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WWUS46 KSTO 042037
WSWSTO
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
137 PM PDT SAT MAY 4 2024
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WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHESTER, QUINCY, AND BLUE CANYON
137 PM PDT SAT MAY 4 2024
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT SUNDAY
* WHAT...SNOW, HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 15 INCHES MAINLY ABOVE 5000 FEET. UP
TO 18 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW ACCUMULATION AT THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS. 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW DOWN TO AROUND 4000 FEET.
WINDS GUSTING FROM 30 TO 50 MPH OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST.
* WHERE...WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK AND WEST SLOPE
NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA, INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 OVER DONNER
PASS, HIGHWAY 50 OVER ECHO SUMMIT, AND HIGHWAY 88 OVER CARSON
PASS.
* WHEN...THROUGH 8 AM PDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT FROM SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES. CHAIN CONTROLS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 4000 TO 5000
FEET THIS AFTERNOON, LOWERING TO AROUND 3000 FEET EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH TO 10 PM SATURDAY, WHICH WILL LEAD TO REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND SNOW-COVERED ROADS.
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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