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Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Eureka, CA

December 17, 2007

NWS Eureka, CA issued this winter storm warning at Dec 17, 2007, 4:45 AM PST. It took effect at Dec 17, 2007, 8:00 PM PST. It was in force for 14 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
Dec 17, 2007, 4:45 AM PST (12:45 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 17, 2007, 8:00 PM PST
Expired
Dec 18, 2007, 9:30 AM PST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

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

000 
WWUS46 KEKA 171254
WSWEKA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
445 AM PST MON DEC 17 2007

CAZ004-180145-
/O.UPG.KEKA.WS.A.0004.071218T0300Z-071219T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.WS.W.0001.071218T0200Z-071218T1800Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-071217T1800Z/
UPPER TRINITY RIVER-
445 AM PST MON DEC 17 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST
TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SNOW
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

A STRONG FRONT WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE REGION TONIGHT
INTO TUESDAY. 12 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED
ABOVE 3000 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH TO 10 AM TUESDAY. SNOW MAY FALL
AS LOW AS 2000 FEET. ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LESS...WITH 2 TO 4
INCHES POSSIBLE DOWN TO 2000 FEET BY MID MORNING TUESDAY IN
CENTRAL AND EASTERN TRINITY COUNTY.

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.

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.

$$

CAZ003-180145-
/O.EXT.KEKA.WS.A.0004.071218T0200Z-071219T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-071217T1800Z/
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
445 AM PST MON DEC 17 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
PST THIS MORNING. 

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SNOW LEVELS NEAR 
3000 FEET WILL INCREASE TO 4000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL
SNOW OF 1 TO 2 INCHES SHOULD ACCUMULATE ABOVE 3000 FEET.

A STRONG FRONT WILL BRING MORE SNOW TO THE REGION TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY. THIS FRONT WILL BRING ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TO AROUND 15 INCHES IN THE
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 3000 TO 4000
FEET THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO
40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH OVER THE HIGHEST TERRAIN WILL
ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT. BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW COULD LOWER
VISIBILITIES.

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

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS46 KEKA 171848
WSWEKA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1048 AM PST MON DEC 17 2007

CAZ004-180800-
/O.EXT.KEKA.WS.W.0001.071218T0400Z-071218T2100Z/
UPPER TRINITY RIVER-
1048 AM PST MON DEC 17 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 PM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO 1 PM PST TUESDAY.

A STRONG FRONT WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE REGION TONIGHT
INTO TUESDAY. 14 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED
ABOVE 3500 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH TO 1 PM TUESDAY. LOCALLY LOWER
SNOW LEVELS ARE LIKELY...WTIH 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE DOWN 2500
FEET. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THEFRONT...WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE
SNOWFALL.

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

$$

CAZ003-180800-
/O.UPG.KEKA.WS.A.0004.071218T0200Z-071219T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SN.Y.0010.071218T0800Z-071218T2200Z/
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
1048 AM PST MON DEC 17 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM PST
TUESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 2 PM PST
TUESDAY. 

WARM AIR AHEAD OF THE NEXT STRONG FRONT MOVING INTO TO THE REGION
WILL RAISE SNOW LEVELS FROM NEAR 3000 FEET THIS MORNING TO 4500
FEET THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS BEHIND THE DEPARTING FRONT
FROM LAST NIGHT MAY BRING ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOWFALL ABOVE 3500
FEET DURING THE DAY TODAY WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. 

A STRONG FRONT WILL BRING MORE SNOW TO THE REGION TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY. THIS FRONT WILL BRING ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TO AROUND 15 INCHES IN THE
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 3500 TO 4000
FEET THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO
35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHEST TERRAIN WILL
ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT. BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW COULD LOWER
VISIBILITIES.

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.


$$


ALM
000 
WWUS46 KEKA 180744
WSWEKA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1144 PM PST MON DEC 17 2007

CAZ004-182100-
/O.CON.KEKA.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-071218T2100Z/
UPPER TRINITY RIVER-
1144 PM PST MON DEC 17 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST TUESDAY. 

A STRONG FRONT WILL BRING CONTINUED SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE
REGION THROUGH THE REST OF TONIGHT AND INTO MID AFTERNOON TUESDAY.
14 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ABOVE 3500 FEET
BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY LOWER SNOW LEVELS ARE
LIKELY...WTIH 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE DOWN 2500 FEET. WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE FRONT...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF
25 TO 40 MPH ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

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

$$

CAZ003-182200-
/O.CON.KEKA.SN.Y.0010.071218T0800Z-071218T2200Z/
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
1144 PM PST MON DEC 17 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST TUESDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST TUESDAY. 

A STRONG FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW TO THE REGION TONIGHT
THROUGH MID AFTERNOON TUESDAY. THIS FRONT WILL BRING ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TO
AROUND 15 INCHES IN THE SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS WILL
REMAIN BETWEEN 3500 TO 4000 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG
GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVER THE
HIGHEST TERRAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT. BLOWING OR DRIFTING
SNOW COULD LOWER VISIBILITIES.

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.

$$

CILIBERTI
000 
WWUS46 KEKA 181730
WSWEKA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
930 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2007


CAZ004-181830-
/O.CAN.KEKA.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-071218T2100Z/
UPPER TRINITY RIVER-
930 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS CANCELED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

WARM AIR AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS MORNING HAS KEPT SNOW 
LEVELS ABOVE 4000 FEET. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY WITH LITTLE OR NO
ACCUMULATION.

$$

CAZ003-181830-
/O.CAN.KEKA.SN.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-071218T2200Z/
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
930 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WARM AIR AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS MORNING HAS KEPT SNOW 
LEVELS ABOVE 4000 FEET. OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY WITH LITTLE OR NO
ACCUMULATION.


$$

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Sources

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