Alert archive / California / Flood Watches in 2012
Flood Watch 1, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this flood watch at Nov 28, 2012, 2:09 PM PST for 8 counties in California; 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Dec 1, 2012, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 27 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 28, 2012, 2:09 PM PST (22:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 1, 2012, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 2, 2012, 12:40 PM PST
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
- Flood severity
- None
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 22:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2189 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 285 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 304 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
356 WGUS65 KREV 282209 FFAREV URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 209 PM PST WED NOV 28 2012 ...MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY... .A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL BRING WARM AND MOIST CONDITIONS TO EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND FAR WESTERN NEVADA. PERIODS OF RAIN THROUGH SATURDAY WILL INCREASE SOIL MOISTURE AHEAD OF A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN WITH HIGH SNOW LEVELS SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE ABOVE 8000 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND MAY RISE TO NEAR 10000 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT...BEFORE A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO 6000 TO 7000 FEET BEHIND THE FRONT AND QUICKLY END THE FLOOD THREAT. AREAS AT GREATEST RISK FOR FLOODING ARE SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 FROM LASSEN COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH THE RENO...TAHOE...CARSON CITY AREA AND INTO NORTHERN MONO COUNTY. MUD AND ROCK SLIDES ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN AND NEAR RECENT WILDFIRE BURN AREAS. CAZ071-290615- /O.NEW.KREV.FA.A.0001.121201T1800Z-121202T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 209 PM PST WED NOV 28 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR LASSEN...EASTERN PLUMAS...AND EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN WITH HIGH SNOW LEVELS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THIS WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR FLOODING NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS...ALONG WITH ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP TERRAIN. * THE HIGHEST RISK FOR FLOODING IS NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WHICH INCLUDES...WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY...AND THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF SIERRA AND PLUMAS COUNTIES. A SIGNIFICANT RISE WILL OCCUR ON THE SUSAN RIVER. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. * MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE RUSH FIRE IN EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS MAY CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAYS...36...44...AND 89. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PERSONS LIVING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING OCCUR. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-003-290615- /O.NEW.KREV.FA.A.0001.121202T0000Z-121202T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE 209 PM PST WED NOV 28 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN...EASTERN ALPINE COUNTY AND THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN WITH HIGH SNOW LEVELS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THIS WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR FLOODING NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS...ALONG WITH ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP TERRAIN. * THE HIGHEST RISK FOR FLOODING IS NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS IN THE TAHOE BASIN...EASTERN ALPINE COUNTY AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. MINOR FLOODING MAY OCCUR ALONG STEAMBOAT CREEK IN WESTERN NEVADA. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 89. ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS WITH UP TO AN INCH ON VALLEY FLOORS. * MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE RAY MAY BURN SCAR IN DOUGLAS COUNTY. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS MAY CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAYS...50...89...395 AND INTERSTATES 80 AND 580. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PERSONS LIVING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING OCCUR. && $$ CAZ073-290615- /O.NEW.KREV.FA.A.0001.121202T0000Z-121203T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRIDGEPORT 209 PM PST WED NOV 28 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTHERN MONO COUNTY FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN WITH SNOW LEVELS ABOVE 8000 FEET WILL OCCUR SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THIS WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR FLOODING NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS...ALONG WITH ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP TERRAIN. * THE HIGHEST RISK FOR FLOODING IS NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS IN MONO COUNTY NORTH OF BRIDGEPORT. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN NORTHERN MONO COUNTY. * PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS MAY CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PERSONS LIVING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING OCCUR. && $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
8 follow-up statements
914 WGUS65 KREV 282226 FFAREV FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 226 PM PST WED NOV 28 2012 ...MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY... .A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL BRING WARM AND MOIST CONDITIONS TO EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND FAR WESTERN NEVADA. PERIODS OF RAIN THROUGH SATURDAY WILL INCREASE SOIL MOISTURE AHEAD OF A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN WITH HIGH SNOW LEVELS SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE ABOVE 8000 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND MAY RISE TO NEAR 10000 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT...BEFORE A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO 6000 TO 7000 FEET BEHIND THE FRONT AND QUICKLY END THE FLOOD THREAT. AREAS AT GREATEST RISK FOR FLOODING ARE SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 FROM LASSEN COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH THE RENO...TAHOE...CARSON CITY AREA AND INTO NORTHERN MONO COUNTY. MUD AND ROCK SLIDES ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN AND NEAR RECENT WILDFIRE BURN AREAS. CAZ071-300000- /O.CON.KREV.FA.A.0001.121201T1800Z-121202T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 226 PM PST WED NOV 28 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES. * FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * THE HIGHEST RISK FOR FLOODING IS NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WHICH INCLUDES...WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY...AND THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF SIERRA AND PLUMAS COUNTIES. A SIGNIFICANT RISE WILL OCCUR ON THE SUSAN RIVER. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PERSONS LIVING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING OCCUR. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-003-300000- /O.CON.KREV.FA.A.0001.121202T0000Z-121202T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE 226 PM PST WED NOV 28 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL CALIFORNIA... GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA. IN WESTERN NEVADA...GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA AND GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA. * FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * THE HIGHEST RISK FOR FLOODING IS NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS IN THE TAHOE BASIN...EASTERN ALPINE COUNTY AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. MINOR FLOODING MAY OCCUR ALONG STEAMBOAT CREEK IN WESTERN NEVADA. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 89. ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS WITH UP TO AN INCH ON VALLEY FLOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PERSONS LIVING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING OCCUR. && $$ CAZ073-300000- /O.CON.KREV.FA.A.0001.121202T0000Z-121203T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRIDGEPORT 226 PM PST WED NOV 28 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF EAST CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...MONO. * FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON * THE HIGHEST RISK FOR FLOODING IS NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS IN MONO COUNTY NORTH OF BRIDGEPORT. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN NORTHERN MONO COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PERSONS LIVING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING OCCUR. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
856 WGUS65 KREV 292136 FFAREV FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 136 PM PST THU NOV 29 2012 ...FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS LIKELY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY... .A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL BRING WARM AND MOIST CONDITIONS TO EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND FAR WESTERN NEVADA. PERIODS OF RAIN THROUGH SATURDAY WILL INCREASE SOIL MOISTURE AHEAD OF A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN WITH HIGH SNOW LEVELS SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE ABOVE 8000 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND MAY RISE TO NEAR 10000 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY...BEFORE A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO 6000 TO 7000 FEET BEHIND THE FRONT AND QUICKLY END THE FLOOD THREAT ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS. AREAS AT GREATEST RISK FOR FLOODING ARE SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 FROM LASSEN COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH THE RENO...TAHOE...CARSON CITY AREA AND INTO NORTHERN MONO COUNTY. MUD AND ROCK SLIDES ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN AND NEAR RECENT WILDFIRE BURN AREAS. CAZ071-010000- /O.CON.KREV.FA.A.0001.121201T1800Z-121202T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 136 PM PST THU NOV 29 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING LASSEN...EASTERN PLUMAS...AND EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN WITH HIGH SNOW LEVELS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THIS WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS...ALONG WITH ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP TERRAIN. * THE HIGHEST RISK FOR FLOODING IS NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WHICH INCLUDES...WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY...AND THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF SIERRA AND PLUMAS COUNTIES. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES. * ROCK AND MUD SLIDES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAYS...36...44...70 AND 89. DEBRIS FLOWS MAY OCCUR NEAR THE RUSH FIRE BURN SCAR IN EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PERSONS LIVING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FLOODING AND HAVE A PLAN TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING OCCURS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-003-010000- /O.CON.KREV.FA.A.0001.121202T0000Z-121202T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE 136 PM PST THU NOV 29 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN...EASTERN ALPINE COUNTY AND THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN WITH HIGH SNOW LEVELS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR FLOODING NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS. * THE HIGHEST RISK FOR FLOODING IS NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS IN THE TAHOE BASIN...EASTERN ALPINE COUNTY AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. FLOODING MAY OCCUR ALONG STEAMBOAT AND EAGLE VALLEY CREEKS IN WESTERN NEVADA. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 7 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 89. ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA RAINFALL AMOUNTS 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS WITH AN INCH OR MORE ON VALLEY FLOORS. * MUD AND ROCK SLIDES...WITH PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAYS...50...89...395 AND INTERSTATES 80 AND 580. DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE RAY MAY BURN SCAR IN DOUGLAS COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PERSONS LIVING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FLOODING AND HAVE A PLAN TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING OCCURS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. && $$ CAZ073-010000- /O.CON.KREV.FA.A.0001.121202T0000Z-121203T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRIDGEPORT 136 PM PST THU NOV 29 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * NORTHERN MONO COUNTY FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN WITH SNOW LEVELS ABOVE 8000 FEET WILL OCCUR LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON MORNING. THIS WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR FLOODING NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS. * THE HIGHEST RISK FOR FLOODING IS NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS IN MONO COUNTY NORTH OF BRIDGEPORT. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN NORTHERN MONO COUNTY. * MUD AND ROCK SLIDES...WITH PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...ARE POSSIBLE ALONG 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PERSONS LIVING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FLOODING AND HAVE A PLAN TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING OCCURS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. && $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
623 WGUS65 KREV 302336 FFAREV FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 336 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS LIKELY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY... .A PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING WARM AND MOIST CONDITIONS TO EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND FAR WESTERN NEVADA. MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS FROM RECENT RAINFALL WILL COMBINE WITH A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN WITH HIGH SNOW LEVELS SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE ABOVE 8000 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND MAY RISE TO NEAR 10000 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY...BEFORE A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO 6000 TO 7000 FEET BEHIND THE FRONT AND QUICKLY END THE FLOOD THREAT ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS. AREAS AT GREATEST RISK FOR FLOODING ARE SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 FROM LASSEN COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH THE RENO...TAHOE...CARSON CITY AREA AND INTO NORTHERN MONO COUNTY. MUD AND ROCK SLIDES ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN AND NEAR RECENT WILDFIRE BURN AREAS. CAZ071-011200- /O.CON.KREV.FA.A.0001.121201T1800Z-121202T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 336 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING LASSEN...EASTERN PLUMAS...AND EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN WITH HIGH SNOW LEVELS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THIS WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS...ALONG WITH ROCK AND MUD SLIDES NEAR STEEP TERRAIN. * THE HIGHEST RISK FOR FLOODING IS NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WHICH INCLUDES...WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY...AND THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF SIERRA AND PLUMAS COUNTIES. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 7 INCHES. * ROCK AND MUD SLIDES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAYS...36...44...70 AND 89. DEBRIS FLOWS MAY OCCUR NEAR THE RUSH FIRE BURN SCAR IN EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PERSONS LIVING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FLOODING AND HAVE A PLAN TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING OCCURS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-003-011200- /O.CON.KREV.FA.A.0001.121202T0000Z-121202T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE 336 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN...EASTERN ALPINE COUNTY AND THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN WITH HIGH SNOW LEVELS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR FLOODING NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS. * THE HIGHEST RISK FOR FLOODING IS NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS IN THE TAHOE BASIN...EASTERN ALPINE COUNTY AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. FLOODING MAY OCCUR ALONG STEAMBOAT AND EAGLE VALLEY CREEKS IN WESTERN NEVADA. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 7 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 89. ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA RAINFALL AMOUNTS 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS WITH AN INCH OR MORE ON VALLEY FLOORS. * MUD AND ROCK SLIDES...WITH PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAYS...50...89...395 AND INTERSTATES 80 AND 580. DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE RAY MAY BURN SCAR IN DOUGLAS COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PERSONS LIVING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FLOODING AND HAVE A PLAN TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING OCCURS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. && $$ CAZ073-011200- /O.CON.KREV.FA.A.0001.121202T0000Z-121203T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRIDGEPORT 336 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * NORTHERN MONO COUNTY FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN WITH SNOW LEVELS ABOVE 8000 FEET WILL OCCUR LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON MORNING. THIS WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR FLOODING NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS. * THE HIGHEST RISK FOR FLOODING IS NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS IN MONO COUNTY NORTH OF BRIDGEPORT. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN NORTHERN MONO COUNTY. * MUD AND ROCK SLIDES...WITH PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...ARE POSSIBLE ALONG 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PERSONS LIVING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FLOODING AND HAVE A PLAN TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING OCCURS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
444 WGUS65 KREV 011050 FFAREV FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 250 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS LIKELY TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY... .A PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING WARM AND MOIST CONDITIONS TO EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND FAR WESTERN NEVADA. MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS FROM RECENT RAINFALL WILL COMBINE WITH A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN WITH HIGH SNOW LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE ABOVE 8000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY RISE TO NEAR 10000 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY...BEFORE A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO 6000 TO 7000 FEET BEHIND THE FRONT AND QUICKLY END THE FLOOD THREAT ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS. AREAS AT GREATEST RISK FOR FLOODING ARE SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 FROM LASSEN COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH THE RENO...TAHOE...CARSON CITY AREA AND INTO NORTHERN MONO COUNTY. MUD AND ROCK SLIDES ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN AND NEAR RECENT WILDFIRE BURN AREAS. CAZ071-020000- /O.CON.KREV.FA.A.0001.121201T1800Z-121202T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 250 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES. * FROM 10 AM PST THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * THE HIGHEST RISK FOR FLOODING IS NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WHICH INCLUDES...WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY...AND THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF SIERRA AND PLUMAS COUNTIES. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 7 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PERSONS LIVING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FLOODING AND HAVE A PLAN TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING OCCURS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-003-020000- /O.CON.KREV.FA.A.0001.121202T0000Z-121202T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE 250 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL CALIFORNIA... GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA. IN WESTERN NEVADA...GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA AND GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA. * FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * THE HIGHEST RISK FOR FLOODING IS NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS IN THE TAHOE BASIN...EASTERN ALPINE COUNTY AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. FLOODING MAY OCCUR ALONG STEAMBOAT AND EAGLE VALLEY CREEKS IN WESTERN NEVADA. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 7 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 89. ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA RAINFALL AMOUNTS 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS WITH AN INCH OR MORE ON VALLEY FLOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PERSONS LIVING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FLOODING AND HAVE A PLAN TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING OCCURS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. && $$ CAZ073-020000- /O.CON.KREV.FA.A.0001.121202T0000Z-121203T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRIDGEPORT 250 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF EAST CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...MONO. * FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON * THE HIGHEST RISK FOR FLOODING IS NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS IN MONO COUNTY NORTH OF BRIDGEPORT. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN NORTHERN MONO COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PERSONS LIVING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FLOODING AND HAVE A PLAN TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING OCCURS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
481 WGUS65 KREV 011937 FFAREV URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1137 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS LIKELY TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY... .A PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING WARM AND MOIST CONDITIONS TO EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND FAR WESTERN NEVADA. MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS FROM RECENT RAINFALL WILL COMBINE WITH A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN AND HIGH SNOW LEVELS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE ABOVE 8000 FEET THIS EVENING AND MAY RISE TO NEAR 10000 FEET EARLY SUNDAY...BEFORE A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO 6000 TO 7000 FEET BEHIND THE FRONT AND QUICKLY END THE FLOOD THREAT ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS. AREAS AT GREATEST RISK FOR FLOODING ARE SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 FROM LASSEN COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH THE RENO...TAHOE...CARSON CITY AREA AND INTO NORTHERN MONO COUNTY. MUD AND ROCK SLIDES ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN AND NEAR RECENT WILDFIRE BURN AREAS. CAZ072-NVZ002-003-021200- /O.EXT.KREV.FA.A.0001.121202T0600Z-121203T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE 1137 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN...EASTERN ALPINE COUNTY AND THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN WITH HIGH SNOW LEVELS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. * THE HIGHEST RISK FOR FLOODING IS NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS IN THE TAHOE BASIN...EASTERN ALPINE COUNTY AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN WITH AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 89. ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA RAINFALL AMOUNTS 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS WITH AN INCH OR MORE ON VALLEY FLOORS. * MUD AND ROCK SLIDES ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAYS...50...89...395 AND INTERSTATES 80 AND 580. DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE RAY MAY BURN SCAR IN DOUGLAS COUNTY. * PONDING OF WATER WILL OCCUR IN URBAN AREAS...REDUCE TRAVEL SPEED DURING HEAVY RAIN TO PREVENT HYDROPLANING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PERSONS LIVING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FLOODING AND HAVE A PLAN TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING OCCURS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. && $$ CAZ073-021200- /O.EXT.KREV.FA.A.0001.121202T0600Z-121203T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRIDGEPORT 1137 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * NORTHERN MONO COUNTY FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN WITH SNOW LEVELS ABOVE 8000 FEET WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. * THE HIGHEST RISK FOR FLOODING IS NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS IN MONO COUNTY NORTH OF BRIDGEPORT. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN NORTHERN MONO COUNTY. * MUD AND ROCK SLIDES ARE LIKELY ALONG 395...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE WALKER RIVER CANYON. * PONDING OF WATER WILL OCCUR ON ROADS...REDUCE TRAVEL SPEED DURING HEAVY RAIN TO PREVENT HYDROPLANING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PERSONS LIVING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FLOODING AND HAVE A PLAN TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING OCCURS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. && $$ CAZ071-021200- /O.CON.KREV.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-121202T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 1137 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING LASSEN...EASTERN PLUMAS...AND EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN WITH HIGH SNOW LEVELS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * THE HIGHEST RISK FOR FLOODING IS NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WHICH INCLUDES...WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY...AND THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF SIERRA AND PLUMAS COUNTIES. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES. * ROCK AND MUD SLIDES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR STEEP TERRAIN AND ALONG HIGHWAYS...36...44...70 AND 89. DEBRIS FLOWS MAY OCCUR NEAR THE RUSH FIRE BURN SCAR IN EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY. * PONDING OF WATER WILL OCCUR ON ROADS...REDUCE TRAVEL SPEED DURING HEAVY RAIN TO PREVENT HYDROPLANING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PERSONS LIVING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FLOODING AND HAVE A PLAN TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING OCCURS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. && $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
345 WGUS65 KREV 011944 CCA FFAREV URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1142 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS LIKELY TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY... .A PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING WARM AND MOIST CONDITIONS TO EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND FAR WESTERN NEVADA. MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS FROM RECENT RAINFALL WILL COMBINE WITH A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN AND HIGH SNOW LEVELS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE ABOVE 8000 FEET THIS EVENING AND MAY RISE TO NEAR 10000 FEET EARLY SUNDAY...BEFORE A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO 6000 TO 7000 FEET BEHIND THE FRONT AND QUICKLY END THE FLOOD THREAT ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS. AREAS AT GREATEST RISK FOR FLOODING ARE SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 FROM LASSEN COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH THE RENO...TAHOE...CARSON CITY AREA AND INTO NORTHERN MONO COUNTY. MUD AND ROCK SLIDES ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN AND NEAR RECENT WILDFIRE BURN AREAS. CAZ072-NVZ002-003-021215- /O.EXT.KREV.FA.A.0001.121202T0600Z-121203T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE 1142 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN...EASTERN ALPINE COUNTY AND THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN WITH HIGH SNOW LEVELS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. * THE HIGHEST RISK FOR FLOODING IS NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS IN THE TAHOE BASIN...EASTERN ALPINE COUNTY AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN WITH AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 89. ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA RAINFALL AMOUNTS 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS WITH AN INCH OR MORE ON VALLEY FLOORS. * MUD AND ROCK SLIDES ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAYS...50...89...395 AND INTERSTATES 80 AND 580. DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE RAY MAY BURN SCAR IN DOUGLAS COUNTY. * PONDING OF WATER WILL OCCUR IN URBAN AREAS...REDUCE TRAVEL SPEED DURING HEAVY RAIN TO PREVENT HYDROPLANING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PERSONS LIVING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FLOODING AND HAVE A PLAN TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING OCCURS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. && $$ CAZ073-021215- /O.COR.KREV.FA.A.0001.121202T0600Z-121203T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRIDGEPORT 1142 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * NORTHERN MONO COUNTY FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN WITH SNOW LEVELS ABOVE 8000 FEET WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. * THE HIGHEST RISK FOR FLOODING IS NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS IN MONO COUNTY NORTH OF BRIDGEPORT. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN NORTHERN MONO COUNTY. * MUD AND ROCK SLIDES ARE LIKELY ALONG 395...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE WALKER RIVER CANYON. * PONDING OF WATER WILL OCCUR ON ROADS...REDUCE TRAVEL SPEED DURING HEAVY RAIN TO PREVENT HYDROPLANING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PERSONS LIVING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FLOODING AND HAVE A PLAN TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING OCCURS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. && $$ CAZ071-021215- /O.COR.KREV.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-121202T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 1142 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING LASSEN...EASTERN PLUMAS...AND EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN WITH HIGH SNOW LEVELS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * THE HIGHEST RISK FOR FLOODING IS NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WHICH INCLUDES...WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY...AND THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF SIERRA AND PLUMAS COUNTIES. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH SUNDAY OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES. * ROCK AND MUD SLIDES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR STEEP TERRAIN AND ALONG HIGHWAYS...36...44...70 AND 89. DEBRIS FLOWS MAY OCCUR NEAR THE RUSH FIRE BURN SCAR IN EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY. * PONDING OF WATER WILL OCCUR ON ROADS...REDUCE TRAVEL SPEED DURING HEAVY RAIN TO PREVENT HYDROPLANING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PERSONS LIVING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FLOODING AND HAVE A PLAN TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING OCCURS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. && $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
476 WGUS65 KREV 021131 FFAREV URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 331 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS LIKELY TODAY... .A WARM AND WET PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND HIGH SNOW LEVELS TO THE AREA TODAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE CLOSE TO 9000 FEET AND POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 10000 FEET AT TIMES THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL THEN SLOWLY FALL AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON. WET SOILS...HEAVY RAINFALL AND HIGH SNOW LEVELS WILL BRING THE THREAT FOR FLOODING. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND END THE FLOOD THREAT FOR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS. AREAS AT GREATEST RISK FOR FLOODING ARE SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 FROM LASSEN COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH THE RENO...TAHOE...CARSON CITY AREA AND INTO NORTHERN MONO COUNTY. MUD AND ROCK SLIDES ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF STEEP TERRAIN AND NEAR RECENT WILDFIRE BURN AREAS. CAZ071-022200- /O.EXT.KREV.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-121202T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 331 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * A PORTION OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES. * UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON * THE HIGHEST RISK FOR FLOODING IS NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WHICH INCLUDES...WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY...AND THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF SIERRA AND PLUMAS COUNTIES. * STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PERSONS LIVING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FLOODING AND HAVE A PLAN TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING OCCURS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-003-030000- /O.CON.KREV.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-121203T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE 331 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL CALIFORNIA... GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA. IN WESTERN NEVADA...GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA AND GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA. * THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON * THE HIGHEST RISK FOR FLOODING IS NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS IN THE TAHOE BASIN...EASTERN ALPINE COUNTY AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN WITH AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA...RAINFALL AMOUNTS 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS WITH AN INCH OR MORE ON VALLEY FLOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PERSONS LIVING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FLOODING AND HAVE A PLAN TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING OCCURS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. && $$ CAZ073-030000- /O.CON.KREV.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-121203T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRIDGEPORT 331 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF EAST CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...MONO. * THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON * THE HIGHEST RISK FOR FLOODING IS NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS IN MONO COUNTY NORTH OF BRIDGEPORT. * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN NORTHERN MONO COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PERSONS LIVING ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR FLOODING AND HAVE A PLAN TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING OCCURS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
388 WGUS65 KREV 022040 FFAREV FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1240 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 CAZ071-022145- /O.CAN.KREV.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-121202T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 1240 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED WITH SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO 5000 TO 6000 FEET AND THE THREAT FOR URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING HAS ENDED. $$ CAZ072-073-NVZ002-003-022145- /O.CAN.KREV.FA.A.0001.000000T0000Z-121203T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... BRIDGEPORT...INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE 1240 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED WITH SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO NEAR 6000 FEET AND THE THREAT FOR URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING HAS ENDED. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Reno, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at Nov 28, 8:48 AM PST, 5 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 28, 8:48 AM PST, 5 hours 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
848 AM PST WED NOV 28 2012
.UPDATE...
PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH A QUICK MOVING SHORTWAVE IS IMPACTING
THE WEST COAST THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO INCREASE AHEAD
OF THE SHORTWAVE AS WELL. MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOW STRONGER WINDS
ALOFT WITH 50 TO 60 KNOTS AT 700MB. WHEN THE WINDS MIX DOWN INTO
THE LOWER VALLEYS, WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGER THAN
INITIALLY FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON. DECIDED TO ISSUE A WIND
ADVISORY FOR RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREAS WHICH WILL BE IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM THROUGH 7 PM TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
IN WIND PRONE AREAS. EL
&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 335 AM PST WED NOV 28 2012/
SHORT TERM...
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE REMAINS HIGH THAT THERE WILL BE A
SIGNIFICANT SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS TO IMPACT NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA/WESTERN NEVADA STARTING TODAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. THE JET STREAM BECOMES DIRECTED TOWARDS THE FORECAST
REGION WHILE TAPPING INTO A TROPICAL MOISTURE FEED. THIS SERIES OF
SYSTEMS WILL BRING SUBSTANTIAL PRECIPITATION TO THE WESTERN
SLOPES OF THE SIERRA, PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS, AND RISES ALONG
SIERRA AND LOWER ELEVATION STREAMS.
THE FIRST SYSTEM WILL REACH THE FORECAST REGION TODAY AND QUICKLY
EXIT TONIGHT. WITH ENERGY ORIENTED MAINLY NORTH TO SOUTH AS THE
SUPPORTING TROUGH BECOMES NEGATIVELY TILTED, SPILLOVER INTO
WESTERN NEVADA WILL BE MINIMAL. SNOW LEVELS REMAIN ABOVE 6500 FEET
AND SNOW RATIOS WILL TEND TO BE RELATIVELY LOW. THIS SUGGESTS THAT
OVERALL IMPACTS OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BE LOW WITH THE HIGHEST SIERRA
PASSES RECEIVING TOKEN ACCUMULATIONS OF SLUSHY SNOW. THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL BE FROM WINDS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HWY
395 CORRIDOR AS GUSTS EXCEED 35 MPH. AS IMPLIED BY THE NAM, THERE
MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD THIS AFTERNOON WHERE ISOLATED WIND GUSTS
COULD REACH UP TO 45 MPH ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT.
A BREAK IN PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR THURSDAY BETWEEN SYSTEMS.
HOWEVER, WINDS INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH SUBSTANTIAL WINDS
OCCURRING OVERNIGHT THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. 700MB FLOW INCREASES
ABOVE 60 KNOTS WITH MOISTURE PILING UP ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF
THE SIERRA. WINDS WILL BECOME DIRECTED TO THE VALLEY SURFACES ON
THE LEE OF THE SIERRA; A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. HAVE
INCREASED PRECIPITATION CHANCES FOR THE RENO/CARSON CITY AREAS IN
THE 12-18Z TIMEFRAME FRIDAY AS STRONG WINDS PUSH PRECIPITATION
OVER THE CREST. THIS SCENARIO IS ANALOGOUS TO OTHER EVENTS WHERE
THE FOOTHILLS RECEIVED AROUND AN INCH OF PRECIPITATION AND
RENO/CARSON CITY RECEIVED 0.25-0.33 INCHES.
INITIAL RISES ALONG STREAMS WILL BE SMALL FROM TODAY'S SYSTEM
WHILE MODEST RISES CAN BE ANTICIPATED FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. HOWEVER,
PRECIPITATION FROM TODAY AND FRIDAY WILL LEAVE SOILS SATURATED. WITH
ANOTHER VERY WET SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE REGION LATE IN THE
WEEKEND, HYDRO RELATED CONCERNS INCREASE. FOR MORE INFORMATION,
CONSULT OUR HYDRO OUTLOOK. BOYD
LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
MODELS STILL IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH POSSIBLY THE STRONGEST STORM OF
THE SERIES LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THEY ALSO AGREE ON THE
HIGH SNOW LEVELS THROUGH THE EVENT BEFORE CRASHING WITH THE FRONT
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. MAIN DIFFERENCE IS THAT EC CONTINUES TO BE A
LITTLE FURTHER NORTH, BUT GEM/GFS/GEFS AGREE ON A SLIGHTLY FURTHER
SOUTH PLACEMENT. RIGHT NOW, LEANING A BIT MORE TO THE GFS WITH
BETTER OVERALL AGREEMENT. THIS SYSTEM ALSO APPEARS TO BE THE MOST
DYNAMIC OF THE THREE SYSTEMS WITH A RAPIDLY DEEPENING SURFACE LOW
INTO NORTHWEST NEVADA SUNDAY MORNING.
MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW WILL KEEP PRECIP GOING ALONG THE SIERRA CREST
SATURDAY FROM THE TAHOE BASIN NORTH WITH SOME LIMITED SPILLOVER.
THIS IS AHEAD OF THE MAIN SYSTEM WHICH ARRIVES SUNDAY MORNING. AS
MENTIONED BEFORE IT IS VERY DYNAMIC, WITH AN INTENSE JET AND STRONG
COLD FRONT. IN ADDITION, IT HAS THE MOST IMPRESSIVE MOISTURE PLUME
WITH PRECIP WATER ABOVE 1.5 INCHES APPROACHING THE COAST. EXPECT
HEAVY RAIN TO SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA
AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT WITH SNOW LEVELS 8-9000 FEET FROM
NORTH TO SOUTH. SPILLOVER WILL ALSO BE HEAVY, ESPECIALLY FOR A 6
HOUR PERIOD NEAR AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY MORNING AS
PARAMETERS ARE IDEAL. IN ADDITION TO THE RAINFALL, STRONG PRESSURE
GRADIENTS WILL ALSO CREATE WINDY CONDITIONS AREAWIDE WITH GUSTS TO
50 MPH POSSIBLE ALL AREAS AND OVER 100 MPH LIKELY ALONG THE SIERRA
CREST.
LEANING TOWARD A GFS/GEM SOLUTION WHICH PUTS THE MOISTURE PLUME
SQUARE ON TAHOE WOULD LEAD TO SOME LARGE AMOUNTS IN A 12 HOURS
PERIOD IF THEY VERIFY. EC WOULD FOCUS THE PRECIPITATION MORE ON THE
FEATHER BASIN TO LASSEN COUNTY WITH AMOUNTS FOR TAHOE/RENO LIGHTER.
FOR A 36 HOUR PERIOD SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
POTENTIAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE IMPRESSIVE WITH 6 INCHES OR MORE
POSSIBLE ALONG THE SIERRA CREST AND 3 OR MORE POSSIBLE IN THE TAHOE
BASIN TO THE WESTERN NEVADA FOOTHILLS. EVEN THE SIERRA FRONT ALONG
HIGHWAY 395 COULD SEE AN INCH OR MORE. THERE MAY BE POTENTIAL
FLOODING ISSUES, MORE IN THE HYDRO DISCUSSION BELOW.
AFTER THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON, SNOW LEVELS WILL
RAPIDLY FALL TO NEAR 5000 FEET BY EVENING. HOWEVER, ONLY EXPECT
LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS AS THE PRECIPITATION RAPIDLY DIMINISHES BEHIND
THE FRONT. MODELS THEN AGREE ON SOME MODERATE AMPLITUDE RIDGING WITH
NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. WINDS
WILL ALSO BE MUCH LIGHTER UNDER THE RIDGE. SYSTEM FOR THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK LOOKS TO BE MORE DIRECTED NOW TOWARDS THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST AND DOES NOT LOOK AS STRONG. WALLMANN
AVIATION...
NEXT SYSTEM IS MOVING ONSHORE WITH WINDS BEGINNING TO INCREASE.
EXPECT LOCALLY GUSTY S-SW WINDS TODAY WITH PEAK GUSTS 30-35 KTS
FOR ALL VALLEYS. PRECIP WILL MOVE INTO THE SIERRA AROUND 18Z WITH
SOME LIGHT TO MODERATE -SHRASN WITH SNOW LEVELS HOVERING NEAR 6500
FEET. EXPECT MVFR CONDS KTRK/KTVL/KMMH UNTIL AROUND 02Z BEFORE
RETURNING TO VFR. FOR KRNO, SCT -SHRA AROUND BUT EXPECT CIGS TO
REMAIN AOA 4000 FEET.
WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY OVERNIGHT WITH PEAK GUSTS TO 35 KTS IN
VALLEYS NEAR AND IN THE SIERRA BUT CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN VFR INTO
THURSDAY.
TWO MAJOR SYSTEMS TO AFFECT THE AREA AFTERWARD, ONE THURSDAY NIGHT
AND FRIDAY WITH THE SECOND SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
THE FIRST WILL BE MORE OF A WIND MAKER FOR MOST AREAS WITH VALLEY
GUSTS OF 50+ KTS POSSIBLE NEAR AND SOUTH OF I-80. HEAVY RAIN WILL
ALSO OCCUR IN THE SIERRA FROM TAHOE NORTH WITH WITH IFR CONDS
EXPECTED. EXPECT STRONG MTN WAVES IN AREAS OF STRONGEST WINDS WITH
STRONG WIND SHEAR AND TURBULENCE.
SECOND SYSTEM FOR THE WEEKEND HAS BETTER POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN
BUT WIND GUSTS TO 45 KTS STILL POSSIBLE. IFR CONDS LIKELY ALL ALONG
SIERRA INTO WRN NV 06-18Z SUN. DUE TO HEAVY RAIN, MTN WAVES WILL NOT
BE AS DEVELOPED, BUT STILL MAY CAUSE ISSUES. WALLMANN
HYDROLOGY...
TWO INTENSE SYSTEMS WITH HIGH SNOW LEVELS ARE BEGINNING TO CREATE
MORE OF A CONCERN THIS MORNING. THE ANTECEDENT DRY CONDITIONS WILL
HELP, AND ONE STORM ALONE WOULD NOT BE AS MUCH OF A CONCERN. THE
FIRST STORM WILL JUST MOISTEN THE GROUND WITH BETTER RUNOFF
POTENTIAL FOR THE SECOND STORM OVER THE WEEKEND. IN ADDITION, SNOW
LEVELS WILL BE QUITE HIGH, AVERAGING 8-8500 FEET FOR THE EVENT.
WITH THE TWO STORM TOTALS OF OVER 10 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG THE
SIERRA CREST AND NEAR 5 INCHES FOR THE TAHOE BASIN, RUNOFF WILL
SURELY INCREASE. EVEN WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS COULD SEE AN INCH OR
MORE OF RAINFALL, MOST OF IT FALLING OVER THE WEEKEND.
WITH THE PERIODS OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION, THERE COULD BE SOME URBAN
AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING, MOST LIKELY OVER THE WEEKEND. IN
ADDITION, THERE WILL BE RISES ON THE MAINSTEM RIVERS, WITH THE SUSAN
RIVER POSSIBLY REACHING WITHIN A FOOT OF FLOOD STAGE. NO CONCERNS
WITH THE OTHER MAINSTEM RIVERS SUCH AS THE TRUCKEE AT THIS TIME, BUT
IF RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE HEAVIER (AND THEY COULD BE IF THE GFS IS
CORRECT) THERE MAY BE MINOR ISSUES. SEE THE FLOOD POTENTIAL
STATEMENT FOR THE LATEST DETAILS. WALLMANN
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE
IN NVZ004.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
NVZ002-003.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR LAKE TAHOE IN
NVZ002.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING NVZ003.
CA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
CAZ072-073.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR LAKE TAHOE IN
CAZ072.
&&
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO (ALL LOWER CASE)The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2:33 PM PST | High Wind Warning | REV | Mono | 44 hr |
| Nov 28, 2:33 PM PST | Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer and 2 more | 44 hr |
| Nov 28, 8:49 AM PST | Wind Advisory | REV | Douglas, Lyon, Storey, Washoe | 10 hr |
| Nov 28, 2:04 PM PST | River Flood Watch | REV | Storey, Washoe | 5 days |
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Sources
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