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WWUS46 KPDT 042056
WSWPDT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1256 PM PST SUN JAN 4 2026
ORZ502-509-WAZ030-522-523-050700-
/O.NEW.KPDT.WS.A.0001.260106T1200Z-260109T0000Z/
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON
CASCADES-NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS-UPPER SLOPES OF THE EASTERN
WASHINGTON CASCADES CREST-LOWER SLOPES OF THE EASTERN WASHINGTON
CASCADES CREST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT, CLE ELUM, APPLETON,
CAMP SHERMAN, LA PINE, ROSLYN, EASTON, SUNRIVER, SISTERS,
TOLLGATE, MEACHAM, AND CLIFFDELL
1256 PM PST SUN JAN 4 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 20
AND 30 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...UPPER AND LOWER SLOPES OF THE EASTERN WASHINGTON CASCADES
CREST, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, EAST SLOPES OF THE
OREGON CASCADES, AND NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. HEAVY SNOWFALL AND VERY LOW
VISIBILITY WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 24-34 INCHES FOR
WASHINGTON CASCADES, 17-25 INCHES FOR OREGON CASCADES, AND 10-20
INCHES FOR THE NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
PERSONS SHOULD DELAY ALL TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE
MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU, AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION, AND BE ESPECIALLY
CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS
WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
MC
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