Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Mar 15, 2012, 3:03 PM PDT for 8 counties in California; Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Mar 16, 2012, 5:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 28 hr. 26 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2012, 3:03 PM PDT (22:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 16, 2012, 5:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2012, 9:03 PM PDT
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Lassen County, CA, Mono County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:06 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 6:37 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 24 | 2 Ne Incline Village, NV | DIAMOND PEAK SKI RESORT REPORTED 18-24 INCHES OVERNIGHT. |
| Mar 17, 6:43 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 36 | 15 Ssw South Lake Tahoe, CA | SIERRA AT TAHOE REPORTED 36 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. |
| Mar 17, 6:44 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 30 | Homewood, CA | SKI AREA 24 HOUR TOTAL AT 7880 FT. 18 INCHES AT 6225 FT ELEVATION. |
| Mar 17, 7:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SLEET 1.2 | 3 Ssw Susanville, CA | 24 HOUR STORM TOTAL. |
| Mar 17, 7:00 AM PDT | SNOW 11.2 | 6 Nw Lee Vining, CA | 24 HOUR STORM TOTAL. |
| Mar 17, 7:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 1 Ne Incline Village, NV | 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW FROM 9 PM FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH 7 AM SATURDAY MORNING, WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM. ELEVATION 6700 FEET. |
| Mar 17, 7:12 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 48 | Boreal Ski Area, CA | BOREAL SKI RESORT REPORTED 36-48 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. |
| Mar 17, 7:29 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 22 | 1 Wnw Mammoth Lakes, CA | TOTAL SNOW FALL SINCE 830 PM FRIDAY NIGHT. |
| Mar 17, 8:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 27 | 3 W Mammoth Lakes, CA | 27 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS AT THE MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN BASE. |
| Mar 17, 8:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 32 | Mount Rose Ski Area, NV | 26 TO 32 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS REPORTED FROM THE MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA. |
| Mar 17, 8:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 33 | 6 Se Truckee, CA | 33 INCHES OF NEW SNOW AT NORTHSTAR SUMMIT WITH 20 INCHES MID-MOUNTAIN IN THE PAST 24 HOURS REPORTED BY NORTHSTAR AT TAHOE. |
| Mar 17, 8:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 36 | Squaw Valley, CA | 36 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS AT 8200 FEET WITH 18 INCHES AT 6200 FEET REPORTED FROM SQUAW VALLEY SKI RESORT. |
| Mar 17, 8:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 47 | Alpine Meadows, CA | 47 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS ON THE UPPER MOUNTAIN WITH 33 INCHES ON THE LOWER MOUNTAIN REPORTED BY ALPINE MEADOWS SKI RESORT. |
| Mar 17, 8:20 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 27 | 2 Sw June Lake, CA | STORM TOTAL SINCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT JUNE MOUNTAIN SKI AREA. |
| Mar 17, 8:25 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 18 | 4 W Prosser Creek Reser, CA | STORM TOTAL SNOW FALL. ELEVATION 6500 FEET. |
| Mar 17, 8:40 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 22 | 1 Nnw Incline Village, NV | 22 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS AT ELEVATION 7580 FEET. |
| Mar 17, 8:45 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 20 | Mammoth Lakes, CA | STORM TOTAL SNOW FALL FROM MAMMOTH LAKES RANGER STATION AS OF 845 AM THIS MORNING. 1.56 INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT |
| Mar 17, 8:55 AM PDT | SNOW 2 | Topaz Lake, CA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL WITH 0.60 INCHES LIQUID AT TOPAZ LAKE AT 5068 FT. |
| Mar 17, 9:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 10.5 | Lee Vining, CA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL. 0.89 INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT. |
| Mar 17, 9:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 15 | 1 Wsw Kingvale, CA | SNOWFALL MELTED VALUE 4.11 INCHES. SNOW DEPTH 42 INCHES. EVENT DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Mar 17, 10:00 AM PDT | SNOW 6 | 4 Sse Crowley Lake, CA | 24 HOUR STORM TOTAL WITH 0.60 INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT TOMS PLACE AT 7000 FT. |
| Mar 17, 10:00 AM PDT | SNOW 6 | Bodie, CA | 24 HOURS SNOWFALL TOTAL. 0.64 INCHES WATER EQUIVALENT. CURRENTLY LIGHT SNOW, LIGHT WINDS AND 25F AT BODIE STATE PARK. |
| Mar 17, 10:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 17 | 6 Se Alpine Meadows, CA | 24 HOUR STORM TOTAL WITH 0.62 WATER EQUIVALENT AT 6330 FT. CURRENTLY 26F, CALM WINDS AND PARTLY CLOUDY. |
| Mar 17, 10:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 30 | 3 W Mammoth Lakes, CA | 30 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS AT THE SESAME SNOW STUDY SITE, ELEVATION 9014 FEET. |
| Mar 17, 10:30 AM PDT | SNOW 12 | Lee Vining, CA | ESTIMATED 10-12 INCHES SNOWFALL PAST 24 HOURS AT 6500 FT. |
| Mar 17, 3:40 PM PDT | SNOW 1 | Pacific House, CA | REPORTED BY SPOTTER EL38 ELEVATION 3,400 SNOW FALLING |
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, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 173 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1089 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
599 WWUS45 KREV 152203 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 303 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...STRONG WINTER STORM IN THE SIERRA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY... .LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL INCREASE RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW OVER THE SIERRA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. BY FRIDAY NIGHT...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SIERRA WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING BELOW 6000 FEET. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND MOST HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. CAZ071-161200- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0006.120316T1200Z-120318T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0004.120317T0000Z-120318T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 303 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 THEN SPREAD INTO EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA FRIDAY NIGHT WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW IN LOWER ELEVATIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW ARE LIKELY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 44 WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS FROM FREDONYER SUMMIT TO YUBA PASS. EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 44...UP TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY...MAINLY ABOVE 5000 FEET. LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS EAST OF SUSANVILLE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FROM THE NEVADA STATE LINE TO SUSANVILLE. * SNOW LEVELS: 6500 TO 7000 FEET EARLY FRIDAY EVENING...THEN FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER THE HIGHER PASSES FRIDAY. THE WORST CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ARE LIKELY FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ CAZ073-161200- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0006.120316T1200Z-120318T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0004.120317T0600Z-120318T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 303 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE ALONG THE SIERRA CREST LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS MONO COUNTY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET ARE LIKELY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 8000 FEET. ELSEWHERE...UP TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY LATE SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...EXCEPT GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 8500 TO 9000 FEET EARLY FRIDAY EVENING...FALLING TO AROUND 6000 FEET BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL OVER THE PASSES ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FRIDAY. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN MONO COUNTY FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-161200- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0006.120316T1200Z-120318T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0004.120317T0000Z-120318T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 303 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. AT LAKE LEVEL...RAIN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW LIKELY FROM JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO MID MORNING SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW ARE LIKELY ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TO NEAR 4 FEET ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. BELOW 7000 FEET...9 TO 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. * SNOW LEVELS: 7500 T0 8000 FEET EARLY FRIDAY EVENING...FALLING TO LAKE LEVEL BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL OVER THE PASSES FRIDAY. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN THE TAHOE BASIN FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. 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
7 follow-up statements
961 WWUS45 KREV 152238 CCA WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 337 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...STRONG WINTER STORM IN THE SIERRA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY... .LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL INCREASE RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW OVER THE SIERRA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. BY FRIDAY NIGHT...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SIERRA WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING BELOW 6000 FEET. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND MOST HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. CAZ071-161245- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0006.120316T1200Z-120318T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0004.120317T0000Z-120318T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 337 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 THEN SPREAD INTO EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA FRIDAY NIGHT WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW IN LOWER ELEVATIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW ARE LIKELY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 44 WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS FROM FREDONYER SUMMIT TO YUBA PASS. EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 44...UP TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY...MAINLY ABOVE 5000 FEET. LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS EAST OF SUSANVILLE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FROM THE NEVADA STATE LINE TO SUSANVILLE. * SNOW LEVELS: 6500 TO 7000 FEET EARLY FRIDAY EVENING...THEN FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER THE HIGHER PASSES FRIDAY. THE WORST CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ARE LIKELY FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ CAZ073-161245- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0006.120316T1200Z-120318T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0004.120317T0600Z-120318T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 337 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE ALONG THE SIERRA CREST LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS MONO COUNTY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET ARE LIKELY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 8000 FEET. ELSEWHERE...UP TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY LATE SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...EXCEPT GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 8500 TO 9000 FEET EARLY FRIDAY EVENING...FALLING TO AROUND 6000 FEET BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL OVER THE PASSES ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FRIDAY. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN MONO COUNTY FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-161245- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0006.120316T1200Z-120318T0000Z/ /O.COR.KREV.WS.W.0004.120317T0000Z-120318T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 337 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. AT LAKE LEVEL...RAIN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW LIKELY FROM JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO MID MORNING SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW ARE LIKELY ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TO NEAR 4 FEET ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. BELOW 7000 FEET...9 TO 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. * SNOW LEVELS: 7500 TO 8000 FEET EARLY FRIDAY EVENING...FALLING TO LAKE LEVEL BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL OVER THE PASSES FRIDAY. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN THE TAHOE BASIN FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
685 WWUS45 KREV 161044 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 344 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...STRONG WINTER STORM IN THE SIERRA THROUGH SATURDAY... .LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL INCREASE RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW OVER THE SIERRA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA TODAY. THIS EVENING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SIERRA WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING BELOW 6000 FEET OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND MOST HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. CAZ071-170000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0004.120317T0000Z-120318T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 344 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. * TIMING: RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WILL SPREAD INTO EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA TONIGHT WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW IN LOWER ELEVATIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW ARE LIKELY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 44 WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS FROM FREDONYER SUMMIT TO YUBA PASS. EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 44...UP TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY...MAINLY ABOVE 5000 FEET. LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS SOUTH AND EAST OF SUSANVILLE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 6500 TO 7000 FEET EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER THE PASSES. THE WORST CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ARE LIKELY TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-170000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0004.120317T0000Z-120318T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 344 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. * TIMING: RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. AT LAKE LEVEL...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY LATE TONIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW LIKELY FROM JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MID MORNING SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW ARE LIKELY ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TO NEAR 4 FEET ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. BELOW 7000 FEET...9 TO 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. * SNOW LEVELS: 7500 FEET EARLY FRIDAY EVENING...FALLING TO LAKE LEVEL BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL OVER THE HIGHEST PASSES TODAY SUCH AS CARSON PASS AND MOUNT ROSE SUMMIT. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER ALL PASSES TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-170000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0004.120317T0600Z-120318T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 344 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE ALONG THE SIERRA CREST THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS MONO COUNTY LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET ARE LIKELY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 8000 FEET. ELSEWHERE...UP TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY LATE SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH...EXCEPT GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 8000 TO 8500 FEET EARLY FRIDAY EVENING...FALLING TO AROUND 6000 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER THE PASSES IN MONO COUNTY TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. 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
376 WWUS45 KREV 162113 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 213 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...STRONG WINTER STORM IN THE SIERRA THROUGH SATURDAY... .LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL KEEP RAIN AND SNOW OVER THE SIERRA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA INTO THE EVENING HOURS. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING BELOW 6000 FEET OVERNIGHT...AND TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND MOST HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. CAZ071-171300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0004.120317T0000Z-120318T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 213 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. * TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW ARE LIKELY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 44 WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS FROM FREDONYER SUMMIT TO YUBA PASS. EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 44...UP TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY...MAINLY ABOVE 5000 FEET. LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS SOUTH AND EAST OF SUSANVILLE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 4500 TO 5500 SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 44 AND 6000 TO 6500 FEET ELSEWHERE EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER THE PASSES. THE WORST CONDITIONS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ARE LIKELY TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. 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-NVZ002-171300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0004.120317T0000Z-120318T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 213 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. * TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS EVENING...MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. AT LAKE LEVEL...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW LIKELY FROM JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MID MORNING SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW ARE LIKELY ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TO NEAR 4 FEET ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. BELOW 7000 FEET...9 TO 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS TO 80 MPH OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. * SNOW LEVELS: 6500 TO 7500 FEET EARLY THIS EVENING...FALLING TO LAKE LEVEL BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL OVER THE HIGHEST PASSES TODAY SUCH AS CARSON PASS AND MOUNT ROSE SUMMIT. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER ALL PASSES TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ CAZ073-171300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0004.120317T0600Z-120318T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 213 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE ALONG THE SIERRA CREST THIS EVENING. HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS MONO COUNTY LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET ARE LIKELY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 7000 FEET. ELSEWHERE...UP TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY LATE SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...EXCEPT GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS TO 85 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 7000 TO 8000 FEET EARLY THIS EVENING...FALLING TO AROUND 5000 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LIKELY OVER THE PASSES IN MONO COUNTY TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ003-171300- /O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0011.120317T0600Z-120317T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VIRGINIA CITY 213 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. * TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT... CHANGING TO ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH UP TO 2 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS: STARTING AROUND 6500 FEET TONIGHT LOWERING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
455 WWUS45 KREV 171027 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 327 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 CAZ071-072-NVZ002-171130- /O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120318T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE... SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...INCLINE VILLAGE 327 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW ACROSS LASSEN...EASTERN PLUMAS...EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES AND THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN HAS ENDED. PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. HOWEVER ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT AND GENERALLY 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER THE TAHOE BASIN. $$ NVZ003-171130- /O.CAN.KREV.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120317T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VIRGINIA CITY 327 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW ACROSS THE WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT HAS ENDED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT WITH ACCUMULATION REMAINING LIGHT AND SPOTTY. $$ CAZ073-171830- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120318T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 327 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ACROSS MONO COUNTY. A BRIEF BREAK IN SNOW IS POSSIBLE AROUND NOON BEFORE MORE SNOW DEVELOPS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH UP TO 12 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS TO 65 MPH THIS MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS: FALLING TO AROUND 5000 FEET BY NOON. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LIKELY OVER THE PASSES IN MONO COUNTY THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
198 WWUS45 KREV 171645 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 945 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 CAZ073-180045- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120318T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 945 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF MONO COUNTY...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS NORTH OF BRIDGEPORT. A BRIEF BREAK IN THE SNOW IS POSSIBLE AROUND NOON BEFORE MORE SNOW DEVELOPS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH UP TO 12 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: FALLING TO AROUND 5000 FEET BY NOON. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LIKELY OVER THE PASSES IN MONO COUNTY THIS MORNING. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
222 WWUS45 KREV 172119 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 219 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 CAZ073-180600- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120318T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 219 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF MONO COUNTY...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS NORTH OF BRIDGEPORT...INTO THE EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TO NEAR 4 FEET CLOSER TO THE SIERRA CREST....AND UP TO 12 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * WINDS: WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE REMAIN HAZARDOUS WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LIKELY OVER THE PASSES INTO THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ MLF HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
175 WWUS45 KREV 180403 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 903 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 CAZ073-180515- /O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120318T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 903 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ALLOWED THE WINTER STORM WARNING TO EXPIRE AS WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW HAS DECREASED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 4 INCHES...MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 3:26 AM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 38 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:26 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | REV | Mono | 49 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:25 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Churchill, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe | 30 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.