6-18″ of Snow for California Today, Bigger Storm Forecast Friday

NOAA has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the mountains west of the Sierra Crest and the Sierra Crest today and tomorrow.  6-18″ of snowfall is expected with snow levels around 6,500-feet.  On Saturday, NOAA forecast 6,500-foot snow levels in Tahoe and it rained up to 8,500-feet…

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. UP TO 18
  INCHES OVER HIGHER PEAKS. - NOAA Sacramento, CA today

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Tahoe ski resorts saw up to 16″ of new snow on Sunday-Monday at upper elevations.

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There is yet another storm forecast for Friday that expected to be wetter than the current storm.

"Looks like a relative break Wednesday into Thursday before another
couple of waves move in Friday/Friday night with more significant
precipitation and gusty winds." - NOAA Sacramento, CA today

Sugar Bowl just broke 300″ of snowfall this season!

WINTER STORM WARNING for CALIFORNIA:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
330 AM PST TUE JAN 19 2016

WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY...BLUE CANYON

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND DELAYS. CHAIN CONTROLS
  LIKELY.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...INTERSTATE 80 OVER DONNER PASS, HIGHWAY 50 OVER
  ECHO SUMMIT AND HIGHWAY 88 OVER CARSON PASS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. UP TO 18
  INCHES OVER HIGHER PEAKS.