{"id":54899,"date":"2018-03-12T08:58:41","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T15:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=54899"},"modified":"2018-03-12T13:52:14","modified_gmt":"2018-03-12T20:52:14","slug":"winter-storm-warning-more-rain-snow-on-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=54899","title":{"rendered":"Winter Storm Warning &#038; More Rain &#038; Snow on The Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arnold, CA&#8230;Our &#8220;Miracle March&#8221; seems to be a very real thing as our moisture totals make up for lost time this season.  This is the forecast from the National Weather Service for the West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada.  Today Mostly sunny. Highs 40 to 55 higher elevations&#8230;53 to 63 lower elevations. Prevailing south winds up to 15 mph.  Tonight Mostly cloudy. At lower elevations, a slight chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. At higher elevations, a slight chance of rain in the evening, then rain and snow likely after midnight. Lows 30 to 45 higher elevations&#8230; 44 to 50 lower elevations. Little or no snow accumulation. Snow level above 8000 feet. Prevailing south winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Over ridges, prevailing south winds 10 to 25 mph increasing to 20 to 35 mph after midnight.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thepinetree.net\/index.php?module=pagemaster&amp;PAGE_user_op=view_page&amp;PAGE_id=18&amp;MMN_position=26:26\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/nws.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"684\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/nws.jpg 640w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/nws-281x300.jpg 281w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/nws-570x609.jpg 570w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/nws-150x160.jpg 150w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/nws-468x500.jpg 468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday At lower elevations, rain. At higher elevations, rain and snow likely in the morning, then heavy rain and snow in the afternoon. Breezy. Highs 33 to 48 higher elevations&#8230;45 to 53 lower elevations. No snow accumulation lower elevations&#8230;1 to 7 inches higher elevations. Snow level above 8000 feet. Prevailing south winds 10 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph&#8230; Except south 25 to 35 mph over ridges.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday Night Rain and snow showers. Colder. Lows 19 to 34 higher elevations&#8230;33 to 39 lower elevations. Snow accumulation 2 to 4 inches lower elevations&#8230;except 7 to 12 inches higher elevations. Snow level 5500 feet. Prevailing southwest winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph&#8230;except southwest 15 to 30 mph over ridges.<\/p>\n<p>\\Wednesday Rain and snow showers likely. Highs 24 to 39 higher elevations&#8230;38 to 46 lower elevations. Snow accumulation 3 to 5 inches lower elevations&#8230;except 4 to 9 inches higher elevations. Snow level 4000 feet. Prevailing south winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday Night Rain and snow showers likely. Moderate snow accumulations possible. Lows 20 to 35.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday Rain and snow showers likely. Moderate snow accumulations possible. Highs 27 to 42.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday Night Snow showers and heavy rain showers. Heavy snow accumulations possible. Lows 20 to 35.<\/p>\n<p>Friday Snow likely and heavy rain. Heavy snow accumulations possible. Highs 28 to 43.<\/p>\n<p>Friday Night And Saturday Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Lows 17 to 32. Highs 30 to 45.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday Night And Sunday Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Lows 17 to 32. Highs 32 to 47. <\/p>\n<p>Winter Storm Warning<br \/>\nURGENT &#8211; WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE<br \/>\nNational Weather Service Sacramento CA<br \/>\n300 AM PDT Mon Mar 12 2018<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;The First in a series of Winter Storms starts Tuesday&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>.Winter weather returns this week with the first storm expected<br \/>\nto affect the region Tuesday and Wednesday with periods of heavy<br \/>\nsnow and gusty winds. A foot or more of snow accumulation is<br \/>\nexpected above 4000 feet with 2 to 3 feet possible along the crest<br \/>\nand through the passes. Impacts to travel will likely be severe<br \/>\nwith travel delays likely and possible road closures. Plan travel<br \/>\naccordingly.<\/p>\n<p>Additional storms will impact the region later in the week with<br \/>\nmore heavy snowfall likely.<\/p>\n<p>CAZ068-069-130000-<br \/>\n\/O.UPG.KSTO.WS.A.0007.180313T2000Z-180315T0000Z\/<br \/>\n\/O.NEW.KSTO.WS.W.0005.180313T2000Z-180315T0000Z\/<br \/>\nWestern Plumas County\/Lassen Park-<br \/>\nWest Slope Northern Sierra Nevada-<br \/>\n300 AM PDT Mon Mar 12 2018<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 5 PM PDT<br \/>\nWEDNESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>* WHAT&#8230;Heavy snow expected. Travel will be very difficult. Total<br \/>\n  snow accumulations of 1 to 2 feet with localized amounts up to 3<br \/>\n  feet are expected.<\/p>\n<p>* WHERE&#8230;Western Plumas County\/Lassen Park and West Slope<br \/>\n  Northern Sierra Nevada. Including Interstate 80 over Donner<br \/>\n  Pass, Highway 50 over Echo Summit and Highway 88 over Carson<br \/>\n  Pass.<\/p>\n<p>* WHEN&#8230;1 PM Tuesday to 5 PM Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>* ADDITIONAL DETAILS&#8230;Be prepared for significant reductions in<br \/>\n  visibility at times.<\/p>\n<p>PRECAUTIONARY\/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>A Winter Storm Warning for snow means there will be snow covered<br \/>\nroads and limited visibilities. Travel is not recommended while<br \/>\nthe warning is in effect. If you must travel, keep an extra<br \/>\nflashlight, food and water in your vehicle in case of an<br \/>\nemergency.The latest road conditions for the state you are<br \/>\ncalling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.<\/p>\n<p>$$<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arnold, CA&#8230;Our &#8220;Miracle March&#8221; seems to be a very real thing as our moisture totals make up for lost time this season. This is the forecast from the National Weather Service for the West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada. Today Mostly sunny. Highs 40 to 55 higher elevations&#8230;53 to 63 lower elevations. Prevailing south winds up [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":54904,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,9,22,21,20,18,1,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-angels-camp","category-arnold","category-bear-valley","category-copperopolis","category-featured","category-murphys","category-news","category-traffic-fire","last_archivepost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/nws.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=54899"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54899\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/54904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=54899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=54899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=54899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}