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Snow Advisory 16, NWS Reno, NV

April 22, 2008Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada; 7 counties in California

NWS Reno, NV issued this snow advisory at Apr 22, 2008, 3:27 AM PDT for Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada; 7 counties in California. It took effect at Apr 22, 2008, 3:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 22, 2008, 3:27 AM PDT (10:27 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 22, 2008, 3:00 PM PDT
Expired
Apr 22, 2008, 11:42 PM PDT
In force
9 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 10:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this snow advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Reno, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this snow advisory went out at Apr 21, 7:47 PM PDT, 7 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 21, 7:47 PM PDT, 7 hours 40 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 22, 3:12 AM PDTLake Wind AdvisoryREVChurchill, Douglas, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe49 hr
Apr 22, 3:58 PM PDTLake Wind AdvisoryREVChurchill, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe29 hr
Apr 22, 3:58 PM PDTWind AdvisoryREVDouglas, Lyon, Storey, Washoe29 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.