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Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Reno, NV

March 4, 20068 counties in California; Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2006-03-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2006-03-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -13 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 3, 9:57 PM PSTWinter Storm WatchREVAlpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Mono, Nevada, Placer and 2 more16 hr
Mar 4, 2:12 PM PSTWinter Storm WatchREVDouglas, Lyon, Storey, Washoe26 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in California, 2006Winter Storm Warnings in Nevada, 2006Every winter storm warning in 2006

Sources

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