WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 1205 PM PST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 600 PM PST MON DEC 07 2009

...WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE SIERRA NEVADA AND
MOTHERLODE TODAY...
.A WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING PERIODS MODERATE SNOW TO THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND
FOOTHILLS TODAY. LOW SNOW LEVELS...BELOW 1000 FEET WILL CONTINUE.
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING.
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MOTHERLODE-WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRASS VALLEY...JACKSON...BLUE CANYON
1204 PM PST MON DEC 7 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
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.
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 617 AM PST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 700 AM PST TUE DEC 08 2009

Expires:200912081500;;
FLUS46 KSTO 071416
HWOSTO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
615 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009
CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-081500-
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-
615 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY
A COLD WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE WEST
SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND FOOTHILLS TODAY. VERY LOW
SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE WITH A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW POSSIBLE
DOWN TO THE VALLEY FLOOR. SKIES WILL CLEAR TONIGHT SETTING THE STAGE
FOR VERY COLD MINIMUM TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY.
* WINTER STORM WARNING.......SEE WWUS46 KSTO - WSWSTO FOR DETAILS *
* FREEZE WARNING.............SEE WWUS76 KSTO - NPWSTO FOR DETAILS *
* WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY....SEE WWUS46 KSTO - WSWSTO FOR DETAILS *
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A MILDER SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE REGION
THURSDAY THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE
STILL UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME.
.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
$$

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 403 AM PST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 415 PM PST MON DEC 07 2009

...COLD AND ACTIVE WINTER WEATHER PATTERN TO CONTINUE THROUGH
NEXT WEEKEND...
A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND
WESTERN NEVADA FOR MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES
WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING EVEN IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS FROM
MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...
TEMPERATURES COULD DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS MOST OF THE
REGION...WITH TEMPERATURES POSSIBLY DROPPING BELOW ZERO ESPECIALLY
IN SNOW COVERED AREAS IF SKIES CLEAR.
PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL RETURN TO THE SIERRA BY THURSDAY MORNING
...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TO MUCH OF THE REGION. WHILE IT
IS TOO EARLY TO FORECAST EXACT SNOW AMOUNTS...THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT
APPEAR TO BE AS STRONG AS THE CURRENT STORM. HOWEVER...
ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH
SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS ON THURSDAY.
A STRONGER STORM MAY ARRIVE TO THE REGION BY SATURDAY. AT THIS
TIME...THE AIR MASS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AS COLD SO PRECIPITATION
IN LOWER ELEVATIONS COULD FALL AS RAIN...BUT SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRA. THE WET PATTERN LOOKS TO CONTINUE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK WITH A
SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS POSSIBLY AFFECTING THE REGION.
LOCAL OFFICIALS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS
THIS UPCOMING WEEK SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE FORECASTS AND
FURTHER STATEMENTS ON THIS ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN.
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

HARD FREEZE WATCH
Issue Date: 1118 AM PST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 900 AM PST WED DEC 09 2009

...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING BELOW 2000 FEET...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING BELOW 2000 FEET...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A HARD
FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. A HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA FOR LOCATIONS BELOW 2000 FEET.
TEMPERATURES MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED
TO BE MOSTLY BE IN THE MID 20S...THOUGH THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR
COLDER LOCATIONS IN THE FOOTHILLS TO DIP INTO THE UPPER TEENS.
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING HAS THE POTENTIAL TO HAVE
SIMILAR MORNING LOWS.
* IMPACTS: SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE HARMED. PETS AND
LIVESTOCK THAT MAY BE SENSITIVE TO THE COLD SHOULD BE BOUGHT
INTO PROTECTIVE AREAS.
* POTENTIAL FOR SOME LOCATIONS TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH
EXPOSED WATERLINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE
FOR A LONGER DURATION. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL SENSITIVE
CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
$$
BARUFFALDI

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 400 AM PST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 1000 PM PST MON DEC 07 2009

...WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MONDAY...
.A WEATHER SYSTEM OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD
AND GATHER STRENGTH TODAY BEFORE BRINGING HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY
WINDS TO THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND FOOTHILLS TONIGHT AND
MONDAY. LOW SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED...LOWERING TO BELOW 1000 FEET
MONDAY. THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW IN THE
CENTRAL VALLEY...MAINLY FROM THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY
SOUTHWARD INTO THE NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. SNOW IS EXPECTED
TO TAPER OFF FROM THE NORTH BY MONDAY EVENING.
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NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE-
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARADISE...GRASS VALLEY...JACKSON...
CHESTER...QUINCY...BLUE CANYON
400 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA...WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND THE LASSEN PARK AREA...NORTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS AND MOTHERLODE.
* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING...BECOME HEAVY
OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY
EVENING.
* SNOW LEVEL: AT THE SURFACE.
* MAIN IMPACT: STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS
WITH UP TO 2 FEET OR MORE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
NORTHERN SIERRA.
* 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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
$$

HARD FREEZE WATCH
Issue Date: 922 AM PST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 900 AM PST TUE DEC 08 2009

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM PST SUNDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM PST SUNDAY. A
HARD FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HARD FREEZE WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
* TEMPERATURE: TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 20S IN
THE COLDER FOOTHILL LOCATIONS TO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S
THROUGHOUT THE CENTRAL VALLEY.
TEMPERATURES TUESDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BE COLDER AND RANGE
FROM THE LOWER 20S FOR THE COLDER FOOTHILL LOCATIONS TO THE MID
TO UPPER 20S FOR MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS.
* IMPACTS: SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE HARMED. PETS AND LIVESTOCK
THAT MAY BE SENSITIVE TO THE COLD SHOULD BE BOUGHT INTO PROTECTIVE
AREAS.
* LOCALLY THERE EXIST THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME LOCATIONS TO EXPERIENCE
PROBLEMS WITH WATERLINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE
KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.
A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE
FOR A LONGER DURATION. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL SENSITIVE CROPS
AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
$$
BARUFFALDI