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WWUS46 KEKA 201141
WSWEKA
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
341 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024
CAZ108-201400-
/O.EXT.KEKA.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-241120T1400Z/
SOUTHERN TRINITY-
341 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...HEAVY WET SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE
INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN TRINITY TO THE EAST OF FOREST GLEN
AND HYAMPOM AND ABOVE AROUND 3500 FT, INCLUDING PORTIONS OF
HIGHWAY 36.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD
CONDITIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 36 AT SOUTH FORK
MOUNTAIN AND ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET EAST OF SOUTH
FORK MOUNTAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
CAZ107-201945-
/O.CON.KEKA.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-241121T0600Z/
NORTHERN TRINITY-
INCLUDING TRINITY CENTER, HWY 299-OREGON MOUNTAIN, HWY 3-SCOTT
MOUNTAIN, HWY 299-BUCKHORN SUMMIT, AND WEAVERVILLE
341 AM PST WED NOV 20 2024
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2,000 FEET...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND
10 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 2,000 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING, 1 TO 3
FEET POSSIBLE ABOVE 3,000 FEET. LOWEST SNOW LEVELS EXPECTED DURING
WEDNESDAY MORNING, THEN SNOW LEVELS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY RISE
THROUGH THE DAY TODAY.
* WHERE...NORTHEASTERN TRINITY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. TIRE
CHAINS MAY BE NECESSARY IF TRAVELLING THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 299 AT OREGON MOUNTAIN
AND BUCKHORN SUMMIT AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 3 IN MULTIPLE AREAS NORTH
OF WEAVERVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
PERSONS SHOULD DELAY ALL TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE
MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU, AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION, AND BE ESPECIALLY
CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS
WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
FOR HAZARD AREAS SEE HTTPS://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=EKA
TDJ
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