Winter Storm Watch, California
SevereGusts up to 55 mph. Dangerous to near impossible travel conditions with chain controls and road closures possible.
Ended Saturday, February 14, 2026.
Replaced by the Winter Storm Warning on Saturday, February 14, 10:44 in the morning.
- Issued
- Expires
Places in this watch
- Cameron Park
- Grass Valley
- Auburn
- North Auburn
- Diamond Springs
- Placerville
- Magalia
- Alta Sierra
- Pollock Pines
- Lake Wildwood
- Jackson
- Sonora
- Paradise
- Shingle Springs
- Lake of the Pines
- Phoenix Lake
- Angels
- Jamestown
- Auburn Lake Trails
- Arnold
- Meadow Vista
- Mono Vista
- Nevada City
- Burney
- San Andreas
- Pine Grove
- Sutter Creek
- Pine Mountain Lake
- Buckhorn
- Columbia
- East Quincy
- Shingletown
- East Sonora
- Twain Harte
- Georgetown
- Chester
- Soulsbyville
- Murphys
- Colfax
- Camino
- Tuolumne City
- Foresthill
- Red Corral
- Berry Creek
- Quincy
- Penn Valley
- Forest Ranch
- Forest Meadows
- Cedar Ridge
- Challenge-Brownsville
- Amador Pines
- Grizzly Flats
- Pioneer
- Greenville
- Mi-Wuk Village
- Rough and Ready
- Cohasset
- Mountain Gate
- Tuttletown
- Mokelumne Hill
- West Point
- Johnson Park
- Avery
- Fall River Mills
- Alta
- Cold Springs
- Dobbins
- Groveland
- Coloma
- Dorrington
- Hamilton Branch
- Lockwood
- Lakehead
- Meadow Valley
- Lake Almanor Country Club
- Vallecito
- Sierra Village
- Concow
- Forbestown
- River Pines
- French Gulch
- Lake Almanor Peninsula
- McArthur
- Rail Road Flat
- Whitmore
- Manton
- Downieville
- Stirling City
- Fiddletown
- Hat Creek
- Yankee Hill
- Greenhorn
- North San Juan
- Sierra City
- Mountain Ranch
- Castella
- Lake Almanor West
- Rackerby
- Martell
- Cassel
- Crescent Mills
- Amador City
- Kirkwood
- Drytown
- Lodoga
- Dutch Flat
- East Shore
- Montgomery Creek
- Long Barn
- Clipper Mills
- Round Mountain
- Pike
- Oak Run
- Camptonville
- Mineral
- Stonyford
- Bear Valley
- Kingvale
- Taylorsville
- Cold Springs
- Volcano
- Washington
- Soda Springs
- Ono
- Chinese Camp
- Robinson Mill
- Cherokee
- Strawberry
- Big Bend
- Indian Falls
- Twain
- Butte Meadows
- Goodyears Bar
- La Porte
- Old Station
- Paynes Creek
- Keddie
- Canyondam
- Alleghany
- Little Grass Valley
- Prattville
- Bucks Lake
- Tobin
- Spring Garden
- Belden
- Platina
- Warner Valley
- Almanor
- Graniteville
- Caribou
- Paxton
- Wilseyville
- Glencoe
- Hathaway Pines
- Douglas Flat
- Sheep Ranch
- Paloma
How much
- Wind gusts
- Up to 55 mph
Map
- This watch
- Interstates
- US highways
Details from the National Weather Service
- What
- Heavy snow possible. Accumulation amounts are uncertain at this time, but may range from around a foot at 3000 to 4000 feet and 4 to 8 feet at higher elevations. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
- Where
- West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada and Western Plumas County/Lassen Park including Interstate 80 and Highway 50, northern Shasta County including portions of Interstate 5, the Coastal Range, and foothill regions of the Sierra Nevada.
- When
- From Sunday evening through Wednesday evening.
- Impacts
- Dangerous to near impossible travel conditions with chain controls and road closures possible. Low visibility due to a combination of wind and heavy snow.
- Additional details
- Snow levels will be around 4500-5000 feet Sunday night through Tuesday. Levels drop to 3000 to 4000 feet late Tuesday into Wednesday. Potential to see snow levels as low as 2000 feet for areas along the Coastal Range, around Shasta County, and in the southern Cascades.
Updates
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Winter Storm Watch issued for Sunday night through Wednesday night. February 13, 2026