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Snow Advisory 9, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this snow advisory at Feb 23, 2008, 7:08 PM PST. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2008, 7:08 PM PST (03:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2008, 4:00 PM PST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS46 KEKA 240308 WSWEKA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 708 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 CAZ003-004-076-241200- /O.NEW.KEKA.SN.Y.0009.080224T0308Z-080225T0000Z/ NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 708 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING TOWARDS THE COAST WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW TO NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 3500 FEET ELEVATION...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE DOWN TO 2500 FEET ELEVATION. HIGHWAYS 299 AND 36 WILL SEE ACCUMULATING SNOWS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PREPARE ACCORDINGLY AND EXPECT DELAYS. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SUNDAY EVENING AS THE STORM EXITS THE REGION. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. $$ MAB
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS46 KEKA 241103 WSWEKA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 303 AM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 CAZ003-004-076-250000- /O.CON.KEKA.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080225T0000Z/ NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 303 AM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING TOWARDS THE COAST WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW TO NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 3500 FEET ELEVATION. LOCALIZED SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE DOWN TO 2500 FEET ELEVATION. HIGHWAYS 299 AND 36 WILL SEE ACCUMULATING SNOWS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD PREPARE ACCORDINGLY AND EXPECT DELAYS. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SUNDAY EVENING AS THE STORM EXITS THE REGION. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. $$
000 WWUS46 KEKA 242350 WSWEKA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 350 PM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 CAZ003-004-076-250100- /O.EXP.KEKA.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080225T0000Z/ NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 350 PM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG STORM SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT PERIODS OF SNOW TO NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA OVERNIGHT AND THIS MORNING HAS WEAKENED CONSIDERABLY THIS AFTERNOON. THEREFORE THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF DEL NORTE...HUMBOLDT...AND TRINITY COUNTIES THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. MOTORISTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION WILL DRIVING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. $$ MOSES
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.