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WSWSTO
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1148 AM PDT SUN MAR 16 2025
CAZ013-014-170600-
/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
1148 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...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. 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.
CAZ068-171400-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-250318T0600Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHESTER AND QUINCY
1148 AM PDT SUN MAR 16 2025
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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...UNTIL 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. SNOW LEVELS
FALL TO AROUND 3500 FEET LATE MONDAY NIGHT, LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF
1-3 INCHES POSSIBLE.
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.
CAZ069-171400-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0008.250317T0000Z-250318T0600Z/
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLUE CANYON
1148 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. SNOW LEVELS
FALL TO AROUND 3500 FEET LATE MONDAY NIGHT, LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF
1-3 INCHES POSSIBLE.
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.
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