765  
WWUS46 KSTO 242122  
WSWSTO  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA  
122 PM PST WED DEC 24 2025  
 
CAZ068-069-260000-  
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-251227T0600Z/  
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA  
NEVADA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHESTER, QUINCY, AND BLUE CANYON  
122 PM PST WED DEC 24 2025  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A FOOT BETWEEN  
4500 TO 5500 FEET. 4 TO 8 FEET, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE  
5500 FEET. WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND WESTERN PLUMAS  
COUNTY/LASSEN PARK COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH CHAIN CONTROLS AND ROAD  
CLOSURES. LOCALIZED TREE DAMAGE, POWER OUTAGES, AND LOW VISIBILITY  
DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 4500 TO 5500 FEET  
TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT  
TIMES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
CHECK THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FROM CALTRANS ONLINE AT  
QUICKMAP.DOT.CA.GOV OR DIAL 5 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
CAZ013-014-063-260000-  
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0011.251225T0000Z-251227T0600Z/  
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN  
SHASTA COUNTY-MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO WESTERN  
COLUSA COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALDER SPRINGS, BURNEY, AND SHASTA DAM  
122 PM PST WED DEC 24 2025  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 FEET  
ABOVE 4500 FEET, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AT PEAKS. UP TO 1  
FOOT BETWEEN 3500 TO 4500 FEET. WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY, MOUNTAINS  
SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO WESTERN COLUSA COUNTY, AND SHASTA  
LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH CHAIN CONTROLS AND ROAD  
CLOSURES. LOCALIZED TREE DAMAGE, POWER OUTAGES, AND LOW VISIBILITY  
DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE ABOVE 5000 FEET TODAY,  
THEN DROP TO 3500 FEET BY THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO AN  
INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES.  
 
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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