Weather
NOAA has issued a Winter Storm Warning & a Winter Weather Advisory for the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountains of California that begins tonight and ends early Friday. 6-14″ of snowfall is forecast in this time period in the Lake Tahoe region and around 10″ of snow in the Mammoth/Yosemite region.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 7 INCHES AT TRUCKEE AND LAKE TAHOE ELEVATIONS. 6 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS SURROUNDING LAKE TAHOE...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 INCLUDING DONNER AND ECHO SUMMITS. - NOAA Reno, NV today
Another storm hits Saturday, then another on Monday that might have an atmospheric river thing going on which would mean huge snow totals…
AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES WITH SEVERAL SYSTEMS POSSIBLE
FOR THE LONG TERM PERIOD AS A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM PUSHES
MOISTURE INTO THE WEST. THE MOST INTERESTING PERIOD RIGHT NOW IS THE
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY TIME FRAME WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR AN
ATMOSPHERIC RIVER TO BRING A MULTI-DAY PRECIPITATION EVENT.
- NOAA Reno, NV today
Let the good times roll!
California ski resorts woke up to up to 12″ of new snow this morning and the skiing has been all-time today in Tahoe.
WINTER STORM WARNING for WEST of SIERRA CREST:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 950 AM PST THU JAN 14 2016 ...FAST MOVING STORM HITS NORCAL TODAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY... .A FAST MOVING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY WITH MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL FOR THE MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY BE BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET...BUT AS LOW AS 2500 TO 3000 FEET OVER SHASTA COUNTY. TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE LIKELY SO CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND EXTRA SUPPLIES IF HEADING TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS OR OVER THE SIERRA PASSES. SNOW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TO END BY MID DAY FRIDAY BUT ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS ON TRACK TO MOVE THROUGH THE NORTH STATE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLUE CANYON ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 4500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * MAIN IMPACT...SLIPPERY SNOW COVERED ROADS AND TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * TIMING...EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA ABOVE 4500 FEET INCLUDING HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF INTERSTATE 80... US HIGHWAY 50. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER HIGH PEAKS. * OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLE BLOWING SNOW
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY for EAST of SIERRA CREST:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
122 PM PST THU JAN 14 2016
CAZ072-NVZ002-151200-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0004.160114T2200Z-160115T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
122 PM PST THU JAN 14 2016
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
FRIDAY...
* TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL
BECOME HEAVIER AFTER SUNSET AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEFORE
TAPERING TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY FRIDAY MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 7 INCHES AT TRUCKEE AND LAKE TAHOE
ELEVATIONS. 6 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS SURROUNDING LAKE
TAHOE...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 INCLUDING
DONNER AND ECHO SUMMITS.
* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 120 MPH.
* IMPACTS: TRAVEL DELAYS...CHAIN CONTROLS AND NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN THE SIERRA INCLUDING DONNER AND ECHO SUMMITS...CARSON PASS...MOUNT ROSE SUMMIT. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80...AND HIGHWAYS 50...88...89...207...267 AND 431. LAKE WATERS WILL BE ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS ON LAKE TAHOE.
*tonight
Ha ha, you’re right, Kim. Used Tonite to make the headline fit into 2 lines. Thanks.