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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Eureka, CA

March 12, 2006

NWS Eureka, CA issued this winter storm warning at Mar 12, 2006, 4:00 PM PST. It took effect at Mar 13, 2006, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 23 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 12, 2006, 4:00 PM PST (00:00 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 13, 2006, 12:00 PM PST
Expired
Mar 14, 2006, 10:43 AM PST
In force
23 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

000 
WWUS46 KEKA 130000
WSWEKA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
400 PM PST SUN MAR 12 2006

CAZ004-131300-
/O.UPG.KEKA.WS.A.0005.060314T0200Z-060314T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.WS.W.0003.060313T2000Z-060314T2000Z/
UPPER TRINITY RIVER-
400 PM PST SUN MAR 12 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM MONDAY TO 12 PM PST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM MONDAY TO 12 PM PST
TUESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH SNOW
LEVELS AROUND 2500 FEET. BY TUESDAY MORNING...SNOW LEVELS WILL
FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FEET WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES OF
SNOWFALL ABOVE 2500 FEET AND 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET.
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL
ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON...OCCASIONALLY BELOW 2000 FEET...WITH
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ABOVE 2000 FEET.

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.

$$

CAZ003-076-131300-
/O.NEW.KEKA.WS.W.0003.060313T2000Z-060314T2000Z/
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
400 PM PST SUN MAR 12 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM MONDAY TO 12 PM PST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM MONDAY TO 12 PM PST
TUESDAY...ABOVE 2500 FEET. 

ANOTHER WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF DEL NORTE...HUMBOLDT...SOUTHERN TRINITY COUNTIES AND NORTHERN
MENDOCINO COUNTY. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN MONDAY
AFTERNOON WITH SNOW LEVELS NEAR 3000 FEET. ON MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY...SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO 2000 FEET WITH 4 TO
7 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION ABOVE 2500 FEET AND 12 TO 18 INCHES
ABOVE 3000 FEET. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
OCCASIONALLY BELOW 2500 FEET...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED BETWEEN 2500 AND 3500 FEET.

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.

$$
MJV
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS46 KEKA 131208
WSWEKA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
408 AM PST MON MAR 13 2006

CAZ003-004-076-140115-
/O.CON.KEKA.WS.W.0003.060313T2000Z-060314T2000Z/
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
408 AM PST MON MAR 13 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
12 PM PST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM
PST TUESDAY. 

ANOTHER WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF DEL NORTE...HUMBOLDT...SOUTHERN TRINITY COUNTIES AND NORTHERN
MENDOCINO COUNTY. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS
AFTERNOON WITH SNOW LEVELS NEAR 3000 FEET. TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY...SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO 2000 FEET WITH 4 TO
7 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION ABOVE 2500 FEET AND 8 TO 12 INCHES
ABOVE 3000 FEET. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
OCCASIONALLY BELOW 2500 FEET...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED BETWEEN 2500 AND 3500 FEET.

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.

$$
000 
WWUS46 KEKA 140004
WSWEKA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
404 PM PST MON MAR 13 2006

CAZ003-004-076-141315-
/O.EXT.KEKA.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060315T0600Z/
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
404 PM PST MON MAR 13 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY...

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

SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE 2000 TO 3000 FOOT RANGE
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. FOR TONIGHT...EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ABOVE 2500 FEET IN THE 5 TO 8 INCH RANGE WITH UP TO 10 INCHES OF
NEW SNOW ABOVE 3000 FEET. A SLOW-MOVING COLD FRONT AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT.
RAIN IN THE VALLEYS AND SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL CHANGE TO SHOWERS
TUESDAY MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN
PERIODS OF SNOW AND SNOW SQUALLS ABOVE 2000 FEET. SNOW
ACCUMULATION ABOVE 2500 FEET IS EXPECTED TO AGAIN BE IN THE 4 TO
8 INCH RANGE ON TUESDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS FORECASTED
TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY ON TUESDAY EVENING.

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.

$$
MJV
000 
WWUS46 KEKA 141204
WSWEKA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
404 AM PST TUE MAR 14 2006

CAZ003-004-076-150115-
/O.CON.KEKA.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060315T0600Z/
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
404 AM PST TUE MAR 14 2006

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

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

EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 2500 FEET TODAY.
FROM 1500 TO 2500 FEET...EXPECT ANOTHER ONE TO FIVE INCHES BY 4 PM.
PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT.

ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION WITH MORE
PRECIPITATION ON WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. ANOTHER WARNING
FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL MAY BE NEEDED. 

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.

$$
000 
WWUS46 KEKA 141843
WSWEKA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1043 AM PST TUE MAR 14 2006

.SNOWFALL HAS DECREASED DURING THE EARLY MORNING AS LAST NIGHTS
STORM MOVES EAST. SNOW WILL INCREASE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING OVER THE MOUNTAINS AS ANOTHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.

CAZ003-004-076-150600-
/O.CAN.KEKA.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-060315T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SN.Y.0011.060314T1843Z-060315T0600Z/
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
1043 AM PST TUE MAR 14 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...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. 

SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH
THE EVENING. SNOW LEVEL WILL BE 2500 TO 3000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON
AND FALL TO 2000 TO 2500 FEET OVERNIGHT. NEW SNOW FALL BETWEEN
NOON AND MIDNIGHT WILL BE 4 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 3000...2 TO 4 INCHES
FROM 2500 FEET TO 3000 FEET AND LESS THAN TWO INCHES BELOW 2500 FEET.


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.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 13, 3:41 PM PSTWind AdvisoryEKA3 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.