“Unusually cold spring storm” will bring significant snow to the mountains of northern California, says Weather Service.
SPRING SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY…
AN UNUSUALLY COLD SPRING STORM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE COASTAL RANGE AND SHASTA COUNTY MOUNTAINS TONIGHT…AND THE SIERRA NEVADA TOWARDS TUESDAY MORNING. THIS STORM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA OVERNIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.
DECREASING SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.
MOTORISTS IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3500 FEET SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS INCLUDING SNOW COVERED SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF… CHESTER… QUINCY… BLUE CANYON
1145 AM PDT MON APR 6 2015
…WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT TUESDAY NIGHT ABOVE 3500 FEET…
* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL LIKELY OVER THE MOUNTAINS WITH CHAINS CONTROLS AND TRAVEL DELAYS…ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 7 TO 15 INCHES. LOCALLY UP TO 2 FEET OVER HIGHER PEAKS.
* ELEVATION: ABOVE 3500 FEET.
* TIMING: MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT…
BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER… QUINCY… LASSEN NATIONAL PARK… BLUE CANYON… DONNER PASS… ECHO SUMMIT… CARSON PASS…
INTERSTATE 80…HIGHWAYS 50 AND 88.
* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH OVER HIGHER TERRAIN
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