Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Feb 27, 2012, 2:40 PM PST for Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada; 7 counties in California. It took effect at Feb 28, 2012, 8:00 PM PST. It was in force for 40 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2012, 2:40 PM PST (22:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 28, 2012, 8:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2012, 12:00 PM PST
- In force
- 40 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Lassen County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 2:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 2 N Greenville, CA | REPORTED BY SPOTTER PU33 AT APPROX 4000 FT. 7 INCHES THROUGH 130 AM AND ANOTHER 2 INCHES OVER THE NEXT HOUR. EVENT DURATION 720 MINUTES. |
| Feb 29, 5:29 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 2 Nne Crescent Mills, CA | A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 12 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE 10 PM PST. WATER EQUIVALENT WAS 0.47 INCH. |
| Feb 29, 5:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 1.3 | Grass Valley, CA | REPORTED BY SPOTTER NV56 AT 2420 FT. EVENT DURATION 720 MINUTES. |
| Feb 29, 6:00 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 4 E Verdi, NV | 3 INCHES SNOW MOSTLY FROM 4AM TO 6AM. PEAK WIND 45 MPH AT 320AM. |
| Feb 29, 6:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6.8 | 9 W Reno, NV | |
| Feb 29, 6:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 0.5 | 2 Ese Camino, CA | STORM TOTAL REPORTED BY SPOTTER EL12 AT 3120 FEET. EVENT DURATION 720 MINUTES. |
| Feb 29, 6:13 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 1 Ne Incline Village, NV | A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER IN INCLINE VILLAGE REPORTED 10 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT AT AN ELEVATION OF 6700 FT. |
| Feb 29, 6:13 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 5 E Incline Village, NV | DIAMOND PEAK SKI RESORT REPORTED 10 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. |
| Feb 29, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 2.7 | 4 Sw Reno, NV | |
| Feb 29, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 4 | 10 S Reno, NV | |
| Feb 29, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 5 | 5 Sw New Washoe City, NV | |
| Feb 29, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 6 | Tahoe City, CA | |
| Feb 29, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | 2 W Verdi, CA | |
| Feb 29, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 8 | Boca Reservoir, CA | DIFFICULT TO MEASURE DUE TO HIGH WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. |
| Feb 29, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 3 Ssw Susanville, CA | WATER EQUIVALENT 0.73 INCHES. |
| Feb 29, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 4 | Twain, CA | REPORTED BY SPOTTER PU133. 3,200 FT. 4 INCHES NEW SNOW. |
| Feb 29, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 2 Ese Twin Bridges, CA | REPORTED FROM SIERRA AT TAHOE SKI RESORT LAST 24 HOURS AT 7 AM. |
| Feb 29, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 9 | 2 N Greenville, CA | REPORTED BY SPOTTER PU33. 4,000 FT. |
| Feb 29, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 11 | 1 E Quincy, CA | REPORTED BY SPOTTER PU27. 3,700 FT. |
| Feb 29, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 2 Ene Soda Springs, CA | REPORTED AT BOREAL SKI AREA. 24 HOUR SNOW REPORT. |
| Feb 29, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | Soda Springs, CA | REPORTED AT SODA SPRINGS WINTER RESORT. 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Feb 29, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | 5 W Donner Peak, CA | REPORTED AT SUGAR BOWL RESORT. 24 HOUR REPORT. RANGED FROM 10 TO 14 INCHES. |
| Feb 29, 7:13 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 2 Se Homewood, CA | A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER NEAR HOMEWOOD REPORTED 10 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. |
| Feb 29, 7:19 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Heavenly Valley, NV | HEAVENLY SKI RESORT REPORTED 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. |
| Feb 29, 7:19 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 17 | Alpine Meadows, CA | ALPINE MEADOWS SKI RESORT REPORTED 17 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT ON THE UPPER MOUNTAIN WITH 12 INCHES ON THE LOWER MOUNTAIN. |
| Feb 29, 7:24 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 18 | Squaw Valley, CA | SQUAW VALLEY SKI RESORT REPORTED 18 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT AT AN ELEVATION OF 8200 FT WITH 14 INCHES AT 6200 FT. |
| Feb 29, 7:29 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Homewood, CA | HOMEWOOD SKI RESORT REPORTED 8 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT ON THE UPPER MOUNTAIN WITH 6 INCHES ON THE LOWER MOUNTAIN. |
| Feb 29, 7:39 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 3 Ene Alpine Meadows, CA | A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER ON THE WEST SHORE OF LAKE TAHOE REPORTED 12 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. |
| Feb 29, 7:45 AM PST | SNOW 2 | Grass Valley, CA | REPORTED BY SPOTTER NV56 2,400 FT. 2 NEW SNOW. |
| Feb 29, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 0 | 1 E Sloat, CA | ESTIMATED 4 TO 5 INCHES SNOW AT 4200 FT. |
| Feb 29, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 4 | 8 S Reno, NV | |
| Feb 29, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 5 W Reno, NV | |
| Feb 29, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | 2 Nw Blairsden, CA | 14 INCHES NEW SNOW WITH 17 INCHES SNOW DEPTH. |
| Feb 29, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 17 | 5 Ene Cisco, CA | 17 INCHES STORM OVERNIGHT WITH 2.5 FT SNOW DEPTH NEAR KINGVALE, CA. |
| Feb 29, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 5 | 1 Ene Quincy, CA | REPORTED BY SPOTTER PU09. ELEV 3,400 FT. |
| Feb 29, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 5 | Pacific House, CA | REPORTED BY SPOTTER EL38. ELEV 3,400 FT. 5 ON GROUND. 3 NEW. (0.52 PRECIP) |
| Feb 29, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 10 | Quincy, CA | ELEV 3,400 FT. 10 SNOW. |
| Feb 29, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 14 | 2 Nw Almanor, CA | REPORTED BY SPOTTER PU38. ELEV 4,565 FT. 14 NEW SNOW. |
| Feb 29, 8:15 AM PST | SNOW 9 | 2 Ene Quincy, CA | REPORTED BY SPOTTER PU26. 3,100 FT. EVENT DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 29, 8:25 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 1 Sse Kirkwood Meadows, CA | REPORTED AT KIRKWOOD MOUNTAIN RESORT. 24 HOURS SINCE 7 AM. |
| Feb 29, 8:40 AM PST | SNOW 17 | 1 Wsw Kingvale, CA | REPORTED BY SPOTTER NV36. ELEVATION 6200 FT. STILL SNOWING. EVENT DURATION 24 HR. |
| Feb 29, 8:41 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 4 Wnw Nv 341 At Washoe-, NV | SNOWFALL THIS MORNING. HARD TO ESTIMATE AS VERY WINDY. |
| Feb 29, 9:00 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 4 Nw Bieber, CA | |
| Feb 29, 9:00 AM PST | SNOW 6 | 5 Wsw Ca 49 At Sierra-P, CA | |
| Feb 29, 9:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 2 Wnw Eagle Lake, CA | |
| Feb 29, 9:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | 6 Se Alpine Meadows, CA | 14 INCHES SNOW BETWEEN 6PM AND 9AM AT 6330 FT. |
| Feb 29, 9:00 AM PST | SNOW 4 | 2 N Alta Sierra, CA | REPORTED BY SPOTTER NV48. ELEV 2,500 FT. 4 NEW SNOW. |
| Feb 29, 9:20 AM PST | SNOW 4 | 1 W Foresthill, CA | REPORTED BY SPOTTER PL22. ELEVATION 3,000 FEET. RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW AROUND 2,800 FEET, 2,500 FEET ALL RAIN. |
| Feb 29, 9:30 AM PST | SNOW 6 | Dagget Pass, NV | DIFFICULT TO MEASURE DUE TO HIGH WINDS. |
| Feb 29, 9:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 24 | 4 W Prosser Creek Reser, CA | ESTIMATED 18 TO 24 INCHES SNOW OVERNIGHT. DIFFICULT TO MEASURE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. CURRENT TEMP 24F. |
| Feb 29, 9:45 AM PST | SNOW 6 | 3 Ne Foresthill, CA | PUBLIC REPORT AT 3,200 FEET. |
| Feb 29, 10:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 4 Ssw Susanville, CA | AT 4800 FT. |
| Feb 29, 10:45 AM PST | SNOW 6 | 4 Ne South Lake Tahoe, NV | ESTIMATED 5 TO 6 INCHES. |
| Feb 29, 10:45 AM PST | SNOW 6 | 6 Nnw Markleeville, CA | |
| Feb 29, 10:50 AM PST | SNOW 6 | Glenbrook, NV | ESTIMATED 5 TO 6 INCHES. |
| Feb 29, 11:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 18 | 1 Ene Soda Springs, CA | ESTIMATED 12 TO 18 INCHES SNOW. DIFFUCLT TO MEASURE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW. |
| Feb 29, 12:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 1 S Blue Canyon, CA | REPORTED AT BLUE CANYON. 24 HOUR REPORT. |
| Feb 29, 12:30 PM PST | SNOW 6 | Bieber, CA | ESTIMATED 5-6 INCHES. |
| Feb 29, 12:51 PM PST | SNOW 7 | 1 S Blairsden, CA | |
| Feb 29, 3:00 PM PST | SNOW 2 | S Bieber, CA |
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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 184 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
- 1499 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 79 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
770 WWUS45 KREV 272240 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 240 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012 ...MODERATE SNOW OVER THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN THROUGH EARLY EVENING...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NEVADA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN THROUGH EARLY EVENING. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SIERRA FRONT INTO THE BASIN AND RANGE AND SOUTH INTO MONO COUNTY. ANOTHER STRONGER WINTER STORM WILL REACH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TUESDAY NIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF POWDERY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. NVZ003-272345- /O.CAN.KREV.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120228T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 240 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW SHOWERS ARE BEGINNING TO DISSIPATE OVER THE AREA AND ACCUMULATING SNOW ON ROADWAYS HAVE ENDED. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER INTO THIS EVENING WITH NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-280300- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0004.120229T1200Z-120301T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0003.120229T0900Z-120301T0300Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120228T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 240 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY EVENING AND THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. THE SECOND STORM WILL WILL REACH THE TAHOE BASIN TUESDAY NIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * MONDAY TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * WEDNESDAY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET. THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * WEDNESDAY WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE WINDS OVER 100 MPH ARE PROBABLE. * IMPACTS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50...88 AND 89 THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WEDNESDAY WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY OVER THE HIGHER PASSES LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR TODAY...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. FOR WEDNESDAY...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && $$ CAZ071-280300- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0004.120229T0600Z-120301T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0003.120229T0400Z-120301T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 240 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL REACH WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY TUESDAY EVENING...THEN INCREASE AND SPREAD SOUTH TO SIERRA COUNTY TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DECREASE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 14 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 4 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. CROSSWIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH MAY AFFECT HIGHWAY 395 WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS: 4500 FEET EARLY THEN FALLING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND WIND WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAYS 36...44...89 AND 395. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN GUSTY CONDITIONS IS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER PASSES LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
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375 WWUS45 KREV 280257 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 657 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012 ...SNOW TAPERING OFF FOR TONIGHT... ...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TONIGHT AS THE STORM SYSTEM LEAVES THE AREA. LIGHT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO MAY BE POSSIBLE AROUND THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN BEFORE MIDNIGHT. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING FROM THE RECENT SNOWFALL...ALONG WITH POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING FOG AND LOW VISIBILITIES. A STRONGER WINTER STORM WILL REACH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TUESDAY NIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF POWDERY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. CAZ072-NVZ002-281300- /O.EXP.KREV.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120228T0300Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.120229T0900Z-120301T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 657 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. THE SECOND STORM WILL WILL REACH THE TAHOE BASIN TUESDAY NIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WEDNESDAY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET. THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * WEDNESDAY WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE WINDS OVER 100 MPH ARE PROBABLE. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ALONG INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50...88 AND 89 TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WEDNESDAY WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY OVER THE HIGHER PASSES LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR WEDNESDAY...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && 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. && $$ CAZ071-281300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.120229T0400Z-120301T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 657 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL REACH WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY TUESDAY EVENING...THEN INCREASE AND SPREAD SOUTH TO SIERRA COUNTY TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DECREASE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 14 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 4 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. CROSSWIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH MAY AFFECT HIGHWAY 395 WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS: 4500 FEET EARLY THEN FALLING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND WIND WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAYS 36...44...89 AND 395. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN GUSTY CONDITIONS IS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER PASSES LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HOON HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
478 WWUS45 KREV 281236 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 436 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL REACH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT. THIS STORM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF POWDERY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. CAZ071-290100- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.120229T0400Z-120301T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 436 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL REACH WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY THIS EVENING...THEN INCREASE AND SPREAD SOUTH TO SIERRA COUNTY LATER TONIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOW LIKELY FROM 1 AM TONIGHT TROUGH 10 AM WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 16 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 5 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. CROSSWIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH MAY AFFECT HIGHWAY 395 EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND WIND WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAYS 36...44...89 AND 395. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN GUSTY CONDITIONS IS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER PASSES LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-290100- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.120229T0900Z-120301T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 436 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING...THEN INCREASE OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS ARE LIKELY FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH 4 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 24 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET. THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE WINDS OVER 100 MPH ARE PROBABLE. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ALONG INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50...88 AND 89 TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WEDNESDAY WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY OVER THE HIGHER PASSES LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-290100- /O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0008.120229T0600Z-120301T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 436 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING...THEN INCREASE OVERNIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOW LIKELY FROM 1 AM TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING...MAINLY NORTH OF GERLACH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 5000 FEET NORTH OF GERLACH. SOUTH OF GERLACH ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ALONG HIGHWAY 447 NORTH OF GERLACH IN NEVADA...AND NORTH INTO THE SURPRISE VALLEY WEDNESDAY....WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
059 WWUS45 KREV 282332 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 332 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL REACH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT. THIS STORM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER SYSTEM ON ITS HEELS WILL KEEP SNOW IN THE SIERRA INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF POWDERY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. CAZ071-291300- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0003.120229T0400Z-120301T2000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 332 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL REACH WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY THIS EVENING... THEN INCREASE AND SPREAD SOUTH TO SIERRA COUNTY LATER TONIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOW LIKELY FROM 1 AM TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM WEDNESDAY. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 18 TO 30 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 4 TO 10 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND WIND WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAYS 36...44...89 AND 395. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FROM 1 AM THROUGH 9 AM WEDNESDAY OVER THE HIGHER PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-291300- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0003.120229T0600Z-120301T2000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 332 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING...THEN INCREASE OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS ARE LIKELY FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 FEET OF SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 12 TO 30 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET. THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH SIERRA RIDGE WINDS OVER 100 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50...88 AND 89 INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 4 AM AND NOON WEDNESDAY WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER PASSES AS VISIBILITY WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-291300- /O.EXT.KREV.WW.Y.0008.120229T0600Z-120301T1800Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 332 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING...THEN INCREASE OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY FROM 1 AM TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 5000 FEET NORTH OF GERLACH. SOUTH OF GERLACH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 447 NORTH OF GERLACH IN NEVADA...AND NORTH INTO THE SURPRISE VALLEY. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
212 WWUS45 KREV 291205 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 405 AM PST WED FEB 29 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY... .A STRONG WINTER STORM IS PRODUCING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER SYSTEM FOLLOWING CLOSELY BEHIND WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL SNOW IN THE SIERRA FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF POWDERY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. CAZ071-010100- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120301T2000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 405 AM PST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW THROUGH 10 AM THIS MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 18 TO 30 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 4 TO 10 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND WIND WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAYS 36...44...89 AND 395. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING OVER THE HIGHER PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-010100- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120301T2000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 405 AM PST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY... FOLLOWED BY SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 FEET OF SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 12 TO 30 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET. THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH SIERRA RIDGE WINDS OVER 100 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50...88 AND 89 INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH NOON TODAY WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER PASSES...AND VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-010100- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120301T1800Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 405 AM PST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW THROUGH 10 AM THIS MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 5000 FEET...NORTH OF GERLACH. SOUTH OF GERLACH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH INTO THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 447 NORTH OF GERLACH IN NEVADA...AND INTO THE SURPRISE VALLEY. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
577 WWUS45 KREV 292258 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 258 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF BREAK IN SNOWFALL INTENSITY OVERNIGHT...ANOTHER STORM FOLLOWING CLOSELY BEHIND WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL SNOW THURSDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF POWDERY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. CAZ071-011300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120301T2000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 258 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 70 THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING...AND ACROSS ALL AREAS BETWEEN 5 AND 9 AM THURSDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 7 TO 14 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND WIND WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAYS 36...44...49...89 AND 395. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEFORE 9 AM THURSDAY WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-011300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120301T2000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 258 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING AND BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10 AM THURSDAY MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET. THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS TONIGHT: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SIERRA RIDGE WIND GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH. * WINDS THURSDAY: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE WIND GUSTS OVER 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEFORE 10 AM THURSDAY WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-011300- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120301T1800Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 258 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...WITH HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8 AM THURSDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: NORTH OF GERLACH...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 5000 FEET. SOUTH OF GERLACH...1 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 447 NORTH OF GERLACH IN NEVADA...AND INTO THE SURPRISE VALLEY. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ EKL/MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
726 WWUS45 KREV 292304 CCA WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 303 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH THIS EVENING. AFTER A BRIEF BREAK IN SNOWFALL INTENSITY OVERNIGHT...ANOTHER STORM FOLLOWING CLOSELY BEHIND WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL SNOW THURSDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF POWDERY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. CAZ071-011330- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120301T2000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 303 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 70 THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING...AND ACROSS ALL AREAS BETWEEN 5 AND 9 AM THURSDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 7 TO 14 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND WIND WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAYS 36...44...49...89 AND 395. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEFORE 9 AM THURSDAY WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-011330- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120301T2000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 303 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING AND BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10 AM THURSDAY MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET. THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS TONIGHT: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SIERRA RIDGE WIND GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH. * WINDS THURSDAY: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE WIND GUSTS OVER 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEFORE 10 AM THURSDAY WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS...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. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-011330- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120301T1800Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 303 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...WITH HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8 AM THURSDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: NORTH OF GERLACH...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 5000 FEET. SOUTH OF GERLACH...1 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 447 NORTH OF GERLACH IN NEVADA...AND INTO THE SURPRISE VALLEY. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ EKL/MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
615 WWUS45 KREV 010613 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1013 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA. A SECOND WAVE OF HEAVY SNOW WILL REACH THE AREA THURSDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF POWDERY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. CAZ071-011400- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120301T2000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 1013 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW BETWEEN 5 AND 9 AM THURSDAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 7 TO 14 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND WIND WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAYS 36...44...49...89 AND 395. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THROUGH 9 AM THURSDAY WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-011400- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120301T2000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 1013 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10 AM THURSDAY MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET. THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE WIND GUSTS OVER 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY ON INTERSTATE 80...AND HIGHWAYS 50...28...AND 89. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THROUGH 10 AM THURSDAY WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. CHAINS AND TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY THROUGH ALL SIERRA PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-011400- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120301T1800Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 1013 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: NORTH OF GERLACH...3 TO 6 INCHES. SOUTH OF GERLACH...1 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...SHIFTING TO WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 447 NORTH OF GERLACH...AND INTO THE SURPRISE VALLEY. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
647 WWUS45 KREV 011116 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 316 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TODAY... .A SECOND WAVE OF HEAVY SNOW WILL REACH THE SIERRA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF POWDERY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. CAZ071-012000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120301T2000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 316 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE WITH A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW BETWEEN 5 AND 9 AM TODAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AROUND NOON. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND WIND WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAYS 36...44...49...89 AND 395. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-012000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120301T2000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 316 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10 AM THIS MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET. THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE WIND GUSTS OVER 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY ON INTERSTATE 80...AND HIGHWAYS 50...28...AND 89. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THROUGH 10 AM THIS MORNING WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. CHAINS AND TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY THROUGH ALL SIERRA PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS...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. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-011800- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120301T1800Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 316 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: NORTH OF GERLACH...UP TO 3 INCHES. SOUTH OF GERLACH...UP TO 1 INCH. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH... SHIFTING TO WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 447 NORTH OF GERLACH...AND INTO THE SURPRISE VALLEY. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
577 WWUS45 KREV 011804 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1004 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TODAY... .A SECOND WAVE OF HEAVY SNOW WILL REACH THE SIERRA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF POWDERY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. CAZ070-NVZ005-011915- /O.EXP.KREV.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120301T1800Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 1004 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BUT THE THREAT FOR HEAVY SNOW HAS DIMINISHED. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN 1 INCH ARE EXPECTED. SLICK ROADS MAY PERSIST IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS CEDAR PASS THROUGH MIDDAY TODAY SO MOTORISTS SHOULD STILL DRIVE WITH CAUTION. $$ CAZ071-012000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120301T2000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 1004 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE MAINLY SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 2 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH... BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AROUND NOON. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY ALONG HIGHWAYS 36...44...49...89 AND 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-012000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120301T2000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 1004 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET. THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE WIND GUSTS OVER 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY ON INTERSTATE 80...AND HIGHWAYS 50...28...88...89...AND 267. CHAIN CONTROLS AND TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY THROUGH ALL SIERRA PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
944 WWUS45 KREV 011958 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1158 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012 CAZ071-012100- /O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120301T2000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 1158 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BUT THE THREAT FOR HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN 1 INCH. MOTORISTS SHOULD STILL USE EXTRA CAUTION TODAY AS SOME SLICK PATCHES MAY REMAIN ON ROADS ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-012100- /O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120301T2000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 1158 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BUT THE THREAT FOR HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN 2 INCHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD STILL USE EXTRA CAUTION TODAY AS SOME SLICK PATCHES MAY REMAIN ON ROADS ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. $$ MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
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Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 10:18 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | REV | Douglas, Lyon, Storey, Washoe | 21 hr |
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