WEATHER N Cal Members, report in! Meteorologists are forecasting staggering amount of snow for NorCal storm…12 ft of snow and 120 mph winds

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Meteorologists are forecasting staggering amount of snow for NorCal storm…12 ft of snow and 120 mph winds​

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Meteorologists are forecasting staggering amount of snow for NorCal storm...12 ft of snow and 120 mph winds

A large swath of California’s Sierra Nevada fell under a blizzard warning Thursday morning, as powerful winds ripped through the mountain range. The
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Meteorologists are forecasting staggering amount of snow for NorCal storm…12 ft of snow and 120 mph winds

A large swath of California’s Sierra Nevada fell under a blizzard warning Thursday morning, as powerful winds ripped through the mountain range. The National Weather Service said a 120 mph gust was clocked on Ward Mountain at the Palisades Tahoe ski resort, which had closed several lifts for the day.
The winds kicked up ahead of a fierce, cold winter storm that’s barreling toward the Golden State. It’s expected to bring more snow than any other storm has so far this season.
The system is predicted to impact the mountain range Thursday through Sunday, with the most severe conditions forecast Friday into Saturday morning. The storm is unique in that it’s carrying both cold Arctic air and significant amounts of moisture.



“There is a high chance (over 70%) of substantial, long-lasting disruptions to daily life in the higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada Friday to Sunday where blizzard conditions and 5-12 ft of snow (and locally higher) are expected,” the weather service’s Weather Prediction Center warned.

The numbers meteorologists are including in their forecasts are staggering. Extremely heavy snowfall rates of up to 5 inches an hour are possible, said Brittany Whitlam, a forecaster with the weather service’s Reno office.
Snowfall accumulations across three days will generally range from 50 to 100 inches across the Sierra, with locally higher amounts at higher elevations, UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain said in a forecast discussion on YouTube on Thursday
“This will be another snowstorm probably for the record books in some places,” Swain said. From Thursday to Sunday, the Tahoe Basin is generally expected to record 3 to 5 feet at lake level and 4 to 8 feet up along the crest, Whitlam said.
That is a lot of snow coming from one storm. To put it in perspective, Tahoe City, located on the northwestern side of the basin, has seen 72.2 inches of snow since Oct. 1. Over three days, it’s expected to record 40 to 60 inches.
 
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1200 feet coastal mountain range.
We have a scant 1/4 inch of slushy snow so far. Star Link went out for an hour so we expect it to go out again if the predicted eight inch of snow falls over night.
Hubby and I moved cut seasoned wood to the porch today while it was sunny.
We are set for food and have no travel plans.
Stay safe folks.
 
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Siskiyoumom said:
1200 feet coastal mountain range.
We have a scant 1/4 inch of slushy snow so far. Star Link went out for an hour so we expect it to go out again if the predicted eight inch of snow falls over night.
Hubby and I moved cut seasoned wood to the porch today while it was sunny.
We are set for food and have no travel plans.
Stay safe folks.
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I hope it's not as bad as they're predicting. Glad you're prepared, Sis.
 
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Meteorologists are forecasting staggering amount of snow for NorCal storm…12 ft of snow and 120 mph winds"​


I watched some of that on YT yesterday. Crazy man, crazy. All our snow is all but gone except in the mountains. Temps ranging from high 30's up to 50, then back to freezing cold, then warm, then freezing. Weird winter for sure.
 
SNOWSQUAW

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So far we only have about 2 feet here in Truckee
My daughter at 100 feet less than donner pass has 4
Snow is now closed Ming down fast and heavy! I think they said 10 feet more overnight for me
I will keep you posted! We still have power but ready with gas for generator and groceries either way!
 
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Friends at 3000-4000 feet are anticipating not this bad, but bad enough. They are totally independent for power, water and heat with plenty of backups and are stocked up to be home for the duration. Also informed less prepared neighbors to come for food and heat not if, but when their power goes down.

Up on the passes? Jeez. Hope the usual idiots have heeded warnings to stay home.
 
Siskiyoumom

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So far we are doing fine.
We have two inches, snow steadily falling, got the heater turned on the Star Link and it is not draining our batteries. It did spend a couple hours off line last night trying to acquire a signal.
Having to bring our dog out on a leash to do her potty business since she is not used to the white cold fluffy snow.
The highway 96 is a full closure due to a rock slide near Hoopa.
About 5,000 houses out of power on the coast in and near Eureka.
In northern Mendocino the tiny hamlet of Legget lost their post office due to a lightening strike.
Highway 199 in southern Oregon that goes from Grants Pass to the coast is a full closure.
 
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Back in 1972, we were living in Salt Lake City. My Dad had an interview with Saudi Aramco in Oakland, CA, so we piled into the 1966 Lincoln Continental and headed off West on IH 80. I was only 17, but my parents liked my driving, so I did most of it on this road trip. It was mid November, and it was cold, but no snow yet in Salt Lake.

It was a beautiful day heading out across the Bonneville Salt flats and the wide open Nevada desert. There was no speed limit in Nevada back then, except in the towns that the Interstate dumped into. I was warned by one of my teachers to not get caught speeding in towns. We had new Michelin tires, and Dad said open it up. We did 100 mph down through those long, straight stretches of Interstate highway, that went down, then back up the other side of the valley.

We cruised into Reno and up into the mountains at Tahoe. Somewhere past there, we stopped at a full service gas station. The attendant was cleaning the windshield, checking the oil and filling the gas tank up. He asked us where we were going and if we were coming back this way, and when. My Dad said yes, in couple of days. The guy asked if we had snow chains. Dad said no. The guy just matter of fact said you're not coming back this way. There's a big snow storm coming.

We took him at his word, and planned a Southern route back. After the interview, where Dad got hired, we headed down the Central Valley through Fresno and Bakersfield. We made a quick side trip through Sequoia, then up to Las Vegas for the night.

The next day we headed up through St George, Utah. Not long after we hit the snow storm. I'd never driven in snow before, so I was white knuckled driving like a Paw Paw. My Mom didn't help with her back seat driving, but she didn't offer to take the wheel either. There was numerous cars off in the ditches, and one car flipped pulling a uhaul trailer. The cops were frantically waving for me to slow down, and Mom was yelling at me. Shit, I was only going 45 mph.

I haven't had to do that again, going on 50 years now. Screw all that heavy snow stuff.
 
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We're a couple of ranges over (east) from the Sierra and we've just gotten just four inches or so. A tree blew over and took four power poles with it yesterday and we didn't have power for half a day, but so far that's the worst of it. The really big snowfall is mostly high up where very few people live. However, snowmelt provides most of the farm irrigation here, so a big snowpack is a good thing,

It's March. We get wet storms in March.
 
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SNOWSQUAW said:
So far we only have about 2 feet here in Truckee
My daughter at 100 feet less than donner pass has 4
Snow is now closed Ming down fast and heavy! I think they said 10 feet more overnight for me
I will keep you posted! We still have power but ready with gas for generator and groceries either way!
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Do you still have the worst western hotel there. I rode Amtrak through there decades ago and they mentioned that place over the intercom.
 
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Ever since the weather bureau was sued for "underplaying" a forecast (that cost some lives), they have predicted worse than it ever really gets. The media doesn't help by showing the very worse view of things (to hold audiences through the commercials). So far, nothing here (Carson City) to support the predictions of doom. There is nearly always a storm in the Sierra about the vernal equinox. There are photos of snow deeper than a railroad snowplow taken at Cisco, Ca on the 15th of April. Yes, March is "in like a lion". I'll have to hurry to get the deck shoveled off before all the snow melts. Maybe I'll just have some more coffee and finish reading through Timebomb. (It helps to live east of Duchess!)
 
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Friends are in Nevada County, (CA) which according to Millwright's above map seems to be worst off for power out so far. I just talked to them and she texted me pics of the tree that came down this morning. Barely missed the truck (inches?) and would have landed square on the camper trailer they had been living in while the house was being built. Anyway, the winds have been "impressive".

These guys have made massive efforts at fire mitigation, so they have a wide perimeter opened up around the house which also aides in solar collection for their power system. Trees down all over and the local PG&E grid is (of course) down according to the neighbors.
 
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Delta said:
Ever since the weather bureau was sued for "underplaying" a forecast (that cost some lives), they have predicted worse than it ever really gets. The media doesn't help by showing the very worse view of things (to hold audiences through the commercials). So far, nothing here (Carson City) to support the predictions of doom. There is nearly always a storm in the Sierra about the vernal equinox. There are photos of snow deeper than a railroad snowplow taken at Cisco, Ca on the 15th of April. Yes, March is "in like a lion". I'll have to hurry to get the deck shoveled off before all the snow melts. Maybe I'll just have some more coffee and finish reading through Timebomb. (It helps to live east of Duchess!)
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Personally I think they should be reprimanded at least for causing the governor to shut down the state early yesterday afternoon. Snow didn’t even start until about 1am this morning and it’s got a long way to go to hit their predicted two feet. However the media is thrilled with another “we are all going to die” event.
 
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Johnny Twoguns said:
Apparently a couple hundred people didn't get the memo. In addition they seemed to have ignored the memo.
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silly children. hey, sierra's may get 10 feet of snow tonight. let's go play in it. I've been through my blizzards when younger. I wouldn't mess with 10 feet of it.
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Total dumbshits. How many will be running out of gas to keep warm before the night is over.
WTH anyway. I thought they closed the road.
 
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Powerful California blizzard shuts roads to Tahoe, Mammoth; 190-mph winds reported!​


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The most powerful California blizzard of the season pounded the Sierra Nevada with gusts of up to 190 mph, while heavy snow on Saturday forced the closure of key roads to the Lake Tahoe and Mammoth Mountain areas.

The main road to Mammoth Mountain ski resort, Highway 395, was shut down in both directions — to the south, toward Southern California, and to the north, toward Reno. The 75-mile stretch was closed from just northwest of Bishop in Inyo County to Bridgeport in Mono County, "due to multiple spinouts and collisions, as well as whiteout conditions," the California Department of Transportation said.

At 6 a.m. Saturday, Mammoth Mountain Ski Area reported it had received almost two feet of snow in some places. Two hours later, the resort said it was closing down for the day because of “extremely strong winds and blizzard conditions.”

75-mile stretch of Interstate 80 was shut down Saturday between Colfax and the Nevada state line. The Caltrans office in Kingvale, about 12 miles west of Truckee, has lost power, leading to the failure of its cameras and message boards.

"At this point, we are only allowing first responders and Caltrans employees on I-80. No essential big rigs, no ski resort employees," Caltrans said on social media.

The highway was a mess. At one point overnight, "we had a mass amount of vehicles over Donner Summit and it took several hours for emergency vehicles and tow trucks to reach motorists," the California Highway Patrol office in Truckee said.

"At one point, emergency personnel and tow trucks had a difficult time getting to motorists due to blizzard conditions," the CHP said. Crews worked on removing vehicles left abandoned on Interstate 80 after motorists were rescued.

A day earlier, multiple vehicles spun out and a big rig jackknifed.

"We suggest you stay home," the CHP added. "Stay warm and don't put yourself and your family in a dangerous position."

On Highway 50, which connects Sacramento to South Lake Tahoe, cars have spun out, forcing traffic to come to a standstill. A section of Highway 89 at Emerald Bay has also been shut, blocking the roadway that connects South Lake Tahoe to Tahoe City on the lake's western shore.


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RB Martin said:

Powerful California blizzard shuts roads to Tahoe, Mammoth; 190-mph winds reported!​


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The most powerful California blizzard of the season pounded the Sierra Nevada with gusts of up to 190 mph, while heavy snow on Saturday forced the closure of key roads to the Lake Tahoe and Mammoth Mountain areas.

The main road to Mammoth Mountain ski resort, Highway 395, was shut down in both directions — to the south, toward Southern California, and to the north, toward Reno. The 75-mile stretch was closed from just northwest of Bishop in Inyo County to Bridgeport in Mono County, "due to multiple spinouts and collisions, as well as whiteout conditions," the California Department of Transportation said.

At 6 a.m. Saturday, Mammoth Mountain Ski Area reported it had received almost two feet of snow in some places. Two hours later, the resort said it was closing down for the day because of “extremely strong winds and blizzard conditions.”

75-mile stretch of Interstate 80 was shut down Saturday between Colfax and the Nevada state line. The Caltrans office in Kingvale, about 12 miles west of Truckee, has lost power, leading to the failure of its cameras and message boards.

"At this point, we are only allowing first responders and Caltrans employees on I-80. No essential big rigs, no ski resort employees," Caltrans said on social media.

The highway was a mess. At one point overnight, "we had a mass amount of vehicles over Donner Summit and it took several hours for emergency vehicles and tow trucks to reach motorists," the California Highway Patrol office in Truckee said.

"At one point, emergency personnel and tow trucks had a difficult time getting to motorists due to blizzard conditions," the CHP said. Crews worked on removing vehicles left abandoned on Interstate 80 after motorists were rescued.

A day earlier, multiple vehicles spun out and a big rig jackknifed.

"We suggest you stay home," the CHP added. "Stay warm and don't put yourself and your family in a dangerous position."

On Highway 50, which connects Sacramento to South Lake Tahoe, cars have spun out, forcing traffic to come to a standstill. A section of Highway 89 at Emerald Bay has also been shut, blocking the roadway that connects South Lake Tahoe to Tahoe City on the lake's western shore.


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I’m no expert but ….I mean, isn’t this something that happens every year?
Why, do people act like it’s a new totally unexpected weather phenomenon and get stuck like that??

It’s like we just read the same, exact thing last year.
 
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Such extreme wind speeds are rare and typically associated with severe weather events. Here are some points to consider:

  1. Frequency: Wind speeds of 190 mph are highly unusual and occur infrequently. They are often linked to specific weather phenomena, such as blizzards or intense storms.
  2. Location: The occurrence of such high winds is often localized to specific regions, especially mountainous areas or exposed peaks. In the case of Tahoe Basin, the Sierra Nevada Range experienced these extreme gusts.
  3. Impact: Winds of this magnitude can cause significant damage, uproot trees, and pose serious risks to structures and human safety. They are not typical daily occurrences.
  4. Blizzard Conditions: The combination of high winds and heavy snowfall creates blizzard conditions. In this case, the system brought blizzard conditions overnight, with snowfall rates of up to 5 inches per hour1.
  5. Continued Monitoring: While such extreme wind speeds are rare, monitoring weather patterns and staying informed through reliable sources like the National Weather Service is crucial for preparedness and safety.
Remember that these wind speeds are exceptional and not representative of typical weather conditions. Most thunderstorm winds causing damage at ground level fall within the range of 50-60 mph2. Stay informed, and take necessary precautions during severe weather events. ️❄️
 
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