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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
921 AM PDT MON MAR 30 2026
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NORTH OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES OF MARION AND LINN COUNTIES-
CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILLAMETTE PASS, WALDO LAKE, LOST LAKE,
MCKENZIE PASS, BENNETT PASS, BREITENBUSH SPRINGS, TIMOTHY LAKE,
GOVERNMENT CAMP, SANTIAM PASS, SANTIAM JUNCTION, AND TOMBSTONE
SUMMIT
921 AM PDT MON MAR 30 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10 TO
18 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES.
* WHEN...FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LATEST GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THE HEAVIEST SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST OVER THE CASCADES FROM MARION TO LANE
COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINTERIZE YOUR VEHICLE AND HAVE A WINTER EMERGENCY DRIVING KIT
READILY AVAILABLE. MAKE SURE YOUR EMERGENCY KIT HAS THE FOLLOWING
ITEMS: FLASHLIGHTS, BATTERIES, BLANKETS, A SHOVEL, WATER,
NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS, TIRE CHAINS, ETC.
NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO PUT SNOW TIRES ON YOUR VEHICLE.
CHECK ON FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO SEE IF THEY NEED HELP PREPARING.
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS
SITUATION.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
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