Diablo, WA Weather Warnings

WINTER STORM WARNING

Warning Issue Date:

430 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A VIGOROUS PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE CASCADES BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE RANGE OF ONE FOOT TO TWO AND A HALF FEET. THE HEAVIEST PERIODS OF SNOW WILL BE TONIGHT WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES EXPECTED. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AROUND 1500 FEET THIS MORNING...RISE TO 3000 FEET TONIGHT...THEN FALL TO 2000 FEET ON SUNDAY AS SNOWFALL TAPERS OFF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL INTO THE CASCADES BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...LONG DELAYS...AND ROAD CLOSURES. $$