Weather
NOAA has issued a Winter Storm Warning for California that is calling for 3-6 feet of snow in the next 3-days:
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING: 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE
7000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. 2 TO 4 FEET AT LAKE
LEVEL. - NOAA Reno, NV today
NOAA is forecasting 80-100″ of snow for Mt. Lassen, CA.
NOAA is forecasting 48-60″ of snow for Donner Pass, CA.
NOAA is forecasting up to 8 feet of snow for Mammoth, CA:
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING: 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE
8000 FEET WITH LOCALLY UP TO 8 FEET ON THE SIERRA CREST. 1
TO 3 FEET ALONG HIGHWAY 395 WITH MOST OF THE SNOW FALLING
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
- NOAA Hanford, CA today
Lake Tahoe ski resorts just saw 12-18″ of snow in the past 24 hours and we know first hand that Squaw Valley, CA was absolutely sick today (see photo below).
Mammoth just saw 20-30″ of snow in the past 24 hours.
Winter Storm Warning for Lake Tahoe, CA
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1234 PM PST THU JAN 19 2017
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, TRUCKEE, STATELINE,
AND INCLINE VILLAGE
1234 PM PST THU JAN 19 2017
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...
* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS INTO THIS EVENING WITH SNOW INCREASING
FORALL AREAS FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING. ANOTHER SHORT BREAK
IS EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE THE
STRONGEST OF THE THREE STORMS ARRIVES SATURDAY NIGHT AND
CONTINUES INTO MONDAY MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING: 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE
7000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. 2 TO 4 FEET AT LAKE
LEVEL.
* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH
SATURDAY. A PERIOD WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SUNDAY. SIERRA RIDGE WINDS GUSTING UP TO 100 MPH
THROUGH SATURDAY AND UP TO 120 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY.
* WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE TAHOE: 2 TO 3 FEET EXCEPT UP TO 5 FEET
SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS: EXPECT HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW
COVEREDROADS AND PERIODS OF LOWER VISIBILITY FROM WIND
DRIVEN SNOW. EXPECT AREAS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. TRAVEL MAY BECOME
IMPOSSIBLE SUNDAY.
