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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