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Winter Storm Warning 9, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Dec 14, 2008, 5:07 AM PST for 9 counties in California; 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Dec 14, 2008, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for 33 hr. 42 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
- Dec 14, 2008, 5:07 AM PST (13:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 14, 2008, 1:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 15, 2008, 10:00 PM PST
- In force
- 33 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, Lyon County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 4:24 AM PST | SNOW 1.4 | Reno, NV | SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION AT THE RENO TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AS OF 4AM. |
| Dec 15, 5:40 AM PST | SNOW 1 | 4 Nne New Washoe City, NV | CURRENT SNOWFALL AS OF 545AM AT 4200 FEET. CUREENTLY SNOWING LIGHTLY. |
| Dec 15, 5:45 AM PST | SNOW 1 | 4 Nne New Washoe City, NV | SNOWFALL AS OF 545AM AT 4200 FEET. CURRENTLY SNOWING LIGHTLY. |
| Dec 15, 6:28 AM PST | SNOW 1.5 | 4 Ssw Reno, NV | CURRENT SNOWFALL TOTAL AS OF 630AM IN THE CAUGHLIN RANCH AREA. |
| Dec 15, 6:28 AM PST | SNOW 8 | Squaw Valley, CA | CURRENT SNOWFALL AS OF 630AM AT SQUAW VALLEY USA SKI RESORT. 4-6 INCHES AT 6200 FEET AND 6-8 INCHES AT 8200 FEET. |
| Dec 15, 6:33 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 6 Nw Reno, NV | CURRENT SNOWFALL AS OF 630AM IN NORTHWEST RENO FOOTHILLS AT ROUGHLY 5000 FEET. SNOW STARTED AT 730PM ON 12/14/08. |
| Dec 15, 6:36 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Alpine Meadows, CA | CURRENT SNOWFALL AT ALPINE MEADOWS SKI RESORT AS OF 630AM. 10 INCHES AT 6200 FEET AND 12 INCHES AT 8600 FEET. |
| Dec 15, 6:42 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | Northstar, CA | CURRENT SNOWFALL AS OF 630AM AT NORTHSTAR AT TAHOE. 9 INCHES AT MID MOUNTAIN AND 15 INCHES AT THE SUMMIT. |
| Dec 15, 6:51 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 18 | Mount Rose Ski Area, NV | CURRENT SNOWFALL AT MOUNT ROSE SKI RESORT AS OF 645AM. 14 INCHES AT THE BASE AND 18 INCHES AT 9700 FEET. |
| Dec 15, 6:58 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 18 | Kirkwood, CA | CURRENT SNOWFALL AS OF 700AM AT KIRKWOOD SKI RESORT. 14 INCHES AT THE BASE AND 18 INCHES AT THE SUMMIT. |
| Dec 15, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 6 Nne Reno, NV | 12 HR SNOWFALL FOR NORTH VALLEYS OF RENO AT 4934 FEET. |
| Dec 15, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 19 | 5 W Mammoth Lakes, CA | 19 HR SNOWFALL FOR MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN AT 9000 FT. |
| Dec 15, 7:01 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 18 | Mammoth Lakes, CA | CURRENT 24 HOUR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION AT MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT AS OF 700AM. |
| Dec 15, 7:02 AM PST | SNOW 1 | Spanish Springs, NV | CURRENT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION AS OF 700AM. |
| Dec 15, 7:04 AM PST | SNOW 1 | Lee Vining, CA | CURRENT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION AS 700AM. |
| Dec 15, 7:15 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Graeagle, CA | CURRENT SNOWFALL AS OF 715AM AT 4350 FEET. CURRENTLY 26 DEGREES AND LIGHT SNOW. |
| Dec 15, 7:44 AM PST | SNOW 1.8 | 2 Se Spanish Springs, NV | TOTAL SINCE YESTERDAY EVENING. 0.10 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT. |
| Dec 15, 7:45 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 1 Wnw Mammoth Lakes, CA | TOTAL JUST WEST OF MAMMOTH AT 8200 FEET AS OF 745 AM. SNOW BEGAN AROUND 7 PM SUNDAY AND IS STILL SNOWING AS OF 745 AM. |
| Dec 15, 7:47 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | E Lookout, CA | SINCE LAST NIGHT |
| Dec 15, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 4 | 4 N Reno, NV | 12 HR SNOWFALL AT 5150 FEET. |
| Dec 15, 8:13 AM PST | SNOW 7 | 1 Ne Incline Village, NV | TOTAL SNOW AS OF 8 AM AT 6700 FEET. SNOW STARTED ACCUMULATING AROUND 2 PM SUNDAY AND SNOWED OFF AND ON THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH WINDY CONDITIONS. STILL SNOWING MODERATE AS OF 8 AM. |
| Dec 15, 8:21 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 1 W Doyle, CA | TOTAL SNOW AS OF 820 AM AT 4500 FEET. SNOW BEGAN SUNDAY EVENING. STILL SNOWING LIGHT AT 820 AM. |
| Dec 15, 8:28 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 4 Nw Bieber, CA | TOTAL SINCE YESTERDAY EVENING WITH LIGHT SNOW AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. ELEVATION 4300 FEET. |
| Dec 15, 8:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 8 Ssw Reno, NV | 12 HR SNOWFALL AT 4850 FEET IN SW RENO. |
| Dec 15, 8:33 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Vinton, CA | TOTAL SINCE YESTERDAY EVENING. HEAVY SNOW WITH VISIBILITY OF 1/4 MILE AT TIME OF REPORT. ELEVATION 4950 FEET. |
| Dec 15, 8:33 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 5 Sse Coleville, CA | TOTAL SINCE YESTERDAY EVENING. MODERATE SNOW AT TIME OF REPORT. ELEVATION 4700 FEET. |
| Dec 15, 8:51 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | 1 E Sloat, CA | TOTAL SNOW SINCE 430 PM SUNDAY AT 4200 FEET. STILL SNOWING LGT-MDT AT 830 AM. PERIODS OF WINDY CONDITIONS SUNDAY EVENING. |
| Dec 15, 9:05 AM PST | SNOW 3 | Sparks, NV | AT 9 AM 3 INCHES TOTAL IN SPARKS JUST WEST OF VISTA/LOS ALTOS SINCE SUNDAY EVENING. 2 INCHES FELL IN THE LAST HOUR. |
| Dec 15, 9:55 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | S Bieber, CA | STORM TOTAL SNOW SO FAR 7 INCHES WITH 0.40 INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT. |
| Dec 15, 10:00 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 5 Se Reno, NV | 14 HR SNOWFALL TOTAL AT THE RENO TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. |
| Dec 15, 10:07 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.8 | 2 S Spanish Springs, NV | TOTAL SNOW THROUGH 930 AM SINCE SUNDAY EVENING. 3.5 INCHES FELL THROUGH 730 AM AND 2.25 INCHES FELL 730-930 AM. |
| Dec 15, 10:09 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 18 | 6 Wsw Boca Reservoir, CA | TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATION SO FAR. STILL MODERATE SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 15, 10:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 19 | 1 Wnw Mammoth Lakes, CA | 15 HR SNOWFALL TOTAL AT 8200 FEET. 6 INCHES IN THE PAST 3 HOURS. |
| Dec 15, 12:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 5 Nnw Cedarville, CA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL AT 4800 FEET. |
| Dec 15, 12:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 1 Wnw Fort Bidwell, CA | 24 HR SNOWFALL AT 4600 FEET. |
| Dec 15, 1:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 2 Sw South Lake Tahoe, CA | TOTAL AS OF 12 PM NEAR AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 89 AND 50. SNOW DRIFTS UP TO 18 INCHES. |
| Dec 15, 1:04 PM PST | SNOW 4.2 | 4 Ssw Reno, NV | TOTAL SNOW IN CAUGHLIN RANCH IN SOUTHWEST RENO. 0.5 INCHES FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MIDNIGHT. 3.75 INCHES BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 1230 PM MONDAY. |
| Dec 15, 1:04 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 5 W Beckwourth, CA | TOTAL SINCE 5 PM SUNDAY AT 4850 FEET. ONGOING LIGHT SNOW. |
| Dec 15, 1:24 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 8 Sw Reno, NV | TOTAL SNOW AS OF 11 AM IN SOUTHWEST RENO. SNOW BEGAN AROUND 5 PM SUNDAY. ELEVATION 4800 FEET. |
| Dec 15, 1:35 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Portola, CA | TOTAL SNOW SINCE SUNDAY EVENING. 0.60 LIQUID EQUIVALENT. |
| Dec 15, 1:51 PM PST | SNOW 4 | 2 Se Spanish Springs, NV | TOTAL SINCE SUNDAY EVENING. 3 INCHES BETWEEN 730 AM AND 130 PM MONDAY. |
| Dec 15, 2:18 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 17 | Homewood, CA | 24 HOUR SNOW TOTAL AS OF 9 AM MONDAY AT 6330 FEET. STILL SNOWING HEAVILY AT 215 PM. |
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, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 1134 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 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 141307 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 507 AM PST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY... .A DEEP NORTH PACIFIC WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOWFALL TO NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA...SPREADING SOUTH INTO THE CENTRAL SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS BY THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ070-071-NVZ005-150000- /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0009.081214T2100Z-081215T2100Z/ 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 507 AM PST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST MONDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES...UP TO 14 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS: REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL ON ALL AREA ROADS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 395. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-150000- /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0009.081215T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 507 AM PST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 14 INCHES...WITH 18 TO 24 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * IMPACTS: REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER SIERRA PASSES. THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL AFFECTED. $$ NVZ003-150000- /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0009.081215T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 507 AM PST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS: REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILLS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ON ALL AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING THOSE ON THE VALLEY FLOOR. THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE AFFECTED. $$ CAZ073-150000- /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0009.081215T0300Z-081216T0300Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 507 AM PST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PST MONDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 14 INCHES...WITH 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS: REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS AND VERY DIFFICULT ON ALL AREA ROADWAYS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 395. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KREV 142300 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 300 PM PST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A COLD AND STRONG NORTH PACIFIC WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOWFALL TO EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND MUCH OF WESTERN NEVADA. SNOW IN THE SIERRA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA WILL SPREAD INTO THE WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ070-071-NVZ005-150900- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/ 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 300 PM PST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY. * SNOW OVER NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHWEST NEVADA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF MONDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT: 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH 1 TO 2 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL ON ALL AREA ROADS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS. EXPECT DELAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-150900- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0009.081214T2300Z-081216T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 300 PM PST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT: 10 TO 20 INCHES...WITH 18 TO 30 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER SIERRA PASSES. THE MONDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES WILL BE AFFECTED. EXPECT DELAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. $$ NVZ003-150900- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0009.081215T0000Z-081216T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 300 PM PST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. * SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO FAR WESTERN NEVADA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF MONDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT: 4 TO 8 INCHES... WITH UP TO 14 INCHES IN SOME FOOTHILL LOCATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILLS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ON ALL AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING THOSE ON THE VALLEY FLOOR. THE MONDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES WILL BE AFFECTED. EXPECT DELAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. $$ CAZ073-150900- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0009.081215T0300Z-081216T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 300 PM PST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. * SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE SIERRA THIS EVENING THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF MONO COUNTY BY LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF MONDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT: 8 TO 16 INCHES FROM HIGHWAY 395 WESTWARD...WITH 18 TO 30 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS AND ON ALL AREA ROADWAYS. EXPECT DELAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. $$ NVZ001-004-150900- /O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0007.081215T0300Z-081216T0600Z/ 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 300 PM PST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. * SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WEST CENTRAL NEVADA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF MONDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT: 2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH UP TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN TWO MILES AT TIMES IN SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON MOST AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING THOSE ON THE VALLEY FLOOR. THE MONDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES WILL BE AFFECTED. $$ MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000
WWUS45 KREV 150601
WSWREV
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1001 PM PST SUN DEC 14 2008
...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
.A COLD AND STRONG NORTH PACIFIC WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY
SNOWFALL TO EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND MUCH OF WESTERN NEVADA. SNOW
IN THE SIERRA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA WILL SPREAD INTO THE
WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING.
CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW
DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...
FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
CAZ070-071-NVZ005-151415-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...
FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE...
EMPIRE...GERLACH
1001 PM PST SUN DEC 14 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
MONDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10
PM PST MONDAY.
* SNOW OVER NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHWEST NEVADA
THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF MONDAY.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT: 6 TO 12 INCHES...
WITH 1 TO 2 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395.
* IMPACTS: VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE
AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW WITH LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW OVER THE
HIGHER PASSES. TRAVEL ON ALL AREA ROADS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS.
EXPECT DELAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES.
$$
CAZ072-NVZ002-151415-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE
1001 PM PST SUN DEC 14 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
MONDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10
PM PST MONDAY.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT: 10 TO 20
INCHES...WITH 18 TO 30 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET.
* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. RIDGE
GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.
* IMPACTS: VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN
HEAVY SNOW WITH BLOWING SNOW OVER THE PASSES. DRIFTING SNOW WILL
CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER SIERRA
PASSES. THE MONDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES WILL BE
AFFECTED. EXPECT DELAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES.
$$
NVZ003-151415-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE
1001 PM PST SUN DEC 14 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
MONDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10
PM PST MONDAY.
* SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO FAR WESTERN NEVADA THIS EVENING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF MONDAY.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING: 4 TO 8
INCHES...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET.
* WASHOE AND PLEASANT VALLEYS: A PERSISTENT BAND OF LAKE ENHANCED
SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN
THIS LOCALIZED AREA WILL BE 9 TO 14 INCHES.
* IMPACTS: VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT
TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WASHOE
VALLEY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ON ALL AREA ROADWAYS
INCLUDING THOSE ON THE VALLEY FLOOR. THE MONDAY MORNING AND
AFTERNOON COMMUTES WILL BE AFFECTED. EXPECT DELAYS AND POSSIBLE
ROAD CLOSURES.
$$
CAZ073-151415-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES
1001 PM PST SUN DEC 14 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
MONDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10
PM PST MONDAY.
* SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE SIERRA THIS EVENING THEN SPREAD ACROSS
THE REMAINDER OF MONO COUNTY BY LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH
MOST OF MONDAY.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT: 8 TO 16 INCHES
FROM HIGHWAY 395 WESTWARD...WITH 18 TO 30 INCHES ABOVE 7000
FEET. 5 TO 10 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395.
* WINDS: LIGHT IN MOST LOWER ELEVATION LOCATIONS BUT RIDGES WILL
GUST UP TO 65 MPH.
* IMPACTS: VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN
HEAVY SNOW WITH LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW OVER THE PASSES. TRAVEL
WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS AND ON ALL AREA ROADWAYS. EXPECT DELAYS
AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES.
$$
NVZ001-004-151415-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...
MINA...SCHURZ...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS...
NIXON...IMLAY
1001 PM PST SUN DEC 14 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
MONDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST MONDAY.
* SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WEST CENTRAL NEVADA OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE
EET.
SURF ALONG EAST FACING REEFS...............6 TO 8 FEET.
SURF ALONG SOUTH FACING REEFS..............3 TO 5 FEET.
SURF ALONG WEST FACING REEFS...............LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
PRIMARY SWELL...............EAST AT AROUND 5 FEET.
PRIMARY PERIOD..............14 SECONDS.
RIP CURRENT RISK.....MODERATE. WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT STRONGER OR
MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. ALWAYS HAVE A
FLOTATION DEVICE WITH YOU IN THE WATER.
SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE FROM IPAN BUOY...84 DEGREES.
MAXIMUM AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX...........AROUND 95.
.OUTLOOK...LITTLE CHANGE.
TIDE INFORMATION FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS...
AT APRA HARBOR...
HIGH TIDE 2.6 FEET AT 8:30 PM MONDAY
LOW TIDE -0.9 FEET AT 4:04 AM TUESDAY
HIGH TIDE 2.5 FEET AT 11:27 AM TUESDAY
LOW TIDE 1.6 FEET AT 4:48 PM TUESDAY
AT ROTA ISLAND...
HIGH TIDE 2.3 FEET AT 8:27 PM MONDAY
LOW TIDE -0.1 FEET AT 3:58 AM TUESDAY
HIGH TIDE 2.3 FEET AT 11:24 AM TUESDAY
LOW TIDE 1.6 FEET AT 4:42 PM TUESDAY
AT TINIAN ISLAND...
HIGH TIDE 1.9 FEET AT 8:28 PM MONDAY
LOW TIDE -0.3 FEET AT 3:41 AM TUESDAY
HIGH TIDE 1.9 FEET AT 11:25 AM TUESDAY
LOW TIDE 0.5 FEET AT 4:25 PM TUESDAY
AT SAIPAN HARBOR...
HIGH TIDE 2.1 FEET AT 8:32 PM MONDAY
LOW TIDE -0.7 FEET AT 4:11 AM TUESDAY
HIGH TIDE 2.0 FEET AT 11:29 AM TUESDAY
LOW TIDE 1.3 FEET AT 4:55 PM TUESDAY
$$000 WWUS45 KREV 151242 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 442 AM PST MON DEC 15 2008 .A COLD AND STRONG NORTH PACIFIC WINTER STORM IS BRINGING HEAVY SNOWFALL TO EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND PARTS OF WESTERN NEVADA. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ070-071-NVZ005-160000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/ 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 442 AM PST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW OVER NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT: 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH 1 TO 2 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW WITH LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW OVER THE HIGHER PASSES. TRAVEL ON ALL AREA ROADS WILL BE HAZARDOUS. EXPECT SIGNIFICANT DELAYS AND TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-160000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 442 AM PST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT: 10 TO 20 INCHES...WITH 18 TO 30 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW WITH BLOWING SNOW OVER THE PASSES. DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER SIERRA PASSES. THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES WILL BE AFFECTED. EXPECT SIGNIFICANT DELAYS. $$ NVZ003-160000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 442 AM PST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN FAR WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH TONIGHT. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT: 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * WASHOE AND PLEASANT VALLEYS: A PERSISTENT BAND OF LAKE ENHANCED SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THIS LOCALIZED AREA WILL BE 9 TO 14 INCHES. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WASHOE VALLEY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS ON ALL AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING THOSE ON THE VALLEY FLOOR. THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES WILL BE AFFECTED. EXPECT DELAYS. $$ CAZ073-160000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 442 AM PST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT: 8 TO 16 INCHES FROM HIGHWAY 395 WESTWARD...WITH 18 TO 30 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. 5 TO 10 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS IN LOWER ELEVATION LOCATIONS. RIDGES WILL GUST UP TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW WITH LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW OVER THE PASSES. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AND ON ALL AREA ROADWAYS. EXPECT DELAYS AND TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES. $$ NVZ001-004-160000- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/ 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 442 AM PST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN WEST CENTRAL NEVADA THROUGH TONIGHT. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT: 2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH UP TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN TWO MILES AT TIMES IN SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT ON MOST AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING THOSE ON THE VALLEY FLOOR. $$ HOON/HOHMANN HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 151825 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1025 AM PST MON DEC 15 2008 .A COLD AND STRONG NORTH PACIFIC WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS TO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA. SNOW WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING...BUT LIGHT SNOW IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA UNTIL TUESDAY. DIFFICULT WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING COMMUTE. EXPECT TRAVEL DELAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ070-071-NVZ005-160600- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE... EMPIRE...GERLACH 1025 AM PST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH 1 TO 2 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WITH LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW OVER THE HIGHER PASSES. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-160600- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 1025 AM PST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WIND REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES...WITH 18 TO 30 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WILL OCCUR THROUGH 10 PM. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. * SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WITH RIDGE GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH. * VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WITH BLOWING SNOW OVER THE PASSES AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. $$ NVZ003-160600- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 1025 AM PST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN FAR WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH THIS EVENING. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES WITH UP TO 10 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS. ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK THROUGH TONIGHT. SLOW DOWN AND BE PATIENT DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. $$ CAZ073-160600- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 1025 AM PST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WIND REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF FROM HIGHWAY 395...WITH 18 TO 30 INCHES IN THE HIGH SIERRA. 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * GUSTS OF UP TO 30 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH OVER THE SIERRA CREST. * VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW WITH BLOWING SNOW OVER THE PASSES AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. $$ NVZ001-004-160600- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS... NIXON...IMLAY 1025 AM PST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE IN WEST CENTRAL NEVADA THROUGH TONIGHT. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 4 INCHES...WITH UP TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN LYON AND WESTERN MINERAL COUNTIES. * VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS. $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 152255 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 255 PM PST MON DEC 15 2008 .A COLD AND STRONG NORTH PACIFIC WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW SHOWERS TO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA. SNOW WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING...BUT LIGHT SNOW IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA UNTIL TUESDAY. DIFFICULT WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. EXPECT TRAVEL DELAYS DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE AND POSSIBLE TRAVEL DELAYS EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ070-071-NVZ005-160600- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/ 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 255 PM PST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * UP TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SIERRA...LASSEN AND PLUMAS COUNTIES. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH 1 TO 2 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WITH LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW OVER THE HIGHER PASSES. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-160600- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 255 PM PST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WIND REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET AND 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 10 TO 18 INCHES...WITH 18 TO 30 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET THROUGH 10 PM. * SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WITH RIDGE GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH WILL SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS IN HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WITH BLOWING SNOW OVER THE PASSES AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. $$ NVZ003-160600- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 255 PM PST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE IN FAR WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN 2 INCHES. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 2 TO 6 INCHES WITH UP TO 10 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SLOW DOWN AND BE PATIENT DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. $$ CAZ073-160600- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 255 PM PST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH AMOUNTS UP TO 12 INCHES IN THE HIGH SIERRA. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 8 TO 16 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH 18 TO 30 INCHES IN THE HIGH SIERRA. * GUSTS OF UP TO 30 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH OVER THE SIERRA CREST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW WITH BLOWING SNOW OVER THE PASSES AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. $$ NVZ001-004-160600- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/ 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 255 PM PST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE IN WEST CENTRAL NEVADA THROUGH THIS EVENING. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 4 INCHES...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN LYON AND WESTERN MINERAL COUNTIES. $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 160101 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 501 PM PST MON DEC 15 2008 CAZ070-071-NVZ003-005-160215- /O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE... SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH 501 PM PST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. WIDESPREAD STEADY SNOW HAS TAPERED TO SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH THE POSSIBILITY FOR ANOTHER QUICK INCH OR TWO OF SNOW. DRIVERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ NVZ001-004-160215- /O.CAN.KREV.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/ 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 501 PM PST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIDESPREAD STEADY SNOW HAS TAPERED TO SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON SO THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH THE POSSIBILITY FOR A LOCALIZED QUICK INCH OR TWO OF SNOW. DRIVERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-160600- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 501 PM PST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH UP TO 3 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET AND 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 10 TO 18 INCHES...WITH 18 TO 30 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET THROUGH 10 PM. * SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WITH RIDGE GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH WILL SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS IN HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WITH BLOWING SNOW OVER THE PASSES AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. $$ CAZ073-160600- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 501 PM PST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING... WITH AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES IN THE HIGH SIERRA. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 8 TO 16 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH 18 TO 30 INCHES IN THE HIGH SIERRA. * GUSTS OF UP TO 30 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH OVER THE SIERRA CREST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW WITH BLOWING SNOW OVER THE PASSES AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS. $$ JORDAN HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 160552 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 952 PM PST MON DEC 15 2008 CAZ072-NVZ002-160700- /O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 952 PM PST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE ACROSS THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN THIS EVENING...BUT ARE BECOMING LESS WIDESPREAD. ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNRISE TUESDAY. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM. $$ CAZ073-160700- /O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 952 PM PST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS EAST. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BECOME LESS WIDESPREAD WITH ONLY UP TO 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW EXPECTED BY SUNRISE TUESDAY. WITH ONLY THE LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED...THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Reno, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Dec 14, 4:30 AM PST, 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 14, 4:30 AM PST, 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
430 AM PST SUN DEC 14 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNINGS TODAY THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED IN THE EASTERN SIERRA AND FAR WESTERN
NEVADA...
.SHORT TERM...
A DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OFF THE PAC NW COAST THIS MORNING IS
PULLING ARCTIC AIR FROM CANADA OVER THE PACIFIC...PICKING UP
MOISTURE. THIS MOISTURE PICKED UP FROM THE PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO
OUR AREA TODAY IN THE FORM OF WARM AIR ADVECTION SHOWERS. SHOWERS
WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...WITH VERY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS UNDER
THE COLD SIDE OF THE JET STREAM AND CYLONIC FLOW ALOFT.
THERE ARE A FEW STRIKING ITEMS THAT STAND OUT TO US THIS MORNING.
FIRST OFF...INSTABILITY OVER THE AREA WILL BE VERY STRONG WITH
EXTREME COLD AIR ALOFT. LIFTED INDICES WILL BE IN NEGATIVE TERRITORY
THIS AFTERNOON. UNDER THE WAA REGIME...WE WILL NOT SEE ANY
SIGNIFICANT SHADOWING FOR THE LEE SIDE OF THE SIERRA.
SECONDLY...MODEL QPF HAVE BEEN INCREASING OVER THE LAST COUPLE
DAYS...SUGGESTING A SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL MAY BE COMING INTO OUR AREA.
ECMWF AND GFS BOTH ARE LEADING THE WAY WITH IMPRESSIVE TOTALS ALONG
THE CREST...UP TO 1.5 INCH LIQUID. WITH TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA WELL BELOW NORMAL...ANY SNOW THAT WE GET TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW TO ACCUMULATE VERY QUICKLY. AT 20 TO 1 RATIO...LIKELY IN
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA...1.5 INCHES OF WATER WOULD MEAN
30 INCHES OF SNOWFALL THIS LIGHT AND FLUFFY SNOW WILL ALSO SPREAD
DOWN INTO THE LOWER VALLEYS AS WELL...WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S
SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL DOESNT SEEM TO HAVE ANY SPECIFIC TIME PERIOD
THAT WILL BE THE HEAVIEST...JUST STEADY MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS
THROUGH MONDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO APPROACH WARNING
CRITERIA OVER THE 24 HOUR PERIOD. WE HAVE ISSUED WINTER STORM
WARNINGS FOR THE EASTERN CALIFORNIA ZONES...AS WELL AS THE
RENO-CARSON CITY ZONE AND NORTHERN WASHOE/SURPRISE VALLEY. GFS MOS
GUIDANCE IS SUGGESTING UP TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IN RENO BY MONDAY
MORNING...WITH BUFKIT ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 4 INCHES. WE FEEL THAT
THE FORMER MAY BE A LITTLE OVERDONE...SO SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE FOR
THE RENO AREA.
THIS WINTER STORM WILL BE PEAKING SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO EARLY MONDAY
MORNING...WHICH WILL CAUSE INCREASED IMPACT TO THE AREA DURING THE
MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR...ESPECIALLY IN THE RENO-SPARKS-CARSON CITY
AREA. ALSO...WITH THIS BEING THE FIRST MAJOR SNOWFALL AFTER A PROLONGED
PERIOD OF DRY...THIS HELPED US MAKE THE DECISION TO GO WITH WARNINGS
INSTEAD OF ADVISORIES IN THE WESTERN NEVADA ZONES. WE MAY HAVE TO
ISSUE ADVISORIES TO THE BASIN AND RANGE AND MINERAL COUNTIES AS
WELL...BUT DIDNT SEE IT AT THIS TIME.
ANOTHER IMPULSE IS EXPECTED TO SWING THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY
NIGHT...ADDING MORE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE AREA. THIS ONE WILL BE
SHORTER LIVED AND HAVE LESS MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH IT. WITH THE
UPPER LOW OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE SHORT TERM...SHOWERS CAN BE
EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. HOON
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
THE GFS/ECMWF HAVE COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT THIS MORNING WITH
SOMEWHAT HIGHER CONFIDENCE OVERALL DURING PERIOD WHEN COMPARED TO
THE PAST COUPLE OF NIGHTS. POSITIVE-TILT LONGWAVE TROUGH REMAINS IN
PLACE WITH ANOMALOUSLY COLD HEIGHTS OVER THE WESTERN STATES EARLY IN
PERIOD. UPPER LOW THAT WILL BE AFFECTING THE REGION IN THE SHORT
TERM WILL BE EXITING WITH SCATTERED LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS MAINLY
ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA IN MONO COUNTY WEDNESDAY MORNING. VERY COLD
AIR WILL WORK SOUTHWARD INTO AREA BEHIND THIS FEATURE WITH
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO STAY IN THE TEENS AND 20S MOST AREAS. IF
SNOWFALL FORECAST TODAY THROUGH TUE WORKS OUT AND THERE IS AN
APPRECIABLE SNOW COVER OVER THE REGION...TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY
NEED TO BE DROPPED MORE AND THE SLOW WARMUP INTO LATE WEEK WILL
LIKELY BE DELAYED. THAT BEING SAID TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL BELOW
NORMAL FOR MID DECEMBER.
THERE IS BETTER AGREEMENT IN DETAILS UPSTREAM AS MODELS INDICATE
THE COLD NORTHERLY FLOW WILL BEGIN TO PROGRESS EAST BY THE WEEKEND
AS UPPER LOW DROPS SOUTHEASTWARD FROM THE ALEUTIANS AND THROUGH THE
GULF OF ALASKA. WEAK SHORTWAVE MAY BRUSH AREA THU/THU NGT. AFTER A
BRIEF BREAK IN THE SNOW WED NGT...LOW CHC POPS WERE MAINTAINED
THU/THU NGT WITH DECREASING CHANCES INTO THE WEEKEND. A MILDER ZONAL
FLOW THEN DEVELOPS BY THE WEEKEND WHICH SHOULD HELP MODERATE OUR
TEMPERATURES UPWARD ALTHOUGH AGAIN THAT WILL DEPEND ON AMOUNT OF
SNOWFALL EARLY THIS WEEK. HOHMANN
&&
.AVIATION...
MID CLOUDS CONTINUE TO THICKEN OVER THE REGION THIS MORNING IN
ADVANCE OF UPPER LOW THAT WILL DROP SOUTHWARD ALONG THE PACNW COAST
THROUGH MONDAY. AS THE LOW MOVES SOUTH...WINDS ALOFT TURN MORE
SOUTHWEST AND THE NAM/GFS BOTH SHOW INCREASING LOW TO MID LEVEL RH
IN RESPONSE TO MOIST ISENTROPIC ASCENT...ESPECIALLY IN THE 650-450MB
LAYER. SOUNDING PROFILES BECOME INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE ALOFT WITH
VERY COLD AIR ASSOCIATED WITH APPROACHING UPPER LOW. SO EXPECT
WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW TO DEVELOP TODAY AND BECOME MODERATE AT TIMES
ESPECIALLY OVER EASTERN CA/NWRN NV WHERE HEAVIER CONVECTIVE BANDS OF
SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME EMBEDDED WITHIN THE LARGER SCALE SYNOPTIC
LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE ISENTROPIC ASCENT. DETERIORATING CIGS/VSBYS
AT ALL AREA TAF SITES 20Z-02Z WITH CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH AT
LEAST 20Z/MON. WIDESPREAD MT OBSCUREMENT. A BRIEF BREAK MONDAY
EVENING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ONE MORE ROUND OF SNOW LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A FOOT AT SIERRA TAF SITES AND 4 INCHES
AT KRNO/2 INCHES AT KLOL. BECAUSE OF THE VERY COLD AIRMASS...LITTLE
MELTING OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH MID WEEK. AIRPORT OPERATIONS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR SNOW REMOVAL DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
IN ADDITION...INCREASING SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH SFC GRADIENT AND WINDS
ALOFT WILL RESULT IN SFC GUSTS TO 25-30KT THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING.
SOUTHWEST TO WEST RIDGE LEVEL WINDS WILL INCREASE AS WELL AND
APPROACH 65KT TONIGHT. HOHMANN
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST MONDAY
FOR NVZ005.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST MONDAY
FOR NVZ002-003.
CA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST MONDAY
FOR CAZ070-071.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PST MONDAY
FOR CAZ073.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST MONDAY
FOR CAZ072.
&&
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 3:00 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | REV | Churchill, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Washoe | 26 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.