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WWUS46 KEKA 210517
WSWEKA
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
917 PM PST WED NOV 20 2024
CAZ107-211100-
/O.CON.KEKA.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-241121T1100Z/
NORTHERN TRINITY-
INCLUDING WEAVERVILLE, HWY 299-OREGON MOUNTAIN, HWY 299-BUCKHORN
SUMMIT, HWY 3-SCOTT MOUNTAIN, AND TRINITY CENTER
917 PM PST WED NOV 20 2024
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3,000 FEET...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18
INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET, 4 TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN 2500 TO 3500 FEET
AND LESS THAN AN INCH BELOW 2500 FEET. SNOW LEVELS RISING THROUGH
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
* WHERE...NORTHEASTERN TRINITY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. THE STRONG WINDS AND WEIGHT OF
SNOW ON TREE LIMBS MAY DOWN POWER LINES AND COULD CAUSE SPORADIC
POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. TIRE CHAINS MAY BE
NECESSARY IF TRAVELLING THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THIS INCLUDES 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
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