Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2006
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Jan 1, 2006, 3:19 AM PST for 8 counties in California; Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Jan 1, 2006, 2:09 PM PST. It was in force for 34 hr. 25 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
- Jan 1, 2006, 3:19 AM PST (11:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 1, 2006, 2:09 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2006, 12:00 AM PST
- In force
- 34 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Lassen County, CA, Mono County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:19 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 4:45 PM PST | SNOW 5 | 6 Ne Almanor, CA | 5 INCHES TOTAL SNOWFALL AT 4600 FT |
| Jan 1, 5:45 PM PST | SNOW 4 | 3 N Bieber, CA | 4 INCHES TOTAL SNOWFALL PAST 5 HOURS. STILL -SNOWFALL. 32F. |
| Jan 1, 8:35 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 6 Ne Almanor, CA | TOTAL SNOW FALL SINCE THIS MORNING. |
| Jan 2, 12:35 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 20 | 3 S Crowley Lake, CA | TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE 6PM. CURRENTLY +SN. ELEV 6900FT |
| Jan 2, 5:18 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 36 | Mammoth Lakes, CA | ESTIMATED 3 FEET OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. WILL MEASURE FOR OFFICIAL OBSERVATION LATER THIS MORNING. |
| Jan 2, 6:57 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 23 | 1 W Devils Gate Summit, CA | SINCE 230PM YESTERDAY. ELEV 7200 FEET. |
| Jan 2, 7:23 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 20 | Lee Vining, CA | OVERNIGHT SNOW TOTAL REPORTED TO MONO COUNTY SHERIFF BY THE PUBLIC. |
| Jan 2, 8:02 AM PST | SNOW 0 | 3 Ne Gardnerville, NV | .46 OF PRECIP SINCE YESTERDAY...JUST TURNED TO SNOW BUT NO ACCUM. TEMP 34 DEG. ELEV 4750. |
| Jan 2, 8:18 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 24 | N June Lake, CA | ESTIMATED SNOWFALL SINCE YESTERDAY. CURRENT MODERATE SNOWING. ALSO CAN HEAR AVALANCHE CONTROL GUNS BEING SHOT OFF. |
| Jan 2, 8:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 27 | 1 W Devils Gate Summit, CA | SNOWING AT 2 INCHES AN HOUR. TOTAL UP TO 27 INCHES FROM 23 INCHES TWO HOURS AGO. |
| Jan 2, 8:57 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 31 | Lee Vining, CA | TOTAL SINCE 8AM 1/1/06. 2.61 INCHES OF WATER EQUIVALENT. |
| Jan 2, 9:14 AM PST | SNOW 5 | Portola, CA | TOTAL SNOWFALL...ABOUT 3-4 INCHES REMAIN ON THE GROUND AFTER RAINFALL. |
| Jan 2, 9:38 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 24 | N June Lake, CA | MINIMUM OF 2 FEET SINCE SNOW BEGAN. |
| Jan 2, 10:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 22 | 2 Nne Incline Village, NV | OVERNIGHT 22 INCHES NEW SNOW WITH 4 INCHES PAST 4 HOURS AT MT ROSE SKI RESORT ABOVE 8000 FT. WINDS CALM. |
| Jan 2, 10:03 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 34 | 6 Nnw Lee Vining, CA | STORM TOTAL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 2, 10:45 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Lee Vining, CA | 6 INCHES NEW SNOW PAST 2 HOURS. |
| Jan 2, 10:48 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | 1 N Lee Vining, CA | 3 INCH/HOUR SNOWFALL RATE WITH 6 INCHES SINCE 9AM. |
| Jan 2, 11:50 AM PST | SNOW 12 | Dagget Pass, NV | 12 INCHES SNOW ON GRD WITH 3 INCHES NEW SNOW PAST 4 HRS AT 7330 FT. |
| Jan 2, 1:04 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 6 Ese Mount Rose Ski Ar, NV | STORM TOTAL OF 6 INCHES AT 5200 FEET...STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY. |
| Jan 2, 2:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 36 | 1 W Devils Gate Summit, CA | 36 INCHES SNOW PAST 24 HOURS AT 7200 FT. STRONG WINDS EARLIER. CURRENT CONDITIONS -SN. POWER OUTAGE. |
| Jan 2, 2:05 PM PST | SNOW 3.5 | 8 Nnw Reno, NV | 3.5 INCHES NEW SNOW ON GROUND AT 5360 FT. |
| Jan 2, 4:05 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | 8 Sw Reno, NV | 4 INCHES IN PAST 6 HOURS AT 4800 FOOT ELEVATION |
| Jan 2, 4:05 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 8 Sw Reno, NV | 4 INCHES IN PAST 6 HOURS AT 4800 FOOT ELEVATION |
| Jan 2, 5:05 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 20 | Dagget Pass, NV | 20 INCHES SNOW TOTAL AS OF 0500 PM AT 7330 FT. |
| Jan 2, 6:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 38 | 3 S Crowley Lake, CA | A 24-HOUR SNOW TOTAL REPORTED AT CROWLEY LAKE. |
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 00:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 903 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 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 011119 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 319 AM PST SUN JAN 1 2006 ...ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SIERRA THIS AFTERNOON... .ANOTHER IN A SERIES OF INTENSE STORM SYSTEMS WILL MOVE INTO THE SIERRA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE LOWER THAN WITH THE PREVIOUS STORMS. SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE FROM 6000 FEET IN LASSEN COUNTY TO AROUND 7500 FEET IN THE TAHOE BASIN THIS AFTERNOON. BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO 5000 FEET IN LASSEN COUNTY...TO AROUND LAKE LEVEL AT TAHOE...AND TO AROUND 7500 FEET IN MONO COUNTY. UP TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 8000 FEET IN MONO COUNTY ...WITH 6 INCHES TO A FOOT AT LAKE LEVEL IN THE TAHOE BASIN. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. MANY AREA ROADS REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING...MUD SLIDES...ROCK SLIDES... AND SNOW COVER. CAZ072-073-NVZ002-011930- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0001.060102T0000Z-060103T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0001.060102T0000Z-060103T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 319 AM PST SUN JAN 1 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL SIERRA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A TOTAL OF 12 TO 24 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED AT LAKE LEVEL IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN MONO COUNTY...ESPECIALLY NEAR MAMMOTH LAKES. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... BE SURE TO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES BY CARRYING TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER... BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ071-011930- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0001.060102T0000Z-060103T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0001.060102T0000Z-060103T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 319 AM PST SUN JAN 1 2006 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN SIERRA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A TOTAL OF 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET BY MONDAY EVENING...WITH A TOTAL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ OHARA
10 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KREV 012209 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 209 PM PST SUN JAN 1 2006 ...INCREASED SNOW AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH MONDAY... .SNOW HAS BEGUN OVER EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO RISE TO THE 5500 TO 6000 FOOT RANGE IN NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...NEAR 6500 FEET IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN...AND NEAR 7000 FEET IN MONO COUNTY...RESULTING IN INCREASED SNOW AMOUNTS OVER THE WARNING AREAS ESPECIALLY AT LAKE LEVEL. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO THE VALLEY FLOOR DURING MONDAY MORNING. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. SEVERAL AREA ROADS REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING...MUD OR ROCK SLIDES...OR SNOW COVER. NVZ003-020615- /O.NEW.KREV.HS.W.0001.060102T1200Z-060103T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 209 PM PST SUN JAN 1 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 5500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. SNOW AND RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 6000 AND 6500 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT THEN DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOOR BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5500 FEET...WITH LOCALLY UP TO A FOOT ABOVE 6000 FEET BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. IN THE LOWER VALLEYS...1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ071-020615- /O.UPG.KREV.WW.Y.0001.060102T0000Z-060103T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KREV.WS.W.0001.060101T2209Z-060103T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 209 PM PST SUN JAN 1 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 5500 AND 6000 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT THEN DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOOR MONDAY MORNING. SNOW TOTALS BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH UP TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET. IN THE LOWER VALLEYS FROM HIGHWAY 395 EASTWARD...1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN MONDAY. SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-020615- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0001.060101T2209Z-060103T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 209 PM PST SUN JAN 1 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 6000 AND 6500 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT THEN DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOOR MONDAY MORNING. SNOW TOTALS BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 15 TO 30 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. GUSTS AROUND 100 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER RIDGES THROUGH TONIGHT. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... BE SURE TO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES BY CARRYING TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ073-020615- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0001.060101T2209Z-060103T0400Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 209 PM PST SUN JAN 1 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST MONDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST MONDAY. SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 6500 AND 7500 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT THEN DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOOR BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. SNOW TOTALS BY MONDAY EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH UP TO 4 FEET IN THE SIERRA ABOVE 8500 FEET. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. GUSTS AROUND 100 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER RIDGES THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... BE SURE TO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES BY CARRYING TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MJD
000 WWUS45 KREV 020359 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 759 PM PST SUN JAN 1 2006 ...RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER EASTERN CALIFORNIA...THE SIERRA...AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH MONDAY... .RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY AND WILL BE HEAVY IN EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND THE SIERRA. SNOW LEVELS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 5000 TO 6500 FEET IN LASSEN COUNTY... BETWEEN 7000 AND 7500 FEET NEAR TAHOE...AND 7500 TO 8000 FEET IN MONO COUNTY. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN BELOW THESE LEVELS WILL CAUSE SOME FLOODING OF CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS ESPECIALLY IN THE TAHOE BASIN AND MONO COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO LAKE LEVEL MONDAY MORNING AND TO 6500 TO 7000 FEET IN MONO COUNTY. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. SEVERAL AREA ROADS REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING...MUD OR ROCK SLIDES...OR SNOW COVER. NVZ003-021415- /O.EXT.KREV.HS.W.0001.060102T1400Z-060103T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 759 PM PST SUN JAN 1 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6AM TO 4PM PST MONDAY... SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 7000 AND 7500 FEET TONIGHT THEN DROP TO 5500 FEET BY MIDDAY MONDAY AND TO VALLEY FLOORS BY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5500 FEET...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 6000 FEET BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. IN THE LOWER VALLEYS... AN INCH OR 2 OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. $$ CAZ071-072-NVZ002-021415- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060103T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...TRUCKEE... MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 759 PM PST SUN JAN 1 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 5000 AND 6500 FEET TONIGHT THEN DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOOR MONDAY MORNING. SNOW TOTALS BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH UP TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET. IN THE LOWER VALLEYS FROM HIGHWAY 395 EASTWARD...EXPECT 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. $$ CAZ073-021415- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060103T0400Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 754 PM PST SUN JAN 1 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST MONDAY. SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 7500 AND 8000 FEET TONIGHT THEN DROP TO 6500 TO 7000 FEET MONDAY MORNING AND TO VALLEY FLOORS BY AFTERNOON. SNOW TOTALS BY MONDAY EVENING WILL BE UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH UP TO 4 FEET IN THE SIERRA ABOVE 8000 FEET. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. GUSTS AROUND 100 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER RIDGES THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... BE SURE TO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING.$$
000 WWUS45 KREV 021139 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 339 AM PST MON JAN 2 2006 ...RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER EASTERN CALIFORNIA...THE SIERRA...AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH THIS EVENING... .RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH TODAY AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND THE SIERRA. SNOW LEVELS ARE AROUND 5000 FEET AND WILL CONTINUE AT THAT LEVEL THROUGH TODAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IN THE VALLEYS OF THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA WILL CAUSE SOME FLOODING OF CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED TODAY. SEVERAL AREA ROADS REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING...MUD OR ROCK SLIDES...OR SNOW COVER. NVZ003-021945- /O.CON.KREV.HS.W.0001.060102T1400Z-060103T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 339 AM PST MON JAN 2 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SNOW LEVELS HAVE DROPPED TO AROUND 5000 FEET AND WILL FALL TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5500 FEET...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 6000 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. IN THE LOWER VALLEYS...AN INCH OR 2 OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. $$ CAZ071-072-NVZ002-021945- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060103T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...TRUCKEE... MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 339 AM PST MON JAN 2 2006 ...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. SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN AROUND 5000 FEET IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA...AND NEAR LAKE LEVEL IN THE TAHOE BASIN TODAY. SNOW TOTALS BY THIS EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH UP TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET. IN THE LOWER VALLEYS FROM HIGHWAY 395 EASTWARD...EXPECT 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... REMEMBER TO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. $$ CAZ073-021945- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060103T0400Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 339 AM PST MON JAN 2 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN AROUND 5000 FEET TODAY. SNOW TOTALS BY THIS EVENING WILL BE UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET... WITH UP TO 4 FEET IN THE SIERRA ABOVE 8000 FEET. IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... BE SURE TO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. $$ NVZ001-021945- /O.NEW.KREV.SN.Y.0001.060102T1139Z-060103T0400Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ 339 AM PST MON JAN 2 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN AROUND 5000 FEET TODAY. SNOW TOTALS BY THIS EVENING WILL BE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 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. $$ OHARA
000 WWUS45 KREV 021824 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1024 AM PST MON JAN 2 2006 ...RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER EASTERN CALIFORNIA...THE SIERRA...AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...AVALANCHES OCCURRING IN MONO COUNTY... ...THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION... .RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH TODAY AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND THE SIERRA. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IN THE VALLEYS OF THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA WILL CAUSE SOME FLOODING OF CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED TODAY...ESPECIALLY IN MONO COUNTY. SEVERAL AREA ROADS REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO AVALANCHES...FLOODING...MUD OR ROCK SLIDES...AND SNOW COVER. NVZ003-030000- /O.CON.KREV.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060103T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 1024 AM PST MON JAN 2 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SNOW LEVELS HAVE DROPPED BELOW 5000. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 6000 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. IN THE LOWER VALLEYS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF WET SNOW IS POSSIBLE. $$ CAZ071-072-NVZ002-030000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060103T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...TRUCKEE... MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 1024 AM PST MON JAN 2 2006 ...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. SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL BELOW 5000 FEET TODAY. SNOW TOTALS BY THIS EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH UP TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET. IN THE LOWER VALLEYS FROM HIGHWAY 395 EASTWARD...EXPECT 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS. REMEMBER TO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. $$ CAZ073-030000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060103T0400Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 1024 AM PST MON JAN 2 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...AVALANCHE WARNING FOR MONO COUNTY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. SNOW TOTALS BY THIS EVENING WILL BE 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN MONO COUNTY HIGHWAY 395 IS CLOSED DUE TO AVALANCHES. TRAVEL IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND VERY STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL TODAY YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AND THE LIVES OF RESCUE...LAW ENFORCEMENT AND UTILITY PERSONEL AT RISK STAY AWAY FROM STEEP SLOPES AS AN AVALANCHE COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME $$ NVZ001-030000- /O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060103T0400Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ 1024 AM PST MON JAN 2 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN AROUND 5000 FEET TODAY. SNOW TOTALS BY THIS EVENING WILL BE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 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. $$ BRONG
000 WWUS45 KREV 022230 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 230 PM PST MON JAN 2 2006 ...RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER EASTERN CALIFORNIA...THE SIERRA...AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...AVALANCHES OCCURRING IN MONO COUNTY... ...THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION... .TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED TODAY...ESPECIALLY IN MONO COUNTY. SEVERAL AREA ROADS REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO AVALANCHES...FLOODING...MUD OR ROCK SLIDES...AND SNOW COVER. NVZ003-030800- /O.EXT.KREV.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060103T0800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 230 PM PST MON JAN 2 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS HAVE DROPPED TO THE LOWER VALLEY FLOORS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 6000 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING. BELOW 5000 FEET...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS. REMEMBER TO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. $$ CAZ071-030400- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060103T0400Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 230 PM PST MON JAN 2 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING...MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST OF SUSANVILLE. SNOW TOTALS BY THIS EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH UP TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET. IN THE LOWER VALLEYS FROM HIGHWAY 395 EASTWARD...ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS. REMEMBER TO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. $$ CAZ072-073-NVZ002-030800- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060103T0800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 230 PM PST MON JAN 2 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SNOW TOTALS BY THIS EVENING WILL BE 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN MONO COUNTY HIGHWAY 395 IS CLOSED DUE TO AVALANCHES. TRAVEL IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND VERY STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL TODAY YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AND THE LIVES OF RESCUE...LAW ENFORCEMENT AND UTILITY PERSONNEL AT RISK STAY AWAY FROM STEEP SLOPES AS AN AVALANCHE COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME $$ NVZ004-005-030800- /O.EXB.KREV.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060103T0800Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY...EMPIRE...GERLACH 230 PM PST MON JAN 2 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET THROUGH THE EVENING. SNOW TOTALS BY THIS EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES...MAINLY FROM LOVELOCK AND FALLON WESTWARD. 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. $$ NVZ001-030800- /O.EXT.KREV.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060103T0800Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ 230 PM PST MON JAN 2 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN NEAR THE VALLEY FLOORS. SNOW TOTALS BY THIS EVENING WILL BE UP 3 INCHES...MAINLY ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF HAWTHORNE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS45 KREV 030156 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 556 PM PST MON JAN 2 2006 ...AVALANCHES OCCURRING IN MONO COUNTY... ...THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION... .TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN MONO COUNTY. SEVERAL AREA ROADS REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO AVALANCHES...MUD OR ROCK SLIDES...AND SNOW COVER. CAZ071-030300- /O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060103T0400Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 556 PM PST MON JAN 2 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. AREAS OF SNOW SOUTH AND EAST OF SUSANVILLE HAVE TAPERED TO LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES AND WILL END BY MID EVENING. NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER...AREAS OF SLUSH ON ROADWAYS MAY CAUSE SLIPPERY SPOTS TONIGHT SO MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION. $$ NVZ005-030300- /O.CAN.KREV.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060103T0800Z/ NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EMPIRE...GERLACH 556 PM PST MON JAN 2 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELED THE SNOW ADVISORY. AREAS OF RAIN AND SNOW SOUTH OF GERLACH ARE MOVING OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST. NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. $$ NVZ003-030800- /O.CON.KREV.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060103T0800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 556 PM PST MON JAN 2 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD SNOW HAS TAPERED TO AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES...WITH SOME LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE BELOW 5000 FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS ABOVE 5000 FEET THROUGH EVENING. $$ CAZ072-073-NVZ002-030800- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060103T0800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 556 PM PST MON JAN 2 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HAVE DIMINISHED TO LIGHT SNOW OVER THE LAKE TAHOE REGION...WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. FOR MONO COUNTY...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN MONO COUNTY HIGHWAY 395 IS CLOSED DUE TO AVALANCHES. TRAVEL IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND VERY STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL TODAY YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AND THE LIVES OF RESCUE...LAW ENFORCEMENT AND UTILITY PERSONNEL AT RISK STAY AWAY FROM STEEP SLOPES AS AN AVALANCHE COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME $$ NVZ001-004-030800- /O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060103T0800Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS... NIXON...IMLAY 556 PM PST MON JAN 2 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET THROUGH THE EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...MAINLY FROM LOVELOCK NORTH AND WEST. 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. $$
000 WWUS45 KREV 030401 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 801 PM PST MON JAN 2 2006 ...AVALANCHES OCCURRING IN MONO COUNTY... ...THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION... .TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN MONO COUNTY. SEVERAL AREA ROADS REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO AVALANCHES...MUD OR ROCK SLIDES...AND SNOW COVER. NVZ003-030515- /O.CAN.KREV.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060103T0800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 801 PM PST MON JAN 2 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING. RADAR INDICATES SHOWERS DIMINISHING ALONG WITH RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE LOWER VALLEYS. MOTORIST SHOULD BE ALERT TO PATCHY ICE AND SNOW ON ROADS OVERNIGHT. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-030515- /O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060103T0800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 801 PM PST MON JAN 2 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. MOTORIST SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE TRAVELING. $$ NVZ004-030515- /O.CAN.KREV.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060103T0800Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 801 PM PST MON JAN 2 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. $$ CAZ073-030800- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060103T0800Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 801 PM PST MON JAN 2 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT..AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN MONO COUNTY HIGHWAY 395 IS CLOSED DUE TO AVALANCHES. TRAVEL IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND VERY STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL TODAY YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AND THE LIVES OF RESCUE...LAW ENFORCEMENT AND UTILITY PERSONNEL AT RISK STAY AWAY FROM STEEP SLOPES AS AN AVALANCHE COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME $$ NVZ001-030800- /O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060103T0800Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ 801 PM PST MON JAN 2 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET THROUGH THE EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ TC
000 WWUS45 KREV 030756 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1156 PM PST MON JAN 2 2006 CAZ073-030900- /O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060103T0800Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 1156 PM PST MON JAN 2 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW ACROSS MONO COUNTY HAS ENDED. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION LESS THAN AN INCH. $$ NVZ001-030900- /O.EXP.KREV.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060103T0800Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ 1156 PM PST MON JAN 2 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. SNOW HAS TAPERED TO ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$
000 WWUS45 KREV 101237 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 437 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2006 CAZ072-NVZ002-102000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0001.060111T1200Z-060112T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 437 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2006 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE LAKE TAHOE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS ON TUESDAY WILL START OUT AROUND 7500 FEET...BEFORE FALLING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING TO 7000 FEET...THEN DROPPING TO LAKE LEVEL AROUND MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN ON TUESDAY EVENING AND BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF A FOOT OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE AT LAKE LEVEL. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE STORM AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER PASSES AND EXPOSED AREAS. OVER RIDGES...WIND GUSTS OF 80 TO 100 MPH ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY PLANS IN THE LAKE TAHOE AREA ON WEDNESDAY...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH DESTINATIONS. $$ SNYDER
000 WWUS45 KREV 101949 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1149 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2006 CAZ072-NVZ002-102100- /O.CAN.KREV.WS.A.0001.060111T1200Z-060112T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 1149 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2006 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. EXPECTED SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE TAHOE BASIN TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WILL BE LESS THAN PREVIOUSLY ANTICIPATED. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A TOTAL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH A COUPLE OF INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL THROUGH WEDNESDAY. $$ OHARA
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 31, 10:20 PM PST, 4 hours 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 10:20 PM PST, 4 hours 59 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1015 PM SAT DEC 31 2005
.SHORT TERM...
WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE SIERRA FOR LATE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AS THE NEXT PACIFIC SYSTEM MOVES
TOWARD NRN CA AND THE PACNW. THIS SYSTEM IS SHOWING A NICE COMMA
SHAPE WITH THE NOSE OF A 160KT JET JUST WEST OF 130W.
THIS STORM WILL HAVE LOWER SNOW LEVELS BUT STILL EXPECT OVER AN INCH
OF PRECIPITATION BELOW 6000 FEET SO WILL HAVE TO MONITOR STREAMS AND
CREEKS ONCE AGAIN DUE TO PREVIOUS FLOODING AND OVERSATURATED
SOILS.
SNOW LEVELS QUICKLY BEGIN TO RISE TOMORROW...REACHING AROUND 6K
NORTHEAST CA TO 7.5K AT THE LAKE AND OVER 8K IN MONO COUNTY. EXPECT
SNOW LEVELS TO DROP TO THE LAKE LEVEL AFTER MIDNIGHT MONDAY INTO
EARLY MON MORNING. FOR WESTERN NV SHOULD DROP TO VALLEY FLOORS
MONDAY EVENING AS PRECIPITATION IS WINDING DOWN.
.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
RIDGING CONTINUES FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AND BY THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST FLOW DEVELOPS AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM. TROF PASSAGE NOW
LOOKS TO MOVE THROUGH THE CWA BY FRIDAY NIGHT...MAINLY THOUGH THE
NORTHERN HALF OF THE CWA. OTHERWISE...CWA REMAINS DRY THROUGH THE
EXTENDED. SHULZ
&&
.AVIATION...
PRECIPITATION AND LOCAL MVFR CONDS/MTN OBSCD TO BEGIN NORTHERN
ROUTES AFTER 15Z. JAH
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.NV...WINTER STORM WATCH NVZ002 FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING.
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE TRUCKEE RIVER NVZ003.
.CA...FLOOD WARNING CAZ071 FOR THE SUSAN RIVER THROUGH MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT.
FLOOD WARNING CAZ071 FOR THE PIT RIVER THROUGH MONDAY AT
6PM.
WINTER STORM WATCH CAZ071-073 FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 31, 7:00 AM PST, 20 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 700 AM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-011500- 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- 700 AM PST SAT DEC 31 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 WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FOR GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA AND MONO COUNTY FOR HEAVY SNOW AND HEAVY RAIN. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER STORM WARNING FROM RENO/ WWUS45 KRNO WSWREV/ FOR FURTHER DETAILS. FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS EFFECT FOR TODAY FOR EXTREME WESTERN NEVADA AND GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST STATEMENTS FROM RENO/ WGUS75 KRNO FFSREV/.../ WGUS85 KRNO FLSREV/ .../ WGUS45 KRNO FLWREV/ FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 3:19 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | REV | Lassen, Plumas, Sierra | 11 hr |
| Jan 1, 10:52 AM PST | Wind Advisory | REV | Modoc | 8 hr |
| Jan 1, 2:09 PM PST | Heavy Snow Warning | REV | Douglas, Lyon, Storey, Washoe | 30 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.