NATIONAL WEATHER ADVISORY

December 16, 2012    04:20 pm             Mark Truppner, MML Reporter 

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the Sierra Nevada through Monday night at midnight. 

A Winter Storm Advisory will then be in effect for the Sierra above 5000 feet through Tuesday 4 AM.

Snow levels range from 3500 through 5500 feet.    An additional two inches to one foot of snow accumulation is expected above 4000 feet.

Winds of fifteen to thirty mph will continue, with gusts ranging from forty to sixty mph over the crest of the Sierra.

Cold air will move into the region from Tuesday through Thursday.

In the central valley, temperatures on Wednesday and Thursday morning will range from the upper 20's to 33 degrees.

Another storm system will impact the Sierra from Thursday evening into Friday.
 
Unsettled weather will continue through the weekend.

A Winter Storm Warning means that significant snow is inevitable and will occur within the issued time frame.

A Winter Storm Advisory is lighter but means that periods of snow will make travel difficult.
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Written by Mark Truppner


AND AS OF 7.30 A.M. there is no snow on the ground, some sprinkle of rain and Dish Network Subscribers have no signal......unless you consider 10 seconds here and 30 seconds there a signal.  "They're working on it!" 

UPDATE TO MI WUK MUTUAL WATER ISSUE

2:15 p.m., Sunday: 

Some Mi Wuk homeowners had their water flow restored late yesterday (think toilets and being able to flush) but are still under the water boiling guidelines until notified otherwise.

MI WUK MUTUAL WATER DISTRICT OUTAGE

If your home/cabin is serviced by the Mi Wuk Mutual Water District, you have no water.  It went out yesterday (Saturday) after a fire hydrant "blew".  The Fire Department has placed a notice on every home within the MW Water District.  (copied below)

BOIL WATER NOTICE

Failure to follow this advisory could result in stomach of intestinal illness.

Due to the recent water outages, The California Dept. of Public Health, in conjunction with the Tuolumne Country Health Department and Mi Wuk Village Water Company Water System, is advising residents of Mi Wuk Village to use boiled tap water or bottled water for drinking and cooking purposes as a safety precaution.

DO NOT DRINK THE WATER WITHOUT BOILING IT FIRST.  Bring all water to a boil, let it boil for one (1) minute, and let it cool before using, or use bottled water.  Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking and food preparation until further notice.  Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water.  This is the preferred method to assure that the water is safe to drink.

We will inform you when tests shows that water is safe to drink and you no longer need to boil your water.  We anticipate resolving the problem within the next five days.  

For more information call:

Water Utility contact:  Steve Durgin, Chief Operator, (209) 743-2366

California Dept. of Public Health - Drinking Water Field Operations Branch - Merced District Office: (559) 447-3300.

Local Environmental Health Jurisdiction:  Tuolumne County:  (209) 533-5990

As I get further information, I will post it right here.

By the way, no snow from these recent storms.  Snow level is above 7000'.

(My thanks go out to Nancy Gorham for being my roving reporter and making sure we all had the important information.)

WEATHER IS COMING .............

RAIN is certainly coming our way.  But the flooding and debris runoff that you hear about on the Sacramento news stations, and read on the National Weather Service reports, are for the northern Sierra Nevada:  Butte, Plumas, Shasta, Sacramento counties.  No mention of Tuolumne or Calaveras.  As usual.  Do we really exist?  Sometimes I wonder.   << rather editorial comment!  :)

Click on the image above for a much better and larger view.

Below is the link to the national weather service site I use:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=38.08052761936274&lon=-120.18562316894531&site=sto&smap=1&unit=0&lg=en&FcstType=text

7-DAY FORECAST

• This Afternoon (Tuesday, November 27th):  Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 53 by 5pm. South wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. 
• Tonight:  Rain after 4am. Low around 44. Southeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
• Wednesday:  Rain. High near 52. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. 
• Wednesday Night:  A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. 
• Thursday:  Rain likely, mainly after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. South southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Thursday Night:  Rain. Low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
• Friday:  Rain. High near 50. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
• Friday Night:  Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 44.
• Saturday:  Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 54.
• Saturday Night:  Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 43.
• Sunday:  Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 54.
• Sunday Night : A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 41.
• Monday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.

Enjoy the rain!  Get out the games and sit around a nice warm fire.  Me?  I have six women coming for a Christmas Card Making Marathon Stamping Weekend from Friday to Sunday afternoon.  Awesome!

If you ever want to do some rubber stamping: cards, scrapbooking, digital, gifts..........send me an email.  I offer organized stamping retreats or classes in My Country Loft here in Mi Wuk.  And we always stamp 2 cards ($3.00) at the Mi Wuk Library on the 3rd Thursday of every month, December included.  Don't be shy. 

ALBINO SQUIRREL???

HAVE YOU SEEN what appears to be an albino squirrel in the Kome Rd. area?  Readers Patty and Paul are asking.

If you have seen it, can you snap a photo and send it to me, blythek@mac.com, please. 

These photos are not "our squirrel" but they'll certainly give you the idea.

ARE YOU A SKIER?? AT DODGE RIDGE?

A Solid Week of Winter Weather
15 Plus Inches Of Snowfall At The Summit & More To Come...

After 3 days and a series of two storm systems, Dodge Ridge received over 15 inches of new snowfall at the summit above 7,500 feet and about 3 inches at the base area of solid base building wet snow to prepare for the coming weeks.  These initial weekend storms will be followed by a series of storms over the next 2 weeks bringing consistent accumulations of snowfall from base to summit.  If the predicted weather patterns hold true, we'll hopefully be looking at an early December opening here at Dodge Ridge.  Stay tuned . . .




DODGE also has a presence on FaceBook.  Just search for Dodge Ridge and then 'like' them.  You'll get updates sooner than I might get them posted.  You can also go to Twitter to receive Dodge Ridge condition updates by text message or email throughout the season.  Sign up at twitter.com/dodgeridge.



And no, there's no snow in 'this part of Dodge' as of this evening, Sunday, November 18th.  Just intermittent drizzle or perhaps a bit of rain.

WONDERING WHAT IT'S LIKE UP HERE ON HWY 108?

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the Sierra Nevada above 6000 feet through Sunday 4pm.

Snow levels will range from 5000 through 7500 feet.

Half a foot to three feet of total snow accumulation is expected above 6000 feet.

Winds of fifteen to forty mph are likely with gusts ranging from fifty to seventy-five mph.

Two to three and a half inches of rain is expected in the Mother Lode.

Unsettled weather will continue next week, with additional storms possible.

No warnings for Highway 108 except that Sonora Pass is closed----find an alternate route. :)

Our driveway is totally covered with pine needles.  And this afternoon is supposed to be windy.  I'll let you know if anything more exciting comes along.

If I don't get back here before Thursday, I wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving Day.  We have so much to be thankful for.  Share your thanks with your friends and family during your meal.  This has been a tradition in our family for years and years and now we have the youngest members, 4, 4, 5, and 8 participating.  Priceless.  I'm thankful and grateful for them.

Questions?  Please ask.