SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT and FORECAST From the NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW ...STRONG FRONT TO BRING RAPIDLY LOWERING SNOW LEVELS TODAY... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATER THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT AROUND 7000 FEET THIS MORNING...BUT WILL QUICKLY LOWER TO 3000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. THERE COULD BE A 1 TO 3 HOUR PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. PRECIPITATION WILL START AS RAIN, BUT WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER. SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 3 NEAR CALLAHAN. EXPECT AN INCH OR LESS ELSEWHERE. LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS WILL END THIS EVENING. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS LATER THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON AS ROADS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. USE EXTRA CAUTION. Detailed Forecast for Scott Valley Today Rain before 1pm, then rain showers between 1pm and 4pm, then rain and snow showers likely after 4pm. High near 43. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Tonight Rain and snow showers likely before 10pm, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Christmas Day A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. North wind 5 to 7 mph. Thursday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. North northeast wind around 6 mph. Friday Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Light east northeast wind. Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Saturday Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Saturday Night A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Sunday Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Sunday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Monday Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Monday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 42. Etna, California Fort Jones, California Greenview, California Callahan, California
Posted on: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 15:50:38 +0000
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