Up to 6″ of snow is forecasted for the Sierra Nevada of California for today into tomorrow. Snow levels look to be above 9,000-feet for Sunday and Monday.
NOAA’s WINTER WEATHER WATCH:
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
100 PM PDT SAT OCT 3 2015
…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 9000 FEET.
* HAZARD TYPES…SNOW.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…POSSIBLY UP TO 6 INCH. LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS OVER THE CREST AND UNDER ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
* TIMING…SNOW WILL BEGIN FALLING LATE TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW
SHOWERS MAY BE POSSIBLE BY MIDDAY SUNDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE
EVENING.
* IMPACTS…BIGGEST CONCERN WILL BE FOR TRAVELERS GOING INTO THE
BACK-COUNTRY OF THE SIERRA NEVADA. IN ADDITION…THUNDERSTORMS
WILL AFFECT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN THE AREA OF CONCERN. BACK
COUNTRY CAMPERS AND HIKERS WILL LIKELY SEE RAPID CHANGES IN THE
WEATHER.
* WINDS…VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.