Summary of Soda Springs, California: Snow, wind and cold weather forecasts for the state of the upper Mississippi River Valley and the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range
The US is expected to get a Bitter cold, biting wind and heavy snow this week.
In a 48 hour period, Soda Springs in the northern part of the state received 60 inches of snow.
A multi-day severe storm threat begins Monday for parts of the South and southern central US. The threat for severe weather has been issued for parts of western and central Kansas and Oklahoma.
As the system heads east on Tuesday, the threat will likely affect a lot of the Lower Mississippi River Valley. Areas including Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Shreveport in Louisiana and Jackson, Mississippi, could see tornadoes, high wind gusts and damaging hail.
A winter storm watch has been issued for Fargo, North Dakota, and it will be in effect until late Wednesday night. A winter storm watch is in effect for Duluth, Minnesota, which could get at least 6 inches of snow.
Winter storm warnings were in place overnight for the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, where an additional foot of snow could fall in the highest elevations before 4 a.m.
The storm already made for icy and dangerous conditions on key roadways, with authorities on Saturday closing down a long stretch of Interstate 80, from Colfax in Northern California to Stateline, Nevada, due to “blowing snow & near-zero visibility,” Caltrans said on Twitter.
The National Weather Service office in Reno said that the Sierra snowpack is 225% of normal.
It appears to be a lot like Christmas out here. It wasn’t a lot of wind, and it stuck to everything. The card is like a picture postcard.
The snowtotals so far are impressive and he iscautiously optimistic that precipitation will help the state out of its drought.
We’re Buried: Snowfall in the Palisades Tahoe Ski Resort, Olympic Valley, California, since December 1st, 2018
“We’re Buried,” the Palisades Tahoe Ski Resort wrote on its website Sunday, sharing photos of thick snow covering the ski resort in Olympic Valley, California.
This is definitely a storm to remember. Since December 1st, we have received 7.5 feet of snow. Plus, in just 24 hours from Saturday morning to Sunday morning, we received more than 35 inches of snow — the 6th largest snowfall total in 24 hours that we have on record,” resort operators wrote.
The Cascades mountains in Washington state are likely to see the heaviest snowfall on Tuesday, but nearby lowlands in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming could see a foot of snow, according to the NWS. There could be another blast of ice and snow on Thursday.
The temperatures will be as low as 30 degrees below zero in some areas when the front crosses, with winds of up to 60 mph.
By Friday the first week of winter could be the lowest one’s seen this season. There will be a chill as low as 20 degrees on Christmas Eve.
As of Tuesday morning, air travel appeared largely undisturbed by the approaching polar front, with more than 575 delays and 285 cancellations at airports across the U.S., according to the tracking site Flight Aware.
The Associated Press reported that the efforts to bring extra utility workers into New England for this week’s storm were put on hold because of slick roads.
Oregon Wind and Rain, and the Loss of Power, for Floods During the Last 11 Days of the West Coast, according to the National Weather Service
The NWS says frostbite is a risk for those trying to weather the cold. Subzero temperatures in some parts of the U.S. this week could lead to frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
It is recommended that those walking outside dress in layers, cover their skin, and change into dry clothing as soon as possible. But, experts say, the best prevention by far is simply to stay indoors.
California is expected to get the heaviest impacts from rain or snow, with all 11 Western states expecting it. Between rain, snow and wind, more than a hundred thousand customers in Idaho, Oregon, Washington and California lost power by the afternoon.
The atmospheric river – a long, narrow region in the atmosphere that can transport moisture thousands of miles – is the reason flood watches were issued for over 7 million people across much of the West Coast, including Seattle and San Francisco.
More than fifteen million people in the West are under wind advisories from the National Weather Service as a storm system moves inland.
A high wind warning has been issued for much of the Pacific Northwest where winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph are expected or already occurring. In addition, wind advisories are also posted both in the Pacific Northwest as well as many other Western states.
Colin Bourgeois, a certified arborist, told CNN that the trees in Portland have been weakened by weather extremes.
The heat dome and other heat events have damaged trees because it takes a lot of energy for their immune system to fight off pathogens.
Oregon State Record Breaking for the Third-Rainiest December Day of the Year 1996-97 Weather and its Meteorology
Portland recorded 2.12 inches of rain, breaking the old record of 1.08 inches set on December 26, 1996. Portland has a record for the third-rainiest December day.
The next five days will be filled with between 2 and 4 inches of rain in some areas and up to 6 inches in others. The coast is expected to receive between 3-6 inches of rain.
The western foothills of theSierra Nevada Mountains, as well as the coastal portions of southern Oregon and to Los Angeles County are at the top of the list of flash- flooding concerns.
The National Weather Service in Los Angeles said goodbye to the warmth. “Big drop in temperatures on track between today and tomorrow (Tuesday). Expect 15-20 degrees of cooling thanks to the approaching storm system.”