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Snow Advisory 8, NWS Reno, NV

February 25, 20074 counties in Nevada

NWS Reno, NV issued this snow advisory at Feb 25, 2007, 3:59 PM PST for 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Feb 26, 2007, 6:00 PM PST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 25, 2007, 3:59 PM PST (23:59 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 26, 2007, 6:00 PM PST
Expired
Feb 27, 2007, 4:00 AM PST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Reno, NV

Counties Churchill County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Pershing County, NV, Washoe County, NV

The radar

The Reno radar (KRGX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:01 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, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 72 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 2007-02-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2007-02-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 352 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
979 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
99 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
352 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
580 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 252359
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
359 PM PST SUN FEB 25 2007

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND WIND EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

STRONG STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND WIND TO THE
SIERRA...NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA
THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. NEARLY CONTINUOUS SNOWFALL...WITH HEAVY
SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT OVER THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
CALIFORNIA WEST OF HIGHWAY 395.

TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY IN THE SIERRA DURING THE
NEXT FEW DAYS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
BETWEEN TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...ALLOW PLENTY EXTRA TIME TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION AND REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...
WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. BE SURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF FUEL BEFORE
BEGINNING YOUR TRAVEL. CLOSURES OR LONG DELAYS WILL BE POSSIBLE
OVER THE PASSES WHEN THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE
OCCURRING.

NVZ003-260800-
/O.EXP.KREV.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/
/O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0005.070227T0000Z-070227T1400Z/
/O.EXB.KREV.WS.W.0002.070227T0000Z-070227T1200Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE
359 PM PST SUN FEB 25 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST
TUESDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BUT THE
THREAT OF WIDESPREAD SNOW FOR TONIGHT HAS DIMINISHED. LOCAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. 

LIGHT SNOW WITH LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON 
MONDAY...THEN THE SNOW WILL INCREASE AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES
FROM LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF
3 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT WITH UP TO 10 INCHES
IN THE FOOTHILLS NORTH AND WEST OF RENO AND AROUND VIRGINIA CITY.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING. 

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.

$$

CAZ073-260200-
/O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0005.070227T0000Z-070227T1400Z/
/O.EXB.KREV.WS.W.0002.070227T0100Z-070227T1500Z/
/O.CON.KREV.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070226T0200Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES
359 PM PST SUN FEB 25 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MONDAY TO 7 AM PST
TUESDAY...
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MONDAY TO 7 AM PST
TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING MAINLY ALONG AND WEST
OF HIGHWAY 395. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS
EXPECTED WITH UP TO 6 INCHES NEAR THE SIERRA CREST ABOVE 8000
FEET. IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS EVENING.

A SECOND WINTER STORM REACHING THE WEST COAST MONDAY WILL BRING
HEAVY SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO MONO COUNTY FROM LATE MONDAY
AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST ABOVE 7000 FEET BY
TUESDAY MORNING...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET...MAINLY
NEAR AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND
WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 100 MPH OVER RIDGES WILL
PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 

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-NVZ005-260800-
/O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0005.070226T1800Z-070227T0800Z/
/O.EXB.KREV.WS.W.0002.070226T1300Z-070227T0600Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...
FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH
359 PM PST SUN FEB 25 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. THE
WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW WILL RETURN ON MONDAY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOWFALL 
AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE MONDAY EVENING. WIND
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR 
ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY LATE MONDAY
EVENING. 

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.

$$

CAZ071-260800-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070227T0800Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...
SIERRAVILLE
359 PM PST SUN FEB 25 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
MONDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
MONDAY NIGHT. 

SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA
THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395.
THE SNOW MAY DIMINISH FOR A FEW HOURS TONIGHT BUT WILL INCREASE
AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AGAIN ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. OVERALL
SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH
12 TO 24 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET IN AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. IN
THE LOWER VALLEYS OF LASSEN COUNTY EAST OF HIGHWAY 395...OVERALL
TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...WITH MOST OF THE HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 10
PM MONDAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO PRODUCE AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY
OVER AREA PASSES.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS
AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-260800-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070227T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE
359 PM PST SUN FEB 25 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AFTER 2 PM ON
MONDAY. OVERALL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED ABOVE
7000 FEET WITH 2 TO 3 FEET AT LAKE LEVEL BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO PRODUCE AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY
OVER AREA PASSES.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS
AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

NVZ004-260800-
/O.NEW.KREV.SN.Y.0008.070227T0200Z-070227T1200Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY
359 PM PST SUN FEB 25 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER WEST CENTRAL NEVADA MONDAY EVENING
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES
ARE LIKELY BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...MAINLY NORTH OF FALLON. THE
SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

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.

$$
MJD

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
7 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS45 KREV 260021 CCA
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
420 PM PST SUN FEB 25 2007

CORRECTED FOR FORMAT ONLY...NO CHANGES TO TEXT.

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND WIND EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.STRONG STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND WIND TO THE
SIERRA...NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA
THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. NEARLY CONTINUOUS SNOWFALL...WITH HEAVY
SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT OVER THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
CALIFORNIA WEST OF HIGHWAY 395.

TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY IN THE SIERRA DURING THE
NEXT FEW DAYS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
BETWEEN TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...ALLOW PLENTY EXTRA TIME TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION AND REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...
WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. BE SURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF FUEL BEFORE
BEGINNING YOUR TRAVEL. CLOSURES OR LONG DELAYS WILL BE POSSIBLE
OVER THE PASSES WHEN THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE
OCCURRING.

NVZ003-260845-
/O.EXP.KREV.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070226T0000Z/
/O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0005.070227T0000Z-070227T1400Z/
/O.EXB.KREV.WS.W.0002.070227T0000Z-070227T1200Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE
420 PM PST SUN FEB 25 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST
TUESDAY. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BUT THE
THREAT OF WIDESPREAD SNOW FOR TONIGHT HAS DIMINISHED. LOCAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. 

LIGHT SNOW WITH LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON 
MONDAY...THEN THE SNOW WILL INCREASE AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES
FROM LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF
3 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT WITH UP TO 10 INCHES
IN THE FOOTHILLS NORTH AND WEST OF RENO AND AROUND VIRGINIA CITY.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING. 

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.

$$

CAZ073-260200-
/O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0005.070227T0000Z-070227T1400Z/
/O.EXB.KREV.WS.W.0002.070227T0100Z-070227T1500Z/
/O.CON.KREV.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070226T0200Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES
420 PM PST SUN FEB 25 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MONDAY TO 7 AM PST
TUESDAY...
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MONDAY TO 7 AM PST
TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING MAINLY ALONG AND WEST
OF HIGHWAY 395. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS
EXPECTED WITH UP TO 6 INCHES NEAR THE SIERRA CREST ABOVE 8000
FEET. IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS EVENING.

A SECOND WINTER STORM REACHING THE WEST COAST MONDAY WILL BRING
HEAVY SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO MONO COUNTY FROM LATE MONDAY
AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST ABOVE 7000 FEET BY
TUESDAY MORNING...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET...MAINLY
NEAR AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND
WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 100 MPH OVER RIDGES WILL
PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 

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-NVZ005-260845-
/O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0005.070226T1800Z-070227T0800Z/
/O.EXB.KREV.WS.W.0002.070226T1300Z-070227T0600Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...
FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH
420 PM PST SUN FEB 25 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. THE
WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW WILL RETURN ON MONDAY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOWFALL 
AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE MONDAY EVENING. WIND
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR 
ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY LATE MONDAY
EVENING. 

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.

$$

CAZ071-260845-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070227T0800Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...
SIERRAVILLE
420 PM PST SUN FEB 25 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
MONDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
MONDAY NIGHT. 

SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA
THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395.
THE SNOW MAY DIMINISH FOR A FEW HOURS TONIGHT BUT WILL INCREASE
AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AGAIN ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. OVERALL
SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH
12 TO 24 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET IN AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. IN
THE LOWER VALLEYS OF LASSEN COUNTY EAST OF HIGHWAY 395...OVERALL
TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...WITH MOST OF THE HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 10
PM MONDAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO PRODUCE AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY
OVER AREA PASSES.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS
AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-260845-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070227T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE
420 PM PST SUN FEB 25 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AFTER 2 PM ON
MONDAY. OVERALL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED ABOVE
7000 FEET WITH 2 TO 3 FEET AT LAKE LEVEL BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO PRODUCE AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY
OVER AREA PASSES.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS
AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

NVZ004-260845-
/O.NEW.KREV.SN.Y.0008.070227T0200Z-070227T1200Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY
420 PM PST SUN FEB 25 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER WEST CENTRAL NEVADA MONDAY EVENING
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES
ARE LIKELY BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...MAINLY NORTH OF FALLON. THE
SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

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.

$$
MJD

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 
WWUS45 KREV 260121
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
521 PM PST SUN FEB 25 2007

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND WIND EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.STRONG STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND WIND TO THE
SIERRA...NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA
THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. NEARLY CONTINUOUS SNOWFALL...WITH HEAVY
SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT OVER THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
CALIFORNIA WEST OF HIGHWAY 395.

TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY IN THE SIERRA DURING THE
NEXT FEW DAYS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
BETWEEN TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...ALLOW PLENTY EXTRA TIME TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION AND REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...
WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. BE SURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF FUEL BEFORE
BEGINNING YOUR TRAVEL. CLOSURES OR LONG DELAYS WILL BE POSSIBLE
OVER THE PASSES WHEN THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE
OCCURRING.

CAZ073-260930-
/O.EXT.KREV.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070226T1200Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.070227T0100Z-070227T1500Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES
521 PM PST SUN FEB 25 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MONDAY TO
7 AM PST TUESDAY...
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
MONDAY...

THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM
PST MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM
MONDAY TO 7 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT MAINLY ALONG
AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4
INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH UP TO 8 INCHES NEAR THE SIERRA CREST
ABOVE 8000 FEET. IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT
WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

A SECOND WINTER STORM REACHING THE WEST COAST MONDAY WILL BRING
HEAVY SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO MONO COUNTY FROM LATE MONDAY
AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST ABOVE 7000 FEET BY
TUESDAY MORNING...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET...MAINLY
NEAR AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND
WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 100 MPH OVER RIDGES WILL
PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

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.

$$

CAZ071-260930-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070227T0800Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...
SIERRAVILLE
521 PM PST SUN FEB 25 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
MONDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
MONDAY NIGHT. 

SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA
THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395.
THE SNOW MAY DIMINISH FOR A FEW HOURS TONIGHT BUT WILL INCREASE
AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AGAIN ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000
FEET WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET IN AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY
395. IN THE LOWER VALLEYS OF LASSEN COUNTY EAST OF HIGHWAY
395...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...WITH MOST OF THE HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED
BETWEEN NOON AND 10 PM MONDAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE
SNOW TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER AREA PASSES.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS
AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-260930-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070227T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE
521 PM PST SUN FEB 25 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY
AFTER 2 PM ON MONDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET
ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL
BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO
PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER AREA PASSES.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS
AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ070-NVZ005-260930-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.070226T1300Z-070227T0600Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...
FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH
521 PM PST SUN FEB 25 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PST
MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PST
MONDAY. 

SNOW WILL RETURN ON MONDAY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE MONDAY EVENING. WIND
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR
ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY LATE MONDAY
EVENING.

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.

$$

NVZ003-260930-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.070227T0000Z-070227T1200Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE
521 PM PST SUN FEB 25 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO
4 AM PST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO 4 AM
PST TUESDAY. 

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BUT THE
THREAT OF WIDESPREAD SNOW FOR TONIGHT HAS DIMINISHED. LOCAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

LIGHT SNOW WITH LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON
MONDAY...THEN THE SNOW WILL INCREASE AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES
FROM LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF
3 TO 7 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT WITH UP TO 10 INCHES
IN THE FOOTHILLS NORTH AND WEST OF RENO AND AROUND VIRGINIA CITY.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING.

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.

$$

NVZ004-260930-
/O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0008.070227T0200Z-070227T1200Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY
521 PM PST SUN FEB 25 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST
TUESDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST
TUESDAY. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER WEST CENTRAL NEVADA MONDAY
EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO
4 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...MAINLY NORTH OF
FALLON. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

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.

$$
MJD

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 
WWUS45 KREV 260935
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
135 AM PST MON FEB 26 2007

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND WIND EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...

.STRONG STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND WIND TO THE
SIERRA...NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA
THROUGH TONIGHT. NEARLY CONTINUOUS SNOWFALL...WITH HEAVY SNOW AND
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
OVER THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA
WEST OF HIGHWAY 395.

TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY IN THE SIERRA DURING THE
NEXT FEW DAYS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
BETWEEN TODAY AND TUESDAY MORNING...ALLOW PLENTY EXTRA TIME TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION AND REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...
WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. BE SURE YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL TANK OF FUEL BEFORE
BEGINNING YOUR TRAVEL. ROAD CLOSURES OR LONG DELAYS WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER THE PASSES WHEN THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST
WINDS ARE OCCURRING.

CAZ073-262000-
/O.CAN.KREV.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070226T1200Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.070227T0100Z-070227T1500Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES
135 AM PST MON FEB 26 2007

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF
HIGHWAY 395. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS
EXPECTED WITH UP TO 8 INCHES NEAR THE SIERRA CREST ABOVE 8000
FEET. IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

A SECOND WINTER STORM REACHING THE WEST COAST TODAY WILL BRING
HEAVY SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO MONO COUNTY FROM LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST ABOVE 7000 FEET BY
TUESDAY MORNING...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET...MAINLY
NEAR AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND
WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 100 MPH OVER RIDGES...WILL
PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

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.

$$

CAZ071-262000-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070227T0800Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...
SIERRAVILLE
135 AM PST MON FEB 26 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT. 

SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA
...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE SNOW MAY
DIMINISH FOR A FEW HOURS THIS MORNING BUT WILL INCREASE AND
BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000
FEET WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET IN AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY
395. IN THE LOWER VALLEYS OF LASSEN COUNTY EAST OF HIGHWAY
395...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH MOST OF THE HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED
BETWEEN NOON AND 10 PM TODAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE
SNOW TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER AREA PASSES.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
 SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS
AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-262000-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070227T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE
135 AM PST MON FEB 26 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN THROUGH TONIGHT
WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY AFTER 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7000
FEET WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL BY LATE TONIGHT. STRONG
WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY OVER AREA
PASSES.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
 SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS
AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ070-NVZ005-262000-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.070226T1300Z-070227T0600Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...
FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH
135 AM PST MON FEB 26 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS
MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS
MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

SNOW WILL RETURN TODAY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE THIS EVENING.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY LATE THIS
EVENING.

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.

$$

NVZ003-262000-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.070227T0000Z-070227T1200Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE
135 AM PST MON FEB 26 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS MORNING BUT THE
THREAT OF WIDESPREAD SNOW FOR TONIGHT HAS DIMINISHED. LOCAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE MORNING.

LIGHT SNOW WITH LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY
TODAY...THEN THE SNOW WILL INCREASE AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FROM
LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7
INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE TONIGHT WITH UP TO 10 INCHES IN THE
FOOTHILLS NORTH AND WEST OF RENO AND AROUND VIRGINIA CITY. WIND
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR
ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING.

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.

$$

NVZ004-262000-
/O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0008.070227T0200Z-070227T1200Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY
135 AM PST MON FEB 26 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
PST TUESDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER WEST CENTRAL NEVADA THIS EVENING
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES
ARE LIKELY BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 
WWUS45 KREV 262000
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1200 PM PST MON FEB 26 2007

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND WIND EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...

CAZ071-270000-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070227T0800Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...
SIERRAVILLE
1200 PM PST MON FEB 26 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT. 

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE
EXPECTED WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES
BELOW 5000 FEET IN AREAS NEAR AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395.

IN THE LOWER VALLEYS OF LASSEN COUNTY EAST OF HIGHWAY 395...ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING.
IN ADDITION TO SNOWFALL...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH OCCASIONAL
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS
AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-270000-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070227T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE
1200 PM PST MON FEB 26 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN THROUGH TONIGHT
WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 18 TO 25
INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 10 TO 18 INCHES AT LAKE
LEVEL BY LATE TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO
PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...
MAINLY OVER PASSES.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS
AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ070-NVZ005-270000-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070227T0600Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...
FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH
1200 PM PST MON FEB 26 2007

...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. 

SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
BY LATE THIS EVENING FOR MANY AREAS. AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL
REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW 1/4 MILE...CREATING DANGEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS
AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

NVZ003-270000-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.070227T0000Z-070227T1200Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE
1200 PM PST MON FEB 26 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY. 

OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WITH LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED
DURING THE AFTERNOON...THEN THE SNOW WILL INCREASE AND BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE TONIGHT WITH UP TO 10
INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS NORTH AND WEST OF RENO AND AROUND VIRGINIA
CITY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES...MAINLY IN THE FOOTHILLS. THE
SNOW WILL DIMINISH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

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.

$$

CAZ073-270000-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.070227T0100Z-070227T1500Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES
1200 PM PST MON FEB 26 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 7 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING...MAINLY NEAR THE SIERRA
CREST. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED
NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. IN ADDITION TO SNOW NEAR THE CREST...GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 INTO THIS EVENING AHEAD OF
A COLD FRONT.

HEAVY SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD OVER ALL OF MONO COUNTY
MONDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE SIERRA
CREST ABOVE 7000 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES
BELOW 7000 FEET...MAINLY NEAR AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE
COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS
NEAR 100 MPH OVER RIDGES...WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT
TIMES.

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.

$$

NVZ004-270000-
/O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0008.070227T0200Z-070227T1200Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY
1200 PM PST MON FEB 26 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
PST TUESDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER WEST CENTRAL NEVADA THIS EVENING
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES
ARE LIKELY BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 
WWUS45 KREV 262320
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
320 PM PST MON FEB 26 2007

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND AREAS OF STRONG WINDS THROUGH
TONIGHT...

CAZ070-NVZ005-270800-
/O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070227T0800Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...
FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH
320 PM PST MON FEB 26 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT. 

SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
BY MIDNIGHT FOR MANY AREAS. WHILE ROADS WERE SLUSHY OR WET IN MANY 
VALLEY LOCATIONS MONDAY AFTERNOON...ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF HEAVY
SNOWFALL INTO THE EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH FALLING
TEMPERATURES TO CREATE ICY CONDITIONS.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS
AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ071-270800-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070227T0800Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...
SIERRAVILLE
320 PM PST MON FEB 26 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT. 

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED 
WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 5000 FEET. IN THE LOWER
VALLEYS OF LASSEN COUNTY EAST OF HIGHWAY 395...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. IN
ADDITION...BRISK CONDITIONS IN HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CREATE VERY LOW
VISIBILITIES...MAINLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES.

WHILE ROADS WERE SLUSHY OR WET IN MANY LOWER AREAS OF LASSEN
COUNTY MONDAY AFTERNOON...ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL
INTO THE EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES
TO CREATE ICY CONDITIONS. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN
TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A
FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-271200-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070227T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE
320 PM PST MON FEB 26 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN THROUGH TONIGHT
AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 16 TO
24 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 10 TO 18 INCHES AT
LAKE LEVEL BY LATE TONIGHT. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH
THE SNOW TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAINLY OVER PASSES.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS
AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

NVZ003-271200-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.070227T0000Z-070227T1200Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE
320 PM PST MON FEB 26 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. 

WIDESPREAD SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING
BEFORE TAPERING TO SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7
INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 12
INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS NORTH AND WEST OF RENO AND AROUND VIRGINIA
CITY. ALSO...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WITH LOCAL WIND GUSTS UP TO 35
MPH WILL PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE
FOOTHILLS.

WHILE ROADS WERE SLUSHY OR WET IN MANY VALLEY LOCATIONS MONDAY
AFTERNOON...ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL DURING THE EVENING
ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO CREATE ICY
CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME
WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A
FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ073-271200-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.070227T0100Z-070227T1500Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES
320 PM PST MON FEB 26 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST TUESDAY. 

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER MONO COUNTY
TONIGHT. SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE SIERRA
CREST ABOVE 7000 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES
BELOW 7000 FEET...MAINLY NEAR AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. FOR THE
HIGH SIERRA...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND WIND GUSTS TO 60
MPH WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ELSEWHERE...HEAVY
SNOW AND LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS
THAN 1/4 MILE.

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.

$$

NVZ004-271200-
/O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0008.070227T0200Z-070227T1200Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY
320 PM PST MON FEB 26 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
PST TUESDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
PST TUESDAY. 

SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME 
WIDESPREAD SNOW THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 
WWUS45 KREV 270753
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1153 PM PST MON FEB 26 2007

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND AREAS OF STRONG WINDS THROUGH
TONIGHT...

CAZ070-NVZ005-270900-
/O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070227T0800Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...
FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH
1153 PM PST MON FEB 26 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

SNOWFALL RATES HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH LIITLE
OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.

$$

CAZ071-271200-
/O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070227T1200Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...
SIERRAVILLE
1153 PM PST MON FEB 26 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY.

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...MAINLY
SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 4 AM. ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WEST OF HIGHWAY
395...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 5000 FEET. IN THE LOWER VALLEYS OF LASSEN
COUNTY EAST OF HIGHWAY 395...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES
IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS IN HEAVY SNOWFALL
WILL CREATE VERY LOW VISIBILITIES...MAINLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES.

WHILE ROADS WERE SLUSHY OR WET IN MANY LOWER AREAS OF LASSEN
COUNTY MONDAY AFTERNOON...ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL
LAST EVENING...COMBINED WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL TO CREATE
ICY CONDITIONS. REMEMBER TO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN
TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A
FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-271200-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070227T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE
1153 PM PST MON FEB 26 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN OVERNIGHT AND WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 16 TO 24 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 10 TO 18 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL
BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH
THE SNOW TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAINLY OVER THE PASSES.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
 SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS
AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

NVZ003-271200-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070227T1200Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE
1153 PM PST MON FEB 26 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. 

WIDESPREAD SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEFORE
TAPERING TO SHOWERS TOWARD SUNRISE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7
INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS
UP TO 12 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS NORTH AND WEST OF RENO AND AROUND
VIRGINIA CITY. ALSO...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WITH LOCAL WIND GUSTS
UP TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY
IN THE FOOTHILLS.

WHILE ROADS WERE SLUSHY OR WET IN MANY VALLEY LOCATIONS MONDAY
AFTERNOON...ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL MONDAY EVENING
HAVE COMBINED WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO CREATE ICY CONDITIONS.
MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN
TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER... BLANKETS AND A
FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ073-271500-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070227T1500Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES
1153 PM PST MON FEB 26 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST TUESDAY. 

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER MONO COUNTY
OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR
THE SIERRA CREST ABOVE 7000 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH 6 TO 12
INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET...MAINLY NEAR AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. FOR
THE HIGH SIERRA...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND WIND GUSTS TO
60 MPH WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ELSEWHERE...
HEAVY SNOW AND LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO
LESS THAN 1/4 MILE.

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.

$$

NVZ004-271200-
/O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-070227T1200Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY
1153 PM PST MON FEB 26 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4
INCHES LIKELY BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 
WWUS45 KREV 271148
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
347 AM PST TUE FEB 27 2007

...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO RETURN TO THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND TAHOE
BASIN TUESDAY NIGHT...

CAZ071-272000-
/O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070227T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.SN.Y.0009.070228T0000Z-070228T1800Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...
SIERRAVILLE
347 AM PST TUE FEB 27 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY
THIS MORNING. 

SNOWFALL HAS STARTED TO TAPER OFF OVER THE NORTHERN SIERRA THIS
MORNING SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT
PROMPTING THE ISSUANCE OF A SNOW ADVISORY. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE
LESS THAN WITH THE PREVIOUS STORM. A TOTAL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OF
SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH
3 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET...MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. IN
ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS IN COULD CREATE LOW VISIBILITIES...MAINLY
OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES.

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-NVZ002-272000-
/O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070227T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.SN.Y.0009.070228T0000Z-070228T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE
347 AM PST TUE FEB 27 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY
THIS MORNING. 

SNOWFALL HAS STARTED TO TAPER OFF OVER THE TAHOE BASIN THIS
MORNING SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT
PROMPTING THE ISSUANCE OF A SNOW ADVISORY. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE
LESS THAN WITH THE PREVIOUS STORM. A TOTAL OF 10 TO 18 INCHES OF
SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES AT LAKE
LEVEL. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS IN COULD CREATE LOW VISIBILITIES
...MAINLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

NVZ003-271300-
/O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070227T1200Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE
347 AM PST TUE FEB 27 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

SNOWFALL HAS STARTED TO TAPER OFF OVER FAR WESTERN NEVADA THIS
MORNING SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

NVZ004-271300-
/O.EXP.KREV.SN.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-070227T1200Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY
347 AM PST TUE FEB 27 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. 

SNOWFALL HAS STARTED TO TAPER OFF OVER WESTERN NEVADA THIS
MORNING SO THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

CAZ073-271500-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070227T1500Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES
347 AM PST TUE FEB 27 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS
MORNING. 

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER MONO COUNTY
THIS MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET CAN BE
EXPECTED NEAR THE SIERRA CREST ABOVE 7000 FEET BY MID
MORNING...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET...MAINLY NEAR AND
WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. FOR THE HIGH SIERRA...THE COMBINATION OF
HEAVY SNOW AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ELSEWHERE... HEAVY SNOW AND LOCAL GUSTS TO 35
MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
  SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS
AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this snow advisory 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 snow advisory went out at Feb 25, 3:45 PM PST, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 3:45 PM PST, 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
345 PM PST SUN FEB 25 2007

SHORT TERM...
FIRST SYSTEM WINDING DOWN A BIT THIS AFTERNOON AT LEAST WITH
PRECIPITATION RATES AND CHARACTER. THE PRECIP HAS BECOME MORE
SHOWERY WITH HEAVIER SNOW IN BANDS THAT CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE
SIERRA INTO WESTERN NV. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OR SNOW IN THE
FOOTHILLS CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. WITH THE PRECIP DECREASING THE WINDS
HAVE BEEN INCREASING AND A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED FOR ZONE 3
UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. HEAVY SNOW PERSISTED IN THE CA ZONES
THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN A FOOT OR
MORE IN PORTIONS OF LASSEN COUNTY WITH ONE TO TWO FEET COMMON AROUND
LAKE TAHOE. SNOW ALSO SPILLED OVER INTO MONO COUNTY TODAY WITH
SEVERAL INCHES VISIBLE ON WEB CAMERAS AROUND MONO LAKE AND LEE
VINING. WINDS HAVE BEEN VERY GUSTY IN MONO COUNTY THROUGH THE DAY.
RIDGE WINDS ACROSS THE SIERRA HAVE BEEN OVER 120 MPH TODAY AND WILL
DECREASE GRADUALLY TONIGHT BUT REMAIN STRONG. THE NEXT SHORT WAVE
AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CA MONDAY AND
INTO WESTERN NV IN THE AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM HAS GOOD DYNAMICS WITH
A DECENT FRONTOGENESIS/Q-VECTOR DIVERGENCE COUPLET RIGHT OVER THE
RENO AND TAHOE AREAS MONDAY EVENING. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS
POSSIBLE IN WESTERN NV VALLEYS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...WITH
EVEN HIGHER AMOUNTS FOR THE SIERRA. WINTER STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE IN
THE TAHOE TO LASSEN AREAS INTO MONDAY NIGHT WHILE FOR THE
RENO-CARSON CITY AREA THE WARNING WILL EXTEND FROM 4 PM MON TO 4 AM
TUE. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH SNOW IN THE
FOOTHILLS APPROACHING A FOOT. A SNOW ADVISORY FOR CHURCHILL AND
PERSHING COUNTIES HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW IS
POSSIBLE THERE BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE
AREA RATHER QUICKLY SO HEAVIER SNOW WILL NOT EXTEND PAST ABOUT 12
HOURS. THE UPPER TROUGH ROTATES THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY AND PRECIP WILL BE PERSISTENT IF NOT HEAVY DURING THAT
TIME. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL WITH THE EXPECTED SNOW COVER AND
FORECASTS ARE BELOW MOS GUIDANCE. THE MAIN COOLING WILL COME AS THE
UPPER TROUGH MOVES OVER THE AREA WITH PERHAPS THE COLDEST READINGS
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNINGS. RC

.LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
FEW CHANGES MADE IN THE EXTENDED FORECAST. MODELS SHOW LITTLE
AGREEMENT BEYOND THURSDAY. NORTHWEST FLOW BEHIND EXITING STORM SETS
UP BY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH DECREASING PRECIPITATION. HOWEVER THE
GFS DOES BRING A WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE EMBEDDED IN THE NORTHWEST
FLOW THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY WHICH MAY
GENERATE SOME LIGHTER QPF SHOWERS. BY THE WEEKEND THE MODELS ARE ALL
OVER THE PLACE. THE OPERATIONAL GFS BRINGS A TROUGH ACROSS THE AREA
ON SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY WHILE THE EUROPEAN KEEPS A RIDGE OVER
THE AREA. THE GFS ENSEMBLES ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE AS WELL...WITH
MORE THAN HALF INDICATING A RIDGE OR NORTHWEST FLOW IN PLACE AND THE
REST WITH SOME FORM OF A TROUGH OR LOW MOVING IN FROM OFF THE WEST
COAST. THEREFORE...FEW CHANGES MADE. BENINATO

&&

.AVIATION...
STORM CONTINUES TO AFFECT THE REGION WITH IFR TO LIFR CONDITIONS IN
THE SIERRA FROM MAMMOTH NORTHWARD AND INTO FAR WRN NV AND THE
FOOTHILLS. CIGS/VIS WILL CONSISTENTLY REMAIN VLIFR FOR KTRK/KTVL
THROUGH 00Z...AND PERIODICALLY IMPROVE THROUGH 08Z. FOR KRNO...SNOW
WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH 00Z WITH LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION ON
RUNWAYS. CIGS/VIS WILL REMAIN IN THE 2-3SM/800-1500 FEET MOST OF THE
TIME THROUGH 00Z. AS SNOW TAPERS OFF THIS EVENING IN WRN NV WINDS
WILL INCREASE WITH GUSTS UP TO 35-40 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY
EVENING.  KLOL WILL SEE MAINLY VFR WITH MIXED RAIN/SNOW AND LITTLE
IF ANY ACCUMULATION.

STRONGER STORM WILL ARRIVE MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH BETTER POTENTIAL
FOR SPILLOVER AND SEVERAL INCHES POSSIBLE AT KRNO AIRPORT. BENINATO

&&

.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY FOR NVZ005.

     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY FOR NVZ002.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR NVZ001-003.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT
     FOR NVZ001.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY
     FOR NVZ003.

     SNOW ADVISORY FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY FOR NVZ004.

CA...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST MONDAY NIGHT FOR CAZ071.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY FOR CAZ070.

     SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
     CAZ073.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 5 PM MONDAY TO 7 AM PST TUESDAY FOR
     CAZ073.

     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY FOR CAZ072.

&&

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 25, 1:00 PM PST, 2 hours 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
100 PM PST SUN FEB 25 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0215 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST WALKER LAKE             38.69N 118.74W
02/25/2007  M86.00 MPH       MINERAL            NV   MESONET

            NDOT WIND SENSOR. GUSTS OVER 60 MPH BETWEEN 215 AND 445
            AM. PEAK GUST AT 345 AM.

0354 AM     HEAVY SNOW       MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA     39.33N 119.89W
02/25/2007  M14.0 INCH       WASHOE             NV   PUBLIC

            10-14 INCHES OVERNIGHT

0500 AM     SNOW             KIRKWOOD SKI AREA       38.68N 120.04W
02/25/2007  M12.0 INCH       ALPINE             CA   PUBLIC

            8-12 INCHES SINCE SATURDAY EVENING. STILL SNOWING.

0600 AM     HEAVY SNOW       3 E SODA SPRINGS        39.32N 120.32W
02/25/2007  M36.0 INCH       NEVADA             CA   PUBLIC

            SUGAR BOWL SKI AREA TOTAL AT 8400 FT SINCE SATURDAY
            AFTERNOON. 18 INCHES AT 6900 FT. STILL SNOWING.

0608 AM     SNOW             NORTHSTAR SKI AREA      39.27N 120.10W
02/25/2007  M14.0 INCH       PLACER             CA   PUBLIC

            8-14 INCHES SINCE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STILL SNOWING.

0630 AM     HEAVY SNOW       2 ESE INCLINE VILLAGE   39.24N 119.93W
02/25/2007  M14.0 INCH       WASHOE             NV   TRAINED SPOTTER

            OVERNIGHT AT DIAMOND PEAK SKI AREA

0714 AM     SNOW             N LEE VINING            37.96N 119.12W
02/25/2007  M3.0 INCH        MONO               CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW SO FAR AT 6500 FEET. STILL MDT SNOW.

0745 AM     HEAVY SNOW       4 N MEYERS              38.92N 120.00W
02/25/2007  E9.0 INCH        EL DORADO          CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            9 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL WITH 0.81 INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT.

0800 AM     HEAVY SNOW       5 WSW HEAVENLY VALLEY   38.93N 119.97W
02/25/2007  M12.0 INCH       EL DORADO          CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            12 INCHES NEW SNOW.

0800 AM     HEAVY SNOW       6 NE ALMANOR            40.27N 121.09W
02/25/2007  E18.0 INCH       PLUMAS             CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            18 INCHES STORM TOTAL AT 4,600FT.

0800 AM     SNOW             3 WSW HONEY LAKE        40.21N 120.40W
02/25/2007  M4.0 INCH        LASSEN             CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            4 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL 1 MILE WEST OF HIWAY 395.

0800 AM     SNOW             2 W CHILCOOT            39.80N 120.18W
02/25/2007  E10.0 INCH       PLUMAS             CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            10 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL AT 4,350 FT IN GRAEAGLE.

0821 AM     SNOW             3 NW JANESVILLE         40.33N 120.60W
02/25/2007  M10.0 INCH       LASSEN             CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NEW SNOW AT 4800 FEET IN THE FOOTHILLS BETWEEN JANESVILLE
            AND SUSANVILLE. STARTED STICKING BETWEEN 7P-8P SATURDAY
            EVENING. STILL SNOWING LIGHT. NO WIND.

0825 AM     SNOW             1 N JANESVILLE          40.30N 120.54W
02/25/2007  M6.5 INCH        LASSEN             CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TOTAL SNOW AT 4500 FEET.

0825 AM     SNOW             1 E JANESVILLE          40.30N 120.52W
02/25/2007  M8.0 INCH        LASSEN             CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TOTAL SNOW IN LAST 12 HOURS AT 4250 FEET. STILL SNOWING
            LIGHT. NO WIND.

0830 AM     SNOW             5 N RENO                39.61N 119.82W
02/25/2007  E2.0 INCH        WASHOE             NV   NWS EMPLOYEE

            OVERNIGHT TOTAL IN GOLDEN VALLEY AT 5200 FT. SNOW BEGAN
            AROUND 11 PM.

0840 AM     SNOW             SIERRA-AT-TAHOE SKI ARE 38.80N 120.08W
02/25/2007  M12.0 INCH       EL DORADO          CA   PUBLIC

            8-12 INCHES AT 8850 FT SINCE SATURDAY EVENING. 4-6 INCHES
            AT 6640 FT. STILL SNOWING.

0842 AM     HEAVY SNOW       SQUAW VALLEY SKI AREA   39.21N 120.25W
02/25/2007  M16.0 INCH       PLACER             CA   PUBLIC

            14-16 INCHES AT 8200 FT AND 10-12 INCHES AT 6200 FT SINCE
            SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STILL SNOWING.

0854 AM     SNOW             HEAVENLY VALLEY         38.96N 119.89W
02/25/2007  M12.0 INCH       DOUGLAS            NV   PUBLIC

            HEAVENLY SKI AREA 8-12 INCHES SINCE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT
            9100 FT. STILL SNOWING.

0858 AM     SNOW             4 E ALPINE MEADOWS      39.17N 120.14W
02/25/2007  E12.0 INCH       PLACER             CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ESTIMATED SNOWFALL SO FAR ON THE WEST SHORE OF LAKE TAHOE
            AT 7000 FEET. 18 TO 24 INCH DRIFTS. STILL SNOWING HEAVY.

0900 AM     HEAVY SNOW       10 NW RENO              39.64N 119.96W
02/25/2007  M6.0 INCH        WASHOE             NV   NWS EMPLOYEE

            OVERNIGHT SNOW TOTAL AT 5360 FEET.

0905 AM     SNOW             PORTOLA                 39.80N 120.47W
02/25/2007  M10.0 INCH       PLUMAS             CA   CO-OP OBSERVER

            10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. 0.76 LIQUID WATER EQUIVALENT.

0905 AM     SNOW             1 NW COLD SPRINGS VALLE 39.68N 119.97W
02/25/2007  E1.5 INCH        WASHOE             NV   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1-1.5 INCHES IN COLD SPRINGS SO FAR.

0919 AM     HEAVY SNOW       MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA     39.33N 119.89W
02/25/2007  M22.0 INCH       WASHOE             NV   PUBLIC

            15-22 INCH STORM TOTAL SINCE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STILL
            SNOWING.

0928 AM     SNOW             TRUCKEE                 39.33N 120.20W
02/25/2007  E12.0 INCH       NEVADA             CA   PUBLIC

            TOTAL NEW SNOW THROUGH 930AM. CURRENTLY HEAVY SNOW AND
            BLOWING SNOW.

0933 AM     HEAVY SNOW       ALPINE MEADOWS          39.17N 120.22W
02/25/2007  M16.0 INCH       PLACER             CA   PUBLIC

            12-16 INCHES AT SKI AREA SINCE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STILL
            SNOWING.

0947 AM     SNOW             5 W PORTOLA             39.80N 120.56W
02/25/2007  E12.0 INCH       PLUMAS             CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NEW SNOW SINCE 5P SATURDAY.

1000 AM     HEAVY SNOW       MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN        37.65N 119.03W
02/25/2007  M14.0 INCH       MONO               CA   PUBLIC

            SKI AREA TOTAL AT 9000 FT SINCE MIDNIGHT. STILL SNOWING.

1017 AM     HEAVY SNOW       HOMEWOOD                39.08N 120.17W
02/25/2007  M18.0 INCH       PLACER             CA   PUBLIC

            SKI AREA TOTAL AT 7900 FT SINCE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 12
            INCHES AT 6250 FT. STILL SNOWING.

1030 AM     SNOW             BIEBER                  41.12N 121.14W
02/25/2007  M2.0 INCH        LASSEN             CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HEAVY SNOW CURRENTLY FALLING.

1042 AM     SNOW             5 W PORTOLA             39.80N 120.56W
02/25/2007  M14.0 INCH       PLUMAS             CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            14 INCHES NEW SNOW SINCE LAST NIGHT AT 5000 FEET. 1.25
            INCHES LIQUID EQUIVALENT. STILL SNOWING HEAVY.

1050 AM     HEAVY SNOW       SUSANVILLE              40.41N 120.65W
02/25/2007  M5.0 INCH        LASSEN             CA   CO-OP OBSERVER

            4-5 INCHES OVERNIGHT. LIGHT SNOW CURRENTLY FALLING. SNOW
            HAS MELTED ON ROADS.

1100 AM     SNOW             4 SE SUNNYSIDE-TAHOE CI 39.11N 120.11W
02/25/2007  M16.0 INCH       PLACER             CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TOTAL SNOW SO FAR IN THE LAST 24 HOURS AT 6280 FEET. LAST
            FEW HOURS IT HAS BEEN SNOWING AN INCH AN HOUR.

1119 AM     SNOW             2 WNW CROMBERG          39.87N 120.73W
02/25/2007  E12.0 INCH       PLUMAS             CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ESTIMATED TOTAL SNOW SINCE 7AM SATURDAY JUST EAST OF LEE
            SUMMIT. STILL SNOWING.

1152 AM     SNOW             N SOUTH LAKE TAHOE      38.94N 119.98W
02/25/2007  M12.0 INCH       EL DORADO          CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            4 INCHES SINCE 9 AM THIS MORNING...WITH A TOTAL OF 12
            INCHES OF NEW SNOW SINCE 8 PM SATURDAY. STILL SNOWING
            HEAVY WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

1253 PM     HEAVY SNOW       4 SSW PROSSER CREEK RES 39.33N 120.20W
02/25/2007  M20.0 INCH       NEVADA             CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TAHOE-DONNER AT 6500 FT. STORM TOTAL SINCE SATURDAY
            AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW CURRENTLY FALLING.

&&

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