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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
201 AM PDT THU MAR 12 2026
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SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MT. ST. HELENS, LARCH MOUNTAIN, AND
INDIAN HEAVEN WILDERNESS
201 AM PDT THU MAR 12 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 2500 FT. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES WITH UP TO 25 INCHES ALONG THE
VOLCANOS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH, EXCEPT UP TO 45 MPH
ALONG THE PEAKS.
* WHERE...SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL UNTIL WEATHER CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, BE SURE TO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME.
IF YOUR CAR BECOMES TRAPPED IN DEEP SNOW, BE SURE TO KEEP YOUR CAR
OFF TO STAY SAFE FROM POTENTIAL CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
IF YOU ARE USING A GENERATOR, BE SURE TO KEEP IT OUTDOORS AND AWAY
FROM WINDOWS AND VENTS.
BE AWARE THAT WALKING SURFACES MAY BE SLICK. WALK WITH EXTRA CARE.
BACKCOUNTRY RECREATION IS NOT ADVISED.
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NORTH OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GOVERNMENT CAMP, BENNETT PASS, LOST LAKE,
AND TIMOTHY LAKE
201 AM PDT THU MAR 12 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HEAVILY ELEVATION DEPENDENT.
FOR LOCATIONS BETWEEN 3000 AND 5000 FEET, WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 3 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. FOR ISOLATED LOCATIONS BETWEEN 5000
AND 5500 FEET NEAR MOUNT HOOD, ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES.
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.
* WHERE...NORTH OREGON CASCADES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...FOR LOCATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET, EXPECT SEVERAL
FEET OF WET SNOW.
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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