Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 3, 2008, 4:09 PM PST. It took effect at Jan 4, 2008, 6:00 PM PST. It was in force for 11 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 3, 2008, 4:09 PM PST (00:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 4, 2008, 6:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2008, 4:39 AM PST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS46 KEKA 040009 WSWEKA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 409 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 CAZ003-004-041400- /O.UPG.KEKA.WS.A.0001.080105T0600Z-080106T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.WS.W.0001.080104T2000Z-080106T0200Z/ NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER- 409 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM FRIDAY TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM FRIDAY TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FALLING FRIDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 3500 FEET AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FURTHER LOWERING SNOW LEVELS TO 3000 FEET FOR FRIDAY NIGHT. GREATEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 3000 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH 8 TO 11 INCHES POSSIBLE. THIS SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SATURDAY MORNING. ANOTHER BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR WILL SETTLE OVER THE REGION SATURDAY AND SUNDAY BRINGING SNOW LEVELS DOWN 2500 FEET ON SATURDAY AND TO NEAR 2000 FEET ON SUNDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES DOWN TO 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. $$ CAZ076-041400- /O.NEW.KEKA.SB.Y.0001.080105T0000Z-080105T1200Z/ MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 409 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FALLING LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 3500 FEET AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FURTHER LOWERING SNOW LEVELS TO 3000 FEET FOR FRIDAY NIGHT. GREATEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 3000 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. THIS SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SATURDAY MORNING. ANOTHER BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR WILL SETTLE OVER THE REGION SATURDAY AND SUNDAY BRINGING SNOW LEVELS DOWN 2500 FEET FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ KENNEDY
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS46 KEKA 041558 WSWEKA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 756 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 CAZ076-050300- /O.CAN.KEKA.SB.Y.0001.080105T0000Z-080105T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SN.Y.0001.080105T0800Z-080106T2000Z/ MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 551 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM PST SUNDAY... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM PST SUNDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO 3000 FEET LATE TONIGHT WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW. HEAVIEST SNOW FALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE LATE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ CAZ003-004-050300- /O.EXT.KEKA.WS.W.0001.080105T0800Z-080106T2000Z/ NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER- 756 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM PST SUNDAY... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FALLING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT ABOVE 3000 FEET AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. GREATEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE SEEN AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY AND INTO SUNDAY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$
000 WWUS46 KEKA 041600 CCA WSWEKA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 756 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 CAZ076-050300- /O.CAN.KEKA.SB.Y.0001.080105T0000Z-080105T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KEKA.SN.Y.0001.080105T0800Z-080106T2000Z/ MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 756 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM PST SUNDAY... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM PST SUNDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO 3000 FEET LATE TONIGHT WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW. HEAVIEST SNOW FALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE LATE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ CAZ003-004-050300- /O.EXT.KEKA.WS.W.0001.080105T0800Z-080106T2000Z/ NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER- 756 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM PST SUNDAY... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FALLING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT ABOVE 3000 FEET AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. GREATEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE SEEN AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY AND INTO SUNDAY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$
000 WWUS46 KEKA 042327 WSWEKA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 327 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 CAZ003-004-051230- /O.EXT.KEKA.WS.W.0001.080105T0200Z-080106T2000Z/ NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER- 327 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM PST SUNDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM PST SUNDAY. PERIODS OF WIDESPREAD MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT ABOVE 2500 FEET AS COLD AIR MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL START OUT NEAR 3000 FEET THIS EVENING AND WILL LOWER TO 2500 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. GREATEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ CAZ076-051230- /O.CON.KEKA.SN.Y.0001.080105T0800Z-080106T2000Z/ MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 327 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM PST SUNDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET... SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO 2500 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH THE RAIN SHOWERS CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KENNEDY
000 WWUS46 KEKA 051139 WSWEKA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 339 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008 CAZ003-004-060045- /O.CAN.KEKA.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080106T2000Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080107T0000Z/ NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER- 339 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW LEVELS WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BELOW 3000 FEET. LOCALLY GREATER ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER SHOWERS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER PASSES ALONG ROUTE 299 AND HWY 101. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ CAZ076-060045- /O.EXT.KEKA.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080107T0000Z/ MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 339 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... SNOW LEVELS WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BELOW 3000 FEET. LOCALLY GREATER ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER SHOWERS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER PASSES ALONG HWY 101. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS46 KEKA 051239 CCA WSWEKA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 339 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008 CAZ003-004-060045- /O.CAN.KEKA.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080106T2000Z/ /O.EXB.KEKA.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080107T0000Z/ NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER- 339 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW LEVELS WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. LOCALLY GREATER ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER SHOWERS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER PASSES ALONG ROUTE 299 AND HWY 101. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ CAZ076-060045- /O.EXT.KEKA.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080107T0000Z/ MENDOCINO INTERIOR- 339 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... SNOW LEVELS WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. LOCALLY GREATER ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER SHOWERS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER PASSES ALONG HWY 101. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 4:09 PM PST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | EKA | 16 hr | |
| Jan 3, 9:00 PM PST | River Flood Warning | EKA | Mendocino | 28 hr |
| Jan 4, 12:21 AM PST | High Wind Warning | EKA | 10 hr | |
| Jan 4, 7:56 AM PST | Snow Advisory | EKA | 42 hr | |
| Jan 4, 10:28 AM PST | Wind Advisory | EKA | 9 hr | |
| Jan 4, 12:00 PM PST | River Flood Warning | EKA | Humboldt | 29 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in California, 2008Every winter storm warning in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.