FYI… be careful! Between the slick roads and the falling trees, it’s dangerous outside. And please, be kind to your snowplow operator! There are way more miles of road to plow right now than he/she has time to get to!
Issued by The National Weather Service
Sacramento, CA
10:01 am PST, Mon., Dec. 7, 2009
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING.
* SNOW LEVEL: STILL NEAR THE SURFACE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
* 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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… WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY…
.A WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND FOOTHILLS TODAY. LOW SNOW LEVELS… BELOW 1000 FEET WILL CONTINUE. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SOME LOCAL SNOW TO ACCUMULATE ALONG THE EDGES OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY ABOVE ABOUT 500 FEET ELEVATION THIS MORNING… MAINLY EAST OF STOCKTON AND MODESTO. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF IN THE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 BY NOON AND IN THE SOUTH BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
For more info, go to the Weather Channel at: http://www.weather.com/weather/alerts/localalerts/USCA1167?phenomena=WS&significance=W&areaid=CAZ067&office=KSTO&etn=0008&from=36hr_winterWarn_golf
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