Re: Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
455 AM PST MON FEB 23 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY.
SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA WILL REMAIN HEAVY AT TIMES AS A STRONG UPPER DISTURBANCE SLOWLY MOVES CLOSER TO THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE
DISTURBANCE WILL ALLOW HEAVY SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING AS ADDITIONAL MOISTURE SURGES INTO THE REGION. SNOW LEVELS WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 7000 AND 8000 FEET THROUGH MIDDAY
TODAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH MIDDAY TODAY WILL BE ONE TO TWO FEET...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS POSSIBLE IN THE YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK AREA.

IN ADDITION...WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 75 MPH WILL OCCUR ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES AND NEAR THE CREST...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER STORM.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
348 PM PST SAT FEB 28 2009

...SERIES OF WINTER STORMS TO BRING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.

.A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL PIVOT A
NUMBER OF WEATHER SYSTEMS THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE FINALLY MOVING INLAND AROUND MID WEEK.
THE FIRST VERY WET FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA TONIGHT BRINGING RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW TO THE
SIERRA CASCADE RANGE BY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT
HIGH AND GENERALLY ABOVE THE MAIN PASS LEVELS. COLDER AIR WILL
START MOVING INTO THE AREA BEHIND THIS FIRST SYSTEM AND SNOW
LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO PASS LEVELS OF INTERSTATE 80 AND
HIGHWAY 50 BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. THE RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE
MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS SUBSEQUENT WEATHER DISTURBANCES PIVOT
THROUGH THE NORTH STATE. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO AS
LOW AS 5000 FEET BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND TO AS LOW AS 3000 TO 4000
FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE MAIN LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY
FORECAST TO MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON WEDNESDAY. BY MID
WEEK...SEVERAL FEET OF NEW SNOW WILL BE LIKELY AT THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS ARE
FORECAST. WINDS GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WEATHER
SYSTEMS MOVE THROUGH WHICH COMBINED WITH THE HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL
CAUSE PERIODS OF WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. ALTHOUGH A BRIEF BREAK IN
THE HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE AROUND WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...MORE HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE TOWARDS THE END
OF THE COMING WEEK.

CAZ068-069-011330-
/O.NEW.KSTO.WS.A.0006.090302T1200Z-090304T1800Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY...BLUE CANYON
348 PM PST SAT FEB 28 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA CASCADE
RANGE.

RAIN WILL BEGIN OVER THE SIERRA CASCADE RANGE SUNDAY MORNING WITH
SNOW AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET. BY LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO 5500 TO 6500 FEET AND
THEREFORE START IMPACTING THE MAJOR PASSES OF INTERSTATE 80 AND
HIGHWAY 50. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO WEDNESDAY. BETWEEN MONDAY AND
WEDNESDAY MORNINGS SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 FEET WILL BE
POSSIBLE ABOVE THE 5000 FOOT LEVEL WITH AS MUCH AS 8 FEET OF NEW
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET.
STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. WIND GUSTS
OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE FORECAST FOR MONDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 TO 40
MPH CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS OVER THE
SIERRA CASCADE RANGE DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THIS WEEK.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS THAT WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

Yay!

State of emergency! Drought declared in California by heil Governator just before the storms hit!

Take cover! The feds are moving in to take control of the water supply and save the world while it rains and snows!

Meanwhile, Paul Harvey died. Paul Harvey news and comments

Vince wrote:

> Yay!
>
> State of emergency! Drought declared in California by heil
> Governator just before the storms hit!
>
> Take cover! The feds are moving in to take control of the water
> supply and save the world while it rains and snows!

These guys are going to be in trouble?

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1025 AM PST SUN MAR 1 2009

CAZ096-020230-
/O.CON.KHNX.WW.Y.0010.090302T0600Z-090303T0000Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
1025 AM PST SUN MAR 1 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM
YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM
YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON.

THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF WINTER STORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON BEGINNING
THIS EVENING AND ENDING MONDAY AFTERNOON. ABOUT 8 TO 12 INCHES OF
NEW SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS AT AND ABOVE 7500 FEET. IN
ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW
CONDITIONS AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS NEAR THE CREST WITH LOW
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS
SOURCE...FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT.

$$

MOLINA

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

For the Northern Sierra the Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory, a Winter Weather Advisory, and a Winter Storm Watch. They seem intent on covering a lot of possibilities.

Looks like chain control on 50 and 80 already.

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Old Dude

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1132 AM PST TUE MAR 3 2009

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FOR THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND PORTIONS OF
WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE WEST COAST WILL BRING
SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW
DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...
FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

CAZ073-040200-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0010.090304T0000Z-090305T0000Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES
1132 AM PST TUE MAR 3 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH 12 TO 18 INCHES
ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. RIDGE
GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS: 4500 TO 5000 FEET.

* IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG
HIGHWAY 395 AND OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO




URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
403 AM PST TUE MAR 3 2009

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL TO THE THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TODAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES INLAND.

CAZ519-031900-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WW.Y.0010.090304T0000Z-090305T0000Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
403 AM PST TUE MAR 3 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE
7000 FEET WITH THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOWFALL
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP
WINDS OF 3O TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL ALSO OCCUR DURING
THIS PERIOD.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

JA