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WWUS46 KSTO 202039
WSWSTO
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1239 PM PST WED NOV 20 2024
CAZ013-014-063-068-069-210600-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0017.000000T0000Z-241121T0600Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN
SHASTA COUNTY-MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO WESTERN
COLUSA COUNTY-WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-WEST SLOPE
NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLUE CANYON, BURNEY, SHASTA DAM, ALDER
SPRINGS, QUINCY, AND CHESTER
1239 PM PST WED NOV 20 2024
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAVY WET SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 6 TO 12
INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2
FEET OVER PEAKS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY, MOUNTAINS
SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO WESTERN COLUSA COUNTY, SHASTA LAKE
AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY, WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA,
AND WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. SLICK
TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED, WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND CHAIN
CONTROLS LIKELY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS MAY IMPACT COMMUTES THIS
EVENING. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW LEVELS 4000 TO 5000 FEET, INCREASING TO
5000 TO 6000 FEET THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.
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/
NR
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