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Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Feb 22, 2008, 3:58 PM PST for Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada; 8 counties in California. It took effect at Feb 23, 2008, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 30 hr. 47 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
- Feb 22, 2008, 3:58 PM PST (23:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2008, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2008, 10:00 PM PST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Lassen County, CA, Mono County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 5:00 PM PST | SNOW 4 | 1 E Sloat, CA | ESTIMATED 3.5 TO 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. |
| Feb 23, 5:00 PM PST | SNOW 5 | Northstar, CA | 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW SINCE NOON. |
| Feb 23, 5:30 PM PST | SNOW 4 | 3 Ene Alpine Meadows, CA | 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE NOON. |
| Feb 23, 6:08 PM PST | SNOW 2.5 | Minden, NV | TOTAL SINCE 1 PM. |
| Feb 23, 6:08 PM PST | SNOW 3 | 10 S Reno, NV | TOTAL SINCE 3 PM. |
| Feb 23, 6:16 PM PST | SNOW 3 | 3 Nne Topaz Lake, NV | LIGHT SNOW SINCE 200 PM WITH 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS. |
| Feb 23, 6:45 PM PST | SNOW 3 | Wsw Reno, NV | 3 INCHES OF SNOW THIS EVENING. |
| Feb 23, 7:06 PM PST | SNOW 4 | 4 S Susanville, CA | 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND STILL SNOWING HEAVY. |
| Feb 23, 7:27 PM PST | SNOW 3.3 | 4 Ssw Reno, NV | 3.3 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR IN CAUGHLIN RANCH AND STILL SNOWING HEAVY. |
| Feb 23, 7:30 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7.8 | 4 Ssw Prosser Creek Res, CA | STORM TOTAL AT 6250 FT NEAR BASE OF TAHOE-DONNER. HEAVY SNOW CONTINUING. |
| Feb 23, 7:40 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | S Reno, NV | STORM TOTAL SINCE 5 PM AT FOOTHILL RD NEAR HWY 395 AROUND 4500 FT ELEVATION. STILL SNOWING HEAVILY. |
| Feb 23, 7:45 PM PST | SNOW 2.5 | 5 N Reno, NV | TOTAL SINCE 5 PM IN GOLDEN VALLEY NEAR 5200 FT. STILL SNOWING. |
| Feb 23, 8:03 PM PST | SNOW 5 | 5 Ne Reno, NV | 5 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE 500 PM. |
| Feb 23, 8:10 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 4 Ssw Reno, NV | 1 AND 3/4 INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN 700 AND 800 PM. 5 TOTAL INCHES ON THE GROUND. |
| Feb 23, 8:38 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 10 S Reno, NV | REPORTED 3 INCHES AT 6PM. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2-3 INCHES PER HOUR. |
| Feb 23, 9:02 PM PST | SNOW 8 | 3 Ene Alpine Meadows, CA | 8 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE NOON. SNOWING AT 1 INCH PER HOUR FOR PAST 4 HOURS. |
| Feb 23, 9:30 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 3 Nw Janesville, CA | TOTAL SINCE 1 PM. |
| Feb 23, 9:30 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 5 E Gardnerville, NV | TOTAL SINCE 530 PM. |
| Feb 23, 9:50 PM PST | SNOW 6 | 3 Nne Minden, NV | 6 INCHES OF SNOW WITH MODERATE SNOW CONTINUING. |
| Feb 23, 9:50 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 9 S Reno, NV | TOTAL SINCE 3PM. |
| Feb 23, 10:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 25 | 5 W Mammoth Lakes, CA | SITE MEASURED 1.71 INCHES OF LIQUID AT 23 DEGREES SINCE NOON. USING SNOW-WATER RATIO OF 15 TO 1. |
| Feb 23, 10:04 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Nws Reno, NV | 7 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE 400 PM |
| Feb 23, 10:40 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 5 N Alpine Meadows, CA | TOTAL SINCE 3 PM. |
| Feb 24, 12:04 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 4 Ssw Reno, NV | 8 INCHES SNOW IN CAUGHLIN RANCH |
| Feb 24, 6:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 20 | 5 Wnw Kings Beach, CA | 15 TO 20 INCH TOTAL SNOWFALL AT NORTHSTAR SKI AREA AS OF 600 AM. |
| Feb 24, 6:45 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 20 | 3 Se Alpine Meadows, CA | 13 TO 20 INCH TOTAL SNOWFALL AT ALPINE MEADOWS SKI AREA AS OF 700 AM. |
| Feb 24, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 5 N Reno, NV | 6 INCHES NEW SNOW - STORM TOTAL. GOLDEN VALLEY. |
| Feb 24, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 3 Nne Topaz Lake, NV | SNOWFALL IN 12 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 7:15 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 5 Sw Reno, NV | 9 INCHES STORM TOTAL. CAUGHLIN RANCH. |
| Feb 24, 7:20 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 18 | 5 Ssw Tahoe City, CA | 18 INCH TOTAL SNOWFALL AND STILL SNOWING HEAVILY. |
| Feb 24, 7:20 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 21 | Sierra-At-Tahoe Ski Are, CA | 21 INCH TOTAL SNOWFALL AT SIERRA AT TAHOE SKI AREA AS OF 720 AM. |
| Feb 24, 7:20 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 22 | 5 N Alpine Meadows, CA | 10 INCHES SINCE LAST REPORT WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 22 INCHES. |
| Feb 24, 7:40 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 2 W Blairsden, CA | 10 INCHES NEW SNOW |
| Feb 24, 7:50 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | 4 Sse Coleville, CA | 14 INCHES OF NEW SNOW |
| Feb 24, 7:55 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | 5 W Beckwourth, CA | SNOWFALL IN 12 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | 1 N Cold Springs Valley, NV | 5.5 INCHES NEW SNOW. .66 INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT. |
| Feb 24, 8:15 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 18 | 4 Ene South Lake Tahoe, NV | 15 TO 18 INCH TOTAL SNOWFALL AT HEAVENLY SKI AREA AS OF 815 AM. |
| Feb 24, 8:33 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 27 | Mount Rose Ski Area, NV | 22 TO 27 INCH TOTAL SNOWFALL AT MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA AS OF 830. |
| Feb 24, 9:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 19 | 5 E Alpine Meadows, CA | 19 INCHES OF SNOW. STILL SNOWING HARD AT TIME OF REPORT. |
| Feb 24, 9:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 26 | 5 W Carson Pass, CA | 22 TO 26 INCH TOTAL SNOWFALL AT KIRKWOOD SKI AREA AS OF 900 AM. |
| Feb 24, 9:01 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 2 Se Spanish Springs, NV | 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL SINCE LAST NIGHT WITH 0.31 INCHES OF WATER. SNOW TURNED TO RAIN OVERNIGHT. |
| Feb 24, 9:01 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 2 Wnw Portola, CA | 12 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW FELL SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. |
| Feb 24, 10:45 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | 4 W Prosser Creek Reser, CA | 15 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. ELEVATION 6500 FEET. |
| Feb 24, 11:25 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 19 | South Lake Tahoe, CA | SNOWFALL SINCE 1 PM 2/23. |
| Feb 24, 1:00 PM PST | SNOW 10 | 4 Ssw Susanville, CA | 10 INCHES NEW SNOW PAST 24 HOUR. |
| Feb 24, 8:15 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 36 | Mammoth Lakes, CA | STORM TOTAL IN TOWN SINCE 1/23. |
| Feb 24, 8:44 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 19 | 1 Ne Incline Village, NV | STORM TOTAL SINCE 1 PM SAT 2/23. ELEVATION 6700 FEET. |
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, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 173 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 528 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 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 222358 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 358 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2008 .A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS FORECAST TO AFFECT THE SIERRA SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. HEAVY SNOW AND LOCALLY STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. CAZ071-231300- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0009.080224T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0006.080224T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 358 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN SIERRA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS MAY RISE TO 6000 TO 6500 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE LOWERING TO AROUND 5000 FEET LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS MAY CAUSE AN INITIAL PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE THE RAIN CHANGES TO HEAVY SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT. BY SUNDAY EVENING TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW BELOW 5000 FEET. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. 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 FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-231300- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0009.080224T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0006.080224T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 358 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN SIERRA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WITH THIS STORM ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR 7000 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN AT LAKE LEVEL BEFORE SNOW LEVELS FALL BELOW 6000 FEET SATURDAY EVENING. BY SUNDAY EVENING...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AROUND 1 FOOT AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS MAY REACH 100 MPH WITH THIS STORM. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO...OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. $$ CAZ073-231300- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0009.080224T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0006.080224T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 358 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL SIERRA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WITH THIS STORM MAY RISE TO AROUND 7000 FEET ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE FALLING TO 6000 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. BY SUNDAY EVENING...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 DOWN TO 6000 FEET. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS MAY REACH 100 MPH WITH THIS STORM. 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 FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. $$ CAZ070-NVZ003-005-231300- /O.NEW.KREV.WS.A.0010.080224T0600Z-080225T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH 358 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHWEST NEVADA SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WITH THIS STORM MAY RISE TO 6000 TO 7000 FEET ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW LEVELS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 5000 FEET EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET. UP TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BELOW 5000 FEET...BUT MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO...OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO OHARA/SNYDER
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KREV 230631 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1031 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2008 .A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE SIERRA SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. HEAVY SNOW AND LOCALLY STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO...OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. CAZ071-231300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.080224T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 1031 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. A SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN SIERRA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS MAY RISE TO 6000 TO 6500 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE LOWERING TO AROUND 5000 FEET LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE AN INITIAL PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE THE RAIN CHANGES TO HEAVY SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT. BY SUNDAY EVENING...10 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW BELOW 5000 FEET. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-231300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.080224T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 1031 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. A SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN SIERRA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WITH THIS STORM MAY RISE AS HIGH AS 7000 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN AT LAKE LEVEL BEFORE SNOW LEVELS FALL BELOW 6000 FEET SATURDAY EVENING. BY SUNDAY EVENING...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE BETWEEN 10 AND 18 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET INCLUDING LAKE LEVEL...WITH 2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO PRODUCE VERY LOW VISIBILITIES OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS WILL REACH 100 MPH WITH THIS STORM. $$ CAZ073-231300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.080224T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 1031 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. A SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL SIERRA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WITH THIS STORM WILL RISE TO AROUND 7000 FEET ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE FALLING TO 6000 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. BY SUNDAY EVENING...2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 DOWN TO 6000 FEET. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS WILL REACH 100 MPH WITH THIS STORM. $$ CAZ070-NVZ003-005-231300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0010.080224T0600Z-080225T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH 1031 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHWEST NEVADA SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WITH THIS STORM WILL RISE TO BETWEEN 6000 TO 7000 FEET ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO 5000 FEET EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET. UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BELOW 5000 FEET...BUT MAINLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO...OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO HOON/BRONG
000 WWUS45 KREV 231138 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 338 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 .A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE SIERRA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. HEAVY SNOW AND LOCALLY STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO...OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. CAZ071-232000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.080224T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 338 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. A SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN SIERRA THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE TO BETWEEN 5500 TO 6000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE LOWERING TO AROUND 5000 FEET LATE TONIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE AN INITIAL PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE THE RAIN CHANGES TO HEAVY SNOW OVERNIGHT. BY SUNDAY EVENING...12 TO 24 INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW BELOW 5000 FEET. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-232000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.080224T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 338 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. A SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN SIERRA THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WITH THIS STORM MAY RISE AS HIGH AS 6500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN AT LAKE LEVEL BEFORE SNOW LEVELS FALL BELOW LAKE LEVEL AND BELOW 6000 FEET THIS EVENING. BY SUNDAY EVENING...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE BETWEEN 10 AND 18 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET INCLUDING LAKE LEVEL...WITH 2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO PRODUCE VERY LOW VISIBILITIES OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS WILL REACH 100 MPH WITH THIS STORM. $$ CAZ073-232000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.080224T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 338 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. A SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL SIERRA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WITH THIS STORM WILL RISE TO AROUND 7000 FEET ON THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE FALLING TO 6000 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. BY SUNDAY EVENING...2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 DOWN TO 6000 FEET. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS WILL REACH 100 MPH WITH THIS STORM. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-232000- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0010.080224T0600Z-080225T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.SN.Y.0013.080224T0000Z-080225T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 338 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHWEST NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WITH THIS STORM WILL RISE TO BETWEEN 5500 TO 6000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN LOWER TO BELOW 5000 FEET EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH UP TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED BELOW 5000 FEET...BUT MAINLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ NVZ003-232000- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0010.080224T0600Z-080225T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.SN.Y.0013.080224T0600Z-080225T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 338 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHWEST NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WITH THIS STORM WILL RISE TO BETWEEN 6000 TO 6500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO 5000 FEET EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND TO VALLEY FLOORS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET....WITH UP TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED BELOW 5000 FEET...BUT MAINLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES. 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. $$ HOON HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 232350 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 350 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 .A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH SUNDAY. HEAVY SNOW AND LOCALLY STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST. ROADS WILL QUICKLY BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED...BUT IF YOU MUST GO OUT ENSURE THAT A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IS IN YOUR VEHICLE. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO...OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NVZ003-240700- /O.UPG.KREV.SN.Y.0013.080224T0600Z-080225T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HS.W.0002.080224T0000Z-080225T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 350 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL BRING SNOW TO NORTHWEST NEVADA THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY CHANGE TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW BELOW 5000 FEET THIS EVENING...HOWEVER SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO VALLEY FLOORS LATE TONIGHT. BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE IN THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS AND IN THE VALLEYS NORTH OF RENO. $$ CAZ071-240700- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.080224T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 350 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY. A SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE NORTHERN SIERRA THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. SNOW MAY CHANGE TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW BELOW 4500 FEET THIS EVENING...HOWEVER SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO VALLEY FLOORS LATE TONIGHT. BY SUNDAY EVENING...12 TO 24 INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW BELOW 5000 FEET. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-240700- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.080224T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 350 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY. A SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE LAKE TAHOE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WET SNOW THIS EVENING AT LAKE LEVEL AND BELOW 6000 FEET WILL BECOME HEAVY SNOW OVERNIGHT AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. BY SUNDAY EVENING...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE BETWEEN 10 AND 18 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET INCLUDING LAKE LEVEL...WITH 2 TO 3 FEET OF ABOVE 7000 FEET. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS WILL REACH 100 MPH WITH THIS STORM. $$ CAZ073-240700- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.080224T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 350 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY. A SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE SIERRA THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WITH THIS STORM WILL BRIEFLY RISE TO AROUND 7000 FEET THIS EVENING BEFORE FALLING TO 6000 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. BY SUNDAY EVENING...2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE IN THE HIGH SIERRA...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 DOWN TO 6000 FEET. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS WILL REACH 100 MPH WITH THIS STORM. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-240700- /O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0013.080224T0000Z-080225T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 350 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. A SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHWEST NEVADA THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. SNOW MAY CHANGE TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW BELOW 4500 FEET THIS EVENING...HOWEVER SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO VALLEY FLOORS LATE TONIGHT. BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH UP TO 3 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ JORDAN HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 240314 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 714 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 .A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH SUNDAY. HEAVY SNOW AND LOCALLY STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST GO OUT ENSURE THAT A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IS IN YOUR VEHICLE. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO...OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NVZ003-241115- /O.CON.KREV.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080225T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 714 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET. $$ CAZ071-241115- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 714 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN SIERRA THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. BY SUNDAY EVENING...12 TO 24 INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW BELOW 5000 FEET. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-241115- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 714 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE BETWEEN 12 AND 20 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET INCLUDING LAKE LEVEL...WITH 2 TO 3 FEET OF ABOVE 7000 FEET. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS WILL REACH 100 MPH WITH THIS STORM. $$ CAZ073-241115- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 714 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MONO COUNTY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. TWO TO 3 FEET OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE IN THE HIGH SIERRA...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 DOWN TO 6000 FEET. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS WILL REACH 100 MPH WITH THIS STORM. $$ NVZ001-004-241115- /O.EXB.KREV.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080224T1800Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS... NIXON...IMLAY 714 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL NEVADA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL MAINLY AFFECT AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 95 SUCH AS FERNLEY...SILVER SPRINGS...AND WELLINGTON. RAIN IS EXPECTED EAST OF HIGHWAY 95 AND BELOW 4000 FEET WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE WARMER. BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING...EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 95...WITH UP TO 2 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 95. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-241115- /O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080225T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 714 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHWEST NEVADA THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. SNOW LEVEL NEAR 4500 FEET WILL DROP TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT. BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO JORDAN/BRONG
000 WWUS45 KREV 240537 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 937 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...SNOW AMOUNTS INCREASING OVER WESTERN NEVADA AND THE SIERRA... .A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH SUNDAY. HEAVY SNOW AND LOCALLY STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST WITH SNOW FALLING AT 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND VERY LOW VISIBILITY. SOME HIGHWAY CLOSURES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE PEAK OF THE HEAVY SNOW. IF YOU MUST GO OUT ENSURE THAT A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IS IN YOUR VEHICLE. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO...OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NVZ003-241400- /O.CON.KREV.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080225T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 937 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...WITH SNOW SHOWERS PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 20 INCHES IN SOME FOOTHILL LOCATIONS. $$ CAZ071-241400- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 937 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. BY SUNDAY EVENING...EXPECT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 TO 30 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE LOWER VALLEYS EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-241400- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 937 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN AND ALPINE COUNTY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. EXPECT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET INCLUDING LAKE LEVEL...WITH 2 TO 3 FEET AND LOCALLY UP TO 4 FEET IN THE SIERRA AND CARSON RANGE ABOVE 7000 FEET. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS WILL REACH 100 MPH WITH THIS STORM. $$ CAZ073-241400- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 937 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MONO COUNTY OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 FROM SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 DOWN TO 5500 FEET. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS WILL REACH 100 MPH WITH THIS STORM. $$ NVZ001-004-241400- /O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080224T1800Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS... NIXON...IMLAY 937 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL NEVADA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL MAINLY AFFECT AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 95 SUCH AS FERNLEY...SILVER SPRINGS...YERINGTON...AND WELLINGTON. RAIN IS EXPECTED EAST OF HIGHWAY 95 AND BELOW 4000 FEET WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE WARMER. BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING...EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 8 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 95...WITH UP TO 2 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 95. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-241400- /O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080225T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 937 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHWEST NEVADA THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING ON SUNDAY. BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET...AND 2 TO 5 INCHES BELOW 4500 FEET. MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR BEFORE 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING. $$ MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 241244 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 444 AM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING OVER WESTERN NEVADA AND THE SIERRA... .A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH THIS EVENING. HEAVY SNOW AND LOCALLY STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. ALTHOUGH SOME AREAS MAY SEE A DECREASE IN SNOW COVERAGE THIS MORNING...BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP AND PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE SIERRA AND IN FOOTHILL AREAS NEAR RENO AND CARSON CITY. UNTREATED ROADS IN LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW OR SLUSH COVERED SURFACES...WHILE IN THE SIERRA THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. CHAIN CONTROLS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST MOUNTAIN PASSES...WITH HIGHWAY CLOSURES POSSIBLE DURING PEAK SNOW INTENSITY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE SIERRA TODAY OR THIS EVENING...ENSURE THAT A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IS IN YOUR VEHICLE. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO...OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NVZ003-242045- /O.CON.KREV.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080225T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 444 AM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH SNOW HAS DIMINISHED EARLY THIS MORNING...BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON WITH LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL AT TIMES. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY IN FOOTHILL AREAS AROUND RENO...CARSON CITY AND VIRGINIA CITY. $$ CAZ071-242045- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 444 AM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH SNOW HAS DIMINISHED EARLY THIS MORNING...BANDS OF SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP DURING THE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL AT TIMES. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING IN AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES IN THE LOWER VALLEYS EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-242045- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 444 AM PST SUN FEB 24 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. ALTHOUGH SNOW HAS DIMINISHED EARLY THIS MORNING...BANDS OF SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP DURING THE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL AT TIMES. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET INCLUDING LAKE LEVEL. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS WILL REACH 100 MPH WITH THIS STORM. $$ CAZ073-242045- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 444 AM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. BANDS OF SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL AT TIMES. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 DOWN TO 5500 FEET. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS WILL REACH 100 MPH WITH THIS STORM. $$ NVZ001-004-241800- /O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080224T1800Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS... NIXON...IMLAY 444 AM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT ABOVE 4500 FEET UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING...MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE FROM 4500 TO 5000 FEET WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. LITTLE OR NO SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE LOWER VALLEYS BELOW 4500 FEET...BUT SLICK ROAD SURFACES COULD BE ENCOUNTERED ON THE MAIN CONNECTING ROUTES BETWEEN CITIES IN WEST CENTRAL NEVADA... INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95 SOUTH OF FALLON AND ALTERNATE 95 NORTH AND EAST OF YERINGTON. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-242045- /O.CON.KREV.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080225T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 444 AM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH SNOW HAS DIMINISHED EARLY THIS MORNING...BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED MAINLY ABOVE 4000 FEET...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 4 INCHES IN PORTIONS OF THE SURPRISE VALLEY. $$ MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 241635 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 835 AM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 NVZ003-241745- /O.CAN.KREV.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080225T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 835 AM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING. THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED. ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. HOWEVER...ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN LESS THAN 2 INCHES. THEREFORE...THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WITH THE SNOWFALL FROM LAST NIGHT...ROADS COULD REMAIN SLICK THIS MORNING. THEREFORE...MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND DRIVE CAREFULLY. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-241745- /O.CAN.KREV.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080225T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 835 AM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS HAS ENDED... ALTHOUGH MORE SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HOWEVER...LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NVZ001-004-241745- /O.CAN.KREV.SN.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080224T1800Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS... NIXON...IMLAY 835 AM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS HAS ENDED. ADDITIONAL ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 4500 TO 5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ALTHOUGH LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ CAZ071-250100- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 835 AM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE FINAL BAND OF BAND OF SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO LASSEN...EASTERN PLUMAS...AND EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH UP TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER VALLEYS EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-250100- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 835 AM PST SUN FEB 24 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. THE FINAL ORGANIZED BAND OF BAND OF SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE LAKE TAHOE AREA TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. $$ CAZ073-250100- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 835 AM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. BANDS OF SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING... WITH LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL AT TIMES. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH UP TO 3 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 DOWN TO 5500 FEET. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CAUSE LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 242340 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 340 PM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 CAZ071>073-NVZ002-250600- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...TRUCKEE... MARKLEEVILLE...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 340 PM PST SUN FEB 24 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 AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE IN THE SIERRA THIS EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE TONIGHT. WHILE SNOWFALL RATES WILL SLOWLY DECREASE...ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAUSING LOW VISIBILITY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE TAHOE BASIN AND AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH UP TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER VALLEYS EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. REFREEZING OF WATER ON ROADS...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL CREATE PATCHES OF BLACK ICE...WHICH IS VIRTUALLY INVISIBLE AND CAN CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR CAR. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ JORDAN HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 250533 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 933 PM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 CAZ071>073-NVZ002-250645- /O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...TRUCKEE... MARKLEEVILLE...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 933 PM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED IN THE SIERRA AS THE STORM IS MOVING EAST OF THE AREA. HOWEVER ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. ROADS WILL REMAIN ICY TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATIONS. $$ BRONG 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 Feb 22, 4:00 AM PST, 11 hours 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 4:00 AM PST, 11 hours 58 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
400 AM PST FRI FEB 22 2008
.SHORT TERM...
JET STREAM CONTINUES TO SLAM INTO CENTRAL CA AND CENTRAL SIERRA
NEVADA THIS MORNING...WITH EXCELLENT DIFFLUENCE ALOFT OVER OUR AREA.
FROM SPECIAL SOUNDINGS OVERNIGHT SHOW VERY GOOD INSTABILITY VALUES
WITH LIFTED INDICES OF -2.1. THIS IS HELPING ANY SHOWERS THAT
DEVELOP OVER THE CREST TO SPILLOVER EASILY TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE
SIERRA AND INTO THE WESTERN GREAT BASIN. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MORNING...MAINLY AFFECTING THE SIERRA ZONES. A
SECONDARY WEAK SHORTWAVE WILL DIVE QUICKLY THROUGH THE AREA
TODAY...KEEPING SHOWER ACTIVITY GOING THROUGH THE DAY...GIVING SOME
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TO THE HIGH SIERRA. SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF
IN THE EVENING. FOR NOW...WILL LET THE SNOW ADVISORIES FOR TAHOE AND
MONO EXPIRE AT 4 AM...WITH THE MENTION OF ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS.
AREAS OF FOG AND STRATUS HAVE DEVELOPED OVERNIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE
REGION...WITH SOME LOCAL PATCHES OF DENSE FOG OF LESS THAN ONE
QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY. THE INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS ALSO
EVIDENT ON THE SPECIAL MORNING SOUNDING WITH A THICK SATURATED LAYER
EXTENDING TO OVER 7000 FEET MSL.
INTENSE WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL
EASTERN PACIFIC...MOVING INTO NORTHERN CA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SIERRA ZONES FROM SATURDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
ONLY MAJOR CHANGE TO THE WEEKEND STORM FORECAST WAS TO BUMP UP SNOW
LEVELS ACROSS THE CWA. THIS SYSTEM HAS QUITE AN IMPRESSIVE
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE TAP...WITH OVER 1.5 INCHES PRECIPITABLE WATER
EXTENDING NORTH TO 30N. THIS PW PLUME WILL SET UP RIGHT AHEAD OF THE
DEVELOPING STORM...POURING INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NV SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY. FORECAST PW VALUES FOR SATURDAY EVENING ARE UP TO 0.45 TO
0.50 INCHES...RIGHT ABOUT 2 STANDARD DEVIATIONS FROM NORMAL FOR
FEBRUARY. THIS STORMS WARM SECTOR WILL SET UP DIRECTLY INTO OUR
AREA...BRINGING UP SNOW LEVELS SATURDAY TO BETWEEN 6500 AND 7000
FEET AROUND THE RENO-TAHOE-MONO AREAS WITH CLOSER TO 5500 TO 6000
FEET IN FAR NORTHEASTERN CA. SNOW LEVELS WILL THEN DROP SATURDAY NIGHT
INTO SUNDAY MORNING AS THE COLDER AIR WORKS ITS WAY INTO THE AREA.
CHANCES ARE THAT SNOW LEVELS WILL NOT TO DROP BELOW 5000 FEET
THROUGH THE EVENT...MEANING RENO AND SURROUNDING VALLEYS WILL SEE
MOSTLY RAIN THROUGH THE EVENT. THERE IS STILL A SHOT THAT COLDER AIR
MAY WORK INTO THE LOWER VALLEYS ON SUNDAY BEFORE THE PRECIP GETS
SHUT OFF...BUT NOT BETTING ON THAT GIVEN THE WARM NATURE OF THIS
SYSTEM.
HIGHER SNOW LEVELS AT THE ONSET OF THE STORM WILL MEAN MORE RAIN
INITIALLY AROUND LAKE TAHOE...WHICH WILL LIMIT SNOW TOTALS A BIT AT
LAKE LEVEL. WE ARE STILL EXPECTING HEAVY SNOW BELOW 7000 FEET...BUT
THIS JUST MEANS THAT IT WILL COME MORE OVERNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY. INTENSE LIFT IN THE DENDRITIC SNOW GROWTH ZONE WITH MEAN
THAT THE ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET WILL SEE INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES
UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. BEFORE THE COLD AIR MOVES IN THROUGH...
THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF RISES ON CREEKS AND STREAMS AROUND THE
AREA DUE TO HEAVY RAIN ON SNOWPACK... ALSO MINOR URBAN FLOODING AS
WELL...AS DRAINAGES MAY BE BLOCKED UP WITH SNOW. FUTURE SHIFTS WILL
NEED TO INTERROGATE THIS SITUATION CLOSELY.
LASTLY...RAISED UP WINDS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND
EVENT. COULD SEE SOME FAIRLY STRONG WINDS WITH A LOW LEVEL JET OF 50
TO 80 KTS PUSHING IN. HOON
.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
LITTLE CHANGE MADE TO CURRENT FORECAST FOR THE PERIOD. LATEST GFS
AND ECMWF SHOW AN UPPER RIDGE DEVELOPING ALONG OR JUST OFF THE WEST
COAST AS PRECIPITATION WINDS DOWN WITH EXITING STORM SYSTEM. A WEAK
SHORT WAVE BRUSHES THE NORTHERN ZONES ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT WITH INCREASING CLOUDS BUT NO PRECIPITATION. TEMPERATURES
CLIMBING TO NORMAL OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL BY WEDNESDAY. RC
&&
.AVIATION...
FOR KRNO-KLOL...FOG OR FREEZING FOG WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF IFR VSBYS
AND MVFR/IFR CIGS THROUGH 16Z. CONDS IMPROVE TO VFR AFTER 18Z AS SFC
WINDS INCREASE AND HELP MIX OUT THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. AT KTVL-KTRK
MVFR/IFR CIGS AND VSBYS EXPECTED THROUGH 16Z WITH FREEZING FOG AND
SNOW SHOWERS. MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS AFT 16Z WITH INCRG WINDS AND SCT
-SHSN. WIDESPREAD MT OBSCURATION THIS MORNING...BECOMING LCLLY OBSCD
AFT 20Z. RC
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING FOR NVZ002.
SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR NVZ002.
CA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING FOR CAZ071>073.
SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR CAZ072-073.
&&
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENOIn the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 22, 12:44 PM PST, 3 hours 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1244 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1059 PM SNOW 5 W BECKWOURTH 39.81N 120.47W
02/21/2008 M3.0 INCH PLUMAS CA TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SINCE 630 PM.
1204 AM SNOW TRUCKEE 39.33N 120.20W
02/22/2008 M6.0 INCH NEVADA CA TRAINED SPOTTER
6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN LAST 12 HOURS SINCE NOON.
ELEVATION 6050 FEET.
0800 AM SNOW 1 E SLOAT 39.87N 120.72W
02/22/2008 M4.0 INCH PLUMAS CA TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOWFALL IN ABOUT 8 HOURS AT 4200 FEET
0817 AM HEAVY SNOW 4 NW BIEBER 41.16N 121.19W
02/22/2008 M6.0 INCH LASSEN CA TRAINED SPOTTER
6 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. SNOW HAS ENDED.
0825 AM HEAVY SNOW 5 WSW BECKWOURTH 39.81N 120.47W
02/22/2008 M6.0 INCH PLUMAS CA TRAINED SPOTTER
6 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. LIQUID 0.70
0834 AM SNOW 1 S CHILCOOT 39.79N 120.14W
02/22/2008 M4.3 INCH PLUMAS CA TRAINED SPOTTER
4.3 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT.
0852 AM HEAVY SNOW 2 WNW PORTOLA 39.81N 120.50W
02/22/2008 M6.0 INCH PLUMAS CA TRAINED SPOTTER
.85 PRECIP WITH 6 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT.
0919 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 WNW MAMMOTH LAKES 37.65N 118.98W
02/22/2008 E14.0 INCH MONO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER IN MAMMOTH LAKES REPORTED A
24-HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL OF 14 INCHES AT AN ELEVATION OF
8200 FEET.
0919 AM HEAVY SNOW 2 E INCLINE VILLAGE 39.25N 119.93W
02/22/2008 M12.0 INCH WASHOE NV PUBLIC
DIAMOND PEAK SKI RESORT REPORTED AN OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL
TOTAL OF 12 INCHES.
0919 AM HEAVY SNOW NORTHSTAR 39.28N 120.12W
02/22/2008 M9.0 INCH PLACER CA PUBLIC
NORTHSTAR-AT-TAHOE SKI RESORT REPORTED OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL
TOTALS OF 9 INCHES AT 8300 FEET AND 5 INCHES AT 6900
FEET.
0919 AM HEAVY SNOW SQUAW VALLEY 39.20N 120.22W
02/22/2008 M8.0 INCH PLACER CA PUBLIC
SQUAW VALLEY SKI RESORT REPORTED OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL
TOTALS OF 8 INCHES AT 8200 FEET AND 5 INCHES AT 6200
FEET.
0919 AM HEAVY SNOW HOMEWOOD 39.08N 120.16W
02/22/2008 M10.0 INCH PLACER CA PUBLIC
HOMEWOOD SKI RESORT REPORTED OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL OF 10
INCHES AT 7880 FEET AND 7 INCHES AT 6240 FEET.
0919 AM HEAVY SNOW ALPINE MEADOWS 39.17N 120.22W
02/22/2008 M10.0 INCH PLACER CA PUBLIC
ALPINE MEADOWS SKI RESORT REPORTED OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL
TOTALS OF 10 INCHES AT 8637 FEET AND 7 INCHES AT 6835
FEET.
0919 AM HEAVY SNOW 5 WSW PROSSER CREEK RES 39.34N 120.25W
02/22/2008 E12.5 INCH NEVADA CA TRAINED SPOTTER
A TOTAL OF 12.5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT AT AN
ELEVATION OF 6640 FEET.
0919 AM HEAVY SNOW 5 E ALPINE MEADOWS 39.18N 120.14W
02/22/2008 M9.0 INCH PLACER CA TRAINED SPOTTER
A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER IN TAHOE PINES REPORTED A
24-HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL OF 9 INCHES AT AN ELEVATION OF
6300 FEET.
1024 AM SNOW 5 E GARDNERVILLE 38.94N 119.65W
02/22/2008 E5.0 INCH DOUGLAS NV TRAINED SPOTTER
5 INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM. STILL
SNOWING.
1044 AM SNOW 4 W PROSSER CREEK RESER 39.37N 120.25W
02/22/2008 E12.0 INCH NEVADA CA TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 10-12 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. LIGHT SNOW
CONTINUING.
&&
OHARAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 3:58 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | REV | Douglas, Lyon, Storey, Washoe | 12 hr |
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Winter Storm Warnings in California, 2008Winter Storm Warnings in Nevada, 2008Every winter storm warning in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.