Thursday, March 09, 2006

Snow Advisory in Eureka?

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST FRIDAY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A SNOWADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST FRIDAY.A VERY COLD AIR MASS MOVING INTO THE AREA IS ALLOWING WIDESPREADRAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO MOVE INTO NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. SNOWLEVELS ARE CURRENTLY AROUND 1000 FEET...BUT WILL DROP TO500 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL TEMPORARILY DROPTO SEA LEVEL IN THE MORE INTENSE SHOWERS...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OFUP TO 1 INCH AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. 2 TO 4 INCHES IS LIKELYABOVE 500 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING.

This is so rare in Eureka (sea level) I remember getting three inches in 1989 that fell right on the beach. Quite a site.

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