Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Mar 2, 2009, 4:06 AM PST for 7 counties in California; 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Mar 2, 2009, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 48 hr. 46 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
- Mar 2, 2009, 4:06 AM PST (12:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 2, 2009, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2009, 10:00 AM PST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Lassen County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 10:00 AM PST | SNOW 6 | 2 Se Incline Village, NV | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL AS OF 900AM AT DIAMOND PEAK SKI RESORT. |
| Mar 2, 10:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 17 | Mount Rose Ski Area, NV | 12 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL AS OF 900AM AT MOUNT ROSE SKI RESORT. |
| Mar 2, 10:02 AM PST | SNOW 12 | Alpine Meadows, CA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL AS OF 945AM ON THE UPPER MOUNTAIN AT ALPINE MEADOWS SKI RESORT. 3 INCHES REPORTED AT THE BASE. |
| Mar 2, 10:06 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | Northstar, CA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL AS OF 1000AM AT THE SUMMIT. 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL REPORTED AT MID-MOUNTAIN. |
| Mar 2, 10:18 AM PST | SNOW 10 | Heavenly Valley, NV | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL AS OF 1015AM AT HEAVENLY LAKE TAHOE SKI RESORT. |
| Mar 2, 1:14 PM PST | SNOW 4 | 4 W Prosser Creek Reser, CA | 24-HR SNOWFALL TAHOE-DONNER AT 6500 FT. WET SNOW STICKING SOMEWHAT TO ROADS BUT IS MELTING QUICKLY WITH TEMP 32F. |
| Mar 3, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Alpine Meadows, CA | 24-HR SNOWFALL AT ALPINE MEADOWS SKI AREA AT 6800 FT. |
| Mar 3, 8:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Squaw Valley, CA | 12-HR SNOWFALL AT SQUAW VALLEY AT 6200 FT. STORM TOTAL OF 14 INCHES SINCE 12 PM 3/1. |
| Mar 3, 8:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 17 | Squaw Valley, CA | 24-HR SNOWFALL SQUAW VALLEY HIGH CAMP 8200 FT. STORM TOTAL OF 30 INCHES SINCE 12 PM 3/1. |
| Mar 3, 8:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 30 | Mount Rose Ski Area, NV | 24-HR SNOWFALL OF 26-39 INCHES MT ROSE SNOTEL AT ELEVATION 8800 FT. |
| Mar 3, 12:53 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 5 W Beckwourth, CA | 12-HR SNOWFALL NEAR PORTOLA NEAR 5000 FEET. SPOTTER REPORTING NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS WITH SNOW-COVERED ROADS. |
| Mar 3, 1:26 PM PST | SNOW 8 | 5 Ssw Tahoe City, CA | 6 TO 8 INCHES NEW SNOW SINCE 6 AM TODAY. ELEVATION 6350. |
| Mar 3, 2:33 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 5 W Beckwourth, CA | UPDATED 12-14 HR SNOWFALL FROM PORTOLA NEAR 5000 FT. RECEIVED 3 INCHES IN THE PAST 2 HOURS. |
| Mar 3, 10:53 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 5 W Beckwourth, CA | REPRESENTS ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION SINCE 230 PM THIS AFTERNOON AT APPROXIMATELY 4800 FEET. |
| Mar 4, 3:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 24 | 5 Wsw Beckwourth, CA | 24-HR SNOWFALL IN PORTOLA AT 4850 FT. |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6.8 | Cold Springs Valley, NV | 12-HR SNOWFALL AT 5050 FT IN THE NORTH VALLEYS OF RENO. |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | 2 Wnw Cromberg, CA | 24-HR SNOWFALL IN SLOAT AT 4200 FT. |
| Mar 4, 5:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 48 | 17 E Kyburz, CA | SIERRA AT TAHOE REPORTED 3-4 FEET OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. |
| Mar 4, 5:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 48 | Kirkwood, CA | KIRKWOOD REPORTED 43-48 INCHES PAST 24 HOURS AND 53-64 INCHES PAST 48 HOURS AND STORM TOTAL OF 74-86 INCHES. |
| Mar 4, 5:41 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 24 | Nw South Lake Tahoe, CA | SPOTTER REPORTED 20 TO 24 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE PAST 24 HOURS IN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE. |
| Mar 4, 5:48 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6.3 | 4 Ssw Reno, NV | SPOTTER REPORTED 6.3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Mar 4, 6:00 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 3 Nne Minden, NV | 12-HR SNOWFALL AT 4816 FT. |
| Mar 4, 6:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | 6 W Gardnerville, NV | 12-HR SNOWFALL NEAR KINGSBURY GRADE AT 4739 FT. |
| Mar 4, 6:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 4 Wsw Minden, NV | 12-HR SNOWFALL AT 4800 FT NEAR KINGSBURY GRADE. |
| Mar 4, 6:22 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 40 | Soda Springs, CA | BOREAL REPORTED 34-40 INCHES OF NEW SNOW PAST 24 HOURS AND STORM TOTAL 57-64 INCHES. |
| Mar 4, 6:54 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 5 Sw Reno, NV | NWS EMPLOYEE ESTIMATES 7 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Mar 4, 6:56 AM PST | SNOW 2.2 | Johnson Lane, NV | CO-OP OBSERVER REPORTED 2.2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE PAST 24 HOURS AT ELEVATION 4709 FT. |
| Mar 4, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 3 Ne Sparks, NV | 12-HR SNOWFALL AT 4915 FT. |
| Mar 4, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 20 | 1 Nnw Meeks Bay, CA | 12-HR SNOWFALL AT 6300 FT. |
| Mar 4, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 30 | 4 Ese South Lake Tahoe, CA | 24-HR SNOWFALL TOTAL ESTIMATE AT HEAVENLY VALLEY SNOTEL. ELEVATION 8850 FT. |
| Mar 4, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 60 | Alpine Meadows, CA | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE THE AFTERNOON OF 3/1. ELEVATION 8200-8500 FT. STORM TOTAL OF 43 INCHES AT 6800 FT. |
| Mar 4, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 60 | Boreal Ski Area, CA | STORM TOTAL OF 57-64 SINCE THE MORNING OF 3/1 AT APPROX 7200 FT. |
| Mar 4, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 60 | Mount Rose Ski Area, NV | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 48-60 INCHES SINCE THE EVENING OF 3/1. LIQUID EQUIVALENT OF AROUND 7 INCHES. ELEVATION 8800 FT. |
| Mar 4, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 72 | Squaw Valley, CA | STORM TOTAL SINCE THE AFTERNOON OF 3/1 AT SQUAW VALLEY SKI AREA AT 8200 FT. 44 INCHES FELL AT 6200 FT. |
| Mar 4, 7:15 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 37 | 19 W Truckee, CA | SUGAR BOWL SKI RESORT REPORTED 24 HOUR SNOWFALL OF 25 INCHES AT 6883 FEET AND 37 INCHES AT 8363 FEET AND STORM TOTALS OF 49 AND 68 INCHES. |
| Mar 4, 7:23 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Stead, NV | 4 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. |
| Mar 4, 7:27 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 20 | 5 W Portola, CA | 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Mar 4, 7:41 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 26 | 1 Ne Incline Village, NV | ADDITIONAL 14 INCHES FELL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS AT 6700 FEET IN INCLINE VILLAGE. STORM TOTAL OF 26 INCHES WITH 0.80 INCHES OF RAIN BEFORE TURNING TO SNOW. |
| Mar 4, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 1.5 | 3 W Reno, NV | 12-HR SNOWFALL AT 4990 FT. |
| Mar 4, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | Susanville, CA | 24-HR SNOWFALL AT SHERIFFS OFFICE. |
| Mar 4, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 19 | 3 Nw Janesville, CA | 24-HR SNOWFALL AT 4800 FT. STORM TOTAL 25 INCHES SINCE THE MORNING OF 3/1...LIQUID EQUIVALENT OF 4.30 INCHES. |
| Mar 4, 9:00 AM PST | SNOW 3 | Gerlach, NV | APPROX 18-HR SNOWFALL TOTAL AT 3950 FT. |
| Mar 4, 9:02 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 31 | 2 Sw South Lake Tahoe, CA | STORM TOTAL SINCE THE AFTERNOON OF 3/1. |
| Mar 4, 9:09 AM PST | SNOW 5 | 1 N Cold Springs Valley, NV | 12-HR SNOWFALL IN THE NORTH VALLEYS OF RENO. 0.77 WATER EQUIVALENT. |
| Mar 4, 9:09 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 4 Wsw Honey Lake, CA | A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER AT AN ELEVATION OF 4200 FT REPORTED A 12-HR STORM TOTAL OF 8.0 INCHES OF SNOWFALL SINCE 6 PM LAST EVENING. |
| Mar 4, 9:09 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 30 | 5 Ssw Tahoe City, CA | A 12-HOUR TOTAL OF 30 INCHES OF SNOWFALL FROM 6 PM TO 6 AM. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 169 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
- 1563 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 88 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 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 021206 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 406 AM PST MON MAR 2 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FOR THE NORTHERN SIERRA THROUGH MID WEEK... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC. THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OFF THE COAST THROUGH TUESDAY THEN MOVE INLAND ON WEDNESDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES... WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN SIERRA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS FROM LAKE TAHOE TO WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ071-022015- /O.UPG.KREV.WW.Y.0008.090302T1800Z-090303T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0002.090302T1800Z-090304T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0002.090303T1200Z-090304T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 406 AM PST MON MAR 2 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY MONDAY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: WEDNESDAY MORNING...2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...10 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND IN THE SIERRA VALLEY 3 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE SOME MELTING OF ACCUMULATED SNOW ON TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: LOWERING TO 5500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THEN TO 4000 TO 4500 FEET MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER AREA PASSES. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-022015- /O.UPG.KREV.WW.Y.0008.090302T1800Z-090303T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0002.090302T1800Z-090304T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0002.090303T1200Z-090304T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 406 AM PST MON MAR 2 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY MONDAY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 15 TO 30 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL BY WEDNESDAY MORNING MAINLY FALLING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 2 TO 4 FEET OF SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH UP TO 6 FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS TO 100 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 7000 FEET THIS MORNING LOWERING TO 6500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON...AND LAKE LEVEL BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER PASSES TODAY. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE OVER ALL ELEVATIONS ON TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY WITH LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. $$ CAZ073-021800- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090302T1800Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 406 AM PST MON MAR 2 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET. * WINDS: INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH BY DAYBREAK AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY. * SNOW LEVELS: 7000 FEET RISING TO 7500 FEET TO 8000 FEET THROUGH THE DAY. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THROUGH THE MORNING. $$ JHW HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KREV 021747 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 947 AM PST MON MAR 2 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FOR THE NORTHERN SIERRA THROUGH MID WEEK... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC. THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OFF THE COAST THROUGH TUESDAY THEN MOVE INLAND ON WEDNESDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES... WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN SIERRA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS FROM LAKE TAHOE TO WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ073-021900- /O.EXP.KREV.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090302T1800Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 947 AM PST MON MAR 2 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE BAND OF SNOW THAT MOVED INTO WESTERN MONO COUNTY HAS WEAKENED AND SHIFTED NORTH. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH SOME ACCUMULATIONS...ESPECIALLY NEAR AND OVER THE SIERRA CREST. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN NEAR 8000 FEET FOR MUCH OF TODAY BEFORE GRADUALLY LOWERING OVERNIGHT TO 6500 TO 7000 FEET. THE NEXT PERIOD OF HEAVIEST ACCUMULATING SNOWS IS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ CAZ071-030500- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.090302T1800Z-090304T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 947 AM PST MON MAR 2 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...10 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND IN THE SIERRA VALLEY 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE SOME MELTING OF ACCUMULATED SNOW ON TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: LOWERING TO 5500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THEN TO 4000 TO 4500 FEET MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER AREA PASSES. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-030500- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.090302T1800Z-090304T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 947 AM PST MON MAR 2 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW WILL INCREASE TODAY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 15 TO 30 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL BY WEDNESDAY MORNING MAINLY FALLING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 3 TO 4 FEET OF SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH UP TO 6 FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS OVER 100 MPH AT TIMES. * SNOW LEVELS: LOWERING TO NEAR ALL SIERRA VALLEY FLOORS TODAY...INCLUDING LAKE LEVEL AT TAHOE. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER PASSES TODAY. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE OVER ALL ELEVATIONS ON TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY WITH LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 030236 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 636 PM PST MON MAR 2 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FOR THE NORTHERN SIERRA THROUGH MID WEEK... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC. THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OFF THE COAST THROUGH TUESDAY THEN MOVE INLAND ON WEDNESDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES... WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN SIERRA LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS FROM LAKE TAHOE TO WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ071-031300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090304T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 636 PM PST MON MAR 2 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...10 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND IN THE SIERRA VALLEY 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE SOME MELTING OF ACCUMULATED SNOW ON TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: LOWERING TO 5000 FEET LATE TONIGHT THEN TO 4000 TO 4500 FEET MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER AREA PASSES. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-031300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090304T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 636 PM PST MON MAR 2 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 15 TO 30 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL BY WEDNESDAY MORNING MAINLY FALLING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 3 TO 4 FEET OF SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH UP TO 6 FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS OVER 100 MPH AT TIMES. * SNOW LEVELS: LOWERING TO NEAR ALL SIERRA VALLEY FLOORS LATE TONIGHT...INCLUDING LAKE LEVEL AT TAHOE. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER PASSES LATE TONIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE OVER ALL ELEVATIONS ON TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY WITH LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 031136 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 336 AM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FOR THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE WEST COAST WILL BRING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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. NVZ003-031945- /O.EXB.KREV.WS.W.0002.090303T1800Z-090304T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 336 AM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING WITH SNOW INCREASING LATE TONIGHT. MOST SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH 4 PM WILL OCCUR ABOVE 5000 FEET. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 4500 TO 4800 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: THROUGH 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON SNOW WILL MAINLY AFFECT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 NORTH OF RENO...WASHOE VALLEY...HOLBROOK JUNCTION AND GEIGER GRADE WITH MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO SLICK ROADS AND GUSTY WINDS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW IMPACTING BOTH THE EVENING COMMUTE TODAY AND THE MORNING COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY. $$ CAZ071-031945- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090304T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 336 AM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...10 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND IN THE SIERRA VALLEY 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY OVER AREA PASSES. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-031945- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090304T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 336 AM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 15 TO 30 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. 3 TO 4 FEET OF SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH UP TO 6 FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS OVER 100 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE OVER ALL ELEVATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER AREA PASSES. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-031945- /O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0010.090303T1136Z-090304T0200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 336 AM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW...LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY OVER CEDAR PASS AND HIGHWAY 447 ON THE BUFFALO HILLS PLATEAU. $$ NVZ004-031945- /O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0010.090304T0300Z-090304T1800Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 336 AM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... 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 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * RAIN AND SNOW WILL INCREASE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 THIS EVENING AND SPREAD SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ALONG INTERSTATE 80 IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 AM AND 8 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 4000 TO 4500 FEET WILL DROP TO VALLEY FLOORS OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80 DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. $$ CAZ073-031945- /O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0010.090304T0000Z-090305T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 336 AM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH 12 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 4500 TO 5000 FEET. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ GMCGUIRE HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 031932 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1132 AM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FOR THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE WEST COAST WILL BRING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ071-040200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090304T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 1132 AM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...10 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND IN THE SIERRA VALLEY 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY OVER AREA PASSES. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-040200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090304T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 1132 AM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 24 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. 3 TO 4 FEET OF SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH UP TO 6 FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS OVER 100 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE OVER ALL ELEVATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER AREA PASSES. $$ NVZ003-040200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090304T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 1132 AM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SNOW INCREASING TONIGHT. MOST SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH 4 PM WILL OCCUR ABOVE 5000 FEET. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 4500 TO 4800 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: THROUGH 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON SNOW WILL MAINLY AFFECT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 NORTH OF RENO...WASHOE VALLEY...HOLBROOK JUNCTION AND GEIGER GRADE WITH MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO SLICK ROADS AND GUSTY WINDS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW IMPACTING BOTH THE EVENING COMMUTE TODAY AND THE MORNING COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-040200- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090304T0200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 1132 AM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW...LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY OVER CEDAR PASS AND HIGHWAY 447 ON THE BUFFALO HILLS PLATEAU. $$ NVZ004-040200- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0010.090304T0300Z-090304T1800Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 1132 AM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * RAIN AND SNOW WILL INCREASE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 THIS EVENING AND SPREAD SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ALONG INTERSTATE 80 IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 AM AND 8 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL START AROUND 5000 FEET THIS EVENING BEFORE LOWERING TO 3500 TO 4000 FEET OVERNIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES...WITH UP TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80 DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. $$ CAZ073-040200- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0010.090304T0000Z-090305T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 1132 AM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH 12 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 4500 TO 5000 FEET. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 032341 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 341 PM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FOR THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE WEST COAST WILL BRING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND REACHING THE VALLEY FLOORS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ071-041200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090304T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 341 PM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...10 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND IN THE SIERRA VALLEY 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY OVER AREA PASSES. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-041200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090304T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 341 PM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 14 TO 28 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. 3 TO 4 FEET OF SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH UP TO 6 FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS OVER 100 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE OVER ALL ELEVATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER AREA PASSES. $$ NVZ003-041200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090304T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 341 PM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND CHANGE TO SNOW ON ALL VALLEY FLOORS. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: INITIALLY AROUND 5000 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL INITIALLY AFFECT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 NORTH OF RENO...WASHOE VALLEY...HOLBROOK JUNCTION AND GEIGER GRADE WITH TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO SLICK ROADS AND GUSTY WINDS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN ALL LOCATIONS OVERNIGHT WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW IMPACTING THE MORNING COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-041200- /O.EXT.KREV.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090304T1200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 341 PM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW...LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY OVER CEDAR PASS AND HIGHWAY 447 ON THE BUFFALO HILLS PLATEAU. $$ NVZ004-041200- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0010.090304T0300Z-090304T1800Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 341 PM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * RAIN AND SNOW WILL INCREASE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 THIS EVENING AND SPREAD SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ALONG INTERSTATE 80 IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 AM AND 8 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL START AROUND 5000 FEET THIS EVENING BEFORE LOWERING TO 3500 TO 4000 FEET OVERNIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES...WITH UP TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80 DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. $$ CAZ073-041200- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0010.090304T0000Z-090305T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 341 PM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH 12 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. SNOW WILL CONTINUE WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 THIS EVENING AND PUSH EAST OF THE CREST AFTER 10 PM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 4500 TO 5000 FEET. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 040534 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 934 PM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FOR THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE WEST COAST WILL BRING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND REACHING THE VALLEY FLOORS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ071-041200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090304T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 934 PM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...10 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND IN THE SIERRA VALLEY 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY OVER AREA PASSES. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-041200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090304T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 934 PM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 14 TO 28 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. 3 TO 4 FEET OF SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH UP TO 6 FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS OVER 100 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE OVER ALL ELEVATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER AREA PASSES. $$ NVZ003-041400- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090304T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 934 PM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS EVENING AND CHANGE TO SNOW ON ALL VALLEY FLOORS OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: INITIALLY AROUND 5000 FEET LATE THIS EVENING LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL INITIALLY AFFECT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 NORTH OF RENO...WASHOE VALLEY...HOLBROOK JUNCTION AND GEIGER GRADE WITH TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO SLICK ROADS AND GUSTY WINDS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN ALL LOCATIONS OVERNIGHT WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW IMPACTING THE MORNING COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-041200- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090304T1200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 934 PM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW...LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY OVER CEDAR PASS AND HIGHWAY 447 ON THE BUFFALO HILLS PLATEAU. $$ NVZ004-041400- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090304T1800Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 934 PM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * RAIN AND SNOW WILL INCREASE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 OVERNIGHT AND SPREAD SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ALONG INTERSTATE 80 IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL START AROUND 5000 FEET LATE THIS EVENING BEFORE LOWERING TO 3500 TO 4000 FEET OVERNIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES...WITH UP TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80 DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. $$ CAZ073-041400- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090305T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 934 PM PST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH 12 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 TONIGHT AND PUSH WELL EAST OF THE CREST LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: LOWERING TO 4500 TO 5000 FEET. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 041157 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 357 AM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FOR THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA UBTO THIS AFTERNOON... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE WEST COAST WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST BRINGING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST TODAY. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ071-041300- /O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090304T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 357 AM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. HOWEVER OCCASIONAL MODERATE SNOW MAINLY SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNRISE WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH ONLY LOCAL LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-041300- /O.EXP.KREV.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090304T1200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 357 AM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH ONLY LOCAL LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-041800- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090304T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 357 AM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH 10 AM PST. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 14 TO 28 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL BY 10 AM PST. 3 TO 4 FEET OF SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH UP TO 6 FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE OVER ALL ELEVATIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER AREA PASSES. CHAIN REQUIREMENTS AND OCCASIONAL ROAD CLOSURES CAN BE EXPECTED. $$ NVZ003-041800- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090304T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 357 AM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL END LATER THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: BY 10 AM...UP TO 4 INCHES WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * IMPACTS: FALLING SNOW AND SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS WILL IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ NVZ004-041800- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090304T1800Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 357 AM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ALONG INTERSTATE 80 IS EXPECTED THROUGH 8 AM THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 2 INCHES...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80 DURING THE MORNING HOURS. $$ CAZ073-042000- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090305T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 357 AM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW...LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON THEN TAPER TO SHOWERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH 12 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING. $$ GMCGUIRE HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 041430 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 630 AM PST WED MAR 4 2009 NVZ003-041530- /O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090304T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 630 AM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. WIDESPREAD SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT AND ONLY SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED WITH LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-041800- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090304T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 630 AM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH 10 AM PST. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 14 TO 28 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL BY 10 AM PST. 3 TO 4 FEET OF SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH UP TO 6 FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE OVER ALL ELEVATIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER AREA PASSES. CHAIN REQUIREMENTS AND OCCASIONAL ROAD CLOSURES CAN BE EXPECTED. $$ NVZ004-041800- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090304T1800Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 630 AM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ALONG INTERSTATE 80 IS EXPECTED THROUGH 8 AM THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 2 INCHES...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80 DURING THE MORNING HOURS. $$ CAZ073-042230- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090305T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 630 AM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW...LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON THEN TAPER TO SHOWERS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH 12 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 041757 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 957 AM PST WED MAR 4 2009 CAZ072-NVZ002-041900- /O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090304T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 957 AM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * ADDITIONAL LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH UP TO 3 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL. * TRAVEL DELAYS WILL CONTINUE AS ROAD CREWS WORK TO CLEAR THE SIERRA HIGHWAYS. $$ NVZ004-041900- /O.EXP.KREV.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090304T1800Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 957 AM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL END BY LATE AFTERNOON. * LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR. $$ CAZ073-050000- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090305T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 957 AM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR AT TIMES IN THE HIGH SIERRA AND NEAR MAMMOTH LAKES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE HIGH SIERRA OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 14 INCHES. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH. * TRAVEL REMAINS DIFFICULT ALONG HIGHWAY 395. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE VERY LOW VISIBILITY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FROM MONO LAKE TO CROWLEY LAKE. $$ 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 Mar 1, 10:11 PM PST, 5 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 10:11 PM PST, 5 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1011 PM PST SUN MAR 1 2009
.UPDATE...
WILL ISSUE ANOTHER QUICK UPDATE. PCPN RATES HAVE IN FACT DECREASED
OVER THE TAHOE BASIN AND SRN PORTIONS OF ZONE 071...BUT ANOTHER
BURST OF PCPN IS BUILDING ON THE WEST SLOPES. THIS MAY KEEP SNOW
LEVELS FROM RISING THROUGH THE NIGHT ALTHOUGH SOME HIGHER
ELEVATIONS SITES HAVE SEEN SLOW RISES IN TEMPS THE LAST COUPLE OF
HOURS. WILL UPDATE SNOW LEVELS...BUT STILL WILL HOLD OFF ISSUING
ANY ADVISORIES AS ACCUMULATIONS DO NOT APPEAR TO BE HEAVY
ENOUGH...OR WIDESPREAD ENOUGH...TO WARRANT ADVISORIES. WINDS EAST
OF THE SIERRA ARE STARTING TO INDICATE SOME GRADUAL INCREASES AS
WELL SO THINK WE ARE STILL ON TRACK TO SEE STRONGEST WINDS AROUND
DAYBREAK OR A LITTLE LATER. MLF
&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 740 PM PST SUN MAR 1 2009/
UPDATE...
COUPLE OF INTERESTING PROBLEMS OVERNIGHT. FIRST...SNOW LEVELS HAVE
FALLEN A BIT FASTER THE EXPECTED WITH BURST OF HEAVY PCPN IN THE
SIERRA LOWERING SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO AROUND 6500 FEET. SOME VERY
LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS NOTED AS WELL ON THE WEST SHORE OF LAKE
TAHOE...BUT GENERALLY THESE HAVE BEEN LIGHT AND MOST AREAS BELOW
6500 FEET ARE REPORTING TEMPS ABOVE FREEZING. RADAR IMAGERY DOES
INDICATE A DECREASE IN RETURNS ON THE WEST SLOPE WITH THE HEAVIEST
PCPN NOW SHIFTING A BIT SOUTH. LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE SHOWS MAIN
JET STILL WELL TO THE NORTH. SO THE BULK OF THIS PCPN HAS BEEN THE
RESULT OF ISENTROPIC LIFT AND SOME ENHANCEMENT WITH THE FIRST OF A
SERIES OF SHORT WAVE PROGRESSING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE FLOW.
OBSERVED TEMPERATURES FROM HIGHER ELEVATIONS WOULD SUPPORT SNOW
LEVELS ABOUT 1000 FEET HIGHER THAN ARE CURRENTLY BEING OBSERVED
AND MODEL GUIDANCE IS ALSO INDICATING HIGHER SNOW LEVELS. OF
COURSE...REALITY IS A BIT DIFFERENT. WITH DECREASE IN PCPN
INTENSITY EXPECTED AND CONTINUED SW FLOW ALOFT DRAWING A VERY
MOIST SUB TROPICAL AIRMASS INTO THE SIERRA THINK THESE SNOW LEVELS
WILL RISE A BIT THROUGH THE NIGHT...BUT NOT TO LEVELS IN CURRENT
FORECAST. SO HAVE OPTED TO DROP SNOW LEVELS BETWEEN 500-800 FEET
FROM TAHOE NORTH. THIS AFFECTS POSSIBLE ACCUMULATIONS BUT STILL
BEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ABOVE 8000 FEET. SO WILL HOLD OFF ON
ANY WINTER ADVISORIES AS YET. WILL REVISIT THIS IN A FEW HOURS IF
PCPN RATES CONTINUE.
WINDS HAVE NOT YET MATERIALIZED AS FORECAST...BUT WITH DECREASE IN
PCPN RATES LATE THIS EVENING BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN TOMORROW
MORNING WE HAVE TIME FOR WINDS TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT. LATEST NAM
30 MB AGL WINDS STILL SHOW AN AREA OF BETTER THAN 40 KTS
DEVELOPING IN THE LEE OF THE SIERRA OVERNIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS
WILL LIKELY HAPPEN EAST OF THE SIERRA BETWEEN 09 UTC AND 15 UTC.
SO WILL LEAVE HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES INTACT FOR NOW.
ALSO NEED TO BUMP LOW TEMPS DOWN A FEW DEGREES IN THE SIERRA BASED
ON MOST RECENT OBSERVATIONS. MLF
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 300 PM PST SUN MAR 1 2009/
SHORT TERM...
GOING FORECAST MOSTLY ON TRACK FOR THIS UPCOMING PERIOD OF ACTIVE
WEATHER. SNOW LEVELS ARE CURRENTLY A LITTLE LOWER THAN WHAT THE
FORECAST SHOWS DUE TO INITIAL EVAPORATIVE COOLING...BUT WITH STRONG
WAA...SNOW LEVELS TO RISE THIS EVENING. STRONGER WINDS HAVE KICKED
IN A SLIGHT BIT EARLIER THAN EXPECTED...BUT GOOD TO SEE THE STRENGTH
OF THEM WITH GOING WIND STATEMENTS CONSIDERING MOS GUIDANCE HAD
WOEFULLY UNDER FORECASTED THEM. WIND STATEMENTS ON TRACK WITH WARNING
CRITERIA ALONG THE 395 CORRIDOR SOUTH OF AROUND DOYLE THROUGH MONO
COUNTY. ALL DATA...BESIDES POORLY PERFORMING MOS GUIDANCE...SHOW
TONIGHT TO HAVE THE BEST DOWNSLOPE WIND POTENTIAL DUE TO FAVORABLE
ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY PROFILES. THE ONLY THING TO LIMIT STRONG WINDS
IS TOO MUCH OF A SOUTHERLY TRAJECTORY INSTEAD OF A MORE FAVORABLE SW
CROSS BARRIER FLOW. TOMORROW LOOKS TO BE A BIT TRICKIER WITH WINDS AS
700 MB AND JET LEVEL WINDS REMAIN VERY STRONG...BUT SIGNIFICANT
COOLING IS EXPECTED IN THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS...CREATING MORE OF
AN UNSTABLE PROFILE WITH LIS BELOW ZERO. BELIEVE ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVEN EVENING DUE TO
STRONG FLOW ALOFT AND NOT THE TYPICAL BASED DOWNSLOPE INGREDIENTS.
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...LIS GO WELL BELOW ZERO (-2 TO -3) DURING
THE AFTERNOON OVER THE BASIN SO ADDED ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EAST OF
HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR...ESPECIALLY OVER PERSHING AND CHURCHILL
COUNTIES DUE TO SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE THUNDERSTORM FORCING. MODEL
SOUNDING DO HINT AT THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME ORGANIZED CONVECTION DUE
TO MODEST LOW LEVEL SHEAR. ALTHOUGH...WINDS MIGHT BE JUST TOO STRONG
AND HEIGHT OF EQUILIBRIUM LEVEL TOO LOW TO ALLOW GOOD CLOUD DEPTH.
PRECIP HAS BANKED INTO THE SIERRA QUITE NICELY TODAY WITH LIMITED
PRECIP SPILLING OVER BESIDES NORTH OF SUSANVILLE. DUE TO THE
UNFAVORABLE STABILITY SET UP FOR TONIGHT...MAINLY SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT AND TO THE EAST WHILE A BIT WETTER IN THE
WESTERN FOOTHILLS. SNOW LEVELS ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO RISE AND BE
QUITE HIGH TONIGHT...ABOVE 7500 TO 8000 FEET...SO EVEN THOUGH THERE
IS EXPECTED TO BE MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIP IN THE
SIERRA...ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL REMAIN ABOVE 8000 FEET WITH LOW
SNOW RATIO SIERRA CEMENT.
MONDAY IS A CHALLENGING FORECAST PRIMARILY DUE TO THE EXPECTED
LOWERING OF SNOW LEVELS. PERSISTENT PRECIP IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
IN THE SIERRA WHILE TEMPS GRADUALLY DROP. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LASSEN/PLUMAS AND TAHOE BASIN ABOVE 6000-6500
FEET FOR MONDAY MID MORNING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. ITS GOING TO BE A
CLOSE CALL ON WHETHER SNOW LEVELS ACTUALLY GET DOWN TO LAKE LEVEL
AND ACCUMULATE DURING THE DAY. JUST A FEW DEGREE TEMPERATURE
DIFFERENCE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT
TRAVEL IMPACTS IN THE TAHOE BASIN.
ON TUESDAY SNOW LEVELS REALLY DROP AND PRECIP INCREASES IN THE
SIERRA AS THE JET STALLS AND THEN REORGANIZES OVER THE TAHOE BASIN
WITH THE MOISTURE PLUME REMAINING QUASI-STATIONARY. A WINTER STORM
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR
TAHOE AND LASSEN/PLUMAS AS NUMEROUS FEET OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE
7000 FEET. GOING FORECAST WOULD PUT IT AT AROUND 3 FEET...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE TAHOE BASIN.
LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SHOULD ALSO BE EXPECTED DUE TO VERY
STRONG WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE. MODERATE TO HEAVY SIERRA SNOW
DOES LOOK TO WIND DOWN DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY BUT NOT TOTALLY
CEASE. ACCUMULATING SNOWS IN MONO COUNTY WILL BE CONFINED MAINLY TO
THE CREST FOR THE DURATION OF THIS STORM AND LOOK TO REMAIN BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA.
PERIODS OF SPILLOVER INTO WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS ALSO CONTINUES TO
LOOK GOOD TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY BASED ON JET AND FRONTAL SUPPORT AS
WELL AS NEUTRAL TO SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE PROFILES. THIS COULD BECOME
PROBLEMATIC AS SNOW LEVELS DROP TO VALLEY FLOORS TUESDAY OR
TUESDAY NIGHT. MODELS CONTINUE TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN
TIMING THE COLD AIR INTO THE LEESIDE WITH THE GFS ALSO MUCH COLDER.
THIS WILL NEED TO BE CLOSELY WATCHED FOR POTENTIAL ACCUMULATING
VALLEY SNOW. MILNE
LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
THERE IS STILL A GREAT DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY FOR THE END OF THIS WEEK
INTO THE WEEKEND SO GOING FORECAST IS LOW CONFIDENCE. THE EC
RETROGRADES THE EASTERN PACIFIC LOW WEST TO ABOUT 130W AND FINALLY
KICKS THIS SYSTEM INLAND LATE IN THE WEEKEND IN RESPONSE TO A
SHORTWAVE DROPPING DOWN FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE GFS RETAINS A
PROGRESSIVE PATTERN MOVING THE REMNANTS OF THE MIDWEEK STORM THROUGH
THE AREA FRIDAY AND DROPPING ANOTHER SHORTWAVE AND COLD FRONT TOWARD
THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN SUNDAY. SOME OF THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS
SUPPORT THE EC SOLUTION OF RETROGRADING THE LOW BUT EC ENSEMBLES
BEGIN TO EXHIBIT WIDE SPREADS TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK. KEPT A
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IN THURSDAY AND ALTHOUGH CURRENT THINKING
FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IS THAT WE WILL GENERALLY BE DRY KEPT SOME
CHANCE POPS IN TO MATCH UP WITH SURROUNDING OFFICES. FOR SUNDAY THE
SCENARIOS RANGE FROM MUCH COLDER WITH SHOWERS TO MILD AND WET SO DID
INTRODUCE A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION FOR THAT TIMEFRAME. JAH
AVIATION...
KRNO...MAIN ISSUE WILL BE WINDS. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FROM ABOUT
06Z TO 13Z AND COULD SEE GUSTS TO 45KT. EXPECT PERIODS OF LLWS AS
WINDS ALOFT REMAIN STRONG FROM THE WSW WHILE SURFACE WINDS BACK TO
MORE SELY. RAIN COULD BEGIN TO SPILL OVER AROUND 19Z MONDAY.
KTRK AND KTVL...RAIN WILL CONTINUE AT THESE LOCATIONS AND MAY DROP
CIGS/VSBY AOB012 AND 3SM AT TIMES BUT GENERALLY VSBY SHOULD STAY AOA
5SM. THERE MAY BE A BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION 08Z-12Z BEFORE
PRECIPITATION INTENSIFIES AROUND 12Z AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET
BEGINS TO PUSH EAST INTO THE SIERRA. SOUTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 35KTS
06Z-12Z TIMEFRAME. RAIN WILL BECOME MIXED WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW
AROUND 21Z.
EAST OF HIGHWAY 395...GENERALLY EAST OF KRNO...THERE IS A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AFTER 18Z.
JAH
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY
FOR NVZ002.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY FOR NVZ002.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR NVZ002.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY FOR NVZ001-004.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY FOR NVZ003.
CA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY
FOR CAZ071-072.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY FOR CAZ071-072.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR CAZ071-072.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY FOR CAZ073.
&&
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENOIn the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 1, 11:23 PM PST, 4 hours 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1123 PM PST SUN MAR 01 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 PM SNOW 3 ENE ALPINE MEADOWS 39.18N 120.16W
03/01/2009 M4.0 INCH PLACER CA TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL FROM 5 PM TO 8 PM AT 7000 FEET
0940 PM SNOW 4 W PROSSER CREEK RESER 39.37N 120.25W
03/01/2009 M4.0 INCH NEVADA CA TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SINCE APPROXIMATELY 5 PM. STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY AT
940 PM AT 6500 FEET.
&&Local storm report, Mar 1, 11:42 PM PST, 4 hours 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1142 PM PST SUN MAR 01 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1140 PM SNOW 1 WNW MAMMOTH LAKES 37.65N 118.98W
03/01/2009 M4.0 INCH MONO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTED 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL BETWEEN 600 PM AND
1130 PM AT ELEVATION 8200 FT.
&&
KMOZLEYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 1:01 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | REV | Mono | 9 hr |
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Sources
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