WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 940 PM PST SUN DEC 06 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY...
SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY ALONG THE
WEST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA NEVADA...MAINLY SOUTH OF QUINCY. SNOW
SHOWERS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF FROM NORTH TO SOUTH BY MONDAY
EVENING
* 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 WESTERN SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN
SIERRA. FARTHER NORTH...LASSEN PARK AND WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY
WILL LIKELY SIGNIFICANTLY LESS SNOW...GENERALLY BETWEEN 4 AND 8
INCHES OF SNOW...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED SOUTH OF
QUINCY.
* OTHER IMPACTS: SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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