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Southern Oregon Under Dense Fog Advisory Through Saturday Morning

The National Weather Service expanded the alert to additional mountain and basin areas, urging caution for hazardous travel.

Overview

  • The updated advisory runs from 10 p.m. Friday to 10 a.m. Saturday for parts of Southern Oregon.
  • Coverage includes Central Douglas, Eastern Curry, Josephine and Jackson counties plus the Siskiyou Mountains, the Southern Oregon Cascades and the Klamath Basin.
  • Forecasters warn visibility may drop to a quarter-mile or less in dense fog, creating hazardous driving conditions.
  • Drivers are urged to slow down, use low-beam headlights, avoid high beams and leave extra following distance.
  • For near-zero visibility, officials advise turning on hazard lights, pulling into a safe location to stop, or moving well off the roadway and keeping only hazard flashers on with the emergency brake set.