Winter Storm Watch
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
319 PM PST TUE DEC 13 2016
...WINTER WEATHER RETURNS TODAY...
.WINTER WEATHER IS FORECAST TO RETURN TO THE NORTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA AND CASCADE RANGE TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY. ONLY LIGHT AMOUNTS
OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED BELOW 7000 FEET, WHILE
HEAVIER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIMITED TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF MT LASSEN.
A SECOND, AND LIKELY STRONGER WINTER STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
BRING MORE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS TO THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND
CASCADE RANGE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE HIGHER ELEVATION PASSES
ALONG WITH STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS RESULTING IN WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
CAZ068-069-141400-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.A.0012.161215T2000Z-161217T0200Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHESTER, QUINCY, AND BLUE CANYON
319 PM PST TUE DEC 13 2016
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
* MAIN IMPACTS: SLIPPERY ROADS, LOW VISIBILITY, CHAIN RESTRICTIONS
AND TRAVEL DELAYS POSSIBLE.
* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT. HEAVIER SNOW IS
POSSIBLE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.
* LOCATIONS...INTERSTATE 80 OVER DONNER PASS, HIGHWAY 50 OVER ECHO
SUMMIT, HIGHWAY 88 OVER CARSON PASS, AND LASSEN VOLCANIC
NATIONAL PARK.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE
OVER THE HIGH SIERRA MOUNTAIN PASSES.
* OTHER...ANYONE PLANNING MOUNTAIN TRAVEL LATER THIS WEEK IS
ADVISED TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.