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Storm Summary Number 1 for West Coast Heavy Snow and Wind

NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD

700 AM PST Fri Mar 01 2024



...Heavy snow and high winds continue atop most of the West Coast

mountain ranges, while spreading east into the Great Basin...



Winter Storm Warnings are in effect across much of the West Coast

mountain ranges, including the Coastal, Cascades, Shastas, and

Sierra Nevada. Additional Winter Storm Warnings are in effect

across the Great Basin.



Blizzard Warnings are in effect across the central Sierra Nevada.



High Wind Warnings and Advisories are in effect across Central and

Southern California, into the Great Basin.



For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings

and advisories, please see www.weather.gov



At 600 AM PST...Radar mosaic imagery observed moderate to heavy

mountain snowfall and low elevation showers from central

California, northward into the Pacific Northwest as a cold front

sweeps through. Increasingly gusty winds are also noted across the

region per recent surface observations.



...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier

in the event...



...CALIFORNIA...

PALISADES TAHOE SKI BASE              145 REPORTED AT 8700FT 

MAMMOTH MTN SK 1 S                    105                    

HEAVENLY SKI SUMM 1 NNW                96                    

WALKER 4 SSW                           80                    



...NEVADA...

LAMANCE CREEK SNOTEL 4 S               78                    

HAWTHORNE 6 NW                         75                    



...OREGON...

CATNIP MOUNTAIN                        75                    

WAGONTIRE 6 N                          75                    





Multiple feet of snow are likely for higher elevations in the West

Coast, especially above 5000 ft, including the Sierra Nevada

Passes (including I-80). Extremely heavy snowfall rates surpassing

3 inches combined with very strong winds will result in impossible

travel conditions in the Sierra Nevada. By the end of the event,

5-12 FEET of snow can be expected along the crest of the Sierra

Nevada. Further east, widespread damaging wind gusts possibly in

excess of 75 mph can be expected across the Intermountain West.

These winds will likely down trees and power lines, resulting in

widespread power outages.



The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction

Center at 700 PM PST. Please refer to your local National Weather

Service office for additional information on this event.



Asherman

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