Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Sacramento, CA
NWS Sacramento, CA issued this winter storm warning at Mar 22, 2011, 3:55 AM PDT. It took effect at Mar 22, 2011, 7:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 4 days. 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 22, 2011, 3:55 AM PDT (10:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 22, 2011, 7:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2011, 6:50 PM PDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Sacramento, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
886 WWUS46 KSTO 221055 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 355 AM PDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...MORE WINTER STORMS THIS WEEK... .YET ANOTHER SERIES OF PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL BRING MORE SNOW AND WIND TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BEGINNING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. SEVERAL FEET OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN RATHER LOW FOR LATE MARCH...AROUND 2500 TO 3500 FEET. CAZ013-014-063-068-069-230000- /O.UPG.KSTO.WS.A.0006.110323T0200Z-110325T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSTO.WS.W.0006.110323T0200Z-110325T1200Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY- MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNEY...ALDER SPRINGS...CHESTER... QUINCY 355 AM PDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT FRIDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE INTERIOR COAST RANGE NORTH OF CLEAR LAKE...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY AND THE BURNEY BASIN...WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND THE LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK...AND THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING SEVERAL FEET OF ADDITIONAL SNOW FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 80 OVER DONNER PASS...HIGHWAY 50 OVER ECHO SUMMIT...HIGHWAY 88 OVER CARSON PASS...CHESTER... QUINCY...BURNEY. * WINDS: LOCAL SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES...AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THE PASSES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$
12 follow-up statements
805 WWUS46 KSTO 222226 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 326 PM PDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...MORE SNOW AND WIND TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .ANOTHER SERIES OF PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL BRING MORE SNOW AND WIND TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BEGINNING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. THE FIRST STORM WILL BRING SNOW AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS TO THE COASTAL RANGE AND THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING AND SPREAD INTO THE SIERRA OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. A STRONGER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED THURSDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY BRINGING ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. SEVERAL FEET OF SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH THESE SYSTEMS. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN RATHER LOW FOR LATE MARCH...AROUND 2500 TO 3500 FEET TONIGHT THEN ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER TO AROUND 1500 FEET IN THE SHASTA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND TO AROUND 2500 FEET IN THE SIERRA BY FRIDAY MORNING. CAZ013-014-063-068-069-231300- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0006.110323T0200Z-110325T1200Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY- MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNEY...ALDER SPRINGS...CHESTER... QUINCY 326 PM PDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT FRIDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SEVERAL FEET OF SNOW FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 80 OVER DONNER PASS...HIGHWAY 50 OVER ECHO SUMMIT...HIGHWAY 88 OVER CARSON PASS... CHESTER... QUINCY...BURNEY. * WINDS: LOCAL SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS ALONG WITH POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THE PASSES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$
365 WWUS46 KSTO 231029 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 329 AM PDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...MORE SNOW AND WIND THROUGH FRIDAY... .A SERIES OF PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL BRING MORE SNOW AND WIND TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH FRIDAY. THE FIRST STORM WILL BRING SNOW AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS TO THE REGION TODAY. A STRONGER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED THURSDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY BRINGING ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. SEVERAL FEET OF SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH THESE SYSTEMS. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN RATHER LOW FOR LATE MARCH...AROUND 2500 TO 3500 THEN ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER TO AROUND 1500 FEET IN THE SHASTA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND TO AROUND 2000 FEET FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA NEVADA ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CAZ013-232230- /O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- 329 AM PDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SEVERAL FEET OF SNOW THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 2000 FEET...LOCALLY DOWN TO AROUND 1500 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING POSSIBLY BRINGING HEAVY SNOW TO PORTIONS OF I-5 NORTH OF REDDING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: I-5 NORTH OF REDDING...SIMS. * WINDS: LOCAL SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS ALONG WITH POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THE PASSES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$ CAZ014-063-068-069-232230- /O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/ BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY- MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNEY...ALDER SPRINGS...CHESTER... QUINCY 329 AM PDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 FEET OF SNOW THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 80 OVER DONNER PASS...HIGHWAY 50 OVER ECHO SUMMIT...HIGHWAY 88 OVER CARSON PASS... CHESTER... QUINCY...BURNEY. * WINDS: LOCAL SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS ALONG WITH POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THE PASSES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$ CAZ066-067-232230- /O.NEW.KSTO.WS.A.0007.110324T2200Z-110325T1800Z/ NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRASS VALLEY 329 AM PDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING ABOVE 2000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 2000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 2000 FEET. * TIMING: THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS...GRASS VALLEY...PLACERVILLE. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG WITH TRAVEL DELAYS ..CHAIN CONTROLS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW. HEAVY AMOUNTS OF SNOW MAY IMPACT TRAVEL AND RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ BARUFFALDI
005 WWUS46 KSTO 232222 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 322 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...MORE SNOW AND WIND THROUGH FRIDAY... .A SERIES OF PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL BRING MORE SNOW AND WIND TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH FRIDAY. THE FIRST STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW AND PERIODS OF GUSTY WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. HOWEVER...A STRONGER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THURSDAY AND EARLY FRIDAY...BRINGING ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. SEVERAL FEET OF SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH THESE SYSTEMS...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN RATHER LOW FOR LATE MARCH...AROUND 2500 TO 3500 THEN ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER TO AROUND 1500 FEET IN THE SHASTA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND TO AROUND 2000 FEET FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA NEVADA ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MORE WET WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY...AS ANOTHER SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION. CAZ066-067-241030- /O.UPG.KSTO.WS.A.0007.110324T2200Z-110325T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KSTO.WS.W.0006.110324T2200Z-110325T1800Z/ NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRASS VALLEY 322 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET FOR THE NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS AND MOTHERLODE FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES. * ELEVATION: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET. * TIMING: THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MAGALIA...GRASS VALLEY...PIONEER * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG WITH TRAVEL DELAYS ..CHAIN CONTROLS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ013-241030- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- 322 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET FOR NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY AND SHASTA LAKE... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE HIGHEST PEAKS. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 2000 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER FROM 3000 FEET TONIGHT TO AROUND 2000 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...POSSIBLY BRINGING HEAVY SNOW TO PORTIONS OF I-5 NORTH OF REDDING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LAKE MCCLOUD...CASTLE CRAG...AND SIMS * WINDS: LOCAL SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS ALONG WITH POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THE PASSES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$ CAZ014-063-068-069-241030- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/ BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY- MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNEY...ALDER SPRINGS...CHESTER... QUINCY 322 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE BURNEY BASIN...LASSEN PARK...WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY...AND THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 FEET OF SNOW THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH 5 FEET OR GREATER OF NEW SNOW OVER THE HIGHEST PEAKS. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY...ALDER SPRINGS...BURNEY...BLUE CANYON. * WINDS: LOCAL SOUTHERLY WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND NEAR BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS ALONG WITH POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THE PASSES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$ PALMER/KJ
396 WWUS46 KSTO 240951 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 251 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...MORE SNOW WITH GUSTY WINDS TODAY... .LOOK FOR MORE SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH FRIDAY. A STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW AND PERIODS OF GUSTY WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS TODAY. SEVERAL FEET OF SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 3000 TO 4000 FEET WITH THESE SYSTEMS...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN RATHER LOW FOR LATE MARCH...AROUND 2500 TO 3500 THEN ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER TO AROUND 1500 FEET IN THE SHASTA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND TO AROUND 2000 FEET FOR THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS AND SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MORE WET WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...AS ANOTHER SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION. CAZ064-242300- /O.EXB.KSTO.WS.W.0006.110324T1800Z-110325T1100Z/ CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- 251 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PDT FRIDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PDT FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT WITH LESSOR AMOUNTS POSSIBLE DOWN TO AROUND 2000 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: COBB MOUNTAIN. * WINDS: LOCAL SOUTHERLY WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. && $$ CAZ013-242300- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- 251 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE HIGHEST PEAKS. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 2000 FEET WITH SNOW LOCALLY DOWN TO AROUND 1500 FEET AT TIMES. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER FROM NEAR 3000 FEET TO AROUND 2000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...POSSIBLY BRINGING HEAVY SNOW TO PORTIONS OF I-5 NORTH OF REDDING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LAKE MCCLOUD...CASTLE CRAG...AND SIMS * WINDS: LOCAL SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS ALONG WITH POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THE PASSES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$ CAZ066-067-242300- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0006.110324T2200Z-110325T1800Z/ NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRASS VALLEY 251 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES. * ELEVATION: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW LEVELS LOWERING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING INTO THE FOOTHILLS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MAGALIA...GRASS VALLEY...PIONEER * WINDS: AREAS SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG WITH TRAVEL DELAYS ..CHAIN CONTROLS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ063-242300- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/ MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALDER SPRINGS 251 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALDER SPRINGS. * WINDS: AREAS SOUTHERLY WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND NEAR BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS ALONG WITH POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THE PASSES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$ CAZ014-068-069-242300- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/ BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY- WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNEY...CHESTER...QUINCY 251 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 FEET OF SNOW THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH 5 FEET OR GREATER OF NEW SNOW OVER THE HIGHEST PEAKS...WITH A FOOT OR MORE FOR THE BURNEY BASIN. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS INCREASING LATE THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY...BURNEY...BLUE CANYON. * WINDS: AREAS OF SOUTHERLY WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND NEAR BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS ALONG WITH POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THE PASSES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$
124 WWUS46 KSTO 241638 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 938 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...MORE SNOW WITH GUSTY WINDS TODAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS TO VALLEY LOCATIONS TODAY. NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH OUT THE HIGH COUNTY TODAY INTO TONIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TODAY WITH CHAIN CONTROLS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES ALONG HIGHWAY 50 AND INTERSTATE 80 AND 5. THE WIND AND SNOW MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES AS WELL. CAZ066-067-250445- /O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0006.110324T1638Z-110325T1800Z/ NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRASS VALLEY 938 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES. SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE IN PARADISE AREA DOWN TO AROUND 1500 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 2000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO AROUND 2000 FEET AROUND NOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GRASS VALLEY...NEVADA CITY AND MAGALIA * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG WITH TRAVEL DELAYS. CHAIN CONTROLS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ013-250445- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- 938 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE HIGHEST PEAKS. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS DOWN TO 1500 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 2000 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED ON PORTIONS OF I-5 NORTH OF REDDING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: I-5 NORTH OF REDDING. * WINDS: LOCAL SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL DELAYS WITH POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THE PASSES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$ CAZ063-250445- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/ MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALDER SPRINGS 938 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALDER SPRINGS * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND NEAR BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS ALONG WITH POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THE PASSES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$ CAZ064-250445- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0006.110324T1800Z-110325T1100Z/ CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- 938 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT FRIDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT WITH LESSOR AMOUNTS POSSIBLE DOWN TO AROUND 1500 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE INTO TONIGHT. * WINDS: LOCAL SOUTHERLY WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. && $$ CAZ014-068-069-250445- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/ BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY- WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNEY...CHESTER...QUINCY 938 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 FEET OF SNOW THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH 5 FEET OR GREATER OF NEW SNOW OVER THE HIGHEST PEAKS...WITH A FOOT OR MORE FOR THE BURNEY BASIN. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY...BURNEY * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND NEAR BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS ALONG WITH POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THE PASSES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$
257 WWUS46 KSTO 242104 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 204 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS... .HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 3000 FEET TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AT TIMES FRIDAY AFTERNOON...YET ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY BRINGING ADDITIONAL SNOW. CAZ064-251300- /O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/ CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- 204 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * ELEVATION: HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 2500 FEET. LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE DOWN TO 1500 FEET. * TIMING: HEAVIEST SNOW THIS EVENING...DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: LOCAL SOUTHERLY WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS DECREASING LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. LOOK FOR CONDITIONS TO START IMPROVING LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. && $$ CAZ066-067-251300- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/ NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARADISE...GRASS VALLEY 204 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES. HEAVIEST SNOW ABOVE 2500 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 2000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO AROUND 2000 FEET. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GRASS VALLEY...MAGALIA * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 60 MPH. WINDS DECREASING LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG WITH TRAVEL DELAYS. CHAIN CONTROLS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ013-251300- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- 204 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO A FOOT AT HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 3 INCHES DOWN TO 1500 FEET. * ELEVATION: HEAVIEST SNOW ABOVE 2000 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED ON PORTIONS OF I-5 NORTH OF REDDING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 5 AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS * WINDS: LOCAL SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL DELAYS WITH POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THE PASSES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$ CAZ063-251300- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/ MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALDER SPRINGS 204 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALDER SPRINGS * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND NEAR BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS ALONG WITH POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THE PASSES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$ CAZ014-068-069-251300- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/ BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY- WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNEY...CHESTER...QUINCY 204 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 FEET OF SNOW THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH 5 FEET OR GREATER OF NEW SNOW OVER THE HIGHEST PEAKS...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE BURNEY BASIN. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY...BURNEY * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND NEAR BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS ALONG WITH POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THE PASSES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$
062 WWUS46 KSTO 251024 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 324 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS... .SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE TRAVEL PROBLEMS THIS MORNING... ESPECIALLY FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS IN THE FOOTHILLS DOWN TO AROUND 2000 FEET. ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...YET ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM THIS NEXT SYSTEM. CAZ068-069-252300- /O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110327T0200Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY 324 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT SATURDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH THIS MORNING. 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET...RISING TO 3500 TO 4000 FEET ON SATURDAY. * TIMING: MODERATE SNOW THIS MORNING WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW LIKELY ON SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY...BLUE CANYON. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND NEAR BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS ALONG WITH POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THE PASSES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$ CAZ066-067-251800- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/ NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARADISE...GRASS VALLEY 324 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING ABOVE 2000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 4 INCHES. HEAVIEST SNOW ABOVE 2500 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 2000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW LEVELS AROUND 2000 FEET. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GRASS VALLEY...MAGALIA * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...POSSIBLE CHAIN CONTROLS ALONG WITH POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. && $$ CAZ013-251800- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- 324 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING ABOVE 2000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 5 INCHES...SNOW LOCALLY DOWN TO 1500 FEET. * ELEVATION: HEAVIEST SNOW ABOVE 2000 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 5 AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND POSSIBLE DELAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. && $$ CAZ063-064-251800- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/ MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALDER SPRINGS 324 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING ABOVE 2500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 3 INCHES. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALDER SPRINGS...COBB MOUNTAIN. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...POSSIBLE CHAIN CONTROLS ALONG WITH POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. && $$ CAZ014-251800- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/ BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY- 324 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 3 INCHES * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BURNEY * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...POSSIBLE CHAIN CONTROLS ALONG WITH POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. && $$
360 WWUS46 KSTO 251801 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 1101 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS... .SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE SOME TRAVEL PROBLEMS IN THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE SOME THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUES INTO SATURDAY. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM THIS NEXT SYSTEM. SNOW LEVELS ARE RISING AS A SOMEWHAT WARMER AIRMASS MOVES IN. ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED IN THE FOOTHILLS AND THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...SO WINTER STORM WARNINGS IN THOSE AREAS WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. CAZ066-067-251915- /O.EXP.KSTO.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/ NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARADISE...GRASS VALLEY 1101 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING ABOVE 2000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS HAVE INCREASED ABOVE THE FOOTHILLS...WITH SNOW ENDING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ CAZ013-251915- /O.EXP.KSTO.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- 1101 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING ABOVE 2000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED...SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY OVER HIGHER MOUNTAINS. $$ CAZ063-064-251915- /O.EXP.KSTO.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/ MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALDER SPRINGS 1101 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING ABOVE 2500 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2500 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED...SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY OVER HIGHER MOUNTAINS. $$ CAZ014-251915- /O.EXP.KSTO.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/ BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY- 1101 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED...SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY OVER HIGHER MOUNTAINS. $$ CAZ068-069-260615- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110327T0200Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY 1101 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT SATURDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET...RISING TO 3500 TO 4000 FEET ON SATURDAY. * TIMING: MODERATE SNOW TAPERING TO SHOWERS FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW LIKELY ON SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY...BLUE CANYON. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS ALONG WITH POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THE PASSES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$ EK
511 WWUS46 KSTO 252248 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 348 PM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS... .YET ANOTHER STORM WILL BRING WINTRY CONDITIONS TO THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED THIS AFTERNOON AS THE CURRENT STORM IS EXITING THE AREA. THIS LULL WILL BRIEF AS THE NEXT SYSTEM SPREADS INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND CONTINUES INTO SATURDAY EVENING. THIS STORM WILL BRING AN ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS. UP TO ANOTHER 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM THIS NEXT SYSTEM FOR THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND LASSEN PARK. UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS ARE SOMEWHAT HIGHER THAN THE PREVIOUS STORM AS A WARMER AIRMASS MOVES IN. CAZ068-069-261200- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110327T0200Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY 348 PM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT SATURDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET...RISING TO 3500 TO 4500 FEET ON SATURDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW BECOMING MODERATE SNOW BY LATE EVENING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY ON SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY...SHINGLETOWN...BLUE CANYON...INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAY 50 AND HIGHWAY 88. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS ALONG WITH POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THE PASSES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$ CAZ013-063-261200- /O.NEW.KSTO.WW.Y.0064.110326T0000Z-110326T2000Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALDER SPRINGS 348 PM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT SATURDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 12 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER PEAKS. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING: INCREASING SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BECOMING HEAVY OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALDER SPRINGS...HIGHWAY 36. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAYS 36 AND 299. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ EK
072 WWUS46 KSTO 261040 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 340 AM PDT SAT MAR 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY... .ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WIND TO THE MOUNTAINS TODAY. UP TO A FOOT OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN INTERIOR MOUNTAINS. ONE TO TWO FEET OF ADDITIONAL SNOW IS FORECAST FOR THE THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND WESTERN PLUMAS MOUNTAINS. SNOW WILL TAPER TO SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS CONTINUING SUNDAY. CAZ068-069-262230- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110327T0200Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY 340 AM PDT SAT MAR 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 1 TO 2 FEET OF NEW SNOW BY THIS EVENING. * ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS NEAR 3000 FEET THIS MORNING RISING TO 3500 TO 4500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TODAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY...INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH OR MORE OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS ALONG WITH POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THE PASSES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$ CAZ013-063-262000- /O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-110326T2000Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALDER SPRINGS 340 AM PDT SAT MAR 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 12 INCHES TODAY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER PEAKS. * ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS 3000 TO 4000 FEET. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TODAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALDER SPRINGS * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAYS 36 AND 299. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
591 WWUS46 KSTO 262013 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 113 PM PDT SAT MAR 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY... .ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WIND TO THE MOUNTAINS TODAY. UP TO A FOOT OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN INTERIOR MOUNTAINS. ONE TO TWO FEET OF ADDITIONAL SNOW IS FORECAST FOR THE THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY MOUNTAINS. SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO EVENING WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS CONTINUING SUNDAY. CAZ013-063-262115- /O.EXP.KSTO.WW.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-110326T2000Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALDER SPRINGS 113 PM PDT SAT MAR 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE SHASTA COUNTY AND COASTAL RANGE MOUNTAINS. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 2500 TO 3500 FEET. $$ CAZ068-069-270200- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110327T0200Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY 113 PM PDT SAT MAR 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA INCLUDING WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW CONTINUING TODAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY...INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH OR MORE OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS ALONG WITH POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THE PASSES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$ JHM
588 WWUS46 KSTO 270150 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 650 PM PDT SAT MAR 26 2011 CAZ068-069-270300- /O.CAN.KSTO.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110327T0200Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY 650 PM PDT SAT MAR 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. $$ EK
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 Mar 21, 10:15 PM PDT, 5 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 21, 10:15 PM PDT, 5 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 1015 PM PDT MON MAR 21 2011 .DISCUSSION... UPPER TROF AXIS THAT BROUGHT THE PRECIP TODAY IS SHIFTING EWD AND INTO NV AND THE PRECIP OVER INTERIOR NORCAL IS WINDING DOWN. FOR THE MOST PART...JUST SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE W SLOPE SIERNEV... WINDING DOWN OVERNIGHT. THE NWS DID A SITE SURVEY AROUND THE MAXWELL AREA...AND SEVERAL EYEWITNESSES REPORTED A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN IN A RURAL AREA W OF MAXWELL AFTER 3 PM. THERE WILL BE PARTIAL CLEARING THIS EVENING FROM W TO E IN THE WAKE OF THE TROF AXIS MOVING INTO NV AND THE NEXT SHORT WAVE/VORT MAX MOVING TO NEAR 130W. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE CLOUD COVER IS APPROACHING THE CA COAST AND WILL BE MOVING INLAND OVERNITE. SO AFTER PARTIAL CLEARING THIS EVENING...CLOUDS SHOULD INCREASE LATER TONIGHT WITH RAIN SPREADING EWD OVER NORCAL TUE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ISENTROPIC ANALYSIS INDICATES SOME PRECIP MAY DEVELOP IN THE LOW CONDENSATION PRESSURE DEFICIT AREA OVER THE NRN MTNS TUE AFTERNOON...OTHERWISE BUFKIT DATA INDICATES THE PRECIP WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL TUE AFTERNOON OR EVENING AT THE BUFKIT SITES. THIS WILL BE THE START OF ANOTHER ACTIVE WX PATTERN THIS WEEK. JHM .PREVIOUS SHORT TERM DISCUSSION... YET ANOTHER ACTIVE WEEK THIS WEEK. MAIN CONCERNS WILL BE WITH STORM SYSTEMS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY / THURSDAY NIGHT. HARD TO EVEN FIND A LET UP ON WEDNESDAY BETWEEN THE MAIN ENERGY OF THESE 2 SYSTEMS. THESE STORMS WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS AND RAIN AND WIND TO THE VALLEY. URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING WILL ONCE AGAIN BE AN ISSUE. TONIGHT...A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON. SMALL HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THEM IN THE LODI AND STOCKTON AREAS. WOULD EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS TO DEVELOP YET AGAIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FURTHER WEST AS ANOTHER WEAKER UPPER WAVE AND ASSOCIATED LOW LEVEL FRONT PUSH ACROSS THE AREA. WILL KEEP SOME MENTION OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST FOR THE EVENING HOURS. THINGS SHOULD SETTLED DOWN AFTER SUNSET. TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM BEGINS TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. MAIN ENERGY FROM THIS SYSTEM LOOKS TO HOLD OFF UNTIL TUESDAY NIGHT. GOOD WARM AIR ADVECTION AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM...AS WELL AS A NICE CONVERGENT DIVERGENCE COUPLET AS UPPER LOW DEEPENS OFF THE COAST. THIS WILL INCREASE LOW LEVEL WINDS AND FORMS SURFACE LOW OFF COAST. AT THIS TIME...LOW LEVEL WINDS AND PRESSURE GRADIENT LOOK TO BE WELL BELOW WARNING CRITERIA WILL BE PROBABLY GET INTO THE ADVISORY AREA OVERNIGHT SO WE ARE TRENDING WINDS UP TO THIS AREA. CURRENT WINTER STORM WATCH LOOKS LIKE A GOOD CALL AND WILL KEEP IT THIS WAY AS WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO UPGRADE TONIGHT. HAVE TWEAKED THE WATCH IN ZONE 13 IN THE NORTH WHICH WILL PROBABLY SEE SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO AROUND 1500 FEET. WILL LOWER THE WATCH TO 2000 FEET FOR THE MORE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS. ELSEWHERE...THE SNOW LEVEL LOOKS LIKE A GOOD BET TO BE ABOVE 3000 FEET WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWS ABOVE 6000 FEET. FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS WE WILL BE ISSUING A FLOOD WATCH FOR URBAN AND SMALL STREAMS WITH THE SATURATED SOILS AND ALREADY HIGH LEVEL OF AREA RIVER...CREEKS AND STREAMS. WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WE MIGHT SEE A WINDOW OF LESSER ACTIVITY BUT TIMING MAY CHANGE THIS. THURSDAY...YET ANOTHER PRETTY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WITH OVERALL DYNAMICS LOOKING FAIRLY SIMILAR TO THE WEEKEND STRONGER WIND STORM IS ON TRACK. GIVEN CURRENT STRENGTH ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AND WINDY VALLEY CONDITIONS IS ON TRACK. THE CURRENT WINTER STORM WATCH COVERS THIS AND THE NEWLY ISSUED FLOOD WATCH WILL EXTEND OUT TO CATCH THIS SYSTEM AS WELL. RASCH .EXTENDED DISCUSSION (FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY) DECREASING SHOWERS FRIDAY AS THE SYSTEM SHIFTS EAST AND WEAK SHORT WAVE RIDGING MOVES ONSHORE. THIS WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM IMPACTS THE CWA OVER THE WEEKEND. THE OPER GFS/GEM MOVE THE SYSTEM THROUGH SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING WHILE THE ECMWF-HIRES IS ABOUT 12 HOURS SLOWER. BOTH MODELS SUGGESTING A WEAKER SYSTEM THAN THE PREVIOUS STORM WITH THE HIGHER QPF IN THE VALLEY BEING NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. FORECAST DECREASES POPS INTO SUNDAY AS EVEN THE SLOWER ECMWF-HIRES DECREASES PRECIP OVER THE SOUTHERN TWO-THIRDS OF THE FORECAST AREA SUNDAY. GREATER MODEL DISCREPANCY EXISTS EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE OPER-GFS LIFTS THE STORM TRACK FARTHER NORTH WHILE THE GEM/ECMWF KEEP THE STORM TRACK INTO NORCAL. WILL LEAN TOWARDS CLIMO POPS NEAR THE END OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD. && .AVIATION... WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT IN TRANSITION PERIOD BETWEEN UPPER TROFS FOR NEXT 24HRS. FOR CNTRL VLY...SOUTHEASTERLY SURFACE FLOW AND MAINLY VFR CONDS THRU 00Z WED WITH PERIODS OF MVFR/IFR IN ISOLATED -SHRA. OVER SIERNEV... AREAS OF IFR/LIFR CONDS WITH ISOLATED -SHSN THRU FORECAST PERIOD. NXT UPPER TROF WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT NORCAL BY 04Z WED SPREADING MVFR/IFR CIGS AND PRECIPITATION OVER REGION. && .STO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR THE BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY...MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY...WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK. FLOOD WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA...CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY...CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY...MOTHERLODE...NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY...NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY... NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY. WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT ABOVE 2000 FEET FOR THE SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 21, 5:45 AM PDT, 22 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 545 AM PDT MON MAR 21 2011 CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-221400- 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- 545 AM PDT MON MAR 21 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ANOTHER SERIES OF STRONG WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION LATER IN THE WEEK BRINGING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS ALONG WITH RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. * 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
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 21, 10:13 PM PDT, 5 hours 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1013 PM PDT MON MAR 21 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0310 PM HAIL 3 N MAXWELL 39.32N 122.19W
03/21/2011 M1.25 INCH COLUSA CA PUBLIC
&&Local storm report, Mar 21, 10:20 PM PDT, 5 hours 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1020 PM PDT MON MAR 21 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0307 PM TORNADO 12 N WILLIAMS 39.33N 122.14W
03/21/2011 COLUSA CA PUBLIC
NWS SURVEY. BRIEF TOUCHDOWN IN FIELD. EF0 - NO DAMAGE.
0310 PM HAIL 3 N MAXWELL 39.32N 122.19W
03/21/2011 M1.25 INCH COLUSA CA PUBLIC
0520 PM HAIL GRANITE BAY 38.75N 121.14W
03/21/2011 E0.25 INCH PLACER CA PUBLIC
PEA-SIZED HAIL ACCUMULATING 1 TO 2 INCHES DEEP.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Sacramento, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 5:16 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | STO | Placer | 59 min |
| Mar 21, 5:25 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | STO | Placer | 50 min |
| Mar 22, 3:25 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | STO | 52 hr | |
| Mar 22, 9:22 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | STO | Tehama | 66 hr |
| Mar 22, 9:41 AM PDT | River Flood Warning | STO | Solano, Yolo | 25 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.