Winter Storm Watch
NWS Sacramento CA ยท US
Details
Winter Storm Watch Remains In Effect From Friday Morning Through Monday Afternoon
- Event
- Winter Storm Watch
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Future
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Possible
- Response
- Prepare
Description
What
Snow is expected for elevations above 6000 feet. Total snow accumulations up to a foot, with up to 2 feet at the highest peaks. Minor accumulations of around an 1 inch possible down to 5000 feet. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.
Where
Northern Sierra above 6000 feet, including Highway 50, Interstate 80, State Route 4, State Route 108, Southern Cascades above 6000 feet, including Lassen National Park.
When
From Friday morning through Monday afternoon.
Impacts
Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday evening and Monday morning commutes. Strong winds could cause downed tree branches, localized power outages, near whiteout conditions.
Additional details
Snow levels 6500 to 7500 feet Friday, dropping to 5500 to 6500 feet Saturday morning. Levels increase Sunday morning to 6500 to 7500 feet before lowering again to 5500 to 6500 feet Monday. Heaviest snowfall expected Friday night into Saturday morning. Light flurries to an inch possible down to 5000 feet with higher accumulations remaining above 6000 feet. Lull in activity Saturday afternoon and evening, followed by additional snow Saturday night through Monday.
Instructions
Check the latest road conditions from Caltrans online at quickmap.dot.ca.gov or dial 5 1 1.
Affected areas
- Lassen Volcanic National Park
- Sierra Nevada of Sierra-Nevada-Placer Counties Above 5000 ft Including Interstate 80
- Sierra Nevada of El Dorado-Amador-Northern Alpine Counties Above 5000 ft Including Highway 50
- Sierra Nevada of Calaveras-Tuolumne-Southern Alpine Counties Above 5000 ft
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Sacramento CA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~40s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M763AZPTSDT3JMQ2RCXBR6FJ
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f6c56adff45810747c6f90ae2eed1598b8c4a58b.001.1
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Sacramento CA
- AWIPS ID
- CAPSTO
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.3161
- WMO heading
- XOUS56
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 56
References
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | WSA |
| NationalWeatherService | WSA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | WSWSTO |
| WMOidentifier | WWUS46 KSTO 112003 |
| NWSheadline | WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KSTO.WS.A.0004.261113T1800Z-261117T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-16T16:00:00-08:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Lassen Volcanic National Park
- Sierra Nevada of Sierra-Nevada-Placer Counties Above 5000 ft Including Interstate 80
- Sierra Nevada of El Dorado-Amador-Northern Alpine Counties Above 5000 ft Including Highway 50
- Sierra Nevada of Calaveras-Tuolumne-Southern Alpine Counties Above 5000 ft
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 006035 |
| SAME | 006103 |
| SAME | 006063 |
| SAME | 006089 |
| SAME | 006091 |
| SAME | 006057 |
| SAME | 006061 |
| SAME | 006017 |
| SAME | 006005 |
| SAME | 006003 |
| SAME | 006009 |
| SAME | 006109 |
| UGC | CAZ128 |
| UGC | CAZ133 |
| UGC | CAZ136 |
| UGC | CAZ139 |