Up in the mountains, the howling winds plus incoming precipitation will combine to bring on white-out conditions due to heavy, blowing snow. As such, a rare Blizzard Warning has been issued above 2,000' in the Cascades on Tuesday and Wednesday. Pass travel will be difficult to dangerous at times over the next 48 hours.

As a powerful bomb cyclone intensifies off the Pacific coast, Northern California is bracing for a brutal mix of high winds, heavy rain and potential flooding. Weather authorities have issued a series of advisories and warnings,