633 WWUS46 KSTO 081250 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 550 AM PDT MON APR 8 2013 CAZ068-069-081400- /O.EXP.KSTO.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130408T1300Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHESTER 550 AM PDT MON APR 8 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING ABOVE 4500 FEET FOR WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA... THE FAST MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT AROUND 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA OVERNIGHT IS MOVING QUICKLY TO THE SOUTHEAST EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL HAS ENDED OVER MUCH OF WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF FROM THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 THIS MORNING...BUT A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL LIKELY LINGER INTO THE AFTERNOON ALONG THE CREST OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT. MOTORISTS TRAVELLING ACROSS THE HIGH NORTHERN SIERRA PASSES THIS MORNING...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAY 50 AND HIGHWAY 88 ARE ADVISED TO CHECK AHEAD WITH CALTRANS FOR THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS. INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO $$ |