NOAA: Atmospheric River Possible for West Coast Next Week [iframe id=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FNWSSacramento%2Fvideos%2F1138507936185213%2F&show_text=0&width=400″] NOAA video of potential Atmospheric River forecast to impact West Coast next week. NOAA is forecasting a possible Atmospheric River for the West Coast next week.  This Atmospheric River should affect Washington, Oregon, and California with potentially large snowfall totals in the high country and big rainfall totals in the lowlands. 43-68″ of snowfall are forecast for the summit of […] Weather WeatherBrains | October 6, 2016 1 Comment
NOAA Now Calling California Storm an “Atmospheric River” Event Atmospheric River Storm This Weekend High pressure will bring dry conditions through Thursday. The next system moves into the region early Friday bringing rain, snow and gusty winds for the weekend. High confidence for precipitation to hit the Sierra and western Nevada, but low confidence for snow totals due to model simulation differences with the timing of the cold front […] Weather WeatherBrains | January 26, 2016 0 Comments
Atmospheric River Will Impact California Tonight | Winter Storm Warning, 1-3 Feet of Snow Forecast The Atmospheric River NOAA has been tracking will hit California tonight through Friday morning. 1-3 feet of snow is forecast above 7,000-feet with winds as high as 130mph on Sierra ridges. A Winter Storm Warning has been issued beginning at 4am Thursday and ending at 4am on Friday. A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH […] Weather WeatherBrains | December 9, 2015 1 Comment
Atomspheric River to Slam Into California Tomorrow | 1-3 FEET of Snow Forecast in 24 Hrs NOAA is tracking an Atmospheric River storm forecast to slam into California tomorrow night. This storm is forecast to drop 1-3 Feet of Snow above 7,000-feet in only 24 hours. Snow levels will start high, around 8,500′ before dropping down to 5,500′ on Thursday. Winds will be 100-125mph on Sierra ridges. A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for the […] Weather WeatherBrains | December 8, 2015 3 Comments
NOAA: Atmospheric River Event for California Sunday-Monday NOAA is now calling this weekend’s storm coming to California an Atmospheric River Event. Precipitation totals will be highest in the Sierra Nevada mountains during this event. A Winter Storm Watch is in effect for the Sierra Nevada mountains that is calling for up to 16-inches of snowfall on Sunday and Monday. “An atmospheric river is currently impacting the Pacific […] Weather WeatherBrains | October 31, 2015 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe Storm Totals & Photo Tour | 26″ at Mt. Rose, NV Mt. Rose ski resort in Nevada was the big winner from this storm and it’s no surprise. Forecasts were saying that below 8,000-feet, this storm was going to drop only rain. Luckily, the storm ended up colder than forecasted and we got some snow all the way down to lake level yesterday. Then, temperatures rose and we got rain on top of that snow at lake level and higher… Mt. Rose never say any rain with their above 8,000-foot base and they’re reveling in 26″ of new snow this morning and it’s still snowing. […] Weather ameliatraynor | February 7, 2015 0 Comments
Atomospheric River On-Track for Tahoe | 1-2′ of Snow Above 8,000′ The atmospheric river headed to the West Coast is still on-track to greatly impact Northern California. Some zones in NorCal are forecast to see up to 10-inches of rain this weekend. Tahoe is forecast to have high snow levels likely never dropping below 7,500-feet. Above 8,000-feet, Tahoe should see 1 to 2 feet of snow. The few peaks in the Tahoe area above 10,000-feet could see up to 4 feet of snow… Sunday – Monday forecast precipitation totals. Snow levels will generally be high but Friday […] Weather SnowBrains | February 5, 2015 0 Comments
Atmospheric River for Mt. Baker Ski Resort, WA = 60″ of Snow Forecasted in 4 Days! An atmospheric river is headed to the Pacific Northwest this weekend. Mt. Baker ski resort in Washington state is forecast to receive 60 inches of snow in the next 4 days. That’s a heckovalotta snow. This holiday weekend at Baker promises to be just a touch more than completely nuts. Lotsa snow, lotsa people, lotsa fun, lotsa beers, and plenty of good times. Should be a free refills weekend at Baker. Snow levels are looking good as well. They should be around 2,500 feet. […] Weather SnowBrains | February 13, 2014 2 Comments
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