156" of snow, 115 mph winds, -10 wind chill. It's real for one spot
If you were looking for the one spot in the Lower 48 that might qualify as the absolute worst place to be Thursday night, Mt. Shasta might be the winner.... or loser, as the case may be.
As a major storm bears down on Northern California, the mountain's top is about to be battered with about the absolute worst Mother Nature has to offer.
Through Saturday, the forecast is for winds of 75-95 mph gusting to 115 mph with unbelievable amounts of snowfall. The forecast for Thursday night alone was for 36-42 inches of new snow.
In fact, add up the forecasted snow totals from Thursday afternoon through Sunday and you come up with about 156 inches -- or 13 FEET!
Oh, and temperatures will be in the teens with wind chills around -10.
Granted, that's several thousand feet up atop the mountain. But let's hope no climbers decided late November was the time to attempt a summit.
Here is the entire forecast for Mt. Shasta, courtesy of the National Weather Service:
Isn't Mt Shasta where there was alot of talk a number of years ago as the haven for aliens?
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Reminds of one year here about 15 yrs. ago Mt. Baker had like 60 ft. of snow that year. It set some kind of record.
Mt Washington on the Maine/NH border still holds the record for high winds. The world's highest recorded surface wind speed observed by man was clocked on the summit of Mount Washington by Observatory crew on April 12, 1934 at an almost incredible 231 miles per hour!
What I would give to be up there with my anemometer...extremely briefly, before being magically teleported back to the 'warmth' of the lowlands.Â
Neat story Scott. That's a far cry from the sunny, windless day in July 2011 when I made it to the top. The view is out of this world. Not sure it this site will allow this link or not: http://www.nwicon.com/mount-shasta-summit-14176-ft-360-in-july-2011_fr.htm
@Duncan Construction ...WOW that's an AMAZING view!!! Thanks for sharing!! :o)
 @Duncan Construction So Mount Rainier is about 234 feet higher. Thanks for the picture.
 @Duncan Construction Yep. Link works. Nice picture.