Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Jan 7, 2008, 3:18 PM PST for 7 counties in California; Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Jan 7, 2008, 9:49 PM PST. It was in force for 24 hr. 19 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 7, 2008, 3:18 PM PST (23:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 7, 2008, 9:49 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 8, 2008, 10:00 PM PST
- In force
- 24 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 23:15 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 8, 2:02 PM PST | SNOW 4 | 4 N Meyers, CA | 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW SO FAR TODAY IN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AS OF 2 PM. |
| Jan 8, 2:02 PM PST | SNOW 4 | South Lake Tahoe, CA | 3 TO 4 INCHES NEW SNOW IN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AT 2PM. VISIBILITIES DOWN AT TIMES TO BELOW 1/8 MI. |
| Jan 8, 2:02 PM PST | SNOW 6 | 5 Sw Prosser Creek Rese, CA | 6 INCHES NEW SNOW AT TAHOE DONNER AS OF 2 PM. ELEVATION 7280 FEET. CURRENTLY SNOWING HEAVILY. |
| Jan 8, 2:02 PM PST | SNOW 6 | 6 Wsw Boca Reservoir, CA | 5 TO 6 INCHES AT ELEVATION 6250 FEET NORTH OF TRUCKEE. 4 TO 5 INCHES IN DOWNTOWN TRUCKEE. AS OF 2 PM. |
| Jan 8, 2:02 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 5 N Alpine Meadows, CA | 8 INCHES NEW SNOW AT 2 PM. ELEVATION 6000 FEET NORTH OF TRUCKEE. |
| Jan 8, 5:04 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Susanville, CA | 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW TODAY AS OF 5 PM. |
| Jan 8, 5:05 PM PST | SNOW 3 | Dagget Pass, NV | 3 INCHES NEW SNOW TODAY AS OF 5 PM. |
| Jan 8, 6:32 PM PST | SNOW 4.3 | 5 W Beckwourth, CA | SNOW FALL TOTAL FOR THE DAY AT ELEVATION 4860 FEET. |
| Jan 8, 8:47 PM PST | SNOW 1.5 | 2 Nnw Janesville, CA | TOTAL SNOW LAST 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 8, 8:47 PM PST | SNOW 8 | 6 Wsw Boca Reservoir, CA | LAST 24 HOURS 2.5 MILES NORTH OF TRUCKEE AT 6250 FEET. |
| Jan 8, 8:47 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 6 Wsw Boca Reservoir, CA | TOTAL SNOW SINCE 6 AM 2.5 MILES NORTH OF TRUCKEE AT 6250 FEET. |
| Jan 8, 8:47 PM PST | SNOW 9 | 1 S South Lake Tahoe, CA | TOTAL SNOW IN THE LAST 24 HOURS AT 6340 FEET. LOCATED BETWEEN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AND FALLEN LEAF LAKE. |
| Jan 8, 8:47 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 4 N Meyers, CA | TOTAL SNOW SINCE 6 AM AT 6340 FEET. LOCATED BETWEEN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AND FALLEN LEAF LAKE. |
| Jan 8, 8:47 PM PST | SNOW 9 | 5 Sw Prosser Creek Rese, CA | LAST 24 HOURS AT TAHOE DONNER AT 7240 FEET. |
| Jan 8, 8:47 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 5 Sw Prosser Creek Rese, CA | SINCE 6 AM AT TAHOE DONNER AT 7240 FEET. |
| Jan 8, 8:47 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 5 N Alpine Meadows, CA | 8-12 INCHES TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE 6 AM AT 6000 FEET. |
| Jan 8, 8:47 PM PST | SNOW 12 | 5 N Truckee, CA | 8-12 INCHES TOTAL SNOWFALL IN LAST 24 HOURS AT 6000 FEET. |
| Jan 8, 8:47 PM PST | SNOW 18 | N Westwood, CA | LAST 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 8, 8:47 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 18 | N Westwood, CA | SINCE 6 AM. |
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, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 184 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 905 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 114 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 296 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 491 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 072318 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 318 PM PST MON JAN 7 2008 .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER NORTHERN LASSEN COUNTY TONIGHT AND SPREAD SOUTH OVER THE LAKE TAHOE AREA TUESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. CAZ071-081300- /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0002.080108T1600Z-080109T0400Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 318 PM PST MON JAN 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PST TUESDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND BECOME WIDESPREAD TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. SNOWFALL TOTALS THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. 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. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-081300- /O.NEW.KREV.SN.Y.0002.080108T1800Z-080109T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 318 PM PST MON JAN 7 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND BECOME WIDESPREAD TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST TUESDAY AFTERNOON NEAR AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. SNOWFALL TOTALS THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BELOW 7000 FEET...WITH 7 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. IN ADDITION TO SNOWFALL...WINDS WILL BE GUSTY TUESDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KREV 080549 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 949 PM PST MON JAN 7 2008 .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER NORTHERN LASSEN COUNTY TONIGHT AND SPREAD SOUTH OVER THE LAKE TAHOE AREA TUESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. GUSTY WINDS ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW AS WELL. CAZ072-NVZ002-081400- /O.UPG.KREV.SN.Y.0002.080108T1800Z-080109T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KREV.WS.W.0002.080108T1400Z-080109T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 949 PM PST MON JAN 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL BEGIN BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND BECOME WIDESPREAD LATE TUESDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON NEAR AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. GUTSY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW AS WELL WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SNOWFALL TOTALS THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BELOW 7000 FEET...WITH 10 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS EARLY TUESDAY 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. $$ CAZ071-081400- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0002.080108T1200Z-080109T0400Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 949 PM PST MON JAN 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM PST TUESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM PST TUESDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND BECOME WIDESPREAD TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. SNOWFALL TOTALS THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-081400- /O.NEW.KREV.SN.Y.0003.080108T1200Z-080109T0200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 949 PM PST MON JAN 7 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST TUESDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND BECOME WIDESPREAD NORTH OF GERLACH BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF GERLACH BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING WITH UP TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. SOUTH OF GERLACH LESS THAN 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 081319 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 519 AM PST TUE JAN 8 2008 .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA SOUTH TO THE LAKE TAHOE AREA THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. GUSTY WINDS ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW AS WELL. CAZ071-090030- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080109T0400Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 519 AM PST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE NORTHERN SIERRA THIS MORNING AND WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD BY LATE MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. SNOWFALL TOTALS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-090030- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.080108T1400Z-080109T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 519 AM PST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD BY LATE MORNING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON NEAR AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. GUTSY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH...WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SNOWFALL TOTALS THROUGH THIS EVENING OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BELOW 7000 FEET...WITH 10 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS EARLY THIS 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. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-090030- /O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080109T0200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 519 AM PST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD NORTH OF GERLACH BY LATE MORNING. A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF GERLACH BY EARLY THIS EVENING WITH UP TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. NEAR AND SOUTH OF GERLACH LESS THAN 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO OHARA
000 WWUS45 KREV 081707 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 907 AM PST TUE JAN 8 2008 .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA SOUTH TO THE LAKE TAHOE AREA TODAY. THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW IN WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING VALLEY LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395. CAZ071-090000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080109T0400Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 907 AM PST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395. SNOWFALL TOTALS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WEST OF HIGHWAY 395... WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. 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. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-090000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080109T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 907 AM PST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON NEAR AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SNOWFALL TOTALS THROUGH THIS EVENING OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BELOW 7000 FEET...WITH 10 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS EARLY THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ CAZ073-NVZ003-090000- /O.NEW.KREV.BS.Y.0001.080108T1707Z-080109T0200Z/ MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 907 AM PST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO ALONG THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR. THE WASHOE VALLEY AREA IS ESPECIALLY PRONE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. ALSO...SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SEVERAL INCHES EXPECTED BY EVENING. GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING. SNOW WILL DRIFT OVER ROADWAYS CAUSING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW CAN RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-090000- /O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080109T0200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 907 AM PST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD NORTH OF GERLACH BY LATE MORNING. A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. GUSTY WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF GERLACH BY EARLY THIS EVENING WITH UP TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. NEAR AND SOUTH OF GERLACH LESS THAN 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 082348 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 348 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008 .A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA SOUTH TO THE LAKE TAHOE AREA TODAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW IN WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING VALLEY LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395. CAZ071-090400- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080109T0400Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 348 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395. SNOWFALL TOTALS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. 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. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-090600- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080109T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 348 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING NEAR AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SNOWFALL TOTALS THROUGH THIS EVENING OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BELOW 7000 FEET...WITH 10 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS TONIGHT. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-090200- /O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080109T0200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 348 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF GERLACH BY EARLY THIS EVENING WITH UP TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. NEAR AND SOUTH OF GERLACH LESS THAN 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ CAZ073-NVZ003-090200- /O.CON.KREV.BS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080109T0200Z/ MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 348 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO ALONG THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR. THE WASHOE VALLEY AREA IS ESPECIALLY PRONE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. ALSO...SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SEVERAL INCHES POSSIBLE BY THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING. SNOW WILL DRIFT OVER ROADWAYS CAUSING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW CAN RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. $$ HOON HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 090156 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 556 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008 .A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING. AS THE FRONT PASSES TO THE EAST THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BEFORE ENDING LATE THIS EVENING. CAZ070-NVZ005-090300- /O.EXP.KREV.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080109T0200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 556 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW FALL HAS TAPERED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA. ADDITIONAL SNOW FALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN ONE INCH BEFORE THE SHOWERS END LATE THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM. $$ CAZ073-NVZ003-090300- /O.EXP.KREV.BS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080109T0200Z/ MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 556 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACROSS FAR WESTERN NEVADA AND INTO MONO COUNTY CONTINUES TO TAPER TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND RECENT OBSERVATIONS INDICATE GUSTY WINDS HAVE DECREASED IN WIND PRONE AREAS. WITH TEMPERATURES HOVERING AROUND OR JUST ABOVE FREEZING AND THE WINDS DECREASING...THE LIKELIHOOD OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES HAS SUBSIDED. THEREFORE...THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM. $$ CAZ071-090400- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080109T0400Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 556 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL TOTALS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. 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. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-090600- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080109T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 556 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING NEAR AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SNOWFALL TOTALS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BELOW 7000 FEET...WITH 10 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS TONIGHT. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 090348 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 748 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008 .A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION LATE THIS EVENING. AS THE FRONT PASSES TO THE EAST THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BEFORE ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. CAZ071-090500- /O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080109T0400Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 748 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS LATE THIS EVENING THEN TAPER TO ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SCATTERED NATURE OF THESE SNOW SHOWERS WILL RESULT IN LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. GUSTY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE LATE THIS EVENING IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION AS WELL. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-090600- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080109T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 748 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING NEAR AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SNOWFALL TOTALS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BELOW 7000 FEET...WITH 10 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THEN ENDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 090545 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 945 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008 CAZ072-NVZ002-090645- /O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080109T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 945 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER TO ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING BEFORE ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW FALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN ONE INCH. GUSTY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE AS WELL. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Reno, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 7, 12:20 PM PST, 2 hours 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 7, 12:20 PM PST, 2 hours 58 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1220 PM PST MON JAN 7 2008 .UPDATE... UPDATED TO REMOVE SHOWERS EVERYWHERE TODAY AS WE ARE BETWEEN SYSTEMS FOR TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING. I ALSO QUICKLY ADJUSTED THE REST OF THE GRIDS TO REFLECT THE CURRENT AND EXPECTED TRENDS FOR THE REST OF TODAY. SNYDER && .PREV SHORT TERM...ISSUED AT 327 AM PST LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS MORNING SHOWS A JET MAX ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE UPPER TROUGH A PULLING IT TO THE EAST. MID TO HIGH CLOUD COVER IS BECOMING SCATTERED OVER THE ERN GREAT BASIN. HOWEVER CYCLONIC CURVATURE AND COLD POOL ALOFT WILL KEEP SCT TO BKN HIGH CLOUDS OVER THE REGION TODAY INTO TONIGHT. OROGRAPHICALLY ENHANCED PRECIP IS STILL OCCURRING ON THE WEST SLOPE OF THE NRN SIERRA ATTM. SOME SPILLOVER IS POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS THE ERN SIERRA AND WRN NEVADA. HOWEVER LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN THE SIERRA AND NONE IN WRN NEVADA. A SHORTWAVE THAT IS NOW SHOWING UP ON SATELLITE NEAR 45N 145W WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NW ON TUESDAY. THE MAIN DYNAMICS SHOULD STAY WELL NORTH OF THE KREV CWFA. THE WLY FLOW ALOFT WILL ALSO NOT TAP INTO MUCH MOISTURE SO DO NOT SEE THIS SYSTEM AS A BIG PRECIPITATION PRODUCER...AT LEAST THIS FAR SOUTH IN THE NRN SIERRA AND NWRN NEVADA. TEMPERATURES AT 700 MB ARE CURRENTLY AROUND -10C TO -14C OVER THE ERN GREAT BASIN. THE NAM AND GFS BOTH PROG WARMING AHEAD OF THE UPPER TROUGH. THE NAM WARMS 700 MB TEMPS TO -6C BY 18Z TUESDAY. THE GFS IS AROUND 6 HRS SLOWER WITH SIMILAR WARMING. AS MENTIONED ABOVE THE PROGRESSIVE WLY FLOW WILL KEEP THIS SYSTEM FROM DIGGING VERY MUCH THUS KEEPING THE COLDEST AIR TO OUR NORTH. THIS COOLING WILL RAISE SNOW LEVELS ONLY TO AROUND 5K TO 6K FEET. THUS EXPECT ALL SNOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SOME RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN WRN NEVADA VALLEYS BUT MOST OF THE QPF WILL BE IN THE SIERRA. THE RELATIVELY LOW SNOW LEVELS AND SMALL AMOUNTS OF QPF WILL NOT CONTRIBUTE TO ANY SNOWMELT AND EXACERBATE THE FLOODING IN THE FERNLEY AREA. FLOOD WATERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR NORMAL THROUGH WEDNESDAY. OHARA .LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE LONG TERM PERIOD. WAVE WILL PASS BY WELL TO THE NORTH ON THURSDAY...WITH MAINLY SOME CLOUD COVER BUT HAVE LEFT SOME SLIGHT CHANCE TO LOW CHANCE POPS NEAR THE SIERRA AND NEAR THE OREGON BORDER. MOST OF THIS WILL BE LIGHT SHOWERS LEFT OVER FROM THE WED NIGHT WARM FRONT. TEMPS SHOULD WARM QUITE A BIT AND HELP TO MELT SOME OF THE SNOW IN WESTERN NEVADA...IF NOT ALL IN AREAS THAT ONLY SAW A COUPLE INCHES OVER THE WEEKEND. SKIES SHOULD CLEAR A BIT FOR SOME GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING THURSDAY NIGHT WITH SOME CLOUDS FRI/FRIDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF A SYSTEM MOVING INTO WASHINGTON. OTHER THAN THESE CLOUDS...DO NOT EXPECT MUCH IMPACT. THEN THE MAIN RIDGE WILL BUILD IN WITH THE AXIS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ALONG THE COAST. H7 TEMPS WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING BY SUNDAY WITH LITTLE CLOUD COVER. CLEAR SKIES WILL PROMOTE GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING AT NIGHT AND FORMATION OF INVERSIONS. STRENGTH OF INVERSIONS ALONG 395 CORRIDOR FROM GARDNERVILLE TO SUSANVILLE IS SOMEWHAT IN QUESTION AND DEPENDENT ON THE AMOUNT OF MELTING WED-SAT. WITH TEMPERATURES ONLY GETTING INTO THE MID 40S FOR 2 OF THOSE DAYS...BELIEVE THERE WILL BE SOME MELTING BUT NOT ENOUGH TO GET RID OF THE 6+ INCHES OF SNOW. FURTHER EAST WHERE SNOW WAS LESS SHOULD MELT ALL OF THE SNOW. THEREFORE...EXPECT SOME DECENT RADIATIONAL COOLING AT NIGHT...BUT WILL NOT REACH FULL POTENTIAL AS THE MELTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN ADDED MOISTURE TO THE BOUNDARY LAYER. HAVE PUT IN PATCHY FOG FRIDAY MORNING AND SUNDAY MORNING IN THESE AREAS AS A RESULT. HAVE ALSO LOWERED HIGHS IN THESE AREAS TO NEAR OR BELOW 40 DEGREES. WILL WATCH TO SEE HOW THINGS UNFOLD DURING THE WEEK. AT THIS TIME...DO EXPECT SOME FOG FORMATION BUT NOT NEARLY AS BAD AS 3 YEARS AGO. WALLMANN && .AVIATION... SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY WIND DOWN IN THE SIERRA THIS MORNING. ONLY 20 PCT CHANCE OF THESE SNOW SHOWERS TEMPORARILY REDUCING CIGS/VSBYS AT KTVL/KTRK THROUGH 17Z. VFR CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 12Z TUES. 30 PCT CHANCE OF KTRK FOGGING IN TONIGHT BUT INCREASING CLOUDS FROM NEXT STORM MAY PREVENT IT SO NOT MENTIONING IN TAFS ATTM. NEXT STORM FOR TUES/TUES EVE NOT NEARLY AS STRONG AS THE LAST...WITH LOWERED CIGS/VIS TO IFR AT TIMES FROM 18Z THROUGH 03Z. FOR KRNO...DO NOT ANTICIPATE ANY SIGNIFICANT ISSUES WITH ONLY POTENTIAL FOR MVFR CIGS/VIS IN LIGHT RAIN/SNOW FROM 00Z TO 03Z WED. WALLMANN && .REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NV...NONE. CA...NONE. && 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 7, 3:18 PM PST | Snow Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 7 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:14 PM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Churchill, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe | 28 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.