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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
124 PM PDT THU MAR 13 2025  
 
ORZ127-128-141245-  
/O.UPG.KPQR.WS.A.0004.250314T1200Z-250316T0000Z/  
/O.NEW.KPQR.WS.W.0007.250314T1500Z-250317T0600Z/  
/O.CON.KPQR.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-250314T0600Z/  
CASCADES OF MARION AND LINN COUNTIES-CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BREITENBUSH SPRINGS, SANTIAM PASS,  
TOMBSTONE SUMMIT, WILLAMETTE PASS, MCKENZIE PASS, WALDO LAKE, AND  
SANTIAM JUNCTION  
124 PM PDT THU MAR 13 2025  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS  
EVENING...  
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT  
SUNDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE FIRST WINTER STORM WARNING, HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL  
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 TO 6 INCHES. FOR THE SECOND WINTER  
STORM WARNING, HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
BETWEEN 2 TO 4 FEET. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY AND CASCADES OF MARION AND LINN  
COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST WINTER STORM WARNING, UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS  
EVENING. FOR THE SECOND WINTER STORM WARNING, FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO  
11 PM PDT SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL  
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES  
AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL UNTIL WEATHER CONDITIONS IMPROVE.  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, BE SURE TO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME.  
 
IF YOUR CAR BECOMES TRAPPED IN DEEP SNOW, BE SURE TO KEEP YOUR CAR  
OFF TO STAY SAFE FROM POTENTIAL CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.  
 
IF YOU ARE USING A GENERATOR, BE SURE TO KEEP IT OUTDOORS AND AWAY  
FROM WINDOWS AND VENTS.  
 
BE AWARE THAT WALKING SURFACES MAY BE SLICK. WALK WITH EXTRA CARE.  
 
BACKCOUNTRY RECREATION IS NOT ADVISED.  
 

 
 

 
 
WAZ211-141245-  
/O.UPG.KPQR.WS.A.0004.250314T1200Z-250316T0000Z/  
/O.NEW.KPQR.WS.W.0007.250314T2100Z-250317T0600Z/  
/O.EXT.KPQR.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-250314T1200Z/  
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF INDIAN HEAVEN WILDERNESS, MT. ST. HELENS,  
AND LARCH MOUNTAIN  
124 PM PDT THU MAR 13 2025  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY
 
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT  
SUNDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 TO 8 INCHES. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING,  
HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY. FOR  
THE WINTER STORM WARNING, FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL  
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES  
AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL UNTIL WEATHER CONDITIONS IMPROVE.  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, BE SURE TO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME.  
 
IF YOUR CAR BECOMES TRAPPED IN DEEP SNOW, BE SURE TO KEEP YOUR CAR  
OFF TO STAY SAFE FROM POTENTIAL CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.  
 
IF YOU ARE USING A GENERATOR, BE SURE TO KEEP IT OUTDOORS AND AWAY  
FROM WINDOWS AND VENTS.  
 
BE AWARE THAT WALKING SURFACES MAY BE SLICK. WALK WITH EXTRA CARE.  
 
BACKCOUNTRY RECREATION IS NOT ADVISED.  
 
HAVE A WINTER EMERGENCY DRIVING KIT READILY AVAILABLE. COMMON ITEMS  
TO INCLUDE: FLASHLIGHT, BATTERIES, BLANKETS, A SHOVEL, WATER,  
NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS, TIRE CHAINS, ETC.  
 
FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CHAIN RESTRICTIONS IN OREGON,  
CALL 5 1 1, OR VISIT: WWW.TRIPCHECK.COM.  
 
FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CHAIN RESTRICTIONS IN WASHINGTON,  
VISIT: WSDOT.COM/TRAVEL/REAL-TIME/MAP  
 

 
 

 
 
ORZ126-141245-  
/O.UPG.KPQR.WS.A.0004.250314T1200Z-250316T0000Z/  
/O.NEW.KPQR.WS.W.0007.250314T1500Z-250317T0600Z/  
/O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-250314T0600Z/  
NORTH OREGON CASCADES-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LOST LAKE, BENNETT PASS, TIMOTHY LAKE,  
AND GOVERNMENT CAMP  
124 PM PDT THU MAR 13 2025  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS  
EVENING...  
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT  
SUNDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 TO 5 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35  
MPH. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 TO 3 FEET. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...NORTH OREGON CASCADES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS  
EVENING. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO 11 PM  
PDT SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL  
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES  
AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL UNTIL WEATHER CONDITIONS IMPROVE.  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, BE SURE TO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME.  
 
IF YOUR CAR BECOMES TRAPPED IN DEEP SNOW, BE SURE TO KEEP YOUR CAR  
OFF TO STAY SAFE FROM POTENTIAL CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.  
 
IF YOU ARE USING A GENERATOR, BE SURE TO KEEP IT OUTDOORS AND AWAY  
FROM WINDOWS AND VENTS.  
 
BE AWARE THAT WALKING SURFACES MAY BE SLICK. WALK WITH EXTRA CARE.  
 
BACKCOUNTRY RECREATION IS NOT ADVISED.  
 
HAVE A WINTER EMERGENCY DRIVING KIT READILY AVAILABLE. COMMON ITEMS  
TO INCLUDE: FLASHLIGHT, BATTERIES, BLANKETS, A SHOVEL, WATER,  
NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS, TIRE CHAINS, ETC.  
 
FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CHAIN RESTRICTIONS IN OREGON,  
CALL 5 1 1, OR VISIT: WWW.TRIPCHECK.COM.  
 
FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CHAIN RESTRICTIONS IN WASHINGTON,  
VISIT: WSDOT.COM/TRAVEL/REAL-TIME/MAP  
 

 
 

 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT  
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND  
 
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