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WWUS46 KPQR 190027
WSWPQR
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
427 PM PST WED FEB 18 2026
...ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST
THURSDAY MORNING IN THE COAST RANGE, CASCADES, CASCADE FOOTHILLS,
AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 500 TO 1000 FEET WITHIN THE PORTLAND METRO AND
WILLAMETTE VALLEY...
ORZ105-191230-
/O.EXB.KPQR.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260219T2000Z/
CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE LOWLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HOSKINS, MAPLETON, ALMA, GRAND RONDE, AND
ALSEA
427 PM PST WED FEB 18 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY
* WHAT...WET SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A TRACE TO TWO
INCHES.
* WHERE...CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE LOWLANDS.
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A RENEWED BAND OF SNOW SHOWERS IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE OVER THE COAST RANGE BETWEEN 6PM PST WEDNESDAY AND 12AM PST
THURSDAY. SOME OF THESE SHOWERS MAY BE HEAVY.
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
ORZ104-106-107-110-123>125-WAZ203-208-191230-
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NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE LOWLANDS-NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE-
CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE-PORTLAND WEST HILLS AND CHEHALEM
MOUNTAIN-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 TOUTLE, GRAND RONDE INDIAN RESERVATION,
VIDA, SUNSET SUMMIT, AMBOY, SILVER FALLS, WELCHES, MILL CITY,
GLENWOOD, BROOKLYN, RHODODENDRON, LAKE MERWIN, KNAPPA, CHEHALEM
MOUNTAIN, WILSON RIVER SUMMIT, YACOLT, OAKRIDGE, HORTON,
NECANICUM, BRIGHTWOOD, CHERRYVILLE, JEWELL, SKYLINE DRIVE, MARY'S
PEAK, VALSETZ, MCKENZIE BRIDGE, DETROIT, SYLVAN HILL, AND
VERNONIA
427 PM PST WED FEB 18 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 6 INCHES, WITH
THE LOWEST AMOUNTS BETWEEN 500-1000 FEET IN ELEVATION AND THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS ABOVE 1000-1500 FEET IN ELEVATION.
* WHERE...FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES,
NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST RANGE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, NORTH OREGON
COAST RANGE LOWLANDS, PORTLAND WEST HILLS AND CHEHALEM MOUNTAIN,
WILLAPA HILLS, AND SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS.
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A RENEWED BAND OF SNOW SHOWERS IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE OVER THE COAST RANGE BETWEEN 6PM PST WEDNESDAY AND 12AM PST
THURSDAY. SOME OF THESE SHOWERS MAY BE HEAVY.
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-WAZ211-191230-
/O.EXT.KPQR.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260220T0300Z/
NORTH OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES OF MARION AND LINN COUNTIES-
CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SANTIAM JUNCTION, TIMOTHY LAKE, SANTIAM
PASS, TOMBSTONE SUMMIT, BREITENBUSH SPRINGS, LOST LAKE, MCKENZIE
PASS, GOVERNMENT CAMP, LARCH MOUNTAIN, BENNETT PASS, MT. ST.
HELENS, INDIAN HEAVEN WILDERNESS, WALDO LAKE, AND WILLAMETTE PASS
427 PM PST WED FEB 18 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THURSDAY
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 8 INCHES.
SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHEST FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET.
* WHERE...SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES AND THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
CASCADES OF OREGON.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM PST THURSDAY.
* 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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