455  
WWUS46 KSEW 122146  
WSWSEW  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA  
246 PM PDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
WAZ301>304-130615-  
/O.CON.KSEW.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260314T1200Z/  
CASCADES OF WHATCOM AND SKAGIT COUNTIES-CASCADES OF SNOHOMISH AND  
NORTHERN KING COUNTIES-CASCADES OF SOUTHERN KING COUNTY-CASCADES  
OF PIERCE AND LEWIS COUNTIES-  
INCLUDING STEVENS PASS, ASHFORD, WHITE PASS, SNOQUALMIE PASS,  
SR18 AT TIGER MOUNTAIN SUMMIT, GREENWATER, MOUNT BAKER, LONGMIRE,  
MOUNT RAINIER, PARADISE, AND CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN  
246 PM PDT THU MAR 12 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY
 
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED BEGINNING LATER TODAY CONTINUING  
THROUGH FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 FEET WITH  
UP TO 4 FEET POSSIBLE ON MOUNT RAINIER.  
 
* WHERE...CASCADES OF SNOHOMISH AND NORTHERN KING COUNTIES, CASCADES  
OF WHATCOM AND SKAGIT COUNTIES, CASCADES OF PIERCE AND LEWIS  
COUNTIES, AND CASCADES OF SOUTHERN KING COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE ESPECIALLY  
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE POWER  
OUTAGES.  
 

 
 

 
 
WAZ328-130615-  
/O.CON.KSEW.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260314T1200Z/  
OLYMPICS-  
INCLUDING HURRICANE RIDGE  
246 PM PDT THU MAR 12 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY
 
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 12  
AND 20 INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...OLYMPICS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE POWER  
OUTAGES.  
 

 
 

 
 
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