7-15-14
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 519 PM PDT TUE JUL 15 2014 CAZ067-069-160230- MOTHERLODE-WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 519 PM PDT TUE JUL 15 2014 .NOW... SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA. AT 515PM...THE BULK OF THESE SHOWERS WERE LOCATED NEAR THE SIERRA CREST BETWEEN HIGHWAY 88 AND HIGHWAY 108. AN AREA OF STRONGER SHOWERS HAS FORMED NEAR ANGELS CAMP AND IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT AROUND 15 MPH. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WITH PONDING OF WATER IS EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STIRKES...SMALL HAIL AND LOCALLY GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SIERRA TRAVELERS...HIKERS AND PEOPLE INVOLVED IN RECREATION SHOULD HEAD FOR SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER 6 PM.