Posted by: thepinetree on 04/07/2015 11:35 AM
Updated by: thepinetree on 04/07/2015 12:02 PM
Expires: 01/01/2020 12:00 AM
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Winter Storm Warning Until Midnight. Snow Level Rising To 4500 Feet Tomorrow
Arnold, CA...Snow showers. Highs 24 to 39 higher elevations...38 to 48 lower elevations. Snow accumulation of 4 to 9 inches. Prevailing south winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph... Except southwest 20 to 30 mph over ridges. Tonight Rain and snow showers. Colder. Lows 15 to 29 higher elevations...27 to 35 lower elevations. Snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches. Snow level 3500 feet. Prevailing southwest winds up to 15 mph...except southwest 15 to 25 mph over ridges.
Wednesday...
Video Above In Arnold This Morning
Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow showers in the morning...then a slight chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon. Not as cool. Highs 31 to 46 higher elevations... 44 to 52 lower elevations. Snow level 3500 feet increasing to 4500 feet in the afternoon. Prevailing south winds up to 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows 18 to 33 higher elevations...29 to 37 lower elevations. Prevailing west winds up to 10 mph shifting to the east after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny. Not as cool. Highs 40 to 55 higher elevations...54 to 62 lower elevations. Prevailing east winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear. Lows 27 to 42.
Friday
Mostly sunny. Not as cool. Highs 47 to 62.
Friday Night Through Saturday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows 28 to 43. Highs 47 to 62.
Sunday Through Monday
Mostly clear. Highs 49 to 64. Lows 29 to 44.
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
330 AM PDT TUE APR 7 2015
...SPRING SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS TODAY...
.AN UNUSUALLY COLD SPRING STORM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO
THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS
EXPECTED THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. DECREASING SNOW
SHOWERS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS EXPECTED TO
BE 3500 FEET...LOCALLY LOWER IN HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS.
MOTORISTS IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS
WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS INCLUDING SNOW COVERED SLIPPERY ROADS
AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.
CAZ068-069-080115-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150408T0700Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY...BLUE CANYON
330 AM PDT TUE APR 7 2015
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TONIGHT ABOVE 3500 FEET...
* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL LIKELY OVER THE MOUNTAINS WITH CHAIN
CONTROLS AND TRAVEL DELAYS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 7 TO 15 INCHES. LOCALLY UP TO 2 FEET OVER
HIGHER PEAKS.
* ELEVATION: ABOVE 3500 FEET.
* TIMING: MOUNTAIN SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...DECREASING THIS EVENING.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY...LASSEN NATIONAL PARK...
BLUE CANYON...DONNER PASS...ECHO SUMMIT...CARSON PASS...
INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50 AND 88.
* WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO/HAZARDS.
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.
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INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO
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