Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2005
Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Dec 29, 2005, 3:14 PM PST for Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada; 4 counties in California. It took effect at Dec 31, 2005, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 29, 2005, 3:14 PM PST (23:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 31, 2005, 4:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2005, 3:48 PM PST
- In force
- 12 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 23:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1031 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS45 KREV 292314 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 314 PM PST THU DEC 29 2005 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE SIERRA FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... .A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BEGIN MOVING INTO THE SIERRA LATE TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT AT THE VALLEY FLOORS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...HOWEVER PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIGHT SO LITTLE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE TO NEAR 8000 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS HEAVIER PRECIPITATION BEGINS TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING BRINGING HEAVY SNOWFALL TO MOUNTAIN PASSES. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE RAIN AND SNOW...RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. CAZ072-NVZ002-301330- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0006.051231T0600Z-060101T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0007.051231T0000Z-060101T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 314 PM PST THU DEC 29 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW AND RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS AROUND 5000 FEET WILL RISE RAPIDLY TO AROUND 8000 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DROP BELOW 7000 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A FOOT OR MORE WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE SATURDAY EVENING ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH TWO FEET OR MORE POSSIBLE ABOVE 8000 FEET. AREAS ABOVE 5000 FEET MAY RECEIVE LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE THE SNOW CHANGES TO RAIN... WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW AGAIN POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS WINDS WILL GUST OVER 95 MPH PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ073-301330- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0006.051231T0600Z-060101T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 314 PM PST THU DEC 29 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING ABOVE 7500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SNOW AND RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS INITIALLY AROUND 5000 FEET WILL RISE RAPIDLY TO NEAR 8000 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DROP TO NEAR 7000 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A FOOT OR MORE WILL BE POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY EVENING ABOVE 7500 FEET...WITH TWO FEET OR MORE POSSIBLE ABOVE 8000 FEET. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WINDS WILL GUST OVER 95 MPH PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KREV 300604 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1004 PM PST THU DEC 29 2005 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE SIERRA FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... .A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE MOVING INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT AT THE VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT AND WILL RISE TO NEAR 8000 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS HEAVIER PRECIPITATION BEGINS TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER AGAIN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING BRINGING HEAVY SNOWFALL TO MOUNTAIN PASSES. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE RAIN AND SNOW FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. CAZ072-NVZ002-301415- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.051231T0000Z-060101T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 1004 PM PST THU DEC 29 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY. SNOW AND RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS AROUND 5000 FEET WILL RISE RAPIDLY TO AROUND 8000 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DROP BELOW 7000 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE SATURDAY EVENING ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH TWO FEET OR MORE EXPECTED ABOVE 8000 FEET. AREAS ABOVE 5000 FEET MAY RECEIVE LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE THE SNOW CHANGES TO RAIN... WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW AGAIN POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS WINDS WILL GUST OVER 95 MPH PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ070-071-301415- /O.NEW.KREV.SN.Y.0006.051230T0604Z-051230T1600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE 1004 PM PST THU DEC 29 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST FRIDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW MOVED INTO THE NORTHERN SIERRA THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS ON THE VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT WILL RISE TO ABOVE 6000 FEET NEAR 8 AM PST FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED MAINLY NORTH OF SUSANVILLE BY FRIDAY MORNING. LOCAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE SURPRISE VALLEY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ CAZ073-301415- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0006.051231T0600Z-060101T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 1004 PM PST THU DEC 29 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SNOW AND RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS INITIALLY AROUND 5000 FEET WILL RISE RAPIDLY TO NEAR 8000 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DROP TO NEAR 7000 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A FOOT OR MORE WILL BE POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY EVENING ABOVE 7500 FEET...WITH TWO FEET OR MORE POSSIBLE ABOVE 8000 FEET. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS... WINDS WILL GUST OVER 95 MPH PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. $$ BENINATO
000 WWUS45 KREV 301246 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 446 AM PST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...ANOTHER WET AND WINDY STORM TO MOVE THROUGH THE SIERRA TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY... .A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA TODAY AND SATURDAY. ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE MOVING INTO THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS NEAR THE VALLEY FLOORS EARLY THIS MORNING ARE RISING AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TO ABOVE 8000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AS HEAVIER PRECIPITATION BEGINS TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER AGAIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BRINGING HEAVY SNOWFALL TO MOUNTAIN PASSES. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE RAIN AND SNOW THROUGH SATURDAY...RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. CAZ073-310000- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0006.051231T0600Z-060101T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KREV.WS.W.0007.051231T1800Z-060101T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 446 AM PST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 8000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW AND RAIN IS BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS ARE AROUND 6000 FEET THIS MORNING AND WILL RISE RAPIDLY TO NEAR 9000 FEET BY THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP BACK BELOW 8000 FEET LATE SATURDAY MORNING BRINGING SNOW TO MOUNTAIN PASSES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY EVENING ABOVE 8000 FEET...WITH TWO TO FOUR FEET ABOVE 9000 FEET. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS... WINDS WILL GUST OVER 80 MPH PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-310000- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0007.051231T1200Z-060101T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 446 AM PST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY. SNOW AND RAIN IS BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS ARE AROUND 6000 FEET THIS MORNING AND WILL RISE RAPIDLY ABOVE 8000 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP BACK BELOW 7000 FEET SATURDAY MORNING BRINGING SNOW TO MOUNTAIN PASSES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY EVENING ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 18 TO 36 INCHES ABOVE 8500 FEET. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS... WINDS WILL GUST OVER 70 MPH PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ070-071-301600- /O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-051230T1600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE 446 AM PST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING... LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN SIERRA THIS MORNING BEFORE TURNING TO RAIN AROUND SUNRISE. BY 8 AM...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED MAINLY NORTH OF SUSANVILLE WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 6 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF THE SURPRISE VALLEY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ JORDAN
000 WWUS45 KREV 301521 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 721 AM PST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...ANOTHER WET AND WINDY STORM TO MOVE THROUGH THE SIERRA TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY... .A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA TODAY AND SATURDAY. ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE MOVING INTO THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS NEAR THE VALLEY FLOORS EARLY THIS MORNING ARE RISING AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TO ABOVE 8000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AS HEAVIER PRECIPITATION BEGINS TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER AGAIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BRINGING HEAVY SNOWFALL TO MOUNTAIN PASSES. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE RAIN AND SNOW THROUGH SATURDAY...RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. CAZ070-071-301630- /O.CAN.KREV.SN.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-051230T1600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE 721 AM PST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. SNOW HAS CHANGED TO RAIN BELOW 6000 FEET THIS MORNING...THEREFORE THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-302330- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.051231T1200Z-060101T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 721 AM PST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY. SNOW AND RAIN IS BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS ARE AROUND 6000 FEET THIS MORNING AND WILL RISE RAPIDLY ABOVE 8000 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP BACK BELOW 7000 FEET SATURDAY MORNING BRINGING SNOW TO MOUNTAIN PASSES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY EVENING ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 18 TO 36 INCHES ABOVE 8500 FEET. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS... WINDS WILL GUST OVER 70 MPH PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ073-302330- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.051231T1800Z-060101T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 721 AM PST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY. SNOW AND RAIN IS BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS ARE AROUND 6000 FEET THIS MORNING AND WILL RISE RAPIDLY TO NEAR 9000 FEET BY THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP BACK BELOW 8000 FEET LATE SATURDAY MORNING BRINGING SNOW TO MOUNTAIN PASSES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY EVENING ABOVE 8000 FEET...WITH TWO TO FOUR FEET ABOVE 9000 FEET. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS... WINDS WILL GUST OVER 80 MPH PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ JW
000 WWUS45 KREV 302253 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 253 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...ANOTHER WET AND WINDY STORM TO MOVING INTO THE SIERRA... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH SATURDAY. ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN AT OR ABOVE 8500 FEET TONIGHT AND LOWER SATURDAY MORNING BRINGING HEAVY SNOWFALL TO MOUNTAIN PASSES. GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE RAIN AND SNOW THROUGH SATURDAY...RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY AND VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. CAZ072-NVZ002-311200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.051231T1200Z-060101T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 253 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY. HEAVY SNOW AND HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOW LEVELS ARE BETWEEN 8000 AND 8500 FEET AND WILL DROP BELOW 7000 FEET SATURDAY MORNING BRINGING SNOW TO MOUNTAIN PASSES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY EVENING ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH TWO TO FOUR FEET ABOVE 8500 FEET. IN ADDITION...WINDS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WINDS WILL GUST NEAR 100 MPH PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. $$ CAZ073-311200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.051231T1800Z-060101T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 253 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY. SNOW AND RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SNOW LEVELS ARE NEAR 9000 FEET AND WILL DROP BELOW 8000 FEET LATE SATURDAY MORNING BRINGING SNOW TO MOUNTAIN PASSES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY EVENING ABOVE 8000 FEET...WITH TWO TO FOUR FEET ABOVE 9000 FEET. IN ADDITION...WINDS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WINDS WILL GUST NEAR 100 MPH PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. $$ BRONG
000 WWUS45 KREV 311156 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 356 AM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 ...ANOTHER WET AND WINDY STORM TO MOVING INTO THE SIERRA... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA TODAY. ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA TODAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN AT OR ABOVE 8000 FEET THIS MORNING...BUT WILL LOWER BY THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING HEAVY SNOWFALL TO MOUNTAIN PASSES. GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE RAIN AND SNOW TODAY...RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY AND VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. CAZ072-NVZ002-312000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.051231T1200Z-060101T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 356 AM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW AND HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS ARE AROUND 7500 FEET AND WILL DROP TO LAKE LEVEL BY EARLY AFTERNOON BRINGING SNOW TO MOUNTAIN PASSES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH TWO TO FOUR FEET ABOVE 8500 FEET. IN ADDITION...WINDS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WINDS WILL GUST NEAR 100 MPH PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. $$ CAZ073-312000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.051231T1800Z-060101T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 356 AM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS ARE NEAR 7500 FEET AND WILL DROP BELOW 7000 FEET BY EARLY AFTERNOON... BRINGING SNOW TO MOUNTAIN PASSES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS EVENING ABOVE 8000 FEET...WITH TWO TO FOUR FEET ABOVE 9000 FEET. IN ADDITION...WINDS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WINDS WILL GUST NEAR 100 MPH PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. $$ OHARA
000 WWUS45 KREV 311721 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 921 AM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 ...SNOW LEVELS LOWERING AS HEAVY PRECIPITATION CONTINUES... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA TODAY. ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA TODAY. SNOW LEVELS ARE LOWERING BELOW 7500 FEET IN THE SIERRA AND WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TODAY. NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 SNOW LEVELS HAVE DROPPED TO BELOW 5500 FEET AND WILL NEAR VALLEY FLOORS THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE RAIN AND SNOW TODAY...RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY AND VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. MANY AREA ROADS ARE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING...MUD SLIDES...ROCK SLIDES...AND SNOW COVER. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80...THE MOUNT ROSE HIGHWAY AND GEIGER GRADE. IF YOU ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ON FLOODED OR SNOW COVERED ROADS AREAS YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AND THE LIVES OF RESCUE...LAW ENFORCEMENT AND UTILITY PERSONNEL AT RISK CAZ072-NVZ002-010000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-060101T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 921 AM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW AND HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS ARE AROUND 7000 FEET AND WILL DROP TO LAKE LEVEL BY EARLY AFTERNOON BRINGING SNOW TO MOUNTAIN PASSES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 18 TO 30 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 5 TO 7 FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET. AT LAKE LEVEL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION ENDS THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...WINDS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WINDS WILL GUST NEAR 100 MPH PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. $$ CAZ073-010130- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.051231T1800Z-060101T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 921 AM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS ARE NEAR 7500 FEET AND WILL DROP BELOW 7000 FEET BY EARLY AFTERNOON... BRINGING SNOW TO MOUNTAIN PASSES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 14 TO 28 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS EVENING ABOVE 8000 FEET...WITH FOUR TO SIX FEET ABOVE 9000 FEET. BELOW 7000...FEET 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...WINDS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WINDS WILL GUST NEAR 100 MPH PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. $$ CAZ070-071-NVZ005-010000- /O.NEW.KREV.SN.Y.0007.051231T1721Z-060101T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE... EMPIRE...GERLACH 921 AM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS HAVE DROPPED BELOW 5000 FEET WITH WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTING 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ALONG HIGHWAY 395 BETWEEN SUSANVILLE AND DOYLE IN LASSEN COUNTY. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS BY 4 PM. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NVZ003-010130- /O.NEW.KREV.SN.Y.0007.051231T1900Z-060101T0200Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 921 AM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL RAPIDLY LOWER FROM NEAR 7000 FEET TO 4500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BELOW 5000 FEET WITH...3 TO 6 INCHES ACCUMULATING ABOVE 5000 FEET. DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE FLOODING ALONG THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR BETWEEN RENO AND MINDEN TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. STAY HOME. $$ BRONG
000 WWUS45 KREV 312348 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 348 PM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 ...STORM SYSTEM WINDING DOWN WHILE ANOTHER SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER THE PACIFIC... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS WEAKENING AND MOVING EAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA THIS EVENING. HEAVY PRECIPITATION WHICH BEGAN FRIDAY AFTERNOON WAS DECREASING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...SNOW LEVELS WERE FALLING AS COOLER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. SNOW LEVELS HAVE DROPPED BELOW 5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO LOWER THROUGH THE EVENING. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. MANY AREA ROADS REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING...MUD SLIDES...ROCK SLIDES... AND SNOW COVER. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS DEVELOPING OVER THE PACIFIC AND WILL AFFECT THE REGION LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE COLDER WITH LOWER SNOW LEVELS. UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT LAKE LEVEL BY MONDAY EVENING WITH 2 FEET OR MORE ABOVE 8000 FEET. CAZ072-NVZ002-010800- /O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-060101T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.A.0001.060102T0000Z-060103T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 348 PM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HEAVY SNOW HAS DECREASED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE STORM SYSTEM HAS PUSHED SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AREA. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND END BY MIDNIGHT. A COUPLE OF INCHES OF SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE BY EARLY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WINDS WILL GUST NEAR 100 MPH PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ NVZ003-010100- /O.CAN.KREV.SN.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-060101T0200Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 348 PM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS SNOW SHOWERS HAVE BECOME SCATTERED LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS COULD BE LOCALLY UP TO AN INCH. DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE FLOODING ALONG THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR BETWEEN RENO AND MINDEN TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. STAY HOME. $$ CAZ071-010800- /O.EXP.KREV.SN.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-060101T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.A.0001.060102T0000Z-060103T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 348 PM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON AS SNOW SHOWERS HAVE ENDED. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-010100- /O.EXP.KREV.SN.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-060101T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 348 PM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS SNOW SHOWERS HAVE ENDED. $$ CAZ073-010600- /O.NEW.KREV.WS.A.0001.060102T0000Z-060103T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0007.060101T0000Z-060101T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 348 PM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS ARE NEAR 7000 FEET AND WILL CONTINUE TO DROP THROUGH THE EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 14 TO 28 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS EVENING ABOVE 8000 FEET...WITH FOUR TO SIX FEET ABOVE 9000 FEET. BELOW 7000...FEET 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...WINDS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WINDS WILL GUST NEAR 100 MPH PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Reno, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Dec 29, 2:45 PM PST, 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 29, 2:45 PM PST, 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
245 PM PST THU DEC 29 2005
.SHORT TERM...
MAJOR STORM TO PUMMEL THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY. AN IMPRESSIVE MOISTURE PLUME TO TAKE AIM AT THE REGION
BEGINNING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A MANGO CONNECTION WITH A HIGH PW
PLUME EXTENDING THE LENGTH OF THE PACIFIC. PW VALUES OF 1.5-2.0...
DRIVEN BY A 200KT JET...TO MOVE INTO THE WEST COAST EARLY FRIDAY.
ISENTROPIC LIFT TO BRING LIGHT PRECIP TO THE AREA AROUND SUNRISE.
TEMPS INITIALLY ARE RELATIVELY COLD AND WILL ALLOW THE ONSET OF
PRECIP TO FALL MAINLY AS SNOW...EVEN DOWN TO THE VALLEY FLOORS. ONLY
LIMITING FACTOR WITH PRECIP INITIALLY STARTING AS SNOW ON VALLEY
FLOORS IS THE EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER MOVING INTO THE AREA WHICH WILL
PREVENT RAPID COOLING OVERNIGHT. UNFORTUNATELY...ONCE AGAIN THIS IS
GOING TO BE A WARM STORM WITH SNOW LEVELS RAPIDLY RISING TO NEAR
8000 FEET BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS PRECIP INTENSIFIES IN THE SIERRA.
HEAVY PRECIP WILL OCCUR FROM FRIDAY LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
EARLY AFTERNOON. IMPRESSIVE PRECIP TOTALS COULD BE AS HIGH AS 6-8
INCHES OF LIQUID IN THE SIERRA. THE PROBLEM IS MOST OF THAT WILL
FALL AS RAIN BELOW 7500-8000 FEET AND WILL LEAD TO FLOODING PROBLEMS
IN THE SIERRA AS SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS DUE
TO THE ALREADY SATURATED SOILS. THE SUSAN RIVER IS EXPECTED TO HAVE
ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT RAPID RISE FRIDAY NIGHT AND EXCEED FLOOD STAGE.
HAVE ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE SIERRA FROM LASSEN COUNTY DOWN TO
MONO COUNTY AS A RESULT OF LIKELY FLOODING. THE FLOOD WATCH WILL
ALSO INCLUDE THE RENO/CC ZONE AS HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT
AND SATURDAY WITH 1-2 TOTALS WHICH COULD CAUSE SOME FLOODING AND
FLASH FLOODING PROBLEMS. BESIDES THE SUSAN RIVER...ALL OTHER
MAINSTEM RIVERS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WITHIN THEIR BANKS. WILL
UPGRADE THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET IN TAHOE AND KEEP THE WATCH FOR MONO AS
PRECIP TO START THERE A BIT LATER. 3-5+ FEET OF SNOW IS NOT OUT OF
THE QUESTION ABOVE 8000 FEET WITH 12-18 DOWN TO 7000 FEET ONCE SNOW
LEVELS DROP SATURDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WIND GUSTS
OVER THE RIDGES COULD ONCE AGAIN EXCEED 100+ MPH CREATING WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS.
A COLD FRONT WILL FINALLY PUSH THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING DROPPING SNOW LEVELS TO NEAR 5000 FEET AS A SECOND WAVE
WITH SOME NEGATIVE TILT COMES ASHORE. GFS SUGGESTS THUNDERSTORMS FOR
THE SIERRA SATURDAY WITH LIS BELOW ZERO AND HIGH LEVEL TT NEAR 40
WITH THIS FEATURE. SHOWERS TO WIND DOWN SATURDAY EVENING AND A BRIEF
BREAK IS EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE THE NEXT STORM MOVES INTO
THE REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOOKS TO BE ANOTHER STRONG
STORM...BUT DOES NOT LOOK AS WET OR AS WARM AS THE UPCOMING SYSTEM.
MILNE
&&
.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
UPPED POPS FOR MONDAY...WITH MINOR TWEAKS ONLY TO OTHER GRIDS.
MODEL AGREEMENT LOOKS EXCELLENT FOR MONDAY. A SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST MONDAY AND BEGIN SPLITTING
SOMEWHAT. IT MAKES ME WARY TO SEE SIGNS OF A SPLIT...AS THESE CAN
REALLY ROB THE BASIN OF PRECIPITATION. HOWEVER...WITH A GOOD TAP OF
MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM EARLY MONDAY AND THE GFS DEVELOPING A
LEE SIDE LOW OVER CENTRAL NEVADA WITH WRAP AROUND PRECIP AS A 130 KT
JET STREAK SLAMS INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...I AT LEAST MATCHED GFS
MOS POPS (CATEGORICAL FOR THE SIERRA AND LIKELY FOR RENO). THE
SIERRA LOOKS LIKE A NO BRAINER FOR GETTING AT LEAST SOME PRECIP...SO
I UPPED THEM TO CATEGORICAL MONDAY. I ALSO RAISED AREAS FROM I-80
SOUTH TO LIKELY WITH POTENTIAL FOR WRAP AROUND MOISTURE. FOR WESTERN
NEVADA VALLEYS AROUND OR SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80...THERE IS SOME
CHANCE OF A FEW INCHES OF SNOWFALL MONDAY IF A WRAP AROUND BAND OF
MODERATE PRECIP DEVELOPS AS PROGGED BY THE GFS.
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...RIDGING BEGINS TO BUILD INTO THE WEST FOR
DRYING WEATHER FOR MOST OF THE REGION (LEFT SLIGHT CHANCES FOR THE
SIERRA/NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND FAR NORTHWEST NEVADA). BY THURSDAY...
I KEPT THE SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR WESTERN NEVADA TO MATCH MOS POPS
AND TO STAY CONSISTENT...ALTHOUGH WITH THE WESTERN RIDGE PROGGED BY
ALL MODELS TO BUILD WITH A RETURNING EASTERN TROUGH THESE MAY HAVE
TO BE ELIMINATED WITHIN THE NEXT FEW PACKAGES. SNYDER
&&
.AVIATION...
FOR KTRK/KTVL/KRNO/KLOL TAFS...VFR THRU 12Z FRIDAY. CONDITIONS TO
DETERIORATE TO MVFR IN -RA/RA FOR KTVL/KTRK AFTER 12Z...WITH VFR
CIGS/VSBYS WITH SCATTERED -SHRA FOR KRNO/KLOL. WINDS ALSO ON THE
INCREASE FOR KRNO AFTER 18Z FRIDAY.
FOR TWEBS...DETERIORATING CIGS WITH MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION IN -RASN
FOR ROUTE 376 NORTH OF KSVE AFTER 06Z...SPREADING TO ROUTE 403 IN
OREGON AND IDAHO AFTER 12Z. SOUTHERN 376/403 AND ROUTE 402 TO REMAIN
MAINLY VFR THROUGH 00Z SATURDAY. SNYDER
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.NV...WINTER STORM WARNING ZONE 2 FROM 4 PM FRIDAY THROUGH 4 PM
SATURDAY.
FLOOD WATCH ZONE ZONES 2 AND 3 FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
.CA...WINTER STORM WARNING ZONE 72 FROM 4 PM FRIDAY THROUGH 4 PM
SATURDAY.
WINTER STORM WATCH ZONE 73 FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
FLOOD WARNING ZONE 71 FOR THE SUSAN RIVER FROM FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY.
FLOOD WATCH ZONES 71>73 FROM FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 29, 6:30 AM PST, 8 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 630 AM PST THU DEC 29 2005 CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-301500- SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 630 AM PST THU DEC 29 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...NORTHWEST NEVADA...WEST CENTRAL NEVADA AND WESTERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SNOW AND RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FROM RENO/ WWUS45 KRNO WSWREV/ FOR FURTHER DETAILS. ANOTHER WET SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION STARTING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. FLOODING POSSIBLE OVER THE NEW YEARS DAY WEEKEND. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM RENO/ WWUS85 KRNO SPSREV/ FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT EVENTS ACCORDING TO ESTABLISHED CRITERIA.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 7:56 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | REV | Douglas, Washoe | 33 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.