Hazardous Weather Outlook

It looks like we’re going to get some weather! As always, if you’re headed into the mountains, be prepared. See the ALPHA Conditions and Storm Activity page to the right. —>

From the National Weather Service:

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
354 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

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SHASTA LAKE AREA/NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN/EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTIES-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-MOTHERLODE-
EAST FOOTHILLS/NORTH SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
354 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA TONIGHT BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO THE ENTIRE REGION ALONG
WITH RAIN TO THE VALLEYS AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE FOOTHILLS
AND MOUNTAINS.

* WINTER STORM WARNING.......SEE WWUS46 KSTO - WSWSTO FOR DETAILS *

* WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KSTO - NPWSTO FOR DETAILS *

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY WHILE THE
CENTRAL VALLEY WILL SEE SHOWERS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE IN THE
AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO RETURN FRIDAY AND OVER THE WEEKEND.

* WINTER STORM WARNING.......SEE WWUS46 KSTO - WSWSTO FOR DETAILS *

* WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KSTO - NPWSTO FOR DETAILS *

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.

THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT
(LOWER CASE): HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/STO