Winter Storm Warning 13, NWS Sacramento, CA

Issued

Nov 26, 2016, 10:30 PM PST (06:30 UTC)

Expired

Nov 27, 2016, 8:01 AM PST

In force

10 hr

Issued by

NWS Sacramento, CA

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WWUS46 KSTO 270630
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1030 PM PST SAT NOV 26 2016

...MORE SNOW FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND SIERRA NEVADA TONIGHT
AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING...

.A SECOND BURST OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS 
AND THE SIERRA NEVADA OVERNIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THIS
SECOND BURST OF SNOW IS LIKELY TO DOUBLE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
OVERNIGHT THAN WHAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 AND
HIGHWAY 50 CORRIDOR. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50 OVERNIGHT.  

SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 2000 FEET IN SHASTA 
COUNTY, AND TO AROUND 3000 FEET OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA. HOLIDAY 
TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. BREEZY TO GUSTY 
WINDS MAY CAUSE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES OVER THE HIGHER 
ELEVATIONS.

CAZ069-271800-
/O.UPG.KSTO.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-161127T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KSTO.WS.W.0013.161127T0630Z-161127T1800Z/
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF BLUE CANYON
1030 PM PST SAT NOV 26 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST 
SUNDAY FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 80 AND
HIGHWAY 50 CORRIDOR.  

* TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS...INTERSTATE 80...AND HIGHWAY 50.  

* MAIN IMPACT...CHAIN CONTROLS, PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY IN HEAVY
  SNOW, AND RAPID ACCUMULATIONS.  

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE
  4000 FEET OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA OVERNIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY
  MORNING AFFECTING TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50. 
  SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 3000 TO 4000 FEET.

* OTHER IMPACTS...SNOWFALL RATES FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE 
  POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT CAUSING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL 
  DECREASE RAPIDLY SUNDAY MORNING. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ013-271200-
/O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-161127T1200Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF SHASTA DAM
1030 PM PST SAT NOV 26 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
SUNDAY...

* TIMING...SNOWFALL CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF SHASTA LAKE...BUCKHORN PASS.

* MAIN IMPACT...SLIPPERY ROADS, LOW VISIBILITY

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET...3 TO 7 
  INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS
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.

&&

$$

CAZ014-271800-
/O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-161127T1800Z/
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF BURNEY
1030 PM PST SAT NOV 26 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
SUNDAY...

* TIMING...SNOWFALL CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...HIGHWAY 299 NEAR HATCHET MOUNTAIN

* MAIN IMPACT...SLIPPERY ROADS, LOW VISIBILITY

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET...3 TO 7 
  INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS
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.

&&

$$

CAZ068-271800-
/O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-161127T1800Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHESTER AND QUINCY
1030 PM PST SAT NOV 26 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
SUNDAY...

* TIMING...SNOWFALL CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA INCLUDING WESTERN PLUMAS 
  COUNTY AND LASSEN PARK...HIGHWAY 89/36 MORGAN SUMMIT...HIGHWAY 
  70...CHESTER...MINERAL...

* MAIN IMPACT...CHAIN CONTROLS, SLIPPERY ROADS AND LOW 
  VISIBILITY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND 
  SIERRA COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS
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.

&&

$$

053 
WWUS46 KSTO 271601
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
801 AM PST SUN NOV 27 2016

CAZ069-271715-
/O.CAN.KSTO.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-161127T1800Z/
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF BLUE CANYON
801 AM PST SUN NOV 27 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

THE HEAVY SNOWFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE WINTER STORM SYSTEM HAS
ENDED. A FEW LINGERING AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE POSSIBLE, BUT
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. SLIPPERY ROAD
CONDITIONS AND CHAIN CONTROLS MAY CONTINUE TODAY.

$$

CAZ014-068-271715-
/O.CAN.KSTO.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-161127T1800Z/
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNEY, CHESTER, AND QUINCY
801 AM PST SUN NOV 27 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

THE HEAVY SNOWFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE WINTER STORM SYSTEM HAS
ENDED. A FEW LINGERING AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE POSSIBLE, BUT
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. SLIPPERY ROAD
CONDITIONS AND CHAIN CONTROLS MAY CONTINUE TODAY.

$$

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