Winter Storm Watch Active Saturday Morning for Region

WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING ABOVE 2500 FEET.

• WHAT…Heavy snow possible above 2500 feet. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 10 inches possible. West winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

• WHERE…In California, Western Siskiyou County. In Oregon, Eastern Curry County and Josephine County, Eastern Douglas County Foothills and Jackson County. This includes Callahan, Etna, Fort Jones, Greenview, Prospect, Butte Falls, the Kalmiopsis Wilderness, foothills of the Cascades, and the higher terrain of western Siskiyou County. Affected highways include portions of routes 3, 227, 62, and 138.

• WHEN…From early Saturday morning through Saturday evening.

• IMPACTS…Travel could be very difficult to impossible.

• ADDITIONAL DETAILS…The affected cities will likely receive amounts toward the lower end of the range, around 2 to 5 inches. Lower snow levels will accompany additional lighter snow showers, mainly in southern Oregon, later Saturday night through Sunday afternoon.