Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2007
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Jan 3, 2007, 3:08 AM PST for 7 counties in California; Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Jan 3, 2007, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 18 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2007, 3:08 AM PST (11:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 3, 2007, 10:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2007, 4:00 PM PST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Lassen County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 11:13 AM PST | SNOW 4 | 5 Wsw Heavenly Valley, CA | MEASURED AT 6350 FT. |
| Jan 4, 11:35 AM PST | SNOW 4 | 3 Ene Donner Peak, CA | MEASURED AT 6500 FT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 00:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 184 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
- 1983 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 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 031108 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 308 AM PST WED JAN 3 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW IN THE SIERRA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .A FAST MOVING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION TODAY AND THURSDAY AND MOVE EAST OF THE AREA ON FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN THE SIERRA. CAZ071-040000- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0001.070104T0600Z-070105T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0001.070104T0600Z-070105T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 308 AM PST WED JAN 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA THIS EVENING AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN ABOVE 6000 FEET THIS EVENING AND LOWER TO VALLEY FLOORS BY THURSDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 5500 FEET. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5500 FEET WITH UP TO 8 INCHES BETWEEN 4500 AND 5500 FEET MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS. 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. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-040000- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0001.070104T1200Z-070105T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0001.070104T1200Z-070105T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 308 AM PST WED JAN 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE TAHOE BASIN TONIGHT AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN ABOVE 7000 FEET TONIGHT AND LOWER TO LAKE LEVEL THURSDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY OVER THE PASSES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY THURSDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT LAKE LEVEL...WITH 10 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ BENINATO HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KREV 032340 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 340 PM PST WED JAN 3 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW IN THE SIERRA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .A FAST MOVING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION THIS EVENING AND THURSDAY AND MOVE EAST OF THE AREA BY FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN THE SIERRA. CAZ071-040745- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0001.070104T0600Z-070104T2000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 340 PM PST WED JAN 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM PST THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM PST THURSDAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA THIS EVENING AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN ABOVE 5500 FEET THIS EVENING AND LOWER TO VALLEY FLOORS OVERNIGHT. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 5500 FEET. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS AROUND NOON THURSDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5500 FEET WITH UP TO 8 INCHES BETWEEN 4500 AND 5500 FEET MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS. 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. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-040745- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0001.070104T1200Z-070105T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 340 PM PST WED JAN 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE TAHOE BASIN TONIGHT AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN ABOVE 7000 FEET TONIGHT AND LOWER TO LAKE LEVEL THURSDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY OVER THE PASSES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY THURSDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT LAKE LEVEL...WITH 12 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-040745- /O.NEW.KREV.SN.Y.0001.070104T0600Z-070104T1800Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 340 PM PST WED JAN 3 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING ACROSS SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN AROUND 5500 FEET TONIGHT AND LOWER TO THE VALLEY FLOORS OVERNIGHT. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY 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. $$ NVZ003-040745- /O.NEW.KREV.SN.Y.0001.070104T1200Z-070104T2200Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 340 PM PST WED JAN 3 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM PST THURSDAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN ABOVE 5000 FEET THURSDAY MORNING AND LOWER TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY NOON. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH AROUND 1 INCH ON THE VALLEY FLOOR BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ CAZ073-040745- /O.NEW.KREV.SN.Y.0001.070104T1800Z-070105T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 340 PM PST WED JAN 3 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS MONO COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN ABOVE 6000 FEET THURSDAY MORNING AND LOWER TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY THE AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER PASSES. SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. EXPECT 3 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET BY THURSDAY NIGHT. 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. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 040557 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 957 PM PST WED JAN 3 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW IN THE SIERRA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .A FAST MOVING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...THEN MOVE EAST OF THE AREA BY FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN THE SIERRA. CAZ072-NVZ002-041300- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0001.070104T0600Z-070105T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 957 PM PST WED JAN 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL INCREASE IN THE TAHOE BASIN TONIGHT WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO LAKE LEVEL AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY OVER THE PASSES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY THURSDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT LAKE LEVEL...WITH 12 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ071-041300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0001.070104T0600Z-070104T2000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 957 PM PST WED JAN 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO VALLEY FLOORS OVERNIGHT. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 5500 FEET. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY EARLY AFTERNOON THURSDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5500 FEET WITH UP TO 8 INCHES BETWEEN 4500 AND 5500 FEET MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS. 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. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-041300- /O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0001.070104T0600Z-070104T1800Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 957 PM PST WED JAN 3 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING ACROSS SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO THE VALLEY FLOORS OVERNIGHT. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NVZ003-041300- /O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0001.070104T1200Z-070104T2200Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 957 PM PST WED JAN 3 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM PST THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM PST THURSDAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT ACROSS THE RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN ABOVE 5000 FEET TONIGHT THEN FALL TO VALLEY FLOORS BY NOON THURSDAY. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH AROUND 1 INCH ON THE VALLEY FLOOR BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ CAZ073-041300- /O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0001.070104T1800Z-070105T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 957 PM PST WED JAN 3 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS MONO COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN ABOVE 6000 FEET THURSDAY MORNING AND LOWER TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY THE AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER PASSES. SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. EXPECT 3 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET BY THURSDAY NIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 041259 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 459 AM PST THU JAN 4 2007 CAZ071-042000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070104T2000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 459 AM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. SNOW LEVELS NEAR 5000 FEET WILL LOWER TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BY AROUND SUNRISE. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. ALSO...HIGHER PASSES WILL EXPERIENCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH GUSTY WINDS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5500 FEET WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 5500 FEET...MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE DOWN TO THE VALLEY FLOORS. 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. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-042100- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070105T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 459 AM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS NEAR 7000 FEET WILL QUICKLY LOWER TO LAKE LEVEL EARLY THIS MORNING....WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...MAINLY OVER THE PASSES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS THURSDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT LAKE LEVEL...WITH 8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ003-042100- /O.EXT.KREV.SN.Y.0001.070104T1500Z-070105T0300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 459 AM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. RAIN AND SNOW HAS SPREAD ACROSS THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA. SNOW LEVELS NEAR 7000 FEET WILL FALL TO THE VALLEY FLOORS THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH UP TO INCH ON THE LOWER VALLEY FLOORS BY THURSDAY EVENING. 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. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-041800- /O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070104T1800Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 459 AM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ CAZ073-042100- /O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0001.070104T1800Z-070105T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 459 AM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS MONO COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN ABOVE 6000 FEET THURSDAY MORNING AND LOWER TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY THE AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER PASSES. SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. EXPECT 3 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET BY THURSDAY NIGHT. 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. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 041801 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1001 AM PST THU JAN 4 2007 CAZ071-041915- /O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070104T2000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 1001 AM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. STEADY SNOW HAS ENDED ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH ONLY SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY AS SNOW LEVELS HAVE NOW FALLEN TO THE VALLEY FLOOR. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE 2 INCHES OR LESS. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-041915- /O.EXP.KREV.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070104T1800Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 1001 AM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. SNOW HAS TAPERED TO SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST NEVADA. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE LOCALIZED AND AN INCH OR LESS. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-050000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070105T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 1001 AM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS HAVE LOWERED TO LAKE LEVEL WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OCCURRING IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. EXPECT SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR TO CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS OVER THE RIDGES AND HIGHER PASSES WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS WITH LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT LAKE LEVEL...WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ003-050015- /O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070105T0300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 1001 AM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. RAIN AND SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA. SNOW LEVELS NEAR 5000 FEET WILL FALL TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY EARLY THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH UP TO INCH ON THE LOWER VALLEY FLOORS BY THURSDAY EVENING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ CAZ073-050015- /O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070105T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 1001 AM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS MONO COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN NEAR 7000 FEET THURSDAY MORNING AND LOWER TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY THE AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER PASSES. SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. EXPECT 3 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET BY THURSDAY NIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 042359 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 359 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 CAZ072-NVZ002-050100- /O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070105T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 359 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOWFALL HAS DIMINISHED. $$ NVZ003-050300- /O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070105T0300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 359 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE RENO-SPARKS REGION AND THE CARSON VALLEY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...PRODUCING BRIEF PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL AND POOR VISIBILITY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY 7 PM THIS EVENING. ROAD SURFACES THAT ARE CURRENTLY WET WILL FREEZE TOWARD SUNSET...WITH NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATING ON UNTREATED ROADS. THE PRESENCE OF PATCHY BLACK ICE AND SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. $$ CAZ073-050600- /O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070105T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 359 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BELOW 7500 FEET MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH UP TO 5 INCHES NEAR THE SIERRA CREST ABOVE 7500 FEET. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY THIS EVENING...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$ MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Reno, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 2, 3:45 PM PST, 11 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 3:45 PM PST, 11 hours 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
345 PM PST TUE JAN 2 2007
.SHORT TERM...
FLAT RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA PROGRESSING EAST WITH ABUNDANT MID AND
HIGH CLOUD COVER IN WEAK WAA PATTERN ALOFT. NEXT SIGNIFICANT SHORT
WAVE TO AFFECT THE AREA NOW NEARING 150W...WITH AMSU IMAGERY SHOWING
PW PLUME OF 1.25-1.50 INCHES. GFS/NAM INITIALIZED WELL AND ALL
MODELS ARE IN REMARKABLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM.
GFS/NAM IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON TIMING OF NEXT SYSTEM...AND ENSEMBLES
ALSO SHOWING LITTLE SPREAD.
TWO FORECAST ISSUES WITH INCOMING SYSTEM...WIND AND PRECIP. AS FAR
AS WIND POTENTIAL...BOTH NAM/GFS SHOW 50-60 KTS AT H7 BY 00Z
TOMORROW AND LASTING THROUGH 12Z THU. THESE WINDS WILL OCCUR AHEAD
OF AN IMPRESSIVE LOW LEVEL FRONT. HOWEVER...NOT A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT
OF MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE FRONT...AND MODELS ARE NOT HINTING AT MUCH
OF A CRITICAL LEVEL FORMING. IN FACT...IF THERE IS A CRITICAL
LEVEL...THE ATMOSPHERE IS A BIT MORE STABLE ABOVE THIS LEVEL THAN
ONE WOULD EXPECT FOR A GOOD HIGH WIND CASE. IN ADDITION...WITH
LIMITED MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE FRONT...DO NOT EXPECT MUCH PRECIP
LOADING WEST OF THE CREST TO ENHANCE WINDS. AS IT IS...WILL LEAVE
HIGH WIND WATCH ALONE...BUT AT THIS TIME IT DOES NOT LOOK AS STRONG
AS LAST WEEKS EVENT AND WILL PROBABLY BE FOCUSED MORE ON THE
FOOTHILLS. BEST POTENTIAL FOR WINDS WILL BE 06Z-15Z RIGHT AHEAD OF
THE FRONT FROM NORTH TO SOUTH.
AS FOR PRECIP...EXPECT STRONG DYNAMICS WITH GOOD LOW LEVEL
FRONTOGENESIS ALONG FRONT WITH SOME UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE IN EXIT
REGION OF JET. SNOW LEVELS MAY START NEAR 6500 FEET...BUT WILL
QUICKLY FALL AS FRONT ARRIVES AND QUICKLY DROP TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY
MIDDAY THURS. PRECIP WILL BEGIN NEAR 00Z TOMORROW NEAR THE OREGON
BORDER AND NW LASSEN COUNTY TO AROUND 08Z LAKE TAHOE BASIN. HEAVIEST
PRECIP WILL FALL NEAR THE FRONT FOR A 6-HR PERIOD. SOME LOW LEVEL
INSTABILITY NEAR THE FRONT WITH GOOD FRONTOGENETICAL CIRCULATION
WILL PERMIT SOME DECENT SPILLOVER INTO THE LEE-SIDE VALLEYS. 12Z
MODELS SHOW THE FRONT PASSING THROUGH SUSANVILLE AROUND 12Z AND
RENO-TAHOE-CARSON FROM 15-18Z. AS MENTIONED ABOVE...ENSEMBLES ARE IN
GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THIS TIMING ALTHOUGH 18Z MODELS HAVE COME IN
ABOUT 3 HOURS SLOWER. PRECIP AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES NEAR THE
CREST FROM TAHOE NORTH SUPPORT THE WATCH. FURTHER SOUTH...SYSTEM
SPLITS SO ADVISORY LOOKS TO BE A BETTER BET AND LEAVE OUT OF THE
WATCH FOR NOW. ALSO...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SPILLOVER AND SNOW
LEVELS 4500-5000 FEET NEAR THE FRONT...MAY NEED ADVISORIES FOR SOME
LEE SIDE VALLEYS.
AFTER FRONT PASSES...VERY COLD AIR WILL FILTER IN WITH H7 TEMPS
DROPPING AS LOW AS -18 C. LOWS THUR NIGHT SHOULD NOT BE TOO COLD
WITH A GOOD NE SFC GRADIENT AND 40KT WINDS AT H7. DURING THE DAY
FRI...IT COULD BE QUITE COLD WITH TEMPS STRUGGLING INTO THE 30S
ACROSS WESTERN NV AND INTO THE MID 20S IN THE SIERRA. IF WINDS DIE
OFF FASTER THAN EXPECTED THUR NIGHT...FRI COULD BE QUITE A BIT
COLDER AS INVERSIONS BEGIN TO DEVELOP AGAIN AS RIDGE BUILDS IN.
WALLMANN
.LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
QUIET WEEKEND ON TAP FOR THE REGION. UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OFFSHORE OF
NORTHERN CAL WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE DEPARTING TROUGH. SOME
HIGH/MID CLOUDS MAY CONTINUE TO CROSS OVER THE AREA...MODERATING
TEMPS. EXPECT HIGHS TO REACH LOW FORTIES OVER THE WEEKEND IN THE
VALLEYS...MID THIRTIES NEAR TAHOE. LOW TEMPS WILL BE FAIRLY COLD
ACROSS THE REGION...LOW TWENTIES IN THE VALLEYS WITH TEENS IN HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.
WE COULD START TO SEE A MAJOR PATTERN SHIFT LATE NEXT WEEK...BEYOND
THIS PERIOD. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS INDICATING A RETROGRADING RIDGE AND
DEEP UPPER TROUGH OVER THE WEST COAST. THERE IS STILL A LOT OF
UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS PATTERN CHANGE THOUGH. HOON
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS WITH INCREASED MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE. SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TOMORROW AS THE STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES.
HOON
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING FOR NVZ001-003-005.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR NVZ002.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING FOR NVZ002.
CA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR CAZ071.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING FOR CAZ070-073.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR CAZ072.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR CAZ071.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING FOR CAZ072.
&&
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2:04 AM PST | Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada and 3 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:40 PM PST | Snow Advisory | REV | Modoc, Mono | 35 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.