Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Pendleton, OR
Areas Affected: Upper Slopes of the Eastern Washington Cascades Crest
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Thursday 1:32am PDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 1:32am PDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 4:30pm PDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Thursday 1:32am PDT
Event Ends: Saturday 5:00am PDT
Issued by: NWS Pendleton OR
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations between 12 and 24 inches. Winds gusting as high as 65 mph until 11 PM tonight. * WHERE...Upper Slopes of the Eastern Washington Cascades Crest. * WHEN...Until 5 AM PDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Significant snowfall with periods of heavy snowfall rates will combine with low visibility to create difficult driving conditions. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow levels will decrease again this morning, resulting in a return to heavy snow across the passes.
Persons should consider delaying all travel. If travel is absolutely necessary, drive with extreme caution. Consider taking a winter storm kit along with you, including such items as tire chains, booster cables, flashlight, shovel, blankets and extra clothing. Also take water, a first aid kit, and anything else that would help you survive in case you become stranded. Do not touch downed lines and report any power outages to your electric company. Travel is highly discouraged due to slick roadways and the possibility of downed trees and power lines.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.505efa7ac87fd4c4f05eef973a6d55d52714c651.003.1 Codes: WAZ522 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.505efa7ac87fd4c4f05eef973a6d55d52714c651.003.1