LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — With more rain and possibly snow in the forecast this week, the National Weather Service has issued a new winter storm watch and a winter storm advisory.

The storm advisory is in effect through 11 a.m. Thursday, with the watch to go into effect from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday.

Forecasters said snow accumulations of up to 2 inches are expected above 2,000 feet, while wind gusts of up to 40 miles per hour also are possible.

Daytime temperatures are forecast to remain in the 40s until the weekend, when they will edge up into the low 50s. Nighttime temperatures into next week are expected to be in the 30s.

With storm impacts expected throughout much of California through Friday — periods of heavy rain, heavy mountain snow and widespread strong winds are in the forecast — on Tuesday the governor directed the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, or Cal OES, to coordinate statewide response efforts, including the pre-deployment of over 400 fire and rescue personnel.

Resources include fire engines, swift water rescue teams, urban search and rescue, dozers and helicopters.

“This is a serious storm impacting much of California, and we all must do our part to prepare and stay safe. We’ve deployed hundreds of fire and rescue personnel throughout the state to support response efforts — but the best way to stay out of danger is to be alert and follow all guidance of emergency officials,” said Newsom.

Cal OES pre-deployed flood fighting and debris flow response resources to Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, Lake, Napa, Colusa, Glenn, El Dorado, Nevada, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.

Resources sent to Lake and other counties include 64 fire engines, seven local government dozers, three front loaders, three excavators, six helicopters, 11 hand crews, 36 specialized personnel, eight swift water rescue teams, seven urban search and rescue companies and one regional task force.

Cal Fire also has 242 total engines deployed throughout the state to rapidly respond, including 109 staffed in the Southern Region and 133 in the Northern Region.

In addition, to date, the Cal OES Watershed and Debris Flow Task Force has deployed over 120 miles of protective measures, including 606,576 feet of compost sock, 22,625 feet straw wattle, 7,500 feet silt fence and 7,960 feet of K-rail secured for use by local government partners, the state reported.

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