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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1201 AM PDT MON APR 13 2026
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NORTH OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES OF MARION AND LINN COUNTIES-
CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MT. ST. HELENS, WILLAMETTE PASS,
GOVERNMENT CAMP, SANTIAM JUNCTION, WALDO LAKE, BENNETT PASS,
BREITENBUSH SPRINGS, MCKENZIE PASS, TOMBSTONE SUMMIT, SANTIAM
PASS, LARCH MOUNTAIN, LOST LAKE, TIMOTHY LAKE, AND INDIAN HEAVEN
WILDERNESS
1201 AM PDT MON APR 13 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT ABOVE 3500 FT...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 3500 FT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 10 TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 45
MPH.
* WHERE...SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES AND THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
CASCADES OF OREGON.
* WHEN...FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* 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...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS
SITUATION.
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER
STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU, INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS,
BOOSTER CABLES, FLASHLIGHT, SHOVEL, BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING.
ALSO TAKE WATER, A FIRST AID KIT, AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP
YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
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