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WWUS46 KSTO 131929
WSWSTO
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1129 AM PST FRI FEB 13 2026
CAZ013-014-063-066>069-142300-
/O.NEW.KSTO.WS.A.0001.260216T0600Z-260219T0600Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN
SHASTA COUNTY-MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO WESTERN
COLUSA COUNTY-NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE-
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PARADISE, GRASS VALLEY, SHASTA DAM,
JACKSON, ALDER SPRINGS, BURNEY, BLUE CANYON, CHESTER, AND QUINCY
1129 AM PST FRI FEB 13 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS ARE UNCERTAIN AT
THIS TIME, BUT MAY RANGE FROM AROUND A FOOT AT 3000 TO 4000 FEET
AND 4 TO 8 FEET AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS
55 MPH.
* WHERE...WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND WESTERN PLUMAS
COUNTY/LASSEN PARK INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50,
NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 5, THE
COASTAL RANGE, AND FOOTHILL REGIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA.
* WHEN...FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TO NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH
CHAIN CONTROLS AND ROAD CLOSURES POSSIBLE. LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO A
COMBINATION OF WIND AND HEAVY SNOW.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 4500-5000 FEET
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. LEVELS DROP TO 3000 TO 4000 FEET
LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. POTENTIAL TO SEE SNOW LEVELS AS LOW
AS 2000 FEET FOR AREAS ALONG THE COASTAL RANGE, AROUND SHASTA
COUNTY, AND IN THE SOUTHERN CASCADES.
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/
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