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Winter Storm Warning 16, NWS Reno, NV

November 25, 2006Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada; 9 counties in California

NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Nov 25, 2006, 4:00 PM PST for Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada; 9 counties in California. It took effect at Nov 26, 2006, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 34 hr. 6 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 25, 2006, 4:00 PM PST (00:00 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 26, 2006, 12:00 PM PST
Expired
Nov 27, 2006, 10:00 PM PST
In force
34 hr
Issued by
NWS Reno, NV

Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Lassen County, CA, Modoc 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), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:04 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 27, 6:30 AM PSTSNOW 410 W Truckee, CABOREAL SKI RESORT REPORTED 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT.
Nov 27, 6:30 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 84 Nw Truckee, CAA TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A 24-HR SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 8 INCHES AT 6500 FEET ELEVATION.
Nov 27, 6:30 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 8Squaw Valley, CASQUAW VALLEY SKI RESORT REPORTED 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL AT 8,200 FT ELEVATION...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES AT 6200 FT.
Nov 27, 6:49 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 4.5N Fort Bidwell, CA2.5 INCHES NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT. STORM TOTAL 4.5 INCHES.
Nov 27, 10:30 AM PSTSNOW 54 Ssw Prosser Creek Res, CA5 INCHES SNOW ON GRD AT 6300FT.
Nov 27, 11:29 AM PSTSNOW 34 N Meyers, CA3 INCHES SNOW ON GRD IN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE WITH APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES ON GRD NEAR HOMEWOOD ON WEST SIDE LAKE TAHOE.

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, 0.0 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 00:00Z on 2006-11-26Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Reno, NV at 00:00Z on 2006-11-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 5 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2240 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
76 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 260000
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
400 PM PST SAT NOV 25 2006

...COLD PACIFIC STORM TO AFFECT HOLIDAY TRAVEL SUNDAY AND
MONDAY...

.A DEVELOPING STORM IN SOUTHWEST CANADA IS EXPECTED TO BRING SNOW
AND WIND TO THE SIERRA BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVY SNOW AT
TIMES FROM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY
THE SNOW...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE 
PASSES. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND 
LOWER SNOW LEVELS BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...BRINGING ACCUMULATING 
SNOWFALL TO WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS BY MONDAY MORNING.

CAZ071-261200-
/O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0019.061126T2200Z-061127T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0016.061126T2000Z-061127T2000Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...
SIERRAVILLE
400 PM PST SAT NOV 25 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SUNDAY TO 12 PM PST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO NOON MONDAY. THE
WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND 
CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM 
WHICH WILL DROP SNOW LEVELS TO THE LOWEST VALLEY FLOORS. SNOWFALL OF 
6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN 
SIERRA...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS BY MIDDAY MONDAY. STRONG 
WINDS IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND 
DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...
AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. ANYONE
TRAVELING IN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SIERRA ON SUNDAY SHOULD PLAN
TO HEAD OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES DURING THE MORNING TO REDUCE THE
RISK OF FACING HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS.

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-NVZ002-261200-
/O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0019.061126T2200Z-061127T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0016.061126T2000Z-061127T2000Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE
400 PM PST SAT NOV 25 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SUNDAY TO 12 PM PST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO NOON MONDAY. THE
WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ACCOMPANY THIS
SYSTEM WHICH WILL DROP SNOW LEVELS TO LAKE LEVEL. SNOWFALL OF 12
TO 18 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000
FEET...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON.
STRONG WINDS IN THE SIERRA WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW ...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...
AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. ANYONE
TRAVELING IN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SIERRA ON SUNDAY SHOULD PLAN
TO HEAD OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES DURING THE MORNING TO REDUCE THE
RISK OF FACING HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS.

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.

$$

CAZ073-261200-
/O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0019.061127T0200Z-061128T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0016.061127T0200Z-061128T0200Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES
400 PM PST SAT NOV 25 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM PST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM PST MONDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN IN THE CENTRAL SIERRA SUNDAY EVENING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ACCOMPANY 
THIS SYSTEM AND WILL DROP SNOW LEVELS TO THE LOWEST VALLEY FLOORS. 
SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 14 INCHES IS EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 2 TO 4 
INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS NORTH OF JUNE LAKE BY MONDAY EVENING. 
SNOWFALL MAY LEAD TO SEASONAL CLOSURE OF TIOGA PASS ON HIGHWAY 120 
BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS IN THE 
SIERRA WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...
AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. ANYONE
TRAVELING IN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SIERRA ON SUNDAY SHOULD PLAN
TO HEAD OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES DURING THE MORNING TO REDUCE THE
RISK OF FACING HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS.

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-NVZ005-261200-
/O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0019.061126T2200Z-061127T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0016.061127T0200Z-061128T0000Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...
FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH
400 PM PST SAT NOV 25 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST MONDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN IN NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. COLD TEMPERATURES
WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM WHICH WILL DROP SNOW LEVELS TO THE LOWEST 
VALLEY FLOORS BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS 
EXPECTED IN THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY BY LATE 
MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY... 
WHICH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY AND 
MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...
AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. ANYONE
TRAVELING IN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SIERRA ON SUNDAY SHOULD PLAN
TO HEAD OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES DURING THE MORNING TO REDUCE THE
RISK OF FACING HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS.

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.

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
7 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS45 KREV 261201
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
401 AM PST SUN NOV 26 2006

...COLD PACIFIC STORM TO AFFECT TRAVEL LATER TODAY THROUGH MONDAY...

.A DEVELOPING STORM IN SOUTHWEST CANADA IS EXPECTED TO BRING SNOW
AND WIND TO THE SIERRA BY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES
FROM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE
SNOW...CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE
PASSES. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES
AND LOWER SNOW LEVELS TO THE VALLEY FLOOR TONIGHT...WITH
ACCUMULATING SNOW IN THE VALLEYS FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING.

CAZ071-270015-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0016.061126T2000Z-061127T2000Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...
SIERRAVILLE
401 AM PST SUN NOV 26 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
12 PM PST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON
PST MONDAY. 

SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM
WHICH WILL DROP SNOW LEVELS TO THE LOWEST VALLEY FLOORS. SNOWFALL
OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
NORTHERN SIERRA...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS BY MIDDAY
MONDAY. STRONG WINDS IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA WILL ALSO PRODUCE
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
MOUNTAIN PASSES.

ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SIERRA TODAY SHOULD
PLAN TO HEAD OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES DURING THE MORNING TO REDUCE
THE RISK OF FACING HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS.

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-NVZ002-270015-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0016.061126T2000Z-061127T2000Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE
401 AM PST SUN NOV 26 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
12 PM PST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON PST
MONDAY.

SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL
CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM
WHICH WILL DROP SNOW LEVELS TO LAKE LEVEL. SNOWFALL OF 12 TO 18
INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH
6 TO 12 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG
WINDS IN THE SIERRA WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW ...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.

ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SIERRA TODAY SHOULD
PLAN TO HEAD OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES DURING THE MORNING TO REDUCE
THE RISK OF FACING HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS.

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.

$$

CAZ073-270015-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0016.061127T0200Z-061128T0200Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES
401 AM PST SUN NOV 26 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM PST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM PST MONDAY. 

SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN IN THE CENTRAL SIERRA THIS EVENING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM AND WILL DROP SNOW LEVELS TO THE LOWEST
VALLEY FLOORS. SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 14 INCHES IS EXPECTED ABOVE
7000 FEET...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS NORTH OF JUNE
LAKE BY MONDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL MAY LEAD TO SEASONAL CLOSURE OF
TIOGA PASS ON HIGHWAY 120 BY LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY
MORNING. STRONG WINDS IN THE SIERRA WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.

ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE CENTRAL SIERRA TODAY SHOULD PLAN TO HEAD
OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON TO REDUCE THE
RISK OF FACING HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
 LOW 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-NVZ005-270015-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0016.061127T0200Z-061128T0000Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...
FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH
401 AM PST SUN NOV 26 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 PM PST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. 

SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN IN NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA
THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM WHICH WILL DROP SNOW LEVELS TO THE LOWEST
VALLEY FLOORS BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES
IS EXPECTED IN THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY BY
MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE ON TODAY AND MONDAY...
WHICH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY
AND MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

ANYONE TRAVELING TODAY SHOULD PLAN TO HEAD OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS PASSES DURING THE MORNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FACING
HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS.

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.

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 
WWUS45 KREV 262332
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
332 PM PST SUN NOV 26 2006

...COLD PACIFIC STORM TO AFFECT TRAVEL THROUGH MONDAY...

.A DEVELOPING STORM IN SOUTHWEST CANADA WILL BRING SNOW AND WIND
TO THE SIERRA THROUGH MONDAY...WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES FROM
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW...
CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE PASSES. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER
SNOW LEVELS TO THE VALLEY FLOOR TONIGHT... WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW
IN THE VALLEYS FROM LATER TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

CAZ071-270530-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-061127T2000Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...
SIERRAVILLE
332 PM PST SUN NOV 26 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST
MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MONDAY.

SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA THROUGH MONDAY. COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM WHICH WILL DROP SNOW
LEVELS TO THE LOWEST VALLEY FLOORS BY THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL OF 6
TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN
SIERRA...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS BY MIDDAY MONDAY.
STRONG WINDS IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.

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-NVZ002-270530-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-061127T2000Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE
332 PM PST SUN NOV 26 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST
MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MONDAY.

SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA THROUGH MONDAY...
WITH SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO LAKE LEVEL. SNOWFALL OF 12 TO 18 INCHES
IS EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 6 TO
12 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS UP TO
35 MPH IN THE SIERRA WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW ...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. RIDGE
GUSTS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 100 MPH LATER TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

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.

$$

CAZ073-270530-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0016.061127T0200Z-061128T0200Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES
332 PM PST SUN NOV 26 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY. 

SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE IN THE CENTRAL SIERRA THIS EVENING AND WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ACCOMPANY THIS
SYSTEM AND WILL DROP SNOW LEVELS TO THE LOWEST VALLEY FLOORS.
SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 14 INCHES IS EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 2 TO
4 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON HAS ALREADY
LED TO THE CLOSURE OF TIOGA PASS ON HIGHWAY 120...THEREFORE
MOTORISTS SHOULD SEEK ALTERNATE ROUTES ACROSS THE SIERRA. WIND
GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE SIERRA WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN
PASSES. RIDGE GUSTS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 100 MPH LATER TONIGHT
AND MONDAY.

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-NVZ005-270530-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0016.061127T0200Z-061128T0000Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...
FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH
332 PM PST SUN NOV 26 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. 

SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE IN NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST
NEVADA THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM WHICH WILL DROP SNOW
LEVELS TO THE LOWEST VALLEY FLOORS BY LATE TONIGHT. SNOWFALL OF 2
TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHERN WASHOE
COUNTY BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TONIGHT INTO
MONDAY... WHICH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING
VISIBILITY AND MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

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.

$$

NVZ003-004-270530-
/O.NEW.KREV.SN.Y.0021.061127T1200Z-061127T1800Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE...
FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY
332 PM PST SUN NOV 26 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. 

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE
SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY
MONDAY. COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM WHICH WILL
DROP SNOW LEVELS TO THE VALLEY FLOORS. SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED AROUND THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR...CAUSING
DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE RENO AND CARSON CITY AREAS AND
ALONG INTERSTATE 80. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW.

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.

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 
WWUS45 KREV 270529
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
929 PM PST SUN NOV 26 2006

...THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DIMINISHING...

.A LARGE AND COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING OVER THE WEST
COAST. THE FIRST PIECE OF THE STORM HAS MOVED WELL SOUTH OF THE
AREA. THE SECOND PORTION OF THE STORM IS MOVING INTO OREGON AND
IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NORTH OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. SNOW
HAS DECREASED OVER MOST OF THE REGION THIS EVENING...BUT IS
EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN LATER TONIGHT MAINLY NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 80. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

DUE TO THE NORTHERLY TRACK OF SECOND HALF OF THE STORM...THE
THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAS DIMINISHED SOUTH OF
HIGHWAY 50. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN THE
SIERRA FROM THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN NORTHWARD TO LASSEN AND NORTHERN
WASHOE COUNTY.

TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO CONTINUE TO USE CAUTION IN THE NORTHERN
SIERRA AND LAKE TAHOE BASIN TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING AS ROADS
WILL REMAIN ICY.

CAZ073-270630-
/O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-061128T0200Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES
929 PM PST SUN NOV 26 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BELOW 9000 FEET HAS
DIMINISHED. HOWEVER ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE STILL
POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY. ALONG THE SIERRA CREST...2 TO 4 INCHES OF
SNOW ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT.

$$

CAZ071-271330-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-061127T2000Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...
SIERRAVILLE
929 PM PST SUN NOV 26 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST
MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MONDAY. 

SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS
WILL RETURN TO THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS
EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA...WITH UP
TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS BY MIDDAY MONDAY. STRONG WINDS IN THE
NORTHERN SIERRA WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-271330-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-061127T2000Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE
929 PM PST SUN NOV 26 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST
MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MONDAY.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE
7000 FEET...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL BY LATE MONDAY
AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH IN THE SIERRA WILL ALSO PRODUCE
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
MOUNTAIN PASSES. RIDGE GUSTS MAY INCREASE TO NEAR 100 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

$$

CAZ070-NVZ005-271330-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-061128T0000Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...
FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH
929 PM PST SUN NOV 26 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 WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT PASSES
THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED
IN THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TONIGHT AND PRODUCE AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY AND MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

$$

NVZ003-004-271330-
/O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0021.061127T1200Z-061127T1800Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE...
FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY
929 PM PST SUN NOV 26 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM PST
MONDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. 

SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS A
COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NORTHWEST NEVADA. SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL IS
POSSIBLE DURING THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR...AND COULD CAUSE
DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE RENO AND CARSON CITY AREAS AND
ALONG INTERSTATE 80.

$$

BRONG

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 
WWUS45 KREV 271225
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
425 AM PST MON NOV 27 2006

...ONE MORE ROUND OF SNOW EXPECTED THIS MORNING...

.AFTER A BREAK IN SNOW ACTIVITY LAST NIGHT...SNOW WILL INCREASE
EARLY THIS MORNING OVER THE SIERRA AND SPREAD ACROSS NORTHEAST
CALIFORNIA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH THIS MORNING.
WHILE ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE VERY
HEAVY...THE PEAK INTENSITY OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING THE
MORNING RUSH HOUR...AFFECTING TRAVEL ALONG MANY STREETS AND
HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 MAINLY NORTH OF CARSON CITY...AND
MUCH OF INTERSTATE 80.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY THIS
AFTERNOON...PRODUCING ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS IN THE
SIERRA AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA.

CAZ070-NVZ005-272000-
/O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-061127T2000Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...
FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH
425 AM PST MON NOV 27 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING THAN TAPER TO SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS BY MIDDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHERN WASHOE
COUNTY...MAINLY NORTH OF GERLACH. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS
OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY AND MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

$$

CAZ071-272000-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-061127T2000Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...
SIERRAVILLE
425 AM PST MON NOV 27 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING THEN TAPER TO SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS AROUND MIDDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
IS EXPECTED IN AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 NEAR OR ABOVE 5000 FEET.
IN THE LOWER VALLEYS OF EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY...1 TO 4 INCHES OF
SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY AND MAKING TRAVEL
DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-272000-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-061127T2000Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE
425 AM PST MON NOV 27 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING THEN TAPER TO SNOW
SHOWERS AROUND MIDDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10
INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES AT LAKE
LEVEL. WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH IN THE SIERRA WILL PRODUCE AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY AND MAKING TRAVEL
DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. 

$$

NVZ003-004-271800-
/O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-061127T1800Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE...
FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY
425 AM PST MON NOV 27 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING MAINLY NORTH OF
HIGHWAY 50. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH ARE EXPECTED...WITH
LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 2 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS NORTH AND WEST OF
RENO...AND AROUND VIRGINIA CITY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REACH PEAK
INTENSITY DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR...RESULTING IN SLIPPERY
ROADS AND DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE RENO AND CARSON CITY
AREAS AND ALONG INTERSTATE 80.

$$
MJD

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 
WWUS45 KREV 271759
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
959 AM PST MON NOV 27 2006

...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SIERRA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA THROUGH
TUESDAY....

.A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BRING
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE SIERRA AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE VALLEYS
OF WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH TUESDAY. HEAVIER SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND WARNER MOUNTAINS
AIDED BY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. SNOW IS FORECAST TO DIMINISH
DURING THE DAY TUESDAY WITH ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED IN THE
SIERRA.

NVZ004-280000-
/O.CAN.KREV.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-061127T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.SN.Y.0022.061127T1800Z-061128T1800Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY
959 AM PST MON NOV 27 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS
TO 3 INCHES NORTH OF LOVELOCK. SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP
ROADS ICY AND SNOW COVERED THROUGH TUESDAY.

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.

$$

NVZ003-271900-
/O.CAN.KREV.SN.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-061127T1800Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE
959 AM PST MON NOV 27 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW
ADVISORY. 

$$

CAZ070>072-NVZ002-005-280000-
/O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-061128T1800Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...
FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE...
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...
GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
959 AM PST MON NOV 27 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING THEN TAPER TO SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS AROUND MIDDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES
IS EXPECTED IN LAKE TAHOE AREA ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES
AT LAKE LEVEL AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 IN LASSEN COUNTY BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. IN THE LOWER VALLEYS OF EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED.
GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY AND MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY
OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

TC
000 
WWUS45 KREV 272325
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
325 PM PST MON NOV 27 2006

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SIERRA AND
NORTHWEST NEVADA THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY....

.A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BRING
PERIODS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE SIERRA AND SNOW SHOWERS TO
THE VALLEYS OF WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH TUESDAY. HEAVIER SNOWFALL IS
EXPECTED ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND
WARNER MOUNTAINS AIDED BY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. SNOW IS
FORECAST TO DIMINISH DURING THE DAY TUESDAY WITH ONLY LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED IN THE SIERRA.

CAZ070>072-NVZ002-005-280700-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-061128T1800Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...
FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE...
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...
GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
325 PM PST MON NOV 27 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY.

SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING THEN
TAPER TO SCATTERED SNOW FLURRIES TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF
4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE LAKE TAHOE AREA ABOVE 7000
FEET...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 IN
LASSEN COUNTY BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. IN THE LOWER VALLEYS OF
EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY...1 TO 3 INCHES
OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY AND
MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.

$$

NVZ004-280700-
/O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-061128T1800Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY
325 PM PST MON NOV 27 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 2
INCHES NORTH OF LOVELOCK. SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP MANY
ROADS ICY AND SNOW COVERED THROUGH TUESDAY.

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.

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO


TC
000 
WWUS45 KREV 280600
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1000 PM PST MON NOV 27 2006

...SNOW DECREASING WITH BAND DEVELOPING DOWNWIND OF LAKES...

.SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE TO DECREASE ACROSS THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND
NORTHWEST NEVADA. HOWEVER LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS ARE DEVELOPING
OFF LAKE TAHOE AND PYRAMID LAKE. THESE SNOW BANDS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING.

LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS ARE A LOCALIZED EVENT. MOST BANDS ARE
APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 50 MILES LONG AND 5 TO 10 MILES WIDE AND
PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH A RAPID DECREASE IN
VISIBILITY.

CAZ072-NVZ002-281300-
/O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-061128T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.LE.Y.0002.061128T0600Z-061128T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE
1000 PM PST MON NOV 27 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY. THE
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

SNOW SHOWERS HAVE GREATLY DECREASED ACROSS MUCH OF THE TAHOE BASIN
THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED. 

VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AT MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL AND WESTERLY WINDS
ARE MOVING ACROSS THE RELATIVELY WARM WATER TEMPERATURES OF LAKE
TAHOE. THESE CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT
SNOW BANDS AND THUNDER-SNOW THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THREE TO 6 INCHES
OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF LAKE TAHOE FROM INCLINE
VILLAGE SOUTHWARD TO GLENBROOK AND ZEPHER COVE.

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-280700-
/O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-061128T1800Z/
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
1000 PM PST MON NOV 27 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW...HOWEVER
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

NVZ004-281300-
/O.CAN.KREV.SN.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-061128T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.LE.Y.0002.061128T0600Z-061128T1800Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY
1000 PM PST MON NOV 27 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY. THE
SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AT MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL AND WESTERLY WINDS
ARE MOVING ACROSS THE RELATIVELY WARM WATERS TEMPERATURES OF PYRAMID
LAKE. THESE CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE
EFFECT SNOW BANDS AND THUNDER-SNOW THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. ONE TO
4 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM THE EAST SHORE OF PYRAMID LAKE
TO LOVELOCK...THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 FROM FERNLEY TO
LOVELOCK.

$$

NVZ003-281300-
/O.NEW.KREV.LE.Y.0002.061128T0600Z-061128T1800Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE
1000 PM PST MON NOV 27 2006

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY. 

VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AT MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL AND WESTERLY WINDS
ARE MOVING ACROSS THE RELATIVELY WARM WATER TEMPERATURES OF LAKE
TAHOE. THESE CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE
EFFECT SNOW BANDS AND THUNDER-SNOW THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
ONE TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FROM WASHOE
VALLEY SOUTHWARD TO THE NORTH SIDE OF MINDEN...AND ALONG HIGHWAY
50 FROM CARSON CITY TO DAYTON.

$$

BRONG

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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 Nov 25, 2:45 PM PST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 25, 2:45 PM PST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
245 PM PST SAT NOV 25 2006

.SHORT TERM...
A BAND OF SNOW SHOWERS WAS WORKING SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE OREGON
BORDER TO THE NORTH. AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN LIGHT AND SHOULD REMAIN VERY
LIGHT AS SHOWERS WORK INTO THE NORTHERN AREAS AND DIMINISH TONIGHT.
BIG CHANGE STILL ON TRACK AS ANOMALOUSLY COLD UPPER LOW DROPS INTO
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON 150+KT JET. TEMPERATURES ACROSS NORTHWEST
CANADA AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA WERE 40-50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THIS
MORNING WHERE MUCH OF THIS COLD AIR IS ORIGINATING. IN THE
TRANSITION LARGE SCALE SUPPORT IS FAVORABLE FOR THE FIRST
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON. PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP AND
SPREAD INTO THE NORTHERN SIERRA...NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST
NEVADA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN TO MOST AREAS FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY. STRONG WESTERLY FLOW WILL SHADOW WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS
UNTIL COLD FRONT/INSTABILITY CAN WORK SOUTHWARD. BEST CHANCE OF
ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR THE VALLEYS WILL BE NORTH OF I-80 WITH
TAPERING AMOUNTS TOWARD HIGHWAY 50. TIMING OF FRONT SHOULD BRING
SNOW TO THE RENO AND CARSON CITY AREAS NEAR RUSH HOUR MONDAY MORNING
WHICH WOULD MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS (TEMPERATURES
BELOW FREEZING WILL ALMOST GUARANTEE THAT 1 OR 2 INCHES WILL STICK
TO ROADWAYS). SNOW AMOUNTS SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR WARNING LEVELS
IN NORTHERN AREAS AS WELL AS THE SIERRA WHILE AN ADVISORY MAY BE
NEEDED FOR THE RENO AREA TOWARD LOVELOCK FOR MONDAY MORNING. COLD
CYCLONIC FLOW WILL BRING TEMPERATURES DOWN TO WELL BELOW NORMAL
LEVELS TUESDAY WITH ANOTHER SURGE OF COLD AIR TO FUNNEL INTO THE
REGION TUESDAY NIGHT AS ANOTHER JET DIVES SOUTHWARD IN THE WAKE OF
SLOWLY PROGRESSING UPPER LOW. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL STAY
NORTH AND EAST OF AREA BUT KEPT SLIGHT MENTION THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. SEE WINTER STORM WARNING AND SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
FOR DETAILS ON THIS WINTER STORM.

.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
STRONG ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE DOME WILL SLIDE DOWN OUT OF CANADA INTO
THE WESTERN US...BEHIND THE WINTER STORM. THIS 1050MB HIGH WILL PUSH
INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND EVENTUALLY INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES
THURSDAY/FRIDAY BEFORE SLIDING INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ON SATURDAY.
THIS STRONG ARCTIC HIGH TO OUR EAST WILL CAUSE SOME STRONG EASTERLY
FLOW WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT BASIN AND
SIERRA...AND BITTERLY COLD TEMPS ACROSS THE AREA. EASTERLY FLOW...AS
WELL AS A GOOD BLANKET OF SNOW ACROSS MOST OF OUR AREA FROM MONDAYS
SNOW STORM WILL KEEP OUR HIGHS FROM GETTING OUT OF THE 30S WEDNESDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY.  HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE IN THE LOW 30S ACROSS
THE NEVADA VALLEYS...WITH HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN SIERRA REMAINING A
LITTLE WARMER...DUE TO THE ARCTIC AIR BEING SHALLOW IN NATURE AND
THE RIDGE BUILDING ALOFT.  CLEAR SKIES WILL HELP US TO RADIATE
OVERNIGHT...WITH LOWS THURSDAY MORNING DOWN INTO THE TEENS AND EVEN
SINGLE DIGITS IN COLDER AREAS. HOON
&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS IN THE WESTERN GREAT BASIN AND TAHOE. ISOLATED RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE NORTH NEAR KAAT AND KBOI...CAUSING MVFR
CIG/VIS AND OBSCD MOUNTAIN TOPS. STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL
INCREASE TOMORROW OVER THE REGION. WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED SUNDAY
EVENING IN THE SIERRA. HOON
&&

.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WINTER STORM WARNING SUNDAY/MONDAY NVZ002-005.
CA...WINTER STORM WARNING SUNDAY/MONDAY CAZ070>073.
&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 25, 6:00 AM PST, 10 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
600 AM PST SAT NOV 25 2006

CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-261500-
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-
600 AM PST SAT NOV 25 2006

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A COLD PACIFIC STORM TO EFFECT HOLIDAY TRAVEL SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR
HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES IN THE SIERRA WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER
CONDITIONS. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER AND SPECIAL
WEATHER STATEMENTS FROM RENO/WWUS45 KREV WSWREV/ AND RENO/WWUS85 KREV
SPSREV/ FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

ADDITIONALLY...COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN PLACE
THROUGHOUT THE WEEK WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES REMAINING IN THE 30S
OVER MOST VALLEYS AND SINGLE DIGITS IN OUTLYING COLDER VALLEY
LOCATIONS OVERNIGHT CAN BE EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 25, 2:30 PM PST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
230 PM PST SAT NOV 25 2006

NVZ001-003-004-261300-
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-
MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...
MINA...SCHURZ...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE...FERNLEY...
FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY
230 PM PST SAT NOV 25 2006

...SNOW POSSIBLE FOR THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE IN WESTERN NEVADA
WITH MUCH COLDER WEATHER THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK...

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA
SUNDAY NIGHT WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO THE VALLEY FLOOR.
ACCUMULATING SNOW IS POSSIBLE OVER STREETS AND HIGHWAYS THROUGHOUT
WESTERN NEVADA MONDAY MORNING. THIS WOULD RESULT IN DIFFICULT
DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE ACROSS RENO AND
SPARKS...AND POINTS EASTWARD ALONG INTERSTATE 80. LESSER SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS ARE ANTICIPATED SOUTH INTO MINERAL COUNTY WHERE LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE CONFINED MAINLY TO AREA PASSES.

UNSEASONABLY COLD WEATHER IS EXPECTED IN ALL AREAS THROUGH THE
UPCOMING WEEK WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE 30S. LOW
TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS ARE EXPECTED IN URBAN AREAS WITH SINGLE
DIGITS IN THE COLDER OUTLYING AREAS.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 26, 3:32 PM PSTSnow AdvisoryREVChurchill, Douglas, Lyon, Pershing, Storey, Washoe18 hr

Nearby

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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.