Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Jan 26, 2008, 3:15 PM PST for 9 counties in California; Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Jan 26, 2008, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 38 hr. 59 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 26, 2008, 3:15 PM PST (23:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 26, 2008, 10:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 28, 2008, 12:00 PM PST
- In force
- 38 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, Douglas County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:18 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 27, 5:08 AM PST | SNOW 2.3 | 4 Ssw Reno, NV | SNOWFALL TOTAL AS OF 5AM IN THE CAUGHLIN RANCH AREA. |
| Jan 27, 5:10 AM PST | SNOW 1.5 | 5 N Reno, NV | SNOWFALL TOTAL AS OF 5AM AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. |
| Jan 27, 6:02 AM PST | SNOW 4 | Northstar, CA | SNOWFALL TOTAL AS OF 6AM AT NORTHSTAR SKI RESORT. |
| Jan 27, 6:07 AM PST | SNOW 2.3 | 5 N Reno, NV | SNOWFALL TOTAL AS OF 6AM AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. |
| Jan 27, 6:18 AM PST | SNOW 6 | Mount Rose Ski Area, NV | SNOWFALL TOTAL AS OF 6AM AT MOUNT ROSE SKI RESORT. |
| Jan 27, 6:34 AM PST | SNOW 4 | 7 Nw Reno, NV | SNOWFALL TOTAL AS OF 630AM IN NORTHWEST RENO AT 5400 FT. |
| Jan 27, 6:40 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 7 N Reno, NV | TOTAL SO FAR SINCE 3 AM IN GOLDEN VALLEY NEAR 5200 FT. STILL SNOWING. |
| Jan 27, 7:02 AM PST | SNOW 4 | Minden, NV | SNOWFALL TOTAL AS OF 7AM IN THE JOHNSON LANE AREA AT 4700 FT. |
| Jan 27, 7:08 AM PST | SNOW 3.4 | 5 N Reno, NV | SNOWFALL TOTAL AS 7AM AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. |
| Jan 27, 7:27 AM PST | SNOW 5 | Homewood, CA | SNOWFALL TOTAL AS OF 7AM AT HOMEWOOD SKI RESORT. |
| Jan 27, 7:28 AM PST | SNOW 7 | Alpine Meadows, CA | SNOWFALL TOTAL AS OF 7AM AT ALPINE MEADOWS SKI RESORT. |
| Jan 27, 7:36 AM PST | SNOW 4 | Walker, CA | SNOWFALL TOTAL AS OF 730AM AT 5400 FT. |
| Jan 27, 7:45 AM PST | SNOW 8 | 1 Wnw Mammoth Lakes, CA | TOTAL SINCE ABOUT 1 AM. CURRENTLY SNOWING LIGHTLY. |
| Jan 27, 7:57 AM PST | SNOW 7 | Bridgeport, CA | SNOWFALL TOTAL AS OF 8AM. |
| Jan 27, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 1 W Doyle, CA | TOTAL SINCE EARLY MORNING. CURRENTLY NOT SNOWING. |
| Jan 27, 8:03 AM PST | SNOW 3 | Portola, CA | TOTAL SINCE EARLY MORNING. CURRENTLY VERY LIGHT SNOW FALLING. |
| Jan 27, 8:12 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 3 Nne Topaz Lake, NV | TOTAL SINCE 3 AM. CURRENTLY LIGHT SNOW FALLING. |
| Jan 27, 8:24 AM PST | SNOW 7 | 1 Ne Incline Village, NV | 7 INCHES BETWEEN 2 AM AND 8 AM THIS MORNING AT 6700 FEET. BREEZY CONDITIONS EARLIER BUT WIND HAS NOW CALMED DOWN. |
| Jan 27, 8:54 AM PST | SNOW 3 | South Lake Tahoe, CA | TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE EARLY MORNING. CURRENTLY PARTLY CLOUDY. |
| Jan 27, 8:57 AM PST | SNOW 7 | 2 W Johnson Lane, NV | 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOW THIS MORNING. |
| Jan 27, 9:06 AM PST | SNOW 8 | Squaw Valley, CA | SNOWFALL TOTAL AS OF 9AM AT SQUAW VALLEY USA SKI RESORT. |
| Jan 27, 9:16 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 1 N Cold Springs Valley, NV | 3 INCHES OF SNOW, 0.24 INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT |
| Jan 27, 9:30 AM PST | SNOW 5 | Lee Vining, CA | TOTAL SINCE 9 PM LAST NIGHT. CURRENTLY LIGHT SNOW. |
| Jan 27, 9:33 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | Reno, NV | TOTAL SNOW OVERNIGHT IN SOUTHWEST RENO...CAUGHLIN RANCH. |
| Jan 27, 10:23 AM PST | SNOW 7 | Susanville, CA | 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL AS OF 1020 AM. |
| Jan 27, 10:33 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 3 Nw Janesville, CA | TOTAL NEW SNOW SINCE LAST NIGHT AT 4800 FEET IN THE FOOTHILLS BETWEEN JANESVILLE AND SUSANVILLE. |
| Jan 27, 11:08 AM PST | SNOW 6.5 | Lee Vining, CA | TOTAL SINCE MIDNIGHT. STILL SNOWING MODERATELY WITH SOUTH WINDS NEAR 10 MPH. |
| Jan 27, 11:44 AM PST | SNOW 1 | 3 Ne Spanish Springs, NV | 1 INCH OF NEW SNOWFALL |
| Jan 27, 11:44 AM PST | SNOW 5.5 | 3 Ssw Susanville, CA | 5.5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW AS OF 1130AM |
| Jan 27, 12:18 PM PST | SNOW 7 | 5 N Alpine Meadows, CA | 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. |
| Jan 27, 12:24 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 1 Wnw Mammoth Lakes, CA | 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW REPORTED. |
| Jan 27, 1:24 PM PST | SNOW 5.5 | 1 W Johnson Lane, NV | 5.5 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH THIS MORNING. |
| Jan 27, 1:48 PM PST | SNOW 10 | Truckee, CA | 8-10 INCHES OF SNOWFALL BETWEEN 2 AM AND 8 AM AT THE SIERRA AVALANCHE CENTER. |
| Jan 27, 1:57 PM PST | SNOW 8.5 | S Lee Vining, CA | 8.5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 27, 5:00 PM PST | BLIZZARD | 9 Wsw Alturas, CA | 4500 FT ELEVATION. VERY WINDY WITH ABOUT 10 FEET VISIBILITY. |
| Jan 27, 5:13 PM PST | SNOW 10 | S Lee Vining, CA | 10 INCHES OF SNOW ON GROUND. ROAD BETWEEN JUNE LAKE AND MAMMOTH LAKE IS CLOSED. |
| Jan 27, 5:47 PM PST | SNOW 9 | Bodie, CA | BODIE STATE PARK 9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW |
| Jan 27, 6:47 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | 5 Wsw Heavenly Valley, CA | HEAVY SNOW FALLING AT LAKE LEVEL. VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 OF A MILE AND WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH CREATING BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS. |
| Jan 27, 10:01 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 2 N Cedarville, CA | A TOTAL OF 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL SINCE 8 PM. |
| Jan 28, 7:09 AM PST | SNOW 7 | N Lookout, CA | TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE 730 PM PST SUNDAY AND STILL SNOWING. |
| Jan 28, 7:58 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 1 Ne Incline Village, NV | 12 INCHES NEW SNOW AT 6,700 FT SINCE 4PM. |
| Jan 28, 8:42 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 20 | Homewood, CA | 12-20 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE LAST 12 HOURS AT HOMEWOOD SKI RESORT. STORM TOTAL 32-45 INCHES. |
| Jan 28, 8:42 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 22 | Northstar, CA | 22 INCHES STORM TOTAL IN THE LAST 48 HOURS. 8 INCHES FELL IN THE LAST 12 HOURS. |
| Jan 28, 8:50 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Squaw Valley, CA | 10-14 INCHES OF NEW SNOW LAST 12 HOURS. STORM TOTAL 20-24 INCHES. |
| Jan 28, 8:50 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 22 | Alpine Meadows, CA | STORM TOTAL SNOW 22 INCHES. 14 INCHES FELL IN THE LAST 12 HOURS. |
| Jan 28, 8:56 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | S Bieber, CA | SNOWFALL SINCE 8 PM 1/27. |
| Jan 28, 9:18 AM PST | SNOW 8 | 28 Ne Alturas, CA | OVERNIGHT TOTAL 8-10 INCHES. EVENT LASTED ABOUT 3 HOURS |
| Jan 28, 9:25 AM PST | SNOW 12 | 5 Wsw Heavenly Valley, CA | 8-12 INCHES OF SNOW AT LAKE LEVEL |
| Jan 28, 9:38 AM PST | SNOW 12 | 4 W Prosser Creek Reser, CA | 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW AT 6500 FT LEVEL |
| Jan 28, 9:41 AM PST | SNOW 2 | Wsw Reno, NV | 1.5 INCHES NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT. VINE STREET NEAR DOWNTOWN RENO. |
| Jan 28, 10:35 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 27 | 5 Ssw Tahoe City, CA | 24-27 INCHES ESTIMATED OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 28, 10:52 AM PST | SNOW 9 | Boca Reservoir, CA | 9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. |
| Jan 28, 10:52 AM PST | SNOW 10 | Bridgeport, CA | 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW |
| Jan 28, 10:52 AM PST | SNOW 10 | Tahoe City, CA | ESTIMATED 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. |
| Jan 28, 10:52 AM PST | SNOW 13 | Lee Vining, CA | 13 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. |
| Jan 28, 10:52 AM PST | SNOW 13 | Tahoe City, CA | 13 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. |
| Jan 28, 10:52 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Dagget Pass, NV | ESTIMATED 14 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT. 4 TO 5 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS. |
| Jan 28, 11:06 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 36 | 1 Wnw Mammoth Lakes, CA | UP TO 36 INCHES IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE MAMMOTH LAKES INCLUDING MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN. |
| Jan 28, 11:06 AM PST | BLIZZARD | 1 Wnw Mammoth Lakes, CA | LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AROUND MAMMOTH LAKES OVERNIGHT WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 100 FEET. 24 TO 30 INCHES NEW SNOW IN LAST 24 HOURS IN MAMMOTH LAKES. WIND GUST OF 70 MPH OVERNIGHT. WINDS STILL STRONG GUSTING AROUND 40 MPH WITH BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBI |
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 175 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
- 907 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 187 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 262315 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 315 PM PST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL PULL MOISTURE NORTHWARD TO THE CENTRAL SIERRA TODAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT TONIGHT IN THE SIERRA AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY MORNING. THE SYSTEM WILL MERGE WITH A COLD LOW DROPPING SOUTH ON SUNDAY...FOR CONTINUED SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW... STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. 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-NVZ002-271300- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0005.080127T0600Z-080128T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0003.080127T0600Z-080128T1800Z/ 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 315 PM PST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL BEGIN BY MIDNIGHT OVER MONO COUNTY AND SPREAD NORTH INTO THE TAHOE BASIN SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY MORNING. LIGHTER SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE ANOTHER BURST OF HEAVY SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO SHOWERS MONDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATION FROM THIS STORM THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WILL BE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET INCLUDING THE SHORES OF LAKE TAHOE...WITH UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN MONO COUNTY. IN ADDITION...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH RIDGE GUSTS NEAR 100 MPH AND GUSTS TO 40 MPH OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE HIGHER PASSES AND RIDGES. $$ CAZ071-271300- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0005.080127T1000Z-080128T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0003.080127T1200Z-080128T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 315 PM PST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD LASSEN...EASTERN PLUMAS AND EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE ENDING MONDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5500 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES BELOW 5500 FEET AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-271300- /O.NEW.KREV.WS.A.0006.080127T1800Z-080128T1200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 315 PM PST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS WITH UP TO A FOOT IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ JHW HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
11 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KREV 270703 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1103 PM PST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL PULL MOISTURE NORTHWARD INTO THE SIERRA. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SYSTEM WILL MERGE WITH A COLD UPPER LOW DROPPING SOUTH FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FOR A CONTINUATION OF THE SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. 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-NVZ002-271300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1800Z/ 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 1103 PM PST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE SIERRA AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF LIGHTER SNOWFALL SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER BURST OF HEAVY SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO SHOWERS MONDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATION FROM THIS STORM THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WILL BE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET INCLUDING THE SHORES OF LAKE TAHOE...WITH UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN MONO COUNTY. IN ADDITION...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH RIDGE GUSTS NEAR 100 MPH. GUSTS WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 40 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE HIGHER PASSES AND RIDGES. $$ CAZ071-271300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.080127T1200Z-080128T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 1103 PM PST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD LASSEN...EASTERN PLUMAS AND EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE ENDING MONDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5500 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES BELOW 5500 FEET AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-271300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0006.080127T1800Z-080128T1200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 1103 PM PST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST SUNDAY THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST SUNDAY THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS AND UP TO A FOOT IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 271223 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 423 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL PULL MOISTURE NORTHWARD INTO THE SIERRA. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SYSTEM WILL MERGE WITH A COLD UPPER LOW DROPPING SOUTH FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FOR A CONTINUATION OF THE SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. 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. CAZ072-073-NVZ002-280000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1800Z/ 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 423 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE SIERRA AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING. A PERIOD OF LIGHTER SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER BURST OF HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO SHOWERS MONDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATION FROM THIS STORM THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WILL BE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET INCLUDING THE SHORES OF LAKE TAHOE...WITH UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. AMOUNTS IN THE HIGH SIERRA OF MONO COUNTY MAY REACH 4 FEET. ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN MONO COUNTY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH RIDGE GUSTS NEAR 100 MPH TONIGHT. IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER THE HIGHER PASSES AND RIDGES. $$ CAZ071-280000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 423 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER LASSEN...EASTERN PLUMAS AND EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES TODAY. A PERIOD OF LIGHTER SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER BURST OF HEAVY SNOW LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATION FROM THIS STORM WILL BE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 5500 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES BELOW 5500 FEET AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. AMOUNTS UP TO 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE NEAR YUBA PASS AND LASSEN NATIONAL PARK. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH OVER RIDGES WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. $$ NVZ003-004-280000- /O.EXB.KREV.WS.A.0006.080128T0000Z-080128T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 423 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES. ANOTHER BURST OF HEAVY SNOW MAY OCCUR LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH UP TO 3 INCHES ON SOME VALLEY FLOORS BY MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY MONDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF THE FRONT STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FROM HIGHWAY 395 EASTWARD TO FERNLEY AND SILVER SPRINGS. THIS INCLUDES RENO...CARSON CITY AND THE CARSON VALLEY. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-280000- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.A.0006.080128T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 423 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES IN THE VALLEY AND UP TO 4 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. ANOTHER BURST OF HEAVY SNOW MAY OCCUR THIS EVENING AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH UP TO 3 INCHES ON THE VALLEY FLOORS BY MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY MONDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF THE FRONT STRONG WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO OHARA/BRONG
000 WWUS45 KREV 271547 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 747 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL PULL MOISTURE NORTHWARD INTO THE SIERRA. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SYSTEM WILL MERGE WITH A COLD UPPER LOW DROPPING SOUTH FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FOR A CONTINUATION OF THE SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. 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. CAZ072-073-NVZ002-280000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1800Z/ 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 747 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE SIERRA AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING. A PERIOD OF LIGHTER SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER BURST OF HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO SHOWERS MONDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATION FROM THIS STORM THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WILL BE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET INCLUDING THE SHORES OF LAKE TAHOE... WITH UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. AMOUNTS IN THE HIGH SIERRA OF MONO COUNTY MAY REACH 4 FEET. ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN MONO COUNTY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH RIDGE GUSTS NEAR 100 MPH TONIGHT. IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER THE HIGHER PASSES AND RIDGES. $$ CAZ071-280000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 747 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER LASSEN...EASTERN PLUMAS AND EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES TODAY. A PERIOD OF LIGHTER SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER BURST OF HEAVY SNOW LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATION FROM THIS STORM WILL BE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 5500 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES BELOW 5500 FEET AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. AMOUNTS UP TO 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE NEAR YUBA PASS AND LASSEN NATIONAL PARK. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH OVER RIDGES WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. $$ NVZ003-280000- /O.NEW.KREV.SN.Y.0011.080127T1547Z-080127T1900Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0006.080128T0000Z-080128T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 747 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING STEADILY DOWN TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS THE LAST FEW HOURS FROM RENO- SPARKS SOUTH THROUGH THE MINDEN-GARDNERVILL AREA. SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED UP TO 3 INCHES IN THE RENO AREA...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES FURTHER SOUTH TOWARD MINDEN. RADAR INDICATES THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 10 OR 11 AM PST. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 11 AM PST. FURTHER EAST...LIGHTER SNOW AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED ON INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN SPARKS AND LOVELOCK. ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLICK THIS MORNING. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. ANOTHER BURST OF HEAVY SNOW MAY OCCUR LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH UP TO 3 INCHES ON SOME VALLEY FLOORS BY MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY MONDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF THE FRONT STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FROM HIGHWAY 395 EASTWARD TO FERNLEY AND SILVER SPRINGS. THIS INCLUDES RENO...CARSON CITY AND THE CARSON VALLEY. 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. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-280000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0006.080128T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 747 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES IN THE VALLEY AND UP TO 4 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. ANOTHER BURST OF HEAVY SNOW MAY OCCUR THIS EVENING AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH UP TO 3 INCHES ON THE VALLEY FLOORS BY MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY MONDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF THE FRONT STRONG WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ NVZ004-280000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0006.080128T0000Z-080128T1800Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 747 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES. ANOTHER BURST OF HEAVY SNOW MAY OCCUR LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH UP TO 3 INCHES ON SOME VALLEY FLOORS BY MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY MONDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF THE FRONT STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FROM HIGHWAY 395 EASTWARD TO FERNLEY AND SILVER SPRINGS. THIS INCLUDES RENO...CARSON CITY AND THE CARSON VALLEY. $$ MCGUIRE HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 271602 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 802 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL PULL MOISTURE NORTHWARD INTO THE SIERRA. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SYSTEM WILL MERGE WITH A COLD UPPER LOW DROPPING SOUTH FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FOR A CONTINUATION OF THE SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. 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. CAZ072-073-NVZ002-280000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1800Z/ 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 802 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE SIERRA AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING. A PERIOD OF LIGHTER SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER BURST OF HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO SHOWERS MONDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATION FROM THIS STORM THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WILL BE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET INCLUDING THE SHORES OF LAKE TAHOE... WITH UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. AMOUNTS IN THE HIGH SIERRA OF MONO COUNTY MAY REACH 4 FEET. ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN MONO COUNTY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH RIDGE GUSTS NEAR 100 MPH TONIGHT. IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER THE HIGHER PASSES AND RIDGES. $$ CAZ071-280000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 802 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER LASSEN...EASTERN PLUMAS AND EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES TODAY. A PERIOD OF LIGHTER SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER BURST OF HEAVY SNOW LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATION FROM THIS STORM WILL BE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 5500 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES BELOW 5500 FEET AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. AMOUNTS UP TO 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE NEAR YUBA PASS AND LASSEN NATIONAL PARK. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH OVER RIDGES WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. $$ NVZ003-280000- /O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080127T1900Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0006.080128T0000Z-080128T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 802 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING STEADILY DOWN TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS THE LAST FEW HOURS FROM RENO- SPARKS SOUTH THROUGH THE MINDEN-GARDNERVILLE AREA. SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED UP TO 3 INCHES IN THE RENO AREA... WITH UP TO 4 INCHES FURTHER SOUTH TOWARD MINDEN. RADAR INDICATES THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 10 OR 11 AM PST. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 10 OR 11 AM PST...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF RENO. FURTHER EAST...LIGHTER SNOW AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED ON INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN SPARKS AND LOVELOCK. ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLICK THIS MORNING. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. ANOTHER BURST OF HEAVY SNOW MAY OCCUR LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH UP TO 3 INCHES ON SOME VALLEY FLOORS BY MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY MONDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF THE FRONT STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FROM HIGHWAY 395 EASTWARD TO FERNLEY AND SILVER SPRINGS. THIS INCLUDES RENO...CARSON CITY AND THE CARSON VALLEY. 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. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-280000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0006.080128T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 802 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES IN THE VALLEY AND UP TO 4 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. ANOTHER BURST OF HEAVY SNOW MAY OCCUR THIS EVENING AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH UP TO 3 INCHES ON THE VALLEY FLOORS BY MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY MONDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF THE FRONT STRONG WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ NVZ004-280000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0006.080128T0000Z-080128T1800Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 802 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES. ANOTHER BURST OF HEAVY SNOW MAY OCCUR LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH UP TO 3 INCHES ON SOME VALLEY FLOORS BY MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY MONDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF THE FRONT STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FROM HIGHWAY 395 EASTWARD TO FERNLEY AND SILVER SPRINGS. THIS INCLUDES RENO...CARSON CITY AND THE CARSON VALLEY. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 271721 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 921 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL PULL MOISTURE NORTHWARD INTO THE SIERRA. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SYSTEM WILL MERGE WITH A COLD UPPER LOW DROPPING SOUTH FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FOR A CONTINUATION OF THE SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. 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. NVZ003-280000- /O.CAN.KREV.SN.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080127T1900Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0006.080128T0000Z-080128T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 921 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE BAND OF SNOW HAS MOVED EAST AND DIMINISHED. LIGHT SNOW IS STILL FALLING ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SOUTH OF MINDEN...HOWEVER THIS SNOW SHOULD MOVE EAST OF THE AREA IN THE NEXT HOUR. SNOW HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO MELT ON AREA ROADS...HOWEVER THEY WILL REMAIN SLICK THIS MORNING. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. ANOTHER BURST OF HEAVY SNOW MAY OCCUR LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH UP TO 3 INCHES ON SOME VALLEY FLOORS BY MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY MONDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF THE FRONT STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FROM HIGHWAY 395 EASTWARD TO FERNLEY AND SILVER SPRINGS. THIS INCLUDES RENO...CARSON CITY AND THE CARSON VALLEY. 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. $$ CAZ072-073-NVZ002-280000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 921 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE SIERRA AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING. A PERIOD OF LIGHTER SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER BURST OF HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO SHOWERS MONDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATION FROM THIS STORM THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WILL BE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET INCLUDING THE SHORES OF LAKE TAHOE... WITH UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. AMOUNTS IN THE HIGH SIERRA OF MONO COUNTY MAY REACH 4 FEET. ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN MONO COUNTY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH RIDGE GUSTS NEAR 100 MPH TONIGHT. IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER THE HIGHER PASSES AND RIDGES. $$ CAZ071-280000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 921 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER LASSEN...EASTERN PLUMAS AND EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES TODAY. A PERIOD OF LIGHTER SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER BURST OF HEAVY SNOW LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATION FROM THIS STORM WILL BE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 5500 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES BELOW 5500 FEET AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. AMOUNTS UP TO 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE NEAR YUBA PASS AND LASSEN NATIONAL PARK. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH OVER RIDGES WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-280000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0006.080128T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 921 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES IN THE VALLEY AND UP TO 4 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. ANOTHER BURST OF HEAVY SNOW MAY OCCUR THIS EVENING AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH UP TO 3 INCHES ON THE VALLEY FLOORS BY MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY MONDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF THE FRONT STRONG WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. $$ NVZ004-280000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0006.080128T0000Z-080128T1800Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 921 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES. ANOTHER BURST OF HEAVY SNOW MAY OCCUR LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH UP TO 3 INCHES ON SOME VALLEY FLOORS BY MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY MONDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF THE FRONT STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FROM HIGHWAY 395 EASTWARD TO FERNLEY AND SILVER SPRINGS. THIS INCLUDES RENO...CARSON CITY AND THE CARSON VALLEY. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 272338 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 338 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES WITH LOCALIZED AREAS REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ070-NVZ005-280700- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0006.080128T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KREV.WS.W.0003.080128T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 338 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING ACROSS NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY MONDAY MORNING WILL BE 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH UP TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO SHOWERS BY SUNRISE MONDAY. $$ CAZ072-073-NVZ002-280700- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1800Z/ 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 338 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO SHOWERS MONDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATION FROM THIS STORM THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WILL BE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET INCLUDING THE SHORES OF LAKE TAHOE...WITH UP TO 3 FEET OR MORE ABOVE 7000 FEET. ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN MONO COUNTY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH RIDGE GUSTS NEAR 100 MPH TONIGHT. IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER THE HIGHER PASSES AND RIDGES. $$ CAZ071-280700- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 338 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER LASSEN...EASTERN PLUMAS AND EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATION FROM THIS STORM WILL BE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH OVER RIDGES WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. $$ NVZ003-004-280700- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0006.080128T0000Z-080128T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.SB.Y.0001.080128T0000Z-080128T1500Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 338 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. OCCASIONAL RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOOR BY 7 PM PST. THE SNOW WILL BECOME STEADY BY MIDNIGHT AND LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WILL BE 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES IN AREAS ABOVE 5000 FEET. IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT WILL TEMPORARILY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THEN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. $$ NVZ001-280700- /O.NEW.KREV.SB.Y.0001.080128T0600Z-080128T1800Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ 338 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN LYON AND MINERAL COUNTIES TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE NEAR THE COLD FRONT WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY MONDAY MORNING WILL BE 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS WEST OF HAWTHORNE. THE GREATEST VALLEY ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR NORTH OF HAWTHORNE. THIS INCLUDES YERINGTON...SMITH AND SCHURZ. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. DRIFTING SNOW CAN EASILY OBSCURE PAVEMENT...AND CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 280617 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1017 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM TO CONTINUE AFFECTING THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO 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. CAZ072-073-NVZ002-281400- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1800Z/ 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 1017 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO SHOWERS MONDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATION FROM THIS STORM THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WILL BE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET INCLUDING THE SHORES OF LAKE TAHOE...WITH UP TO 3 FEET OR MORE ABOVE 7000 FEET. ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN MONO COUNTY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH RIDGE GUSTS NEAR 100 MPH TONIGHT. IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER THE HIGHER PASSES AND RIDGES. $$ CAZ071-281200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 1017 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER LASSEN...EASTERN PLUMAS AND EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATION FROM THIS STORM WILL BE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND 6 TO 12 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH OVER RIDGES. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-281200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 1017 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY MONDAY MORNING WILL BE 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH UP TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO SHOWERS BY DAYBREAK MONDAY. $$ NVZ003-004-281400- /O.CON.KREV.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080128T1500Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 1017 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AS A COLD FRONT WORKS INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WILL BE 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES IN AREAS ABOVE 5000 FEET. IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT WILL TEMPORARILY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THEN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. $$ NVZ001-281400- /O.CON.KREV.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080128T1800Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ 1017 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN LYON AND MINERAL COUNTIES OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT AND BECOME HEAVY FOR A BRIEF TIME. IN ADDITION...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE NEAR THE COLD FRONT WITH SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY MONDAY MORNING WILL BE 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS WEST OF HAWTHORNE. THE GREATEST VALLEY ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR NORTH OF HAWTHORNE. THIS INCLUDES YERINGTON...SMITH AND SCHURZ. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. DRIFTING SNOW CAN EASILY OBSCURE PAVEMENT...AND CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 281153 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 353 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008 CAZ070-071-NVZ005-281300- /O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE... EMPIRE...GERLACH 353 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. HEAVY SNOW HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. HOWEVER SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES. GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTS OVER ROADS. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-281300- /O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 353 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. HEAVY SNOW HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. HOWEVER SHOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE. THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON UP TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE BELOW 7000 FEET...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTS OVER ROADS. $$ NVZ003-004-281300- /O.CAN.KREV.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080128T1500Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 353 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. SNOW HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. HOWEVER SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES. GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTS OVER ROADS. $$ CAZ073-281800- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T1800Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 353 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. HEAVY SNOW WILL TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATION FROM THIS STORM THROUGH 10 AM MONDAY MORNING WILL BE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET INCLUDING THE SHORES OF LAKE TAHOE...WITH UP TO 3 FEET OR MORE ABOVE 7000 FEET. ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN MONO COUNTY. WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO DECREASE TODAY...BUT STILL MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTS OVER ROADS. $$ NVZ001-281800- /O.CON.KREV.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080128T1800Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ 353 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF SOUTHERN LYON AND MINERAL COUNTIES THIS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL END BY 7 AM WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ON VALLEY FLOORS AND UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND DRIFTS OVER ROADS. $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 281653 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 853 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008 CAZ073-281900- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T2000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 853 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER THIS MORNING WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. THE MAIN ISSUE WILL CONTINUE TO BE WIND WHICH WILL GUST TO 35 MPH AT TIMES. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW AND SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND TO PRODUCE PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THE REMAINDER OF THIS MORNING. CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AND TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON. BOTH WINDS AND SHOWERS WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. $$ NVZ001-281900- /O.EXT.KREV.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080128T2000Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ 853 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. THE MAIN BAND OF SNOW HAS MOVED EAST AND SOUTH OF THE AREA. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE GENERALLY AN INCH OR LESS. HOWEVER GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AS THEY COMBINE WITH SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE BY AFTERNOON. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF VENTURING OUT THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY ALONG ROADS LEADING WEST INTO MONO COUNTY WHERE CONDITIONS WILL BE WORST. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 281739 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 939 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008 CAZ073-282000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T2000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 939 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER THIS MORNING WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. THE MAIN ISSUE WILL CONTINUE TO BE WIND WHICH WILL GUST TO 35 MPH AT TIMES. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW AND SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND TO PRODUCE PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THE REMAINDER OF THIS MORNING. CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AND TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON. BOTH WINDS AND SHOWERS WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. $$ NVZ001-282000- /O.CON.KREV.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080128T2000Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ 939 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. THE MAIN BAND OF SNOW HAS MOVED EAST AND SOUTH OF THE AREA. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE GENERALLY AN INCH OR LESS. HOWEVER GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AS THEY COMBINE WITH SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE BY AFTERNOON. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF VENTURING OUT THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY ALONG ROADS LEADING WEST INTO MONO COUNTY WHERE CONDITIONS WILL BE WORST. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 281959 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1159 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED IN MONO COUNTY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON... .WINTER STORM HAS PUSHED OUT OF THE AREA...WITH ONLY LIGHT SCATTERED SNOWFALL EXPECTED THE REST OF THE DAY IN MONO AND MINERAL COUNTIES. WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MONO COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT NOON. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE 395 CORRIDOR IN MONO COUNTY...CREATING BLOWING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MONO COUNTY THROUGH 4 PM. CAZ073-290000- /O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080128T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.BS.Y.0002.080128T2000Z-080129T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 1159 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REPLACED BY BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER THIS AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE OR TWO INCHES EXPECTED WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE MAIN ISSUE WILL CONTINUE TO BE WIND GUSTING TO 35 MPH AT TIMES. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHT FALLING SNOW AND POWDERY SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND TO PRODUCE PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AND TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. BOTH WINDS AND SHOWERS WILL DECREASE BY THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS AND FALLING SNOW OR SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING. SNOW WILL LIKELY DRIFT OVER ROADWAYS CAUSING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AND OBSCURING THE PAVEMENT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR THROUGH MONO COUNTY. BLOWING SNOW CAN RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. $$ NVZ001-282100- /O.EXP.KREV.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080128T2000Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ 1159 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. $$ HOON 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 26, 8:55 AM PST, 6 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 26, 8:55 AM PST, 6 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
855 AM PST SAT JAN 26 2008
.UPDATE...
SNOW HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS LASSEN COUNTY. SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE
STILL EXPECTED TODAY...HOWEVER WITH LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULTATION. THEREFORE THE SNOW ADVISORY WAS CANCELLED JUST OVER
AN HOUR SHY OF ITS ORIGINAL EXPIRATION. WINTER STORM WATCHES REMAIN
ON TRACK IN THE SIERRA STARTING TONIGHT AND RUNNING THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT. UPGRADES TO WARNINGS ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE LATER TODAY
WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE. NO OTHER UPDATES NEEDED AT THIS TIME.
MCGUIRE
.PREV DISCUSSION...ISSUED AT 305 AM
SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS MORNING SHOWS THE POSITIVELY-TILTED CUT OFF
LOW JUST OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST. LATEST RADAR MOSAIC SHOWS PRECIP
MOVING NORTH ACROSS NRN CALIFORNIA WITH SNOW SPILLING OVER THE NRN
SIERRA CREST INTO LASSEN COUNTY. THIS PRECIP SHOULD BEGIN TAPERING
OFF TOWARD SUNRISE. THIS WILL MAINLY BE DUE TO THE BACKING SYNOPTIC
FLOW...WHICH IS EVIDENT ON SATELLITE IMAGERY...AS THE CUT OFF LOW
TRANSITIONS FROM A POSITIVE TILT TO MORE NEUTRAL. AS THE UPPER LOW
ROTATES IT SHOULD PULL THE NRN CALIFORNIA PRECIP TO THE WEST AS WAS
ALLUDED TO IN THIS AFTERNOONS AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION. CONDITIONS
SHOULD BE DRY ACROSS MOST OF THE KREV CWFA TODAY WITH ISOLATED SNOW
SHOWERS POSSIBLE MAINLY ALONG THE SIERRA CREST.
NO MAJOR CHANGES MADE TO THE REST OF THE SHORT TERM. THE FORECAST
STILL LOOKS ON TRACK FOR AN IMPRESSIVE STORM TO MOVE THROUGH THE
SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
THE NAM...UKMET...GFS AND ECMWF ALL INITIALIZED WELL AT 00Z WITH THE
PLACEMENT OF THE CUT OFF LOW JUST WEST OF KSFO. THE EVOLUTION OF
THE UPPER PATTERN IS ALSO SIMILAR AMONG THESE MODELS WITH EACH OF
THEM MOVING THE UPPER TROUGH THAT IS NOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA SOUTH
TO VANCOUVER ISLAND BY 00Z SUNDAY. AS THIS TROUGH DEEPENS ON SUNDAY
IT IS EXPECTED TO ABSORB THE CUT OFF LOW INTO THE BASE OF THE TROUGH
AND PULL THE DYNAMICS TO THE EAST. BY MONDAY THE GFS...UKMET AND
EURO BRING THIS TROUGH AXIS INTO THE PACIFIC NW WITH STRONG NWLY
FLOW SETTING UP IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FROPA.
AFTER THE DRY SLOT...WHICH IS EVIDENT ON LATEST WATER VAPOR IMAGERY
...MOVES ACROSS CNTRL CALIFORNIA TODAY THE NEXT BAND OF MOISTURE
WILL BE ADVECTED NORTH INTO THE REGION. THIS MOIST PLUME IS PROGGED
TO REACH MONO COUNTY AND THE TAHOE BASIN BY 06Z AND LASSEN COUNTY BY
12Z. TEMPERATURES AT 700 MB ARE PROGGED TO BE AROUND -5 DEG C
DURING THAT TIME PERIOD. THIS TRANSLATES TO A SNOW LEVEL OF AROUND
6500 FEET WHICH IS JUST ABOVE THE LEVEL OF LAKE TAHOE. EVAPORATIONAL
COOLING SHOULD HELP TO LOWER SNOW LEVELS BUT WRN NEVADA COULD SEE A
MIX OF PRECIP BEFORE IT CHANGES TO ALL SNOW ON SUNDAY. THE GFS AND
EURO AND MORE AGGRESSIVE THAN IS THE UKMET IN BRINGING SPILLOVER
PRECIP INTO WRN NEVADA ON SUNDAY. BUT BELIEVE THE GFS AND EURO HAVE
A BETTER SOLN SINCE THE AIR MASS SHOULD BE RELATIVELY UNSTABLE AND
SATURATED BY 18Z SUNDAY.
PRECIP SHOULD TAPER OFF ON MONDAY AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES EAST.
AFTER THE UPR LVL TROUGH AND SFC COLD FRONT PASS LATE SUNDAY 700 MB
TEMPERATURES SHOULD PLUMMET TO AROUND -15 DEG C OVER THE TAHOE
BASIN. THIS WILL USHER IN COLD MORNING LOWS ON MONDAY AND ESPECIALLY
TUESDAY. OHARA
.LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
MEDIUM RANGE MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH ACTIVE AND PROGRESSIVE
PATTERN CONTINUING NEXT WEEK. ENSEMBLES DO SHOW TIMING VARIATIONS
DUE TO THE THE SPEED OF THE PATTERN....BUT WITH ONLY MINIMAL IMPACTS
ON THE FORECAST.
STORMS SHOULD AFFECT THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT/WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY/THURSDAY NIGHT WITH ONLY SHORT BREAKS IN BETWEEN AS SHORT
WAVE RIDGES PASS OVER THE AREA. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN AT 5000
FEET OR LESS SO EACH FAST MOVING SYSTEM HAS A CHANCE TO BRING
SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE SIERRA AND POSSIBLY A FEW INCHES TO WESTERN
NEVADA.
AHEAD OF EACH SYSTEM WINDS WILL INCREASE AND HELP TO MIX OUT THE
VALLEYS. DEPENDING ON TIMING AND CLOUD COVER WITH EACH SYSTEM THIS
MAY HAVE AN IMPACT ON PRODUCING WARMER LOW TEMPERATURES THAN IN THE
CURRENT FORECAST. BRONG
&&
.AVIATION...
LOW OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST IS PUSHING A LARGE PLUME OF MOISTURE
INTO THE STATE. SNOW IN THE SIERRA NORTH OF THE TAHOE BASIN WILL
TAPER OFF BY 18Z. NO OTHER OPERATIONAL CONCERNS FOR TODAY...EXCEPT
MORNING FOG NEAR TRUCKEE.
LOW TRACKS ONSHORE SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY WITH VALLEY RAIN AND HEAVY
MOUNTAIN SNOW MOVING INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA FROM SOUTH
TO NORTH 06Z-18Z SUNDAY. EXPECT A LENGTHLY PERIOD OF LIFR
CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA.
FROM 00-12Z MONDAY...ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH NORTHERN
NEVADA AND BRING POTENTIAL FOR SURFACE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40
KTS...AND STRONG MOUNTAIN WAVE WITH SIERRA RIDGE WINDS 70-90 KTS.
GOOD CHANCE FOR A 2-4 HOUR PERIOD OF IFR CONDITIONS AT KLOL AND KRNO
DUE TO SNOW. BRONG
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT FOR NVZ002.
CA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT FOR CAZ071.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT FOR CAZ072-073.
&&
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENOIn the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 26, 3:15 PM PST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 315 PM PST SAT JAN 26 2008 CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-271300- SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE... SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE... BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE... YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA...SCHURZ...GLENBROOK... INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE...FERNLEY... FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY...EMPIRE... GERLACH 315 PM PST SAT JAN 26 2008 ...ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES... AN UPPER LOW OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL SPREAD SNOW AND LOW ELEVATION RAIN OVER THE REGION TONIGHT. ON SUNDAY...THIS LOW WILL COMBINE WITH A STRONG AND MUCH COLDER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTH ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST. THIS WILL BRING HEAVIER SNOW AND STRONGER WINDS TO THE AREA. WINTER STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SIERRA AND A WINTER STORM WATCH WAS ISSUED FOR FAR NORTHWEST NEVADA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA. SEE THE LATEST WINTER STORM STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS. FOR WESTERN NEVADA...PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS COULD RISE AS HIGH AS 5000 TO 5500 FEET ON SUNDAY BEFORE THEY FALL TO VALLEY FLOORS AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. A SNOW BAND MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE COLD FRONT AS IT MOVES THROUGH NEVADA SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. A BRIEF PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MAY OCCUR WITHIN THIS BAND TO PRODUCE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. TIMING OF THE COLD FRONT AND SNOW AMOUNTS ARE STILL UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL IN WESTERN NEVADA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED. WHILE MOST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 45 MPH...A BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONGER WINDS IS POSSIBLE AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE SIERRA OR WESTERN NEVADA THIS WEEKEND ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THE FORECAST BY CHECKING OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO MCGUIRE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 3:15 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | REV | Modoc | 24 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:17 PM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Churchill, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe | 24 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.