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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Reno, NV

November 27, 2005Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada; 4 counties in California

NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Nov 27, 2005, 1:55 PM PST for Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada; 4 counties in California. It took effect at Nov 28, 2005, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for 57 hr. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Nov 27, 2005, 1:55 PM PST (21:55 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 28, 2005, 7:00 AM PST
Expired
Nov 30, 2005, 3:40 PM PST
In force
57 hr
Issued by
NWS Reno, NV

Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Washoe County, NV

The radar

The Reno radar (KRGX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 28, 4:23 PM PSTSNOW 2.56 Nw Gerlach, NVSINCE 9 AM
Nov 28, 4:47 PM PSTSNOW 3Dagget Pass, NVSNOWFALL SO FAR.
Nov 28, 5:16 PM PSTSNOW 5Tahoe City, CACOAST GUARD TOTAL SO FAR. STILL -SN.
Nov 28, 5:21 PM PSTSNOW 7.5Donner Summit, CASINCE 8-9 AM
Nov 28, 6:27 PM PSTSNOW 6South Lake Tahoe, CASTORM TOTAL SO FAR.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 175 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2005-11-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2005-11-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -21 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2009 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
129 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS45 KREV 272155
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
155 PM PST SUN NOV 27 2005

...WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN VALLEYS
OF NEVADA MONDAY...

.A VERY MOIST WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE SIERRA MAINLY FROM
THE TAHOE BASIN NORTH MONDAY AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. SNOW
LEVELS WILL BEGIN BELOW 6000 FEET BUT WILL GRADUALLY RISE MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY TO 7000 FEET TO 8000 FEET. THE WESTERN VALLEYS
OF NEVADA WILL SEE A PERIOD OF SNOW MONDAY BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS OR
CHANGES TO RAIN. SOME PATCHY FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE MONDAY
AFTERNOON IN SOME OF THE COOLER VALLEY LOCATIONS.

CAZ072-NVZ002-281300-
/O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0002.051128T1500Z-051129T1500Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE
155 PM PST SUN NOV 27 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM PST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM PST
TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE TAHOE BASIN EARLY MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL
RISE TO ABOVE LAKE LEVEL MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY BUT HEAVY SNOW
WILL CONTINUE ABOVE 7000 FEET. EXPECT 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW AT
LAKE LEVEL BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE MONDAY NIGHT. ABOVE 7000 FEET
EXPECT A FOOT OR 2 OF SNOW THROUGH TUESDAY.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. 

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-281300-
/O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0001.051128T1500Z-051129T1500Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...
FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE...
EMPIRE...GERLACH
155 PM PST SUN NOV 27 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM PST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 7 AM PST
TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY MONDAY AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. EXPECT 2
TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW BY EARLY TUESDAY IN VALLEY LOCATIONS. IN THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN LASSEN...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS
LIKELY BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE ABOVE 6000 FEET MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY. SOME PATCHY FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS POSSIBLE IN VALLEY
LOCATIONS LATE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

NVZ003-281300-
/O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0001.051128T1500Z-051129T0300Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE
155 PM PST SUN NOV 27 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST MONDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. SOME SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN
ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. A PERIOD OF BRIEF HEAVY SNOW IS
POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ON
THE VALLEY FLOOR AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILLS. SOME
PATCHY FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS POSSIBLE AS WELL.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$
6 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS45 KREV 280458
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
858 PM PST SUN NOV 27 2005

...WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN VALLEYS OF
NEVADA MONDAY...

.A MOIST WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE SIERRA MAINLY FROM THE
TAHOE BASIN NORTH MONDAY AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. SNOW LEVELS
WILL BEGIN BELOW 6000 FEET BUT WILL GRADUALLY RISE MONDAY NIGHT
INTO TUESDAY TO 7000 FEET TO 8000 FEET. THE WESTERN VALLEYS OF
NEVADA WILL SEE A PERIOD OF SNOW MONDAY BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS OR
CHANGES TO RAIN. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 80 MPH ALONG
THE SIERRA CREAST WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW OVER THE
HIGHER PASSES.

CAZ072-NVZ002-281300-
/O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0002.051128T1700Z-051129T1700Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE
858 PM PST SUN NOV 27 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 9 AM
PST TUESDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO
9 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE TAHOE BASIN MONDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE
TO ABOVE LAKE LEVEL MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY BUT HEAVY SNOW WILL
CONTINUE ABOVE 7000 FEET. EXPECT 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW AT LAKE
LEVEL BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE MONDAY NIGHT. ABOVE 7000 FEET EXPECT
A FOOT OR 2 OF SNOW THROUGH TUESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER
80 MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE RIDGES WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW IN THE PASSES AND EXPOSED UPPER ELEVATIONS.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
 SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING.

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-281300-
/O.EXT.KREV.WW.Y.0001.051128T1700Z-051129T1700Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...
FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE...
EMPIRE...GERLACH
858 PM PST SUN NOV 27 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 9 AM
PST TUESDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO
9 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL BEGIN MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. EXPECT 2
TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW BY EARLY TUESDAY IN VALLEY LOCATIONS. IN THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN LASSEN...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS
LIKELY BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE ABOVE 6000 FEET MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY. SOME PATCHY FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS POSSIBLE IN VALLEY
LOCATIONS LATE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

NVZ003-281300-
/O.EXT.KREV.WW.Y.0001.051128T1700Z-051129T0500Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE
858 PM PST SUN NOV 27 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM PST
MONDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM
PST MONDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. SOME SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN
ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. A PERIOD OF BRIEF HEAVY SNOW
IS POSSIBLE AROUND MIDDAY MONDAY. EXPECT ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES ON THE VALLEY FLOOR AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE
FOOTHILLS. SOME PATCHY FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS POSSIBLE AS WELL.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KREV 281117
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
317 AM PST MON NOV 28 2005

...WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN VALLEYS OF
NEVADA MONDAY...

.A MOIST WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE SIERRA MAINLY FROM THE
TAHOE BASIN NORTH MONDAY AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. SNOW LEVELS
WILL BEGIN AT THE VALLEY FLOORS BUT WILL GRADUALLY RISE MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY TO NEAR 7000 FEET. THE WESTERN VALLEYS OF
NEVADA WILL SEE A PERIOD OF SNOW INTO MONDAY EVENING BEFORE THE
SNOW ENDS OR CHANGES TO RAIN. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING OVER
80 MPH ALONG THE SIERRA CREAST WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
OVER THE HIGHER PASSES.

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-281930-
/O.UPG.KREV.WW.Y.0001.051128T1700Z-051129T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.HS.W.0001.051128T1700Z-051129T1500Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...
FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE...
EMPIRE...GERLACH
317 AM PST MON NOV 28 2005

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM
PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM PST
TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. EXPECT 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW BY EARLY TUESDAY IN VALLEY
LOCATIONS WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS NORTH OF A SUSANVILLE TO
GERLACH LINE. IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN LASSEN...10 TO 18
INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE ABOVE 6000 FEET
TUESDAY MORNING.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU
MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE
IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-281930-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.051128T1700Z-051129T1700Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE
317 AM PST MON NOV 28 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE TAHOE BASIN THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS
WILL RISE TO ABOVE LAKE LEVEL TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY BUT HEAVY
SNOW WILL CONTINUE ABOVE 7000 FEET. EXPECT 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW
AT LAKE LEVEL BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE MONDAY NIGHT. ABOVE 7000
FEET EXPECT 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW THROUGH TUESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS
WITH GUSTS OVER 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE RIDGES WITH AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE PASSES AND EXPOSED UPPER
ELEVATIONS.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING.

$$

NVZ004-281930-
/O.EXB.KREV.WW.Y.0001.051128T2000Z-051129T0800Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY
317 AM PST MON NOV 28 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
PST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND NOON TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING.
SOME SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN
ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 THIS EVENING. EXPECT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ON THE VALLEY FLOOR AND LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE HIGHEST PASSES OF PERSHING COUNTY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

NVZ003-281930-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0001.051128T1700Z-051129T0500Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE
317 AM PST MON NOV 28 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS
MORNING TO 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS
MORNING TO 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING.
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80...SOME SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH SLEET AND
RAIN OR EVEN CHANGE TO RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ON THE VALLEY FLOOR AND
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILLS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KREV 281928
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1128 AM PST MON NOV 28 2005

.A MOIST WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION MAINLY FROM THE
TAHOE BASIN NORTH INTO TUESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN AT THE
VALLEY FLOORS BUT WILL GRADUALLY RISE MONDAY NIGHT TO AROUND 7000
FEET. MOST VALLEYS OF WESTERN NEVADA WILL SEE A PERIOD OF SNOW
INTO MONDAY EVENING BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS OR CHANGES TO RAIN
SHOWERS. STRONG WEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 80 MPH ALONG THE SIERRA
CREST WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW OVER THE HIGHER PASSES.

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-290330-
/O.CON.KREV.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T1500Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...
FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE...
EMPIRE...GERLACH
1128 AM PST MON NOV 28 2005

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST TUESDAY...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST TUESDAY. 

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. EXPECT 4
TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW BY EARLY TUESDAY IN VALLEY LOCATIONS WITH THE
GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS NORTH OF A SUSANVILLE TO GERLACH LINE. IN
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY...10 TO 18 INCHES
OF SNOW IS LIKELY BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE ABOVE 6000 FEET TUESDAY
MORNING.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN
CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-290330-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051129T1700Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE
1128 AM PST MON NOV 28 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE IN THE LAKE TAHOE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT.
SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE TO ABOVE LAKE LEVEL LATE THIS EVENING OR
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...BUT MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE
ABOVE 7000 FEET. EXPECT 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW AT LAKE LEVEL BEFORE
SNOW LEVELS RISE MONDAY NIGHT. ABOVE 7000 FEET EXPECT 1 TO 2 FEET
OF SNOW THROUGH TUESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 80 MPH
ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE RIDGES WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW IN THE PASSES AND EXPOSED UPPER ELEVATIONS.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING.

$$

NVZ003-290330-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0500Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE
1128 AM PST MON NOV 28 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED
TO MIX WITH AND THEN CHANGE TO RAIN THIS EVENING. THROUGH EARLY
EVENING...EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ON THE
VALLEY FLOOR AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILLS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

NVZ004-290330-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0001.051128T2000Z-051129T0800Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY
1128 AM PST MON NOV 28 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT. 

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED
TO MIX WITH RAIN BEFORE ENDING AROUND MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED AREAS OF
FREEZING RAIN ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. EXPECT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ON THE VALLEY FLOOR AND LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS ON THE HIGHEST PASSES OF PERSHING COUNTY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KREV 290220
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
620 PM PST MON NOV 28 2005


NVZ003-290330-
/O.CAN.KREV.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0500Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE
620 PM PST MON NOV 28 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY.

SNOW HAS BEGUN TO CHANGE TO LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS FOR MOST OF THE
AREA. ADDITIONAL MIXED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE EVENING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN. HOWEVER...NO
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

ALTHOUGH ICY ROADS ARE UNLIKELY TONIGHT...MOTORISTS SHOULD STILL EXERCISE
CAUTION THIS EVENING AS WET ROADS CAN BE SLICK.

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-291030-
/O.CON.KREV.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T1500Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...
FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE...
EMPIRE...GERLACH
620 PM PST MON NOV 28 2005

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST TUESDAY...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SPOTTER REPORTS HAVE INDICATED 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE FALLEN
NORTH OF A GERLACH TO SUSANVILLE LINE TODAY. HIGHER ELEVATIONS
WEST OF SUSANVILLE HAVE RECEIVED UP TO 8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL
TODAY. SNOW SHOWERS MAY BRING AN ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF AN INCH OR
TWO BEFORE MIDNIGHT BELOW 5500 FEET...WITH UP TO 3 INCHES ABOVE
5500 FEET WEST OF SUSANVILLE. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE MIXED WITH RAIN
BELOW 5000 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.

STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH MIDNIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE 3
TO 5 INCHES IN VALLEY LOCATIONS NORTH OF A SUSANVILLE TO GERLACH
LINE. IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY...STORM
TOTALS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING.


$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-291030-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051129T1700Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE
620 PM PST MON NOV 28 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE IN THE LAKE TAHOE AREA THROUGH
TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE TO NEAR OR A LITTLE ABOVE LAKE
LEVEL BY LATE THIS EVENING OR EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...BUT LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ABOVE 7000 FEET. EXPECT STORM TOTAL
SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW AT LAKE LEVEL BEFORE SNOW LEVELS
RISE ABOVE THE LAKE TONIGHT. ABOVE 7000 FEET...EXPECT STORM TOTALS
OF 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW THROUGH TUESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS
OVER 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE RIDGES WITH AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE PASSES AND EXPOSED UPPER ELEVATIONS.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING.

$$

NVZ004-290800-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0800Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY
620 PM PST MON NOV 28 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT. 

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING 
OFF OVERNIGHT. ISOLATED AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE ALSO POSSIBLE TONIGHT. 
SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON THE VALLEY
FLOORS FROM LOVELOCK NORTHWARD...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE
OVER THE HIGHEST PASSES OF PERSHING COUNTY. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KREV 290447
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
847 PM PST MON NOV 28 2005

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-290600-
/O.CAN.KREV.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T1500Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...
FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE...
EMPIRE...GERLACH
847 PM PST MON NOV 28 2005

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELED THE HEAVY SNOW
WARNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE MAINLY ALONG THE SIERRA WITH
SNOW LEVELS RISING ABOVE MOUNTAIN PASSES OVERNIGHT. NO SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED BELOW 7000 FEET.

$$

NVZ004-290600-
/O.CAN.KREV.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051129T0800Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY
847 PM PST MON NOV 28 2005

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT
WITH NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED.

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-291300-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051129T1700Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE
847 PM PST MON NOV 28 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE IN THE LAKE TAHOE AREA THROUGH
TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE TO NEAR OR A LITTLE ABOVE LAKE
LEVEL LATE THIS EVENING OR EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...BUT LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ABOVE 7000 FEET MAINLY ALONG THE SIERRA
CREST. EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW AT
LAKE LEVEL BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE ABOVE THE LAKE TONIGHT. ABOVE
7000 FEET...EXPECT STORM TOTALS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES SNOW THROUGH
TUESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG
THE RIDGES WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE PASSES
AND EXPOSED UPPER ELEVATIONS.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
 SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING.

$$

TC
000 
WWUS45 KREV 291100
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
300 AM PST TUE NOV 29 2005

CAZ072-NVZ002-291200-
/O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051129T1700Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE
300 AM PST TUE NOV 29 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

WARMER AIR MOVING INTO THE TAHOE BASIN HAS INCREASED SNOW LEVELS
TO 7000 TO 7500 FEET. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE TODAY...WITH A FEW ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 7000
FEET.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 27, 1:55 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryREVChurchill, Douglas, Lyon, Pershing, Storey, Washoe31 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in California, 2005Winter Storm Warnings in Nevada, 2005Every winter storm warning in 2005

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.