The National Weather Service issued a weather advisory Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 3. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…UP TO AN INCH IS POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES WERE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIMING…LIGHT SNOW CONTINUED INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WAS EXPECTED TO BE MODERATE AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT…THEN TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE…AZALEA…INTERSTATE 5 NEAR AND AT SEXTON SUMMIT AND HIGHWAY 227 NEAR THE DOUGLAS AND JACKSON COUNTY LINE. * IMPACTS…DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE SLUSHY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS TUESDAY MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MADE DRIVING CONDITIONS MUCH MORE DIFFICULT BY LATE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE NIGHT. * VIEW THE HAZARD AREA IN DETAIL AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/HAZARD . RECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… * SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. * CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. * SEE WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD/CAMS FOR LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.
