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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1241 AM PST THU JAN 8 2026
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NORTH OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES OF MARION AND LINN COUNTIES-
CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TIMOTHY LAKE, BREITENBUSH SPRINGS,
WILLAMETTE PASS, WALDO LAKE, BENNETT PASS, LARCH MOUNTAIN, INDIAN
HEAVEN WILDERNESS, MCKENZIE PASS, GOVERNMENT CAMP, SANTIAM PASS,
SANTIAM JUNCTION, LOST LAKE, TOMBSTONE SUMMIT, AND MT. ST. HELENS
1241 AM PST THU JAN 8 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 9
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES AND THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
CASCADES OF OREGON.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
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