  
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MEACHAM, TOLLGATE, AND SKI BLUEWOOD  
RESORT  
1034 AM PDT WED APR 15 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS  
EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6  
INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE  
CREST. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...IN OREGON, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON. IN  
WASHINGTON, NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT DUE TO PERIODS OF MODERATE TO  
HEAVY SNOW.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LIGHTER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST BELOW  
4000 FEET ALONG I-84 AND OR 204. STEADY SNOWFALL THROUGH THIS  
MORNING WILL TURN OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH AFTERNOON. HEAVIEST  
SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. IN OREGON, THE LATEST  
ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY VISITING TRIPCHECK.COM ONLINE, OR  
BY CALLING 5 1 1. IN WASHINGTON, THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE  
OBTAINED BY VISITING THE WEBSITE WSDOT.WA.GOV/TRAVEL.  
 

 
 

 
 
WAZ522-160600-  
/O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-260416T0600Z/  
UPPER SLOPES OF THE EASTERN WASHINGTON CASCADES CREST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EASTON AND ROSLYN  
1034 AM PDT WED APR 15 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS  
EVENING ABOVE 2500 FEET...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2  
TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE  
CASCADE CREST. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...UPPER SLOPES OF THE EASTERN WASHINGTON CASCADES CREST.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT DUE TO PERIODS OF MODERATE TO  
HEAVY SNOW.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LIGHTER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST BELOW  
2500 FEET ALONG I-90 AND US 12.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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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