Two Northern California counties are expecting up to 15 inches of additional snow through Friday as a winter storm batters the region. The National Weather Service (NWS) for the Sacramento forecast region issued a winter weather advisory in the early morning hours on Thursday for Plumas and Lassen counties. Snow started falling in the Sacramento region on Wednesday and is related to the atmospheric river affecting the Pacific Northwest. Up to 6 inches of snow had already fallen as of Thursday morning in parts of the Sacramento forecast region, NWS meteorologist Katrina Hand told Newsweek, which could rise another 15 inches over the next 36 hours.

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