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WWUS46 KPDT 221247  
WSWPDT  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
547 AM PDT WED APR 22 2026  
 
ORZ502-WAZ030-222100-  
/O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-260423T0300Z/  
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TOLLGATE, SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT, AND  
MEACHAM  
547 AM PDT WED APR 22 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS  
EVENING ABOVE 4500 FEET...  
 
* WHAT...WET SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 12  
INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 5000  
FEET. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...IN OREGON, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON. IN  
WASHINGTON, NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL  
RATES WILL COMBINE WITH LOW VISIBILITY TO CREATE VERY DIFFICULT  
DRIVING CONDITIONS. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LOWER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN  
4000 AND 4500 FEET.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
ORZ503-222100-  
/O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-260423T0300Z/  
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LONG CREEK, UKIAH, AND NORTH POWDER  
547 AM PDT WED APR 22 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS  
EVENING ABOVE 4500 FEET...  
 
* WHAT...WET SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8  
INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 5000  
FEET. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE AND HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH LOW  
VISIBILITIES TO CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. GUSTY WINDS  
COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LOWER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN  
4000 AND 4500 FEET.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD  
CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY VISITING TRIPCHECK.COM ONLINE, OR BY  
CALLING 5 1 1.  
 

 
 

 
 
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