Alert archive / California / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this blizzard warning at Jan 2, 2008, 3:46 PM PST for 8 counties in California; Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Jan 4, 2008, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 23 hr. 40 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 2, 2008, 3:46 PM PST (23:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 4, 2008, 4:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2008, 3:17 AM PST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Lassen County, CA, Mono County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:43 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, 10:09 AM PST | SNOW 6 | Mammoth Lakes, CA | AS OF 9AM THIS MORNING AT 8000 FT. |
| Jan 4, 1:55 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | N Bieber, CA | HEAVY SNOW STARTED. |
| Jan 4, 2:44 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | 5 W Beckwourth, CA | RAIN MOST OF TODAY. HEAVY SNOW STARTED AT 240 PM. |
| Jan 4, 4:22 PM PST | BLIZZARD | South Lake Tahoe, CA | WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED GUSTS TO 50 MPH WITH ZERO VISIBILITY ALONG HIGHWAY 50 IN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE SINCE 4 PM. |
| Jan 4, 4:32 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Stead, NV | ZERO VISIBILITY AT 395 AND RED ROCK. |
| Jan 4, 4:55 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | Cold Springs Valley, NV | 0.55 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT TODAY. 2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL SO FAR WITH VISIBILITY ABOUT 200 FEET AT THIS TIME. |
| Jan 4, 5:01 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Truckee, CA | INTERSTATE I-80 IS CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FROM APPLEGATE TO THE NEVADA STATELINE. |
| Jan 4, 5:04 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Bridgeport, CA | US HWY 395 IS CLOSED FROM SR 167 TO BRIDGEPORT. |
| Jan 4, 5:04 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Carson Pass, CA | CA HWY 88 IS CLOSED OVER CARSON PASS. |
| Jan 4, 5:38 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Dagget Pass, NV | STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 1.37 INCHES AND 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW AS OF 500PM. |
| Jan 4, 5:42 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | 5 Ssw Tahoe City, CA | SPOTTER ESTIMATES SNOWFALL RATE OF 3 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE LAST HOUR. |
| Jan 4, 5:45 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Cold Springs Valley, NV | |
| Jan 4, 6:10 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 6 Ne Sparks, NV | IN THE VISTAS AREA OF SPARKS |
| Jan 4, 6:55 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 2 Se Stead, NV | NEAR GOLDEN VALLEY |
| Jan 4, 7:01 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 5 Sw Reno, NV | ESTIMATED 6-7 INCHES. SNOWFALL RATES AS HIGH AS 3 INCHES PER HOUR. |
| Jan 4, 7:14 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | 6 Ne Sparks, NV | IN THE VISTAS AREA OF SPARKS |
| Jan 4, 7:29 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 18 | Toms Place, CA | SNOWFALL SINCE 7 AM. ELEVATION 7000 FEET. |
| Jan 4, 7:41 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 3 Ne Spanish Springs, NV | |
| Jan 4, 7:43 PM PST | SNOW 5.5 | 5 W Portola, CA | TOTAL SNOW BETWEEN 330P-730P AT 4900 FEET. STILL MDT SNOW. LITTLE WIND. |
| Jan 4, 7:54 PM PST | SNOW 3 | Spanish Springs, NV | TOTAL SNOWFALL 5P-745P. STILL SNOWING. STORM TOTAL LIQUID PRECIP 1.44 INCHES. |
| Jan 4, 8:21 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 10 S Reno, NV | TOTAL SINCE 4 PM. |
| Jan 4, 8:35 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | N Janesville, CA | A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTE IN JANESVILLE REPORTED 4.0 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 4, 8:35 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | N Janesville, CA | A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER IN JANESVILLE REPORTED 6.0 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. PRECIPITATION SINCE 7 AM FRIDAY TOTALED 2.96 INCHES. |
| Jan 4, 8:35 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 3 Nw Janesville, CA | A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER 3 MILES NW OF JANESVILLE REPORTED A TOTAL OF 8.0 INCHES OF SNOWFALL AT AN ELEVATION OF 4800 FEET. |
| Jan 4, 8:35 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 4 N Meyers, CA | A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF MEYERS REPORTED A TOTAL OF 9.0 INCHES OF SNOWFALL AT AN ELEVATION OF 6340 FEET. |
| Jan 4, 8:35 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 20 | Mammoth Lakes, CA | A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER IN MAMMOTH LAKES REPORTED A STORM TOTAL OF 20.0 INCHES. |
| Jan 4, 8:35 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 24 | 4 N Meyers, CA | A TRAINED SPOTTER IN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE REPORTED 2 FEET OF SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 4, 8:53 PM PST | SNOW 12 | 1 N Homewood, CA | TOTAL SNOW THROUGH 9 PM. |
| Jan 4, 8:53 PM PST | SNOW 12 | 3 Ene Tahoe City, CA | TOTAL SNOW 3 PM-9 PM. STILL SNOWING MDT-HEAVY. |
| Jan 4, 8:53 PM PST | SNOW 14 | 5 S Truckee, CA | TOTAL SNOW THROUGH 9 PM AT 6200 FEET. STILL HEAVY SNOW. LITTLE WIND. |
| Jan 4, 8:53 PM PST | SNOW 18 | 4 Nw Kings Beach, CA | TOTAL SNOW THROUGH 9 PM. STILL SNOWING LGT-MDT. NO WIND. |
| Jan 4, 9:07 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 4 Sse Reno, NV | WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. ESTIMATED 5 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE 4 PM. |
| Jan 4, 9:07 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Reno, NV | TOTAL SINCE 4 PM IN NORTHWEST RENO. APPROXIMATE ELEVATION 5500 FEET. |
| Jan 4, 9:10 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 5 N Reno, NV | NEAR GOLDEN VALLEY. ELEVATION 5200 FEET. |
| Jan 4, 9:14 PM PST | SNOW 2 | 4 W Prosser Creek Reser, CA | ESTIMATED 1-2 FEET OF SNOW AT TAHOE DONNER AT 6500 FEET 4P-9P. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. |
| Jan 4, 9:15 PM PST | SNOW 3.5 | 5 Sw Prosser Creek Rese, CA | TOTAL SNOW ESTIMATED AT TAHOE DONNER AT 7240 FEET THROUGH 9 PM. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL. |
| Jan 4, 9:15 PM PST | SNOW 10.5 | 5 E Cisco, CA | TOTAL SNOW AT KINGVALE THROUGH 9PM. STILL HEAVY SNOW. |
| Jan 4, 9:15 PM PST | SNOW 18 | 5 Wsw Prosser Creek Res, CA | 18 INCHES AT TAHOE DONNER AT 6650 FEET SINCE 7AM. STILL MDT SNOW AND WINDY WITH BLOWING SNOW. |
| Jan 4, 9:15 PM PST | SNOW 19 | 1 N Donner Summit, CA | TOTAL SNOW THROUGH 4PM. |
| Jan 4, 10:05 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 6 Ne Sparks, NV | IN THE VISTAS AREA OF SPARKS. ELEVATION APPROX 4850 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 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 173 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2217 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 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 022346 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 346 PM PST WED JAN 2 2008 ...THE STRONGEST OF A SERIES OF STORMS WILL AFFECT THE REGION FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT WITH STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS... .SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS AND POSSIBLY LIFE THREATENING WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS SIERRA PASSES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER TO SHOWERS ON SATURDAY BEFORE ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT STORM MOVES INTO THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN THE SIERRA FOR THIS PERIOD SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. CAZ071-031300- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0001.080104T1800Z-080105T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.BZ.W.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 346 PM PST WED JAN 2 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP ABOVE 5500 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT BRINGING 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW TO THE NORTHERN SIERRA. SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING AS A MUCH STRONGER STORM MOVES INTO THE AREA. VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 6 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOW LEVELS WILL BRIEFLY RISE TO 6000 FEET FRIDAY BEFORE FALLING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS FRIDAY EVENING BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 5500 FEET...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY...AND BECOME UNUSUALLY STRONG THROUGHOUT THE DAY FRIDAY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH SPEEDS CLOSE TO 100 MPH OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER YUBA PASS AND FREDONYER PASS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ CAZ072-073-NVZ002-031300- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0001.080104T1800Z-080105T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.BZ.W.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 346 PM PST WED JAN 2 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP ABOVE 6000 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT BRINGING 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES DOWN TO LAKE LEVEL. SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING AS A MUCH STRONGER STORM MOVES INTO THE AREA. SNOW COULD BRIEFLY CHANGE TO RAIN BELOW 7000 FEET FOR LAKE TAHOE AND 7500 FEET FOR MONO COUNTY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...HOWEVER SNOW LEVELS FALL RAPIDLY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH FRIDAY EVENING. VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 6 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE 2 TO 5 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 12 TO 24 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET...INCLUDING THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY...AND BECOME UNUSUALLY STRONG FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH SPEEDS AROUND 140 MPH OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT MANY OF THE SIERRA PASSES...WITH A PERIOD OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS REACHING LOWER ELEVATIONS FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-031300- /O.NEW.KREV.WS.A.0002.080104T2200Z-080105T1200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 346 PM PST WED JAN 2 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN NEVADA AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL RAPIDLY DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY FRIDAY EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF SEVERAL INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING COULD BE 6 INCHES WITH UP TO A FOOT POSSIBLE ON HIGHER FOOTHILLS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. $$ NVZ001-003-004-031300- /O.NEW.KREV.WS.A.0002.080105T0200Z-080105T1800Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE...FERNLEY... FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 346 PM PST WED JAN 2 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN NEVADA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL RAPIDLY DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOORS FRIDAY EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF SEVERAL INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING COULD BE 6 INCHES WITH UP TO A FOOT POSSIBLE ON HIGHER FOOTHILLS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KREV 031247 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 447 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...THE STRONGEST OF A SERIES OF STORMS WILL AFFECT THE REGION FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT WITH STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS... .SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS THE SIERRA PASSES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER TO SHOWERS ON SATURDAY BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW MOVES INTO THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN THE SIERRA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. CAZ071-032330- /O.CON.KREV.BZ.W.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 447 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP ABOVE 5500 FEET TONIGHT BRINGING 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW TO THE NORTHERN SIERRA. SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING AS A MUCH STRONGER STORM MOVES INTO THE AREA. VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 6 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOW LEVELS WILL BRIEFLY RISE TO 6000 FEET FRIDAY BEFORE FALLING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS FRIDAY EVENING BEHIND A COLD FRONT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 5500 FEET...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH TONIGHT AND BECOME UNUSUALLY STRONG FRIDAY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH SPEEDS CLOSE TO 100 MPH OVER THE RIDGES. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER YUBA PASS AND FREDONYER PASS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ CAZ072-073-NVZ002-032330- /O.CON.KREV.BZ.W.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 447 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP ABOVE 6000 FEET TONIGHT BRINGING 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA...AND UP TO 2 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL. SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING AS A MUCH STRONGER STORM MOVES INTO THE AREA. SNOW COULD BRIEFLY CHANGE TO RAIN BELOW 7000 FEET FOR LAKE TAHOE AND BELOW 7500 FEET FOR MONO COUNTY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL RAPIDLY FRIDAY NIGHT. VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 6 INCHES PER HOUR. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE 2 TO 5 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 1 TO 2 FEET BELOW 7000 FEET...INCLUDING THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY...AND BECOME UNUSUALLY STRONG FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH SPEEDS AROUND 140 MPH OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT MANY OF THE SIERRA PASSES...WITH A PERIOD OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS REACHING LOWER ELEVATIONS FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-032330- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0002.080104T2200Z-080105T1200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 447 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN NEVADA AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL RAPIDLY DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY FRIDAY EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT WITH A SHORT PERIOD OF SNOWFALL RATES APPROACHING 3 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY MORNING COULD BE AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES WITH UP TO A FOOT POSSIBLE ON HIGHER FOOTHILLS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. $$ NVZ001-003-004-032330- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0002.080105T0200Z-080105T1800Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE...FERNLEY... FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 447 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN NEVADA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL RAPIDLY DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOORS FRIDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF SEVERAL INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING COULD BE 6 INCHES WITH UP TO A FOOT POSSIBLE ON HIGHER FOOTHILLS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 032235 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 235 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA... .EXTREMELY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA AND LAKE TAHOE BASIN FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE SIERRA PASSES. ATTEMPTING TO TRAVEL IN THE SIERRA WILL PUT YOUR LIFE AT RISK VERY HIGH SNOWFALL RATES WILL MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ROAD CREWS AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL TO KEEP ROADS PASSABLE AND TO ASSIST STRANDED VEHICLES. IF YOU DO ATTEMPT TRAVEL IN THE SIERRA YOUR CHANCES OF BEING STRANDED FOR MORE THAN A FEW HOURS IS VERY HIGH. REMAIN INDOORS DURING THIS BLIZZARD...EVEN A SHORT WALK OUTDOORS COULD BE DEADLY AS YOU WILL BECOME DISORIENTED IN THE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS IN LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER TO SHOWERS ON SATURDAY BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW MOVES INTO THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE WORKING WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE...SHOULD IT BECOME NECESSARY. CITIZENS CAN ASSIST IN THIS EFFORT BY STAYING INFORMED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. CAZ071-041300- /O.CON.KREV.BZ.W.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 235 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP ABOVE 5500 FEET TONIGHT BRINGING 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW TO THE NORTHERN SIERRA...WITH SNOW BECOMING HEAVY BY FRIDAY MORNING. EXTREMELY HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 6 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOW LEVELS WILL BRIEFLY RISE TO 6000 FEET FRIDAY BEFORE FALLING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS FRIDAY EVENING BEHIND A COLD FRONT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE 1 TO 3 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 5500 FEET...AND 6 TO 12 INCHES DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS. LARGE AND DEEP SNOW DRIFTS WILL DEVELOP WITH THE STRONG WINDS PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH THE MOST DANGEROUS WINDS FROM LATE TONIGHT MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH SPEEDS CLOSE TO 100 MPH OVER THE RIDGES. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE ZERO VISIBILITY. DO NOT TRAVEL IN THESE CONDITIONS. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ CAZ072-073-NVZ002-041300- /O.CON.KREV.BZ.W.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 235 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP ABOVE 6000 FEET TONIGHT BRINGING 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA...AND UP TO 2 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW COULD BRIEFLY CHANGE TO RAIN BELOW 7000 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE SNOW LEVELS FALL TO BELOW 6000 FEET FRIDAY EVENING. EXTREMELY HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 6 INCHES PER HOUR. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE SIERRA CREST...AND 1 TO 3 FEET BELOW 7000 FEET...INCLUDING THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. LARGE AND DEEP SNOW DRIFTS WILL OCCUR DUE TO STRONG WINDS PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH THE MOST DANGEROUS WINDS FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS NEAR 145 MPH OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT ALL SIERRA PASSES...WITH A PERIOD OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS REACHING LOWER ELEVATIONS FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE ZERO VISIBILITY. DO NOT TRAVEL IN THESE CONDITIONS. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-041300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0002.080104T2200Z-080105T1200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 235 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN NEVADA AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL RAPIDLY DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY FRIDAY EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT WITH A PERIOD OF SNOWFALL RATES APPROACHING 3 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY MORNING COULD BE AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES WITH UP TO A FOOT POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS. DEEP SNOW DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. $$ NVZ001-003-004-041300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0002.080105T0200Z-080105T1800Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE...FERNLEY... FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 235 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN NEVADA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL RAPIDLY DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOORS FRIDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF SEVERAL INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING COULD BE 6 INCHES WITH UP TO A FOOT POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 5500 FEET. DEEP SNOW DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. $$ MJD/BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 040125 CCA WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 522 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA... .EXTREMELY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA AND LAKE TAHOE BASIN FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE SIERRA PASSES. ATTEMPTING TO TRAVEL IN THE SIERRA WILL PUT YOUR LIFE AT RISK VERY HIGH SNOWFALL RATES WILL MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ROAD CREWS AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL TO KEEP ROADS PASSABLE AND TO ASSIST STRANDED VEHICLES. IF YOU DO ATTEMPT TRAVEL IN THE SIERRA YOUR CHANCES OF BEING STRANDED FOR MORE THAN A FEW HOURS IS VERY HIGH. REMAIN INDOORS DURING THIS BLIZZARD...EVEN A SHORT WALK OUTDOORS COULD BE DEADLY AS YOU WILL BECOME DISORIENTED IN THE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS IN LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER TO SHOWERS ON SATURDAY BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW MOVES INTO THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE WORKING WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE...SHOULD IT BECOME NECESSARY. CITIZENS CAN ASSIST IN THIS EFFORT BY STAYING INFORMED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. CAZ071-041600- /O.COR.KREV.BZ.W.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 522 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP ABOVE 5500 FEET TONIGHT BRINGING 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW TO THE NORTHERN SIERRA...WITH SNOW BECOMING HEAVY BY FRIDAY MORNING. EXTREMELY HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 6 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOW LEVELS WILL BRIEFLY RISE TO 6000 FEET FRIDAY BEFORE FALLING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS FRIDAY EVENING BEHIND A COLD FRONT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE 1 TO 3 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 5500 FEET...AND 6 TO 12 INCHES DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS. LARGE AND DEEP SNOW DRIFTS WILL DEVELOP WITH THE STRONG WINDS PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH THE MOST DANGEROUS WINDS FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH SPEEDS CLOSE TO 100 MPH OVER THE RIDGES. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE ZERO VISIBILITY. DO NOT TRAVEL IN THESE CONDITIONS. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ CAZ072-073-NVZ002-041600- /O.CON.KREV.BZ.W.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 522 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP ABOVE 6000 FEET TONIGHT BRINGING 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA...AND UP TO 2 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW COULD BRIEFLY CHANGE TO RAIN BELOW 7000 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE SNOW LEVELS FALL TO BELOW 6000 FEET FRIDAY EVENING. EXTREMELY HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 6 INCHES PER HOUR. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE SIERRA CREST...AND 1 TO 3 FEET BELOW 7000 FEET...INCLUDING THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. LARGE AND DEEP SNOW DRIFTS WILL OCCUR DUE TO STRONG WINDS PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH THE MOST DANGEROUS WINDS FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS NEAR 145 MPH OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT ALL SIERRA PASSES...WITH A PERIOD OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS REACHING LOWER ELEVATIONS FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE ZERO VISIBILITY. DO NOT TRAVEL IN THESE CONDITIONS. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-041600- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0002.080104T2200Z-080105T1200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 522 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN NEVADA AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL RAPIDLY DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY FRIDAY EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT WITH A PERIOD OF SNOWFALL RATES APPROACHING 3 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY MORNING COULD BE AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES WITH UP TO A FOOT POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS. DEEP SNOW DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. $$ NVZ001-003-004-041600- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0002.080105T0200Z-080105T1800Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE...FERNLEY... FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 522 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN NEVADA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL RAPIDLY DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOORS FRIDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF SEVERAL INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING COULD BE 6 INCHES WITH UP TO A FOOT POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 5500 FEET. DEEP SNOW DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. $$ MJD/BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 040516 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 916 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA... .EXTREMELY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA AND LAKE TAHOE BASIN FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE SIERRA PASSES. ATTEMPTING TO TRAVEL IN THE SIERRA WILL PUT YOUR LIFE AT RISK VERY HIGH SNOWFALL RATES WILL MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ROAD CREWS AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL TO KEEP ROADS PASSABLE AND TO ASSIST STRANDED VEHICLES. IF YOU DO ATTEMPT TRAVEL IN THE SIERRA YOUR CHANCES OF BEING STRANDED FOR MORE THAN A FEW HOURS IS VERY HIGH. REMAIN INDOORS DURING THIS BLIZZARD...EVEN A SHORT WALK OUTDOORS COULD BE DEADLY AS YOU WILL BECOME DISORIENTED IN THE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS IN LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER TO SHOWERS ON SATURDAY BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW MOVES INTO THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE WORKING WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE...SHOULD IT BECOME NECESSARY. CITIZENS CAN ASSIST IN THIS EFFORT BY STAYING INFORMED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. CAZ070-NVZ005-041400- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0002.080104T2200Z-080105T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0001.080104T2200Z-080105T1200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 916 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN NEVADA AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL RAPIDLY DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY EARLY FRIDAY EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT WITH A PERIOD OF SNOWFALL RATES APPROACHING 3 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY MORNING COULD BE AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES WITH UP TO A FOOT POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS. DEEP SNOW DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...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. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ NVZ003-041400- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0002.080105T0200Z-080105T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0001.080105T0200Z-080105T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 916 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN NEVADA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL RAPIDLY DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOORS FRIDAY EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF SEVERAL INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING COULD BE 6 INCHES WITH UP TO A FOOT POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 5500 FEET. DEEP SNOW DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ CAZ071-041400- /O.CON.KREV.BZ.W.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 916 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP ABOVE 5500 FEET TONIGHT BRINGING 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW TO THE NORTHERN SIERRA...WITH SNOW BECOMING HEAVY BY FRIDAY MORNING. EXTREMELY HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 6 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOW LEVELS WILL BRIEFLY RISE TO 6000 FEET FRIDAY BEFORE FALLING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS FRIDAY EVENING BEHIND A COLD FRONT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE 1 TO 3 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 5500 FEET...AND 6 TO 12 INCHES DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS. LARGE AND DEEP SNOW DRIFTS WILL DEVELOP WITH THE STRONG WINDS PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH THE MOST DANGEROUS WINDS FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH SPEEDS CLOSE TO 100 MPH OVER THE RIDGES. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE ZERO VISIBILITY. DO NOT TRAVEL IN THESE CONDITIONS. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ CAZ072-073-NVZ002-041400- /O.CON.KREV.BZ.W.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 916 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP ABOVE 6000 FEET TONIGHT BRINGING 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA...AND UP TO 2 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY BY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW COULD BRIEFLY CHANGE TO RAIN BELOW 7000 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE SNOW LEVELS FALL TO BELOW 6000 FEET FRIDAY EVENING. EXTREMELY HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 6 INCHES PER HOUR. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE SIERRA CREST...AND 1 TO 3 FEET BELOW 7000 FEET...INCLUDING THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. LARGE AND DEEP SNOW DRIFTS WILL OCCUR DUE TO STRONG WINDS PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH THE MOST DANGEROUS WINDS FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS NEAR 145 MPH OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT ALL SIERRA PASSES...WITH A PERIOD OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS REACHING LOWER ELEVATIONS FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE ZERO VISIBILITY. DO NOT TRAVEL IN THESE CONDITIONS. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NVZ001-004-041400- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0002.080105T0200Z-080105T1800Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS... NIXON...IMLAY 916 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN NEVADA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL RAPIDLY DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOORS LATE FRIDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF SEVERAL INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING COULD BE 6 INCHES WITH UP TO A FOOT POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 5500 FEET. DEEP SNOW DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 041210 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 410 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA... .EXTREMELY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA AND LAKE TAHOE BASIN TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE SIERRA PASSES. ATTEMPTING TO TRAVEL IN THE SIERRA WILL PUT YOUR LIFE AT RISK EXTREMELY HIGH SNOWFALL RATES WILL MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ROAD CREWS AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL TO KEEP ROADS PASSABLE AND TO ASSIST STRANDED VEHICLES. IF YOU DO ATTEMPT TRAVEL IN THE SIERRA YOUR CHANCES OF BEING STRANDED FOR MORE THAN A FEW HOURS IS VERY HIGH. REMAIN INDOORS DURING THIS BLIZZARD...EVEN A SHORT WALK OUTDOORS COULD BE DEADLY AS YOU WILL BECOME DISORIENTED IN THE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH ZERO VISIBILITY. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS IN LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER TO SHOWERS ON SATURDAY BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW MOVES INTO THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE WORKING WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE...SHOULD IT BECOME NECESSARY. CITIZENS CAN ASSIST IN THIS EFFORT BY STAYING INFORMED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NVZ001-004-042015- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0002.080105T0200Z-080105T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KREV.WS.W.0001.080105T0200Z-080105T1800Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS... NIXON...IMLAY 410 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO FOOTHILL LOCATIONS THIS EVENING AND TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL LAST INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BE 2 TO 4 INCHES ON VALLEY FLOORS NEAR 4000 FEET WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY. WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH OVERNIGHT...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH THE FALLING SNOW. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...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. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-042015- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0001.080104T2000Z-080105T1200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 410 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO EXTREME NORTHWEST NEVADA AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY LATE THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL RAPIDLY DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT WITH A PERIOD OF SNOWFALL RATES APPROACHING 2 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE 3 TO 7 INCHES WITH UP TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...EXPECT SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...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. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ NVZ003-042015- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0001.080104T2300Z-080105T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 410 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL START NEAR 6500 FEET BUT WILL DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY 6 PM THIS EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE FROM THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILLS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH 10 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...WILL OCCUR. DEEP SNOW DRIFTS ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AT TIMES THIS EVENING WITH SOME AREAS SUCH AS GEIGER GRADE BECOMING NEARLY IMPASSABLE. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ CAZ071-042015- /O.CON.KREV.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 410 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA. THE SNOW WILL BE EXTREMELY HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 6 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOW LEVELS WILL BRIEFLY RISE TO 6000 FEET THIS MORNING BEFORE FALLING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE 1 TO 3 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 5500 FEET...AND 6 TO 12 INCHES DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE LARGE AND EVEN DEEPER SNOW DRIFTS. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH THE MOST DANGEROUS WINDS FROM THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL BE COMMON ESPECIALLY EAST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH SPEEDS CLOSE TO 100 MPH OVER THE RIDGES. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE ZERO VISIBILITY. DO NOT TRAVEL IN THESE CONDITIONS. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ CAZ072-073-NVZ002-042015- /O.CON.KREV.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 410 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER THIS MORNING ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA FROM LAKE TAHOE SOUTH TO MONO COUNTY. THE SNOW COULD BRIEFLY CHANGE TO RAIN BELOW 7000 FEET AROUND MIDDAY...BEFORE SNOW LEVELS FALL TO BELOW 6000 FEET LATER THIS AFTERNOON. EXTREMELY HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 6 INCHES PER HOUR. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE SIERRA CREST...AND 2 TO 3 FEET BELOW 7000 FEET...INCLUDING THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE LARGE AND EVEN DEEPER SNOW DRIFTS. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH THE MOST DANGEROUS WINDS FROM EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS OVER 150 MPH OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT ALL SIERRA PASSES... WITH A PERIOD OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS REACHING LOWER ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SATURDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE ZERO VISIBILITY. DO NOT TRAVEL IN THESE CONDITIONS. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ JHW HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 042048 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1248 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM AFFECTING THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA... .EXTREMELY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS IN THE SIERRA ARE CREATING DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA AND LAKE TAHOE BASIN. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE SIERRA PASSES. ATTEMPTING TO TRAVEL IN THE SIERRA WILL PUT YOUR LIFE AT RISK EXTREMELY HIGH SNOWFALL RATES WILL MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ROAD CREWS AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL TO KEEP ROADS PASSABLE AND TO ASSIST STRANDED VEHICLES. IF YOU DO ATTEMPT TRAVEL IN THE SIERRA YOUR CHANCES OF BEING STRANDED FOR MORE THAN A FEW HOURS IS VERY HIGH. REMAIN INDOORS DURING THIS BLIZZARD...EVEN A SHORT WALK OUTDOORS COULD BE DEADLY AS YOU WILL BECOME DISORIENTED IN THE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS IN LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER TO SHOWERS ON SATURDAY BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW MOVES INTO THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE WORKING WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE...SHOULD IT BECOME NECESSARY. CITIZENS CAN ASSIST IN THIS EFFORT BY STAYING INFORMED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. CAZ071-050200- /O.CON.KREV.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 1248 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA. THE SNOW WILL BE EXTREMELY HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 6 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOW LEVELS OF 5000 TO 5500 FEET WILL LOWER TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE 1 TO 3 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 5500 FEET...AND 6 TO 12 INCHES DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE LARGE AND DEEP SNOW DRIFTS. STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. GUSTS CLOSE TO 100 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER THE RIDGES. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE ZERO VISIBILITY. DO NOT TRAVEL IN THESE CONDITIONS. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ CAZ072-073-NVZ002-050200- /O.CON.KREV.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 1248 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA FROM LAKE TAHOE SOUTH TO MONO COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS OF 6000 TO 6500 FEET WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH TONIGHT. EXTREMELY HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES NEAR 6 INCHES PER HOUR OVER THE HIGHER PASSES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE SIERRA CREST WILL OCCUR. BELOW 7000 FEET INCLUDING THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN...2 TO 3 FEET WILL ACCUMULATE BY SATURDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH IN THE LOWER VALLEYS. WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 150 MPH OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT ALL SIERRA PASSES...WITH A PERIOD OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS REACHING LOWER ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SATURDAY. LARGE AND DEEP SNOW DRIFTS WILL FORM DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE ZERO VISIBILITY. DO NOT TRAVEL IN THESE CONDITIONS. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-050200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 1248 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS NEAR 5000 FEET WILL DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOORS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES WITH UP TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL OCCUR BY SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING...EXPECT SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ NVZ003-050200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0001.080104T2300Z-080105T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 1248 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS NEAR 6000 FEET WILL DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY 6 PM THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE FROM THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILLS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH 10 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL OCCUR THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. DEEP SNOW DRIFTS WILL DEVELOP DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT THIS EVENING WITH SOME AREAS SUCH AS GEIGER GRADE BECOMING NEARLY IMPASSABLE. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THIS EVENING...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ NVZ001-004-050200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0001.080105T0200Z-080105T1800Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS... NIXON...IMLAY 1248 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO FOOTHILL LOCATIONS THIS EVENING AND TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES BELOW 4000 FEET...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL OCCUR THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY. WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH OVERNIGHT...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH THE FALLING SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 050011 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 411 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM AFFECTING THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA... .EXTREMELY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS IN THE SIERRA ARE CREATING DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA AND LAKE TAHOE BASIN. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AR PASS LEVEL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. A BRIEF PERIOD OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR BELOW 7000 FEET THIS EVENING. STAY AT HOME SEVERAL SIERRA ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AND POSSIBLE AVALANCHE DANGER. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE SIERRA PASSES TONIGHT. ATTEMPTING TO TRAVEL IN THE SIERRA WILL PUT YOUR LIFE AT RISK. EXTREMELY HIGH SNOWFALL RATES WILL MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ROAD CREWS AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL TO KEEP ROADS PASSABLE AND TO ASSIST STRANDED VEHICLES. IF YOU DO ATTEMPT TRAVEL IN THE SIERRA YOUR CHANCES OF BEING STRANDED FOR MORE THAN A FEW HOURS IS VERY HIGH. REMAIN INDOORS DURING THIS BLIZZARD...EVEN A SHORT WALK OUTDOORS COULD BE DEADLY AS YOU WILL BECOME DISORIENTED IN THE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. BELOW 6000 FEET...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS IN LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL RAPIDLY DROP THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT NEAR INTERSTATE 80 MOVES SOUTH. STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE WORKING WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE...SHOULD IT BECOME NECESSARY. CITIZENS CAN ASSIST IN THIS EFFORT BY STAYING INFORMED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THE STAFF OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR MANY DEDICATED WEATHER SPOTTERS WHO ARE CALLING IN WEATHER REPORTS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO CALL IN YOUR VALUABLE REPORTS. CAZ071-050800- /O.CON.KREV.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 411 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR. WEATHER SPOTTERS IN SIERRA...LASSEN AND PLUMAS COUNTIES HAVE RECENTLY REPORTED SNOW LEVELS HAVE LOWERED TO VALLEY FLOORS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE 1 TO 3 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 5500 FEET...AND 6 TO 12 INCHES DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE ZERO VISIBILITY. DO NOT TRAVEL IN THESE CONDITIONS. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ CAZ072-073-NVZ002-050800- /O.CON.KREV.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 411 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA FROM LAKE TAHOE SOUTH TO MONO COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS HAVE LOWERED BELOW 6000 FEET IN THE LAKE TAHOE AREA...AND WILL DROP BELOW 6000 FEET IN MONO COUNTY THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES NEAR 6 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT....WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE SIERRA CREST WILL OCCUR BY SATURDAY MORNING. BELOW 7000 FEET INCLUDING THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN...1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE BY SATURDAY MORNING WITH AMOUNTS UP TO 3 FEET ALONG THE WEST SHORE OF LAKE TAHOE AND ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN MONO COUNTY. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH IN MONO COUNTY AND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN LAKE TAHOE WILL CONTINUE...WITH GUSTS NEAR 110 MPH OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE AT SIERRA PASSES...WITH A PERIOD OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS REACHING LOWER ELEVATIONS THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE ZERO VISIBILITY. DO NOT TRAVEL IN THESE CONDITIONS. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-050800- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 411 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS HAVE LOWERED TO THE VALLEY FLOORS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES WITH UP TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL OCCUR BY SATURDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. CONDITIONS HAVE DETERIORATED AND WILL REMAIN POOR THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ NVZ003-050800- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 411 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS NEAR 5000 FEET WILL DROP TO THE VALLEY FLOORS EARLY THIS EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH UP TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL OCCUR THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT THIS EVENING WITH SOME AREAS SUCH AS GEIGER GRADE BECOMING NEARLY IMPASSABLE. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THIS EVENING...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ NVZ001-004-050800- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0001.080105T0200Z-080105T1800Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS... NIXON...IMLAY 411 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS OF 5000 TO 6000 FEET TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY MIDNIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES BELOW 4000 FEET...WITH UP TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL OCCUR THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH THIS EVENING WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 050554 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 954 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES SEVERAL FEET ALREADY REPORTED IN THE SIERRA... .EXTREMELY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS IN THE SIERRA ARE CREATING DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA AND LAKE TAHOE BASIN. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT PASS LEVEL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. A BRIEF PERIOD OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR BELOW 7000 FEET THIS EVENING. WEATHER SPOTTERS IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN HAVE REPORTED 2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW. REMOTE SENSORS IN THE HIGH SIERRA HAVE RECORED MORE THAN 3 FEET OF SNOW TODAY. SPOTTERS IN THE FOOTHILLS AROUND RENO HAVE REPORTED UP TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE 4 PM. STAY AT HOME SEVERAL SIERRA ROADS ARE CLOSED...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80...DUE TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AND INCREASING AVALANCHE DANGER. ATTEMPTING TO TRAVEL IN THE SIERRA WILL PUT YOUR LIFE AT RISK EXTREMELY HIGH SNOWFALL RATES WILL MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ROAD CREWS AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL TO KEEP ROADS PASSABLE AND TO ASSIST STRANDED VEHICLES. IF YOU ATTEMPT TRAVEL IN THE SIERRA YOUR CHANCES OF BEING STRANDED FOR MORE THAN A FEW HOURS IS VERY HIGH. REMAIN INDOORS DURING THIS BLIZZARD...EVEN A SHORT WALK OUTDOORS COULD BE DEADLY AS YOU WILL BECOME DISORIENTED IN THE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. BELOW 6000 FEET...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS IN LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE WORKING WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE...SHOULD IT BECOME NECESSARY. CITIZENS CAN ASSIST IN THIS EFFORT BY STAYING INFORMED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THE STAFF OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR MANY DEDICATED WEATHER SPOTTERS WHO ARE CALLING IN WEATHER REPORTS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO CALL IN YOUR VALUABLE REPORTS. CAZ071-051200- /O.CON.KREV.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 954 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA THROUGH TONIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 5500 FEET WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT...AND 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS. WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL COMBINE WITH HEAVY SNOW TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE ZERO VISIBILITY. DO NOT TRAVEL IN THESE CONDITIONS. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ CAZ072-073-NVZ002-051800- /O.CON.KREV.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 954 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA FROM LAKE TAHOE SOUTH TO MONO COUNTY. SNOWFALL RATES NEAR 6 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT....WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH AMOUNTS UP TO 7 FEET ALONG THE SIERRA CREST WILL OCCUR BY SATURDAY MORNING. BELOW 7000 FEET INCLUDING THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN...2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE BY SATURDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH IN MONO COUNTY AND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. GUSTS OF 100 TO 110 MPH OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES WILL SLOWLY DECREASE LATE TONIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE AT SIERRA PASSES...WITH PERIODS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS REACHING LOWER ELEVATIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE ZERO VISIBILITY. DO NOT TRAVEL IN THESE CONDITIONS. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-051200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 954 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS HAVE LOWERED TO THE VALLEY FLOORS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES WITH UP TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL OCCUR BY SATURDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ NVZ003-051800- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 954 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH UP TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL OCCUR THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ NVZ001-004-051800- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1800Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS... NIXON...IMLAY 954 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS NEAR 4000 FEET WILL LOWER TO THE VALLEY FLOORS LATER TONIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES BELOW 4000 FEET...WITH UP TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL OCCUR THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 051117 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 317 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM CONTINUES SEVERAL FEET ALREADY REPORTED IN THE SIERRA... .EXTREMELY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS IN THE SIERRA ARE CREATING DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA AND LAKE TAHOE BASIN. LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT PASS LEVEL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MOVE MOVE INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA TONIGHT. WEATHER SPOTTERS IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN REPORTED 2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW FRIDAY EVENING WHILE REMOTE SENSORS IN THE HIGH SIERRA HAVE RECORED MORE THAN 3 FEET OF SNOW SINCE FRIDAY MORNING. SPOTTERS IN THE FOOTHILLS AROUND RENO HAVE REPORTED UP TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ATTEMPTING TO TRAVEL IN THE SIERRA WILL PUT YOUR LIFE AT RISK HIGH SNOWFALL RATES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ROAD CREWS AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL TO KEEP ROADS PASSABLE AND TO ASSIST STRANDED VEHICLES. BELOW 6000 FEET...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS IN LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON BUT ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT. STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE WORKING WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE...SHOULD IT BECOME NECESSARY. CITIZENS CAN ASSIST IN THIS EFFORT BY STAYING INFORMED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THE STAFF OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR MANY DEDICATED WEATHER SPOTTERS WHO ARE CALLING IN WEATHER REPORTS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO CALL IN YOUR VALUABLE REPORTS. CAZ071-051930- /O.CAN.KREV.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KREV.WS.W.0001.080105T1200Z-080106T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 317 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. GUSTY WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED EARLY THIS MORNING TO LESS THAN 35 MPH. HOWEVER...BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING WITH GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR 30 MPH. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS THIS MORNING WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW AS WELL WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE AT TIMES. THE HEAVY SNOW THIS MORNING WILL TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS BY THE AFTERNOON...BUT ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW FALL ACCUMULATIONS COULD REACH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...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. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ CAZ072-073-NVZ002-051930- /O.CAN.KREV.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KREV.WS.W.0001.080105T1200Z-080107T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 317 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST SUNDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. GUSTY WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED EARLY THIS MORNING TO LESS THAN 35 MPH. HOWEVER...BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING WITH GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR 30 MPH. ISOLATED WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH COULD PRODUCE LOCALIZED BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS AS WELL EARLY THIS MORNING WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING WITH 8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. THE HEAVY SNOW THIS MORNING WILL TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS BY THE AFTERNOON...BUT ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE SIERRA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. ADDITIONAL SNOW FALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE TAHOE BASIN WITH 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. IN MONO COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...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. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ NVZ001-051930- /O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.A.0003.080106T0600Z-080106T1800Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ 317 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HAS TAPERED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 2 INCHES TODAY. HOWEVER ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW FALL ACCUMULATIONS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY COULD REACH 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...GREATEST WEST OF HIGHWAY 95. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP OVERNIGHT AS THE SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COMBINE TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. $$ NVZ004-051230- /O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1800Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 317 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HAS TAPERED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 2 INCHES TODAY. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING. THESE GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE AT TIMES. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-051930- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080106T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 317 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL TAPER TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY THIS AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY OCCASIONAL GUSTY WINDS...CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND SNOW AND REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE AT TIMES. BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PUSH INTO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH UP TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS TO SHOWERS BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY EVENING. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ NVZ003-051930- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080106T1200Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 317 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL TAPER TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY THIS AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY OCCASIONAL GUSTY WINDS...CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND SNOW AND REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE AT TIMES. BY EARLY THIS EVENING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PUSH INTO WESTERN NEVADA. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS WITH 10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 5000 FEET BEFORE TAPERS TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 2:56 PM PST | High Wind Warning | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada and 3 more | 51 hr |
| Jan 2, 2:56 PM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 37 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:46 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | REV | Modoc | 36 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.