WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 351 AM PST SUN DEC 06 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR THE MOTHERLODE AND WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA.
* SNOW LEVEL: LOWERING TO NEAR THE SURFACE OVERNIGHT.
* MAIN IMPACT: STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 16 INCHES
FOR THE FOOTHILLS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WITH 2 TO 3 FEET
LIKELY ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN
SIERRA.
* OTHER IMPACTS: SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT
TIMES.
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE
TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN
EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.
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