* WHAT...Heavy snow with additional snow accumulations up to 1 foot between 1000 and 3000 feet, 2 to 3 feet above 3000 feet, and up to 4 feet at peaks. Light snowfall accumulations up to 2 inches below 1000 feet in Shasta and Tehama Counties. Winds gusting as high 45 to 55 mph. * WHERE...Portions of Northern California, now including elevations below 1000 ft in Shasta and Tehama Counties * WHEN...Until 10 PM PST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous to near impossible travel conditions with chain controls and road closures. Additional power outages from downed trees and power lines. Low visibility due to a combination of gusty wind and heavy snow. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow levels remain around 1500 to 2500 feet through Thursday in the Sierra Foothills with potential to see snow levels as low as 1000 feet. Snow levels potentially down to 300 feet along the southern Cascades, Shasta County, and Tehama County in the morning hours.
Wind
Humidity
| Last Updated | 2026-02-07 |
| River Levels | 580 cfs (7.54 ft) |
| Percent of Normal | 107% |
| Status | |
| Class Level | None |
| Elevation | ft |
| Streamflow Discharge | cfs |
| Gauge Height | ft |
| Reporting Streamgage | USGS 103366092 |
| Location | Reservations | Toilets |
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Lovers Leap Campground
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Echo Chalet
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Wrights Lake Campground
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Wrights Lake
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Fontanillis Lake
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Fallen Leaf
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1/4 Mile North Of State Highway 50 To Avalanche Lake
State Highway 50 To 1/4 Mile North Of State Highway 50
Headwaters In Sec 7, T11N, R18E To Blair Bridge
Headwaters To South Of Upper Truckee Road (Sec Line Between 17/20 Intercepts River And Unnamed Tributary)
Headwaters In Sec 15,T10N, R17E To Confluence With Silver Fork Of American River