02-27-2012, 12:06 AM
...STRONG WINTER STORM EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO
WEDNESDAY...
A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TUESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. THE COLD FRONT WILL INITIALLY BRING VERY STRONG
WINDS TO THE COAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH WINDS OF
40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS GREATER THAN 60 MPH POSSIBLE. AS THE FRONT
MOVES ONSHORE...STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP IN THE SHASTA
VALLEY AND EAST OF THE CASCADES. THE SHASTA VALLEY WILL SEE SOUTH
WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT...WHILE THE EAST
SIDE WILL EXPERIENCE SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
MPH TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
AS THE STORM MOVES ONSHORE IT WILL BRING VERY HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO
THE REGION. RAINFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE COAST RANGE OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST OREGON TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE 2500 TO 3000 FEET...DROPPING TO
AROUND 1500 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF A
FOOT ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNT SHASTA AREA AS WELL AS THE SISKIYOUS
AND THE CASCADES TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS MAY EXCEED 2 FEET ABOVE 4500 FEET AROUND MOUNT
SHASTA AND IN THE SISKIYOUS.
WEDNESDAY...
A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TUESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. THE COLD FRONT WILL INITIALLY BRING VERY STRONG
WINDS TO THE COAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH WINDS OF
40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS GREATER THAN 60 MPH POSSIBLE. AS THE FRONT
MOVES ONSHORE...STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP IN THE SHASTA
VALLEY AND EAST OF THE CASCADES. THE SHASTA VALLEY WILL SEE SOUTH
WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT...WHILE THE EAST
SIDE WILL EXPERIENCE SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
MPH TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
AS THE STORM MOVES ONSHORE IT WILL BRING VERY HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO
THE REGION. RAINFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE COAST RANGE OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST OREGON TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE 2500 TO 3000 FEET...DROPPING TO
AROUND 1500 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF A
FOOT ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNT SHASTA AREA AS WELL AS THE SISKIYOUS
AND THE CASCADES TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS MAY EXCEED 2 FEET ABOVE 4500 FEET AROUND MOUNT
SHASTA AND IN THE SISKIYOUS.