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Posted by: thepinetree on 11/08/2015 08:20 PM Updated by: thepinetree on 11/08/2015 08:25 PM
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El Nino Is Back, Snow, Rain, Flood Warnings & More

Arnold, CA...El Nino hopefully is making what will be many, many repeat appearances this winter. We have snow at higher elevations, unfortunately flash flood warnings at lower elevations especially in the Butte Fire burn area. Tonight: At lower elevations...rain in the evening...then rain and snow showers after midnight. At higher elevations...rain and snow in the evening...then snow showers after midnight. Colder. Lows 19 to 34 higher elevations...30 to 42 lower elevations. Snow accumulations up to 4 inches. Snow level 5500 feet decreasing to 4000 feet after midnight...locally lower. Prevailing south winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph...except southwest 15 to 30 mph over ridges. Monday: Mostly cloudy. A chance of thunderstorms...rain and snow in the morning...then thunderstorms...rain and snow showers likely in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce small hail and heavy rainfall in the afternoon. Highs 23 to 38 higher elevations...38 to 46 lower elevations. Additional snow accumulations up to 3 inches. Snow level 4000 feet...locally lower. Prevailing southwest winds up to 15 mph...


The Graphic Above Will Give You A Snapshot By Elevation


Monday Night
Rain and snow showers. Colder. Lows 15 to 29 higher elevations...25 to 37 lower elevations. Additional snow accumulations up to 6 inches. Snow level 4000 feet. Prevailing south winds up to 10 mph.

Tuesday
Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow showers in the morning. Not as cool. Highs 28 to 43 higher elevations... 43 to 49 lower elevations. Snow level 4500 feet. Light winds becoming northwest up to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night
Clear...colder. Lows 12 to 27 higher elevations...22 to 34 lower elevations. Prevailing northwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight.

Veterans Day
Mostly sunny. Not as cool. Highs 37 to 52.

Wednesday Night
Mostly clear. Lows 20 to 35.

Thursday Through Saturday Night
Mostly clear. Highs 44 to 59. Lows 24 to 39.

Sunday
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow. Highs 41 to 56.

Flash Flood Watch

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
252 PM PST SUN NOV 8 2015

CAC005-009-033-095-113-091700-
/O.CON.KSTO.FF.A.0005.151109T1800Z-151110T0500Z/
/00000.0.DM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
AMADOR-CALAVERAS-LAKE-SOLANO-YOLO-
252 PM PST SUN NOV 8 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR THE VALLEY...ROCKY...JERUSALEM...WRAGG
AND BUTTE BURN AREAS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE
VALLEY...ROCKY...JERUSALEM...WRAGG AND BUTTE WILDFIRE BURN
AREAS IN LAKE...COLUSA...YOLO...SOLANO...CALAVERAS AND AMADOR
COUNTIES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

* FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING

* FLASH FLOODS AND DEBRIS FLOWS WILL BE A PARTICULAR THREAT IN AND
BELOW THE RECENT BURN SCARS DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR
THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY. RAINFALL RATES COULD EXCEED ONE QUARTER
INCH PER HOUR WITH THUNDERSTORMS. RECENT BURN AREAS TYPICALLY
ABSORB ONLY SMALL AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL...LEADING TO ENHANCED
RUNOFF...PARTICULARLY WHEN RAINFALL RATES ARE HEAVY. THOSE
TRAVELING ALONG ROADWAYS WITHIN THE BURN AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR POSSIBLE ROAD PROBLEMS DUE TO FLOODING...ROCK...AND DEBRIS
FLOWS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS COULD QUICKLY BECOME A DANGEROUS SITUATION. RESIDENTS...AND
PERSONS LIVING AND TRAVELING WITHIN THE BURN AREAS SHOULD REMAIN
ALERT AND TAKE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAIN DEVELOP.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A BURN AREA MEANS THAT CONDITIONS, INCLUDING
THE FORMATION OF THUNDERSTORMS, MAY DEVELOP THAT COULD GENERATE
HEAVY RAINFALL RATES. HEAVY RAINFALL RATES OVER RECENT BURN AREAS
COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODS, ROCK SLIDES AND OR DEBRIS FLOWS. THIS
IS A HEADS UP PRODUCT BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

$$


Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
124 PM PST SUN NOV 8 2015

...SNOW COMING TO THE SIERRA NEVADA AND SOUTHERN CASCADES THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY...

.A WEATHER SYSTEM FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD
SNOW INTO THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND SOUTHERN CASCADE
MOUNTAIN RANGES TROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE LOWERING
THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO THE NIGHT AS COLDER AIR SPREADS INTO THE
STATE. FOUR TO SEVEN INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST OVER A WIDE
AREA...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER
REMOTE PEAKS BY EARLY MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO 3500 TO
4000 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING.

COLD AND UNSTABLE AIR OVER THE REGION WILL CAUSE NUMEROUS SNOW
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY. WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL TAPER
OFF ON MONDAY MORNING BUT IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE ONCE AGAIN LATE
IN THE DAY AND DURING THE NIGHT TIME HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8
INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN SLOPES SOUTH OF PLUMAS
COUNTY.

CAZ069-090530-
/O.EXT.KSTO.WW.Y.0011.151109T0000Z-151110T1500Z/
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLUE CANYON
124 PM PST SUN NOV 8 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST TUESDAY...

* MAIN IMPACT...SLIPPERY ROADS...TRAVEL DELAYS...POSSIBLE CHAIN
CONTROLS SUNDAY EVENING.

* TIMING...SNOW INCREASING IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE EVENING THEN
TAPERING LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY. SNOW INCREASING AGAIN
LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE TAPERING
LATE AT NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...BLUE CANYON AND DONNER SUMMIT ON INTERSTATE 80...
AND ECHO SUMMIT ON HIGHWAY 50...AND CARSON PASS ON HIGHWAY 88.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
OVER HIGHER SKI RESORT LOCATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT WITH THIS FIRST
WAVE. ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE WITH THE SECOND WAVE.

* SNOW LEVELS...6000 TO 7000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON LOWERING TO
AROUND 4000 FEET TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

$$




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