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Winter Storm Warning 11, NWS Reno, NV

December 23, 20086 counties in Nevada; 9 counties in California

NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Dec 23, 2008, 4:01 PM PST for 6 counties in Nevada; 9 counties in California. It took effect at Dec 24, 2008, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 23, 2008, 4:01 PM PST (00:01 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 24, 2008, 4:00 AM PST
Expired: Dec 25, 2008, 4:00 PM PST
In force: 36 hr
Issued by: NWS Reno, NV

Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Lassen County, CA, Modoc County, CA, Mono County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Churchill County, NV, Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Pershing County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV

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 Dec 23, 3:20 PM PST, 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 3:20 PM PST, 41 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 23, 11:08 AM PST, 4 hours 53 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 23, 4:01 PM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	REV	Churchill, Douglas, Lyon, Pershing, Storey, Washoe	12 hr
Dec 24, 10:16 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	REV	Douglas, Lyon, Storey, Washoe	30 hr
Dec 24, 10:37 AM PST	Wind Advisory	REV	Lyon, Mineral	25 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in California, 2008 Winter Storm Warnings in Nevada, 2008 Every winter storm warning in 2008

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.