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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
1225 PM PDT THU APR 2 2026  
 
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CASCADES OF MARION AND LINN COUNTIES-CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TOMBSTONE SUMMIT, WALDO LAKE, BREITENBUSH  
SPRINGS, MCKENZIE PASS, SANTIAM JUNCTION, WILLAMETTE PASS, AND  
SANTIAM PASS  
1225 PM PDT THU APR 2 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2  
INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY AND CASCADES OF MARION AND LINN  
COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL  
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EASE THROUGH THE  
AFTERNOON WITH SOME LOCATIONS RECEIVING MINIMAL TO NO ADDITIONAL  
SNOW.  
 
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-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MT. ST. HELENS, LARCH MOUNTAIN, BENNETT  
PASS, INDIAN HEAVEN WILDERNESS, TIMOTHY LAKE, GOVERNMENT CAMP,  
AND LOST LAKE  
1225 PM PDT THU APR 2 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS  
AFTERNOON ABOVE 3000 FEET...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW ABOVE 3000 FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO  
ONE INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...IN OREGON, NORTH OREGON CASCADES. IN WASHINGTON, SOUTH  
WASHINGTON CASCADES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL  
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO EASE THROUGH THE  
AFTERNOON WITH SOME LOCATIONS RECEIVING MINIMAL TO NO ADDITIONAL  
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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