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avatar Summer not here yet?
June 14, 2005 09:44PM
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A MAJOR CHANGE IN THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT NORTH...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
930 PM PDT TUE JUN 14 2005

CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-151200-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-MOTHERLODE-MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-930 PM PDT TUE JUN 14 2005

...A MAJOR CHANGE IN THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS HEADED RAPIDLY TOWARDS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THIS WILL LEAD TO A RETURN OF RAIN ALONG WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION.

LATEST FORECAST MODELS TIME THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION DURING THURSDAY MORNING OVER THE NORTH END OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND IN THE AFTERNOON FOR THE SACRAMENTO REGION AND NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.

SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND ALONG WITH ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 5500 FEET IN THE NORTH AND 6500 FEET FOR THE NORTHERN SIERRA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSES AND SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE.

DUE TO THE CURRENT RAPID PACE OF THE SYSTEM RAIN COULD END UP ARRIVING A LITTLE EARLIER THAN IS CURRENTLY FORECASTED. ANYONE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ESPECIALLY BACK COUNTRY HIKERS AND CAMPERS...ARE ADVISED TO BE PREPARED FOR WET AND COOL CONDITIONS AND TO PAY CLOSE
ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER FORECASTS THIS WEEK. SHOWERY AND COOL WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

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BARUFFALDI






EDIS-06-14-05 2138 PDT

Re: Summer not here yet?
June 20, 2005 09:30AM
Anyone have an update on this storm ? More snow in the high sierra ?
avatar Re: Summer not here yet?
June 20, 2005 02:33PM
It mostly just delayed the melting of what we already have.

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