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Snow Advisory 6, NWS Reno, NV

February 17, 20067 counties in Nevada; 4 counties in California

NWS Reno, NV issued this snow advisory at Feb 17, 2006, 6:30 AM PST for 7 counties in Nevada; 4 counties in California. It took effect at Feb 17, 2006, 3:18 PM PST. It was in force for 43 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 17, 2006, 6:30 AM PST (14:30 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 17, 2006, 3:18 PM PST
Expired: Feb 19, 2006, 10:19 AM PST
In force: 43 hr
Issued by: NWS Reno, NV

Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Churchill County, NV, Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Mineral County, NV, Pershing County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV

The radar

The Reno radar (KRGX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this snow advisory 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 snow advisory went out at Feb 17, 3:30 AM PST, 3 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 3:30 AM PST, 3 hours before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 17, 5:20 AM PST, 1 hour 10 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
520 AM PST FRI FEB 17 2006

CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-181500-
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-
520 AM PST FRI FEB 17 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA...
NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL 10 PM
SATURDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN SIERRA. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE EXPECTED TO FALL AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. SEE THE LATEST
WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FROM KRNO /WWUS45 KREV RNOWSWREV/ FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE GREATER RENO...CARSON CITY AREAS. SEE THE
LATEST WINTER WEATHER STATEMENT FROM KRNO /WWUS45 KREV RNOWSWREV/
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM SATURDAY EVENING
FOR ALL OF THE EASTERN SIERRA. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER
STATEMENT FROM KRNO /WWUS45 KREV RNOWSWREV/ FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN NETWORK ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT EVENTS ACCORDING TO
ESTABLISHED CRITERIA.

SMM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 17, 3:27 AM PST	Heavy Snow Warning	REV	Douglas, Washoe	55 hr

Nearby

Snow Advisories in Nevada, 2006 Snow Advisories in California, 2006 Every snow advisory in 2006

Sources

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