San Andreas, CA…Due to extreme cold and the risk to the public the Calaveras County Warming Centers in Arnold, West Point, and Murphys will reopen at 3 pm this afternoon.

Warming Centers

Arnold Independence Hall West Point Community Hall
1445 Blagen Road 22283 Highway 26
Arnold, CA 95223 West Point, CA 95255
3 pm – 8 pm 3 pm – 8 pm

Murphys Fire District Training Center
58 Jones Street
Murphys, CA 95247
3 pm – 8 pm

Warming Centers have complementary Personal Resiliency Kits available (1 per person), thanks to our partners at PG&E. These kits contain a light snack, a bottle of water, a device charger and a blanket.

A Winter Storm Warning continues to be in effect for Calaveras County until 4 pm today. A Winter Storm Warning for snow means there will be snow covered roads and limited visibility. Travel is not recommended while the warning is in effect. Snow is expected to redevelop over the area this afternoon with new snow accumulations from one to three inches.

Snow Accumulation – December 29, 2021
Location
Approx. New Snow
Accumulation in Inches

Arnold
8

Dorrington
8

Murphys
0

Glencoe / West Point
1.5

Snow accumulation = new inches of overnight snow fall.
Calaveras County Office of Emergency Services (OES) continues to work with operational partners throughout the county to clear roads, and restore power.

Calaveras County Road Information:

Our Public Works Department has snow removal crews working around the clock on County maintained roads, while Caltrans continues to work clearing the State Highways.

Dorrington/Arnold Area efforts are concentrated on getting at least one lane open on all roads.

o Equipment in use includes: 7 snow plow trucks, 6 dump trucks, 2 graders and 2 loaders.

· Glencoe/West Point Area has 3 snow plow trucks active.

· San Andreas/Mountain Ranch/Mokelumne Hill has 2 snow plow trucks in service at this time.

· Jenny Lind/Valley Springs have no major issues to report. Crew members have been assigned to other districts to assist with snow and tree removal efforts.

As of 11:30 am road closures due to down power lines and trees include:

East Murray Creek at Rail Road Flat Road, Mountain Ranch
Lily Gap Road at Skull Flat Road, West Point
Lower Moran Road, Arnold
Lightning Lane to Love Creek Road
Segale Drive to Lightning Lane

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Update

Impacts:

Very difficult travel conditions with likely chain controls and possible road closures
Low visibility due to a combination of wind and heavy snow

Timing:
Today and again early next week

Confidence:
High for snow today
Medium for timing/amounts for system early next week
Moderate snow expected over the mountains through today
Snow levels 1000-2000 feet across the Sierra Nevada with moderate impacts
Scattered light snow showers on Friday
Strong system early next week with potential for major impacts

Support Information
Calaveras Transit Agency will be available to assist the community with Dial-A-Ride services for those that may need transportation. More information can be found on their website at Direct Connect Dial-a-Ride – Calaveras Connect. For assistance with transportation, call Calaveras Connect at (209) 754-4450.

American Red Cross (ARC) has a winter storm checklist on their website at WinterStorms.pdf (redcross.org).
Calaveras County Community Info Center (arcgis.com) contains current PG&E power outage information and weather reporting.

Calaveras County Animal Services has information for keeping pets safe in an emergency on their website at:

https://animal.calaverasgov.us/Portals/Animal/Documents/Pet%20Safety%20in%20E mergencies.pdf?ver=kYy7ziqoSobg6qPpE3bQyA%3d%3d.

California Department of Food and Agriculture has information for livestock disaster preparedness on their website at Disaster Preparedness Livestock Owners (ca.gov).