March 24, 2023 4:00 a.m. 

A Winter Storm Warning is in effect through 11:00 a.m. Saturday for mountain areas in southern Oregon.

Forecasters at the National Weather Service said heavy snow is expected. Additional snow accumulations of 10 to 15 inches in the Cascades and 4 to 8 inches in the Siskiyou Mountains. Winds gusting as high as 40 miles per hour over exposed areas.

The Warning area includes the South Central and Southern Oregon Cascades and Siskiyou Mountains including Highway 62 near Union Creek and Crater Lake, Highway 230, Highway 58 at Willamette Pass and Highway 138 at Diamond Lake, Highway 140 near Lake of the Woods and the Mt. Ashland Ski Road.

Forecasters said travel could be very difficult to impossible and is strongly discouraged.

See current road conditions at www.tripcheck.com.