Weather
Tahoe just went through a few days of torrential rain buy hope is on the horizon.
NOAA has issued a Winter Storm Watch for California that is calling for 12-24″ of snow above 7,000′.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH 1 TO 2 FEET AT AND ABOVE PASS LEVELS. - NOAA Reno, NV Today
Snow levels are going to start low, then rise, then drop again.
SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE INITIALLY AROUND 4000 FEET OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY TO AROUND 5000 FEET OVER THE NORTHERN SIERRA...THEN RISE TO AROUND PASS LEVELS ON WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER SYSTEM COULD BRING ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ON THURSDAY. - NOAA Reno, NV today
Fingers crossed this storm stays cold and that this next system hits are Thursday.
WINTER STORM WATCH for CALIFORNIA:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 354 AM PST SUN DEC 11 2016 ...WINTER STORM HEADED FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... .A WET STORM SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING 1 TO 2 FEET OF WET SNOW AT AND ABOVE PASS LEVELS FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED AROUND MID DAY TUESDAY BRINGING TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS FOR MOUNTAIN TRAVEL. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...BREEZY WINDS MAY CAUSE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE INITIALLY AROUND 4000 FEET OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY TO AROUND 5000 FEET OVER THE NORTHERN SIERRA...THEN RISE TO AROUND PASS LEVELS ON WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER SYSTEM COULD BRING ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ON THURSDAY. WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF BLUE CANYON ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACTS: SLIPPERY ROADS, LOW VISIBILITY. CHAIN RESTRICTIONS PROBABLE. * CONFIDENCE...MODERATE FOR AMOUNTS AND TIMING * TIMING...STARTING TUESDAY MORNING AND PEAKING AROUND MID DAY. SNOW LEVELS START AROUND 5000 FEET AND RISE TO AROUND 7000 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE WEST SLOPE OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA INCLUDING BLUE CANYON AND DONNER SUMMIT ON INTERSTATE 80 AND ECHO SUMMIT ON HIGHWAY 50. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH 1 TO 2 FEET AT AND ABOVE PASS LEVELS.
Agree. Upside down storm on rain crust = MESS
What on EARTH is this going to bond to if it comes in cold? We’re just going to see widespread avalanching across all the boilerplate rain crust that we were left with this morning!!!!!