Severe weather alerts: Hailstorms and Tornados possible

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Severe weather alerts: Hailstorms and Tornados possible

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... WEST CENTRAL BUTTE COUNTY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA... NORTHEASTERN GLENN COUNTY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA... SOUTH CENTRAL TEHAMA COUNTY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA... * UNTIL 600 PM PST * AT 528 PM PST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ORDBEND...OR ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ORLAND...AND MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM MAY CONTAIN A TORNADO AND POSSIBLY UP TO DIME SIZE HAIL. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... NORD AND CHICO BY 545 PM PST... 7 MILES EAST OF VINA BY 600 PM PST...

Area: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA

Affected Counties or parts of: Butte, Glenn, Tehama

Sent: 2009-03-03T17:35:33-08:00

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY	Actual/Future/Severe/Possible
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... SHASTA DAM ... BURNEY... ALDER SPRINGS
Update sent at 15:55 PST on 2009-03-03

WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... CHESTER... QUINCY... BLUE CANYON
Update sent at 15:55 PST on 2009-03-03

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY	Actual/Future/Severe/Possible
MONO-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... BRIDGEPORT... COLEVILLE... LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES
Update sent at 15:41 PST on 2009-03-03

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY	Actual/Future/Severe/Possible
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... CEDARVILLE... EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL... EMPIRE... GERLACH
Alert sent at 15:41 PST on 2009-03-03

WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Observed
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... SOUTH LAKE TAHOE... TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE... MARKLEEVILLE... GLENBROOK... INCLINE VILLAGE
Update sent at 15:41 PST on 2009-03-03

SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FOR THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH WEDNESDAY	Actual/Future/Severe/Possible
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... PORTOLA... SUSANVILLE... WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE
Update sent at 15:41 PST on 2009-03-03

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY	Actual/Future/Severe/Possible
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... ASPENDELL... MT WHITNEY
Update sent at 15:14 PST on 2009-03-03

FLOOD ADVISORY - NWS SACRAMENTO CA	Actual/Future/Severe/Possible
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Alert sent at 15:13 PST on 2009-03-03

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Tuesday, March 3, 2009