Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2006
Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Mar 4, 2006, 2:12 PM PST for 8 counties in California; Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Mar 5, 2006, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 33 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2006, 2:12 PM PST (22:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2006, 12:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2006, 8:56 PM PST
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Lassen County, CA, Mono County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 173 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1343 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 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 042212 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 212 PM PST SAT MAR 4 2006 ...ANOTHER STRONG WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE SIERRA SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... .A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE OREGON COAST ON SUNDAY AND BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS STORM IS WETTER THAN AVERAGE AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS...GUSTING OVER 100 MPH AT TIMES OVER THE RIDGES AND PASSES...COUPLED WITH THE HEAVY SNOW...WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. CAZ071-051200- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0008.060306T0000Z-060307T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0007.060305T1800Z-060308T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 212 PM PST SAT MAR 4 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE LATEST STORM WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW LATE MORNING ON SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 OF 6 TO 12 INCHES BELOW 5500 FEET AND 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 5500 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADS SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN DRIVING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-051200- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0008.060306T0000Z-060307T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0007.060305T2100Z-060308T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 212 PM PST SAT MAR 4 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE LATEST STORM WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET BELOW 7000 FEET TO LAKE LEVEL AND 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADS SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN DRIVING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ073-051200- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0008.060306T0000Z-060307T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0007.060306T0600Z-060308T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 212 PM PST SAT MAR 4 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE LATEST STORM WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 OF 1 TO 2 FEET BELOW 7000 FEET AND 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADS SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN DRIVING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ003-051200- /O.NEW.KREV.WS.A.0009.060306T1400Z-060308T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 212 PM PST SAT MAR 4 2006 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE LATEST STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN WITH SNOW LEVELS AROUND 6000 FEET ON SUNDAY...LOWERING TO ABOUT 5000 FEET MONDAY MORNING...FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOOR BY NOON. GUSTY WINDS WITH PERIODS OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE SNOW LEVEL DROPS ON MONDAY. BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET AND UP TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ SHULZ
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KREV 051248 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 448 AM PST SUN MAR 5 2006 ...A STRONG WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY... .A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE WEST COAST TODAY AND BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS STORM IS WETTER THAN AVERAGE AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO PRODUCE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN MOUNTAIN PASSES. CAZ071-052000- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0007.060305T2000Z-060308T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 448 AM PST SUN MAR 5 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOWFALL TO AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 BY MIDDAY WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN PUSH INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING AND RESULT IN FALLING SNOW LEVELS AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF BREAK MONDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A SECOND DISTURBANCE THAT WILL BRING ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES ON THE VALLEY FLOORS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 BY THE TIME THE STORM ENDS TUESDAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADS THROUGH TUESDAY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...MAKE SURE TO PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-052000- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0007.060306T0200Z-060308T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 448 AM PST SUN MAR 5 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW TODAY MAINLY ALONG THE CREST WITH LIGHT SNOW SPILLING OVER INTO THE TAHOE BASIN THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF BREAK MONDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A SECOND DISTURBANCE THAT WILL BRING ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED AT LAKE LEVEL AND MUCH OF THE I-80 CORRIDOR THROUGH TRUCKEE. IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET...AS MUCH AS 4 FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY AT THE PASSES...WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND IMPASSABLE CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...MAKE SURE TO PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD... WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ073-052000- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0007.060306T0900Z-060308T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 448 AM PST SUN MAR 5 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING SNOWFALL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF BREAK IN THE HEAVY SNOW LATE MONDAY. HOWEVER SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET ALONG MUCH OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH UP TO 4 FEET IN THE HIGH SIERRA. AREAS BELOW 7000 FEET WILL SEE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES BY THE TIME THE STORM ENDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ003-052000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0009.060306T1400Z-060308T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 448 AM PST SUN MAR 5 2006 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... SNOW LEVELS BETWEEN 5500 FEET AND 6000 FEET WILL LIMIT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION TONIGHT. AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO DROP AND SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY IN THE FOOTHILLS MONDAY MORNING. A LOT WILL DEPEND ON THE TIMING OF SNOWFALL AND HOW FAST THE SNOW LEVELS DROP. A SECOND DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A MUCH BETTER CHANCE OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE DOWN TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY THAT TIME AND SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN ALL AREAS OF FAR WESTERN NEVADA. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WINTER STORM WARNINGS. $$ HOHMANN
000 WWUS45 KREV 051959 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1159 AM PST SUN MAR 5 2006 ...A STRONG WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY... .A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE WEST COAST TODAY AND BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS STORM IS WETTER THAN AVERAGE AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO PRODUCE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN MOUNTAIN PASSES. CAZ071-060400- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.060305T2000Z-060308T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 1159 AM PST SUN MAR 5 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES ON THE VALLEY FLOORS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 BY THE TIME THE STORM ENDS TUESDAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADS THROUGH TUESDAY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...MAKE SURE TO PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-060400- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.060306T0200Z-060308T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 1159 AM PST SUN MAR 5 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED AT LAKE LEVEL AND MUCH OF THE I-80 CORRIDOR THROUGH TRUCKEE. IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET...AS MUCH AS 4 FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY AT THE PASSES...WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND IMPASSABLE CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...MAKE SURE TO PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD... WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ073-060400- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.060306T0900Z-060308T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 1159 AM PST SUN MAR 5 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET ALONG MUCH OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH UP TO 4 FEET IN THE HIGH SIERRA. AREAS BELOW 7000 FEET WILL SEE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES BY THE TIME THE STORM ENDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD... WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ003-060400- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0009.060306T1400Z-060308T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 1159 AM PST SUN MAR 5 2006 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WINTER STORM WARNINGS. $$
000 WWUS45 KREV 060007 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 407 PM PST SUN MAR 5 2006 ...A STRONG WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY... .A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH TUESDAY. THE FIRST BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...DECREASING TO SHOWERS ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...TAPERING BACK TO SHOWERS ONCE AGAIN ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SYSTEM BEGINS TO EXIT TO THE EAST. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO PRODUCE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN MOUNTAIN PASSES. CAZ072-NVZ002-061315- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0007.060306T0007Z-060308T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 407 PM PST SUN MAR 5 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE AS SNOW INCREASES THIS EVENING...CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED AT LAKE LEVEL AND MUCH OF THE I-80 CORRIDOR THROUGH TRUCKEE. IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET...2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY AT THE PASSES...WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...MAKE SURE TO PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD... WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ071-061315- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-060308T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 407 PM PST SUN MAR 5 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET ABOVE 5500 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND 6 TO 12 INCHES BELOW 5500 FEET...MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...BY THE TIME THE STORM ENDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADS THROUGH TUESDAY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...MAKE SURE TO PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ073-061315- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.060306T0900Z-060308T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 407 PM PST SUN MAR 5 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 2 TO 3 FEET ALONG MUCH OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 8000 FEET. ACCUMULATIONS 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED DOWN TO 6000 FEET...MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...BY THE TIME THE STORM ENDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD... WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ003-061315- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0009.060306T1400Z-060308T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.SN.Y.0007.060306T1200Z-060307T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 407 PM PST SUN MAR 5 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS INITIALLY WILL BE AROUND 5500 FEET TONIGHT...FALLING TO NEAR 5000 FEET MONDAY MORNING AND REACHING THE VALLEY FLOOR MIDDAY MONDAY. EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH AN INCH OR TWO POSSIBLE ON THE LOWER VALLEY FLOORS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ SHULZ
000 WWUS45 KREV 061211 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 411 AM PST MON MAR 6 2006 ...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY... .A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH TUESDAY. THE FIRST BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE DAY TODAY...DECREASING TO SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...TAPERING BACK TO SHOWERS ONCE AGAIN ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO PRODUCE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN MOUNTAIN PASSES. CAZ071-062015- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-060308T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 411 AM PST MON MAR 6 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET ABOVE 5500 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND 4 TO 10 INCHES BELOW 5500 FEET...MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...BY THE TIME THE STORM ENDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADS THROUGH TUESDAY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...MAKE SURE TO PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-062015- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-060308T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 411 AM PST MON MAR 6 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... STRONG WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE TAHOE BASIN. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT LAKE LEVEL AND MUCH OF THE I-80 CORRIDOR THROUGH TRUCKEE. IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET...2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY AT THE PASSES...WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...MAKE SURE TO PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD... WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ073-062015- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-060308T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 411 AM PST MON MAR 6 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 2 TO 3 FEET IN THE HIGH SIERRA WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 BY THE TIME THE STORM ENDS TUESDAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE LOCAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER PASSES. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADS THROUGH TUESDAY. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD... WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ003-062015- /O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-060307T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 411 AM PST MON MAR 6 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO NEAR THE VALLEY FLOORS BY LATE MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE UP TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH LITTLE ACCUMULATION ON THE VALLEY FLOORS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...MAINLY INTO THE FOOTHILLS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS45 KREV 061533 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 733 AM PST MON MAR 6 2006 ...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY... .A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH TUESDAY. THE FIRST BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE DAY TODAY...DECREASING TO SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...TAPERING BACK TO SHOWERS ONCE AGAIN ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO PRODUCE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN MOUNTAIN PASSES. NVZ003-061645- /O.CAN.KREV.SN.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-060307T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 733 AM PST MON MAR 6 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA THIS MORNING AND WILL GRADUALLY LOWER SNOW LEVELS TO THE VALLEY FLOOR. RAIN AND SNOW HAS NOT BEEN AS HEAVY THIS MORNING AS PREVIOUSLY ANTICIPATED...BUT MAY INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING...THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET...WITH LITTLE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED DOWN TO THE VALLEY FLOORS. $$ CAZ071-062345- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-060308T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 733 AM PST MON MAR 6 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET ABOVE 5500 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...AND 4 TO 10 INCHES BELOW 5500 FEET...MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...BY THE TIME THE STORM ENDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADS THROUGH TUESDAY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...MAKE SURE TO PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-062345- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-060308T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 733 AM PST MON MAR 6 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE TAHOE BASIN. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT LAKE LEVEL AND MUCH OF THE I-80 CORRIDOR THROUGH TRUCKEE. IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET...2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY AT THE PASSES...WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...MAKE SURE TO PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD... WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ073-062345- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-060308T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 733 AM PST MON MAR 6 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGH SIERRA...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 BY THE TIME THE STORM ENDS TUESDAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE LOCAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER PASSES. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADS THROUGH TUESDAY. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD... WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ BENINATO
000 WWUS45 KREV 062313 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 313 PM PST MON MAR 6 2006 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES THROUGH TUESDAY... .THE LATEST LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE REGION WILL BRING ANOTHER SHOT OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO PRODUCE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN MOUNTAIN PASSES. CAZ071-071200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-060308T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 313 PM PST MON MAR 6 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE AGAIN TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET ABOVE 5500 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...AND 4 TO 10 INCHES BELOW 5500 FEET...MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...BY THE TIME THE STORM ENDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADS THROUGH TUESDAY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...MAKE SURE TO PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-071200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-060308T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 313 PM PST MON MAR 6 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE TAHOE BASIN. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT LAKE LEVEL AND MUCH OF THE I-80 CORRIDOR THROUGH TRUCKEE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET...2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS... ESPECIALLY AT THE PASSES...WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...MAKE SURE TO PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD... WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ073-071200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-060308T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 313 PM PST MON MAR 6 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGH SIERRA...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 BY THE TIME THE STORM ENDS TUESDAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE LOCAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER PASSES. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADS THROUGH TUESDAY. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD... WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ003-071200- /O.NEW.KREV.SN.Y.0008.060307T0900Z-060307T2100Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 313 PM PST MON MAR 6 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM PST TUESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE LIGHTLY NEAR MIDNIGHT. BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE VALLEY FLOORS...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY DURING MORNING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ SHULZ
000 WWUS45 KREV 070456 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 856 PM PST MON MAR 6 2006 ...MORE SNOW EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .THE LATEST LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE REGION WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND EXTREME WESTERN NEVADA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. CAZ071-071300- /O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-060308T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KREV.SN.Y.0008.060307T0500Z-060307T2000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 856 PM PST MON MAR 6 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST TUESDAY... SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP BY MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET AND 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 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. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-071300- /O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-060308T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KREV.SN.Y.0008.060307T0500Z-060308T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 856 PM PST MON MAR 6 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES AT LAKE WITH 10 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ CAZ073-070600- /O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-060308T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 856 PM PST MON MAR 6 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... SNOW HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS MONO COUNTY. WHILE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN LATE TONIGHT...ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ONLY 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELED. $$ NVZ003-071300- /O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0008.060307T0900Z-060307T2100Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 856 PM PST MON MAR 6 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM PST TUESDAY... SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT AND BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE LIGHTLY BY SUNRISE. BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING...AROUND AN INCH OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE VALLEY FLOORS...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY DURING MORNING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
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 Mar 4, 3:48 AM PST, 10 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 3:48 AM PST, 10 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
348 AM PST SAT MAR 4 2006
.SHORT TERM...
MILD WEATHER TODAY ACROSS THE KREV CWFA. SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT US OUR
SNOW LAST COUPLE OF DAYS HAS MOVED TO SOUTHERN IDAHO THIS MORNING.
NEXT SYSTEM IN THE SERIES IS NOW OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC AT AROUND
45N 135W. CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE NOW MOVING INTO
NRN CALIFORNIA AND WILL REACH NRN NEVADA BY THIS AFTERNOON.
PROGRESSIVE PATTERN SETTING UP FOR THE SHORT TERM. THE SYSTEM NOW
OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST MENTIONED ABOVE WILL MOVE EAST
DURING THE NEXT 36 HOURS. BY 00Z MONDAY THE GFS BRINGS THE CENTER
OF THE UPPER LOW TO 44N 130W. A BAROCLINIC ZONE AHEAD OF THE UPPER
LOW IS PROGGED TO MOVE INTO NRN CALIFORNIA SUNDAY EVENING. IN
RESPONSE TO THIS DEEPENING SYSTEM THE WEAK RIDGE OVER THE SWRN CONUS
WILL INTESIFY ON SUNDAY. THE HEIGHT GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE TWO
FEATURES WILL ALSO STRENGTHEN. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE SIERRA
AND WESTERN NEVADA ON SUNDAY WITH GUSTS TO 100 MPH OR GREATER OVER
THE SIERRA RIDGES. THE SYSTEM IS PROGGED TO SPLIT SUNDAY NIGHT WITH
A VORT MAX MOVING THROUGH THE BASE OF THE TROUGH AND REACHING THE
CENTRAL SIERRA BY 18Z MONDAY. THE UPPER LOW SHOULD MOVE TO THE
NORTHEAST INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON MONDAY. A SECOND STRONGER
VORT MAX IS PROGGED TO DIG INTO THE BASE OF THE TROUGH LATE MONDAY.
THIS VORT MAX SHOULD INDUCE THE FORMATION OF A CUT OFF LOW MONDAY
NIGHT.
DRY WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH MID-DAY SUNDAY. GOOD
MOISTURE ADVECTION AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM LATE SUNDAY. HAVE ADDED
CHANCE POPS TO NWRN NEVADA WITH LIKELY POPS IN NRN SIERRA FOR SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. RAIN AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW ACROSS THE CWFA MONDAY
INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL
THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. OHARA
.LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
UPPER LEVEL DYNAMIC SUPPORT WILL BE ENDING TUESDAY AS UPPER JET AND
COLD FRONT PASS SOUTH OF AREA AROUND MIDDAY. MODELS HAVE BEEN
CONSISTENT WITH THIS TIMING. KEPT HIGH POPS IN FOR THE 12 HOUR
PERIOD ALTHOUGH THE AFTERNOON WILL MOST LIKELY BE CHARACTERIZED BY
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. A BREAK TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WILL BE
SHORTLIVED AS NEXT SYSTEM BRINGS A GOOD CHANCE OF WINTRY WEATHER
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED BY SOME VERY COLD AIR ALOFT THURSDAY. THIS
IS A QUICK MOVING SYSTEM AND THUS EXPECT QPF/SNOW AMOUNTS TO BE
MARGINAL WINTER STORM LEVELS. THE BIG STORY WILL BE THE VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT AS READINGS FALL TO -16C AT
700MB AND -34C AT 500MB. SO SOME VERY COLD DAYS AND NIGHTS AHEAD
WITH SOME HARD FREEZES ALL AREAS LATE IN THE WEEK. HOHMANN
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR WITH INCREASING MID AND HIGH CLOUDS THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
BE INCREASING SUNDAY AHEAD OF NEXT STORM THAT WILL BRING MVFR
CONDITIONS TO SIERRA SITES AND LOCALLY ALONG TWEB ROUTE 376 SUNDAY
NIGHT. HOHMANN
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WINTER STORM WATCH SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT FOR
NVZ002.
CA...WINTER STORM WATCH SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT FOR
CAZ071>073.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 4, 6:00 AM PST, 8 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 600 AM PST SAT MAR 04 2006 CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-051500- 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 MAR 04 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA... NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE /WWUS45 KREV RNOWSWREV/ FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. A SECOND SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED BY UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. HOHMANN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 9:57 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Mono, Nevada, Placer and 2 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:12 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | REV | Douglas, Lyon, Storey, Washoe | 26 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.