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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Reno, NV

February 16, 20118 counties in California; 4 counties in Nevada

NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Feb 16, 2011, 10:13 PM PST for 8 counties in California; 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Feb 17, 2011, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 47 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Feb 16, 2011, 10:13 PM PST (06:13 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 17, 2011, 10:00 AM PST
Expired
Feb 19, 2011, 9:00 AM PST
In force
47 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, Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV

The radar

The Reno radar (KRGX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:13 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 17, 10:19 AM PSTSNOW 75 W Beckwourth, CAOVERNIGHT SNOW TOTAL WAS 7 INCHES MEASURED WITH 17 INCHES STORM TOTAL.
Feb 17, 5:00 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 6Nw South Lake Tahoe, CA24 HOUR SNOW TOTAL THROUGH 5 PM. STORM TOTAL SINCE TUESDAY 20 INCHES.
Feb 17, 8:14 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 54 Ssw Reno, NVTOTAL TODAY. STORM TOTAL 11 INCHES.
Feb 18, 4:07 AM PSTSNOW 2Reno, NVTOTAL SINCE YESTERDAY EVENING
Feb 18, 4:07 AM PSTSNOW 2Sparks, NVTOTAL SINCE YESTERDAY EVENING.
Feb 18, 4:07 AM PSTSNOW 2Verdi, NVTOTAL SINCE YESTERDAY EVENING
Feb 18, 4:07 AM PSTSNOW 3Cold Springs Valley, NVTOTAL SINCE YESTERDAY EVENING.
Feb 18, 4:07 AM PSTSNOW 3.55 Se Reno, NVTOTAL SINCE 10PM YESTERDAY EVENING.
Feb 18, 4:07 AM PSTSNOW 411 S Reno, NVTOTAL SINCE YESTERDAY EVENING AT GALENA HIGH SCHOOL
Feb 18, 4:07 AM PSTSNOW 56 Ssw Reno, NVTOTAL SINCE YESTERDAY EVENING.
Feb 18, 4:07 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 103 S Washoe City, NV8-10 INCHES AT THE SOUTH END OF WASHOE VALLEY WITH 4-6 INCHES ON THE NORTH END SINCE YESTERDAY EVENING IN WASHOE VALLEY.
Feb 18, 5:31 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 16Mount Rose Ski Area, NV14-16 INCHES FROM 5PM-5AM.
Feb 18, 5:31 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 16Ssw Mount Rose Ski Area, NV14-16 INCHES FROM 5PM-5AM.
Feb 18, 5:31 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 185 Nnw Markleeville, CA18 INCHES SNOWFALL PAST 24 HOURS WITH 26 INCHES SNOW DEPTH.
Feb 18, 5:31 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 261 W Donner Peak, CA22-26 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.
Feb 18, 5:33 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 32Homewood, CA24-32 INCHES IN LAST 24 HOURS.
Feb 18, 5:39 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 21Heavenly Valley, NV21 INCHES IN LAST 24 HOURS...32 INCHES IN LAST 48 HOURS.
Feb 18, 5:42 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 24Northstar, CATOTAL IN LAST 24 HOURS.
Feb 18, 5:42 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 28Kirkwood, CA24-28 INCHES IN LAST 24 HOURS...48-52 INCHES IN THE LAST 48 HOURS.
Feb 18, 5:54 AM PSTSNOW 2.54 Ssw Reno, NV2.5 INCHES MEASURED THIS MORNING AT CAUGHLIN RANCH. SINCE NOON YESTERDAY MEASURED 8.5 INCHES AND STORM TOTAL SINCE WEDNESDAY IS 15 INCHES.
Feb 18, 5:54 AM PSTSNOW 5Reno, NV24 HOUR TOTAL OF 5 INCHES AND A STORM TOTAL OF 15 INCHES AT THE TOP OF ROBB DRIVE IN NORTHWEST RENO.
Feb 18, 6:15 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 06 Nnw Markleeville, CA36 INCHES TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE TUESDAY AT 5630 FEET. ESTIMATED 72 INCHES SNOW DEPTH AT 6100 FEET.
Feb 18, 6:18 AM PSTSNOW 85 Ese Placerville, CAEIGHT INCHES STORM TOTAL. THREE INCHES IN PAST TWELVE HOURS.
Feb 18, 6:33 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 264 Nw Truckee, CA22 TO 26 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL PAST 24 HOURS AT TAHOE DONNER SKI RESORT.
Feb 18, 6:53 AM PSTSNOW 151 Ne Incline Village, NV15 INCHES SINCE YESTERDAY AT 10AM. STORM TOTAL AT 6700 FEET ELEVATION IS 38 INCHES.
Feb 18, 6:54 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 211 Wnw Mammoth Lakes, CA24 HOR TOTAL...MOST OCCURED OVERNIGHT.
Feb 18, 7:00 AM PSTSNOW 2.75 Nw Lee Vining, CA2.7 INCHES SNOWFALL PAST 24 HOURS WITH 0.25 INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT. 18 INCHES SNOW DEPTH.
Feb 18, 7:00 AM PSTSNOW 3.226 Nnw Reno, CA3.2 INCHES SNOWFALL PAST 24 HOURS WITH 0.30 WATER EQUIVALENT. SNOW DEPTH 10 INCHES.
Feb 18, 7:00 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 5.417 Nnw Reno, NV5.4 INCHES SNOWFALL PAST 24 HOURS WITH 0.43 INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT. SNOW DEPTH 9 INCHES.
Feb 18, 7:00 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 61 Nne Reno, NV6 INCHES SNOWFALL PAST 24 HOURS WITH 0.51 INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT. 8 INCHES SNOW DEPTH.
Feb 18, 7:00 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 8.410 S Reno, NV8.4 INCHES SNOWFALL PAST 24 HOURS WITH 0.88 INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT. 12 INCHES SNOW DEPTH.
Feb 18, 7:21 AM PSTSNOW 114 E Verdi, NV24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL OF 11 INCHES NEAR MOGUL.
Feb 18, 7:21 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 255 S Prosser Creek Reser, CA24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL OF 25 INCHES AND A STORM TOTAL OF 57 INCHES.
Feb 18, 7:35 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 185 Ene Cisco, CA18 INCHES IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. 63 INCHES STORM TOTAL. 113 INCHES ON THE GROUND.
Feb 18, 7:35 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 18Mammoth Lakes, CA18 INCHES OVERNIGHT.
Feb 18, 8:00 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 5.55 W Reno, NV5.5 INCHES SNOWFALL PAST 24 HOURS WITH 0.38 INCHES WATER EQUIALENT. 12 INCHES SNOW DEPTH.
Feb 18, 8:00 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 134 Wsw Minden, NV13 INCHES SNOWFALL PAST 24 HOURS WITH 1.00 WATER EQUIVALENT. 16 INCHES SNOW DEPTH.
Feb 18, 9:00 AM PSTSNOW 68 N Reno, NVGOLDEN VALLEY ELEVATION 5200 FT. 18 HOUR TOTAL SINCE 3 PM THURSDAY. 3 INCHES BETWEEN 3 AND 9 PM AND 3 MORE INCHES OVERNIGHT.
Feb 18, 9:27 AM PSTSNOW 154 W Prosser Creek Reser, CAOVERNIGHT SNOWFALL OF 15 INCHES MEASURED WITH TOTAL SNOW DEPTH OF 7.5 FEET.
Feb 18, 9:27 AM PSTSNOW 9.6Quincy, CA3420 FEET ELEVATION.
Feb 18, 9:50 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 5.54 Nne New Washoe City, NV5.5 INCHES SNOWFALL PAST 24 HOURS.
Feb 18, 10:50 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 05 Ssw Tahoe City, CAESTIMATED 60 INCHES NEW SNOWFALL SINCE TUESDAY, FEB 15.
Feb 18, 10:53 AM PSTSNOW 13.3Blue Canyon, CASNOTEL OBSERVATION.
Feb 18, 11:00 AM PSTSNOW 05 Ssw Grizzly Flat, CA2.99 INCHES STORM TOTAL WATER EQUIAVLENT SINCE TUESDAY, FEB 15.
Feb 18, 11:09 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 74 Ssw Susanville, CA7 INCHES NEW SNOW AS OF 8 AM OVER PAST 24 HOURS NEAR JANESVILLE. STORM TOTAL 24 INCHES WITH TOTAL WATER EQUIVALENT OF 2.48 INCHES.
Feb 18, 11:09 AM PSTSNOW 103 Ne South Lake Tahoe, NV10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN PAST 24 HOURS. NEAR STATELINE AT 6300 FEET.
Feb 18, 11:09 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 286 Se Alpine Meadows, CA28 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS NEAR HOMEWOOD CALIFORNIA.
Feb 18, 11:29 AM PSTSNOW 75 W Beckwourth, CAOVERNIGHT SNOWFALL OF 7 INCHES MEASURED THIS MORNING WITH 24 INCHES TOTAL SNOW DEPTH.
Feb 18, 2:40 PM PSTSNOW 14Nw South Lake Tahoe, CAOVERNIGHT SNOWFALL OF 14 INCHES MEASURED THIS MORNING WITH A TOTAL SNOW PACK OF 3 FEET.
Feb 18, 7:04 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 71 Wnw Mammoth Lakes, CASNOWFALL OBSERVED SINCE STEADY SNOWFALL RESUMED AROUND 1 PM.
Feb 18, 7:06 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 86 Sw Gardnerville, NV8 INCHES NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION SINCE MID AFTERNOON IN FOOTHILLS AT 4900 FT ELEVATION. SNOW INTENSITY HAS BEEN DECREASING DURING PAST 15 MINUTES. OVERALL SNOW TOTAL SINCE TUESDAY ABOUT 24 INCHES.
Feb 18, 8:40 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 69 Sse Reno, NV6 INCHES NEW SNOW DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS.
Feb 19, 1:00 AM PSTSNOW 41 Ne Soda Springs, CASNOTEL OBSERVATION.
Feb 19, 1:00 AM PSTSNOW 102 Wsw Squaw Valley, CASNOTEL OBSERVATION.
Feb 19, 1:00 AM PSTSNOW 1110 S Markleeville, CASNOTEL OBSERVATION.
Feb 19, 1:00 AM PSTSNOW 112 Ese Carson Pass, CASNOTEL OBSERVATION.
Feb 19, 4:04 AM PSTSNOW 3.7Reno, NV24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL AT THE RENO TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. OBSERVER REPORTED A CURRENT SNOW DEPTH OF 6 INCHES.
Feb 19, 5:52 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 30Heavenly Valley, NV24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL AT HEAVENLY LAKE TAHOE SKI RESORT. RESORT IS REPORTING A 7 DAY STORM TOTAL OF 63 INCHES.
Feb 19, 5:55 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 241 Nw Incline Village, NV24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL AT DIAMOND PEAK SKI RESORT.
Feb 19, 5:55 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 24Homewood, CA24 HOUR SNOWFALL REPORTED AT HOMEWOOD SKI RESORT. RESORT IS REPORTING A CURRENT STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 117 INCHES.

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 00:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 162 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Reno, NV at 00:00Z on 2011-02-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Reno, NV at 00:00Z on 2011-02-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 187 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
890 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
89 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
187 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
265 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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.  

&&

$$


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10 follow-up statements
112 
WWUS45 KREV 171212
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
412 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...MORE WINTER WEATHER EXPECTED...

.A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG THE
WEST COAST AND BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT. CONFIDENCE IS VERY HIGH THAT HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT
THE SIERRA AND FAR WESTERN NEVADA...WITH LIGHT SNOW AMOUNTS IN
WEST-CENTRAL NEVADA.

NVZ003-180000-
/O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0003.110218T0000Z-110219T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KREV.WS.W.0003.110218T0000Z-110219T0000Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
412 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON 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 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD AGAIN BY THIS AFTERNOON AND
  BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE SOUTH OF
  RENO.

* SNOW LEVELS: RISING TO NEAR 4500 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE MAJOR IMPACTS TO THE
  FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS FOR LOCAL ROADS AND HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE
  80 AND HIGHWAY 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-NVZ002-180000-
/O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0003.110217T1800Z-110219T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
412 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
4 AM PST SATURDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS IS NOW IN
EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* UPDATE: START TIME HAS BEEN MOVED UP TO 10 AM THIS MORNING.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD AGAIN BY MIDDAY AND BECOME
  HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET AT LAKE LEVEL WITH LOCALLY UP TO
  3 FEET. 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* 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 THIS 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.

&&

$$

CAZ071-180000-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.110217T1800Z-110219T0000Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE
412 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD AGAIN BY MIDDAY AND BECOME
  HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 18 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH 4
  TO 8 INCHES ALONG AND 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.

&&

$$

CAZ073-180000-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.110218T0000Z-110219T1200Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
412 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING 
  AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. 2
  TO 4 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF TIOGA PASS.
  UP TO 6 INCHES BELOW 6000 FEET.

* 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.

&&

$$

NVZ001-180000-
/O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0006.110218T0000Z-110219T0000Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
412 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 PM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD BY THIS EVENING AND BECOME
  HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES. UP TO 8 INCHES IN THE HIGHEST
  ELEVATIONS OF FAR WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY.

* SNOW LEVELS: 4000 FEET RISING TO 4500 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL IMPACTS TO THE AREA.
  TRAVELERS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS
WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST
DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN
AND USE CAUTION.  CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

CAZ070-NVZ004-005-180000-
/O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0006.110218T0600Z-110219T0000Z/
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
412 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM PST FRIDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD LATE TONIGHT AND BECOME
  HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR
  PYRAMID LAKE AND FERNLEY.

* SNOW LEVELS: RISING BRIEFLY TO 4000 FEET IN PERSHING AND
  CHURCHILL COUNTIES FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL IMPACTS TO THE AREA.
  TRAVELERS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS.



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
785 
WWUS45 KREV 172221
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
221 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...MORE WINTER WEATHER EXPECTED...

.A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG THE
WEST COAST AND BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT. CONFIDENCE IS VERY HIGH THAT HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT
THE SIERRA AND FAR WESTERN NEVADA...WITH LIGHTER SNOW AMOUNTS IN
NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL NEVADA.

CAZ071-181230-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T0000Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE
221 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM PST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
  THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR LASSEN COUNTY: 6 TO 10 INCHES WEST OF
  SUSANVILLE INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 36 AND 44. 3 TO 7 INCHES NORTH OF
  HIGHWAY 44 AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 INCLUDING SUSANVILLE. 2 TO 4
  INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR EASTERN PLUMAS AND SIERRA COUNTIES: 8 TO
  16 INCHES FROM PORTOLA WESTWARD TO HIGHWAY 89. 4 TO 8 INCHES
  EAST OF PORTOLA INCLUDING THE SIERRA VALLEY.

* IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH
  POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES...INCLUDING FREDONYER SUMMIT AND YUBA
  PASS.

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-NVZ002-181230-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
221 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
  NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR THROUGH THIS
  EVENING...AND AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET AT LAKE LEVEL WITH LOCALLY UP TO
  3 FEET ALONG THE WEST SHORES. 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS: STRONGEST WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH WILL AFFECT MAINLY
  THE PASSES AND RIDGES. OTHERWISE...WIND SPEEDS WILL GENERALLY BE
  LOWER WITH THIS SYSTEM BUT MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH THIS
  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.

&&

$$

CAZ073-181230-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.110218T0000Z-110219T1200Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
221 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING AND BECOME 
  HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395
  EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST...ESPECIALLY FROM TIOGA
  PASS NORTHWARD. EAST OF HIGHWAY 395...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 6000
  FEET AND UP TO 6 INCHES BELOW 6000 FEET.

* WINDS: STRONGEST WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH WILL AFFECT MAINLY
  THE PASSES AND RIDGES. OTHERWISE...WIND SPEEDS WILL GENERALLY BE
  LOWER WITH THIS SYSTEM BUT MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH TONIGHT.

* 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.

&&

$$

NVZ003-181230-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.110218T0000Z-110219T0000Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
221 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM PST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
  THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS EVENING AND LATE
  TONIGHT ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF RENO.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SOUTH OF RENO...5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 5000 FEET. FROM RENO NORTHWARD...3 TO 7 INCHES
  WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO
  THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS
  DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR LOCAL ROADS AND HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING
  INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 395 AND 50.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ001-181230-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0006.110218T0000Z-110219T0000Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
221 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
PST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...WITH HEAVIER SNOW
  POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING MAINLY WEST OF
  HIGHWAY 95.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES. UP TO 8 INCHES IN THE
  HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF FAR WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY. 

* SNOW LEVELS: 4000 FEET RISING TO 4500 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL IMPACTS TO THE AREA. 
  TRAVELERS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR 
  DESTINATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS
WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST
DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN
AND USE CAUTION.  CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

CAZ070-NVZ004-005-181230-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0006.110218T0600Z-110219T0000Z/
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
221 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM
THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE LATER THIS EVENING BEFORE BECOMING
  SHOWERY LATE TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES MAINLY SOUTH OF GERLACH...WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR PYRAMID LAKE AND FERNLEY.

* SNOW LEVELS: RISING BRIEFLY TO 4000 FEET IN PERSHING AND 
  CHURCHILL COUNTIES FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL IMPACTS TO THE AREA. 
  TRAVELERS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR 
  DESTINATIONS.

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.

&&

$$
MJD

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
673 
WWUS45 KREV 180550
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
950 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011

.A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG THE
WEST COAST AND BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT. CONFIDENCE IS VERY HIGH THAT HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT
THE SIERRA AND FAR WESTERN NEVADA...WITH LIGHTER SNOW AMOUNTS
ACROSS THE BASIN AND RANGE.

CAZ070-NVZ005-180700-
/O.CAN.KREV.WW.Y.0006.110218T0600Z-110219T0000Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...
GERLACH
950 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY AND THE SURPRISE
VALLEY. 

THE MAIN BAND OF SNOW HAS REMAINED SOUTH ACROSS THE I-80 AND
HIGHWAY 50 CORRIDORS AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO MOVE MUCH UNTIL LATE
FRIDAY. THEREFORE SNOW AMOUNTS ARE GOING TO REMAIN VERY LIGHT
WHERE SNOW DOES OCCUR. THERE MAY BE LOCALLY AN INCH IN AREAS SOUTH
OF GERLACH THROUGH EARLY MORNING FRIDAY. 

$$

CAZ071-181300-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T0000Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE
950 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM PST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS ALONG HIGHWAY 70 AND
  HIGHWAY 89...INCLUDING THE SIERRA VALLEY.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR LASSEN COUNTY: 3 TO 6 INCHES
  OVER EASTERN PLUMAS AND EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES INCLUDING SIERRA
  VALLEY...WITH UP TO 2 INCHES ELSEWHERE.

* IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH
  ROAD RESTRICTIONS LIKELY AND TEMPORARY CLOSURES 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.

&&

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-181300-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
950 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
  NIGHT. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET AT LAKE LEVEL WITH
  LOCALLY UP TO 3 FEET ALONG THE WEST SHORES. 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE
  7000 FEET.

* WINDS: STRONGEST WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH WILL AFFECT MAINLY
  THE PASSES AND RIDGES. 

* 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.

&&

$$

CAZ073-181300-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T1200Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
950 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS MONO COUNTY TONIGHT
  AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY
  395 EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST...ESPECIALLY FROM
  TIOGA PASS NORTHWARD. EAST OF HIGHWAY 395...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE
  6000 FEET AND UP TO 6 INCHES BELOW 6000 FEET.

* WINDS: STRONGEST WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH WILL AFFECT 
  MAINLY THE PASSES AND RIDGES. OTHERWISE...WIND SPEEDS WILL 
  GENERALLY BE LOWER WITH THIS SYSTEM BUT MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 
  40 MPH TONIGHT. 

* 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.

&&

$$

NVZ003-181300-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T0000Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
950 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM PST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON.THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR THROUGH MID
  MORNING FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF RENO.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SOUTH OF RENO...3 TO 6 INCHES
  WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 5000 FEET. FROM RENO
  NORTHWARD...GENERALLY 1 TO 2 INCHES.

* IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO
  THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS
  DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR LOCAL ROADS AND HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY
  THOSE IMMEDIATELY ABOVE THE VALLEY FLOORS.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ001-181300-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110219T0000Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
950 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
PST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW
  LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING WEST OF HIGHWAY 95 OVER SOUTHERN
  LYON COUNTY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES. UP TO 8 INCHES IN THE HIGHEST
  ELEVATIONS OF FAR WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY.

* SNOW LEVELS: 4000 FEET RISING TO 4500 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL IMPACTS TO THE AREA MAINLY
  ABOVE 5000 FEET INCLUDING SWEETWATER SUMMIT.
 
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.

&&

$$

NVZ004-181300-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0006.110218T0600Z-110219T0000Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
950 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
PST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES MAINLY ABOVE 4500 FEET.

* SNOW LEVELS: RISING BRIEFLY TO 4000 FEET IN PERSHING AND
  CHURCHILL COUNTIES FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: SOME ROADWAYS COULD BECOME SLUSHY AND SLICK IN SPOTS
  THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

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
934 
WWUS45 KREV 181140
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
340 AM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...SNOW CONTINUES TODAY...

.A FRONTAL BAND WILL REMAIN OVER THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA
TODAY WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. THE
SNOW MAY DECREASE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND INTO
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

CAZ071-190000-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T0000Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE
340 AM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...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: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW ALONG
  HIGHWAY 70 AND HIGHWAY 89...INCLUDING THE SIERRA VALLEY.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH AMOUNTS UP TO
  6 INCHES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 70.

* IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
  WITH ROAD RESTRICTIONS LIKELY AND TEMPORARY CLOSURES 
  POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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-NVZ002-190000-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
340 AM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 
  LOCALLY UP TO 3 FEET ALONG THE WEST SHORES. 2 TO 4 FEET 
  ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS: WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH WILL AFFECT THE PASSES AND
  RIDGES.

* IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
  WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER SIERRA PASSES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

CAZ073-190000-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T1200Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
340 AM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MONO COUNTY THROUGH
  TONIGHT.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY
  395 WITH 2 TO 4 FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. EAST OF HIGHWAY
  395...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET AND UP TO 6 INCHES BELOW
  6000 FEET.

* WINDS: WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH WILL AFFECT THE PASSES AND
  RIDGES...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.

* IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NVZ003-190000-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T0000Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
340 AM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...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: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
  THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH MID MORNING SOUTH OF
  INTERSTATE 80.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY: 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH UP TO 5
  INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS ABOVE 5000 FEET. FROM RENO NORTHWARD...3 TO 7 INCHES
  WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* WINDS: WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WILL CREATE AREAS
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
  POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DELAYS DUE
  TO SNOW ARE LIKELY FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. SNOW AND SLICK
  ROADS MAY IMPACT THE COMMUTE THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NVZ001-190000-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110219T0000Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
340 AM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW OCCURRING
  OVER SOUTHERN LYON COUNTY AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN
  MINERAL COUNTY.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY: UP TO 2 INCHES WITH HIGHER
  AMOUNTS ABOVE 5000 FEET IN SOUTHERN LYON AND FAR WESTERN MINERAL
  COUNTY. LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 95
  SOUTH OF HAWTHORNE.

* SNOW LEVELS: RISING TO 5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CAUSE SLICK ROADS AND TRAVEL DELAYS MAINLY
  ABOVE 5000 FEET INCLUDING SWEETWATER SUMMIT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. 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.

&&

$$

NVZ004-190000-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110219T0000Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
340 AM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY: UP TO 2 INCHES.

* SNOW LEVELS: RISING BRIEFLY TO 4000 FEET IN PERSHING AND 
  CHURCHILL COUNTIES FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR THE
  MORNING COMMUTE ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ROADS WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY 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
530 
WWUS45 KREV 181641
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
841 AM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...FINAL BAND OF SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT...

.A FRONTAL BAND WILL REMAIN OVER THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA
TODAY WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW. SNOW WILL INCREASE
THIS EVENING AND BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW INTO SATURDAY
MORNING AS THE FINAL SYSTEM OF THE SERIES MOVES THROUGH.

NVZ003-190045-
/O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0007.110219T0000Z-110219T1700Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
841 AM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 AM PST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING EXPIRES THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 9 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE THIS
MORNING.


* TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON. ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IS
  EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT: LITTLE IF ANY DURING THE
  DAY TODAY WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING AGAIN EARLY THIS EVENING WITH
  2 TO 4 INCHES AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET.


* IMPACTS: ROADS WILL IMPROVE TODAY WITH ONLY LIGHT SNOW EXPECTED.
  SNOW COVERED ROADS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN THIS EVENING WITH
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ICE AND SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS...BRIDGES...AND SIDEWALKS SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY. MOTORISTS
SHOULD USE CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR
DESTINATION.

&&

$$

CAZ071-190045-
/O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0007.110219T0000Z-110219T1700Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE
841 AM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 AM PST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 9 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.


* TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO
  SATURDAY MORNING.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH AMOUNTS UP TO
  6 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395.

* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES
  BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ICE AND SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS...BRIDGES...AND SIDEWALKS SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY. MOTORISTS
SHOULD USE CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR
DESTINATION.

&&



$$

NVZ001-004-181745-
/O.CAN.KREV.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110219T0000Z/
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
841 AM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH LITTLE IF
ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS DUE TO TEMPERATURES RISING ABOVE
FREEZING. ANOTHER BAND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH UP TO
TWO INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. 

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-190045-
/O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T1700Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
841 AM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SATURDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY THIS EVENING AND
  CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 1 TO 2 FEET
  ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS: WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH WILL AFFECT THE PASSES AND 
  RIDGES.

* IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER SIERRA PASSES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

CAZ073-190045-
/O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T1700Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
841 AM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SATURDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY THIS EVENING AND
  CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY
  395 ABOVE 7500 FEET. EAST OF HIGHWAY 395...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* WINDS: WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH WILL AFFECT THE PASSES AND
  RIDGES...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.

* IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS
  DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 
  395. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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
771 
WWUS45 KREV 182030 CCA
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1201 PM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

CORRECTED TIMING AND SNOW AMOUNT WORDING FOR RENO ZONE.

...FINAL BAND OF SNOW EXPECTED TONIGHT...

.A FRONTAL BAND WILL REMAIN OVER THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA
TODAY WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW
WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY INTO
SATURDAY MORNING AS THE FINAL STORM SYSTEM OF THE SERIES MOVES
THROUGH.

NVZ003-190430-
/O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T0000Z/
/O.COR.KREV.WW.Y.0007.110219T0000Z-110219T1700Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
1201 PM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 AM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 9 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON. ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IS
  EXPECTED EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION THROUGH
  THIS AFTERNOON. FOR TONIGHT...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* IMPACTS: ROADS WILL IMPROVE TODAY WITH ONLY LIGHT SNOW EXPECTED.
  SNOW COVERED ROADS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN THIS EVENING AND
  OVERNIGHT...PRODUCING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ICE AND SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS...BRIDGES...AND SIDEWALKS SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY. MOTORISTS
SHOULD USE CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR
DESTINATION.

&&

$$

CAZ071-190430-
/O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T0000Z/
/O.COR.KREV.WW.Y.0007.110219T0000Z-110219T1700Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE
1201 PM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 AM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 9 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO
  SATURDAY MORNING.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH AMOUNTS UP TO
  6 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395.

* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH
  VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ICE AND SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS...BRIDGES...AND SIDEWALKS SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY. MOTORISTS
SHOULD USE CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR
DESTINATION.

&&

$$

NVZ001-004-182115-
/O.CAN.KREV.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110219T0000Z/
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
1201 PM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH LITTLE IF
ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS DUE TO TEMPERATURES RISING ABOVE
FREEZING. ANOTHER BAND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH UP TO
TWO INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. 

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-190430-
/O.COR.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T1700Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
1201 PM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SATURDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...THEN
  BECOME HEAVY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 1 TO
  2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS: WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH WILL AFFECT THE PASSES AND 
  RIDGES.

* IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER SIERRA PASSES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

CAZ073-190430-
/O.COR.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T1700Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
1201 PM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SATURDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE LATER THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING HEAVY
  THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY
  395 ABOVE 7500 FEET. EAST OF HIGHWAY 395...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* WINDS: WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH WILL AFFECT THE PASSES AND
  RIDGES...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.

* IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS
  DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 
  395. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
MJD

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
035 
WWUS45 KREV 190153
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
553 PM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE SIERRA THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING. IN LOWER ELEVATIONS OF FAR WESTERN NEVADA AND
NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE
EVENING WITH LIGHTER SNOW CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. 

CAZ072-NVZ002-191700-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T1700Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
553 PM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9
AM PST SATURDAY.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 14 INCHES AT LAKE
  LEVEL...WITH 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH SLICK SNOW COVERED
  ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
  MORNING. SOME ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

CAZ073-191700-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T1700Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
553 PM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9
AM PST SATURDAY.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET ALONG AND WEST OF
  HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 7500 FEET. EAST OF HIGHWAY 395...4 TO 8 INCHES
  WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH SLICK SNOW COVERED
  ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
  MORNING. SOME ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE. SECTIONS OF ROADS
  ADJACENT TO STEEP TERRAIN MAY BECOME BLOCKED DUE TO AVALANCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NVZ003-191700-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110219T1700Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
553 PM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM
PST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING
  WITH LIGHTER SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN DURING THE EVENING
  ESPECIALLY ON ROADS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN RECENTLY TREATED AND IN
  AREAS ABOVE THE LOWER VALLEYS. BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS ON BRIDGES...
  OVERPASSES AND NEAR INTERSECTIONS...WHERE SLICK OR SLUSHY
  PATCHES WILL DEVELOP SOONER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ICE AND SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS...BRIDGES...AND SIDEWALKS SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY WITH
POOR VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION.

&&

$$

CAZ071-191700-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110219T1700Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE
553 PM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM
PST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING
  WITH LIGHTER SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES WITH UP TO 8
  INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN DURING THE EVENING
  ESPECIALLY ON ROADS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN RECENTLY TREATED AND IN
  AREAS ABOVE THE LOWER VALLEYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ICE AND SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS...BRIDGES...AND SIDEWALKS SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY. MOTORISTS
SHOULD USE CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR
DESTINATION.

&&

$$
MJD

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297 
WWUS45 KREV 190557
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
957 PM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

CAZ072-NVZ002-191400-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T1700Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
957 PM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES AT LAKE
  LEVEL...WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS INCLUDING SLICK SNOW
  COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
  MORNING. EXPECT ROAD DELAYS WITH ROAD CLOSURES POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

CAZ073-191400-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T1700Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
957 PM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET ALONG AND WEST OF 
  HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 7500 FEET. EAST OF HIGHWAY 395...4 TO 8 
  INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. 

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS INCLUDING SLICK SNOW
  COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
  MORNING. SOME ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE. SECTIONS OF ROADS
  ADJACENT TO STEEP TERRAIN MAY BECOME BLOCKED DUE TO AVALANCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NVZ003-191400-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110219T1700Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
957 PM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM
PST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  OVERNIGHT AND THEN TAPER TO SHOWERS BY MID MORNING SATURDAY.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* IMPACTS: SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING
  HAZARDOUS. SECONDARY ROADS AND ROADS UNTREATED WILL BE MOST
  DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ICE AND SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS...BRIDGES...AND SIDEWALKS SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY WITH POOR
VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION
AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION.

&&

$$

CAZ071-191400-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110219T1700Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE
957 PM PST FRI FEB 18 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM
PST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT
  AND THEN TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS BY MID MORNING SATURDAY.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES
  WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 IN PLUMAS AND SIERRA COUNTIES.

* IMPACTS: SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING
  HAZARDOUS. SECONDARY ROADS AND ROADS UNTREATED WILL BE MOST
  DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ICE AND SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS...BRIDGES...AND SIDEWALKS SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY. MOTORISTS
SHOULD USE CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR
DESTINATION.

&&

$$


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376 
WWUS45 KREV 191106
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
306 AM PST SAT FEB 19 2011

CAZ072-NVZ002-191700-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T1700Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
306 AM PST SAT FEB 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES
  ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS INCLUDING SLICK SNOW
  COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  MORNING. EXPECT CHAIN CONTROLS AND ROAD DELAYS WITH ROAD
  CLOSURES POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

CAZ073-191700-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T1700Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
306 AM PST SAT FEB 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF  
  HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 7500 FEET. EAST OF HIGHWAY 395...2 TO 4 
  INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS INCLUDING SLICK SNOW 
  COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  THIS MORNING. SOME ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 
  SECTIONS OF ROADS ADJACENT TO STEEP TERRAIN MAY BECOME 
  BLOCKED DUE TO AVALANCHES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NVZ003-191700-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110219T1700Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
306 AM PST SAT FEB 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM
PST THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY MID
  MORNING.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES.

* IMPACTS: SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING
  HAZARDOUS. SECONDARY ROADS AND UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE MOST
  DANGEROUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ICE AND SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS...BRIDGES...AND SIDEWALKS SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY WITH POOR
VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION
AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION.

&&

$$

CAZ071-191700-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110219T1700Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE
306 AM PST SAT FEB 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM
PST THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY MID
  MORNING.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH UP TO 4 
  INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 IN PLUMAS AND SIERRA COUNTIES. 

* IMPACTS: SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING
  HAZARDOUS. SECONDARY ROADS AND UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE MOST
  DANGEROUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ICE AND SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS...BRIDGES...AND SIDEWALKS SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY. MOTORISTS
SHOULD USE CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR
DESTINATION.

&&

$$


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238 
WWUS45 KREV 191700
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
900 AM PST SAT FEB 19 2011


CAZ072-NVZ002-191800-
/O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T1700Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
900 AM PST SAT FEB 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

THE MAIN PERIOD OF SNOWFALL HAS ENDED FOR THE NORTHERN SIERRA.
ADDITIONAL SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR 
TODAY BUT ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED AT BEST. 

ROADS ARE STILL SLUSHY OR SNOW COVERED IN MANY LOCATIONS THIS
MORNING SO MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR CHAIN OR SNOW TIRE
REQUIREMENTS THROUGH THIS MORNING.

$$

CAZ073-191800-
/O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110219T1700Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
900 AM PST SAT FEB 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

THE MAIN PERIOD OF SNOWFALL HAS ENDED FOR THE SIERRA. ADDITIONAL
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY BUT ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS
ARE EXPECTED AT BEST.

ROADS ARE STILL SNOW COVERED IN MANY LOCATIONS THIS MORNING SO
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR CHAIN OR SNOW TIRE REQUIREMENTS
THROUGH MIDDAY.

$$

NVZ003-191800-
/O.EXP.KREV.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110219T1700Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
900 AM PST SAT FEB 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING.

SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE TODAY...HOWEVER
LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. SOME AREA ROADS ARE STILL
SLUSHY OR SNOW COVERED THIS MORNING...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR CHAIN OR SNOW TIRE REQUIREMENTS THROUGH LATE MORNING.

$$

CAZ071-191800-
/O.EXP.KREV.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110219T1700Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE
900 AM PST SAT FEB 19 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING.

WHILE SNOWFALL HAS MOSTLY ENDED ACROSS THE AREA...MOTORISTS
SHOULD STILL BE PREPARED FOR CHAIN OR SNOW TIRE REQUIREMENTS
TODAY.

$$


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

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Feb 17, 3:29 AM PSTLake Wind AdvisoryREVAlpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer7 hr
Feb 17, 4:12 AM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryREVModoc32 hr
Feb 16, 10:13 PM PSTWinter Storm WatchREVDouglas, Lyon, Storey, Washoe6 hr

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