Weather
A Strong Winter Storm is expected to impact California. The Nation Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning Through 10pm Tonight. 1-2 FEET of snow is expected to fall.
The impacts of this storm include:
- 1-2 FEET of Snow
- Over 120 MPH Winds
- 3-6 FOOT Waves On Lake Tahoe
- Difficult Travel For An Extended Period of Time
- Prolonged Atmospheric River Event
California is expected to see MASSIVE precipitation totals throughout the next 7 days, along with a good amount of snow. This storm is expected to deliver plenty of snow, along with a lot of rain.
More Storm Info:
Eastern Sierra Forecast: 1-2 FEET of Snow Through Tonight
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET ALONG THE SIERRA CREST FROM DONNER PASS TO MAMMOTH
MOUNTAIN
- NOAA Sacramento, CA
California Winter Storm Warning:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 406 AM PST MON FEB 6 2017 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, TRUCKEE, BRIDGEPORT, MAMMOTH LAKES, STATELINE, AND INCLINE VILLAGE ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT ย THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN ALL ย LOCATIONS WITH DANGEROUS WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALONG THE RIDGES ย AND IN THE BACK COUNTRY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 3 INCHES NEAR TRUCKEE, 2 TO 4 INCHES ย FOR LAKE TAHOE, 1 TO 2 FEET ALONG THE SIERRA CREST FROM DONNER ย PASS TO MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN, 5 TO 10 INCHES IN MAMMOTH LAKES, AND 2 ย TO 4 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN MONO COUNTY. * WINDS: STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. SOUTH TO ย SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 50 TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY IN VALLEYS. ย WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 395 NEAR MAMMOTH AIRPORT ย AND MONO LAKE COULD SEE GUSTS TO 70 MPH. RIDGES WILL SEE ย GUSTS OVER 120 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: VARYING BETWEEN 6000 AND 6500 FEET. THIS COULD ย IMPACT HOW MUCH SNOWFALL OCCURS FOR COMMUNITIES SUCH AS TRUCKEE ย AND AROUND LAKE TAHOE. AS A RESULT, SNOWFALL FORECASTS FOR THESE ย AREAS ARE LOWER THAN AVERAGE CONFIDENCE. * IMPACTS: HIGH CONFIDENCE IN DISRUPTIONS TO TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW ย AND WIND FOR THE PASSES AND ALONG HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH MONO ย COUNTY. PLAN FOR DELAYS AND CHAIN RESTRICTIONS. VERY ROUGH ย WATERS EXPECTED ON LAKE TAHOE WITH WAVE HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 6 FEET.
I was commenting on another site that the snow levels this winter have been crazy high. We’ve always had rain events here at Tahoe, but i really don’t recall having such high levels so many times during the winter.