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Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Dec 6, 2009, 4:09 AM PST for 8 counties in California; 7 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Dec 6, 2009, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 27 hr. 60 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 6, 2009, 4:09 AM PST (12:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 6, 2009, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 7, 2009, 7:00 PM PST
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Lassen County, CA, Mono County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Churchill County, NV, Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Mineral County, NV, Pershing County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:12 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 6, 4:13 PM PST | SNOW 1 | Fernley, NV | CURRENT SNOWFALL TOTAL AS OF 4PM. |
| Dec 6, 4:31 PM PST | SNOW 3 | 1 E Sloat, CA | SNOW BEGAN AROUND 900AM. 3 INCHES MEASURED AT ELEVATION 4200 FEET. |
| Dec 6, 5:04 PM PST | SNOW 2 | Glenbrook, NV | CURRENT SNOWFALL TOTAL AS OF 5PM. |
| Dec 6, 5:11 PM PST | SNOW 3 | Susanville, CA | CURRENT SNOWFALL TOTAL AS OF 5PM. |
| Dec 6, 5:14 PM PST | SNOW 3 | Tahoe City, CA | CURRENT SNOWFALL TOTAL AS OF 5PM AT THE USCG STATION LAKE TAHOE. |
| Dec 6, 5:36 PM PST | SNOW 4 | 5 W Beckwourth, CA | 4 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED AT 5000 FT ELEVATION. SNOW BEGAN AROUND 930AM. |
| Dec 6, 5:57 PM PST | SNOW 1.5 | 1 Se Fallon, NV | |
| Dec 6, 6:10 PM PST | SNOW 7 | Hobart Mills, CA | SNOWFALL TOTAL AS 6PM. |
| Dec 6, 6:27 PM PST | SNOW 5 | Loyalton, CA | CURRENT SNOWFALL TOTAL AS OF 630PM. |
| Dec 6, 7:22 PM PST | SNOW 3.5 | 3 Ne Fernley, NV | CURRENT SNOWFALL TOTAL AS OF 700PM AT 4070 FEET. |
| Dec 6, 7:39 PM PST | SNOW 3 | Silver Springs, NV | SNOWFALL TOTAL FROM 5PM TO 730PM AND STILL SNOWING HEAVILY. |
| Dec 6, 7:44 PM PST | SNOW 2 | 15 Nnw Reno, NV | CURRENT SNOWFALL TOTAL AS OF 730PM IN THE COLD SPRINGS AREA NORTH OF RENO NV. |
| Dec 6, 9:30 PM PST | SNOW 4.5 | Silver Springs, NV | SNOWFALL TOTAL AS OF 930 PM. STILL SNOWING. |
| Dec 6, 9:50 PM PST | SNOW 4 | 1 Ne Cold Springs Valle, NV | SO FAR. SNOWING MODERATELY. |
| Dec 6, 10:00 PM PST | SNOW 4.7 | 6 Nnw Stead, NV | IN RANCHO HAVEN SUBDIVISION. |
| Dec 7, 1:00 AM PST | SNOW 4 | Grass Valley, CA | SNOW FALLING AT APPROX. ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR. |
| Dec 7, 2:00 AM PST | SNOW 0 | Roseville, CA | SNOW FALLING - TRACE AMOUNT ACCUMULATED. |
| Dec 7, 2:31 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Se Fallon, NV | SO FAR. STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY. |
| Dec 7, 3:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | 1 Se Fallon, NV | STILL SNOWING |
| Dec 7, 3:01 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 4 Ssw Reno, NV | AT 5000 FEET. |
| Dec 7, 3:15 AM PST | SNOW 0 | Lincoln, CA | MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW. NO ACCUMULATION. |
| Dec 7, 3:37 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Mount Rose Ski Area, NV | 10-12 INCHES SO FAR. |
| Dec 7, 3:50 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | 1 E Spanish Springs, NV | IN WINGFIELD SPRINGS. |
| Dec 7, 3:50 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 4 E Verdi, NV | IN SOMERSETT AREA OF NORTHWEST RENO. |
| Dec 7, 3:50 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 8 Ssw Reno, NV | AT GALENA HIGH SCHOOL. |
| Dec 7, 3:55 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 7 Nw Reno, NV | 6-8 INCHES AT BEAUMONT PARKWAY AND HEATHERWOOD DRIVE IN NORTHWEST RENO. |
| Dec 7, 3:55 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 2 N Washoe City, NV | AT BOWERS MANSION. |
| Dec 7, 3:56 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 5 N Reno, NV | AT THE NWS OFFICE ON RAGGIO PKWY |
| Dec 7, 4:02 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 8 Nnw Stead, NV | 9-11 INCHES SO FAR IN THE RANCHO HAVEN SUBDIVISION. |
| Dec 7, 4:05 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | 5 N Alpine Meadows, CA | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AS OF 405 AM. 6 INCHES OF THAT FELL BETWEEN 1 AM AND 4 AM. STILL SNOWING HEAVILY. ELEVATION 6050 FT. |
| Dec 7, 4:12 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Nw Reno, NV | 6 INCHES AT ROLLAN MELTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ROBB DR AND LAS BRISAS BLVD IN NORTHWEST RENO. |
| Dec 7, 4:16 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 1 E Washoe City, NV | MEASURED ON EAST LAKE BLVD IN WASHOE VALLEY. |
| Dec 7, 4:30 AM PST | SNOW 6.5 | 5 N Reno, NV | A TOTAL OF 6.5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WAS REPORTED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN NORTH RENO. |
| Dec 7, 4:40 AM PST | SNOW 4.7 | Reno, NV | A TOTAL OF 4.7 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WAS REPORTED AT THE RENO-TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OVERNIGHT. |
| Dec 7, 5:05 AM PST | SNOW 12 | 5 Ese Placerville, CA | |
| Dec 7, 5:06 AM PST | SNOW 8 | Grass Valley, CA | |
| Dec 7, 5:25 AM PST | SNOW 14 | 2 S Applegate, CA | |
| Dec 7, 6:00 AM PST | SNOW 5.5 | Spanish Springs, NV | AN OFF-DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE IN THE SPANISH SPRINGS AREA NORTHEAST OF RENO REPORTED 5.5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. |
| Dec 7, 6:35 AM PST | SNOW 6 | Auburn, CA | |
| Dec 7, 6:36 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 18 | 4 Ssw Prosser Creek Res, CA | A WEATHER SPOTTER IN TRUCKEE REPORTED 18 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT AT AN ELEVATION OF 6300 FT. |
| Dec 7, 6:39 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 3 N Fernley, NV | STORM TOTAL SO FAR. |
| Dec 7, 6:42 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 6 Se Silver Springs, NV | A WEATHER SPOTTER NEAR SILVER SPRINGS REPORTED 9 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. |
| Dec 7, 6:46 AM PST | SNOW 14 | Foresthill, CA | |
| Dec 7, 6:50 AM PST | SNOW 0.5 | Loomis, CA | |
| Dec 7, 6:54 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 1 Ne Stagecoach, NV | A WEATHER SPOTTER IN STAGECOACH REPORTED A TOTAL OF 10 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. |
| Dec 7, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 11.5 | 5 Ese Grass Valley, CA | SNOW DOWN TO 500 FOOT ELEVATION. |
| Dec 7, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 11.5 | Grass Valley, CA | |
| Dec 7, 7:28 AM PST | SNOW 6 | Shingle Springs, CA | ELEVATION 1330 FEET. |
| Dec 7, 7:35 AM PST | SNOW 5 | 2 Se Spanish Springs, NV | A WEATHER SPOTTER IN THE SPANISH SPRINGS AREA NORTHEAST OF RENO REPORTED 5.0 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT WITH A LIQUID EQUIVALENT OF 0.37 INCH. |
| Dec 7, 7:59 AM PST | SNOW 3.5 | 1 Ssw Yerington Municip, NV | A WEATHER SPOTTER IN YERINGTON REPORTED 3.5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. |
| Dec 7, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 20.6 | Pacific House, CA | |
| Dec 7, 8:20 AM PST | SNOW 8.2 | 8 Nw Auburn, CA | |
| Dec 7, 8:28 AM PST | SNOW 29 | 15 W Soda Springs, CA | |
| Dec 7, 8:29 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 29 | 5 Ene Cisco, CA | A WEATHER SPOTTER NEAR KINGVALE REPORTED A 24-HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL OF 29.0 INCHES. |
| Dec 7, 8:32 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 20 | 5 N Alpine Meadows, CA | A WEATHER SPOTTER FIVE MILES NORTH OF TRUCKEE REPORTED 20 INCHES OF SNOWFALL SINCE SUNDAY EVENING AT AN ELEVATION OF 6050 FT. |
| Dec 7, 8:35 AM PST | SNOW 11.5 | Nevada City, CA | TEMPERATURE OF 25 DEGREES F AT TIME OF OBSERVATION |
| Dec 7, 8:41 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 20 | 3 Ene Alpine Meadows, CA | A WEATHER SPOTTER ON THE WEST SHORE OF LAKE TAHOE REPORTED A TOTAL OF 20 INCHES OF SNOWFALL AT AN ELEVATION OF 7000 FT. |
| Dec 7, 8:46 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Reno, NV | MEASURED SNOWFALL AT RENO AIRPORT AS OF 945 AM. |
| Dec 7, 8:46 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 5 Wsw Stagecoach, NV | |
| Dec 7, 8:46 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 24 | 4 W Prosser Creek Reser, CA |
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, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 1180 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 115 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 429 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 562 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 061209 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 409 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...SNOWFALL EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH PACIFIC MOISTURE TO GENERATE SNOWFALL ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA. THIS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FOR TRAVEL MONDAY MORNING... AND POSSIBLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY MONDAY AS THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL NOT ALLOW FOR THE SNOW TO MELT. DUE TO THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES THIS SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE RATHER RAPIDLY AND COULD PRODUCE SOME IMPRESSIVE AMOUNTS BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATE MONDAY EVENING. CAZ071-072-NVZ002-070100- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0005.091207T0600Z-091208T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0007.091207T0300Z-091208T0300Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE... SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...INCLINE VILLAGE 409 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...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 AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10-20 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 36 INCLUDING THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. UP TO 30 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. UP TO 6 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY. * WINDS: 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. RIDGES WILL BE GUSTING UP TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE ACROSS MOUNTAIN PASSES IN THE HIGH SIERRA. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NVZ003-070100- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0005.091207T0600Z-091208T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0007.091207T0600Z-091208T0300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS 409 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING BECOMING MODERATE AT TIMES BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES THROUGH WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS WITH 6-12 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS AND VIRGINIA RANGE. * WINDS: 10 TO 15 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES THROUGH THE GREATER RENO/SPARKS/CARSON CITY AREA WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN THE SNOW. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-070100- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0005.091207T0600Z-091208T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0007.091207T0600Z-091208T0300Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 409 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING BECOMING MODERATE AT TIMES BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5-10 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. 1 TO 2 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 30 INCHES NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. * WINDS: 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. RIDGES WILL BE GUSTING UP TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN THE SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-070100- /O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0017.091207T0600Z-091208T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 409 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING BECOMING MODERATE AT TIMES. SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN THE SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KREV 062353 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 353 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...SNOWFALL EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH PACIFIC MOISTURE TO GENERATE SNOWFALL ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA. THIS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FOR TRAVEL MONDAY MORNING... AND POSSIBLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY MONDAY AS THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL NOT ALLOW FOR THE SNOW TO MELT. DUE TO THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES THIS SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE RATHER RAPIDLY AND COULD PRODUCE SOME IMPRESSIVE AMOUNTS BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATE MONDAY EVENING. CAZ071-072-NVZ002-070800- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0007.091207T0000Z-091208T0300Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE... SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...INCLINE VILLAGE 353 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST MONDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING THEN BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND LATE AFTERNOON MONDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHT AGAIN MONDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 36 INCLUDING THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. UP TO 30 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. UP TO 6 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY. * WINDS: 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. RIDGES WILL BE GUSTING UP TO 90 MPH THIS EVENING THEN DECREASING TO 70 MPH OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW A HALF MILE DURING HEAVY SNOW...WITH NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY POSSIBLE IN GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE ACROSS MOUNTAIN PASSES IN THE HIGH SIERRA. 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. && $$ NVZ003-070800- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0007.091207T0300Z-091208T0300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS 353 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PST MONDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE AGAIN THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING BETWEEN 10 PM TONIGHT AND NOON MONDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY MONDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING LATE MONDAY LATE. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES THROUGH WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS AND VIRGINIA RANGE. * WINDS: 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES THROUGH THE GREATER RENO/SPARKS/CARSON CITY AREA WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN THE SNOW. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-070800- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.091207T0600Z-091208T0300Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 353 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING THEN INCREASE TO MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES BY MONDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL BETWEEN 4 AM MONDAY AND LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF MONDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. 1 TO 2 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 30 INCHES NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. * WINDS: 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. RIDGES WILL BE GUSTING UP TO 100 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN DECREASE TO 70 MPH OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN THE SNOW...WITH NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY POSSIBLE IN GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$ NVZ004-070800- /O.EXB.KREV.WW.Y.0017.091207T0300Z-091208T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 353 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH...THEN BECOME MODERATE AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN THE SNOW. THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES IN THE FERNLEY AND FALLON AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-070800- /O.EXT.KREV.WW.Y.0017.091207T0000Z-091208T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 353 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN BECOME MODERATE AT TIMES. SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN THE SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 070320 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 720 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...SNOWFALL EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH PACIFIC MOISTURE TO GENERATE SNOWFALL ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA. THIS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FOR TRAVEL MONDAY MORNING... AND POSSIBLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY MONDAY AS THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL NOT ALLOW FOR THE SNOW TO MELT. DUE TO THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES THIS SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE RATHER RAPIDLY AND COULD PRODUCE SOME IMPRESSIVE AMOUNTS BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATE MONDAY EVENING. NVZ004-071130- /O.UPG.KREV.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-091208T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091208T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 720 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 95. THIS SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY...BUT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN THE SNOW. THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES IN THE FERNLEY AND FALLON AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ CAZ071-072-NVZ002-071130- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091208T0300Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE... SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...INCLINE VILLAGE 720 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING THEN BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND LATE AFTERNOON MONDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHT AGAIN MONDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 36 INCLUDING THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. UP TO 30 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. UP TO 6 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY. * WINDS: 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. RIDGES WILL BE GUSTING UP TO 90 MPH THIS EVENING THEN DECREASING TO 70 MPH OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW A HALF MILE DURING HEAVY SNOW...WITH NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY POSSIBLE IN GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE ACROSS MOUNTAIN PASSES IN THE HIGH SIERRA. 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. && $$ NVZ003-071130- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091208T0300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS 720 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...THEN BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING BETWEEN 10 PM TONIGHT AND NOON MONDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY MONDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING LATE MONDAY LATE. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES THROUGH WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS AND VIRGINIA RANGE. * WINDS: 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES THROUGH THE GREATER RENO/SPARKS/CARSON CITY AREA WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN THE SNOW. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-071130- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.091207T0600Z-091208T0300Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 720 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING THEN INCREASE TO MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES BY MONDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL BETWEEN 4 AM MONDAY AND LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF MONDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. 1 TO 2 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 30 INCHES NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. * WINDS: 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. RIDGES WILL BE GUSTING UP TO 100 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN DECREASE TO 70 MPH OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN THE SNOW...WITH NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY POSSIBLE IN GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-071130- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-091208T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 720 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING...THEN BECOME MODERATE AT TIMES. SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN THE SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 070641 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1041 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...SNOWFALL EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH PACIFIC MOISTURE TO GENERATE SNOWFALL ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA. THIS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FOR TRAVEL MONDAY MORNING... AND POSSIBLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY MONDAY AS THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL NOT ALLOW FOR THE SNOW TO MELT. DUE TO THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES THIS SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE RATHER RAPIDLY AND COULD PRODUCE SOME IMPRESSIVE AMOUNTS BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATE MONDAY EVENING. CAZ071-072-NVZ002-071445- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091208T0300Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE... SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...INCLINE VILLAGE 1041 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE LATE EVENING THEN BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND LATE AFTERNOON MONDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHT AGAIN MONDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 15 TO 25 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 36 INCLUDING THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. UP TO 6 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY. * WINDS: 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. RIDGES WILL BE GUSTING UP TO 90 MPH THIS EVENING THEN DECREASING TO 70 MPH OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW A HALF MILE DURING HEAVY SNOW...WITH NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY POSSIBLE IN GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE ACROSS MOUNTAIN PASSES IN THE HIGH SIERRA. 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. && $$ NVZ003-071445- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091208T0300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS 1041 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING...THEN BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING BETWEEN 10 PM TONIGHT AND NOON MONDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY MONDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING LATE MONDAY LATE. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES THROUGH WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS WITH 10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS AND VIRGINIA RANGE. * WINDS: 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES THROUGH THE GREATER RENO/SPARKS/CARSON CITY AREA WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN THE SNOW. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-071445- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091208T0300Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 1041 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING THEN INCREASE TO MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES BY MONDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL BETWEEN 4 AM MONDAY AND LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF MONDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. 1 TO 2 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 30 INCHES NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. * WINDS: 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. RIDGES WILL BE GUSTING UP TO 100 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN DECREASE TO 70 MPH OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN THE SNOW...WITH NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY POSSIBLE IN GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$ NVZ004-071445- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091208T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 1041 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 95. THIS SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY...BUT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN THE SNOW. THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES IN THE FERNLEY AND FALLON AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-071445- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-091208T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 1041 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING...THEN BECOME MODERATE AT TIMES. SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN THE SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 071022 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 222 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...SNOWFALL EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH TONIGHT... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS COMBINING WITH PACIFIC MOISTURE TO GENERATE COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA. THIS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FOR TRAVEL THIS MORNING...AND POSSIBLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL NOT ALLOW FOR THE SNOW TO MELT. DUE TO THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES THIS SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE RATHER RAPIDLY AND COULD PRODUCE SOME IMPRESSIVE AMOUNTS BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATE MONDAY EVENING. NVZ001-071900- /O.EXA.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091208T0300Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 222 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES IN WESTERN MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES IN EASTERN MINERAL COUNTY. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN THE SNOW. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-072-NVZ002-071900- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091208T0300Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE... SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...INCLINE VILLAGE 222 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHT AGAIN THIS EVENING BEFORE ENDING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 15 TO 25 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 36 INCLUDING THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. ACROSS EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE...5 TO 10 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN LASSEN COUNTY. * WINDS: 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. RIDGES WILL BE GUSTING UP TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW A HALF MILE DURING HEAVY SNOW...WITH NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY POSSIBLE IN GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE ACROSS MOUNTAIN PASSES IN THE HIGH SIERRA. 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. && $$ NVZ003-071900- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091208T0300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS 222 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON TODAY... BECOMING LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING BEFORE ENDING TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES VALLEYS WITH 10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS AND VIRGINIA RANGE. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES THROUGH THE GREATER RENO/SPARKS/CARSON CITY AREA WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN THE SNOW. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-071900- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091208T0300Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 222 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING BEFORE ENDING LATE TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. 1 TO 2 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 3 FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. * WINDS: 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. RIDGES WILL BE GUSTING UP TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN THE SNOW...WITH NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY POSSIBLE IN GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$ NVZ004-071900- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091208T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 222 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...BECOMING MODERATE AT TIMES...HEAVIEST ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 95. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH ABOUT NOON TODAY...TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES...LOCALLY 12 INCHES IN PARTS OF NORTHERN LYON COUNTY. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN THE SNOW. THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES IN THE FERNLEY AND FALLON AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-071900- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-091208T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 222 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING...TAPERING OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN THE SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 071853 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 1053 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...SNOWFALL EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH TONIGHT... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS COMBINING WITH PACIFIC MOISTURE TO GENERATE COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA. THIS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FOR TRAVEL THROUGH THE DAY...AS THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL NOT ALLOW FOR THE SNOW TO MELT. DUE TO THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES THIS SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE RATHER RAPIDLY AND COULD PRODUCE SOME IMPRESSIVE AMOUNTS BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATE THIS EVENING. CAZ071-072000- /O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091208T0300Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 1053 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE MAIN PRECIPITATION BAND HAS MOVE EAST OF THE SUSANVILLE...WITH ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS REMAINING. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED. HOWEVER...ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND ICY THROUGH THE DAY...MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-080300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091208T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE 1053 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHT AGAIN THIS EVENING BEFORE ENDING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 15 TO 25 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 36 INCLUDING THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * WINDS: 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. RIDGES WILL BE GUSTING UP TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW A HALF MILE DURING HEAVY SNOW...WITH NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY POSSIBLE IN GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE ACROSS MOUNTAIN PASSES IN THE HIGH SIERRA. 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. && $$ NVZ003-080300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091208T0300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS 1053 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON TODAY... BECOMING LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING BEFORE ENDING TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES VALLEYS WITH 10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS AND VIRGINIA RANGE. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES THROUGH THE GREATER RENO/SPARKS/CARSON CITY AREA WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN THE SNOW. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-080300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091208T0300Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAMMOTH LAKES 1053 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING BEFORE ENDING LATE TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. 1 TO 2 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 3 FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. * WINDS: 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. RIDGES WILL BE GUSTING UP TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN THE SNOW...WITH NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY POSSIBLE IN GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$ NVZ004-080300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091208T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...SILVER SPRINGS 1053 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...BECOMING MODERATE AT TIMES...HEAVIEST ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 95. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH ABOUT NOON TODAY...TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES...LOCALLY 12 INCHES IN PARTS OF NORTHERN LYON COUNTY. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN THE SNOW. THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES IN THE FERNLEY AND FALLON AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ001-080300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091208T0300Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 1053 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES IN WESTERN MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES IN EASTERN MINERAL COUNTY. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN THE SNOW. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-080000- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-091208T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 1053 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW SOUTH OF GERLACH. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN THE SNOW. IN AREAS THAT START TO CLEAR...ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK...ICY AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO PALMER/BINGAMAN
000 WWUS45 KREV 072314 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 314 PM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...SNOWFALL EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM COMBINED WITH PACIFIC MOISTURE TO GENERATE COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA TODAY. HOWEVER...SNOW SHOWERS ARE BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. CAZ072-NVZ002>004-080015- /O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091208T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...SPARKS... FERNLEY...FALLON...SILVER SPRINGS 314 PM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE MAIN PRECIPITATION BAND IS MOVING OFF TO THE EAST THIS EVENING...WITH ONLY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS REMAINING. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED. HOWEVER...ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND ICY...MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-080015- /O.CAN.KREV.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-091208T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 314 PM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE MAIN PRECIPITATION BAND IS MOVING OFF TO THE EAST THIS EVENING...WITH ONLY ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS REMAINING. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED. HOWEVER...ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND ICY...MAKING TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. $$ CAZ073-080300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091208T0300Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAMMOTH LAKES 314 PM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...TAPERING OFF TO SHOWERS LATER THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. 1 TO 2 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 3 FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. * WINDS: 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO NEAR 10 MPH THIS EVENING. RIDGES WILL BE GUSTING UP TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN THE SNOW...WITH NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY POSSIBLE IN GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$ NVZ001-080300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091208T0300Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 314 PM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...TAPERING OFF LATER THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES IN WESTERN MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES IN EASTERN MINERAL COUNTY. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN THE SNOW. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO PALMER
000 WWUS45 KREV 080251 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 651 PM PST MON DEC 7 2009 CAZ073-080400- /O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091208T0300Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAMMOTH LAKES 651 PM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE MAIN PRECIPITATION BAND CONTINUES TO SHIFT SOUTH AND EAST THIS EVENING...WITH ONLY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS LINGERING OVER MON0 COUNTY. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM. EXPECT ROADS TO REMAIN ICY AND SLICK THROUGH THE NIGHT TONIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY. $$ NVZ001-080400- /O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091208T0300Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 651 PM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE MAIN PRECIPITATION BAND CONTINUES TO SHIFT SOUTH AND EAST THIS EVENING...WITH ONLY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS LINGERING OVER MINERAL AND LYON COUNTIES. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM. EXPECT ROADS TO REMAIN ICY AND SLICK THROUGH THE NIGHT TONIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO PALMER
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 6, 2:54 AM PST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 6, 2:54 AM PST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
254 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2009
.SHORT TERM...
COLD CORE OF SECONDARY UPPER LOW IS EVIDENT ON SATELLITE IMAGERY
THIS MORNING OVER OREGON AS OF 10Z. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO DROP
SOUTH TODAY...ALONG THE TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN CONUS...AND WILL
DIG WESTWARD BY TONIGHT INTO CA AND NV. THE JET MAX DIGGING AROUND
THE BASE OF THE TROUGH HAS AN OVER WATER TRAJECTORY AND WILL
ENTRAIN A WAVE OF PACIFIC MOISTURE INTO IT AS IT APPROACHES THE
CWA. THE COLD AIR MASS COMBINED WITH MOISTURE AND EXCELLENT
DYNAMICS WILL BE PERFECT FOR GENERATING SNOW. SNOW RATIOS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 20-30 TO 1 RANGE IN THIS STORM WITH H7
TEMPERATURES IN THE -14 TO -18 DEGREE C RANGE EVEN DOWN TO THE
LOWEST VALLEY FLOORS. THE MOIST WAVE WILL ROTATE AROUND THE BASE
OF THE WESTERN TROUGH EJECTING EASTWARD MONDAY NIGHT... TAKING THE
SNOW WITH IT.
HAVE UPGRADED ALL AREAS IN THE WATCH TO A WINTER STORM WARNING
WHICH WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY. IN ADDITION WILL BE ISSUING A SNOW
ADVISORY FOR SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. ALL OF
THE ABOVE WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT. SNOW TOTALS IN THE VALLEYS OF THE WARNED AREAS WILL BE 5 TO
10 INCHES WITH 25-30 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA.
THE ADVISORY AREA WILL SEE 3 TO 5 INCHES. SEE RNOWSWREV FOR
ADDITIONAL DETAILS OF THE ADVISORY AND WARNINGS.
UPPER LEVEL WINDS WILL BE STRONG AS THIS SYSTEM DROPS SOUTH WITH
RIDGES GUSTING 55-75 MPH. LAKE LEVEL WINDS WILL BE GUSTING 30-40
MPH SO HAVE CONTINUED WITH THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR TAHOE. WILL
BE ENDING THE ADVISORY 3 HOURS EARLIER...AT 7 PM PST...BECAUSE THE
WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE STARTING AT THAT POINT.
THE SYSTEM WILL LEAVE AN EXTREMELY COLD AIR MASS IN ITS WAKE AND
THE QUESTION IS JUST HOW COLD IT BE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
MORNINGS. BROUGHT LOW TEMPERATURES UP A DEGREE OR TWO TUESDAY
MORNING AS IT APPEARS THERE WILL BE SOME REMNANT CLOUDS OVER THE
AREA. WITH THE UPSTREAM SYSTEM SLOWER TO COME IN...WEDNESDAY
MORNING WILL BE CLEAR...AND WITH LIGHT WINDS AND SNOW COVER...
TEMPERATURES SHOULD PLUNGE. DROPPED TEMPS ABOUT 5 DEGREES ACROSS
THE AREA WEDNESDAY MORNING. EXPECT WIDESPREAD SINGLE DIGIT TEMPS
WITH MANY PLACES EVEN DROPPING BELOW ZERO BOTH MORNINGS. DF
.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
MODELS CONTINUE TO BACK OFF ON LATE WEEK SYSTEM AND NOW DELAY
ARRIVAL UNTIL POSSIBLY THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...SYSTEM
LOOKING LESS AND LESS ORGANIZED WITH EACH RUN AND QPF ALONG SIERRA
CREST NOW DOWN TO ONLY 1-1.5 INCHES. HAVE GONE DRY NOW FOR WED...AND
WITH REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR OVERNIGHT...HAVE LOWERED TEMPS
ABOUT 5 DEGREES...WITH HIGHS STRUGGLING TO REACH 30 ONCE AGAIN
THROUGHOUT WRN NV. EXPECT CLOUD COVER TO MOVE IN WED NIGHT...BUT NOT
SURE ABOUT PRECIP TIMING. GEFS A BIT FASTER THAN OPERATIONAL GFS/EC
SO HAVE LEFT POPS IN...BUT DRASTICALLY REDUCED THEM.
SYSTEM APPEARS TO HIT THU/THU NIGHT AND SAME REASONING WITH SNOW
LEVELS APPLY AS BEFORE. SFC GRADIENT REMAINS EAST SO EXPECT COLD AIR
DAMMING IN THE LEE OF SIERRA AND JUST ABOUT AN ALL SNOW EVENT. SNOW
LEVELS MAY BRIEFLY RISE FRI MORNING TO NEAR 5000 FEET...BUT THIS IS
NOW BECOMING LESS LIKELY AS THE TREND IS FOR THE SYSTEM TO TRACK
FURTHER SOUTH. KEPT THE HIGH POPS IN DURING THIS TIME...BUT DID NOT
ADJUST UPWARD. GIVEN THE TREND OF THE MODELS BACKING
OFF...CONFIDENCE IS NOW QUITE LOW WITH THIS SYSTEM DOING ANYTHING
SIGNIFICANT. NEW 06Z GFS IS ALARMING IN THAT IS ALMOST COMPLETELY
LOSES THE SYSTEM BY THE TIME IT ARRIVES. THIS WILL BE TREATED AS AN
OUTLIER RIGHT NOW...BUT GIVEN THE POTENTIAL SYSTEM SAT IT CANNOT BE
COMPLETELY DISCOUNTED EITHER.
FRI THERE IS SOME SHORT WAVE RIDGING...BUT NOW MODELS ARE IN GOOD
AGREEMENT WITH A WETTER SYSTEM FOR NEXT WEEKEND THAT COMES IN
PIECES. HAVE KEPT CHC POPS IN THE SIERRA WITH LOW CHC TO SLIGHT CHC
WRN NV OVER THE WEEKEND. REALLY HAVE NO CONFIDENCE TO GO HIGHER
DESPITE EXCELLENT MODEL AGREEMENT. MODELS WERE QUITE WET WITH THU
SYSTEM 3-4 DAYS AGO AND HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY BACKED OFF. PREFER TO
WAIT ON THIS ONE RIGHT NOW. IF IT DOES OCCUR...COULD BE IMPRESSIVE
AND WILL BE WARMER...BUT SNOW LEVELS DO NOT LOOK TO RISE ABOVE 6000
FEET WITH THAT ONE EITHER. WALLMANN
&&
.AVIATION...VFR CONDS WITH BRISK SW-W WINDS GUSTING TO 30 KT AT
KRNO/KTVL/KTRK FM 19Z THRU 03Z. WINTER STORM SET TO IMPACT THE
AREA BEGINNING AROUND 03Z FOR KTVL/KTRK AND 09-15Z FOR KRNO-
KLOL...DETAILS BELOW.
FOR KTVL/KTRK...EXPECT MVFR CIGS/VIS BY 03Z MON WITH IFR AFT 06Z.
LIFR CONDS...ABOUT 70 PCT CHC...AFT 12Z CONTINUING THRU AT LEAST 21Z
MON IN MDT-HVY SNOW. SIGNIFICANT RUNWAY ACCUMULATIONS WITH A FOOT OR
MORE POSSIBLE.
KRNO...EXPECT LGT -SN TO MOVE IN AFT 09Z WITH OCNL MVFR CIGS/VIS
THRU 15Z. THEN PDS OF IFR...90 PCT CHC...AND POSSIBLY LIFR THRU
21-00Z IN BANDS OF MDT SNOW. RUNWAY ACCUMULATION LIKELY WITH VERY
COLD TEMPS DURING SNOWFALL...IN THE 20S. AROUND 4 INCHES OR
SO...50-60 PCT PROBABILITY WITH MORE POSSIBLE.
KLOL...MAINLY VFR HERE...BUT PDS OF IFR CIGS/VIS FM 15-21Z IN
LGT-MDT SNOW. LGT RUNWAY ACCUMS POSSIBLE. WALLMANN
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PST MONDAY
FOR NVZ002.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
MONDAY FOR NVZ005.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PST MONDAY
FOR NVZ003.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR NVZ002.
CA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PST MONDAY
FOR CAZ071-072.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
MONDAY FOR CAZ070.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PST MONDAY
FOR CAZ073.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING 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 6, 4:09 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | REV | Modoc | 35 hr |
| Dec 6, 1:06 PM PST | Wind Advisory | REV | Mono | 118 min |
| Dec 6, 3:04 PM PST | High Wind Warning | REV | Mono | 7 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.