Weather
NOAA has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for elevations above 6,000 feet in the Lake Tahoe region. 2-5” of snow is expected in the mountains above the lake beginning tomorrow morning.
The Winter Weather Advisory extends from north of Lake Tahoe all the way down to the southern tip of the Sierra Nevada mountains. It also includes the White Mountains east of Mammoth Lakes, CA. Further south in the Sierra, 3-6 inches of new snow is expected.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 219 PM PDT TUE OCT 8 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... A QUICK MOVING EARLY SEASON STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING BETWEEN 11 AM AND 5 PM. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. SLIPPERY ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
Booo… ‘SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50’