On Jan 3, 2008, at 6:53 PM, Lorraine wrote: >> accuweather says california could get 10 Inches of >> Rain, 120" (10 >> Feet) of snow, 100+ mph winds tommorow?? >> Janice > > Where in CA?
The 10 inches of rain and 60 mph winds are likely throughout all the coastal mountains and valleys, but the really awesome weather is forecast for the Sierras -- Mammoth, Lake Tahoe, Reno. Not a good time to be trying to travel on I-80 or US 395: URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 522 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA.. .EXTREMELY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA AND LAKE TAHOE BASIN FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE SIERRA PASSES. ATTEMPTING TO TRAVEL IN THE SIERRA WILL PUT YOUR LIFE AT RISK! VERY HIGH SNOWFALL RATES WILL MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ROAD CREWS AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL TO KEEP ROADS PASSABLE AND TO ASSIST STRANDED VEHICLES. IF YOU DO ATTEMPT TRAVEL IN THE SIERRA YOUR CHANCES OF BEING STRANDED FOR MORE THAN A FEW HOURS IS VERY HIGH. REMAIN INDOORS DURING THIS BLIZZARD...EVEN A SHORT WALK OUTDOORS COULD BE DEADLY AS YOU WILL BECOME DISORIENTED IN THE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS IN LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER TO SHOWERS ON SATURDAY BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW MOVES INTO THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE WORKING WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE...SHOULD IT BECOME NECESSARY. CITIZENS CAN ASSIST IN THIS EFFORT BY STAYING INFORMED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. CAZ072-073-NVZ002-041600- /O.CON.KREV.BZ.W.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY.. TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING.. MAMMOTH LAKES...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 522 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY.. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP ABOVE 6000 FEET TONIGHT BRINGING 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA...AND UP TO 2 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW COULD BRIEFLY CHANGE TO RAIN BELOW 7000 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE SNOW LEVELS FALL TO BELOW 6000 FEET FRIDAY EVENING. EXTREMELY HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 6 INCHES PER HOUR. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE SIERRA CREST...AND 1 TO 3 FEET BELOW 7000 FEET...INCLUDING THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. LARGE AND DEEP SNOW DRIFTS WILL OCCUR DUE TO STRONG WINDS PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH THE MOST DANGEROUS WINDS FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS NEAR 145 MPH OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT ALL SIERRA PASSES...WITH A PERIOD OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS REACHING LOWER ELEVATIONS FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE ZERO VISIBILITY. DO NOT TRAVEL IN THESE CONDITIONS. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. Lynn Kinsky, Santa Ynez, CA http://www.silcom.com/~lkinsky/ http://www.dslextreme.com/~napha/JoyOfRiding/index.htm
