Weather
Its snowing again in North Lake Tahoe. A heavy band of precipitation rolled into town about 8am forcing NOAA to issue a last minute Winter Weather Advisory.
NOAA is calling for 3-7″ of new snow today before 10pm.
Sugar Bowl ski resort is reporting as of 9am that they have already gotten 3-7″.
“We have received 3-7 inches of new snow and it’s still coming down!” – Sugar Bowl
Squaw was unreal this past weekend and this new snow ain’t gonna hurt none.
NOAA Winter Weather Advisory:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 805 AM PST MON DEC 15 2014 ...MORE SNOW FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA... .RAIN AND SNOW AHEAD OF A FRONTAL SYSTEM ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA TODAY. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN LATER TONIGHT AND THE PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF TO LIGHTER SHOWERS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50. MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ON TRAVEL DELAYS AND CHAIN REQUIREMENTS OVER THE SIERRA PASSES TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING. ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 4500 FEET FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4500 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 7 INCHES FROM HIGHWAY 50 NORTHWARD. LIGHTER AMOUNTS OVER HIGHWAYS 88...4...AND 108. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4500 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW TODAY...TAPERING BY MIDNIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BLUE CANYON...DONNER PASS...LASSEN NATIONAL PARK...CHESTER...ECHO SUMMIT. INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50. * WINDS: SOUTH WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS...TRAVEL DELAYS AND CHAIN REQUIREMENTS OVER TRANS-SIERRA PASSES.
