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WWUS46 KPQR 190452  
WSWPQR  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
852 PM PST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
ORZ104>107-110-123>125-WAZ203-208-192000-  
/O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260219T2000Z/  
NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE LOWLANDS-CENTRAL 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 ALSEA, DETROIT, NECANICUM, MAPLETON,  
WILSON RIVER SUMMIT, MCKENZIE BRIDGE, YACOLT, MARY'S PEAK, SYLVAN  
HILL, CHEHALEM MOUNTAIN, CHERRYVILLE, AMBOY, HORTON, OAKRIDGE,  
GRAND RONDE INDIAN RESERVATION, MILL CITY, GRAND RONDE, WELCHES,  
VERNONIA, VALSETZ, SILVER FALLS, TOUTLE, RHODODENDRON, ALMA,  
SUNSET SUMMIT, BROOKLYN, KNAPPA, BRIGHTWOOD, VIDA, HOSKINS,  
JEWELL, SKYLINE DRIVE, GLENWOOD, AND LAKE MERWIN  
852 PM PST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST  
THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES, WITH  
THE LOWEST AMOUNTS BELOW 1000 FEET IN ELEVATION AND THE HIGHEST  
AMOUNTS ABOVE 1000-1500 FEET IN ELEVATION.  
 
* WHERE...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COAST RANGE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS OF  
OREGON, FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES,  
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.  
 
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-WAZ211-192045-  
/O.CON.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, BENNETT PASS,  
BREITENBUSH SPRINGS, INDIAN HEAVEN WILDERNESS, WILLAMETTE PASS,  
GOVERNMENT CAMP, SANTIAM PASS, WALDO LAKE, MCKENZIE PASS, MT. ST.  
HELENS, LOST LAKE, LARCH MOUNTAIN, TIMOTHY LAKE, AND TOMBSTONE  
SUMMIT  
852 PM PST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST  
THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5 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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