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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1228 PM PST MON MAR 2 2026
ORZ127-128-031800-
/O.NEW.KPQR.WW.Y.0004.260304T1200Z-260305T0600Z/
CASCADES OF MARION AND LINN COUNTIES-CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WALDO LAKE, SANTIAM JUNCTION, SANTIAM
PASS, MCKENZIE PASS, TOMBSTONE SUMMIT, WILLAMETTE PASS, AND
BREITENBUSH SPRINGS
1228 PM PST MON MAR 2 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 4500 FT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4
TO 8 INCHES.
* WHERE...CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY AND CASCADES OF MARION AND LINN
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL MAY
COMBINE WITH LOW VISIBILITIES TO CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING
CONDITIONS.
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.
FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CHAIN RESTRICTIONS IN OREGON,
CALL 5 1 1, OR VISIT: WWW.TRIPCHECK.COM.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
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