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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Eureka, CA

December 5, 2013

NWS Eureka, CA issued this winter storm warning at Dec 5, 2013, 2:30 PM PST. It took effect at Dec 6, 2013, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 14 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 5, 2013, 2:30 PM PST (22:30 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 6, 2013, 10:00 AM PST
Expired
Dec 7, 2013, 12:00 AM PST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS46 KEKA 052230
WSWEKA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
230 PM PST THU DEC 5 2013

...COLD STORM TO BRING SNOW ON FRIDAY...

.A COLD STORM WILL BRING LOW ELEVATION SNOWFALL FRIDAY INTO
FRIDAY EVENING. THIS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY PASSES.

CAZ003-004-076-060630-
/O.UPG.KEKA.WS.A.0002.131206T1800Z-131207T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.WS.W.0002.131206T1800Z-131207T0800Z/
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
230 PM PST THU DEC 5 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT
PST FRIDAY NIGHT ABOVE 1500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING ABOVE 1500 FEET FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM
FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 1500 FEET. AN INCH OR
  LESS MAY ACCUMULATE AS LOW AS 500 TO 1500 FEET.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...INTERIOR DEL NORTE...INTERIOR HUMBOLDT... 
  NORTHERN INTERIOR MENDOCINO...AND TRINITY COUNTIES.

* HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...199...299...3...36...AND SEGMENTS OF 101
  ABOVE 1500 FEET.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKA


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR ANY PLANNED TRAVEL. PACK A CAR SAFETY KIT.
FOR UPDATED ROAD CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE CHAIN REQUIREMENTS CALL
1-800-427-7623.

BE PREPARED FOR CHANGING CONDITIONS. REMEMBER THAT ROCK SLIDES
OCCUR IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
ACROSS A LARGE AREA.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS46 KEKA 060637
WSWEKA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1037 PM PST THU DEC 5 2013

...COLD STORM SYSTEM TO BRING SNOW ON FRIDAY...

.A COLD STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING LOW ELEVATION SNOWFALL FRIDAY INTO
FRIDAY EVENING. THIS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY PASSES.

CAZ003-004-076-061445-
/O.CON.KEKA.WS.W.0002.131206T1800Z-131207T0800Z/
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
1037 PM PST THU DEC 5 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO
MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT ABOVE 1500 FEET...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 1500 FEET. AN INCH OR 
  LESS MAY ACCUMULATE AS LOW AS 500 TO 1500 FEET. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...TRINITY...INTERIOR DEL NORTE...INTERIOR
  HUMBOLDT...AND NORTHERN INTERIOR MENDOCINO COUNTIES.

* HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...199...299...3...36...AND SEGMENTS OF 101 
  ABOVE 1500 FEET.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKA

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR ANY PLANNED TRAVEL. PACK A CAR SAFETY KIT.
FOR UPDATED ROAD CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE CHAIN REQUIREMENTS CALL
1-800-427-7623.

BE PREPARED FOR CHANGING CONDITIONS. REMEMBER THAT ROCK SLIDES
OCCUR IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
ACROSS A LARGE AREA.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS46 KEKA 061230
WSWEKA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
430 AM PST FRI DEC 6 2013

...COLD STORM SYSTEM TO BRING SNOW ON FRIDAY...

.A COLD STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING LOW ELEVATION SNOWFALL TODAY INTO
THIS EVENING. THIS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY PASSES.

CAZ003-004-076-062030-
/O.CON.KEKA.WS.W.0002.131206T1800Z-131207T0800Z/
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
430 AM PST FRI DEC 6 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT ABOVE 1500 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 1500 FEET. AN INCH OR 
  LESS MAY ACCUMULATE AS LOW AS 500 TO 1500 FEET. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...TRINITY...INTERIOR DEL NORTE...INTERIOR 
  HUMBOLDT...AND NORTHERN INTERIOR MENDOCINO COUNTIES. 

* HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...199...299...3...36...AND SEGMENTS OF 101 
  ABOVE 1500 FEET.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKA

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR ANY PLANNED TRAVEL. PACK A CAR SAFETY KIT.
FOR UPDATED ROAD CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE CHAIN REQUIREMENTS CALL
1-800-427-7623.

BE PREPARED FOR CHANGING CONDITIONS. REMEMBER THAT ROCK SLIDES
OCCUR IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
ACROSS A LARGE AREA.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS46 KEKA 061819
WSWEKA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1019 AM PST FRI DEC 6 2013

...COLD STORM SYSTEM TO BRING SNOW ON TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.A COLD STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING LOW ELEVATION SNOWFALL THROUGH
THIS EVENING. THIS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY PASSES.

CAZ003-004-076-070800-
/O.CON.KEKA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-131207T0800Z/
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
1019 AM PST FRI DEC 6 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT ABOVE 1500 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 1500 FEET THROUGH THIS
  EVENING. AN INCH OR LESS MAY ACCUMULATE AS LOW AS 500 TO 1500
  FEET.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...TRINITY...INTERIOR DEL NORTE...INTERIOR 
  HUMBOLDT...AND NORTHERN INTERIOR MENDOCINO COUNTIES.

* HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...199...299...3...36...AND SEGMENTS OF 101 
  ABOVE 1500 FEET.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKA

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR ANY PLANNED TRAVEL. PACK A CAR SAFETY KIT.
FOR UPDATED ROAD CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE CHAIN REQUIREMENTS CALL
1-800-427-7623.

BE PREPARED FOR CHANGING CONDITIONS. REMEMBER THAT ROCK SLIDES
OCCUR IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
ACROSS A LARGE AREA.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS46 KEKA 062247
WSWEKA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
247 PM PST FRI DEC 6 2013

...COLD STORM SYSTEM TO BRING SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT...

.A COLD STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING LOW ELEVATION SNOWFALL THROUGH
TONIGHT. THIS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON ALL HIGHWAY PASSES.

CAZ003-004-076-070800-
/O.CON.KEKA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-131207T0800Z/
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
247 PM PST FRI DEC 6 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT ABOVE 1500 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 1500 FEET
  THROUGH THIS EVENING. UP TO AN INCH MAY ACCUMULATE AS LOW AS
  500 FEET.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...TRINITY...INTERIOR DEL NORTE...INTERIOR
  HUMBOLDT...AND INTERIOR MENDOCINO COUNTIES.

* HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...199...299...3...36...20...96 AND 101.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKA

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR ANY PLANNED TRAVEL. PACK A CAR SAFETY KIT.
FOR UPDATED ROAD CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE CHAIN REQUIREMENTS CALL
1-800-427-7623.

BE PREPARED FOR CHANGING CONDITIONS. REMEMBER THAT ROCK SLIDES
OCCUR IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
ACROSS A LARGE AREA.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS46 KEKA 070801
WSWEKA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
1201 AM PST SAT DEC 7 2013

CAZ003-004-076-070915-
/O.EXP.KEKA.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-131207T0800Z/
NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER-MENDOCINO INTERIOR-
1201 AM PST SAT DEC 7 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOME SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT RESULTING IN UP TO AN
INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION. HOWEVER THE MAJORITY OF THE
ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END SO THE WARNING HAS BEEN
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

RPA

The office that day

Everything else NWS Eureka, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 4, 8:52 PM PSTHazardous Seas WarningEKA5 hr
Dec 5, 2:05 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryEKA12 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.