11-17-12
...WET AND WINDY WEATHER THROUGH SUNDAY... A COUPLE OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH SUNDAY. MOSTLY LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY. SNOW LEVELS TODAY WILL BE HIGHER THAN RECENT STORMS...RANGING BETWEEN 6500 AND 7500 FEET. A MUCH MORE PROMINENT STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE FORECAST TO DROP TO BETWEEN 4000 FEET OVER SHASTA COUNTY AND AROUND 5000 FEET OVER THE NORTHERN SIERRA ON SUNDAY. GENERALLY ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SACRAMENTO AND NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEYS AND 2 TO 3.5 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEY ON SATURDAY. AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA...STORM TOTAL SNOW MAY BE AS MUCH AS 2 TO 3 FEET...WITH A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW POSSIBLE AT PASS LEVELS. SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE RIDGES INTO TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW COULD CAUSE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.