Effective:

2025-03-12T13:50:00-07:00

Expires:

2025-03-13T01:00:00-07:00

Certainty:

Possible

Event:

Winter Storm Watch

Type:

Alert

Severity:

Severe

Urgency:

Future

Areas:

South Central Oregon Cascades; Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades

* WHAT...For the Winter Weather Advisory, snow. Additional snow accumulations between 5 to 15 inches, with highest amounts near Crater Lake and Diamond Lake. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph. For the Winter Storm Watch, heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 12 and 24 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...The southern Oregon Cascades from Howard Prairie northward and higher portions of the Siskiyous west of Siskiyou Summit. This includes Lake of the Woods, Crater and Diamond Lakes, as well as Highways 140, 62, 230, and 138. * WHEN...For the Winter Weather Advisory, until 11 PM PDT Thursday. For the Winter Storm Watch, from Thursday evening through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Wednesday evening and Thursday morning commutes. Blowing snow will result in lower visibility. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Heaviest snow is expected late this afternoon through tonight followed by light to moderate snow showers are expected on Thursday. Then additional heavy snow is expected Friday morning through Friday evening.

Instruction: Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. Slow down and use caution while traveling. Call 511 or visit tripcheck.com for road information.

Effective:

2025-03-12T20:49:00-07:00

Expires:

2025-03-13T05:15:00-07:00

Certainty:

Likely

Event:

Winter Weather Advisory

Type:

Update

Severity:

Moderate

Urgency:

Expected

Areas:

South Central Oregon Cascades; Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades

* WHAT...For the Winter Weather Advisory, snow. Additional snow accumulations between 5 to 15 inches, with highest amounts near Crater Lake and Diamond Lake. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph. For the Winter Storm Watch, heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 12 and 24 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...The southern Oregon Cascades from Howard Prairie northward and higher portions of the Siskiyous west of Siskiyou Summit. This includes Lake of the Woods, Crater and Diamond Lakes, as well as Highways 140, 62, 230, and 138. * WHEN...For the Winter Weather Advisory, until 11 PM PDT Thursday. For the Winter Storm Watch, from Thursday evening through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Thursday morning and evening commutes. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Heaviest snowfall is expected tonight followed by light to moderate snow showers are expected on Thursday. Then additional heavy snow is expected Friday morning through Friday evening.

Instruction: Slow down and use caution while traveling. Call 511 or visit tripcheck.com for road information. Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.