Effective:

2025-03-12T14:51:00-07:00

Expires:

2025-03-13T17:00:00-07:00

Certainty:

Likely

Event:

Winter Storm Warning

Type:

Update

Severity:

Severe

Urgency:

Expected

Areas:

Greater Lake Tahoe Area; Greater Lake Tahoe Area

* WHAT...Heavy Snow. For areas along the Sierra crest: snow accumulations up to 2 to 3 feet with locally up to 4 feet possible at the highest peaks. For the Sierra communities: snow accumulations up to 10 to 18 inches. Ridge winds gusting as high as 100 mph. For Lake Tahoe: south-southwest winds 20 to 25 mph gusting up to 45 mph with waves up to 2 to 4 feet. * WHERE...Greater Lake Tahoe Area. * WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Wednesday and Thursday AM and PM commutes. Strong winds could cause damage to trees and power lines as well as blowing snow that could cause near whiteout conditions.

Instruction: If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

Effective:

2025-03-12T14:01:00-07:00

Expires:

2025-03-13T05:15:00-07:00

Certainty:

Likely

Event:

Winter Storm Warning

Type:

Update

Severity:

Severe

Urgency:

Expected

Areas:

West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada

* WHAT...For the Winter Storm Warning Above 4000 feet, heavy snow. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 feet, with up to 4 feet over peaks. Winds gusting as high as 70 mph. For the Winter Storm Watch, heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 6 and 12 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. * WHERE...West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada County. * WHEN...For the Winter Storm Warning, until 11 PM PDT Thursday. For the Winter Storm Watch, from Thursday 11 PM PDT through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Wednesday evening through Friday evening commutes. Very strong winds could cause extensive tree damage. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Heaviest snowfall expected through this evening with snowfall rates of 3 to 4 inches per hour at times.

Instruction: Check the latest road conditions from Caltrans online at quickmap.dot.ca.gov or dial 5 1 1.