URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
410 AM PST MON JAN 2 2017
...HAZARDOUS WINTER MOUNTAIN TRAVEL INCLUDING LOWER ELEVATIONS...
.A VERY COLD AIRMASS COUPLED WITH PRECIPITATION WILL BRING SNOW
SHOWERS TO INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MUCH OF THIS WEEK. SNOW
LEVELS WILL BE LOWEST IN SHASTA COUNTY BELOW 1000 FEET WITH SNOW
LEVELS ALONG THE SIERRA INTO THE FOOTHILLS BETWEEN 1000 TO 3000
FEET INTO TUESDAY. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS
WINTER TRAVEL.
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WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHESTER, QUINCY, AND BLUE CANYON
410 AM PST MON JAN 2 2017
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM
TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY.
* MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS WINTER TRAVEL DOWN TO LOW ELEVATIONS
WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES, CHAIN CONTROLS AND TRAFFIC DELAYS
LIKELY OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY.
SNOW INCREASING TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* LOCATIONS...INTERSTATE 80, HIGHWAYS 36, 50, 70 AND 88 ALONG THE
WESTERN SIERRA SLOPES.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 20 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY. UP TO 4
FEET ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS BY EARLY THURSDAY.
* OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY RESULT IN AREAS
OF BLOWING SNOW WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY THROUGH THE PASSES.
INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.