If you are headed into the mountains this weekend, please plan for inclement weather and drive carefully.
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URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
341 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012
…WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT…
.A COLD WINTER STORM WILL LEAD TO SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE WEST SLOPE OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS HAVE LOWERED TO NEAR 2500 FEET…AND WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS MAY LOWER FURTHER IN HEAVIER SHOWERS.
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WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA – INCLUDING THE CITY OF…BLUE CANYON 341 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY.
* TIMING: WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.
* MAIN IMPACT: CONTINUED WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.