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Winter Storm Warning 11, NWS Reno, NV

December 27, 2010Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada; 5 counties in California

NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Dec 27, 2010, 9:51 PM PST for Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada; 5 counties in California. It took effect at Dec 28, 2010, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 23 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 27, 2010, 9:51 PM PST (05:51 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 28, 2010, 4:00 PM PST
Expired: Dec 29, 2010, 2:58 PM PST
In force: 23 hr
Issued by: NWS Reno, NV

Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Mono County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Washoe County, NV

The radar

The Reno radar (KRGX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 27, 9:47 PM PST, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 27, 9:47 PM PST, 4 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 27, 9:33 PM PST, 18 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 28, 4:34 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	REV	Churchill, Douglas, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey and 1 more	39 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in California, 2010 Winter Storm Warnings in Nevada, 2010 Every winter storm warning in 2010

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.