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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1038 PM 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 SANTIAM PASS, LOST LAKE, GOVERNMENT CAMP,
TIMOTHY LAKE, BENNETT PASS, MCKENZIE PASS, WALDO LAKE, TOMBSTONE
SUMMIT, WILLAMETTE PASS, BREITENBUSH SPRINGS, AND SANTIAM
JUNCTION
1038 PM PDT MON MAR 30 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS 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. THERE IS A 50-75% CHANCE SNOWFALL RATES WILL
OCCASIONALLY EXCEED 1 INCH/HOUR ALONG THE CASCADE PASSES BETWEEN 4
PM WEDNESDAY AND 8 AM THURSDAY, RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF LOW VISIBILITIES AND
ACCUMULATING SNOW.
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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