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WWUS46 KSTO 160801
WSWSTO
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
101 AM PDT SUN MAR 16 2025
CAZ013-014-170015-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-250317T0600Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN
SHASTA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SHASTA DAM AND BURNEY
101 AM PDT SUN MAR 16 2025
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS 6 TO 12 INCHES AND UP TO 2 FEET OVER PEAKS. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.
* WHERE...BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY AND SHASTA LAKE AREA
/ NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE
TREE DAMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CHECK THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FROM CALTRANS ONLINE AT
QUICKMAP.DOT.CA.GOV OR DIAL 5 1 1.
PERSONS SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH
YOU AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME
STRANDED.
CAZ068-170015-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0008.250316T1800Z-250318T0600Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHESTER AND QUINCY
101 AM PDT SUN MAR 16 2025
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 4500 FEET. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 FEET ABOVE 5000 FEET, UP TO 4 FEET
OVER PEAKS. UP TO 5 TO 10 INCHES BETWEEN 4500-5000 FEET. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 75 MPH.
* WHERE...WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING
COMMUTES. VERY STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT WITH
SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CHECK THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FROM CALTRANS ONLINE AT
QUICKMAP.DOT.CA.GOV OR DIAL 5 1 1.
PERSONS SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH
YOU AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME
STRANDED.
CAZ069-170015-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0008.250317T0000Z-250318T0600Z/
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLUE CANYON
101 AM PDT SUN MAR 16 2025
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 4500 FEET. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET, UP TO 3 FEET OVER PEAKS. UP TO
6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN 4500-5000 FEET. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 70
MPH.
* WHERE...WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING
COMMUTES. VERY STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HEAVIEST SNOW EARLY MONDAY MORNING WITH
SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CHECK THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FROM CALTRANS ONLINE AT
QUICKMAP.DOT.CA.GOV OR DIAL 5 1 1.
PERSONS SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH
YOU AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME
STRANDED.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/STO/
EK
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