A blog about Chico, California's weather and climatology, as well as the city of Chico and its events and happenings.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
update on the upcoming storms
It looks like we will be affected by two storms. More from the National Weather Service:
LOW ELEVATION SNOW LIKELY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY THEN A WARMER AND
WETTER STORM THIS WEEKEND...
* IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HAZARDOUS TRAVEL, CHAIN CONTROLS, AND
TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY ALONG THE MOUNTAINS DURING THESE
STORMS. DEBRIS FLOWS MAY BE POSSIBLE ALONG BURN SCARS THIS
WEEKEND.
* FORECAST CONFIDENCE: HIGH CONFIDENCE IN IMPACTS. MEDIUM
CONFIDENCE IN TIMING AND COVERAGE. LOW CONFIDENCE IN SPECIFIC
RAIN AND SNOW AMOUNTS.
* TIMING AND STRENGTH: THE FIRST SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE LATE
WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY, WITH THE PRIMARY CONCERN
BEING MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE MOUNTAINS. SNOW
LEVELS WILL BE IN THE 500-1500 FT RANGE ACROSS THE SHASTA COUNTY
MOUNTAINS, AND 2500-3500 FT RANGE ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF THE
NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.
THE SECOND SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE THIS WEEKEND AND CONTINUE INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE VALLEY, WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ABOVE 6000 FT.
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