Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 13, NWS Sacramento, CA
NWS Sacramento, CA issued this winter storm warning at Dec 16, 2012, 4:12 AM PST. It took effect at Dec 16, 2012, 1:55 PM PST. It was in force for 33 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 16, 2012, 4:12 AM PST (12:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 16, 2012, 1:55 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 17, 2012, 11:00 PM PST
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sacramento, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
053 WWUS46 KSTO 161212 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 412 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 CAZ014-068-069-170015- /O.UPG.KSTO.WS.A.0011.121217T0200Z-121218T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KSTO.WS.W.0013.121217T0200Z-121218T0800Z/ BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY- WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNEY...CHESTER...QUINCY 412 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT PST MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT PST MONDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 11 INCHES. UP TO 16 INCHES POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY...BURNEY. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: CHAIN REQUIREMENTS AND TRAVEL DELAYS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ CAZ063-066-170015- /O.EXT.KSTO.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-121217T0200Z/ MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALDER SPRINGS...PARADISE 412 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 1500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES ABOVE THE 1500 FOOT LEVEL. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALDER SPRINGS...PARADISE. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS: SLICK ROADS. CHAIN REQUIREMENTS AND TRAVEL DELAYS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ013-170015- /O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-121217T1200Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- 412 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES BETWEEN 1500 AND 3000 FEET. * TIMING: THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS: CHAIN REQUIREMENTS AND TRAVEL DELAYS LIKELY. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
700 WWUS46 KSTO 162130 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 130 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 CAZ063-066-162230- /O.CAN.KSTO.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-121217T0200Z/ MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALDER SPRINGS...PARADISE 130 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ CAZ013-171200- /O.UPG.KSTO.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-121217T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KSTO.WS.W.0013.121216T2130Z-121217T1200Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- 130 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY ABOVE 1500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 1500 FEET WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING: THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF REDDING. * WINDS: LIGHT WINDS EXCEPT SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: CHAIN REQUIREMENTS AND TRAVEL DELAYS LIKELY. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 1500 FEET. 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 DIFFICULT. ONLY TRAVEL IF NECESSARY. && $$ CAZ014-068-069-171200- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0013.121217T0200Z-121218T0800Z/ BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY- WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNEY...CHESTER...QUINCY 130 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT PST MONDAY NIGHT... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET WITH 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 5 OVER DONNER PASS...HIGHWAY 50 OVER ECHO SUMMIT...LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK...CHESTER... LAKE ALMANOR...QUINCY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OR MORE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: CHAIN REQUIREMENTS AND TRAVEL DELAYS LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. ONLY TRAVEL IF NECESSARY. && $$
210 WWUS46 KSTO 162156 CCA WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 155 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 CAZ063-066-162300- /O.CAN.KSTO.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-121217T0200Z/ MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALDER SPRINGS...PARADISE 155 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ CAZ013-171200- /O.UPG.KSTO.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-121217T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KSTO.WS.W.0013.121216T2155Z-121217T1200Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- 155 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY ABOVE 1500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 1500 FEET WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING: THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF REDDING. * WINDS: LIGHT WINDS EXCEPT SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: CHAIN REQUIREMENTS AND TRAVEL DELAYS LIKELY. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 1500 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. ONLY TRAVEL IF NECESSARY. && $$ CAZ014-068-069-171230- /O.COR.KSTO.WS.W.0013.121217T0200Z-121218T0800Z/ BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY- WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNEY...CHESTER...QUINCY 155 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT PST MONDAY NIGHT... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET WITH 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 80 OVER DONNER PASS...HIGHWAY 50 OVER ECHO SUMMIT...LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK...CHESTER... LAKE ALMANOR...QUINCY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OR MORE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: CHAIN REQUIREMENTS AND TRAVEL DELAYS LIKELY. 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 DIFFICULT. ONLY TRAVEL IF NECESSARY. && $$
235 WWUS46 KSTO 171130 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 330 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012 CAZ013-171230- /O.CAN.KSTO.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121217T1200Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- 330 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ CAZ014-171230- /O.CAN.KSTO.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121218T0800Z/ BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURNEY 330 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ CAZ068-069-180000- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121218T0800Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY 330 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE CREST. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK...INTERSTATE 80 OVER DONNER PASS...HIGHWAY 50 OVER ECHO SUMMIT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: CHAIN REQUIREMENTS AND TRAVEL DELAYS LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. ONLY TRAVEL IF NECESSARY. && $$
800 WWUS46 KSTO 172303 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 303 PM PST MON DEC 17 2012 CAZ068-180015- /O.CAN.KSTO.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121218T0800Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY 303 PM PST MON DEC 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW SHOWERS HAVE DECREASED IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY...THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS MAY BRING AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW TONIGHT. $$ CAZ069-180800- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121218T0800Z/ WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 303 PM PST MON DEC 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST PEAKS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 80 OVER DONNER PASS...HIGHWAY 50 OVER ECHO SUMMIT...AND HIGHWAY 88 OVER CARSON PASS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: CHAIN REQUIREMENTS AND TRAVEL DELAYS LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. ONLY TRAVEL IF NECESSARY. && $$
838 WWUS46 KSTO 180700 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 1100 PM PST MON DEC 17 2012 CAZ069-180800- /O.CAN.KSTO.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121218T0800Z/ WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 1100 PM PST MON DEC 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA OVERNIGHT...MAINLY TO THE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS TRAVELING OVER THE PASSES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR CHAIN CONTROLS AND POSSIBLE DELAYS. $$
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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.