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Winter Storm Watch 4, NWS Eureka, CA

March 1, 20235 counties in California

NWS Eureka, CA issued this winter storm watch at Mar 1, 2023, 2:07 PM PST for 5 counties in California. It took effect at Mar 4, 2023, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 1, 2023, 2:07 PM PST (22:07 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 4, 2023, 4:00 AM PST
Expired
Mar 2, 2023, 2:44 PM PST
In force
Issued by
NWS Eureka, CA

Counties Del Norte County, CA, Humboldt County, CA, Lake County, CA, Mendocino County, CA, Trinity County, CA

The radar

The Eureka (Bunker Hill) radar (KBHX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Eureka, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm watch went out at Mar 1, 5:28 AM PST, 8 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 5:28 AM PST, 8 hours 39 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 1, 2:07 PM PST, 0 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Eureka CA
207 PM PST Wed Mar 1 2023

CAZ112-022215-
Southwestern Mendocino Interior-
207 PM PST Wed Mar 1 2023

This hazardous weather outlook is for northwest California.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

CAZ101-103-109-022215-
Coastal Del Norte-Northern Humboldt Coast-Mendocino Coast-
207 PM PST Wed Mar 1 2023

...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM PST
THURSDAY...

This hazardous weather outlook is for northwest California.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

A Hard Freeze Warning is currently in effect.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

A Hard Freeze Warning is currently in effect.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

CAZ102-104>108-110-111-113>115-022215-
Del Norte Interior-Southwestern Humboldt-Northern Humboldt Interior-
Southern Humboldt Interior-Northern Trinity-Southern Trinity-
Northwestern Mendocino Interior-Northeastern Mendocino Interior-
Southeastern Mendocino Interior-Northern Lake-Southern Lake-
207 PM PST Wed Mar 1 2023

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

This hazardous weather outlook is for northwest California.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

A Winter Storm Watch is currently in effect.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 1, 10:58 AM PST, 3 hours 9 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 28, 6:52 PM PSTSpecial Weather StatementEKAHumboldt38 min
Mar 1, 3:29 AM PSTHard Freeze WatchEKADel Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino11 hr
Mar 1, 8:48 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryEKA6 days
Mar 1, 2:04 PM PSTHard Freeze WarningEKADel Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino19 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.