FRIDAY THE 13th!

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.............IF YOU LIKE SNOW.

I went to bed last night listening to the pitter patter of rain and awoke this morning to the silence of SNOW.  It's beautiful.

Did you know that last year at this time Dodge Ridge has 54' of snow?  This year:  17'.  Boy is Mother Nature showing her hormones!

This morning at 6.30:

From MyMotherlode.com:

A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect for the Sierra Nevada through Friday 11 PM.

According to the National Weather Service, light snow accumulation is expected at 3000 feet. Four to twenty-four inches of snow accumulation is anticipated above 3000 feet.

Winds of five to thirty-five mph are likely with gusts reaching up to sixty mph over the higher terrain.

Drier and warmer weather is expected this weekend.

As of 6.49 a.m., Friday, 13 April 2012:

IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA & SIERRA NEVADA

Highway 108:  IS CLOSED FROM 13 MI EAST OF STRAWBERRY TO 5.3 MI WEST OF THE JCT OF US 395 /SONORA PASS/ (TUOLUMNE,MONO CO) - FOR THE WINTER - MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE

CHAINS OR SNOW TIRES ARE REQUIRED FROM 5 MI WEST OF LONG BARN TO 4 MI EAST OF STRAWBERRY (TUOLUMNE CO)
 
CHAINS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT 4-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLES WITH SNOW TIRES ON ALL 4 WHEELS FROM 4 MI EAST OF STRAWBERRY TO 13 MI EAST OF STRAWBERRY (TUOLUMNE CO) 

CHAINS OR SNOW TIRES ARE REQUIRED FROM 3.8 MI WEST OF THE JCT OF US 395 TO THE JCT OF US 395 (MONO CO)



From the National Weather Service:

2 products issued by NWS for: 4 Miles NE Twain Harte CA

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Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
439 AM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

...MORE SNOW AND BREEZY WIND FOR THE MOUNTAINS TODAY...

.PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY AS ANOTHER
STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS EXPECTED AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH POSSIBLE
LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS DOWN TO AROUND 3000 FEET THIS MORNING.

GUSTY WINDS COULD COMBINE WITH SNOW TO MAKE DRIVING IN THE
MOUNTAINS HAZARDOUS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. DRIER AND WARMER WEATHER EXPECTED THIS
WEEKEND.

CAZ068-069-140000-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120414T0300Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY
439 AM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET...

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET
  WITH UP TO A FOOT OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000
  FEET.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET.

* TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH THIS MORNING
  BECOMING SHOWERY THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: CHESTER... QUINCY... GRASS
  VALLEY...POLLOCK PINES... TRANS-SIERRA ROADWAYS INCLUDING
  INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS: REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM HEAVY SNOW AND WIND CAUSING
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WIND MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST AND COMBINED WITH STRONG WIND WILL
MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL BE PREPARED FOR
HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS.

IF YOU'RE IN THE VALLEY OR BAY AREA (or wherever), FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME WITH WEATHER RELATED QUESTIONS -- or any questions for that matter!  blythek@mac.com