Weather Alerts for Central ORIssued by the National Weather Service |
 WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY |
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| CENTRAL OR | ||
Areas Affected: East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades |
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| Effective: Tue, 3/18 5:32am | Updated: Tue, 3/18 8:16am | Urgency: Expected |
| Expires: Tue, 3/18 2:45pm | Severity: Moderate | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
* WHAT...Snow Above 4500 feet. Additional snow accumulations up to 2 inches. * WHERE...East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades. * WHEN...Until 5 PM PDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Information: Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions can be obtained by visiting tripcheck.com online, or by calling 5 1 1. |
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 WINTER STORM WATCH |
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| CENTRAL OR | ||
Areas Affected: South Central Oregon Cascades - Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades |
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| Effective: Tue, 3/18 4:12am | Updated: Tue, 3/18 8:16am | Urgency: Future |
| Expires: Tue, 3/18 2:00pm | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Possible |
Details:
* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 8 to 10 inches possible on Wednesday and 6 to 12 inches possible on Friday. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph on Wednesday. * WHERE...Elevations above 4500 feet in the southern Oregon Cascades and Siskiyou Mountains. This includes Crater and Diamond Lakes, Lake of the Woods, Mt Ashland Ski Area as well as Highways 140, 62, 138 and 230. * WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult during the winter event. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...This will come in as two systems with the first on Wednesday and the other on Friday. There will likely be a break between the two systems on Thursday, but there is some uncertainty on how long that break will be. Information: Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. |
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