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WWUS46 KPQR 181800
WSWPQR
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1000 AM PST WED FEB 18 2026
...A SERIES OF WEAK SYSTEMS WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SNOW TO THE
NORTHERN OREGON AND SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COAST AND CASCADE RANGES
THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY NIGHT...
.A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WIDESPREAD SNOW
SHOWERS TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FT THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY NIGHT.
GIVEN THE SHOWERY NATURE OF THE PRECIPITATION AND UNCERTAINTY AS TO
THE TRACK OF TONIGHT'S SYSTEM, THERE IS SOME VARIABILITY IN FORECAST
TOTAL SNOW FALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. WHILE THE
FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK FOR OVERALL SNOWFALL TOTALS, WHERE EXACTLY
THE HIGHEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OCCUR REMAIN IN FLUX.
ORZ110-191200-
/O.EXA.KPQR.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260220T1200Z/
PORTLAND WEST HILLS AND CHEHALEM MOUNTAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SYLVAN HILL, SKYLINE DRIVE, AND CHEHALEM
MOUNTAIN
1000 AM PST WED FEB 18 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 3 INCHES.
* WHERE...PORTLAND WEST HILLS AND CHEHALEM MOUNTAIN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
BE AWARE THAT WALKING SURFACES MAY BE SLICK. WALK WITH EXTRA CARE.
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
ORZ104-106-107-123>125-WAZ203-208-191200-
/O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260220T1200Z/
NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE LOWLANDS-NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE-
CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE-CLACKAMAS COUNTY CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
CASCADE FOOTHILLS OF MARION AND LINN COUNTIES-LANE COUNTY CASCADE
FOOTHILLS-WILLAPA HILLS-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SILVER FALLS, WELCHES, KNAPPA, WILSON
RIVER SUMMIT, HORTON, TOUTLE, NECANICUM, CHERRYVILLE, YACOLT,
AMBOY, SUNSET SUMMIT, VALSETZ, MILL CITY, VIDA, DETROIT, JEWELL,
MCKENZIE BRIDGE, GLENWOOD, VERNONIA, BROOKLYN, GRAND RONDE INDIAN
RESERVATION, BRIGHTWOOD, LAKE MERWIN, MARY'S PEAK, RHODODENDRON,
AND OAKRIDGE
1000 AM PST WED FEB 18 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 7 INCHES
THROUGH TONIGHT AND ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
* WHERE...FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES,
NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST RANGE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, NORTH OREGON
COAST RANGE LOWLANDS, WILLAPA HILLS, AND SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE
FOOTHILLS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
BE AWARE THAT WALKING SURFACES MAY BE SLICK. WALK WITH EXTRA CARE.
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>128-WAZ211-191200-
/O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260220T1200Z/
NORTH OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES OF MARION AND LINN COUNTIES-
CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SANTIAM PASS, BENNETT PASS, INDIAN HEAVEN
WILDERNESS, MT. ST. HELENS, LOST LAKE, WALDO LAKE, TIMOTHY LAKE,
MCKENZIE PASS, BREITENBUSH SPRINGS, TOMBSTONE SUMMIT, WILLAMETTE
PASS, LARCH MOUNTAIN, GOVERNMENT CAMP, AND SANTIAM JUNCTION
1000 AM PST WED FEB 18 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES
THROUGH TONIGHT AND ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
* WHERE...SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES AND THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
CASCADES OF OREGON.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
BE AWARE THAT WALKING SURFACES MAY BE SLICK. WALK WITH EXTRA CARE.
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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