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WWUS46 KPQR 171844
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1044 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025
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NORTH OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES OF MARION AND LINN COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TOMBSTONE SUMMIT, SANTIAM JUNCTION,
TIMOTHY LAKE, MCKENZIE PASS, SANTIAM PASS, BENNETT PASS,
BREITENBUSH SPRINGS, GOVERNMENT CAMP, AND LOST LAKE
1044 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM PST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...WET SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...NORTH OREGON CASCADES AND CASCADES OF MARION AND LINN
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN
ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND
SLIPPERY, INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.
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 THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CHAIN RESTRICTIONS IN OREGON,
CALL 5 1 1, OR VISIT: WWW.TRIPCHECK.COM.
ORZ128-171945-
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CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILLAMETTE PASS AND WALDO LAKE
1044 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE.
ORZ121-181500-
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UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ODELL AND PARKDALE
1044 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM PST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...WET SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO
INCHES.
* WHERE...UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS MOST LIKELY BETWEEN A TRACE
TO 2 INCHES BEFORE TEMPERATURES WARM AND PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS
TO ALL RAIN LATER THURSDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN
ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND
SLIPPERY, INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.
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 THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CHAIN RESTRICTIONS IN OREGON,
CALL 5 1 1, OR VISIT: WWW.TRIPCHECK.COM.
WAZ211-181500-
/O.EXT.KPQR.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-251218T1800Z/
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF INDIAN HEAVEN WILDERNESS, LARCH MOUNTAIN,
AND MT. ST. HELENS
1044 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 14 INCHES. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...EXPECT A LULL IN SNOWFALL RATES OVERNIGHT AS
SHOWERS DECREASE BEFORE ANOTHER BURST OF HEAVIER SNOW EXPECTED BY
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
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.
FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CHAIN RESTRICTIONS IN WASHINGTON,
VISIT: WSDOT.COM/TRAVEL/REAL-TIME/MAP
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
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