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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
538 AM PDT WED MAR 11 2026
WAZ048-120200-
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WESTERN CHELAN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF STEHEKIN, STEVENS PASS, AND HOLDEN
VILLAGE
538 AM PDT WED MAR 11 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM
PDT THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM
PDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 7 TO 13 INCHES. FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING,
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 5 TO 10
INCHES. WIND GUSTS WILL PEAK AROUND 50 MPH WEDNESDAY EVENING AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING STARTING THURSDAY
MORNING, HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 1 AND 3 FEET THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
* WHERE...STEVENS PASS, AND HOLDEN VILLAGE.
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST WINTER STORM WARNING, UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. FOR THE BLIZZARD WARNING, FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM
PDT THURSDAY. FOR THE SECOND WINTER STORM WARNING, FROM 5 AM
THURSDAY TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP
BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW DURING THE BLIZZARD
WARNING. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE WEDNESDAY EVENING
AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND
NIGHT WITH SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AND WET AND POSSIBLY MIXING WITH
RAIN AT TIMES. COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH
TEMPERATURES DROPPING BACK INTO THE 20S. FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING TO
FRIDAY NIGHT, PERIODS OF SNOW EXPECTED AT STEHEKIN. SNOW WILL
CHANGE TO RAIN EACH AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 6 TO 12
INCHES AT STEHEKIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED, STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. FOR THE LATEST TRAVEL INFORMATION
IN WASHINGTON, GO TO HTTPS://WSDOT.WA.GOV/TRAVEL
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.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST TRAVEL
INFORMATION IN WASHINGTON, GO TO HTTPS://WSDOT.WA.GOV/TRAVEL
IDZ004-120200-
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CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LOOKOUT PASS
538 AM PDT WED MAR 11 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 TO 3 FEET. WINDS GUSTING 50 TO 65 MPH.
* WHERE...LOOKOUT PASS.
* WHEN...FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE. VERY STRONG WINDS COULD
CAUSE EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR
DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
INFORMATION IN IDAHO, CALL 5 1 1.
WAZ047-120200-
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CENTRAL CHELAN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LEAVENWORTH AND PLAIN
538 AM PDT WED MAR 11 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 5 TO 9
INCHES AT BLEWETT PASS. A TRACE TO 2 INCHES OF WET SNOW IS
EXPECTED FOR PLAIN AND LEAVENWORTH BEFORE NOON WEDNESDAY.
* WHERE...LEAVENWORTH AND PLAIN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXPECT WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST TRAVEL
INFORMATION IN WASHINGTON, GO TO HTTPS://WSDOT.WA.GOV/TRAVEL
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