Alert archive / Nevada / Snow Advisories in 2007
Snow Advisory 8, NWS Reno, NV
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.
- 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
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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HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENOIn 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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MDEUTSCHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 3:30 PM PST | High Wind Watch | REV | Lyon, Mineral | 12 hr |
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