NOAA: Storm on Track for California Thursday | 6-12″ of Snow Forecast with Big Wind

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Lake Tahoe on Friday, Nov. 27th, 2015. photo: dr. and backcountry skier badass, Jim Sloves
Lake Tahoe on Friday, Nov. 27th, 2015. photo: dr. and backcountry skier badass, Jim Sloves

NOAA is tracking a windy storm that is forecast to impact California on Thursday.  6-12″ of snow and powerful winds are forecast with this storm.

As it appears right now, this storm will come in on Thursday, slam Tahoe, then bail on Friday.

6-12
INCHES RIGHT AT THE CREST, 2-4 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL, AND 1-2
INCHES ELSEWHERE EXCEPT LOWER VALLEY FLOORS WHERE A MIX OF RAIN
AND SNOW WILL LEAD TO LITTLE ACCUMULATION. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
GRADUALLY TAPER FRIDAY. - NOAA Reno, NV today
Snowfall forecast for NorCal on Thursday
Snowfall forecast for NorCal on Thursday
Very windy for NorCal on Thursday.
Very windy for NorCal on Thursday.

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Hard to believe…  but we’re actually doing worse than last year in the northern Sierra to date.

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2015/16 is behind 2014/15 right now and below average precip this water year.
BLUE LINE = 2015/16.  2015/16 is behind 2014/15 right now and below average precip this water year.  image:  noaa, yesterday

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The current California snowpack is below average.

  • Northern Sierra = 47% of average to date
  • Central Sierra (Tahoe) = 70% of average to date
  • Southern Sierra (Mammoth) = 78% of average to date

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Current California snowpack numbers
Current California snowpack numbers
About 1" of liquid forecast for Tahoe in the next 5 days which would be about a foot of snow.
About 1″ of liquid forecast for Tahoe in the next 5 days which would be about a foot of snow.

 

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