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WWUS46 KSTO 170553
WSWSTO
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1053 PM PDT SUN MAR 16 2025
CAZ013-014-170700-
/O.EXP.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
1053 PM PDT SUN MAR 16 2025
..WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING
THE HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS HAVE TAPERED OFF AND THE MAIN THREAT HAS
ENDED FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SHASTA COUNTY. LIGHTER SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE ABOVE 3000-3500 FT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH MINIMAL
IMPACTS EXPECTED. CONTINUE TO CHECK THE FORECAST AND ROAD CONDITIONS
BEFORE TRAVELING.
CAZ068-180015-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-250318T0600Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHESTER AND QUINCY
1053 PM 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. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. GUSTY WINDS
COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED TONIGHT 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.
CAZ069-180015-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-250318T0600Z/
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLUE CANYON
1053 PM 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 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...UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING
COMMUTES. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
* 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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/STO/
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