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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
351 AM PDT THU MAR 13 2025
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CASCADES OF MARION AND LINN COUNTIES-CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TOMBSTONE SUMMIT, BREITENBUSH SPRINGS,
SANTIAM PASS, WILLAMETTE PASS, SANTIAM JUNCTION, MCKENZIE PASS,
AND WALDO LAKE
351 AM PDT THU MAR 13 2025
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH,
HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET
POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY AND CASCADES OF MARION AND LINN
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH, FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES
AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
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.
WINTERIZE YOUR VEHICLE AND HAVE A WINTER EMERGENCY DRIVING KIT
READILY AVAILABLE. MAKE SURE YOUR EMERGENCY KIT HAS THE FOLLOWING
ITEMS: FLASHLIGHTS, BATTERIES, BLANKETS, A SHOVEL, WATER,
NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS, TIRE CHAINS, ETC.
NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO PUT SNOW TIRES ON YOUR VEHICLE.
CHECK ON FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO SEE IF THEY NEED HELP PREPARING.
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS
SITUATION.
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NORTH OREGON CASCADES-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF INDIAN HEAVEN WILDERNESS, LOST LAKE, MT.
ST. HELENS, GOVERNMENT CAMP, TIMOTHY LAKE, BENNETT PASS, AND
LARCH MOUNTAIN
351 AM PDT THU MAR 13 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 TO 6 INCHES. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH,
HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 TO 2 FEET
POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...IN OREGON, NORTH OREGON CASCADES. IN WASHINGTON, SOUTH
WASHINGTON CASCADES.
* WHEN...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH, FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES
AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HAVE A WINTER EMERGENCY DRIVING KIT READILY AVAILABLE. COMMON ITEMS
TO INCLUDE: FLASHLIGHT, BATTERIES, BLANKETS, A SHOVEL, WATER,
NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS, TIRE CHAINS, ETC.
BE AWARE THAT WALKING SURFACES MAY BE SLICK. WALK WITH EXTRA CARE.
FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CHAIN RESTRICTIONS IN OREGON,
CALL 5 1 1, OR VISIT: WWW.TRIPCHECK.COM.
FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CHAIN RESTRICTIONS IN WASHINGTON,
VISIT: WSDOT.COM/TRAVEL/REAL-TIME/MAP
WINTERIZE YOUR VEHICLE AND HAVE A WINTER EMERGENCY DRIVING KIT
READILY AVAILABLE. MAKE SURE YOUR EMERGENCY KIT HAS THE FOLLOWING
ITEMS: FLASHLIGHTS, BATTERIES, BLANKETS, A SHOVEL, WATER,
NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS, TIRE CHAINS, ETC.
NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO PUT SNOW TIRES ON YOUR VEHICLE.
CHECK ON FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO SEE IF THEY NEED HELP PREPARING.
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS
SITUATION.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
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