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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1055 PM PDT SUN MAR 8 2026
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SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LARCH MOUNTAIN, INDIAN HEAVEN WILDERNESS,
AND MT. ST. HELENS
1055 PM PDT SUN MAR 8 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO 5
PM PDT TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 10 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35
MPH. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH, HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH
AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES.
* WHEN...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO 5 PM
PDT TUESDAY. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH, FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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...
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.
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1.
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NORTH OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LOST LAKE, BENNETT PASS, GOVERNMENT CAMP,
AND TIMOTHY LAKE
1055 PM PDT SUN MAR 8 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO 5
PM PDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 10
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...NORTH OREGON CASCADES.
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1. VISIT WWW.TRIPCHECK.COM TO VIEW ROAD CONDITIONS IN
OREGON.
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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
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