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WWUS46 KSTO 171204
WSWSTO
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
504 AM PDT MON MAR 17 2025
CAZ068-180000-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-250318T0600Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHESTER AND QUINCY
504 AM PDT MON MAR 17 2025
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING ABOVE 4500 FEET...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 4500 FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT
TIMES. SNOW LEVELS FALL TO AROUND 3500 FEET LATE TONIGHT, 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.
CAZ069-180000-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-250318T0600Z/
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BLUE CANYON
504 AM PDT MON MAR 17 2025
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING ABOVE 4500 FEET...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 4500 FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 5000 FEET, AND 4 TO 10 INCHES
BETWEEN 4500-5000 FEET. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* 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 THIS MORNING WITH
SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW LEVELS
FALL TO AROUND 3500 FEET LATE TONIGHT, 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/
KH
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