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We should create a snow thread and post all warnings from all over the world here.
Here's a 12-18" snow Winter Storm Warning for Inyo County, CA.
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
945 PM PDT MON OCT 3 2011
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM PDT
THURSDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...PEAK ON
WEDNESDAY...THEN DECREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 8500 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT...THEN QUICKLY
FALLING TO 5500 TO 6000 FEET DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SIX TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE
7000 FEET...WITH 12 TO 18 INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE CREST.
* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH
POSSIBLE NEAR THE CREST.
* IMPACTS: ANY TREES WHICH HAVE NOT SHED THEIR LEAVES COULD BE
BROUGHT DOWN BY THE WEIGHT OF HEAVY SNOW PLUS THE STRONG WINDS.
THIS COULD LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES OR DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS. ANY
LATE SEASON HIKERS OR CAMPERS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
EASTERN SIERRA SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE BIG CHANGE IN THE WEATHER
COMING UP.
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