Western Railroad Discussion > Big snow coming to UP's Mt. Shasta division

From ACCUWEATHER, projected for the next 4 days. We'll see how big it gets--who knows. Gotta wonder how it will also affect BNSF's Inside Gateway line?

*SORRY--just saw that this topic has already been posted.*


WINTER STORM WARNING in effect until Sunday, Dec 23, 4:00pm (Mt. Shasta area).
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY ...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ...UP TO THREE TO FOUR FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT ...WITH MORE FALLING SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING ...HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL FOLLOW FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOUNT SHASTA ...DUNSMUIR ...MCCLOUD ... TENNANT.

* WINDS ...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE PASSES.

* IMPACTS ...THE GREATEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE MOUNT SHASTA AREA AFFECTING THE I-5 CORRIDOR AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 89 NEAR SNOWMAN SUMMIT.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA ...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=MFR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS ...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL ...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT ...FOOD ...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && WRIGHT



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/18/12 22:52 by coach.

Passed a northbound spreader at Draper on Monday morning. It now sits on the turntable at Dunsmuir.

Snowing like a MOFO all day in Mount Shasta. Power went out for about an hour as well.