Snow or Rain in Tahoe?
Snow or Rain in Tahoe?

I know there is going to be controversy over the snow levels and snow amounts of this storm.  Thus, I shall cowardly remove myself from the equation and let Noaa.gov do all the talking on this one.  Trust me, even I was surprised on how much they are claiming.

There are even other reports of more…

“By Thursday morning there could be 1-2 feet East of the crest in the basin and 2-3 feet up along the crest above 7500 ft.”TahoeWeaherDiscussion.com

NOAA.gov:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 5000 FEET…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT FOR THE COASTAL RANGE…WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND THE WEST SLOPE OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA ALONG WITH LASSEN NATIONAL PARK.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH UP TO 2 AND HALF FEET POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BLUE CANYON…MANZANITA LAKE…MENDOCINO PASS ALONG HIGHWAY 162…HIGHWAYS 4…36…50…88…89…108 AND INTERSTATE 80.

pssssst…remember last year….

deep snow in tahoe. photo: cale lopez

 Ok, I couldn’t resist, I gotta chime in.  From my experience, when they are talking snow numbers this big and they aren’t sure about snow levels, the snow levels end up higher than they predict.  That said, I bet Granite is gonna be sweet.  It’s my favorite chair and it’s about to prove, once again, why it is such.

“…MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT… .A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL MOVE THROUGH INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BRINGING PERIODS OF PRECIPITATION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THE FIRST SYSTEM WILL BRING LIGHT PRECIPITATION LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH SNOW LEVELS AROUND 3000 FEET IN SHASTA COUNTY TO AROUND 4500 FEET OVER THE NORTHERN SIERRA. A STRONGER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH MONDAY AND MOVE OVER THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY ALONG WITH INCREASED MOISTURE TO BRING SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 3500 FEET IN SHASTA COUNTY TO AROUND 5000 FEET OVER THE NORTHERN SIERRA MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL SYSTEMS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO AROUND 7000 FEET WEDNESDAY AND THEN POSSIBLY LOWER INTO THE FOOTHILL ELEVATIONS NEXT WEEKEND.” – Noaa.gov

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