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Winter Storm Watch 2, NWS Sacramento, CA

February 16, 2011

NWS Sacramento, CA issued this winter storm watch at Feb 16, 2011, 3:45 AM PST. It took effect at Feb 17, 2011, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 16, 2011, 3:45 AM PST (11:45 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 17, 2011, 4:00 PM PST
Expired
Feb 16, 2011, 9:55 PM PST
In force
Issued by
NWS Sacramento, CA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 watch went out at Feb 15, 8:50 PM PST, 6 hours 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 8:50 PM PST, 6 hours 55 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 15, 5:12 AM PST, 22 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
512 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011

CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-161500-
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-
512 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY BRING
STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE
MOUNTAINS.

* WINTER STORM WARNING.......SEE WWUS46 KSTO - WSWSTO FOR DETAILS *

* WINTER STORM WATCH.........SEE WWUS46 KSTO - WSWSTO FOR DETAILS *

* WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KSTO - NPWSTO FOR DETAILS *

* WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY....SEE WWUS46 KSTO - WSWSTO FOR DETAILS *

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A SERIES OF WINTER STORMS WILL IMPACT INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
THIS WEEK. HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY WITH SHOWER CHANCES CONTINUING THE
REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.

* WINTER STORM WARNING.......SEE WWUS46 KSTO - WSWSTO FOR DETAILS *

* 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 16, 3:45 AM PSTWinter Weather AdvisorySTO14 hr
Feb 16, 1:06 PM PSTSpecial Weather StatementSTOTehama54 min

Nearby

Winter Storm Watches in California, 2011Every winter storm watch in 2011

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.