6:15pm. All of the information below still looks valid, so I'm going to leave it up for the night.  I have a busy morning tomorrow, but hope to have something up by late morning, California time. Please check back.  Below are the forecast snow amounts in the Sierra from now until 4pm Sunday.  As much as 40 inches are forecast to fall. Most of the storm will fall on Sunday and the heavy snow will continue Tuesday and, possibly, Wednesday.  The flash flood threat will be high Sunday. ...and, Monday.  Please scroll down to see preparation suggestions.  [10:35am PST Update] New data indicates thunderstorms are nearly certain with storm #2 over parts of Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. The updated rainfall amount forecast is calling for more than ten inches in the higher elevations of Santa Barbara county and right at ten inches in Los Angeles county!   I cannot overemphasize the importance of pre-planning. Create a "go kit" where you have ...