Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Medford, OR
Areas Affected: South Central Oregon Cascades; Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Wednesday 2:56pm PST
Alert Effective: Wednesday 2:56pm PST
Alert Expires: Thursday 1:00am PST (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 2:56pm PST
Event Ends: Thursday 10:00am PST
Issued by: NWS Medford OR
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations 2 to 12 inches, with 9 to 12 inches in Crater Lake National Park and 8 to 11 inches over Mount Ashland ski park. * WHERE...The southern Oregon Cascades and Siskiyou Mountains. Including the locations of...Crescent Lake, Diamond Lake, Union Creek, Howard Prairie. This also includes the following passes or notable locations... Siskiyou Pass on I-5 at 4310 ft. Lake of the Woods on 140 at 5070 ft. Diamond Lake Junction on state highways 230 & 138 at 4478 ft. Mt. Ashland ski road and lodge at 6500 ft. Caves National Monument near highway 46 at 4000 ft. Willamette Pass on state highway 58 at 5090 ft. * WHEN...Until 10 AM PST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Travel may be difficult and delays in your commute. The hazardous conditions could impact the Wednesday evening commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Visit weather.gov/mfr/winter for additional snow probabilities.
Persons should delay all travel if possible. 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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6ad8a33c2d5ef662e798ad2cbf4f6f8a1ddda397.002.1 Codes: ORZ027, ORZ028 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6ad8a33c2d5ef662e798ad2cbf4f6f8a1ddda397.002.1