Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2006
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 27, 2006, 3:34 PM PST. It was in force for 20 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 27, 2006, 3:34 PM PST (23:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 28, 2006, 12:00 PM PST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS46 KEKA 272334 WSWEKA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 334 PM PST FRI JAN 27 2006 CAZ004-281200- /O.CAN.KEKA.HS.W.0003.060128T0800Z-060128T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.WS.W.0001.060127T2334Z-060128T2000Z/ UPPER TRINITY RIVER- 334 PM PST FRI JAN 27 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY. A STRONG FRONT OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA TONIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. SNOW LEVEL WILL SLOWLY RISE OVERNIGHT TO 4000 TO 4500 FEET BY MID DAY SATURDAY. STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET. BRISK WINDS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE PASSES AND RIDGES...WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVELERS AND RESIDENTS SHOULD BE MINDFUL OF THIS EVOLVING WEATHER SITUATION AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEDIA SOURCES FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES. $$ CAZ003-281200- /O.CAN.KEKA.SN.Y.0006.060128T0800Z-060128T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SB.Y.0001.060127T2334Z-060128T2000Z/ NORTH COAST INTERIOR- 334 PM PST FRI JAN 27 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ABOVE 3500 FEET OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE EARLY SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY MID DAY SATURDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY OVER PASSES AND RIDGES TRAVELERS AND RESIDENTS SHOULD BE MINDFUL OF THIS EVOLVING WEATHER SITUATION AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEDIA SOURCES FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS46 KEKA 281131 WSWEKA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 331 AM PST SAT JAN 28 2006 CAZ004-282000- /O.CON.KEKA.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060128T2000Z/ UPPER TRINITY RIVER- 331 AM PST SAT JAN 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... A STRONG FRONT IS CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL SLOWLY RISE THIS MORNING FROM NEAR 2500 FEET TO 4000 FEET BY MID AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET. BRISK WINDS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE PASSES AND RIDGES...WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IN THE AFTERNOON...THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES...AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN TWO INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVELERS AND RESIDENTS SHOULD BE MINDFUL OF THIS EVOLVING WEATHER SITUATION AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEDIA SOURCES FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES. $$ CAZ003-282000- /O.CON.KEKA.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060128T2000Z/ NORTH COAST INTERIOR- 331 AM PST SAT JAN 28 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... A STRONG FRONT IS CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL RISE TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY MID AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 3500 FEET. STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY OVER PASSES AND RIDGES. IN THE AFTERNOON...THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES...AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN TWO INCHES. TRAVELERS AND RESIDENTS SHOULD BE MINDFUL OF THIS EVOLVING WEATHER SITUATION AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEDIA SOURCES FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ KENNEDY
000 WWUS46 KEKA 281941 WSWEKA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 1141 AM PST SAT JAN 28 2006 CAZ004-282045- /O.EXP.KEKA.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060128T2000Z/ UPPER TRINITY RIVER- 1141 AM PST SAT JAN 28 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY. PRECIPITATION IS TAPERING OFF THROUGHOUT NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AS THE COLD FRONT PROGRESSES THROUGH THE REGION. $$ CAZ003-282045- /O.EXP.KEKA.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060128T2000Z/ NORTH COAST INTERIOR- 1141 AM PST SAT JAN 28 2006 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY. PRECIPITATION IS TAPERING OFF THROUGHOUT NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 299 AS THE COLD FRONT PROGRESSES THROUGH THE REGION. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 4:30 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | EKA | 11 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:44 PM PST | Wind Advisory | EKA | 41 hr | |
| Jan 27, 3:52 AM PST | Heavy Snow Warning | EKA | 12 hr | |
| Jan 27, 3:52 AM PST | Snow Advisory | EKA | 12 hr | |
| Jan 27, 3:34 PM PST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | EKA | 20 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.