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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Eureka, CA

March 4, 2006

NWS Eureka, CA issued this winter storm warning at Mar 4, 2006, 4:06 AM PST. It took effect at Mar 4, 2006, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 24 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
Mar 4, 2006, 4:06 AM PST (12:06 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 4, 2006, 10:00 PM PST
Expired
Mar 5, 2006, 10:00 PM PST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS46 KEKA 041206
WSWEKA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
406 AM PST SAT MAR 4 2006

CAZ004-050115-
/O.UPG.KEKA.WS.A.0004.060305T0600Z-060306T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.WS.W.0002.060305T0600Z-060306T0600Z/
UPPER TRINITY RIVER-
406 AM PST SAT MAR 4 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 PM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST
SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

ANOTHER STRONG STORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
LATE SATURDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY EVENING.
SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BETWEEN 2500 AND 3500 FEET
DURING THIS EVENT...WITH UP TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE
3000 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING. STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY WITH
THIS STORM ON SUNDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

CAZ003-050115-
/O.NEW.KEKA.WS.W.0002.060305T0600Z-060306T0600Z/
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
406 AM PST SAT MAR 4 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 PM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST
SUNDAY. 

ANOTHER STRONG STORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
LATE SATURDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW
LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO START OUT BETWEEN 2500 AND 3500 FEET...WITH
8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE ABOVE 3000 FEET BY
SUNDAY EVENING. STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY WITH THIS
STORM ON SUNDAY MORNING.|


$$
MJV
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS46 KEKA 042359
WSWEKA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
359 PM PST SAT MAR 4 2006

.A STRONG AND VERY WET STORM SYSTEM IS APPROACHING NORTHWEST
CALIFORNIA THIS EVENING. A 120 KNOT SOUTHWESTERLY JET STREAM WILL
SET UP OVER NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH
SUNDAY. WITH COOL DRY AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA...SNOW LEVELS
WILL REMAIN LOW ACROSS HUMBOLDT AND TRINITY COUNTY...AS HEAVY RAIN
AND SNOW PUSHES INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE FRONT WILL
PUSH INLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

CAZ003-004-051300-
/O.EXT.KEKA.WS.W.0002.060305T0600Z-060306T0100Z/
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-
359 PM PST SAT MAR 4 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM PST SUNDAY...

HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING...AND
CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE FROM
AROUND 2500 FEET OVER EASTERN TRINITY COUNTY...TO NEAR 3500 FEET
OVER THE KING RANGE. FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...9 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL ALSO OCCUR WITH THIS
STORM TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

$$

ST
000 
WWUS46 KEKA 051218
WSWEKA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
418 AM PST SUN MAR 5 2006

.A STRONG PACIFIC SYSTEM AND MODERATE COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP
THROUGH NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON...PRODUCING VERY WET
AND COLD CONDITIONS. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO START OUT NEAR
2500 FEET THIS MORNING AND HOVER BETWEEN 3000 AND 3500 FEET THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LOCALLY...ANOTHER 12 TO
18 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE DURING THE NEXT 12
TO 18 HOURS.

CAZ003-004-060130-
/O.EXT.KEKA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060306T0600Z/
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-
418 AM PST SUN MAR 5 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ABOVE
3000 FEET TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED BELOW
3000 FEET THIS MORNING...BUT SNOW FALL AMOUNTS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW
3 INCHES. HOWEVER...ABOVE 3000 FEET...8 TO 16 INCHES OF NEW SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH
WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 TO 20 MPH AND BECOME WESTERLY.

$$

CAZ076-060130-
/O.NEW.KEKA.SN.Y.0008.060305T1218Z-060306T0600Z/
MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
418 AM PST SUN MAR 5 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

ABOVE 3000 FEET...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE
FROM 7 TO 12 INCHES TODAY AND THIS EVENING. A SLOW-MOVING COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS MENDOCINO COUNTY AND BRING SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE TO THE REGION.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$
MJV
000 
WWUS46 KEKA 052339
WSWEKA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
339 PM PST SUN MAR 5 2006

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SLOWLY INLAND ACROSS
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA THIS EVENING. MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL TAPER
OFF OVER HUMBOLDT COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON...AND ACROSS TRINITY
COUNTY THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN LIKELY OVERNIGHT IN
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...BUT ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT.

CAZ076-060045-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SN.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-060306T0600Z/
MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
339 PM PST SUN MAR 5 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW
ADVISORY. 

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS
MENDOCINO COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN AROUND 4000 FEET...WITH
2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL EXPECTED ABOVE THAT LEVEL. 

$$

CAZ003-060200-
/O.EXT.KEKA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060306T0200Z/
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
339 PM PST SUN MAR 5 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ABOVE 3500
FEET THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE THE FRONT PUSHES INLAND AND
SNOWFALL TAPERS OFF. THIS WILL BRING TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WITH
THIS STORM SYSTEM TO 8 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN 3500 AMD 4000 FEET.
SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER
SLIGHTLY TO AROUND 3000 FEET. BUT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
WILL BE ONLY 1 TO 3 INCHES.

$$

CAZ004-060600-
/O.CON.KEKA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060306T0600Z/
UPPER TRINITY RIVER-
339 PM PST SUN MAR 5 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ABOVE 3000
FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING...BEFORE THE FRONT PUSHES INLAND AND
SNOWFALL TAPERS OFF. THIS WILL BRING TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WITH
THIS STORM SYSTEM TO 10 TO 15 INCHES BETWEEN 3000 AMD 5000 FEET.
SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...BUT ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ONLY 1 TO 2 INCHES.


$$

ST
000 
WWUS46 KEKA 060608
WSWEKA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1008 PM PST SUN MAR 5 2006

CAZ004-060715-
/O.EXP.KEKA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060306T0600Z/
UPPER TRINITY RIVER-
1008 PM PST SUN MAR 5 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 
WHILE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED EAST OF WEAVERVILLE AT
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500...BUT LOCALLY AS LOW AS 2000 FEET FOR THE
REST OF TONIGHT...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE GENERALLY
EXPECTED TO BE 2 INCHES OR LESS BELOW 3000 FEET...AND 3 INCHES OR
LESS ABOVE 3000 FEET. IN THE YOLLA BOLLY MOUNTAINS AND MENDOCINO
PASS AREA...LOCALIZED ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES ARE 
POSSIBLE. MORE SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY...BUT 
IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO BE BELOW SNOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$
LUTZ

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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.