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Winter Storm Warning 11, NWS Sacramento, CA
NWS Sacramento, CA issued this winter storm warning at Dec 20, 2008, 3:18 PM PST. It took effect at Dec 21, 2008, 10:00 AM 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
- Dec 20, 2008, 3:18 PM PST (23:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 21, 2008, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2008, 10:02 AM PST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sacramento, CA
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Sacramento, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Dec 20, 10:00 AM PST, 5 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 20, 10:00 AM PST, 5 hours 18 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 20, 7:00 AM PST, 8 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 700 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-211500- SHASTA LAKE AREA/NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- BURNEY BASIN/EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY- CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY- CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTIES- CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-MOTHERLODE- EAST FOOTHILLS/NORTH SACRAMENTO VALLEY- WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 700 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY A STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO AREA WITH LIGHT PRECIPITATION BEGINING OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SHASTA COUNTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO TONIGHT. LOCALLY DENSE FOG HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND THE NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY THIS MORNING AND IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY MID MORNING. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS SUNDAY MORNING AND SPREADING INTO THE SIERRA BY THE AFTERNOON. HEAVIER SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AND ANOTHER ON CHRISTMAS DAY. EACH SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DROP AS MUCH AS AN INCH OF PRECIPITATION TO THE VALLEY WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE HIGHER THAN THE LAST FEW STORMS BUT STILL GENERALLY BELOW 5000 FEET. SNOW AMOUNTS OF A FOOT OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE WITH EACH SYSTEM OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS. * WINTER STORM WATCH.........SEE WWUS46 KSTO - WSWSTO FOR DETAILS * .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT (LOWER CASE): HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/STO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sacramento, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 5:41 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | STO | 10 hr | |
| Dec 20, 3:18 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | STO | 36 hr |
Nearby
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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.