Winter storm anticipated to trigger ‘main journey impacts’ in northern California : NPR

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Justin Sullivan/Getty Photographs North America As folks journey for the vacation weekend, a lot of Northern California is underneath a winter storm watch, with communities bracing for a number of ft of snow.

The Nationwide Climate Service warned folks touring to and from the Sierra Nevada and its common ski resorts to anticipate "main journey impacts" and to make use of "excessive warning."

However there may be nonetheless time for folks to get to their locations for Presidents Day weekend.

Dakari Anderson, a Nationwide Climate Service meteorologist within the Sacramento workplace, informed The Related Press that Saturday by Sunday morning goes to be the "greatest journey window" forward of the incoming chilly climate system.

Whereas there was some snow earlier within the week, situations remained quiet on Saturday, Anderson mentioned. However issues are anticipated to choose up Sunday afternoon — with communities which are located at elevations of three,000 to 4,000 ft (914 to 1,219 meters) anticipating to be blanketed with between 1 and a pair of ft (30 and 60 centimeters) of snow.

"Our highest (snow) accumulations are going to be in these type of extra hard-to-reach locations, however we're nonetheless going to see a few of these heavier quantities in communities which are populated," Anderson mentioned.

Communities in larger elevations may see way more snow — presumably 6 to eight ft (1.8 to 2.4 meters). Amongst them, Anderson mentioned, could also be Blue Canyon, a sparsely populated unincorporated neighborhood that sits at 4,695 ft (1,431 meters) of elevation and is about 51 miles (82 kilometers) west of Lake Tahoe.

The Metropolis of South Lake Tahoe posted on its Fb web page warning residents that in the event that they drive on Monday they need to "anticipate delays, doable highway closures, and whiteout situations."

The Shasta County Sheriff's Workplace urged residents to reap the benefits of the clear climate Saturday and put together for the storm. "It has appeared 'spring-like' for a big a part of 2026, however winter is about to indicate it isn't fairly executed but," the company posted on Fb.