Weather
NOAA has issued a Winter Storm Watch & a Winter Weather Advisory for northern California for tonight and tomorrow.
4-10″ of Snow forecast for east of the Sierra crest including the Tahoe Basin.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES AT TRUCKEE AND LAKE TAHOE ELEVATIONS. 4 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS SURROUNDING LAKE TAHOE...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 INCLUDING DONNER AND ECHO SUMMITS. - NOAA Sacramento, CA today
6-18″ of Snow forecast west of the Sierra and Sierra crest including Sugar Bowl ski resort.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET WITH
LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 18 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER HIGHEST PEAKS
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. - NOAA Reno, NV today
Two more storms are forecast this week.
WINTER STORM WATCH for WEST of SIERRA CREST:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
330 AM PST TUE JAN 12 2016
...WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
.ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA LATE
TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE POSSIBILITY
FOR SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS AS ANOTHER WINTER STORM PASSES
THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY...BLUE CANYON
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
* MAIN IMPACTS: TRAVEL DELAYS WITH CHAIN REQUIREMENTS POSSIBLE.
* CONFIDENCE...HIGH.
* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* LOCATIONS...INTERSTATE 80 OVER DONNER PASS...HIGHWAYS 36 AND
44 NEAR LASSEN PARK...HIGHWAY 50 OVER ECHO SUMMIT AND HIGHWAY
88 OVER CARSON PASS.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET WITH
LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 18 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER HIGHEST PEAKS
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY for EAST of SIERRA CREST:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
325 AM PST TUE JAN 12 2016
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM
PST WEDNESDAY...
* TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BEGIN BETWEEN 3 AM AND 6
AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON BEFORE TURNING TO SNOW SHOWERS WHICH WILL LAST
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES AT TRUCKEE AND LAKE TAHOE
ELEVATIONS. 4 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS SURROUNDING LAKE
TAHOE...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 INCLUDING
DONNER AND ECHO SUMMITS.
* SNOW LEVELS: 6500 TO 7000 FEET EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...
DROPPING RAPIDLY TO 5000 TO 5500 FEET BY LATE MORNING. THIS
MEANS PRECIPITATION MAY START AS A RAIN AND SNOW MIX AT TRUCKEE
AND LAKE TAHOE ELEVATIONS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...BEFORE
CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW.
* IMPACTS: DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS ARE LIKELY FOR PASSES IN THE
SIERRA INCLUDING DONNER AND ECHO SUMMITS...CARSON PASS...MOUNT
ROSE SUMMIT...AND FOR INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50...88...89...207
AND 267. ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL AND CARRY CHAINS.
