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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
933 AM PST WED MAR 4 2026
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CASCADES OF MARION AND LINN COUNTIES-CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TOMBSTONE SUMMIT, BREITENBUSH SPRINGS,
WALDO LAKE, MCKENZIE PASS, SANTIAM JUNCTION, WILLAMETTE PASS, AND
SANTIAM PASS
933 AM PST WED MAR 4 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW ABOVE 4000 FT. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 9
TO 11 INCHES AT SANTIAM AND WILLAMETTE PASSES. WINDS GUSTING AS
HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY AND CASCADES OF MARION AND LINN
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH LOW VISIBILITIES MAY CREATE DIFFICULT
DRIVING CONDITIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...FAIRLY UNIFORM SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING
WILL TRANSITION TO
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED
BETWEEN NOW AND 6 PM WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN
ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE
SLIPPERY, INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.
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 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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