Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Sacramento, CA

000 
WWUS56 KSTO 232231
SVSSTO

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
225 PM PST WED MAR 23 2005

CAC057-115-232300-
/O.CON.KSTO.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-050323T2300Z/
YUBA CA-NEVADA CA-
225 PM PST WED MAR 23 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 300 PM PST FOR WEST
CENTRAL NEVADA AND CENTRAL YUBA COUNTIES...

AT 223 PM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
SMARTVILLE...OR ABOUT 11 MILES WEST OF GRASS VALLEY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

THE LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN WHICH THIS STORM DEVELOPED HAS 
SHIFTED TO A NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST DIRECTION. THE LINE EXTENDS FROM 
NEAR PENN VALLEY THROUGH SMARTVILLE AND TOWARDS LOMA RICA. THE LINE 
WAS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH AND WILL MOVE OVER 
LOMA RICA BY 235 PM. 

EXPECT LOTS OF HAIL...LOCALLY UP TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH IN 
DIAMETER...INTENSE RAINFALL AND STRONG WINDS ALONG THIS LINE.

LAT...LON 3927 12143 3919 12138 3919 12125 3920 12113 
     3932 12117

$$

RB

000 
WWUS56 KSTO 232245
SVSSTO

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
238 PM PST WED MAR 23 2005

CAC057-115-232248-
/O.CAN.KSTO.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-050323T2300Z/
YUBA CA-NEVADA CA-
238 PM PST WED MAR 23 2005

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL NEVADA AND
CENTRAL YUBA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

AT 2:45 PM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAD 
WEAKENED TO BELOW SEVERE LEVELS. SMALL HAIL AND LOCAL HEAVY RAINFALL 
WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ALONG THIS LINE UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. MORE 
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA 
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR UPDATES THIS AFTERNOON 
ON THE WEATHER.  

LAT...LON 3927 12143 3919 12138 3919 12125 3920 12113
      3932 12117

$$

RB

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED TIME STAMP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
930 AM PST WED MAR 23 2005

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE AREA SPINNING ALONG THE COAST OF OREGON WILL CONTINUE
TO HELP SPREAD RAIN AND SNOW TO THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA
NEVADA TODAY AND THIS EVENING. MODELS INDICATE COLDER AIR MOVING
OVER THE WEST SLOPES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING LOWERING SNOW
LEVELS TO AROUND THE 2500 FOOT LEVEL. AS A RESULT HAVE ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY FOR THE MOTHERLODE STARTING AT NOON WHEN HEAVIER CONVECTIVE
SHOWERS MAY START TO BRING SNOW LEVELS DOWN INTO THE MOTHERLODE.
THIS EVENING SNOW LEVELS MAY LOWER LOCALLY DOWN TO AROUND THE 2000
FOOT LEVEL IN HEAVIER SHOWERS.

WITH THE LOW EXPECTED TO STAY NEAR THE SOUTHERN COAST OF OREGON THIS
AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING INLAND THIS EVENING...THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...PARTICULARLY OVER THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO
VALLEY WITH ONLY ISOLATED STORMS POSSIBLE FURTHER SOUTH AND MAINLY
IN OR NEAR THE EASTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE MOTHERLODE. THUNDERSTORMS
COULD CONTINUE THIS EVENING OVER THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND
ADJACENT AREAS THROUGH THE EVENING.

&&

.STO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
    ...SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE WEST SLOPE OF
       THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.
    ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH 10 PM
       PST THIS EVENING...
&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
916 AM PST WED MAR 23 2005

CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-241500-
SHASTA LAKE AREA/NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN/EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTIES-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-MOTHERLODE-
EAST FOOTHILLS/NORTH SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
916 AM PST WED MAR 23 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

UPPER LOW OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL CAUSE NUMEROUS SHOWERS
OVER THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY. AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 7
INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST OVER THE WEST SLOPE OF THE SIERRA NEVADA
THROUGH THIS EVENING...WHILE THE MOTHERLODE IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE 2
TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL RANGE...THE
SACRAMENTO VALLEY...NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...AND SIERRA NEVADA
FOOTHILLS. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL.

* SNOW ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS46 KSTO - WSWSTO FOR DETAILS *

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.

THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT
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