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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
257 PM PST Sat Mar 2 2024
 

CAZ067-069-022345-
Motherlode CA-West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada CA-
257 PM PST Sat Mar 2 2024

...STRONG SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL EL 
DORADO... NORTHEASTERN PLACER AND CENTRAL NEVADA COUNTIES THROUGH 
345 PM PST...

At 254 PM PST, Doppler radar was tracking strong showers and 
thunderstorms along a line extending from Foresthill to near 
Chiquita Lake. Movement was northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Baxter, Blue Canyon, Chiquita Lake, Emigrant Gap, Foresthill, Weimar,
Lake Spaulding, Sugar Pine, Iowa Hill, and Georgetown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel 
clouds. If a funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your 
sighting to the National Weather Service.

Torrential rainfall and heavy snow is also occurring with these 
storms and may impact road conditions. Do not drive your vehicle 
through flooded roadways.

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LAT...LON 3936 12065 3904 12028 3880 12068 3902 12100
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 224DEG 31KT 3898 12084 3888 12070 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

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