Effective:

2025-03-12T12:57:00-07:00

Expires:

2025-03-12T23:00:00-07:00

Certainty:

Likely

Event:

Wind Advisory

Type:

Update

Severity:

Moderate

Urgency:

Expected

Areas:

Northern Sacramento Valley; Central Sacramento Valley; Southern Sacramento Valley; Carquinez Strait and Delta; Northern San Joaquin Valley; Mountains Southwestern Shasta County to Western Colusa County; Northeast Foothills/Sacramento Valley; Motherlode

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Sacramento Valley, northern San Joaquin Valley, the Delta, the Motherlode, Mountains Southwestern Shasta County to Western Colusa County, and Northeast Foothills. * WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strongest winds expected through the afternoon today.

Instruction: Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

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.