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WWUS46 KSTO 141844
WSWSTO
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1044 AM PST SAT FEB 14 2026
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SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN
SHASTA COUNTY-MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO WESTERN
COLUSA COUNTY-NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE-
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURNEY, ALDER SPRINGS, PARADISE, JACKSON,
BLUE CANYON, GRASS VALLEY, QUINCY, SHASTA DAM, AND CHESTER
1044 AM PST SAT FEB 14 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS RANGE FROM UP TO
1 FOOT AROUND 2000 TO 2500 FEET, 1 TO 2 FEET AT 2500 TO 3500 FEET
AND 4 TO 8 FEET AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND WESTERN PLUMAS
COUNTY/LASSEN PARK INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50,
NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 5, THE
COASTAL RANGE, AND FOOTHILL REGIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA.
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TO NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH
CHAIN CONTROLS AND ROAD CLOSURES. LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO A
COMBINATION OF WIND AND HEAVY SNOW.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 4500-5500 FEET
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. 2500 TO 3500 FEET SNOW LEVELS BY
MONDAY NIGHT AND 1500 TO 2500 FEET TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.
POTENTIAL TO SEE SNOW LEVELS AS LOW AS 1000 FEET FOR AREAS ALONG
THE COASTAL RANGE, AROUND SHASTA COUNTY, AND IN THE SOUTHERN
CASCADES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CHECK THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FROM CALTRANS ONLINE AT
QUICKMAP.DOT.CA.GOV OR DIAL 5 1 1.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/STO/
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