Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Jan 19, 2012, 3:16 PM PST for 5 counties in California; Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Jan 20, 2012, 7:00 PM PST. It was in force for 15 hr. 10 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
- Jan 19, 2012, 3:16 PM PST (23:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 20, 2012, 7:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2012, 10:00 AM PST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Mono County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 6:25 AM PST | SNOW 8 | 1 W Soda Springs, CA | SODA SPRINGS SKI AREA REPORTED 8-12 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. |
| Jan 21, 7:25 AM PST | SNOW 6 | 2 Nnw Incline Village, NV | DIAMOND PEAK SKI AREA REPORTED 4-6 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 21, 7:26 AM PST | SNOW 9 | 8 Ssw South Lake Tahoe, CA | SIERRA AT TAHOE SKI AREA REPORTED 9 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 21, 8:13 AM PST | SNOW 7 | 1 Ne Incline Village, NV | SNOWFALL TOTAL SINCE MIDNIGHT AT 6700 FT. |
| Jan 21, 8:40 AM PST | SNOW 3.5 | 5 Ene Cisco, CA | STILL SNOWING |
| Jan 21, 8:55 AM PST | SNOW 12 | Soda Springs, CA | SODA SPRINGS SKI RESORT EVENT DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 21, 9:05 AM PST | SNOW 9 | 2 Ese Twin Bridges, CA | REPORTED AT SIERRA-AT-TAHOE SKI RESORT EVENT DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 21, 9:13 AM PST | SNOW 6 | 4 W Prosser Creek Reser, CA | A WEATHER SPOTTER NEAR TAHOE-DONNER REPORTED 6.0 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. |
| Jan 21, 9:15 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 1 Nnw Incline Village, NV | A WEATHER SPOTTER IN INCLINE VILLAGE REPORTED 12 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. |
| Jan 21, 9:44 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | 5 Wsw Prosser Creek Res, CA | A WEATHER SPOTTER LOCATED NEAR TAHOE-DONNER AT AN ELEVATION OF 6700 FT REPORTED 6.5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 166 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
- 3357 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 275 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 476 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
378 WWUS45 KREV 192316 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 316 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ...SNOW RETURNS TO THE SIERRA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA TONIGHT... .THE FIRST OF TWO STORM SYSTEMS IS MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN AND SNOW. A STRONGER STORM WILL ARRIVE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND BRING THE THREAT FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE SIERRA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 7000 FEET IN THE TAHOE BASIN AND ABOVE 7500 FEET IN MONO COUNTY. CAZ072-NVZ002-201315- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0001.120120T2100Z-120121T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0001.120121T0300Z-120121T1800Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0002.120120T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 316 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING ALONG THE SIERRA CREST AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A STRONGER STORM WILL BRING HEAVIER SNOW TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES DOWN TO LAKE LEVEL. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE SIERRA CREST AND HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS TONIGHT: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS IN THE SIERRA NEAR 100 MPH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO SATURDAY MORNING: 2 FEET OR MORE ABOVE 8000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. * SNOW LEVELS FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO SATURDAY: RISING TO 7500 TO 8000 FEET FRIDAY EVENING...LOWERING TO NEAR 6000 FEET SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SLICK CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND CHAIN RESTRICTIONS LIKELY OVER THE MAJOR PASSES INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50....88 AND 89. 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. && $$ CAZ073-201315- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0001.120121T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0001.120121T0300Z-120121T1800Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAMMOTH LAKES 316 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 7500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 FEET OR MORE ABOVE 7500 FEET...WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 6500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS IN THE SIERRA NEAR 115 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 8500 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SLICK CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND CHAIN RESTRICTIONS OVER THE PASSES OF HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-201315- /O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0003.120121T0600Z-120121T1800Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 316 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A SECOND SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVIER SNOW LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR LASSEN NATIONAL PARK. * SNOW LEVELS TONIGHT: NEAR 6000 FEET LOWERING TO 5000 TO 5500 FEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING...UP TO 3 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND 4 TO 8 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. HIGHER AMOUNTS OF A FOOT OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE NEAR YUBA PASS. * SNOW LEVELS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING...6500 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SLICK CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND CHAIN RESTRICTIONS OVER YUBA PASS AND FREDONYER SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
6 follow-up statements
910 WWUS45 KREV 201148 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 348 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...STRONG STORM SYSTEM BRINGS SNOW SNOW TO THE SIERRA...NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA...AND NORTHWEST NEVADA TONIGHT... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON AND BRING THE THREAT FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE SIERRA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 7000 FEET IN THE TAHOE BASIN AND ABOVE 7500 FEET IN MONO COUNTY...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF SNOW IN FAR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA. CAZ072-NVZ002-210000- /O.CAN.KREV.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0001.120121T0300Z-120121T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...INCLINE VILLAGE 348 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY... WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE OVERNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 FEET OR MORE ABOVE 8000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET... WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. * WINDS: INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS IN THE SIERRA UP TO 125 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: RISING TO AROUND 7500 FEET BY EARLY EVENING THEN FALLING TO LAKE LEVEL BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SLICK CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND CHAIN RESTRICTIONS LIKELY OVER THE MAJOR PASSES INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50....88 AND 89. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-210000- /O.CAN.KREV.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KREV.WW.Y.0003.120121T0300Z-120121T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 348 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 4 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND 5 TO 10 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. HIGHER AMOUNTS OF A FOOT OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE NEAR YUBA PASS. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 6000 FEET THIS EVENING...FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * WIND: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: SLICK CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND CHAIN RESTRICTIONS OVER YUBA PASS AND FREDONYER SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-210000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0001.120121T0300Z-120121T1800Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAMMOTH LAKES 348 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 7500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS ABOVE 7500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 FEET OR MORE ABOVE 7500 FEET... WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 6500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGE GUSTS IN THE SIERRA NEAR 125 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 8500 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SLICK CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND CHAIN RESTRICTIONS OVER THE PASSES OF HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-210000- /O.EXB.KREV.WW.Y.0003.120121T0300Z-120121T1800Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 348 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS: 6000 FEET LOWERING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY SATURDAY MORNING. * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: SLICK CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND CHAIN RESTRICTIONS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND FAR NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. 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
420 WWUS45 KREV 201709 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 909 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW IN THE SIERRA TONIGHT... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON AND BRING HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE SIERRA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 7000 FEET IN THE TAHOE BASIN AND ABOVE 7500 FEET IN MONO COUNTY...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF SNOW IN FAR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA. CAZ072-NVZ002-210115- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0001.120121T0300Z-120121T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 909 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE OVERNIGHT. A PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY SNOW WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COLD FRONT TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 FEET OR MORE ABOVE 8000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. * WINDS: INCREASING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 125 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: RISING TO AROUND 7500 FEET BY EARLY EVENING THEN FALLING TO LAKE LEVEL BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. CHAIN RESTRICTIONS AND LONG TRAVEL DELAYS OVER THE SIERRA PASSES INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50...88 AND 89. 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. && $$ CAZ073-210115- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0001.120121T0300Z-120121T1800Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAMMOTH LAKES 909 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 7500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS ABOVE 7500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY SNOW WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COLD FRONT TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 FEET OR MORE ABOVE 7500 FEET...WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 6500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGE GUSTS IN THE SIERRA NEAR 125 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 8500 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND LONG TRAVEL DELAYS OVER THE HIGHER PASSES OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-210115- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0003.120121T0300Z-120121T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 909 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 4 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND 5 TO 10 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. HIGHER AMOUNTS OF A FOOT OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE NEAR YUBA PASS. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 6000 FEET THIS EVENING...FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * WIND: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: SLICK CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND CHAIN RESTRICTIONS OVER YUBA PASS AND FREDONYER SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-210115- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0003.120121T0300Z-120121T1800Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 909 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS: 6000 FEET LOWERING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY SATURDAY MORNING. * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: SLICK CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND CHAIN RESTRICTIONS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND FAR NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. 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
899 WWUS45 KREV 202321 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 321 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW IN THE SIERRA TONIGHT... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE SIERRA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 7500 FEET IN THE TAHOE BASIN AND ABOVE 8000 FEET IN MONO COUNTY...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF SNOW IN FAR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA. CAZ072-NVZ002-211400- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0001.120121T0300Z-120121T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 321 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING. A PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY SNOW WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE COLD FRONT TONIGHT BETWEEN 8 PM AND 2 AM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS: INCREASING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 125 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: RISING TO NEAR 9000 FEET BY EARLY EVENING THEN FALLING TO NEAR 7500 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL MAY NOT REACH LAKE LEVEL UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. CHAIN RESTRICTIONS AND LONG TRAVEL DELAYS OVER THE SIERRA PASSES INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50...88 AND 89. 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. && $$ CAZ073-211400- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0001.120121T0300Z-120121T1800Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAMMOTH LAKES 321 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 7500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY SNOW WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COLD FRONT TONIGHT BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET...WITH 8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55. RIDGE GUSTS IN THE SIERRA NEAR 125 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: RISING TO NEAR 9500 FEET THIS EVENING THEN LOWERING TO NEAR 7000 FEET SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND LONG TRAVEL DELAYS OVER THE HIGHER PASSES OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-211400- /O.EXT.KREV.WW.Y.0003.120121T0600Z-120121T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 321 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 2 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND 5 TO 10 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE NEAR YUBA PASS. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 6000 FEET THIS EVENING...FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * WIND: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: SLICK CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND CHAIN RESTRICTIONS OVER YUBA PASS AND FREDONYER SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-211400- /O.EXT.KREV.WW.Y.0003.120121T0600Z-120121T1800Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 321 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET....UP TO 2 INCHES ON VALLEY FLOORS. * SNOW LEVELS: 6000 FEET LOWERING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY SATURDAY MORNING. * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: SLICK CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND CHAIN RESTRICTIONS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND FAR NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
523 WWUS45 KREV 211210 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 410 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES THIS MORNING... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM CONTINUES TO AFFECT THE EASTERN SIERRA THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 7500 FEET IN THE TAHOE BASIN AND ABOVE 8000 FEET IN MONO COUNTY...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF SNOW IN FAR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA. CAZ072-NVZ002-211800- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 410 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 125 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 6500 FEET LOWERING TO LAKE LEVEL BY 7 AM. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. CHAIN RESTRICTIONS AND LONG TRAVEL DELAYS OVER THE SIERRA PASSES INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50...88 AND 89. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-211800- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAMMOTH LAKES 410 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 7500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. A PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY SNOW WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COLD FRONT THIS MORNING THROUGH 7 AM. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET...WITH 8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55. RIDGE GUSTS IN THE SIERRA NEAR 125 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 7500 FEET LOWERING TO 7000 FEET THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND LONG TRAVEL DELAYS OVER THE HIGHER PASSES OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-211800- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 410 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL LOWER TO VALLEY FLOORS LATER THIS MORNING...TAPERING TO SHOWERS BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 2 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND 5 TO 10 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 5500 FEET. AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE NEAR YUBA PASS. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5500 FEET THIS MORNING...FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY 7 AM. * WIND: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: SLICK CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND CHAIN RESTRICTIONS OVER YUBA PASS AND FREDONYER SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-211800- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 410 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS MORNING AND TAPER TO TAPER TO SHOWERS BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET....UP TO 2 INCHES ON VALLEY FLOORS. * SNOW LEVELS: 5500 FEET LOWERING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS THIS MORNING. * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: SLICK CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND CHAIN RESTRICTIONS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND FAR NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
750 WWUS45 KREV 211553 CCA WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 744 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 CORRECTED GRAMMAR IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS ...WINTER STORM MOVING OUT OF THE AREA... .A PACIFIC IS MOVING OUT OF THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TO SNOW SHOWERS WITH COLD AIR MOVING INTO THE REGION. CAZ072-NVZ002-211800- /O.COR.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 744 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...WITH SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAKE TAHOE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: NEAR LAKE LEVEL. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. CHAIN RESTRICTIONS AND LONG TRAVEL DELAYS OVER THE SIERRA PASSES INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50...88 AND 89. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-211800- /O.COR.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAMMOTH LAKES 744 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 7500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING...WITH SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET...WITH 8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55. RIDGE GUSTS IN THE SIERRA UP TO 95 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: NEAR VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND LONG TRAVEL DELAYS OVER THE HIGHER PASSES OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-211800- /O.COR.KREV.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 744 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: SNOW DECREASE TO SHOWERS TODAY. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 2 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND 5 TO 10 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 5500 FEET. AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE NEAR YUBA PASS. * SNOW LEVELS: NEAR VALLEY FLOORS. * WIND: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: SLICK CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND CHAIN RESTRICTIONS OVER YUBA PASS AND FREDONYER SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-211800- /O.COR.KREV.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 744 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DECREASE THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET....UP TO 2 INCHES ON VALLEY FLOORS. * SNOW LEVELS: NEAR VALLEY FLOORS. * WIND: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: SLICK CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND CHAIN RESTRICTIONS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND FAR NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
461 WWUS45 KREV 211743 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 943 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 CAZ072-NVZ002-211845- /O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 943 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 TO 4 INCHES BENEATH STRONGER SNOW SHOWERS. $$ CAZ073-211845- /O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAMMOTH LAKES 943 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 7500 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7500 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. BENEATH THE STRONGER SHOWERS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. $$ CAZ071-211845- /O.EXP.KREV.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 943 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-211845- /O.EXP.KREV.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 943 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 4:00 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Mono, Nevada, Placer | 23 hr |
| Jan 18, 4:00 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Nevada, Placer, Plumas and 1 more | 36 hr |
| Jan 18, 8:55 PM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 21 hr |
| Jan 19, 6:32 AM PST | Red Flag Warning | REV | El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sierra | 15 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:16 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | REV | Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Sierra | 43 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.