A major winter storm will be rolling into Tahoe this week. The storm is forecasted to drop as much as 2 feet of snow on the sierra crest and up to 13″ at Lake Level. Winds will be very high with this storm (100-140mph). The foothills could see as much as 6″ of rain which will likely cause widespread flooding.
NOAA’s Blizzard Warning:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 405 AM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 6500 FEET... * IMPACTS:EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PASSES MAY CLOSE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 13 INCHES WITH 2 FEET OR MORE ALONG THE CREST. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE LESS HEAVY INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE ABOVE 6500 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...LOWERING TO 4500 TO 5500 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. * WIND: SOUTHERLY WINDS 25 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH OR HIGHER WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. WINDS DECREASE BY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DONNER PASS...ECHO SUMMIT...CARSON PASS
