Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Sacramento, CA
NWS Sacramento, CA issued this winter storm warning at Mar 11, 2012, 3:20 PM PDT. It took effect at Mar 12, 2012, 11:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 36 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
- Mar 11, 2012, 3:20 PM PDT (22:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 12, 2012, 11:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sacramento, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
623 WWUS46 KSTO 112220 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 320 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY... .A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL MOVE THROUGH INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS WEEK BRINGING PERIODS OF PRECIPITATION. THE FIRST STRONGER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND 2500 FEET IN SHASTA COUNTY TO AROUND 4000 FEET OVER THE NORTHERN SIERRA EARLY TUESDAY...GRADUALLY RISING TO AROUND 3000 FEET NORTH OF REDDING AND ABOVE 6500 FEET IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA BY EARLY WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL WEATHER DISTURBANCES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK BRINGING CONTINUED PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA. SNOW LEVELS MAY LOWER INTO THE FOOTHILL ELEVATIONS BY NEXT WEEKEND. CAZ013-121200- /O.UPG.KSTO.WS.A.0004.120313T0600Z-120314T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSTO.WS.W.0005.120313T0600Z-120314T0600Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- 320 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MONDAY TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY 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 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...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 THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY FOR HEAVY SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MONDAY TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET WITH 2 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE ABOVE 4500 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER MONDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATER TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY OVER EXPOSED RIDGES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING POOR VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL DELAYS POSSIBLE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. && $$ CAZ068-121200- /O.UPG.KSTO.WS.A.0004.120313T0600Z-120314T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSTO.WS.W.0005.120313T0600Z-120314T1200Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY 320 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MONDAY TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND THE LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK FOR HEAVY SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MONDAY TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE 6500 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE EXPOSED RIDGES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING POOR VISIBILITIES. DIFFICULT BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL DELAYS LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. && $$ CAZ063-121200- /O.UPG.KSTO.WS.A.0004.120313T0600Z-120314T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSTO.WS.W.0005.120313T0600Z-120314T0600Z/ MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- 320 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MONDAY TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4500 FEET FOR THE INTERIOR COAST RANGE NORTH OF CLEAR LAKE FOR HEAVY SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MONDAY TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4500 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE COAST RANGE NORTH OF CLEAR LAKE. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH OVER THE EXPOSED RIDGES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING POOR VISIBILITIES. DIFFICULT BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL DELAYS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. && $$ CAZ069-121200- /O.UPG.KSTO.WS.A.0004.120313T0600Z-120314T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSTO.WS.W.0005.120313T0600Z-120314T1200Z/ WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 320 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MONDAY TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FOR HEAVY SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MONDAY TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH 2 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY LATE MONDAY NIGHT CONTINUING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY WITH SNOW LEVELS RISING TO AROUND THE HIGHER PASS LEVELS OR HIGHER ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 80 OVER DONNER PASS AND HIGHWAY 50 OVER ECHO SUMMIT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH OR HIGHER OVER EXPOSED HIGHER ELEVATION RIDGES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING POOR VISIBILITIES. DIFFICULT BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL DELAYS LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
7 follow-up statements
051 WWUS46 KSTO 120907 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 207 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY... .A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL MOVE THROUGH INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS WEEK BRINGING PERIODS OF PRECIPITATION. THE FIRST STRONGER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND 2500 FEET IN SHASTA COUNTY TO AROUND 4000 FEET OVER THE NORTHERN SIERRA EARLY TUESDAY...GRADUALLY RISING TO AROUND 3000 FEET NORTH OF REDDING AND ABOVE 6500 FEET IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA BY EARLY WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL WEATHER DISTURBANCES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK BRINGING CONTINUED PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA. SNOW LEVELS MAY LOWER INTO THE FOOTHILL ELEVATIONS BY NEXT WEEKEND. CAZ013-122315- /O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0005.120313T0600Z-120314T0000Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- 207 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET WITH 2 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE ABOVE 4500 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER MONDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH... ESPECIALLY OVER EXPOSED RIDGES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING POOR VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL DELAYS POSSIBLE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. && $$ CAZ063-122315- /O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0005.120313T0600Z-120314T0000Z/ MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- 207 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4500 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4500 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH OVER THE EXPOSED RIDGES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING POOR VISIBILITIES. DIFFICULT BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL DELAYS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. && $$ CAZ068-122315- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0005.120313T0600Z-120314T1200Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY 207 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEETWITH 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE 6500 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE EXPOSED RIDGES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING POOR VISIBILITIES. DIFFICULT BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL DELAYS LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. && $$ CAZ069-122315- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0005.120313T0600Z-120314T1200Z/ WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 207 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH 2 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY LATE MONDAY NIGHT CONTINUING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY WITH SNOW LEVELS RISING TO AROUND THE HIGHER PASS LEVELS OR HIGHER ON WEDNESDAY ANDTHURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH OR HIGHER OVER EXPOSED HIGHER ELEVATION RIDGES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING POOR VISIBILITIES. DIFFICULT BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL DELAYS LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
516 WWUS46 KSTO 122113 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 213 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...A STORMY WEEK WITH TWO STRONG STORM SYSTEMS TO AFFECT THE AREA... .THE FIRST STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL START AROUND 4000 FEET AND RISE TO ABOVE 6000 FEET. MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL BE ABOVE 6500 FEET. THE SECOND STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE SIMILAR IN WETNESS BUT WILL BE COLDER. SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN AT HIGHEST ELEVATIONS WITH SNOW POSSIBLY INTO THE FOOTHILLS OVER THE WEEKEND. STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS SECOND STORM. CAZ013-131300- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0005.120313T0600Z-120314T0000Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- 213 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET WITH 2 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE ABOVE 4500 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET. HEAVY SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED AT PASS LEVEL ON INTERSTATE 5 IN SHASTA COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH... ESPECIALLY OVER EXPOSED RIDGES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING POOR VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL DELAYS POSSIBLE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. && $$ CAZ068-131300- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0005.120313T0600Z-120314T1200Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY 213 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE 6500 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET...HEAVIEST ABOVE 6500 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...LASSEN NATIONAL PARK. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE EXPOSED RIDGES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING POOR VISIBILITIES. DIFFICULT BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL DELAYS LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. && $$ CAZ063-131300- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0005.120313T0600Z-120314T0000Z/ MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- 213 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4500 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MENDOCINO PASS ON HIGHWAY 162. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH OVER THE EXPOSED RIDGES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING POOR VISIBILITIES. DIFFICULT BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL DELAYS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. && $$ CAZ069-131300- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0005.120313T0600Z-120314T1200Z/ WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 213 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH 2 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. * ELEVATIONS: ABOVE 5000 FEET. MOST SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS ABOVE 6500 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL START AT 5000 FEET BUT WILL RISE ABOVE 6000 FEET DURING TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BLUE CANYON...HIGHWAY 50 AND 88 AND INTERSTATE 80. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH OR HIGHER OVER EXPOSED HIGHER ELEVATION RIDGES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING POOR VISIBILITIES. DIFFICULT BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL DELAYS LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
328 WWUS46 KSTO 130112 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 612 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...A STORMY WEEK WITH TWO STRONG STORM SYSTEMS TO AFFECT THE AREA... .THE FIRST STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL START AROUND 4000 FEET AND RISE TO ABOVE 6000 FEET. MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL BE ABOVE 6500 FEET. THE SECOND STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE SIMILAR IN WETNESS BUT WILL BE COLDER. SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN AT HIGHEST ELEVATIONS WITH SNOW POSSIBLY INTO THE FOOTHILLS OVER THE WEEKEND. STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS SECOND STORM. CAZ013-131330- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0005.120313T0600Z-120314T0000Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- 612 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET WITH 2 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE ABOVE 4500 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET. HEAVY SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED AT PASS LEVEL ON INTERSTATE 5 IN SHASTA COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT ANDCONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH... ESPECIALLY OVER EXPOSED RIDGES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING POOR VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL DELAYS POSSIBLE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. && $$ CAZ068-131330- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0005.120313T0600Z-120314T1200Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY 612 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEETWITH 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE 6500 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET...HEAVIEST ABOVE 6500 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...LASSEN NATIONAL PARK. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE EXPOSED RIDGES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING POOR VISIBILITIES. DIFFICULT BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL DELAYS LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. && $$ CAZ063-131330- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0005.120313T0600Z-120314T0000Z/ MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- 612 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4500 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MENDOCINO PASS ON HIGHWAY 162. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH OVER THE EXPOSED RIDGES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING POOR VISIBILITIES. DIFFICULT BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL DELAYS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. && $$ CAZ069-131330- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0005.120313T0600Z-120314T1200Z/ WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 612 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH 2 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. * ELEVATIONS: ABOVE 5000 FEET. MOST SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS ABOVE 6500 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL START AT 5000 FEET BUT WILL RISE ABOVE 6000 FEET DURING TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BLUE CANYON...HIGHWAY 50 AND 88 AND INTERSTATE 80. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH OR HIGHER OVER EXPOSED HIGHER ELEVATION RIDGES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING POOR VISIBILITIES. DIFFICULT BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL DELAYS LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
608 WWUS46 KSTO 131039 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 339 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...MULTIPLE STORM SYSTEMS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS WEEK... .THE FIRST STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL START AROUND 4000 FEET AND RISE TO ABOVE 6000 FEET. MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL BE ABOVE 6500 FEET. THE NEXT STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE SIMILAR IN WETNESS BUT WILL BE WARMER WITH SNOW LEVELS RISING TO NEAR 7000 FEET ON THURSDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN AT HIGHEST ELEVATIONS WITH SNOW POSSIBLY INTO THE FOOTHILLS OVER THE WEEKEND. STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS SECOND STORM. CAZ013-132245- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120314T0000Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- 339 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET WITH 2 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE ABOVE 4500 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH... ESPECIALLY OVER EXPOSED RIDGES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING POOR VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL DELAYS POSSIBLE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. && $$ CAZ068-132245- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120314T1200Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY 339 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEETWITH 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE 6500 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE EXPOSED RIDGES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING POOR VISIBILITIES. DIFFICULT BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL DELAYS LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. && $$ CAZ063-132245- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120314T0000Z/ MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- 339 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4500 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH OVER THE EXPOSED RIDGES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING POOR VISIBILITIES. DIFFICULT BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL DELAYS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. && $$ CAZ069-132245- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120314T1200Z/ WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 339 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH 2 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. * ELEVATIONS: ABOVE 5000 FEET. MOST SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS ABOVE 6500 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL START AT 5000 FEET BUT WILL RISE ABOVE 6000 FEET DURING TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH OR HIGHER OVER EXPOSED HIGHER ELEVATION RIDGES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING POOR VISIBILITIES. DIFFICULT BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL DELAYS LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
704 WWUS46 KSTO 132205 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 305 PM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...MULTIPLE STORM SYSTEMS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS WEEK... .A SERIES OF STORMS WILL IMPACT INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO THE WEEKEND. THE FIRST IS MOVING THROUGH AT THIS TIME BUT WILL STALL OVER THE AREA THEN WEAKEN WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL STORMS MOVE THROUGH THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE TO NEAR PASS LEVELS WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE HIGH THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY THEN LOWER INTO THE FOOTHILLS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN PLUMAS MOUNTAINS AND SIERRA NEVADA THROUGH SUNDAY. CAZ013-063-132315- /O.CAN.KSTO.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120314T0000Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHASTA DAM ...ALDER SPRINGS 305 PM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT. $$ CAZ068-141200- /O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120314T1800Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY 305 PM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 6500 FEET. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE EXPOSED RIDGES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING POOR VISIBILITIES. DIFFICULT BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL DELAYS LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. && $$ CAZ069-141200- /O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120314T1800Z/ WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLUE CANYON 305 PM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. * ELEVATIONS: ABOVE 5000 FEET. MOST SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS ABOVE 6500 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH OR HIGHER OVER EXPOSED HIGHER ELEVATION RIDGES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING POOR VISIBILITIES. DIFFICULT BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL DELAYS LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
860 WWUS46 KSTO 141030 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 330 AM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...MULTIPLE STORM SYSTEMS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS WEEK... .A SERIES OF WINTER STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS WEEK. THE INITIAL STORM WILL WEAKEN TODAY WITH SNOW LEVELS RISING TO AROUND THE PASS LEVELS. ADDITIONAL STORMS MOVE THROUGH THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE HIGH THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY THEN LOWER INTO THE FOOTHILLS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. CAZ068-141800- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120314T1800Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY 330 AM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND THE LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE ABOVE 6000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK...CHESTER. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH OVER THE EXPOSED RIDGES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING POOR VISIBILITIES. DIFFICULT BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL DELAYS LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. && $$ CAZ069-141800- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120314T1800Z/ WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 330 AM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * ELEVATIONS: ABOVE 5000 FEET. MOST SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS ABOVE 7000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY WITH SNOW LEVELS RISING TO AROUND 6500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OR HIGHER OVER EXPOSED HIGHER ELEVATION RIDGES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING POOR VISIBILITIES. DIFFICULT BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL DELAYS LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
395 WWUS46 KSTO 141751 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 1051 AM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 CAZ068-141900- /O.EXP.KSTO.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120314T1800Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY 1051 AM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY AS SNOW LEVELS RISE TO ABOVE 6500 FEET BY THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE NEAR THIS LEVEL TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS. $$ CAZ069-141900- /O.EXP.KSTO.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120314T1800Z/ WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLUE CANYON 1051 AM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY TODAY AS SNOW LEVELS RISE TO ABOVE 7000 FEET BY EVENING AND CONTINUE NEAR THIS LEVEL TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS. $$
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 11, 9:19 AM PDT, 6 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 11, 9:19 AM PDT, 6 hours 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 919 AM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012 .SHORT TERM DISCUSSION... THE COOL AND WET PATTERN HAS COMMENCED TODAY FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE FIRST OF SEVERAL TROUGHS IS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA TODAY BRINGING RAIN AND SNOW ALONG WITH BELOW NORMAL DAYTIME TEMPERATURES. SNOW LEVELS TODAY ARE AROUND 3500 FT IN SHASTA COUNTY AND AROUND 5000 FEET ALONG THE SIERRA. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO GENERALLY BE LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH IN THE VALLEY AND A QUARTER TO HALF AN INCH IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING BETWEEN SYSTEMS. ALTHOUGH OROGRAPHICS MAY KEEP THE SHOWERS GOING ALONG THE SIERRA AND IN SHASTA COUNTY. A MOISTURE PLUME MOVES INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TUESDAY BRINGING PRECIPITABLE WATER UP TO NEAR AN INCH PROVIDING MORE MOISTURE WITH THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM. THIS MOISTURE PLUME REMAINS NEAR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY. THE MOISTURE ALONG WITH THE DYNAMICS OF THE SYSTEMS MOVING THROUGH WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY WITH GOOD UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE OVER THE AREA WITH THE JET OVER OREGON. BREEZY AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. THE NAM SHOWS 925MB WINDS OF 50 KTS TUESDAY MORNING WHICH MEANS WE COULD SEE GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH IN THE VALLEY TUESDAY MORNING SO WE MAY NEED A WIND ADVISORY. MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY WE COULD SEE AROUND 0.75 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND A QUARTER TO HALF AN INCH IN THE NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND 2 TO 3.5 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 1 TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH UP TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE COASTAL RANGE AND THE SIERRA ALONG WITH WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY...AND 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR SHASTA COUNTY WHICH ARE CURRENTLY COVERED IN A WINTER STORM WATCH. .EXTENDED DISCUSSION (THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY) A PARENT LOW OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA AND THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL KEEP A PERSISTENT LONGWAVE TROUGH PATTERN OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC THROUGH THE EXTENDED. A SERIES OF FAIRLY POTENT STORMS WILL PROGRESS THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND IMPACT THE REGION WITH A COOL, WET WEATHER. EVEN THOUGH BREAKS MAY EXIST IN THE RAIN BETWEEN STORMS, THE EXACT TIMING IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE THIS FAR OUT. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN AROUND 7000 FT THURSDAY AND DROP TO AROUND 2000 FT OVER THE WEEKEND. VALLEY WINDS WILL REMAIN IN A GENERALLY SOUTHERLY REGIME WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE WIND SPEEDS AT 10-20 MPH...BREEZIER AT TIMES JUST AHEAD OF AND DURING FRONTAL PASSAGES. MOUNTAIN WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE SOUTHWESTERLY WITH MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS AIDING THE OROGRAPHIC EFFECTS ON PRECIPITATION. JCLAPP && .AVIATION... BKN TO OVC MID LEVEL CLOUDS THIS MORN WITH LOCAL CIG MVFR BASES 015-020 DURING -SHRA. MVFR/IFR IN THE MTNS WITH AREAS OF LCL LIFR IN PRECIP...-SN OCCURRING ABOVE ELEVATION 4500 FT ACROSS SIERRA. SLY WINDS IN VLY AT LIGHT TO MODERATE SPEEDS EXCEPT FOR IN THE CENTRAL AND NRN SAC VLY WITH GUSTS 20 TO 30 KT THRU THIS AFTN. -SHRA AND WINDS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN THE VALLEY AFT MONDAY 0Z WITH LINGERING -RA/-SN OVER MTNS AND RIDGETOP GUSTS. JBB/JCLAPP && .STO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR THE MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY...WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK. WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR THE SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 11, 7:00 AM PDT, 8 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 700 AM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012 CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-121400- 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 PDT SUN MAR 11 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A MORE SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION BEGINNING LATE MONDAY. A FEW INCHES OF VALLEY RAIN AND SEVERAL FEET OF SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE SIERRA ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS. ADDITIONAL WEATHER DISTURBANCES WILL AFFECT THE REGION WITH RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. * WINTER STORM WATCH.........SEE WWUS46 KSTO - WSWSTO FOR DETAILS * 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 11, 2:29 PM PDT, 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
229 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0220 PM FUNNEL CLOUD COTTONWOOD 40.39N 122.28W
03/11/2012 SHASTA CA PUBLIC
2 PUBLIC REPORTS VIA 911.
&&Special weather statement, Mar 11, 2:29 PM PDT, 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
229 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012
CAZ015-066-112215-
SHASTA CA-TEHAMA CA-
229 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
CENTRAL TEHAMA COUNTY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
SOUTH CENTRAL SHASTA COUNTY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
UNTIL 315 PM PDT
AT 222 PM PDT...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING ALONG INTERSTATE 5 FROM CORNING TO COTTONWOOD..AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
THE PUBLIC REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUDS IN THE COTTONWOOD AREA...NEAR THE
BORDER OF SHASTA AND TEHAMA COUNTITES. QUARTER INCH HAIL HAS BEEN
REPORTED IN THE AREA.
HAIL UP OF QUARTER TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER IS POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS AND MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. TORNADOES ARE NOT
CURRENTLY EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM BUT ARE POSSIBLE. PLEASE RELAY
ANY SITINGS TO 911.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MILLVILLE AND PALO CEDRO INTERSTATE ...
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.
LAT...LON 4062 12220 4035 12196 4006 12185 3989 12221
4021 12226 4055 12239
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 225DEG 20KT 4051 12219 4019 12212
3991 12217
EKLocal storm report, Mar 11, 2:30 PM PDT, 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
230 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0220 PM HAIL 3 S ANDERSON 40.40N 122.29W
03/11/2012 M0.25 INCH SHASTA CA TRAINED SPOTTER
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Sacramento, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2:29 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | STO | Tehama | 46 min |
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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.