Winter Storm Watch
…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR AREAS ABOVE 9000 FEET…
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING.
STRONG WINDS AND SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF MONO COUNTY LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH SPEEDS OF 20
TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH BY THIS EVENING. GUSTS TO 90 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
SNOW LEVELS STARTING NEAR 10000 FEET TONIGHT WILL DROP TO AROUND
8000 FEET BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL TOTALS ABOVE 9000
FEET COULD BE AS HIGH AS 12 INCHES. ACCUMULATIONS BELOW 9000 FEET
WILL BE MUCH LESS…WITH LOCATIONS BELOW 8000 FEET RECEIVING ONLY
RAIN.
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS IN THE BACKCOUNTRY OF THE HIGH SIERRA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO.
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As of this morning, CalTrans reports closures due to snow for Tioga Pass (120) and Sonora Pass (108). Ebbetts and Monitor are still open. Here’s a handy link to check on highways in the Sierra and for-the-season Winter closures. http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/clsdlst.htm Today’s closures are probably temporary. Drive safely!
Well the “storm” did not last long, no Aspens in the snow for me to see. The mountain passes are already open again…