Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2006
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Jan 16, 2006, 3:14 PM PST for 9 counties in California; 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Jan 17, 2006, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 30 hr. 37 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 16, 2006, 3:14 PM PST (23:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 17, 2006, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2006, 10:00 PM PST
- In force
- 30 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, Lyon County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:14 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 18, 6:22 AM PST | SNOW 5.5 | 3 Nw Janesville, CA | OVERNIGHT...STILL SNOWING STEADILY. CALM WINDS. |
| Jan 18, 6:50 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Washoe City, NV | HEAVY BLOWING SNOW WITH 500 FT VIS ON 395. |
| Jan 18, 6:58 AM PST | SNOW 0.5 | 1 W Devils Gate Summit, CA | OVERNIGHT AT 7200 FT. STRONG WINDS AND 28 DEGREES. |
| Jan 18, 7:15 AM PST | SNOW 2 | N Fort Bidwell, CA | OVERNIGHT |
| Jan 18, 7:25 AM PST | SNOW 5 | Portola, CA | OVERNIGHT. .76 INCHES OF PRECIP |
| Jan 18, 7:58 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 4 Ssw Prosser Creek Res, CA | SINCE 0615 AM. CURRENTLY HEAVY SNOW. |
| Jan 18, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Tahoe City, CA | SINCE 10 PM TUESDAY. |
| Jan 18, 8:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 3 Ene Donner Peak, CA | SINCE 10 PM TUESDAY AT 6500 FEET. |
| Jan 18, 8:51 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | 1 N Doyle, CA | SNOWFALL SINCE 7 AM...SNOWFALL RATE 1 INCH PER HOUR. |
| Jan 18, 8:51 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | 3 W Loyalton, CA | SNOWFALL SINCE 830 AM...1 INCH PER HOUR RATE. |
| Jan 18, 9:00 AM PST | SNOW 6 | N Sierra City, CA | 6 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL AS OF 9AM. |
| Jan 18, 9:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 1 Wnw Mammoth Lakes, CA | SINCE 11 PM TUESDAY. |
| Jan 18, 9:45 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 6 Ne Almanor, CA | 12 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL PAST 12 HOURS AT 4700 FT. |
| Jan 18, 9:45 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | 1 Ne Incline Village, NV | SNOWFALL 2 INCH PER HOUR PAST 4 HOURS. ESTIMATED 16 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL SINCE 1100PM. CURRENT CONDITIONS 28F 1/4SM SN0W. |
| Jan 18, 10:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | Fredonyer Pass, CA | STORM TOTAL 15 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL FREDONYER PASS ON HIGHWAY 36. |
| Jan 18, 10:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | 20 Nw Susanville, NV | STORM TOTAL 16 INCHES NEW SNOW AT BOGARD REST AREA ON HIGHWAY 44. |
| Jan 18, 10:03 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 3 N Meyers, CA | SINCE 10 PM TUESDAY. |
| Jan 18, 10:03 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | N Meyers, CA | SINCE 10 PM TUESDAY. |
| Jan 18, 10:03 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 1 N Homewood, CA | SINCE 10PM TUESDAY. |
| Jan 18, 10:33 AM PST | SNOW 9 | 2 Nne Incline Village, NV | MT ROSE SKI AREA STORM TOTAL FROM 10 PM 1/17 TO 8 AM 1/18 |
| Jan 18, 11:00 AM PST | SNOW 4 | Virginia City, NV | ESTIMATED 4 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL PAST 3 HOURS AT 6340 FT. |
| Jan 18, 11:00 AM PST | SNOW 7 | 4 Wnw Sierraville, CA | STORM TOTAL 7 INCHES SNOW, WITH 6 INCHES FALLING WITHIN 4 HOURS FROM 700AM-1100AM. 0.86 INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT. |
| Jan 18, 11:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | N Meyers, CA | 8 INCHES AT MEYERS AND 11 INCHES ON ECHO SUMMIT SINCE 10 PM. |
| Jan 18, 11:05 AM PST | SNOW 4 | 6 Nne New Washoe City, NV | 4 INCHES NEW SNOW FALL PAST 4 HOURS. LOCATION END OF TOLL ROAD. |
| Jan 18, 11:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | 1 N New Washoe City, NV | SINCE 10 PM TUESDAY EVENING. |
| Jan 18, 11:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | 5 Sw Prosser Creek Rese, CA | INCHES SINCE 10 PM AT 6650 FEET NEAR TAHOE DONNER. |
| Jan 18, 12:00 PM PST | SNOW 2 | N Bieber, CA | STORM TOTAL 2 INCHES SNOW. |
| Jan 18, 12:00 PM PST | SNOW 8 | N Westwood, CA | STORM TOTAL 8 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 18, 12:05 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | N Yuba Pass, CA | STORM TOTAL PAST 12 HOURS, 16 INCHES AT YUBA PASS AT 6700 FT FROM MIDNIGHT-1200PM. SNOWING AT 3000 FT BUT NOT STICKING UNTIL 4000 FT. |
| Jan 18, 3:33 PM PST | SNOW 7 | Mount Rose Ski Area, NV | 7 MORE INCHES SINCE 8AM. 16 INCHES TOTAL SINCE 10PM 1/17 |
| Jan 18, 5:35 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | 4 N Meyers, CA | 3 INCHES PER HOUR FROM 545PM - 645PM. STORM TOTAL, 12 INCHES SNOW AS OF 645PM. |
| Jan 18, 7:00 PM PST | SNOW 14 | 1 W Mammoth Lakes, CA | STORM TOTAL AS OF 7PM WAS 12-14 INCHES AT 8000 FT. NUMEROUS SNOWFALL REPORTS OF 12 INCHES NEW SNOW IN THE MAMMOTH LAKES AREA. ALL REPORTS ESTIMATED DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. |
| Jan 18, 7:00 PM PST | SNOW 15.1 | 5 N Tahoe City, CA | STORM TOTAL PAST 24 HOUR, 15.1 INCHES AT 6750 FT. MEASURED FROM TAHOE CITY CROSS SNOTEL. |
| Jan 18, 7:00 PM PST | SNOW 20.8 | Squaw Valley, CA | STORM TOTAL PAST 24 HOUR, 20.8 INCHES AT 8200 FT. MEASURED AT SQUAW VALLEY G.C. SNOTEL. |
| Jan 18, 7:00 PM PST | SNOW 22.6 | Mount Rose Ski Area, NV | STORM TOTAL PAST 24 HOURS, 22.6 INCHES AT 8850 FT. MEASURED AT MT. ROSE SKI AREA SNOTEL. |
| Jan 18, 7:30 PM PST | SNOW 10.5 | 4 Wnw Sierraville, CA | STORM TOTAL AS OF 730PM IS 10.5 INCHES WITH 4.5 INCHES FROM PAST 4 1/2 HOURS AND 6 INCHES SNOWFALL PRIOR TO 9AM. |
| Jan 18, 10:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | N Cedarville, CA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 2428 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 272 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 162324 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 314 PM PST MON JAN 16 2006 ...COLD PACIFIC STORM WILL HIT THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .A PACIFIC STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL REACH THE NORTHERN SIERRA ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WILL PASS THROUGH WESTERN NEVADA ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION. CAZ071-170715- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0003.060118T0000Z-060119T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0002.060118T0000Z-060119T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 314 PM PST MON JAN 16 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...ENDING BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH 12 TO 24 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND OTHER EXPOSED UPPER ELEVATIONS...WHERE WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. 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. $$ CAZ070-NVZ003-005-170715- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0003.060118T0000Z-060119T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0002.060118T0000Z-060119T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH 314 PM PST MON JAN 16 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OR GREATER WILL BEGIN IN THE EVENING ON TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP TUESDAY EVENING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS THE VIRGINIA RANGE AND SPREAD INTO VALLEY AREAS OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY...TAPERING TO SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE VALLEY FLOOR...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES...WHERE WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-170715- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0003.060118T0000Z-060119T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0002.060118T0000Z-060119T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 314 PM PST MON JAN 16 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE LAKE TAHOE AREA ON TUESDAY EVENING...CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND ENDING BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED AT LAKE LEVEL...WITH 16 TO 24 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. GUSTY WINDS WILL BEGIN ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND ACCOMPANIED WITH THE SNOW WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND OTHER EXPOSED UPPER ELEVATIONS...WHERE WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH. 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. $$ CAZ073-170715- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0003.060118T0000Z-060119T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0002.060118T0000Z-060119T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 314 PM PST MON JAN 16 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH 8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND OTHER EXPOSED UPPER ELEVATIONS...WHERE WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KREV 170633 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1033 PM PST MON JAN 16 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS IN THE SIERRA BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN NEVADA TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL REACH THE NORTHERN SIERRA ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WILL PASS THROUGH WESTERN NEVADA ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS ON TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION. CAZ071-172000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.060118T0000Z-060119T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 1033 PM PST MON JAN 16 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...ENDING BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH UP TO 2 FEET EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET. IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND OTHER EXPOSED UPPER ELEVATIONS...WHERE WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. 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. $$ CAZ070-NVZ003-005-172000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.060118T0000Z-060119T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH 1033 PM PST MON JAN 16 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OR GREATER WILL BEGIN IN THE EVENING ON TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP TUESDAY EVENING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS THE VIRGINIA RANGE AND SPREAD INTO VALLEY AREAS OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY... TAPERING TO SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE VALLEY FLOOR...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES...WHERE WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-172000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.060118T0000Z-060119T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 1033 PM PST MON JAN 16 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE LAKE TAHOE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND ENDING BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED AT LAKE LEVEL...WITH 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. GUSTY WINDS ACCOMPANIED WITH THE SNOW WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND OTHER EXPOSED UPPER ELEVATIONS...WHERE WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH. ROAD CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA AND THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AVOID UNNECESSARY TRAVEL UNTIL THE STORM HAS ENDED. IF DELAYING TRAVEL IS NOT POSSIBLE THEN USE EXTREME CAUTION ON AREA ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD... WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ073-172000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.060118T0000Z-060119T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 1033 PM PST MON JAN 16 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. UP TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IS LIKELY ALONG THE SIERRA CREST ABOVE 8500 FEET. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND OTHER EXPOSED UPPER ELEVATIONS...WHERE WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ001-004-172000- /O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0002.060118T1600Z-060119T0400Z/ 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 1033 PM PST MON JAN 16 2006 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PST WEDNESDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL BEGIN IN PERSHING AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES ON WEDNESDAY MORNING AND SPREAD SOUTH INTO MINERAL COUNTY DURING THE AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER VALLEYS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 5000 FEET. WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS NEAR WALKER LAKE WILL PRODUCE AREAS OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MJD
000 WWUS45 KREV 171954 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1145 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO BUILD INTO THE SIERRA THIS AFTERNOON...SPREADING INTO WESTERN NEVADA TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL REACH THE NORTHERN SIERRA THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WILL PASS THROUGH WESTERN NEVADA ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS ON TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION. NVZ001-172045- /O.CAN.KREV.WW.Y.0002.060118T1600Z-060119T0400Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ 1145 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WHILE SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNDER ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ CAZ071-180645- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.060118T0000Z-060119T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 1145 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...ENDING BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ON THE EASTERN SIDE. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND OTHER EXPOSED UPPER ELEVATIONS... WHERE WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. 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. $$ NVZ003-180645- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.060118T0000Z-060119T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 1145 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY THIS EVENING...WHEN SOME GUSTS MAY REACH 70 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS. SNOW WILL ALSO BEGIN TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS THE VIRGINIA RANGE AND SPREAD INTO VALLEY AREAS OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY... TAPERING TO SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE VALLEY FLOOR...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-180645- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.060118T0000Z-060119T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 1145 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE LAKE TAHOE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND ENDING BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED AT LAKE LEVEL...WITH 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. GUSTY WINDS ACCOMPANIED WITH THE SNOW WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND OTHER EXPOSED UPPER ELEVATIONS...WHERE WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH. ROAD CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA AND THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AVOID UNNECESSARY TRAVEL UNTIL THE STORM HAS ENDED. IF DELAYING TRAVEL IS NOT POSSIBLE THEN USE EXTREME CAUTION ON AREA ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD... WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ073-180645- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.060118T0000Z-060119T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 1145 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL ALSO BEGIN TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING. THE SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND OTHER EXPOSED UPPER ELEVATIONS... WHERE WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-180645- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.060118T0000Z-060119T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 1145 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OR GREATER... WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL ALSO BEGIN TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH A FOOT OR MORE ABOVE 5000 FEET. GUSTY WINDS ACCOMPANIED WITH THE SNOW WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 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. $$ NVZ004-180645- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0002.060118T1600Z-060119T0400Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 1145 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PST WEDNESDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL BEGIN IN PERSHING AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES ON WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER VALLEYS...ESPECIALLY IN PERSHING COUNTY NEAR PYRAMID LAKE. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET. WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS NEAR WALKER LAKE WILL PRODUCE AREAS OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS45 KREV 180629 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1029 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS IN THE SIERRA WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN NEVADA ON WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG STORM OFF THE NORTHWEST US COAST WILL MOVE INLAND ON WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WILL PASS THROUGH WESTERN NEVADA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION. CAZ071-181600- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 1029 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...ENDING BY EARLY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND ABOVE 4500 FEET...WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND OTHER EXPOSED UPPER ELEVATIONS... WHERE WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. 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. $$ NVZ003-181600- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 1029 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. AREAS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH RAIN CHANGING TO LIGHT SNOW IN THE VALLEYS BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY EARLY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE VALLEY FLOOR...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-181600- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 1029 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...THEN INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED FROM MID MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY EARLY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED AT LAKE LEVEL...WITH 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND OTHER EXPOSED UPPER ELEVATIONS...WHERE WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH. ROAD CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA AND THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AVOID UNNECESSARY TRAVEL UNTIL THE STORM HAS ENDED. IF DELAYING TRAVEL IS NOT POSSIBLE THEN USE EXTREME CAUTION ON AREA ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD... WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ073-181600- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 1029 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF MONO COUNTY OVERNIGHT AND SPREAD INTO THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR ON WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG THE SIERRA CREST AND NORTH OF MONO LAKE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET EXCEPT UP TO 2 FEET ALONG THE SIERRA CREST ABOVE 8500 FEET. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND OTHER EXPOSED UPPER ELEVATIONS... WHERE WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-181600- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 1029 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF THE SURPRISE VALLEY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 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. $$ NVZ004-181600- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0002.060118T1600Z-060119T0400Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 1029 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2006 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PST WEDNESDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL BEGIN IN WEST CENTRAL NEVADA WEDNESDAY MORNING AND INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE DIMINISHING TO SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER VALLEYS... ESPECIALLY IN PERSHING COUNTY AND NEAR PYRAMID LAKE. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET. WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MJD
000 WWUS45 KREV 181114 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 314 AM PST WED JAN 18 2006 ...SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN NEVADA TODAY... .A COLD STORM OFF THE OREGON COAST WILL MOVE INLAND AND DRAG A COLD FRONT THROUGH WESTERN NEVADA TODAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO VALLEY FLOORS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. WIND GUSTS OVER RIDGES WILL EXCEED 80 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER STORMS...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. CAZ071-182000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 314 AM PST WED JAN 18 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 WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND END BY EARLY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND ABOVE 4500 FEET...WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES...WHERE WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. $$ NVZ003-182000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 314 AM PST WED JAN 18 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE RENO CARSON CITY AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO VALLEY FLOORS DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY EARLY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON VALLEY FLOORS...WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-182000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 314 AM PST WED JAN 18 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 WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED FROM MID MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS BY EARLY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED AT LAKE LEVEL...WITH 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND OTHER EXPOSED UPPER ELEVATIONS...WHERE WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. ROAD CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA AND THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS TODAY. AVOID UNNECESSARY TRAVEL UNTIL THE STORM ENDS. $$ CAZ073-182000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 314 AM PST WED JAN 18 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF MONO COUNTY TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG THE SIERRA CREST AND NORTH OF MONO LAKE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH UP TO 2 FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST ABOVE 8500 FEET. EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 UP TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND OTHER EXPOSED UPPER ELEVATIONS...WHERE WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-182000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 314 AM PST WED JAN 18 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 WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ NVZ004-182000- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0002.060118T1600Z-060119T0400Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 314 AM PST WED JAN 18 2006 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL BEGIN IN WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BY LATE MORNING AND INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE DIMINISHING TO SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER VALLEYS...ESPECIALLY IN PERSHING COUNTY AND NEAR PYRAMID LAKE. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ BRONG
000 WWUS45 KREV 181731 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 931 AM PST WED JAN 18 2006 ...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA INTO THIS EVENING... .A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA TODAY. SNOW LEVELS HAVE LOWERED TO THE VALLEY FLOORS. WIND GUSTS OVER SIERRA RIDGES WILL EXCEED 80 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF WEST CENTRAL NEVADA. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER STORMS...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. CAZ071-190145- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 931 AM PST WED JAN 18 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND END BY EARLY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND ABOVE 4500 FEET...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES...WHERE WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-190145- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 931 AM PST WED JAN 18 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED FROM MID MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED AT LAKE LEVEL...WITH 18 TO 24 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND OTHER EXPOSED UPPER ELEVATIONS... WHERE WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. ROAD CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA AND THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS TODAY. AVOID UNNECESSARY TRAVEL UNTIL THE STORM ENDS. $$ CAZ073-190145- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 931 AM PST WED JAN 18 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF MONO COUNTY TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG THE SIERRA CREST AND NORTH OF MONO LAKE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH UP TO 2 FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST ABOVE 8000 FEET. EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 UP TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND OTHER EXPOSED UPPER ELEVATIONS...WHERE WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. $$ NVZ003-190000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 931 AM PST WED JAN 18 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE RENO CARSON CITY AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY EARLY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ON VALLEY FLOORS...WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-190000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 931 AM PST WED JAN 18 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 WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS BY EARLY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ NVZ004-190145- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0400Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 931 AM PST WED JAN 18 2006 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING IN WEST CENTRAL NEVADA...BEFORE DIMINISHING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER VALLEYS...ESPECIALLY IN PERSHING COUNTY AND NEAR PYRAMID LAKE. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ OHARA
000 WWUS45 KREV 182338 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 320 PM PST WED JAN 18 2006 ...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SIERRA INTO THIS EVENING... .SNOW HAS DECREASED TO SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. HOWEVER...A COUPLE OF BANDS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE SIERRA THIS EVENING...WITH SOME HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS PRODUCING ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY WITH THESE SNOW SQUALLS...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-NVZ003-005-190015- /O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH 320 PM PST WED JAN 18 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS BEGUN TO DIMINISH TO SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE A FEW HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ NVZ004-190015- /O.CAN.KREV.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0400Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 320 PM PST WED JAN 18 2006 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS BEGUN TO DIMINISH TO SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE A FEW HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ CAZ071-190600- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 320 PM PST WED JAN 18 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES MAY OCCUR ABOVE 6000 FEET THIS EVENING...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS BELOW THIS ELEVATION. PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING IN THE VICINITY OF THESE SNOW SQUALLS. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-190600- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 320 PM PST WED JAN 18 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES MAY OCCUR ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS BELOW THIS ELEVATION. PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING IN THE VICINITY OF THESE SNOW SQUALLS. $$ CAZ073-190600- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 320 PM PST WED JAN 18 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES MAY OCCUR ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS BELOW THIS ELEVATION. PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING IN THE VICINITY OF THESE SNOW SQUALLS. $$ SHULZ
000 WWUS45 KREV 190547 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 947 PM PST WED JAN 18 2006 CAZ071-190700- /O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 947 PM PST WED JAN 18 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH LOCAL ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF AN INCH OR TWO POSSIBLE. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-190700- /O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 947 PM PST WED JAN 18 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW HAS DECREASED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND HEAVY SNOW IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. $$ CAZ073-190700- /O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 947 PM PST WED JAN 18 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW HAS DECREASED AND HEAVY SNOW IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TONIGHT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. $$
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 Jan 16, 10:30 AM PST, 4 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 16, 10:30 AM PST, 4 hours 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1030 AM PST MON JAN 16 2006
UPDATED...IN LIGHT OF STRONG WINDS FORECAST FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING OVER MONO COUNTY...HAVE DECIDED TO ISSUE WS WATCH
WITH EMPHASIS ON BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHILE SNOW AMOUNTS
SHOULD BE AROUND A FOOT IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. ALSO EXPANDED WATCH
INTO SURPISE VALLEY AND NRN WASHOE WITH LOWERING SNOW LEVELS TO
VALLEY FLOORS AND STRONG WINDS CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
POOR VISIBILITIES. MORNING RAOBS SHOWING CLASSIC WARM ADVECTION
PATTERN WITH VEERING WINDS AND BULGE IN TEMP AND MOISTURE AT MID
LEVELS. LIGHT SNOW FALLING OVER MOST OF NE CA AND NW NV WITH
ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS EXPECTED N OF I80. WSETA SHOWS PCPN
MOVING INTO PERSHING AND CHURCHILL COUNTY THIS AFTN BEFORE
DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. HAVE UPDATED ALL NRN ZONES TO INCLUDE
LIGHT SNOW AND ACCUMULATIONS TODAY. NEXT SYSTEM ON TRACK FOR LATE
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. 12Z MODELS SHOWING GOOD JET SUPPORT AND
OROGRAPHIC LIFT INTO NRN SIERRA. BEST DYNAMIC FORCING TUES NIGHT
INTO WED MORNING WITH QPF AMOUNTS AROUND 1.50 TO 2.00 INCHES ALONG
SIERRA CREST. WILL LIKELY BE UPGRADING WATCHES TO WARNINGS FOR TUES
AFTN INTO WED IN AFTN PACKAGE. CYLKE
.LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
UPPER TROUGH MOVES EAST OF NEVADA THURSDAY WITH COOL SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN CA INTO NORTHERN NV. THE SHORT WAVE UPPER
RIDGE THAT DEVELOPS BEHIND THE TROUGH IS RATHER WEAK. OVERRUNNING
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP CLOUDS AROUND ALTHOUGH NO
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE
CLOUD COVER SHOULD HELP TO KEEP MINIMUM TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL
WHILE DAYTIME HIGHS REMAIN BELOW NORMAL. THE OPERATIONAL GFS BRINGS
A COLD UPPER LOW DIRECTLY OVER THE RENO-LAKE TAHOE AREA SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THIS REMAINS STRONGER AND COLDER THAN ALL OTHER
ENSEMBLE MEMBERS AND THE ECMWF...ALTHOUGH THE ENSEMBLES AND ECMWF DO
SHOW TROUGHINESS OF VARYING STRENGTH DURING THAT TIME PERIOD. THERE
WOULD BE HEAVY SNOW IN SIERRA AND SNOW IN WESTERN NV VALLEYS IF THE
GFS VERIFIES.
HAVE DISREGARDED THE UKMET WHICH SHOWS UPPER RIDGE OVER THE WEEKEND.
THE CANADIAN MODEL DEVELOPS TROUGH FARTHER WEST...AROUND 130W...ON
SATURDAY THEN PLACES LOW OVER SOUTHERN CA SUNDAY. WITH ALL THAT SAID
WILL GO ALONG WITH GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN CHARTS AND WILL INCREASE POPS
TO CHANCE CATEGORY OVER NORTHEAST CA AND ALONG THE SIERRA SATURDAY
NIGHT BUT KEEP SLIGHT CHANCES GOING FOR SUNDAY. PERHAPS THERE WILL
BE BETTER MODEL CONSISTENCY IN LATER RUNS AT WHICH TIME HIGHER POPS
WILL BE USED AND STATEMENTS ISSUED AS NECESSARY. RC
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. RC
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NVZ002 AND NV005.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NVZ003.
CA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR CAZ071-CAZ073.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 16, 6:00 AM PST, 9 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 0600 PM PST MON JAN 16 2006 CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-171500- 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- 0600 PM PST MON JAN 16 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA... NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE /WWUS45 KREV WSWREV/ FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MAY PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW IN THE SIERRA AND SOME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS THIS WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND TIME OF SNOWFALL OCCURRENCE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SMM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 3:28 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada and 3 more | 12 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.