.STRONG WINTER STORM TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. .A RICH SUPPLY OF MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM INTO INLAND NORTHWEST TODAY THROUGH MONDAY.BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS MOST OF REGION. THE SNOW MAY CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN IN SOME AREAS SUN AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN IN MOST VALLEYS BY MON MORNING INTO MON AFTERNOON. WAZ042-050115- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150105T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES N. CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS.LEAVENWORTH.MAZAMA. TWISP.WINTHROP.STEHEKIN.CONCONULLY.BLEWETT PASS. LOUP LOUP PASS 910 AM PST SUN JAN 4 2015 .WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS.LEAVENWORTH.MAZAMA.TWISP.WINTHROP. STEHEKIN.CONCONULLY.BLEWETT PASS.LOUP LOUP PASS. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS.ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO MON IN THE VALLEYS SO. OF LAKE CHELAN. UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE POSSIBLE IN MAINLY THE UPPER PORTION OF THE METHOW VALLEY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.5 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MTNS 8 TO 16 INCHES. * TIMING.SNOW WILL INCREASE INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT INTO MON MORNING. * IMPACTS.SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ON SUNDAY. FREEZING RAIN SUN NIGHT MAY LEAD TO ICE ON AREA ROADWAYS & POWER LINES. * SNOW LEVEL: RISING TO 3000-6500 FEET SO. OF LAKE CHELAN BY MON MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.
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