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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 11/01/2008 01:03 PM
Updated by: Kim_Hamilton on 11/01/2008 08:23 PM
Expires: 01/01/2013 12:00 AM
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Snow Could Fall as Low as 6500' by Sunday Morning....Moderate to Heavy Snow Accumulations Likely Above 8000' Today
There is a Winter storm warning in effect through the weekend through Monday. Cold and Wintery conditions returning to the highest elevations of the sierra. A series of systems will move across Northern California through Monday. These systems will bring periods of heavy rain and higher elevation snow to the Sierra Nevada. Snow levels will remain above 8000' through today. However, cooler air will slowly move into the region tonight, gradually lowering snow levels to around 6500' by Sunday morning. This early season storm will bring enough cold air and moisture to produce significant snowfall above 8000' through Sunday morning affecting some of the higher elevation passes, such as Sonora, Ebbetts and Carson Pass....
GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM...WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.
ANOTHER COLDER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...LOWERING SNOW LEVELS TO AROUND 5000 FEET ON MONDAY.
THIS SYSTEM MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OVER THE SIERRA...EFFECTING ALL PASSES... INCLUDING DONNER AND ECHO SUMMITS.
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