Interactive NWS Alert Information

Interactive NWS Alert Information

New Event for Pacific Northern Weather

Winter Storm Watch valid from Feb 6 10:00 PM to Feb 8 3:00 AM PST

Sent to SMS and E-Mail at Feb 5 3:19 PM PST

Radar Time: Feb 5 2014 4:10 PM PST

000 WWUS46 KEKA 052319 WSWEKA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA 319 PM PST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WINTER STORM TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW ABOVE 3500 FEET... .A SERIES OF STRONG STORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA BEGINNING THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. COLD AIR HAS SETTLED ACROSS THE REGION AND WILL BE IN PLACE AS THE FIRST STORM SYSTEM ARRIVES THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN AROUND 3000 FEET AND LIFT DURING THE STORM TO NEAR 5000 FEET BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. CAZ003-004-060730- /O.NEW.KEKA.WS.A.0001.140207T0600Z-140208T1100Z/ NORTH COAST INTERIOR-UPPER TRINITY RIVER- 319 PM PST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 3500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET. ACCUMULATION POSSIBLY EXCEEDING A FOOT ON THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PEAKS. LESS SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO AS LOW AS 3000 FEET NEAR THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION BEFORE SNOW CHANGES TO RAIN. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...INTERIOR HUMBOLDT...INTERIOR DEL NORTE...EASTERN MENDOCINO...AND TRINITY COUNTIES. * HIGHWAYS IMPACTED...HIGHWAY 36 AND HIGHWAY 3. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKA... 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. &&