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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1036 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 BENNETT PASS, WILLAMETTE PASS, WALDO
LAKE, LOST LAKE, LARCH MOUNTAIN, TIMOTHY LAKE, TOMBSTONE SUMMIT,
MCKENZIE PASS, SANTIAM JUNCTION, BREITENBUSH SPRINGS, MT. ST.
HELENS, INDIAN HEAVEN WILDERNESS, GOVERNMENT CAMP, AND SANTIAM
PASS
1036 AM PDT MON APR 13 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 5 AM PDT
THURSDAY ABOVE 2500 FT...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 2500 FT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN
12 TO 20 INCHES. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES AND THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
CASCADES OF OREGON.
* WHEN...FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY.
* 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...
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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
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