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Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Dec 11, 2009, 4:26 AM PST for 8 counties in California; 7 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Dec 11, 2009, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 36 hr. 59 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2009, 4:26 AM PST (12:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 11, 2009, 10:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 13, 2009, 10:18 AM PST
- In force
- 36 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 12:29 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 12, 6:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 4 E Verdi, NV | 7 INCHES NEW SNOW SINCE ABOUT 9PM LAST NIGHT. CURRENTLY 29 F DEGREES WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 12, 6:15 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | 4 Ssw Reno, NV | 4.5 INCHES NEW SNOW SINCE 9PM LAST NIGHT. |
| Dec 12, 6:40 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | 5 Nnw Reno, NV | 4.5 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL SINCE 9PM LAST NIGHT. |
| Dec 12, 7:30 AM PST | SNOW 4 | 1 Ne Incline Village, NV | 4 INCHES SNOW PAST 24 HOURS AS OF 0730 PST |
| Dec 12, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 6 | Mammoth Lakes, CA | 6 INCHES PAST 24 HOURS AT MAMMOTH LAKES RANGER STATION. WATER EQUIVALENT .42 INCHES. |
| Dec 12, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 7 | 4 Ssw Susanville, CA | 7 INCHES PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 0800. |
| Dec 12, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 10 | 5 Ene Cisco, CA | 10 INCHES PAST 24 HOURS AS OF 0800 PST. 1.9 INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT. |
| Dec 12, 8:30 AM PST | SNOW 3 | Portola, CA | 3 INCHES PAST 24 HOURS AS OF 0830 PST. WATER EQUIVALENT .51 INCHES. |
| Dec 12, 9:11 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 1 N Cold Springs Valley, NV | OVERNIGHT TOTAL. |
| Dec 12, 10:00 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 2 Se Spanish Springs, NV | 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT WITH 0.28 INCHES LIQUID EQUIVALENT. |
| Dec 12, 10:32 AM PST | SNOW 6 | Heavenly Valley, NV | TOTAL OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL AT HEAVENLY SKI RESORT LAKE TAHOE. |
| Dec 12, 10:34 AM PST | SNOW 6 | Mount Rose Ski Area, NV | TOTAL OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL AT MOUNT ROSE SKI RESORT. |
| Dec 12, 10:35 AM PST | SNOW 8 | Homewood, CA | OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL ON THE UPPER MOUNTAIN AT HOMEWOOD SKI RESORT. 6 INCHES WAS REPORTED AT THE LOWER MOUNTAIN. |
| Dec 12, 10:37 AM PST | SNOW 8 | Squaw Valley, CA | OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL AT 8200 FEET AT SQUAW VALLEY USA SKI RESORT. 6 INCHES WAS REPORTED AT 6200 FEET. |
| Dec 12, 10:38 AM PST | SNOW 8 | Northstar, CA | OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL REPORTED AT NORTHSTAR AT TAHOE SKI RESORT. |
| Dec 12, 10:45 AM PST | SNOW 3 | Boca Reservoir, CA | OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL WITH 10 INCHES ON THE GROUND. |
| Dec 12, 10:46 AM PST | SNOW 3.5 | Bridgeport, CA | OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL WITH 8 INCHES ON THE GROUND REPORTED. |
| Dec 12, 10:47 AM PST | SNOW 2 | Lee Vining, CA | OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL WITH 3 INCHES ON THE GROUND REPORTED. |
| Dec 12, 10:48 AM PST | SNOW 1 | Minden, NV | OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL WITH 2 INCHES ON THE GROUND REPORTED. |
| Dec 12, 10:49 AM PST | SNOW 3 | Reno, NV | OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL WITH 7 INCHES ON THE GROUND REPORTED AT THE RENO TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. |
| Dec 12, 10:50 AM PST | SNOW 4 | 5 N Reno, NV | OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL WITH 11 INCHES ON THE GROUND AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. |
| Dec 12, 10:53 AM PST | SNOW 3 | Spanish Springs, NV | OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL WITH 11 INCHES CURRENTLY ON THE GROUND. |
| Dec 12, 10:54 AM PST | SNOW 3 | South Lake Tahoe, CA | OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL WITH 9 INCHES ON THE GROUND REPORTED AT THE TAHOE VALLEY AIRPORT. |
| Dec 12, 11:03 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 2 Ne Tahoe City, CA | OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL WITH 16 INCHES REPORTED ON THE GROUND AT THE USCG STATION LAKE TAHOE. |
| Dec 12, 11:04 AM PST | SNOW 3 | Truckee, CA | OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL WITH 12 INCHES REPORTED ON THE GROUND AT THE TAHOE TRUCKEE AIRPORT. OBSERVER REPORTED 0.30 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION. |
| Dec 12, 11:08 AM PST | SNOW 3 | Virginia City, NV | OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL WITH 12 INCHES REPORTED ON THE GROUND. |
| Dec 12, 7:53 PM PST | SNOW 4 | Nw Reno, NV | NEW SNOW TOTAL SINCE LATE MORNING. STILL SNOWING WITH VISIBILITY NEAR 1/2 MILE. |
| Dec 12, 8:00 PM PST | SNOW 10 | 1 Ne Incline Village, NV | 10 INCHES SNOW SINCE 730AM. SNOWFALL RATE 1 INCH PER HOUR BETWEEN 4PM AND 8PM PST. STORM TOTAL SNOW 14 INCHES. |
| Dec 12, 8:30 PM PST | SNOW 3 | Sparks, NV | 3 INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN 4PM AND 830PM PST IN NE SPARKS...VISTA AREA...ELEVATION 4950 FEET. |
| Dec 12, 9:14 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10.2 | 4 Ssw Reno, NV | 24 HOUR STORM TOTAL IN CAUGHLIN RANCH AT 5000 FT. 5.75 INCHES SINCE 4 PM TODAY AND 4.5 INCHES LAST NIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOW BETWEEN 6-9 PM. |
| Dec 12, 10:24 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | 7 Ssw Reno, NV | 24 HOUR STORM TOTAL AT 4750 FT. 4.5 INCHES SINCE 5 PM AND 3 INCHES LAST NIGHT. |
| Dec 13, 12:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 13.6 | 11 Wnw Owens Valley Raw, CA | AN ESTIMATED 13.6 INCHES OF SNOW FELL SATURDAY AT THE ROCK CREEK LAKES AUTOMATED STATION. ELEVATION 9700 FEET. |
| Dec 13, 12:16 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 8 N Reno, NV | 6 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL SINCE 3PM IN GOLDEN VALLEY. |
| Dec 13, 12:16 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6.6 | 5 N Reno, NV | 6.6 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL SINCE 3PM. 24 HOUR TOTAL SNOWFALL IS 8.3 INCHES. 24 HOUR TOTAL WATER EQUIVALENT IS .70 INCHES. |
| Dec 13, 6:13 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 5 Sw Reno, NV | ESTIMATED 7 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL FROM 6PM THROUGH 2AM IN THE CAUGHLIN RANCH AREA. |
| Dec 13, 6:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 19.5 | 1 Ne Incline Village, NV | STORM TOTAL 19.5 INCHES NEW SNOW. 24 HOUR SNOWFALL WAS 15.5 INCHES FROM DEC 12 AT 630AM TO DEC 13 AT 630AM AT 6700 FT. CURRENT TEMP IS 29F WITH CALM WINDS. |
| Dec 13, 6:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 28 | 1 Wnw Mammoth Lakes, CA | STORM TOTAL 28 INCHES PAST 30 HOURS AT 8105 FT. CURRENT TEMP 21F. |
| Dec 13, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 26 | Ssw Mount Rose Ski Area, NV | 20-26 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL PAST 18 HOURS WITH 32-42 INCHES STORM TOTAL AT 8250 FT. |
| Dec 13, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 1.2 | Pacific House, CA | 1.2 INCH NEW SNOW, TOTAL 8 INCHES ON GROUND. |
| Dec 13, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 1 Ene Quincy, CA | 2 INCHED OF NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT, 5 INCHES TOTAL ON GROUND. |
| Dec 13, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 9 | 10 W Kirkwood, CA | 9 INCHES OVERNIGHT, STORM TOTAL 22 INCHES |
| Dec 13, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 24 | 3 W Soda Springs, CA | 24 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN 24 HOURS. 3 DAY STORM TOTAL OF 38 INCHES, TOTAL SNOW ON GROUND NOW 48 INCHES. |
| Dec 13, 7:12 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 17 | 3 S Prosser Creek Reser, CA | 13 INCHES SNOWFALL PAST 12 HOURS WITH TOTAL 24 HOUR SNOWFALL OF 17 INCHES AT 6500 FT. |
| Dec 13, 7:18 AM PST | SNOW 2.5 | 3 N Fernley, NV | NEW SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT 2.5 INCHES. TOTAL ON THE GROUND 6.5 INCHES. |
| Dec 13, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Stead, NV | 4 INCHES 6PM - 6AM. ELEVATION 4800 FEET. |
| Dec 13, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 5.5 | 1 N Cold Springs Valley, NV | 5.5 INCHES PAST 24 HOURS. .58 INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT. |
| Dec 13, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 2 Nne Minden, NV | 11 INCHES SNOW 8PM - 8AM AT 6300 FEET. |
| Dec 13, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | Mammoth Lakes, CA | 15 INCHES NEW SNOW PAST 24 HOURS. ELEVATION 8000 FEET. ALSO RAINED FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS 6PM - 9PM. LIQUID EQUIVALENT WAS 1.62 INCHES. |
| Dec 13, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 18 | 4 Ssw Prosser Creek Res, CA | 18 INCHES PAST 14 HOURS FROM 6PM SATURDAY 12/12 TO 8AM SUNDAY 12/13. ELEVATION 6300 FEET. |
| Dec 13, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 24 | 5 Ene Cisco, CA | 24 INCHES PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 0800 PST. ELEVATION 6200 FEET. 2.98 INCHES OF WATER EQUIVALENT. TREES DOWN IN MANY AREAS AND POWER OUTAGES. |
| Dec 13, 9:05 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Cold Springs Valley, NV | STORM TOTAL FROM YESTERDAY AND LAST NIGHT. |
| Dec 13, 9:37 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | Truckee, CA | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AS OF 9AM AT THE TAHOE TRUCKEE AIRPORT. OBSERVER REPORTED 1.40 LIQUID EQUIVALENT AND 28 INCHES CURRENTLY ON THE GROUND. |
| Dec 13, 9:46 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 26 | Mount Rose Ski Area, NV | OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL AT MOUNT ROSE SKI RESORT. 20 INCHES REPORTED AT THE BASE. |
| Dec 13, 9:47 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 20 | Heavenly Valley, NV | OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL AT HEAVENLY LAKE TAHOE SKI RESORT. |
| Dec 13, 9:48 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 26 | Kirkwood, CA | OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL AT KIRKWOOD SKI RESORT. 22 INCHES WAS REPORTED AT THE BASE OF THE RESORT. |
| Dec 13, 9:55 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 28 | Northstar, CA | OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL AT NORTHSTAR AT TAHOE SKI RESORT. 24 INCHES WAS REPORTED AT THE BASE OF THE RESORT. |
| Dec 13, 9:57 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 28 | 4 W Truckee, CA | OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL AT SUGARBOWL SKI RESORT. 18 INCHES WAS REPORTED AT THE BASE OF THE RESORT. |
| Dec 13, 9:59 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 32 | 3 W Donner Summit, CA | OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL AT BOREAL SKI RESORT. 21 INCHES WAS REPORTED AT THE BASE OF THE RESORT. |
| Dec 13, 10:05 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | South Lake Tahoe, CA | OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL AT THE LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT. OBSERVER REPORTED 14 INCHES ON THE GROUND. |
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, 0.4 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
- 473 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 98 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 111226 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 426 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH A STRONGER STORM TO FOLLOW SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .A DISTURBANCE ALONG THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL SPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THIS MAY CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE MORNING COMMUTE. A SECOND...MUCH STRONGER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOWFALL COULD FALL ACROSS THE SIERRA FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL LIKELY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON WEEKEND TRAVEL. CAZ073-111800- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0006.091212T0600Z-091213T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0008.091212T1800Z-091213T1800Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-091211T1800Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 426 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE LATE MORNING...MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. SNOWFALL SHOULD TAPER TO SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH MOST OF THE SHOWERS IN THE HIGH SIERRA. SNOW FALL WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL BE UP TO 5 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. ACCUMULATIONS IN THE STRONGER SYSTEMS WILL RANGE FROM ONE TO THREE FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT BELOW THE RIDGES. RIDGE GUSTS OVER 90 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE DOWN TO HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. * MAJOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES POSSIBLE OVER SIERRA PASSES WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-111800- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0006.091212T0600Z-091213T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0008.091212T0600Z-091213T1200Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-091211T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 426 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... 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 4 AM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER TO SCATTERED SHOWERS BY EARLY AFTERNOON....THEN INTENSIFY LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THERE WILL BE NO DISTINCT BREAK BETWEEN THE SYSTEMS WITH SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES. ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY WILL RANGE FROM ONE TO THREE FEET. * WINDS: INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH SATURDAY BELOW RIDGES. RIDGE GUSTS TO 100 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE DOWN TO HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. * MAJOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES POSSIBLE OVER SIERRA PASSES WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ CAZ071-111800- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0006.091212T0600Z-091213T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0008.091212T0600Z-091213T1200Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-091211T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 426 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... 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 4 AM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN INTENSIFY LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE SECOND SYSTEM. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THERE WILL BE NO DISTINCT BREAK BETWEEN THE SYSTEMS IN THE MOUNTAINS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION THIS MORNING...MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH UP TO 2 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. SECOND SYSTEM: 12 TO 24 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. * WINDS: INCREASING TO SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH BY EARLY SATURDAY. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED BELOW HALF A MILE IN SNOW...ESPECIALLY WITH THE SECOND SYSTEM. * MAJOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES POSSIBLE OVER SIERRA PASSES WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ NVZ001-111800- /O.EXB.KREV.WS.A.0006.091212T2200Z-091213T1200Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-091211T1800Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 426 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND INCREASE TO MODERATE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AFTER SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL BE LIGHT. SECOND SYSTEM: UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS: INCREASING TO SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED BELOW HALF A MILE IN SNOW...ESPECIALLY WITH THE SECOND SYSTEM. THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON WEEKEND TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && $$ NVZ003-111800- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.A.0006.091212T2200Z-091213T1200Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-091211T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS 426 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN THE SNOWFALL FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE THE SECOND SYSTEM ARRIVES. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 3 INCHES ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION THIS MORNING WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILLS. SECOND SYSTEM: UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. * WINDS: INCREASING TO SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED BELOW HALF A MILE IN SNOW...ESPECIALLY WITH THE SECOND SYSTEM. THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE MORNING COMMUTE AND WEEKEND TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ004-005-111800- /O.EXB.KREV.WS.A.0006.091212T2200Z-091213T1200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...FERNLEY... FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS...EMPIRE...GERLACH 426 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MORNING. THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN THE SNOWFALL FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE THE SECOND SYSTEM ARRIVES. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 2 INCHES TODAY. SECOND SYSTEM: UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET. * WINDS: FOR THE SECOND SYSTEM...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED BELOW HALF A MILE IN SNOW...ESPECIALLY WITH THE SECOND SYSTEM. THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE AND WEEKEND TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
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000 WWUS45 KREV 111800 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1000 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...A STRONGER STORM TO FOLLOW SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY... .A STRONG AND MOIST PACIFIC SYSTEM IS EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOWFALL COULD FALL ACROSS THE SIERRA FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL LIKELY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON WEEKEND TRAVEL. CAZ073-120200- /O.EXP.KREV.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-091211T1800Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.091212T1800Z-091213T1800Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 1000 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * SNOWFALL SHOULD TAPER TO SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH MOST OF THE SHOWERS IN THE HIGH SIERRA. SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL BE UP TO 2 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. ACCUMULATIONS IN THE STRONGER SYSTEMS WILL RANGE FROM ONE TO THREE FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT BELOW THE RIDGES. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * MAJOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES POSSIBLE OVER SIERRA PASSES WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-120200- /O.EXP.KREV.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-091211T1800Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.091212T0600Z-091213T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 1000 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER TO SCATTERED SHOWERS BY EARLY AFTERNOON....THEN INTENSIFY LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES. ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY WILL RANGE FROM ONE TO THREE FEET. * WINDS: INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH SATURDAY BELOW RIDGES. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * MAJOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES POSSIBLE OVER SIERRA PASSES WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-120200- /O.EXP.KREV.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-091211T1800Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.091212T0600Z-091213T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 1000 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN INTENSIFY LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE NEXT SYSTEM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION THIS MORNING...MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. ACCUMULATIONS SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY: 12 TO 24 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. * WINDS: INCREASING TO SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH BY EARLY SATURDAY. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * MAJOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES POSSIBLE OVER SIERRA PASSES WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ NVZ001-003-120200- /O.EXP.KREV.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-091211T1800Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0006.091212T2200Z-091213T1200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... SPARKS 1000 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN AGAIN SATURDAY...BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD AND INCREASING TO MODERATE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AFTER SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL BE LIGHT. SECOND SYSTEM: UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS: INCREASING TO SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE IN SNOW. THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON WEEKEND TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ004-005-120200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0006.091212T2200Z-091213T1200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...FERNLEY... FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS...EMPIRE...GERLACH 1000 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN THE SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE THE SECOND SYSTEM ARRIVES. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS TODAY. SECOND SYSTEM: UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET. * WINDS: INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE IN SNOW.THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON WEEKEND TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 112258 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 258 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM TO MOVE INTO THE AREA SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY... .A STRONG AND MOIST PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST PORTION OF THE STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES DURING THIS TIME WILL EXCEED 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE SIERRA WITH UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR IN WESTERN NEVADA. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS WHERE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE SIERRA. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY ONCE THE STRONGEST PORTION OF THE STORM PASSES. SNOW MAY NOT END IN THE SIERRA UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING. NVZ003-120700- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0006.091212T2200Z-091213T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KREV.WS.W.0008.091212T2100Z-091213T1200Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS 258 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND BECOME WIDESPREAD...INCREASING TO MODERATE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL SATURDAY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE OR LESS IN 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. && $$ NVZ001-120700- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0006.091212T2200Z-091213T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KREV.WS.W.0008.091212T2100Z-091213T1200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 258 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND BECOME WIDESPREAD...INCREASING TO MODERATE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL SATURDAY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR IN SOUTHERN LYON AND WESTERN MINERAL COUNTIES. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE OR LESS IN 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. && $$ CAZ071-120700- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.091212T0600Z-091213T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 258 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO INTENSIFY LATE THIS EVENING BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE SATURDAY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH BY EARLY SATURDAY. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: MAJOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES OVER SIERRA PASSES WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-120700- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.091212T0600Z-091213T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 258 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSIFY LATE THIS EVENING...BECOMING HEAVY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 20 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. THE HIGHEST AMOUNT WILL OCCUR ALONG THE WEST SHORE OF LAKE TAHOE. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH SATURDAY BELOW RIDGES. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: MAJOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES OVER SIERRA PASSES WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ CAZ073-120700- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.091212T1800Z-091213T1800Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 258 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY SATURDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 20 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH ONE TO THREE FEET ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT BELOW THE RIDGES. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: MAJOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES OVER SIERRA PASSES WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ004-005-120700- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0006.091212T2200Z-091213T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0019.091213T0000Z-091213T1200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...FERNLEY... FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS...EMPIRE...GERLACH 258 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE IN SNOW. THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON WEEKEND TRAVEL. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 120734 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1134 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM TO MOVE INTO THE AREA SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY... .A STRONG AND MOIST PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST PORTION OF THE STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES DURING THIS TIME WILL EXCEED 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE SIERRA WITH UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR IN WESTERN NEVADA. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS WHERE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE SIERRA. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY ONCE THE STRONGEST PORTION OF THE STORM PASSES. SNOW MAY NOT END IN THE SIERRA UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING. CAZ071-121430- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091213T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 1134 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE SATURDAY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395... WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH BY EARLY SATURDAY. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: MAJOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES OVER SIERRA PASSES WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-121430- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091213T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 1134 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSIFY LATE THIS EVENING...BECOMING HEAVY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 20 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. THE HIGHEST AMOUNT WILL OCCUR ALONG THE WEST SHORE OF LAKE TAHOE. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH SATURDAY BELOW RIDGES. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: MAJOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES OVER SIERRA PASSES WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ CAZ073-121430- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.091212T1800Z-091213T1800Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 1134 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 20 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH ONE TO THREE FEET ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT BELOW THE RIDGES. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: MAJOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES OVER SIERRA PASSES WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ003-121430- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.091212T2100Z-091213T1200Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS 1134 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DECREASE TONIGHT THEN INCREASE AGAIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING...BECOMING WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE OR LESS IN 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. && $$ NVZ001-121430- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.091212T2100Z-091213T1200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 1134 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING AND BECOME WIDESPREAD...INCREASING TO MODERATE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL SATURDAY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR IN SOUTHERN LYON AND WESTERN MINERAL COUNTIES. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE OR LESS IN SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ004-005-121430- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0019.091213T0000Z-091213T1200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...FERNLEY... FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS...EMPIRE...GERLACH 1134 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE IN SNOW. THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON WEEKEND TRAVEL. 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 121207 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 407 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM TO MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY INTO SUNDAY... .A STRONG AND MOIST PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA TODAY THROUGH LATE SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST PORTION OF THE STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES DURING THIS TIME WILL EXCEED 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE SIERRA WITH 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR RATES AT TIMES IN WESTERN NEVADA. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS WHERE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OCCUR IN THE SIERRA. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING ONCE THE STRONGEST PORTION OF THE STORM PASSES. SNOW MAY NOT END IN THE SIERRA UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING. NVZ004-122300- /O.UPG.KREV.WW.Y.0019.091213T0000Z-091213T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KREV.WS.W.0008.091212T2100Z-091213T1200Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 407 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE IN SNOW. THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON WEEKEND TRAVEL. 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. && $$ CAZ071-122300- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 407 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 15 TO 30 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: MAJOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES OVER SIERRA PASSES WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. LONG TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY WITH POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. 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. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-122300- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 407 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD THIS MORNING...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE WEST SHORE OF LAKE TAHOE. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH TODAY BELOW RIDGES. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: MAJOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES OVER SIERRA PASSES WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. LONG TRAVEL DELAYS AND PERIODIC ROAD CLOSURES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ003-122300- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0008.091212T2100Z-091213T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS 407 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: BRIEF PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW THROUGH THIS MORNING...THEN INCREASING AROUND MIDDAY...BECOMING WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH EARLY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE OR LESS IN 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. && $$ NVZ001-122300- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0008.091212T2100Z-091213T1800Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 407 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME WIDESPREAD...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW BY EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR IN SOUTHERN LYON AND WESTERN MINERAL COUNTIES. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE OR LESS IN SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-122300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.091212T1800Z-091213T1800Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 407 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATE THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 20 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 2 TO 4 FEET ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BELOW THE RIDGES. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 95 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: MAJOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES OVER SIERRA PASSES WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. LONG TRAVEL DELAYS AND PERIODIC ROAD CLOSURES ARE LIKELY. 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. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-122300- /O.EXT.KREV.WW.Y.0019.091212T2100Z-091213T1200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 407 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE IN SNOW. THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON WEEKEND TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 121829 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1029 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...POWERFUL STORM MOVING INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA... ...HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER FOR THE SIERRA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .A POWERFUL PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL BRING ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY TO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST PORTION OF THE STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA BETWEEN 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND MIDNIGHT AS THE JET STREAM MOVES OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. SNOWFALL RATES DURING THIS TIME WILL EXCEED 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE SIERRA WITH 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR IN WESTERN NEVADA. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. SOME ROADS OVER THE SIERRA PASSES MAY BE CLOSED AT TIMES THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT DUE TO THE RAPID SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRAVELERS SHOULD EXPECT SIGNIFICANT DELAYS. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE A HEAVY WET SNOW THAT WILL ACCUMULATE ON A LESS DENSE SNOW PACK. THIS WILL PRODUCE A HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER ON STEEP SLOPES ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH NORTH...NORTHEAST...EAST ASPECTS. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING ONCE THE STRONGEST PORTION OF THE STORM PASSES. SNOW MAY NOT END IN THE SIERRA UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING. CAZ073-130230- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 1029 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND BE HEAVY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 20 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 2 TO 4 FEET ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BELOW THE RIDGES BY ATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES MAY REACH 100 MPH. * DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT HIGHWAY 395 WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. LONG TRAVEL DELAYS AND PERIODIC ROAD CLOSURES ARE LIKELY. 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. && $$ CAZ071-130230- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 1029 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 TO 30 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS OVER THE HIGHER RIDGES MAY EXCEED 60 MPH. * MAJOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES OVER SIERRA PASSES WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. LONG TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY WITH POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-130230- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 1029 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND BE HEAVY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE WEST SHORE OF LAKE TAHOE. * SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS MAY REACH 100 MPH. * DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 80... HIGHWAYS 28...50...88 AND 89 WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. LONG TRAVEL DELAYS AND PERIODIC ROAD CLOSURES ARE LIKELY. 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. && $$ NVZ003-130230- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.091212T2100Z-091213T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS 1029 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH HEAVY SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * HEAVY SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ001-130230- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.091212T2100Z-091213T1800Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 1029 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH HEAVY SNOW AFFECTING THE AREA THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR IN SOUTHERN LYON AND WESTERN MINERAL COUNTIES. * HEAVY SNOW THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS 95...208...338 AND 359. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE OR LESS. 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. && $$ NVZ004-130230- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.091212T2100Z-091213T1200Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 1029 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. * SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH UP TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR NEAR PYRAMID LAKE AND NORTHERN LYON COUNTY. * HEAVY SNOW THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-130230- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0019.091212T2100Z-091213T1200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 1029 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. * SNOW WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. * SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAY 447 AND ROADS IN THE SURPRISE VALLEY. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE OR LESS. 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 BRONG
000 WWUS45 KREV 122246 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 246 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...POWERFUL STORM AFFECTING THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA... ...HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER FOR THE SIERRA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .A POWERFUL PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST PORTION OF THE STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. SNOWFALL RATES DURING THIS TIME WILL EXCEED 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE SIERRA WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN WESTERN NEVADA. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FORECAST TO CONTINUE IN THE SIERRA THROUGH SUNDAY. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA. SOME ROADS OVER THE SIERRA PASSES MAY BE CLOSED AT TIMES THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT DUE TO THE RAPID SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRAVELERS SHOULD EXPECT SIGNIFICANT DELAYS. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE A HEAVY WET SNOW THAT WILL ACCUMULATE ON A LESS DENSE SNOW PACK. THIS WILL GENERATE A HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER ON STEEP SLOPES ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR NORTH...NORTHEAST...EAST ASPECTS. CAZ073-130700- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 246 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 20 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 2 TO 4 FEET ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BELOW THE RIDGES THROUGH TONIGHT. GUSTS OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES MAY REACH 100 MPH. * DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT HIGHWAY 395 WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. LONG TRAVEL DELAYS AND PERIODIC ROAD CLOSURES ARE LIKELY. 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. && $$ CAZ071-130700- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 246 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 TO 30 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * MAJOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES OVER SIERRA PASSES WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. LONG TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY WITH POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. 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. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-130700- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 246 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT THE LAKE TAHOE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING AND TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE WEST SHORE OF LAKE TAHOE. * SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. WINDS GUSTS OF 70 TO 90 MPH WILL OCCUR OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. * DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 80... HIGHWAYS 28...50...88 AND 89 WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. LONG TRAVEL DELAYS AND PERIODIC ROAD CLOSURES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ003-130700- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS 246 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT THE RENO...CARSON CITY...AND MINDEN AREAS THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS... WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * HEAVY SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE OR LESS. 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. && $$ NVZ001-130700- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 246 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN LYON AND MINERAL COUNTIES THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS... WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR IN SOUTHERN LYON AND WESTERN MINERAL COUNTIES. * HEAVY SNOW THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS 95...208...338 AND 359. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ004-130700- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091213T1200Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 246 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. * SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES WITH UP TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR NEAR PYRAMID LAKE AND NORTHERN LYON COUNTY. * HEAVY SNOW THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE OR LESS. 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. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-130700- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-091213T1200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 246 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. * MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. * SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAY 447 AND ROADS IN THE SURPRISE VALLEY. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 130714 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1114 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...POWERFUL STORM AFFECTING THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA... ...HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER FOR THE SIERRA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .A POWERFUL PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FORECAST TO CONTINUE IN THE SIERRA THROUGH SUNDAY. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA. SOME ROADS OVER THE SIERRA PASSES MAY BE CLOSED AT TIMES TONIGHT DUE TO THE RAPID SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... TRAVELERS SHOULD EXPECT SIGNIFICANT DELAYS. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE A HEAVY WET SNOW THAT WILL ACCUMULATE ON A LESS DENSE SNOW PACK. THIS WILL GENERATE A HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER ON STEEP SLOPES ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR NORTH...NORTHEAST...EAST ASPECTS. CAZ073-131400- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 1114 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 20 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 2 TO 4 FEET ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BELOW THE RIDGES THROUGH TONIGHT. GUSTS OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES MAY REACH 100 MPH. * DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT HIGHWAY 395 WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. LONG TRAVEL DELAYS AND PERIODIC ROAD CLOSURES ARE LIKELY. 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. && $$ CAZ071-131400- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 1114 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 TO 30 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * MAJOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES OVER SIERRA PASSES WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. LONG TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY WITH POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-131400- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 1114 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT THE LAKE TAHOE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING AND TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE WEST SHORE OF LAKE TAHOE. * SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. WINDS GUSTS TO 70 MPH WILL OCCUR OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. * DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 80... HIGHWAYS 28...50...88 AND 89 WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. TRAVEL DELAYS AND PERIODIC ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ NVZ003-131400- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS 1114 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT THE RENO...CARSON CITY...AND MINDEN AREAS TONIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS... WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ001-131400- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 1114 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN LYON AND MINERAL COUNTIES THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS... WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR IN SOUTHERN LYON AND WESTERN MINERAL COUNTIES. * HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS 95...208...338 AND 359. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES TO HALF A MILE OR LESS. 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. && $$ NVZ004-131200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091213T1200Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 1114 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES WITH UP TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR NEAR PYRAMID LAKE AND NORTHERN LYON COUNTY. * HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-131200- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-091213T1200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 1114 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. * MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. * SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAY 447 AND ROADS IN THE SURPRISE VALLEY. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BE 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 131201 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 401 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2009 ...HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER FOR THE SIERRA TODAY... .A POWERFUL PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO THE SIERRA EARLY THIS MORNING WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE JUST EAST OF THE SIERRA IN WESTERN NEVADA. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE AFTERNOON IN THE SIERRA. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS DUE TO MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THIS MORNING. SOME ROADS OVER THE SIERRA PASSES MAY BE CLOSED AT TIMES THIS MORNING. TRAVELERS SHOULD EXPECT SIGNIFICANT DELAYS. THE STORM HAS PRODUCED A HEAVY WET SNOW THAT HAS ACCUMULATED ON A LESS DENSE SNOW PACK. THIS WILL GENERATE A HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER ON STEEP SLOPES ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR NORTH...NORTHEAST...EAST ASPECTS. NVZ004-131315- /O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091213T1200Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 401 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL DECREASE TO ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS BY EARLY AFTERNOON WITH NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-131315- /O.EXP.KREV.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-091213T1200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 401 AM PST SUN DEC 13 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. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING THEN TAPER OFF IN THE AFTERNOON WITH NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. $$ CAZ073-132015- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091214T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 401 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING...MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...THEN TAPER TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ALONG THE SIERRA CREST TODAY WITH UP TO 4 INCHES ELSEWHERE. THIS WILL BRING OVERALL STORM TOTALS TO 10 TO 18 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 2 TO 4 FEET ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BELOW THE RIDGES. GUSTS OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES UP TO 80 MPH. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH THE DAY. LONG TRAVEL DELAYS AND PERIODIC ROAD CLOSURES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-132015- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091214T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 401 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL TODAY WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. THIS WILL BRING TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS TO 1 TO 2 FEET AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BELOW THE RIDGES. GUSTS TO 65 MPH OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES MAINLY DURING THE MORNING. * DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 80... HIGHWAYS 28...50...88 AND 89 THROUGH THE DAY. TRAVEL DELAYS AND PERIODIC ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ CAZ071-131800- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 401 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE TAPERING TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH UP TO 2 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 THIS MORNING. THIS WILL BRING TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS TO 12 TO 24 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: MAJOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES OVER SIERRA PASSES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. LONG TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY WITH POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ003-131800- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS 401 AM PST SUN DEC 13 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. * TIMING: MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING...MAINLY IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF RENO AND CARSON CITY. SNOW WILL TAPER TO SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 4 INCHES THIS MORNING MAINLY ABOVE 5000 FEET. THIS WILL BRING TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS TO 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 7 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING ON MANY AREA ROADS WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. 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. && $$ NVZ001-131800- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 401 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN LYON AND MINERAL COUNTIES THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW OVER FAR SOUTHERN LYON COUNTY AND WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 4 INCHES THIS MORNING MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 95. THIS WILL BRING TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS TO UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR IN SOUTHERN LYON AND WESTERN MINERAL COUNTIES. * IMPACTS: MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS 95...208...338 AND 359. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES TO A MILE OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 131447 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 647 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2009 ...HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER FOR THE SIERRA TODAY... .A POWERFUL PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO THE SIERRA EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE AFTERNOON IN THE SIERRA. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS DUE TO MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THIS MORNING. SOME ROADS OVER THE SIERRA PASSES MAY BE CLOSED AT TIMES THIS MORNING. TRAVELERS SHOULD EXPECT SIGNIFICANT DELAYS. THE STORM HAS PRODUCED A HEAVY WET SNOW THAT HAS ACCUMULATED ON A LESS DENSE SNOW PACK. THIS WILL GENERATE A HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER ON STEEP SLOPES ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR NORTH...NORTHEAST...EAST ASPECTS. CAZ071-NVZ001-003-131600- /O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...HAWTHORNE... YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...SPARKS 647 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS TAPERED TO SNOW SHOWERS AND WILL CONTINUE DECREASING THROUGH THE DAY WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. $$ CAZ073-140000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091214T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 647 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING...MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...THEN TAPER TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ALONG THE SIERRA CREST TODAY WITH UP TO 4 INCHES ELSEWHERE. THIS WILL BRING OVERALL STORM TOTALS TO 10 TO 18 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 2 TO 4 FEET ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BELOW THE RIDGES. GUSTS OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES UP TO 80 MPH. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH THE DAY. LONG TRAVEL DELAYS AND PERIODIC ROAD CLOSURES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-140000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091214T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 647 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL TODAY WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. THIS WILL BRING TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS TO 1 TO 2 FEET AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BELOW THE RIDGES. GUSTS TO 65 MPH OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES MAINLY DURING THE MORNING. * DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT INTERSTATE 80... HIGHWAYS 28...50...88 AND 89 THROUGH THE DAY. TRAVEL DELAYS AND PERIODIC ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 131818 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1018 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2009 CAZ072-073-NVZ002-131930- /O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091214T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...INCLINE VILLAGE 1018 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WINTER STORM HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA...THE THREAT FOR HEAVY SNOW OVER. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE IN THE SIERRA THROUGH EARLY EVENING WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES. ALTHOUGH SIGNIFICANT SNOW HAS ENDED...TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS ROADS ARE STILL ICY. $$ 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 Dec 11, 3:30 AM PST, 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 11, 3:30 AM PST, 56 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
330 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2009
.SHORT TERM...
THE FIRST IMPULSE IN THE ONE-TWO-THREE PUNCH IS MOVING OVERHEAD
THIS MORNING AND OVERRUNNING A VERY COLD LOW LEVEL AIRMASS IN PLACE
OVER THE GREAT BASIN. THE STABLE LOW LEVEL AIRMASS AND COPIOUS
MOISTURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE IS FIGHTING OFF OUR USUAL TENDENCY TO
DOWNSLOPE IN THE LEE OF THE SIERRA. THIS IS ALLOWING SNOW TO
SPILLOVER EASILY THIS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
UNTIL THIS FIRST IMPULSE MOVES THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING.
THE SECOND IMPULSE IN THE TRAIN OF THREE IS EXPECTED IN LATE THIS
EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ONCE AGAIN...A FEW INCHES OF
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN THE SIERRA WITH UP TO A COUPLE INCHES OUT
INTO WESTERN NEVADA.
THE THIRD OF THE THREE PUNCHES...WHICH IS DUE IN SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING...IS CLEARLY THE MOST SIGNIFICANT. IT IS ALREADY
LOOKING IMPRESSIVE IN THE WATER VAPOR SATELLITE AT ABOUT 42N/155W
WITH A JET STREAK OF 125-140 KTS ON ITS SOUTHERN SIDE. THE SYSTEM
WILL WORK ITS WAY TO OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AS AN ASSOCIATED 130-KT JET STREAK NEARS THE CENTRAL
SIERRA. INTENSE FORCING WILL SET UP A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
PRECIPITATION LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE NORTHERN
SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA BEFORE THE HEAVIER FRONTAL PRECIP SAGS
SOUTH INTO MONO AND MINERAL COUNTIES OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
INTENSE LIFT AND HEAVY PRECIPITATION SHOULD HOLD IN A LOW LEVEL
ISOTHERMAL LAYER TO KEEP PRECIPITATION ALL SNOW FOR MOST AREAS.
HOWEVER...BASED ON THE 00Z GFS THERE IS A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY
FOR SNOW LEVELS TO RISE OFF THE LOWER VALLEY FLOORS SOUTH AND EAST
OF RENO (MAINLY NEAR AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50) SATURDAY AFTERNOON
BEFORE HEAVIER PRECIP ARRIVES. FIGHTING THIS WILL BE LOW LEVEL
SOUTHEAST OR EVEN EAST FLOW AS WINDS BACK AHEAD OF THE 997-ISH MB
LOW OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. NAM BUFR SOUNDINGS INDICATE
A LOW LEVEL ISOTHERMAL LAYER OUT IN LOVELOCK WHICH IS INDICATIVE
OF A NON-MIXED OUT PROFILE AND ALL SNOW. WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A
BRIEF RISE OF SNOW LEVELS ABOVE THE VALLEY FLOORS...I HAVE INTRODUCED
THE CHANCE FOR MIXED PRECIP SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OUT IN
THE LOWEST ELEVATION AREAS OF THE BASIN EAST OF RENO.
AS A FINAL NOTE...THE 06Z GFS HAS COME IN SLIGHTLY FURTHER SOUTH
WITH THE JET STREAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IF THE TREND
HOLDS...IT LOOKS LESS LIKELY THAT WE WILL MIX OUT SOME AND GO TO
RAIN IN THE LOWEST VALLEYS SOUTH AND EAST OF RENO. SNYDER
.LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
SUNDAY FORECAST BEGINS WITH UPPER TROF SLOWLY PULLING TO THE EAST
AWAY FROM THE FORECAST. MODELS APPEAR TO HAVE SLOWED THE EASTWARD
PROGRESSION OF THIS FEATURE AND AS LONG AS IT LINGERS OVER THE RGN
THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED CHANCE FOR PCPN. CHARACTER SHOULD CHANGE TO
SHOWERS UNDER THE COLD POOL ALOFT WITH BEST CHANCES OVER THE SIERRA.
OPTED TO BUMP UP POPS FOR THE SIERRA JUST A BIT SUNDAY.
ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS SHOULD CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY
MRNG AND THIS COULD AFFECT TIMING OF THE WARNINGS THAT WILL BE IN
PLACE OVER THE SIERRA THEN.
AS TROF PUSHES TO THE EAST SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY A RIDGE WILL TRY
TO BUILD INTO THE RGN. MODELS DIFFER SLIGHTLY WITH PROGRESSION AND
AMPLITUDE OF THIS FEATURE. GFS REMAINS A BIT MORE PROGRESSIVE AND
FLATTER WITH THE RIDGE WHILE ECMWF IS MORE AMPLIFIED. GEFS ENSEMBLE
MEMBERS SHOW A RANGE OF SOLUTIONS AS WELL BUT MORE TEND TO FAVOR THE
OPERATIONAL GFS. THIS WOULD SUPPORT PERIODS OF SLIGHT CHANCE TO LOW
CHANCE POPS THROUGH MUCH OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST FOR NORTHERN AREAS
OF THE CWA AS WEAK IMPULSES MOVE OVER THE RIDGE. THESE WEAK IMPULSES
BECOME SOMEWHAT SELF SUSTAINING AS WELL IN THAT THEY HELP TO FLATTEN
THE RIDGE EVEN MORE AND ALLOW THE NEXT IMPULSE TO COME OVER THE
RIDGE. WHILE I AM NOT COMPLETELY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THIS SOLUTION I
ALSO CAN FIND LITTLE TO ARGUE AGAINST IT...EXCEPT FOR THE
OPERATIONAL ECMWF. THUS WILL MAINTAIN BASICALLY WHAT WAS ALREADY IN THE
FORECAST FOR THE BULK OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD.
ONLY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE WAS TO TREND TEMPS DOWN THROUGH THE
EXTENDED. ALTHOUGH A RIDGE TRIES TO BUILD...LOW LVL COLD AIR SHOULD
REMAIN TRAPPED IN MOST VALLEYS WITH LITTLE IN THE WAY MIXING TO MOVE
THIS COLD AIR OUT. ALSO OPTED TO LOWER SNOW LEVELS THROUGH MUCH OF
THE EXTENDED. ALTHOUGH MODELS INDICATE WARMING TEMPS ALOFT THINK IF
PCPN DOES DEVELOP WITH LOW LVL COLD AIR TRAPPED IN THE VALLEYS AND
RELATIVELY DRY AIR BELOW THE INITIAL LEVEL OF PCPN DEVELOPMENT...
EVAPORATIVE COOLING WOULD FORCE SNOW LEVELS DOWN. THE AMOUNT OF LOW
LVL COLD AIR TRAPPED IN THE VALLEYS WOULD ALSO RESULT IN PERIODS OF
HAZE/FREEZING FOG IN MANY VALLEYS LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR MONDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MLF
&&
.AVIATION...
FIRST BAND OF LIGHT SNOW IS LIFTING NORTH ACROSS WRN NV AND THE
CENTRAL/NRN SIERRA NOW. VSBYS HAVE DROPPED TO 1-3 MILES IN THIS
BAND. MORE SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP THROUGH THE MRNG AND LIFT NORTH WITH
PERIODS OF IFR-MVFR CONDITIONS AT KTVL/KTRK/KRNO THROUGH ABOUT 19Z
THIS MORNING. KLOL NOT LIKELY TO GO DOWN AS FAR OR LAST AS LONG.
THERE SHOULD BE A BIT OF A BREAK EAST OF THE SIERRA THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.
MEANWHILE ANOTHER SYSTEM BEGINS TO IMPACT THE SIERRA LATE THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW DEVELOPING AFTER 05Z.
THIS SNOW SHOULD BECOME WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY WITH IFR CONDITIONS
LIKELY AFTER ABOUT 10Z TONIGHT. THIS SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH
OF SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE SIERRA WITH CONDITIONS
REMAINING MVFR OR LOWER.
EAST OF THE SIERRA THE BREAK CONTINUES UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING.
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT LIGHT SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP BUT WILL BECOME
SOMEWHAT INTERMITTENT WITH PERIODS OF MVFR CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL
INCREASE LATE IN THE DAY SATURDAY AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT
WITH MORE WIDESPREAD MVFR-IFR CONDITIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY
NIGHT. MLF
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR
NVZ001>003.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY
FOR NVZ002.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT FOR NVZ001-003>005.
CA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR
CAZ071>073.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY
FOR CAZ071-072.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT FOR CAZ070.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY FOR
CAZ073.
&&
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2:58 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | REV | Modoc | 37 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in California, 2009Winter Storm Warnings in Nevada, 2009Every winter storm warning in 2009
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.