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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1000 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2026
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NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE-CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE-CLACKAMAS
COUNTY CASCADE FOOTHILLS-CASCADE FOOTHILLS OF MARION AND LINN
COUNTIES-LANE COUNTY CASCADE FOOTHILLS-WILLAPA HILLS-SOUTH
WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCKENZIE BRIDGE, SUNSET SUMMIT,
RHODODENDRON, WILSON RIVER SUMMIT, DETROIT, OAKRIDGE, YACOLT,
TOUTLE, MARY'S PEAK, CHERRYVILLE, LAKE MERWIN, AMBOY, MILL CITY,
BRIGHTWOOD, VALSETZ, WELCHES, VIDA, HORTON, BROOKLYN, AND SILVER
FALLS
1000 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES
FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER 0.5 TO 2 INCHES
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT,
THEN ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* WHERE...FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES,
NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST RANGE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, WILLAPA HILLS,
AND SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS.
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE REASON THAT FORECAST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE
LOWEST ON TUESDAY IS BECAUSE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME LIGHT AND
MORE ISOLATED. HOWEVER, PRECIPITATION BECOMES RELATIVELY HEAVIER
AND MORE WIDESPREAD AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY.
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
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/O.NEW.KPQR.WW.Y.0001.260216T1200Z-260219T1200Z/
NORTH OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES OF MARION AND LINN COUNTIES-
CASCADES OF LANE COUNTY-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILLAMETTE PASS, BENNETT PASS, TOMBSTONE
SUMMIT, BREITENBUSH SPRINGS, MCKENZIE PASS, INDIAN HEAVEN
WILDERNESS, GOVERNMENT CAMP, SANTIAM JUNCTION, LARCH MOUNTAIN,
TIMOTHY LAKE, WALDO LAKE, SANTIAM PASS, MT. ST. HELENS, AND LOST
LAKE
1000 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES OF
SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT, THEN
ANOTHER 4 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* WHERE...SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES AND THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
CASCADES OF OREGON.
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE REASON THAT FORECAST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE
LOWEST ON TUESDAY IS BECAUSE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME LIGHT AND
MORE ISOLATED. HOWEVER, PRECIPITATION BECOMES RELATIVELY HEAVIER
AND MORE WIDESPREAD AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY.
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
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
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