From the StormWatch 12 Weather Team…
Summary:
This next round of widespread and heavier rain and snow will continue through tonight. Expect a very soggy night with snowy conditions in our higher elevations. We’ll also see some more strong winds with many areas seeing gusts between 25-50 mph. Some of the highest gusts will be for the coast, Shasta Valley and up in our higher terrain. Blowing snow will be a concern for our higher elevations that see snow tonight into tomorrow. This will further complicate travel and make for very hazardous conditions. Snow levels will be climbing Thursday night into Friday. Expect snow levels to be between 3,500′ to 4,000′ or so through the evening then climb up to around 5,000′ to 6,000′ overnight into Friday morning. We would likely see a transition from snow to rain for the Mt. Shasta area along I-5 and eventually the Klamath Falls area during this time.
Another surge of heavier rain and snow will work through the region on Friday Snow levels will likely stay low enough to keep the snow flying for the Diamond Lake area, Crater Lake and the higher terrain of the eastside through much of Friday. Travel will continue to be very difficult for these higher elevations through the end of the week. Be sure to carry tire chains for these higher passes.
Timing:
Expect periods of moderate to heavy rain and snow through Friday and even Friday night. We do expect rain and higher elevation snow to continue to impact our region into Saturday. Precipitation will turn more showery on Saturday then taper off into Saturday evening and night.
Alerts:
Winter Weather Advisories are in place for some of our higher elevations where heavy and blowing snow will create very difficult travel conditions. Wind Advisories have also been issued for parts of the region.
Follow the link below to get more details on all of the weather alerts that have been issued in our area.
Rainfall Amounts:
We expect heavier and very beneficial rainfall and precipitation throughout Southern Oregon and Northern California with these next rounds Thursday afternoon through Saturday. Most of the region will see anywhere between 1-3″ of precipitation. Great news for the drought! However, we are concerned about recent burn scar areas. Heavy rain and milder temperatures could trigger debris flows for some of the burn scars like the McKinney Fire burn scar.
Coast and Coastal Mountains: 1.00-3.50”
Yreka Area: 1.00-1.50”
Mt. Shasta Area: 2.00-3.00”
Eastside: 1.00-2.00”
Cascades: 2.00-3.00”
Rogue Valley: 1.00-2.00”
Illinois Valley: 1.50-2.00″
Snowfall Amounts:
Below is a look at snowfall amounts from Thursday afternoon night through about 7 PM on Friday. Additional snow accumulations are expected for some higher elevations Friday night into Saturday.
Crater Lake: 12-24″
Lake of the Woods: 4-8″
Mt. Ashland Ski Area: 6-12″
Diamond Lake and Chemult: 8-12″
Warner Mountain Pass: 8-12″
Klamath Basin: 1-3”
Bly Mountain & Quartz Mountain Passes: 3-8″
Lakeview: 3-6″
Mt. Shasta: 2-4″
Siskiyou Summit: Trace-2″
Travel Information:
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