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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
914 PM PDT TUE MAR 31 2026
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CASCADES OF MARION AND LINN COUNTIES-CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILLAMETTE PASS, SANTIAM PASS,
BREITENBUSH SPRINGS, WALDO LAKE, MCKENZIE PASS, SANTIAM JUNCTION,
AND TOMBSTONE SUMMIT
914 PM PDT TUE MAR 31 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5
PM PDT THURSDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 10
AND 18 INCHES, EXCEPT 16 TO 24 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY AND CASCADES OF MARION AND LINN
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM PDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THERE IS A 25-50% CHANCE FOR SNOWFALL RATES
EXCEEDING 1 INCH PER HOUR ALONG SANTIAM AND WILLAMETTE PASSES AT
ANY GIVEN HOUR, WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCES OCCURRING BETWEEN 4-7 PM
WEDNESDAY AND BETWEEN 3-8 AM THURSDAY.
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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/O.CON.KPQR.WW.Y.0007.260401T1200Z-260403T0000Z/
NORTH OREGON CASCADES-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GOVERNMENT CAMP, TIMOTHY LAKE, MT. ST.
HELENS, INDIAN HEAVEN WILDERNESS, BENNETT PASS, LOST LAKE, AND
LARCH MOUNTAIN
914 PM PDT TUE MAR 31 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO
5 PM PDT THURSDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 3000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 5 TO 11 INCHES, EXCEPT 12 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...IN OREGON, NORTH OREGON CASCADES. IN WASHINGTON, SOUTH
WASHINGTON CASCADES.
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM PDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THERE IS A 10-25% CHANCE FOR SNOWFALL RATES
EXCEEDING 1 INCH PER HOUR ALONG HIGHWAY 26 NEAR GOVERNMENT CAMP AT
ANY GIVEN HOUR, WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCES OCCURRING BETWEEN 6 PM
WEDNESDAY AND 12 AM THURSDAY.
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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