Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Feb 14, 2011, 3:14 PM PST for 9 counties in California; Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Feb 15, 2011, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for 33 hr. 47 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
- Feb 14, 2011, 3:14 PM PST (23:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 15, 2011, 1:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2011, 10:00 PM PST
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Lassen County, CA, Modoc County, CA, Mono County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2:26 PM PST | SNOW 0 | 5 Sse Chester, CA | RAINSNOW MIX TURNED TO SNOW AT 2220Z. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION. ELEVATION 4565FT. |
| Feb 16, 6:25 AM PST | SNOW 2.5 | 2 Nw Gardnerville, NV | SNOWFALL THIS MORNING. |
| Feb 16, 6:25 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 4 Ssw Reno, NV | SNOWFALL SO FAR THIS MORNING AT 5000 FEET IN CAUGHLIN RANCH. |
| Feb 16, 6:25 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 24.5 | 5 Ene Cisco, CA | SNOWFALL SINCE 4 PM YESTERDAY. 83 INCHES ON GROUND. |
| Feb 16, 6:29 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 5 E Incline Village, NV | DIAMOND PEAK SKI RESORT REPORTED 7 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. |
| Feb 16, 6:32 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | Alpine Meadows, CA | ALPINE MEADOWS SKI RESORT REPORTED 15 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. |
| Feb 16, 6:32 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | Mount Rose Ski Area, NV | MT ROSE SKI AREA REPORTED 15 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. |
| Feb 16, 6:36 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Squaw Valley, CA | SQUAW VALLEY SKI RESORT REPORTED 12 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. |
| Feb 16, 6:45 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | 5 W Truckee, CA | TAHOE DONNER SKI AREA REPORTED 13 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. |
| Feb 16, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 18 | 3 Ese Soda Springs, CA | SUGAR BOWL SKI RESORT 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Feb 16, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 19 | 5 Sse Chester, CA | |
| Feb 16, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 24 | 2 Ene Soda Springs, CA | BOREAL SKI RESORT 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Feb 16, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 24.5 | 5 Ene Cisco, CA | |
| Feb 16, 7:02 AM PST | SNOW 3 | E Lookout, CA | NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT |
| Feb 16, 7:26 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 1 Ne Incline Village, NV | A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED 12 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. |
| Feb 16, 7:35 AM PST | SNOW 2 | Cedarville, CA | A COOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVER AT CEDARVILLE REPORTED 2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 16, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Tionesta, CA | |
| Feb 16, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | 6 Nnw Sierraville, CA | 14 INCHES SNOWFALL WITH 0.82 INCHES LIQUID EQUIVALENT. 14 INCHES SNOW DEPTH. |
| Feb 16, 8:06 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 17 | Tahoe City, CA | 17 INCHES SNOWFALL WITH 1.40 INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT. 28 INCHES SNOW DEPTH. |
| Feb 16, 8:20 AM PST | SNOW 4 | S Bieber, CA | 4 INCHES SNOWFALL WITH 0.50 INCHES LIQUID EQUIVALENT. |
| Feb 16, 8:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 17 | 4 Ssw Prosser Creek Res, CA | 24 HOUR SNOW FALL TOTAL THROUGH 830 AM. ELEVATION 6300 FEET. |
| Feb 16, 8:43 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | Homewood, CA | HOMEWOOD SKI RESORT REPORTED 16 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WITH 12 INCHES AT THE BASE OF THE RESORT. |
| Feb 16, 8:50 AM PST | SNOW 5 | Mammoth Lakes, CA | OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL AT MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT. |
| Feb 16, 8:51 AM PST | SNOW 5 | Heavenly Valley, NV | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL AT HEAVENLY LAKE TAHOE SKI RESORT. |
| Feb 16, 8:51 AM PST | SNOW 6 | June Lake, CA | OVERNIGHT SNOWFAL TOTAL AT JUNE MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT. |
| Feb 16, 8:53 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Kirkwood, CA | OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL AT KIRKWOOD SKI RESORT. |
| Feb 16, 8:55 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 20 | 1 S Donner Summit, CA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL AT SUGARBOWL SKI RESORT. |
| Feb 16, 8:57 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | Northstar, CA | OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL AT NORTHSTAR AT TAHOE SKI RESORT. |
| Feb 16, 8:58 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Truckee, CA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL AT THE TRUCKEE TAHOE AIRPORT. OBSERVER REPORTED 0.89 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT. |
| Feb 16, 9:00 AM PST | SNOW 4 | 4 Nw Bieber, CA | 4 INCHES SNOWFALL. |
| Feb 16, 9:00 AM PST | SNOW 4 | Bridgeport, CA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL. OBSERVER REPORTED 0.20 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT. |
| Feb 16, 9:00 AM PST | SNOW 5 | Lee Vining, CA | 5 INCHES SNOWFALL WITH 0.32 INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT. |
| Feb 16, 9:31 AM PST | SNOW 4 | Cold Springs Valley, NV | SNOWFALL SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING AT 5050 FT. |
| Feb 16, 9:31 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | 1 Ne Incline Village, NV | 12HR SNOWFALL AT 6700 FT. |
| Feb 16, 9:31 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 17 | 4 W Prosser Creek Reser, CA | SNOWFALL SINCE LAST EVENING AT 6500 FT. |
| Feb 16, 9:55 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Portola, CA | 12 INCHES SNOWFALL WITH 1.18 WATER EQUIVALENT. |
| Feb 16, 10:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 4 Ssw Susanville, CA | 10 INCHES SNOWFALL SINCE 10PM LAST NIGHT AT 4800 FT. CURRENT TEMP 28F WITH CALM WINDS. PARTY SUNNY. |
| Feb 16, 10:16 AM PST | SNOW 4 | Cold Springs Valley, NV | SNOWFALL SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING AT 5050 FT. |
| Feb 16, 10:16 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 1 N Cold Springs Valley, NV | 7 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL WITH 0.65 INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT. |
| Feb 16, 10:20 AM PST | SNOW 5 | Wnw Bodie, CA | 5 INCHES SNOWFALL WITH 0.29 INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT. 28 INCHES SNOW DEPTH. |
| Feb 16, 10:36 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7.2 | Willow Ranch, CA | 24HRS |
| Feb 16, 11:15 AM PST | SNOW 10 | 5 W Beckwourth, CA | 10 INCHES SNOWFALL SINCE 8PM LAST NIGHT. |
| Feb 16, 12:15 PM PST | SNOW 23 | Homewood, CA | 12 HOUR TOTAL OF 23 INCHES OF LIGHT SNOW MEASURED AT HOMEWOOD...ELEVATION 6300 FEET. |
| Feb 16, 2:46 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | 1 Wnw Mammoth Lakes, CA | 12 HR SNOWFALL AT 8200 FT. |
| Feb 16, 3:53 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | E Lookout, CA | NEW SNOW FROM 1230PM TO 330PM. |
| Feb 16, 5:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 20 | Glenbrook, NV | 20 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL WITH 1.20 INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT. |
| Feb 16, 5:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 23 | Dagget Pass, NV | 23 INCHES SNOWFALL WITH 35 INCHES SNOW DEPTH. |
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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 175 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
- 4479 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 332 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
426 WWUS45 KREV 142314 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 314 PM PST MON FEB 14 2011 ...HEAVY SNOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD SNOW INTO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND SPREAD SOUTH AND EASTWARD TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS THIS LOW PRESSURE MOVES INLAND AND PUSHES A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION. CAZ071-151300- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0001.110215T2000Z-110217T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0002.110215T2000Z-110217T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 314 PM PST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN NORTH OF SUSANVILLE AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 TUESDAY AFTERNOON...INCREASING IN INTENSITY AND SPREADING SOUTH AND EAST TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH 2 TO 4 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ABOVE 6000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5000 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON DROPPING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND A COLD FRONT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND DELAYS ALONG ALL AREA ROADS TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW... ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAYS 395...139...AND 44 IN THE SIERRA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-151300- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0001.110216T0000Z-110217T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0002.110216T0000Z-110217T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 314 PM PST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 TUESDAY AFTERNOON...INCREASING IN INTENSITY AND SPREADING INTO THE REST OF THE TAHOE BASIN TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAKE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ON TUESDAY BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 110 MPH. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND DELAYS ALONG ALL ROADS AND PASSES IN THE TAHOE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW COMBINED WITH THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE PERIODS OF BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL EXIST THROUGH SIERRA PASSES...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80...AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 431. * IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON LAKE TAHOE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-151300- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0001.110215T2000Z-110217T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0002.110215T2000Z-110217T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 314 PM PST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND FAR NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND SPREAD SOUTH TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * POSSIBLE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES...EXCEPT 8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5000 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON DROPPING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND A COLD FRONT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND DELAYS ALONG ALL AREA ROADS TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO 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. && $$ CAZ073-151300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0001.110216T1200Z-110217T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 314 PM PST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO MONO COUNTY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WEDNESDAY. * POSSIBLE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 120 MPH. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND DELAYS ALONG ALL AREA ROADS AND PASSES LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE SNOW COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && $$ NVZ003-151300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0001.110216T1200Z-110217T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 314 PM PST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO THE REGION LATE TUESDAY NIGHT LASTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * POSSIBLE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE CARSON AND VIRGINIA FOOTHILLS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: 5000 FEET LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...DROPPING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND DELAYS ALONG ALL AREA ROADS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. 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. && $$ NVZ001-004-151300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0001.110216T1200Z-110217T0000Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 314 PM PST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO THE REGION LATE TUESDAY NIGHT LASTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * POSSIBLE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: 5000 FEET LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...DROPPING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND DELAYS ALONG ALL AREA ROADS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
9 follow-up statements
768 WWUS45 KREV 150552 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 952 PM PST MON FEB 14 2011 ...HEAVY SNOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD HEAVY SNOW INTO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND SPREAD SOUTH AND EASTWARD TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS THIS LOW PRESSURE MOVES INLAND AND PUSHES A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION. ALONG THE COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY...A PERIOD OF HEAVY TO VERY HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 3 INCHES PER HOUR OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRA...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA. CAZ071-151400- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0002.110215T2100Z-110217T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 952 PM PST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE NORTH OF SUSANVILLE AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THE SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH 2 TO 4 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ABOVE 6000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5000 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON DROPPING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND A COLD FRONT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES ALONG HIGHWAYS 36...44...70...89 AND 395. 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. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-151400- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0002.110216T0000Z-110217T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 952 PM PST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND FAR NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND SPREAD SOUTH TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * POSSIBLE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES...EXCEPT 8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH TUESDAY EVENING WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5000 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON DROPPING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND A COLD FRONT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TUESDAY EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES ALONG HIGHWAY 447 AND IN THE SURPRISE VALLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-151400- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.110216T0000Z-110217T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 952 PM PST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 TUESDAY AFTERNOON...INCREASING IN INTENSITY AND SPREADING INTO THE REST OF THE TAHOE BASIN TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAKE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 6 MPH ON TUESDAY EVENING BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SIERRA RIDGE WILL GUST TO 100 MPH OR MORE. * STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN THE TAHOE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL EXIST OVER SIERRA PASSES...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80...AND HIGHWAYS 50...88...89 AND 431. 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. && $$ CAZ073-151400- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0001.110216T1200Z-110217T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 952 PM PST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO MONO COUNTY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WEDNESDAY. * POSSIBLE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. SIERRA RIDGES WILL GUST UP TO 120 MPH. * STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW MAY CREATE LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && $$ NVZ003-151400- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0001.110216T1200Z-110217T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 952 PM PST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO THE REGION LATE TUESDAY NIGHT LASTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * POSSIBLE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE CARSON AND VIRGINIA FOOTHILLS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: 5000 FEET LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...DROPPING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING PEAK COMMUTING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. 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. && $$ NVZ001-004-151400- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0001.110216T1200Z-110217T0000Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 952 PM PST MON FEB 14 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO THE REGION LATE TUESDAY NIGHT LASTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * POSSIBLE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: 5000 FEET LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...DROPPING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND DELAYS ALONG INTERSTATE 80...AND HIGHWAY 50 AND 95 LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
942 WWUS45 KREV 151148 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 348 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...HEAVY SNOW THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD HEAVY SNOW INTO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND SPREAD SOUTH AND EASTWARD TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS THIS LOW PRESSURE MOVES INLAND AND PUSHES A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION. ALONG THE COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY...A PERIOD OF HEAVY TO VERY HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 3 INCHES PER HOUR OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRA...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA. CAZ071-160000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.110215T2100Z-110217T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 348 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE NORTH OF SUSANVILLE AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 THIS AFTERNOON...THE SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH 2 TO 4 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ABOVE 6000 FEET WEST OF SUSANVILLE AND PORTOLA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON DROPPING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND A COLD FRONT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES ALONG HIGHWAYS 36...44...70...89 AND 395. 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. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-160000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.110216T0000Z-110217T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 348 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 LATE THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING IN INTENSITY AND SPREADING INTO THE REST OF THE TAHOE BASIN TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAKE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH THIS EVENING BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SIERRA RIDGES WILL GUST TO OVER 100 MPH. * STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN THE TAHOE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL EXIST OVER SIERRA PASSES...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80...AND HIGHWAYS 50...88...89 AND 431. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-160000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.110216T0000Z-110217T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 348 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND SPREAD SOUTH TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES...EXCEPT 8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH THIS EVENING WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON DROPPING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND A COLD FRONT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 447 AND IN SURPRISE VALLEY. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ CAZ073-160000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0001.110216T1200Z-110217T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 348 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO MONO COUNTY LATE TONIGHT...INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WEDNESDAY. * POSSIBLE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH LATE TONIGHT BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. SIERRA RIDGES WILL GUST UP TO 120 MPH. * STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW MAY CREATE LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && $$ NVZ003-160000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0001.110216T1200Z-110217T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 348 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * POSSIBLE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE CARSON AND VIRGINIA FOOTHILLS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH LATE TONIGHT BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: 5000 FEET LATE TONIGHT...DROPPING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING PEAK COMMUTING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. 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. && $$ NVZ001-004-160000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0001.110216T1200Z-110217T0000Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 348 AM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * POSSIBLE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH LATE TONIGHT BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: 5000 FEET LATE TONIGHT...DROPPING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND DELAYS ALONG INTERSTATE 80...AND HIGHWAY 50 AND 95 LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
112 WWUS45 KREV 152050 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1250 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...HEAVY SNOW THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD HEAVY SNOW INTO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND SPREAD SOUTH AND EASTWARD TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS THIS LOW PRESSURE MOVES INLAND AND PUSHES A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION. ALONG THE COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY...A PERIOD OF HEAVY TO VERY HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 3 INCHES PER HOUR OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRA...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA. CAZ071-160500- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.110215T2100Z-110217T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 1250 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE NORTH OF SUSANVILLE AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 THIS EVENING...AND THEN SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH 2 TO 4 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ABOVE 6000 FEET WEST OF SUSANVILLE AND PORTOLA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON DROPPING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND A COLD FRONT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES ALONG HIGHWAYS 36...44...70...89 AND 395. 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. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-160500- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.110216T0000Z-110217T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 1250 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 LATE THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING IN INTENSITY AND SPREADING INTO THE REST OF THE TAHOE BASIN TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAKE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH THIS EVENING BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SIERRA RIDGES WILL GUST TO OVER 100 MPH. * STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN THE TAHOE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL EXIST OVER SIERRA PASSES...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80...AND HIGHWAYS 50...88...89 AND 431. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-160500- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.110216T0000Z-110217T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 1250 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND SPREAD SOUTH TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH 8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH THIS EVENING WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON DROPPING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND A COLD FRONT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 447 AND IN SURPRISE VALLEY. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ CAZ073-160500- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0001.110216T1200Z-110217T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 1250 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO MONO COUNTY LATE TONIGHT...INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WEDNESDAY. * POSSIBLE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH LATE TONIGHT BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. SIERRA RIDGES WILL GUST UP TO 120 MPH. * STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW MAY CREATE LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && $$ NVZ003-160500- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0001.110216T1200Z-110217T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 1250 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * POSSIBLE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE CARSON AND VIRGINIA FOOTHILLS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH LATE TONIGHT BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: 5000 FEET LATE TONIGHT...DROPPING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING PEAK COMMUTING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. 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. && $$ NVZ001-004-160500- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0001.110216T1200Z-110217T0000Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 1250 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * POSSIBLE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH LATE TONIGHT BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: 5000 FEET LATE TONIGHT...DROPPING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND DELAYS ALONG INTERSTATE 80...AND HIGHWAY 50 AND 95 LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
971 WWUS45 KREV 152327 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 327 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...HEAVY SNOW THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD HEAVY SNOW INTO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND SPREAD SOUTH AND EASTWARD TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS THIS LOW PRESSURE MOVES INLAND AND PUSHES A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION. ALONG THE COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY...A PERIOD OF HEAVY TO VERY HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 3 INCHES PER HOUR OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRA...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA. CAZ073-161300- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0001.110216T1200Z-110217T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KREV.WS.W.0002.110216T1200Z-110217T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 327 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO MONO COUNTY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...INCREASING IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE DURING THE DAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 4 TO 10 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH LATE TONIGHT BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. SIERRA RIDGES WILL GUST UP TO 120 MPH. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-161300- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0002.110216T0000Z-110217T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 327 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 LATE THIS EVENING...INCREASING IN INTENSITY AND SPREADING INTO THE REST OF THE TAHOE BASIN TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAKE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH THIS EVENING BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SIERRA RIDGES WILL GUST TO OVER 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN THE TAHOE AREA THIS THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL EXIST OVER SIERRA PASSES...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80...AND HIGHWAYS 50...88...89...267...AND 431 WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-161300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110217T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 327 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE NORTH OF SUSANVILLE AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH 2 TO 4 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ABOVE 6000 FEET WEST OF SUSANVILLE AND PORTOLA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS EVENING BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5000 FEET THIS EVENING DROPPING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND A COLD FRONT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES ALONG HIGHWAYS 36...44...70... 89 AND 395. 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. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-161300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.110216T0000Z-110217T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 327 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING...THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND SPREAD SOUTH TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH THIS EVENING WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5000 FEET EARLY THIS EVENING DROPPING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND A COLD FRONT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ003-004-161300- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0001.110216T1200Z-110217T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0005.110216T1200Z-110217T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 327 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO THE REGION EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING LASTING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * POSSIBLE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE CARSON CITY AND RENO. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH LATE TONIGHT BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: 5000 FEET LATE TONIGHT...DROPPING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. THE SNOW COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. 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. && $$ NVZ001-161300- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0001.110216T1200Z-110217T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0005.110216T1600Z-110217T0200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 327 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO THE REGION EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH LATE TONIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WALKER LAKE...BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: 5000 FEET LATE TONIGHT...DROPPING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND DELAYS ALONG HIGHWAY 95 LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
109 WWUS45 KREV 160621 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1021 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...HEAVY SNOW MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN SIERRA... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST IS PUSHING AN AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW INTO THE SIERRA NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50 THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. ALONG THE COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY...A PERIOD OF HEAVY TO VERY HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 3 INCHES PER HOUR OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRA...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA. CAZ071-161430- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110217T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 1021 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW IN WESTERN LASSEN...PLUMAS AND EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO AREAS EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH 2 TO 4 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ABOVE 6000 FEET WEST OF SUSANVILLE AND PORTOLA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS EVENING BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5000 FEET THIS EVENING DROPPING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND A COLD FRONT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES ALONG HIGHWAYS 36...44...70... 89 AND 395. 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. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-161430- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110217T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 1021 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW ALONG HIGHWAY 89 AND THE WEST SHORE OF LAKE TAHOE WILL SPREAD EAST INTO CARSON RANGE AND SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AFTER MIDNIGHT. A PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10 AM WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAKE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH THIS EVENING BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SIERRA RIDGES WILL GUST UP TO 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN THE TAHOE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER SIERRA PASSES...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80...AND HIGHWAYS 50...88...89...267...AND 431. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-161430- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.110216T1200Z-110217T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 1021 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO MONO COUNTY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...INCREASING IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE DURING THE DAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 4 TO 10 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH LATE TONIGHT BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. SIERRA RIDGES WILL GUST UP TO 120 MPH. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 WEDNESDAY WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-161430- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110217T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 1021 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8 AM WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH THIS EVENING WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5000 FEET EARLY THIS EVENING DROPPING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND A COLD FRONT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY ALONG HIGHWAY 447. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ003-004-161430- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0005.110216T1200Z-110217T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 1021 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10 AM WEDNESDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. * POSSIBLE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE CARSON CITY AND RENO. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH LATE TONIGHT BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: 5000 FEET LATE TONIGHT...DROPPING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. THE SNOW COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. 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. && $$ NVZ001-161430- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0005.110216T1600Z-110217T0200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 1021 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH LATE TONIGHT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WALKER LAKE...BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: 5000 FEET LATE TONIGHT...DROPPING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND DELAYS ALONG HIGHWAY 95 WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
135 WWUS45 KREV 161224 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 424 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES ACROSS THE REGION... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST IS PUSHING HEAVY SNOW INTO THE SIERRA TODAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST THIS MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. ALONG THE COLD FRONT...A PERIOD OF HEAVY TO VERY HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 3 INCHES PER HOUR OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRA...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA. ANOTHER WINTER STORM IS LIKELY FOR THE SIERRA STARTING THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. CAZ072-NVZ002-170015- /O.NEW.KREV.WS.A.0002.110218T0000Z-110219T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110217T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 424 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: A PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY BETWEEN 5 AM AND 10 AM THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAKE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. SIERRA RIDGES WILL GUST UP TO 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN THE TAHOE AREA TODAY. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER SIERRA PASSES... INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80...AND HIGHWAYS 50...88...89...267... AND 431. * ANOTHER WINTER STORM IS LIKELY TO BRING ANOTHER COUPLE FEET OF SNOW TO THE HIGH SIERRA THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 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. && $$ CAZ073-170015- /O.NEW.KREV.WS.A.0002.110218T0000Z-110219T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110217T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 424 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE DURING THE DAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 4 TO 10 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. SIERRA RIDGES WILL GUST UP TO 120 MPH. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * ANOTHER WINTER STORM IS LIKELY TO BRING ANOTHER 2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW TO THE HIGH SIERRA THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-170000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110217T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 424 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY AND MOVE INTO AREAS EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 EARLY THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH 2 TO 4 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ABOVE 6000 FEET WEST OF SUSANVILLE AND PORTOLA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: DROPPING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS EARLY THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES ALONG HIGHWAYS 36...44...70... 89 AND 395. 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. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-170000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110217T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 424 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8 AM THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: DROPPING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS EARLY THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL AND LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 447. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ003-004-170000- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110217T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 424 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: HEAVIEST SNOW BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10 AM THIS MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE CARSON CITY AND RENO. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 5000 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING...DROPPING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS AFTER 7 AM. * IMPACTS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. THE SNOW COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. 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. && $$ NVZ001-170015- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0005.110216T1600Z-110217T0200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 424 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO THE REGION LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO LATE AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WALKER LAKE...BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: 5000 FEET...DROPPING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS LATE THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND DELAYS ALONG HIGHWAY 95. THE SNOW COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
731 WWUS45 KREV 161848 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1048 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES ACROSS THE REGION... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST IS PUSHING HEAVY SNOW INTO THE SIERRA TODAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST AS A STRONG COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. ALONG THE COLD FRONT...A PERIOD OF HEAVY TO VERY HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 3 INCHES PER HOUR OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRA...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON DROPPING UP TO 2 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. ANOTHER WINTER STORM IS LIKELY FOR THE SIERRA STARTING THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. CAZ070-071-NVZ005-162000- /O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110217T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA... SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH 1048 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED. WITH DAYTIME HEATING...EXPECT LOCALLY UP TO 2 INCHES ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION TODAY EXCEPT LOCALLY UP TO 4 INCHES WEST OF SUSANVILLE AND PORTOLA AS THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD SNOW HAS SUBSIDED. $$ NVZ003-004-162000- /O.CAN.KREV.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110217T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 1048 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED. WITH DAYTIME HEATING...EXPECT LOCALLY UP TO 1 INCH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION TODAY AS THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD SNOW HAS SUBSIDED. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-170300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110217T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0002.110218T0000Z-110219T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 1048 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING: 1 TO 2 FEET AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAKE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. SIERRA RIDGES WILL GUST UP TO 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN THE TAHOE AREA TODAY. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER SIERRA PASSES... INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80...AND HIGHWAYS 50...88...89...267...AND 431. * ANOTHER WINTER STORM IS LIKELY TO BRING ANOTHER COUPLE FEET OF SNOW TO THE HIGH SIERRA THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 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. && $$ CAZ073-170300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110217T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0002.110218T0000Z-110219T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 1048 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE DURING THE DAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING: 1 TO 3 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 4 TO 10 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. SIERRA RIDGES WILL GUST UP TO 120 MPH. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. * ANOTHER WINTER STORM IS LIKELY TO BRING ANOTHER 2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW TO THE HIGH SIERRA THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ001-170200- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110217T0200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 1048 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION INTO LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WALKER LAKE...BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: 5000 FEET...DROPPING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS LATE THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND DELAYS ALONG HIGHWAY 95. THE SNOW COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
135 WWUS45 KREV 162331 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 331 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES ACROSS THE REGION... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST IS PUSHING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE SIERRA THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES IN THE SIERRA WILL BE UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR TONIGHT...WITH TOTALS AROUND 4 TO 8 INCHES ALONG THE SIERRA CREST AND 3 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WITH HEAVIER SNOWFALL IS LIKELY FOR THE SIERRA STARTING THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. NVZ001-170045- /O.CAN.KREV.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110217T0200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 331 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE CONFINED TO AREAS ABOVE 5000 FEET AND WILL BE NO MORE THAN 2 INCHES. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-170745- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110217T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0002.110218T0000Z-110219T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 331 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY THROUGH THIS EVENING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING: 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAKE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. SIERRA RIDGES WILL GUST UP TO 80 MPH. * IMPACTS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN THE TAHOE AREA THIS EVENING. * ANOTHER WINTER STORM IS LIKELY TO BRING SEVERAL FEET OF SNOW TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH A FOOT OR MORE POSSIBLE AT LAKE LEVEL LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 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. && $$ CAZ073-170745- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110217T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0002.110218T0000Z-110219T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 331 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING: 2 TO 5 INCHES NEAR AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH 3 TO 7 INCHES IN THE SIERRA ABOVE 7000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. SIERRA RIDGES WILL GUST UP TO 90 MPH. * IMPACTS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * ANOTHER WINTER STORM IS LIKELY TO BRING ANOTHER 2 TO 4 FEET OF SNOW TO THE HIGH SIERRA THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ MLF/MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
361 WWUS45 KREV 170613 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1013 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...MORE WINTER WEATHER EXPECTED... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG THE WEST COAST AND BRING PERIODS OF SNOW TO THE REGION THROUGH LATE THIS WEEK. CONFIDENCE IS VERY HIGH THAT HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT THE SIERRA WHILE CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING WITH REGARD TO SNOWFALL POTENTIAL IN FAR WESTERN NEVADA. CAZ072-NVZ002-171800- /O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110217T0600Z/ /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0002.110218T0000Z-110219T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0003.110218T0000Z-110219T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 1013 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THIS EVENING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD AGAIN BY THURSDAY EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET AT LAKE LEVEL WITH LOCALLY UP TO 3 FEET. * WINDS: STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT MAINLY THE PASSES. WIND SPEEDS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS WITH THIS SYSTEM BUT MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH THURSDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER SIERRA PASSES. THERE MAY BE ROAD CLOSURES 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. && $$ CAZ073-171800- /O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110217T0600Z/ /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0002.110218T0000Z-110219T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0003.110218T0000Z-110219T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 1013 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THIS EVENING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD AGAIN BY THURSDAY EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET WITH LOCALLY UP TO 3 FEET NORTH OF TIOGA PASS. * WINDS: STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT MAINLY THE PASSES. WIND SPEEDS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS WITH THIS SYSTEM BUT MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT PASSES ALONG HIGHWAY 395. THERE MAY BE ROAD CLOSURES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-171800- /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0003.110217T1800Z-110219T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 1013 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD AGAIN BY MIDDAY THURSDAY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 18 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES...INCLUDING FREDONYER SUMMIT. 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. && $$ NVZ003-171800- /O.NEW.KREV.WS.A.0003.110218T0000Z-110219T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 1013 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN NEVADA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY EVENING AND POTENTIALLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES INTO FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF SNOW MAY IMPACT THE AREA IN TIME TO AFFECT THE THURSDAY EVENING COMMUTE WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.