Weather Alerts Map

Sierra County weather alerts

1 advisory is in effect for Sierra County, CA. The most serious is a winter weather advisory.

Since 2016 the National Weather Service has issued about 376 alerts that included Sierra County, roughly 38 a year. The most common is the red flag warning (92 from 2016 to 2025). No tornado warnings were recorded here in that period.

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Active alerts for Sierra County

Winter Weather Advisory

Lassen Volcanic National Park; Sierra Nevada of Sierra-Nevada-Placer Counties Above 5000 ft Including Interstate 80; Sierra Nevada of El Dorado-Amador-Northern Alpine Counties Above 5000 ft Including Highway 50; Sierra Nevada of Calavera…Until · NWS Sacramento CA

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 10 PM PST MONDAY

Full alert text
* WHAT...Snow is expected for elevations above 6000 feet. Total snow
accumulations 2 to 6 inches, with up to 14 inches near Lassen Park.
Winds gusting as high as 40 mph.

* WHERE...Northern Sierra above 6000 feet, including Highway 50,
Interstate 80, State Route 4, State Route 108, Southern Cascades
above 6000 feet, including Lassen National Park.

* WHEN...From 4 PM Sunday to 10 PM PST Monday.

* IMPACTS...The hazardous conditions will impact Sunday evening
travelers, as well as the Monday morning and evening commutes.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow levels 6500 to 7500 feet Sunday, dropping
to around 5000 to 6000 Monday. Heaviest snow is expected late
Sunday night into Monday morning. Lull in activity expected on
Tuesday, followed by a colder, stronger system by mid-week.

What to do: Check the latest road conditions from Caltrans online at quickmap.dot.ca.gov or dial 5 1 1.

Map data: NWS, OpenFreeMap, OpenStreetMap

Recent alerts in Sierra County

IssuedAlertArea
Nov 14, 1:55 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryLassen Volcanic National Park; Sierra Nevada of Sierra-Nevada-Placer Counties Above 5000 ft Including Interstate 80; Sierra Nevada of El Dor

Sierra County alert history

Alert events that included Sierra County or its forecast zones, from the NWS warning archive.

Alert type2016–20252026Last issued
Red Flag Warning921October 15, 2026
Fire Weather Watch751August 13, 2026
Flood Advisory562October 21, 2026
Winter Weather Advisory220April 26, 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning215September 21, 2026
Flood Warning200October 24, 2021
Winter Storm Watch180April 25, 2021
Winter Storm Warning140April 25, 2021
Flash Flood Warning100August 27, 2025
Heat Advisory90August 28, 2021
Extreme Heat Watch90July 9, 2021
Wind Advisory80March 23, 2021
Extreme Heat Warning70July 7, 2021
Flood Watch50July 30, 2021
High Wind Warning50March 23, 2021
Dense Fog Advisory30January 11, 2021
High Wind Watch20January 18, 2021

Tornado history

No tornadoes are recorded in Sierra County in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database since 1950.

About Sierra County

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