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Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Reno, NV

March 22, 20118 counties in California; Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada

NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Mar 22, 2011, 11:54 AM PDT for 8 counties in California; Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Mar 22, 2011, 11:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 60 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
Mar 22, 2011, 11:54 AM PDT (18:54 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 22, 2011, 11:00 PM PDT
Expired
Mar 25, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT
In force
60 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, Washoe County, NV

The radar

The Reno radar (KRGX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:59 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
Mar 23, 7:00 AM PDTSNOW 11 S Stateline, CA8000 FEET ELEVATION. SKIRESORT OBSERVATION.
Mar 23, 7:00 AM PDTSNOW 3Sierra-At-Tahoe Ski Res, CA6600 FEET ELEVATION. SKIRESORT OBSERVATION.
Mar 23, 7:00 AM PDTSNOW 41 W Squaw Valley, CA9050 FEET ELEVATION. SKIRESORT OBSERVATION.
Mar 23, 7:00 AM PDTSNOW 6Boreal Ski Resort, CA7700 FEET ELEVATION. SKIRESORT OBSERVATION.
Mar 23, 7:00 AM PDTSNOW 6Sugar Bowl Ski Resort, CA8400 FEET ELEVATION. SKIRESORT OBSERVATION.
Mar 23, 7:00 AM PDTSNOW 9Bear Valley Ski Resort, CA8500 FEET ELEVATION. SKIRESORT OBSERVATION.
Mar 23, 7:52 AM PDTSNOW 34 Sse Crowley Lake, CA3 INCHES NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT WITH A 0.2 INCH LIQUID EQUIVALENT AT 7000 FEET. STILL SNOWING AT TIME OF REPORT.
Mar 23, 9:56 AM PDTSNOW 1.51 N Cold Springs Valley, NVOVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL.
Mar 23, 10:13 AM PDTSNOW 5Mount Rose Ski Area, NV12 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL AT MOUNT ROSE SKI RESORT.
Mar 23, 10:14 AM PDTSNOW 62 W Mammoth Lakes, CA24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL AT MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT.
Mar 23, 10:15 AM PDTSNOW 61 S June Lake, CA24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL AT JUNE MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT.
Mar 23, 10:16 AM PDTSNOW 1Heavenly Valley, NVOVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL AT HEAVENLY LAKE TAHOE SKI RESORT.
Mar 23, 10:17 AM PDTSNOW 8Kirkwood, CA24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL AT KIRKWOOD SKI RESORT.
Mar 23, 10:19 AM PDTSNOW 4Homewood, CA24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL AT HOMEWOOD SKI RESORT.
Mar 23, 10:21 AM PDTSNOW 8Alpine Meadows, CA24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL AT ALPINE MEADOWS SKI RESORT.
Mar 23, 10:22 AM PDTSNOW 11Squaw Valley, CA24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL AT SQUAW VALLEY USA SKI RESORT.
Mar 23, 10:23 AM PDTSNOW 8Northstar, CA24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL AT NORTHSTAR AT TAHOE SKI RESORT.
Mar 23, 10:24 AM PDTSNOW 61 S Donner Summit, CAOVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL AT SUGAR BOWL SKI RESORT.
Mar 23, 10:25 AM PDTSNOW 61 W Donner Summit, CAOVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL AT BOREAL SKI RESORT.
Mar 23, 10:51 AM PDTSNOW 3.2Boca Reservoir, CAOVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL WITH OBSERVER REPORTING 0.18 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT.
Mar 23, 10:53 AM PDTSNOW 4Lee Vining, CAOVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL WITH OBSERVER REPORTING 0.23 INCHES OF LIQUID EQIVALENT.
Mar 23, 10:54 AM PDTSNOW 6Mammoth Lakes, CAOVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL WITH OBSERVER REPORTING 0.16 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT.
Mar 23, 10:55 AM PDTSNOW 1Portola, CAOVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL WITH OBSERVER REPORTING 0.11 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT.
Mar 23, 10:56 AM PDTSNOW 1Stead, NVOVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL.
Mar 23, 10:57 AM PDTSNOW 4.5Tahoe City, CAOVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL WITH OBSERVER REPORTING 0.32 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT. OBSERVER ALSO REPORTED A CURRENT OVERALL SNOW DEPTH OF 61 INCHES ON THE GROUND.
Mar 23, 11:06 AM PDTSNOW 3Truckee, CAOVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL WITH OBSERVER REPORTING 0.17 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT.
Mar 24, 9:10 AM PDTSNOW 342 W Mammoth Lakes, CA24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL
Mar 24, 9:14 AM PDTSNOW 15Homewood, CA24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL.
Mar 24, 9:16 AM PDTSNOW 141 S Donner Peak, CA24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL.
Mar 24, 9:18 AM PDTSNOW 14Heavenly Valley, NV24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL.
Mar 24, 9:20 AM PDTSNOW 6Mount Rose Ski Area, NV24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL.
Mar 24, 9:22 AM PDTSNOW 19Alpine Meadows, CA24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL.
Mar 24, 9:22 AM PDTSNOW 24Kirkwood, CA24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL.
Mar 24, 9:25 AM PDTSNOW 86 Se Alpine Meadows, CA18 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL FROM NOON 2/23 TO 9AM TODAY.
Mar 24, 9:26 AM PDTSNOW 12Northstar, CA24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL.
Mar 24, 9:26 AM PDTSNOW 191 W Donner Peak, CA24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL.
Mar 24, 9:30 AM PDTSNOW 18Mammoth Lakes, CACO-OP OBSERVER REPORTED 18 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE LAST 24 HOURS WITH 60 INCHES ON THE GROUND.
Mar 24, 9:32 AM PDTSNOW 62 Ne Incline Village, NV24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL.
Mar 24, 9:32 AM PDTSNOW 20Squaw Valley, CA24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL.
Mar 24, 9:36 AM PDTSNOW 205 Ene Cisco, CATRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 20 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE LAST 24 HOURS WITH A TOTAL OF 168 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND AT 6150 FEET.
Mar 24, 9:37 AM PDTSNOW 2Bodie, CA24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL WITH OBSERVER ALSO REPORTING 46 INCHES ON THE GROUND.
Mar 24, 9:39 AM PDTSNOW 201 S June Lake, CA24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL.
Mar 24, 9:57 AM PDTSNOW 6Lee Vining, CA24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL OF 6 INCHES WITH 16 ON THE GROUND.
Mar 24, 9:58 AM PDTSNOW 5Tahoe City, CA24 SNOWFALL TOTAL OF 5 INCHES WITH 62 INCHES ON THE GROUND.
Mar 24, 1:48 PM PDTSNOW 5Portola, CATRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN LESS THAN 3 HOURS.
Mar 24, 3:00 PM PDTHEAVY SNOW 0Blue Canyon, CAHEAVY SNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY HAS FORCED THE CLOSURE OF INTERSTATE 80 FROM COLFAX TO THE NEVADA STATE LINE.
Mar 24, 3:50 PM PDTSNOW 20Quincy, CA20 INCHES OF SNOW PAST 24 HOURS/ 36 INCHES ON THE GROUND
Mar 24, 7:51 PM PDTHEAVY SNOW 10Nw South Lake Tahoe, CANEW SNOW SINCE 10 AM. HEAVY SNOW CURRENTLY FALLING AT 2 INCH PER HOUR RATE.
Mar 24, 8:00 PM PDTHEAVY SNOW 27Kingvale, CA20 INCHES FELL IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT 8AM ON MARCH 24TH...WITH 27 INCHES OF SNOW THEN FALLING FROM 8 AM TO 8PM.
Mar 24, 10:00 PM PDTHEAVY SNOW 231 Wnw Mammoth Lakes, CASTORM TOTAL THROUGH 10 PM.
Mar 24, 11:18 PM PDTSNOW 5.54 N Reno, NVNWS RENO FORECAST OFFICE REPORTED 5.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE PAST 12 HOURS.
Mar 24, 11:39 PM PDTSNOW 3.52 Sse Reno, NVA TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER IN WEST RENO REPORTED 3.5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE PAST 12 HOURS AT AN ELEVATION OF 4465 FEET.
Mar 25, 12:12 AM PDTHEAVY SNOW 22.52 Sw South Lake Tahoe, CAA TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED 22.5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE PAST 12 HOURS AT AN ELEVATION OF 6275 FEET.
Mar 25, 3:28 AM PDTHEAVY SNOW 8Verdi, CAWASHOE COUNTY SCHOOLS REPORTS 8-12 INCHES OF SNOW IN VERDI WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AROUND THE RENO AREA.
Mar 25, 4:40 AM PDTHEAVY SNOW 6Cold Springs Valley, NVSTORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WITH 0.54 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT REPORTED.
Mar 25, 5:42 AM PDTHEAVY SNOW 10.54 Ssw Reno, NVA TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER IN THE CAUGHLIN RANCH AREA OF SOUTHWEST RENO REPORTED A 12-HOUR SNOWFALL OF 10.5 INCHES FROM NOON THURSDAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT.
Mar 25, 6:00 AM PDTHEAVY SNOW 165 E Incline Village, NVDIAMOND PEAK SKI RESORT REPORTED 16 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
Mar 25, 6:03 AM PDTHEAVY SNOW 36Heavenly Valley, NVHEAVENLY SKI RESORT REPORTED 36 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
Mar 25, 6:03 AM PDTHEAVY SNOW 45Squaw Valley, CASQUAW VALLEY SKI RESORT REPORTED 45 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT AT AN ELEVATION OF 8200 FEET WITH 30 INCHES OF NEW SNOW AT 6200 FEET.
Mar 25, 6:22 AM PDTHEAVY SNOW 32Homewood, CAHOMEWOOD SKI RESORT REPORTED 32 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT ON THE UPPER MOUNTAIN WITH 24 INCHES ON THE LOWER MOUNTAIN.

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, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 173 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 12:00Z on 2011-03-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2011-03-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 49 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1557 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
121 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.

701 
WWUS45 KREV 221854
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1154 AM PDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...TWO WINTER STORMS AFFECTING THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE WEST COAST WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW
AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE SIERRA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SIERRA...ESPECIALLY
ABOVE 7000 FEET. A STRONGER WINTER STORM IS FORECAST TO REACH THE
SIERRA EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS AND GUSTY WINDS LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL OVER THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEK SHOULD
PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS OR CONSIDER POSTPONING
TRAVEL. DUE TO RECENT HEAVY SNOWFALL...MANY ROADS MAY HAVE FEWER
OR NARROWER LANES AVAILABLE FOR TRAVEL RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL
DELAYS AND POSSIBLE CLOSURES. ANYONE PLANNING BACK COUNTRY
ACTIVITIES SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR AVALANCHES
THIS WEEK.

CAZ071-231200-
/O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0009.110323T0600Z-110324T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0007.110323T0600Z-110324T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.WS.A.0010.110324T1800Z-110325T1800Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE
1154 AM PDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM
PDT WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH
HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR A SECOND STORM. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
  EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD OCCUR WEDNESDAY
  MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL
  MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY: 12 TO 18 INCHES WEST OF
  HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 6000 FEET...WITH UP TO 12 INCHES BELOW 6000
  FEET. ACCUMULATIONS EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 UP TO 3 INCHES.

* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY: 1 TO
  2 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND UP TO 4 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY
  395 ARE POSSIBLE.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
  LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS OVER THE RIDGES AND ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

* IMPACTS: CHAIN CONTROLS AND SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY
  IN THE SIERRA. LOW VISIBILITY AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE
  DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW
DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING.  CARRY TIRE CHAINS...
FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.  CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
&&

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-231200-
/O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0009.110323T0600Z-110324T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0007.110323T0600Z-110324T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.WS.A.0010.110324T1800Z-110325T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
1154 AM PDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM
PDT WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS
ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR A SECOND STORM. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
  EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD OCCUR LATE
  WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. ADDITIONAL
  SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND
  CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY: 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 7000
  FEET...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL
  OCCUR WEST OF HIGHWAY 89.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY: 1 TO 2 FEET
  OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH ANOTHER 8 TO 16 INCHES
  AT LAKE LEVEL.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
  RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH BY THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS: CHAIN CONTROLS AND SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS ARE 
  LIKELY IN THE SIERRA. LOW VISIBILITY AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS 
  POSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW
DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING.  CARRY TIRE CHAINS...
FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.  CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
&&

$$

CAZ073-231200-
/O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0009.110323T0600Z-110324T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0007.110323T1200Z-110325T1800Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
1154 AM PDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM
PDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE
WINTER STORM WATCH.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY MORNING NEAR THE SIERRA CREST
  AND SPREAD EAST DURING THE DAY...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY
  THURSDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY
  MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW
  WILL DEVELOP BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY
  MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT: 1 TO 2 FEET WEST OF
  HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 6 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395.
  
* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY: 1 TO 3
  FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 6 TO 14 INCHES
  EAST OF HIGHWAY 395.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
  RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH BY THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS: CHAIN CONTROLS AND SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS ARE 
  LIKELY IN THE SIERRA. LOW VISIBILITY AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS 
  POSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW
DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING.  CARRY TIRE CHAINS...
FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.  CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$
MJD/MLF

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
10 follow-up statements
985 
WWUS45 KREV 230448
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
948 PM PDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...TWO WINTER STORMS AFFECTING THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE WEST COAST WILL BRING SNOW AND
GUSTY WINDS TO THE SIERRA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE SIERRA ABOVE 7000
FEET. A STRONGER WINTER STORM IS FORECAST TO REACH THE SIERRA
THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS AND GUSTY WINDS
LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL OVER THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEK SHOULD
PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS OR CONSIDER POSTPONING
TRAVEL. DUE TO RECENT HEAVY SNOWFALL...MANY ROADS HAVE NARROW
LANES AVAILABLE FOR TRAVEL RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL DELAYS AND
POSSIBLE CLOSURES. ANYONE PLANNING BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES SHOULD
REMAIN AWARE OF THE AVALANCHE DANGER THIS WEEK.

CAZ071-231300-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.110323T0600Z-110324T0300Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0010.110324T1800Z-110325T1800Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE
948 PM PDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT AND WITH HEAVY SNOW WEDNESDAY.
  A SECOND PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON
  THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY: 6 TO 12 INCHES WEST OF
  HIGHWAY 395...WITH 12 TO 18 INCHES NEAR YUBA PASS. EAST OF
  HIGHWAY 395 UP TO 3 INCHES.

* SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY: 1 TO 2 FEET WEST OF
  HIGHWAY 395 AND UP TO 6 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 ARE POSSIBLE.

* WINDS WEDNESDAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  45 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS OVER THE RIDGES AND ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

* IMPACTS: CHAIN CONTROLS AND SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS ON HIGHWAY
  36...44...70 AND 89. LOW VISIBILITY AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
  POSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW
DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING.  CARRY TIRE CHAINS...
FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.  CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. 
&&

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-231300-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.110323T0600Z-110324T0300Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0010.110324T1800Z-110325T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
948 PM PDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOW WEDNESDAY. A
  SECOND PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY: 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 
  FEET...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL. HIGHEST AMOUNTS 
  WILL OCCUR WEST OF HIGHWAY 89.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY: 1 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE
  ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 10 TO 18 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL.

* WINDS WEDNESDAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  40 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS: INCREASING AVALANCHE DANGER...CHAIN CONTROLS AND
  SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS ON THE MOUNT ROSE HIGHWAY...INTERSTATE
  80...HIGHWAYS 50...88 AND 89. LOW VISIBILITY AND WHITEOUT
  CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW
DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING.  CARRY TIRE CHAINS...
FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.  CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. 
&&

$$

CAZ073-231300-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.110323T1200Z-110325T1800Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
948 PM PDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO
11 AM PDT FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOW LATE
  WEDNESDAY. A SECOND PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY LATE THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT: 1 TO 2 FEET WEST 
  OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 6 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY: 1 TO 3 
  FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 6 TO 14 
  INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WEDNESDAY INCREASING TO
  15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THURSDAY. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 95
  MPH BY THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS: INCREASING AVALANCHE DANGER...CHAIN CONTROLS AND
  SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS ON HIGHWAY 395. LOW VISIBILITY AND
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW
DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING.  CARRY TIRE CHAINS...
FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.  CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
124 
WWUS45 KREV 231155
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
455 AM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER STORM THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...MUCH STRONGER WINTER STORM FOR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE WEST COAST WILL BRING SNOW TO THE
SIERRA THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS NEAR
THE CREST. A MUCH STRONGER WINTER STORM IS FORECAST TO REACH THE
SIERRA THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY SNOW ALONG
WITH GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL OVER THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEK SHOULD
PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS OR CONSIDER POSTPONING
TRAVEL. DUE TO RECENT HEAVY SNOWFALL...MANY ROADS HAVE NARROW
LANES AVAILABLE FOR TRAVEL RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL DELAYS AND
POSSIBLE CLOSURES. ANYONE PLANNING BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES SHOULD
REMAIN AWARE OF THE AVALANCHE DANGER THIS WEEK.


CAZ071-240000-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110324T0300Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0010.110324T1800Z-110325T1800Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE
455 AM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8
PM PDT THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* TIMING: HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. A SECOND PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW IS
  EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING: 5 TO 10 INCHES WEST OF
  HIGHWAY 395 AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 44...WITH UP TO A FOOT POSSIBLE
  NEAR YUBA PASS. ELSEWHERE...UP TO 2 INCHES.

* POSSIBLE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY: 1 TO 2 FEET
  WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES
  ELSEWHERE.

* IMPACTS: CHAIN CONTROLS AND TRAVEL DELAYS ON PORTIONS OF
  HIGHWAYS 36...44...70...AND 89. MORE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE
  POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG
  WINDS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW
DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...
FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES. 
&&

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-240000-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110324T0300Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0010.110324T1800Z-110325T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
455 AM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8
PM PDT THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* TIMING: HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
  EARLY THIS EVENING. A SECOND PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING: 10 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 7000
  FEET...WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES ELSEWHERE. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR
  WEST OF HIGHWAY 89.

* POSSIBLE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY: 2 TO 3 FEET
  POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 10 TO 18 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL.

* IMPACTS: INCREASING AVALANCHE DANGER...CHAIN CONTROLS AND TRAVEL
  DELAYS ON THE MOUNT ROSE HIGHWAY...INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS
  50...88...AND 89. MORE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY
  AND THURSDAY NIGHT WITH VERY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW
DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING.  CARRY TIRE CHAINS...
FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.  CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. 
&&

$$

CAZ073-240000-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.110323T1200Z-110325T1800Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
455 AM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11
AM PDT FRIDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOW THIS
  AFTERNOON. A SECOND PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY LATE
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT: 10 TO 20 INCHES WEST OF
  HIGHWAY 395...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING:
  2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 6 TO 12
  INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395.

* WINDS THURSDAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WEDNESDAY
  INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH THURSDAY. RIDGE
  GUSTS UP TO 110 MPH THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS: INCREASING AVALANCHE DANGER...CHAIN CONTROLS AND
  SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS ON HIGHWAY 395...MAINLY TONIGHT AND
  AGAIN THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. LOW VISIBILITY AND
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY DUE TO
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW
DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING.  CARRY TIRE CHAINS...
FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.  CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
411 
WWUS45 KREV 232244
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
344 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING POSSIBLE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.A STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL PRODUCE
PERIODS OF SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE
SNOW MAY DIMINISH IN THE WARNING AREAS AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...BUT A MUCH STRONGER WINTER STORM IS FORECAST TO REACH
THE SIERRA THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY SNOW
ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. 

ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL OVER THE SIERRA PASSES THURSDAY OR THURSDAY
NIGHT SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL UNTIL THE STORM
HAS PASSED. DUE TO RECENT HEAVY SNOWFALL...MANY ROADS HAVE NARROW
LANES AVAILABLE FOR TRAVEL RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL DELAYS AND
PERIODIC CLOSURES. ANYONE PLANNING BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES SHOULD
REMAIN AWARE OF THE AVALANCHE DANGER THIS WEEK.

CAZ071-241230-
/O.CAN.KREV.WS.A.0010.110324T1800Z-110325T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE
344 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS EXTENDED THE WINTER STORM
WARNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS IS
NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY.

* TIMING: OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL
  INCREASE AND BECOME HEAVY DURING THE DAY THURSDAY AND CONTINUE
  INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT: UP TO 4 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395
  AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 44. ELSEWHERE...UP TO 2 INCHES.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY: 1 TO 2 FEET
  WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES
  ELSEWHERE.

* IMPACTS: CHAIN CONTROLS AND TRAVEL DELAYS ON PORTIONS OF
  HIGHWAYS 36...44...70...AND 89. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE
  EXPECTED THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY
  WINDS PRODUCING LOCAL BLIZZARD 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. 
&&

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-241230-
/O.CAN.KREV.WS.A.0010.110324T1800Z-110325T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE
VILLAGE
344 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS EXTENDED THE WINTER STORM
WARNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS IS
NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY
  MORNING. SNOW WILL INCREASE AND BECOME HEAVY DURING THE DAY
  THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT: 4 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000
  FEET...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES ELSEWHERE. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR
  WEST OF HIGHWAY 89.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY: ABOVE 7000
  FEET...2 TO 3 FEET WITH LOCALLY UP TO 4 FEET NEAR THE SIERRA
  CREST. AT LAKE LEVEL...10 TO 20 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 2 FEET
  WEST OF HIGHWAY 89.

* WINDS THURSDAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH. RIDGE GUSTS IN THE SIERRA UP TO 115 MPH.

* IMPACTS: INCREASING AVALANCHE DANGER...CHAIN CONTROLS AND TRAVEL
  DELAYS ON THE MOUNT ROSE HIGHWAY...INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS
  50...88...AND 89. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED
  THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS
  PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS 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. 
&&

$$

CAZ073-241230-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
344 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY
  MORNING. SNOW WILL INCREASE AND BECOME HEAVY THURSDAY AFTERNOON
  AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT: 3 TO 8 INCHES WEST OF
  HIGHWAY 395...WITH UP TO 2 INCHES ELSEWHERE.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY: 2 TO 4 FEET
  WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF
  HIGHWAY 395.

* WINDS THURSDAY: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. RIDGE
  GUSTS IN THE SIERRA UP TO 130 MPH.

* IMPACTS: INCREASING AVALANCHE DANGER...CHAIN CONTROLS AND
  SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS WITH POSSIBLE CLOSURES ON HIGHWAY 395.
  THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
  THURSDAY NIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS PRODUCING
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS 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.

&&

$$

CAZ070-NVZ003-005-241230-
/O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0017.110324T2100Z-110325T1200Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...SPARKS...
GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY...EMPIRE...GERLACH
344 PM PDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THURSDAY TO 5 AM
PDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THURSDAY TO 5 AM
PDT FRIDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 6 INCHES
  IN FOOTHILLS AROUND RENO AND CARSON CITY...AND WEST OF THE
  SURPRISE VALLEY.  

* SNOW LEVELS: BETWEEN 4500 AND 5000 FEET THURSDAY THEN LOWERING
  TO THE VALLEY FLOOR EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. LITTLE ACCUMULATION
  IS EXPECTED ON ROADS BELOW 5000 FEET UNTIL AFTER SUNSET.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN DURING THE THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON COMMUTE AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...ESPECIALLY
  ABOVE 5000 FEET. VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1 MILE DURING
  PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
MJD

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
095 
WWUS45 KREV 241051
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
351 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING POSSIBLE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY
THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG WINTER STORM MOVES INTO THE SIERRA. PERIODS
OF VERY HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL OVER THE SIERRA PASSES TODAY OR TONIGHT
SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER POSTPONING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
DUE TO RECENT HEAVY SNOWFALL...MANY ROADS HAVE NARROW LANES
AVAILABLE FOR TRAVEL RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL DELAYS AND PERIODIC
CLOSURES. ANYONE PLANNING BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES SHOULD REMAIN
AWARE OF THE AVALANCHE DANGER THIS WEEK.

CAZ071-250000-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE
351 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL
  INCREASE AND BECOME HEAVY BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY AND FRIDAY: 1 TO 2 
  FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH UP TO 6 
  INCHES ELSEWHERE.

* IMPACTS: CHAIN CONTROLS AND TRAVEL DELAYS ON PORTIONS OF
  HIGHWAYS 36...44...70...AND 89. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE
  EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS
  PRODUCING LOCAL BLIZZARD 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. 
&&

$$

CAZ073-250000-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
351 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL
  INCREASE AND BECOME HEAVY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY AND FRIDAY: 2 TO 4 FEET WEST OF
  HIGHWAY 395 WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395.

* WINDS THURSDAY: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 
  RIDGE GUSTS IN THE SIERRA UP TO 130 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: INCREASING AVALANCHE DANGER...CHAIN CONTROLS AND
  SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS WITH POSSIBLE CLOSURES ON HIGHWAY 395.
  THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
  WITH HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS 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.

&&

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-250000-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
351 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL
  INCREASE AND BECOME HEAVY BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY AND FRIDAY: ABOVE 7000
  FEET...2 TO 3 FEET WITH LOCALLY UP TO 4 FEET NEAR THE SIERRA
  CREST. AT LAKE LEVEL...10 TO 20 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 2 FEET
  WEST OF HIGHWAY 89.

* WINDS THURSDAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS IN THE SIERRA UP TO 115 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: INCREASING AVALANCHE DANGER...CHAIN CONTROLS AND TRAVEL
  DELAYS ON THE MOUNT ROSE HIGHWAY...INTERSTATE 80... HIGHWAYS
  50...88...AND 89. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED THIS
  AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS PRODUCING
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS 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. 
&&

$$

CAZ070-NVZ003-005-250000-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0017.110324T2100Z-110325T1200Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...SPARKS...
GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY...EMPIRE...GERLACH
351 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH
  THIS EVENING WITH MOST ACCUMULATING SNOW OCCURRING AFTER SUNSET.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 4 INCHES ON THE VALLEY FLOOR...WITH
  LOCALLY UP TO 6 INCHES IN FOOTHILLS AROUND RENO AND CARSON
  CITY...AND WEST OF THE SURPRISE VALLEY.

* SNOW LEVELS: BETWEEN 4500 AND 5000 FEET TODAY THEN LOWERING TO
  THE VALLEY FLOOR EARLY THIS EVENING. LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS
  EXPECTED ON ROADS BELOW 5000 FEET UNTIL AFTER SUNSET.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN DURING THE AFTERNOON
  COMMUTE AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING... ESPECIALLY ABOVE
  5000 FEET. VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1 MILE DURING PERIODS OF
  HEAVIER SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
922 
WWUS45 KREV 242234
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
334 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES
IN THE SIERRA THROUGH TONIGHT...

.VERY HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
SIERRA THROUGH THIS EVENING...PRODUCING VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO WITH
WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PERIODIC HIGHWAY CLOSURES
ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE. OTHERWISE EXPECT SIGNIFICANT DELAYS AND
DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED OVER THE
SIERRA PASSES UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE ON FRIDAY.

CAZ071-250730-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE
334 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.
  LATER TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IS
  MOST LIKELY IN AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 18 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY
  395 ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES ELSEWHERE.

* IMPACTS: CHAIN CONTROLS AND TRAVEL DELAYS ON MOST HIGHWAYS IN
  NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA. PERIODIC HIGHWAY CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE.
  THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING
  WITH HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS PRODUCING LOCAL BLIZZARD 
  CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD
BE POSTPONED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE ON FRIDAY. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL TONIGHT...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.
&&

$$

CAZ073-250730-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
334 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THIS EVENING. LATER TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
  LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IS MOST LIKELY IN AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395
  WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. 5 TO 10 INCHES
  ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395.

* WINDS THURSDAY: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. RIDGE
  GUSTS IN THE SIERRA UP TO 120 MPH.

* IMPACTS: INCREASING AVALANCHE DANGER...CHAIN CONTROLS AND
  SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS WITH POSSIBLE CLOSURES ON HIGHWAY 395.
  THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH HEAVY
  SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND TRAVEL PLANS
SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE ON FRIDAY. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL TONIGHT...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-NVZ002-250730-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
334 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THIS EVENING. LATER TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
  LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IS MOST LIKELY NEAR THE SIERRA CREST.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET
  WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. AT LAKE
  LEVEL...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 16 INCHES WEST OF
  HIGHWAY 89.

* WINDS THURSDAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS IN THE SIERRA UP TO 115 MPH.

* IMPACTS: INCREASING AVALANCHE DANGER...CHAIN CONTROLS...TRAVEL
  DELAYS AND PERIODIC HIGHWAY CLOSURES OVER THE PASSES AND ACROSS
  THE TAHOE BASIN. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED
  THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD
BE POSTPONED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE ON FRIDAY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL
TONIGHT...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-NVZ003-005-250730-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110325T1200Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...SPARKS...
GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY...EMPIRE...GERLACH
334 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
PDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: THE HEAVIEST SNOW AROUND RENO AND CARSON CITY IS
  EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. LATER TONIGHT...SNOW WILL
  INCREASE ACROSS THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHWEST NEVADA.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 4 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET...WITH
  LOCALLY UP TO 6 INCHES IN FOOTHILLS AROUND RENO AND CARSON CITY.
  LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ON ROADS BELOW 5000 FEET UNTIL
  AFTER SUNSET.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH
  THE EVENING...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 5000 FEET. VISIBILITY REDUCED TO
  BELOW 1 MILE DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
MJD/WH

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
797 
WWUS45 KREV 250047
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
547 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES
IN THE SIERRA THROUGH TONIGHT...

.VERY HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
SIERRA THROUGH THIS EVENING...PRODUCING VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO WITH
WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PERIODIC HIGHWAY CLOSURES
ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE. OTHERWISE EXPECT SIGNIFICANT DELAYS AND
DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED OVER THE
SIERRA PASSES UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE ON FRIDAY.

CAZ071-250730-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE
547 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. 
  LATER TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IS 
  MOST LIKELY IN AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 18 INCHES WEST OF 
  HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES ELSEWHERE. 

* IMPACTS: CHAIN CONTROLS AND TRAVEL DELAYS ON MOST HIGHWAYS IN 
  NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA. PERIODIC HIGHWAY CLOSURES ARE 
  POSSIBLE. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 
  THIS EVENING WITH HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS PRODUCING LOCAL 
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND TRAVEL PLANS
SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE ON FRIDAY. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL TONIGHT...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. 
&&

$$

CAZ073-250730-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
547 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THIS EVENING. LATER TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
  LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IS MOST LIKELY IN AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 
  395 WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. 5 TO 10 
  INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. 

* WINDS THURSDAY: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 
  RIDGE GUSTS IN THE SIERRA UP TO 120 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: INCREASING AVALANCHE DANGER...CHAIN CONTROLS AND 
  SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS WITH POSSIBLE CLOSURES ON HIGHWAY 
  395. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH 
  HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT 
  TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND TRAVEL PLANS
SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE ON FRIDAY. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL TONIGHT...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-NVZ002-250730-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
547 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THIS EVENING. LATER TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
  LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IS MOST LIKELY NEAR THE SIERRA CREST.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET 
  WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. AT LAKE 
  LEVEL...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 16 INCHES WEST OF 
  HIGHWAY 89.

* WINDS THURSDAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS IN THE SIERRA UP TO 115 MPH.

* IMPACTS: INCREASING AVALANCHE DANGER...CHAIN CONTROLS...
  TRAVEL DELAYS AND PERIODIC HIGHWAY CLOSURES OVER THE PASSES 
  AND ACROSS THE TAHOE BASIN. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE 
  EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG 
  WINDS PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND TRAVEL PLANS
SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE ON FRIDAY. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL TONIGHT...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-NVZ003-005-250730-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110325T1200Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...SPARKS...
GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY...EMPIRE...GERLACH
547 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
PDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: THE HEAVIEST SNOW AROUND RENO AND CARSON CITY IS 
  EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. LATER TONIGHT...SNOW WILL 
  INCREASE ACROSS THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHWEST NEVADA.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 4 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET...WITH
  LOCALLY UP TO 8 INCHES IN FOOTHILLS AROUND RENO AND CARSON CITY.
  LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ON ROADS BELOW 5000 FEET UNTIL
  AFTER SUNSET.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS 
  THROUGH THE EVENING...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 5000 FEET. VISIBILITY 
  REDUCED TO BELOW 1 MILE DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
537 
WWUS45 KREV 250400
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
900 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES
IN THE SIERRA THROUGH TONIGHT...

.VERY HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
SIERRA TONIGHT...PRODUCING VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO WITH WIDESPREAD
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PERIODIC HIGHWAY CLOSURES ARE LIKELY TO
CONTINUE. OTHERWISE EXPECT SIGNIFICANT DELAYS AND DANGEROUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED OVER THE SIERRA
PASSES UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE ON FRIDAY.

CAZ071-251200-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE
900 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11
AM PDT FRIDAY.

* TIMING: LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT
  THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...MAINLY IN AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY
  395...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES ELSEWHERE.

* IMPACTS: CHAIN CONTROLS AND TRAVEL DELAYS ON MOST HIGHWAYS IN
  NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA. PERIODIC HIGHWAY CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND TRAVEL PLANS
SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE ON FRIDAY. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL TONIGHT...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. 
&&

$$

CAZ073-251200-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
900 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...LOCALLY HEAVY
  SNOW IS MOST LIKELY IN AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 18 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY
  395 WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. 4 TO 8
  INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395.

* WINDS THURSDAY: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. RIDGE
  GUSTS IN THE SIERRA UP TO 85 MPH.

* IMPACTS: INCREASING AVALANCHE DANGER...CHAIN CONTROLS AND
  SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS WITH PERIODIC CLOSURES ON HIGHWAY
  395. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH
  HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT
  TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND TRAVEL PLANS
SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE ON FRIDAY. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL TONIGHT...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-NVZ002-251200-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
900 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...LOCALLY HEAVY
  SNOW SHOWERS ARE MOST LIKELY NEAR THE SIERRA CREST.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 18 INCHES
  WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. ELSEWHERE...5
  TO 10 INCHES.

* WINDS THURSDAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40
  MPH. RIDGE GUSTS IN THE SIERRA UP TO 75 MPH.

* IMPACTS: INCREASING AVALANCHE DANGER...CHAIN CONTROLS... TRAVEL
  DELAYS AND PERIODIC HIGHWAY CLOSURES OVER THE PASSES AND ACROSS
  THE TAHOE BASIN. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED
  THROUGH LATE TONIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS PRODUCING
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND TRAVEL PLANS
SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE ON FRIDAY. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL TONIGHT...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-NVZ005-251200-
/O.EXT.KREV.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...
GERLACH
900 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
PDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE LATER TONIGHT AND
  CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 5 INCHES
  IN FOOTHILLS NEAR THE SURPRISE VALLEY.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH
  FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 4500 FEET. VISIBILITY REDUCED
  TO BELOW 1 MILE DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NVZ003-251200-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110325T1200Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
900 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
PDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATER
  TONIGHT AROUND RENO AND CARSON CITY. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 2 INCHES MAINLY SOUTH OF
  RENO.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH
  TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 5000 FEET. VISIBILITY REDUCED TO
  BELOW 1 MILE DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW. LOCAL AREAS OF
  BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE FRIDAY MORNING IN THE FOOTHILLS. 

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/WH

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163 
WWUS45 KREV 250413 CCA
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
910 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

CORRECTED TO REMOVE THURSDAY WORDING FOR WIND SPEEDS.

...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES
IN THE SIERRA THROUGH TONIGHT...

.VERY HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
SIERRA TONIGHT...PRODUCING VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO WITH WIDESPREAD
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PERIODIC HIGHWAY CLOSURES ARE LIKELY TO
CONTINUE. OTHERWISE EXPECT SIGNIFICANT DELAYS AND DANGEROUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED OVER THE SIERRA
PASSES UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE ON FRIDAY.

CAZ071-251215-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE
910 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11
AM PDT FRIDAY.

* TIMING: LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT
  THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...MAINLY IN AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY
  395...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES ELSEWHERE.

* IMPACTS: CHAIN CONTROLS AND TRAVEL DELAYS ON MOST HIGHWAYS IN
  NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA. PERIODIC HIGHWAY CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND TRAVEL PLANS
SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE ON FRIDAY. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL TONIGHT...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. 
&&

$$

CAZ073-251215-
/O.COR.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
910 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...LOCALLY HEAVY
  SNOW IS MOST LIKELY IN AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 18 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY
  395 WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. 4 TO 8
  INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395.

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS IN
  THE SIERRA UP TO 85 MPH.

* IMPACTS: INCREASING AVALANCHE DANGER...CHAIN CONTROLS AND
  SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS WITH PERIODIC CLOSURES ON HIGHWAY
  395. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH
  HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT
  TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND TRAVEL PLANS
SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE ON FRIDAY. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL TONIGHT...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-NVZ002-251215-
/O.COR.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
910 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...LOCALLY HEAVY
  SNOW SHOWERS ARE MOST LIKELY NEAR THE SIERRA CREST.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 18 INCHES
  WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. ELSEWHERE...5
  TO 10 INCHES.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
  RIDGE GUSTS IN THE SIERRA UP TO 75 MPH.

* IMPACTS: INCREASING AVALANCHE DANGER...CHAIN CONTROLS... TRAVEL
  DELAYS AND PERIODIC HIGHWAY CLOSURES OVER THE PASSES AND ACROSS
  THE TAHOE BASIN. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED
  THROUGH LATE TONIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS PRODUCING
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND TRAVEL PLANS
SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE ON FRIDAY. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL TONIGHT...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-NVZ005-251215-
/O.EXT.KREV.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...
GERLACH
910 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
PDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE LATER TONIGHT AND
  CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 5 INCHES
  IN FOOTHILLS NEAR THE SURPRISE VALLEY.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH
  FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 4500 FEET. VISIBILITY REDUCED
  TO BELOW 1 MILE DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NVZ003-251200-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110325T1200Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
910 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
PDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATER
  TONIGHT AROUND RENO AND CARSON CITY. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 2 INCHES MAINLY SOUTH OF
  RENO.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH
  TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 5000 FEET. VISIBILITY REDUCED TO
  BELOW 1 MILE DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW. LOCAL AREAS OF
  BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE FRIDAY MORNING IN THE FOOTHILLS. 

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/WH

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475 
WWUS45 KREV 251138
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
438 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITY CONTINUES TODAY...

.SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE SIERRA AND ACROSS FAR
WESTERN NEVADA TODAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITY AND POOR
DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS CONTINUING IN THE
SIERRA TODAY. HIGHWAY CLOSURES WILL CONTINUE DUE TO THE POOR
VISIBILITY AND AVALANCHE CONTROL.

A SECOND SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN SIERRA TONIGHT WITH SNOW
CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED OVER THE
SIERRA PASSES UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

CAZ071-251900-
/O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0018.110326T0300Z-110327T0000Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE
438 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM
THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR
HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING.

* TIMING: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  MORNING...MAINLY IN AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. SNOW WILL
  INCREASE AGAIN TONIGHT.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY: 3 TO 6 INCHES WEST OF
  HIGHWAY 395...WITH UP TO 2 INCHES ELSEWHERE.

* ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...5 TO 10 INCHES WEST OF
  HIGHWAY 395.

* IMPACTS: LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW...CHAIN CONTROLS AND
  TRAVEL DELAYS ON MOST HIGHWAYS IN NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA. PERIODIC
  HIGHWAY CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TONIGHT...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. 

&&

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-251900-
/O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0018.110326T0300Z-110327T0000Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
438 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM
THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR
HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING.

* TIMING: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  MORNING. SNOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7000
  FEET WITH UP TO 4 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET.

* ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY: 10 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 7000
  FEET WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 7000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
  RIDGE GUSTS IN THE SIERRA OF 75 TO 95 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS DUE TO
  BLOWING SNOW...TRAVEL REMAINS VERY DANGEROUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD
BE POSTPONED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...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.

&&

$$

CAZ073-251800-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
438 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  MORNING. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 4 INCHES MAINLY WEST OF
  HIGHWAY 395. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS 
  IN THE SIERRA UP TO 70 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER...LOW VISIBILITY AND WHITEOUT
  CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS AND
  ROAD CLOSURES ON HIGHWAY 395.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ROAD CONDITIONS REMAIN HAZARDOUS AND TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD BE
POSTPONED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL
TONIGHT...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.

&&

$$

NVZ003-251800-
/O.EXT.KREV.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
438 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING.

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
  WESTERN NEVADA TODAY.

* VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE WILL AFFECT HIGHWAY 395 NORTH OF
  RENO...WASHOE VALLEY...CARSON VALLEY AND FOOTHILL LOCATIONS.
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN WASHOE VALLEY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: LOW VISIBILITY WITH SNOW DRIFTS POSSIBLE ON HIGHWAY
  395 DUE TO GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ070-NVZ005-251800-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...
GERLACH
438 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
PDT THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING: BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 2 INCHES.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH
  THIS MORNING. VISIBILITY REDUCED TO BELOW 1 MILE DURING PERIODS
  OF HEAVIER SNOW AND IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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178 
WWUS45 KREV 251806
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1106 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011

...SNOW TAPERING OFF TODAY BUT MORE SNOW EXPECTED FOR THE SIERRA
AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY....

.SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WITH LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. A WEAKER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE
INTO THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND BRING MORE SNOW TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. 
WIDESPREAD CHAIN CONTROLS WILL CONTINUE IN THE SIERRA WITH
POSSIBLE CLOSURES OF SOME HIGHER PASSES THROUGH SATURDAY.

CAZ071-260215-
/O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0018.110326T0300Z-110327T0000Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE
1106 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE MAINLY WEST OF
  HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL INCREASE AGAIN
  TONIGHT.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY: LOCALLY UP TO 2 INCHES WEST
  OF HIGHWAY 395.

* ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...5 TO 10 INCHES WEST OF 
  HIGHWAY 395.

* IMPACTS: CHAIN CONTROLS AND TRAVEL DELAYS ON MOST HIGHWAYS IN
  NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA. PERIODIC HIGHWAY CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-260215-
/O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0018.110326T0300Z-110327T0000Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
1106 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  EVENING. SNOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY: UP TO 2 INCHES.

* ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY: 10 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 
  7000 FEET WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 7000 FEET. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
  RIDGE GUSTS IN THE SIERRA UP TO 75 MPH.

* IMPACTS: CHAIN CONTROLS AND TRAVEL DELAYS ON MOST HIGHWAYS IN
  THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. PERIODIC HIGHWAY CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ073-251915-
/O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
1106 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

SNOW HAS ENDED OVER MONO COUNTY. HOWEVER...SLICK ROAD SURFACES
WILL CONTINUE ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY. 

$$

NVZ003-251915-
/O.EXP.KREV.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
1106 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING. 

SNOW HAS ENDED OVER THE RENO AND CARSON CITY. ISOLATED SNOW
SHOWERS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BUT LITTLE OR
NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. 

$$

CAZ070-NVZ005-251915-
/O.EXP.KREV.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110325T1800Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...
GERLACH
1106 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING. 

SNOW HAS ENDED THIS MORNING. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS
WILL RETURN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS
POSSIBLE NORTH OF GERLACH TONIGHT.

$$
MJD

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