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WSWSTO
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1245 PM PDT FRI MAY 3 2024
CAZ068-069-041400-
/O.UPG.KSTO.WW.Y.0014.240504T1800Z-240505T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KSTO.WS.W.0016.240504T1800Z-240505T1500Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHESTER, QUINCY, AND BLUE CANYON
1245 PM PDT FRI MAY 3 2024
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 8 AM PDT
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW, HEAVY AT TIMES, EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 5 TO 12 INCHES, MAINLY ABOVE 5000 FEET. UP TO A FOOT OR MORE
OF SNOW ACCUMULATION AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. WINDS GUSTING
FROM 30 TO 50 MPH OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST.
* WHERE...WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK AND WEST SLOPE
NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 8 AM PDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT FROM SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES. CHAIN CONTROLS ARE LIKELY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 4000 TO 5000
FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON, LOWERING TO AROUND 3000 FEET ON SUNDAY
MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE
POSSIBLE FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM ON SATURDAY WHICH WILL LEAD TO
REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. MINOR SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE AT 4000 FEET.
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.
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