Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Oct 21, 2012, 3:56 AM PDT for 7 counties in California; Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Oct 22, 2012, 4:13 AM PDT. It was in force for 31 hr. 33 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
- Oct 21, 2012, 3:56 AM PDT (10:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 22, 2012, 4:13 AM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 23, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 31 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 10:58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 6:13 AM PDT | SNOW 6 | 1 Ne Incline Village, NV | SNOWFALL SINCE LAST NIGHT AT 6700 FT. 3 INCHES FELL IN LAST 3 HOURS. SOME ACCUMULATION ON ROADS BUT PASSABLE. |
| Oct 22, 7:36 AM PDT | SNOW 0 | Donner Summit, CA | SACRAMENTO TV STATION NEWS 10 REPORTED THAT 17 TRACTOR-TRAILERS AND 5 CARS WERE STUCK NEAR DONNER SUMMIT DUE TO SNOW. TOW TRUCKS WERE ENROUTE. |
| Oct 22, 7:43 AM PDT | SNOW 2.5 | 5 Se Truckee, CA | TRUCKEE-TAHOE AIRPORT REPORTED 2.5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. |
| Oct 22, 8:15 AM PDT | SNOW 4.5 | Tahoe City, CA | CO-OP OBSERVER IN TAHOE CITY MEASURED 4.5 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. |
| Oct 22, 8:15 AM PDT | SNOW 5 | 3 N Truckee, CA | TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER MEASURED 5 INCHES OF SNOW 3 MILES NORTH OF TRUCKEE OVERNIGHT. |
| Oct 22, 9:02 AM PDT | SNOW 5 | 3 Ene Alpine Meadows, CA | SNOWFALL SINCE LAST NIGHT AT 7000 FT. |
| Oct 22, 9:15 AM PDT | SNOW 3.5 | Kirkwood, CA | KIRKWOOD SKI AREA REPORTED 3.5 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT ON THE UPPER MOUNTAIN. |
| Oct 22, 9:15 AM PDT | SNOW 4 | Mount Rose Ski Area, NV | MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA REPORTED 4 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. |
| Oct 22, 9:15 AM PDT | SNOW 9 | 2 Ene Incline Village, NV | DIAMOND PEAK SKI AREA REPORTED 9 INCHES OF SNOW AT 8500 FEET AND 6 INCHES AT 6700 FEET. |
| Oct 22, 9:15 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 5 Wnw Truckee, CA | TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER IN TAHOE DONNER MEASURED 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT AT 6750 FEET. |
| Oct 22, 9:15 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 2 E Soda Springs, CA | SUGAR BOWL SKI AREA REPORTED 12 INCHES OF SNOW AT 8383 FEET AND 8 INCHES OF SNOW AT 6883 FEET. |
| Oct 22, 9:15 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Boreal Ski Area, CA | BOREAL SKI AREA REPORTED 12 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. |
| Oct 22, 9:15 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Squaw Valley, CA | SQUAW VALLEY REPORTED 12 INCHES OF SNOW AT 8200 FEET AND 10 INCHES OF SNOW AT 6200 FEET. |
| Oct 22, 9:15 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Alpine Meadows, CA | ALPINE MEADOWS REPORTED 14 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE UPPER MOUNTAIN AND 11 INCHES ON THE LOWER MOUNTAIN. |
| Oct 23, 6:00 AM PDT | SNOW 1.5 | Ese Verdi, NV | SNOWFALL SINCE YESTERDAY EVENING AT 4900 FT. |
| Oct 23, 7:00 AM PDT | SNOW 1 | 5 W Susanville, CA | HAS SNOWED LIGHTLY FOR LAST 24 HOURS. MOST HAS MELTED BUT 1 INCH ON GROUND THIS MORNING. |
| Oct 23, 7:00 AM PDT | SNOW 1.2 | 6 Sse Mount Rose Ski Ar, NV | SNOWFALL SINCE LAST EVENING AT 5194 FT. LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW WASHOE CITY. |
| Oct 23, 7:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 16 | 1 Wsw Kingvale, CA | 24 HOUR TOTAL. 2 DAY STORM TOTAL 27 INCHES. |
| Oct 23, 7:56 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 14 | 4 W Prosser Creek Reser, CA | STORM TOTAL OF 30 INCHES. 10 INCHES FELL THROUGH 8 AM MONDAY MORNING, THEN ANOTHER 6 INCHES DURING THE DAY MONDAY. OVERNIGHT THROUGH 8 AM TUESDAY MORNING ANOTHER 14 INCHES OF NEW SNOW FELL. TAHOE DONNER AREA AT 6750 FEET ELEVATION. |
| Oct 23, 8:02 AM PDT | SNOW 5 | 1 Ne Incline Village, NV | SNOWFALL TOTAL SINCE EARLY MORNING AT 6700 FT. |
| Oct 23, 8:03 AM PDT | SNOW 3 | Portola, CA | CO-OP OBSERVER IN PORTOLA HAD 3 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT WITH A SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT OF 0.99 INCHES. 3 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. |
| Oct 23, 8:05 AM PDT | SNOW 0.7 | 1 W Doyle, CA | BETWEEN 0.5 AND 0.75 INCH OF NEW SNOW WITH SNOW COATING ALL SURFACES. ELEVATION 4500 FEET. |
| Oct 23, 8:05 AM PDT | SNOW 6 | 5 W Beckwourth, CA | ESTIMATED 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT AT 5000 FEET ELEVATION. |
| Oct 23, 8:52 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 22 | 6 Se Alpine Meadows, CA | STORM TOTAL IN HOMEWOOD SINCE EARLY MONDAY MORNING. ELEVATION 6300 FT. |
| Oct 23, 9:00 AM PDT | SNOW 4 | Sierraville, CA | THE CO-OP OBSERVER AT THE SIERRAVILLE RANGER STATION MEASURED 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. |
| Oct 23, 9:00 AM PDT | SNOW 8 | 1 Wsw Truckee, CA | THE CO-OP OBSERVER AT THE TRUCKEE AIRPORT MEASURED 8 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. |
| Oct 23, 9:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Dagget Pass, NV | THE CO-OP OBSERVER AT DAGGET PASS REPORTED 10 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. |
| Oct 23, 9:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Homewood, CA | HOMEWOOD SKI AREA REPORTED 10 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE UPPER MOUNTAIN IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. |
| Oct 23, 9:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 10.5 | Tahoe City, CA | THE CO-OP OBSERVER AT TAHOE CITY REPORTED 10.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. |
| Oct 23, 9:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 11 | Kirkwood, CA | KIRKWOOD SKI AREA REPORTED 11 INCHES OF SNOW AT THE SUMMIT IN THE LAST 24 HOURS AND 22 INCHES STORM TOTAL. |
| Oct 23, 9:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Squaw Valley, CA | SQUAW VALLEY SKI AREA REPORTED 14 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE LAST 12 HOURS AND 28 INCHES IN THE LAST 24 HOURS AT 8200 FEET. |
| Oct 23, 9:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 16 | 2 E Soda Springs, CA | SUGARBOWL SKI AREA REPORTED 16 INCHES IN 24 HOURS AT 8383 FEET WITH 28 INCHES STORM TOTAL. |
| Oct 23, 9:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 18 | Mount Rose Ski Area, NV | MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA REPORTED 18 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE LAST 12 HOURS. |
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 00:00Z, 10.9 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
- 3367 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
547 WWUS45 KREV 211056 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 356 AM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012 ...FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON EXPECTED ON MONDAY... .EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADA EARLY MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS... RAIN AND SNOW TO THE REGION. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE EASTERN SIERRA FROM LAKE TAHOE NORTH INTO WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY. THIS STORM HAS POTENTIAL TO IMPACT MOUNTAIN ROADS AND PASSES WITH SLICK AND ICY CONDITIONS. CAZ072-NVZ002-212300- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0009.121022T1300Z-121023T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0006.121022T1300Z-121023T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 356 AM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 18 INCHES ALONG THE SIERRA CREST ABOVE 7000 FEET...4 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 95 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 6500 FEET FALLING TO LAKE TAHOE LEVEL. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT AROUND THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN AND SIERRA 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. && $$ CAZ071-212300- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0009.121022T1300Z-121023T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0006.121022T1300Z-121023T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- 356 AM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 6500 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...LOCALIZED AREAS OF UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 5000 FEET AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5500 FEET FALLING TO NEAR 4500 FEET. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT FOR AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...ESPECIALLY THE SIERRA PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
10 follow-up statements
306 WWUS45 KREV 212216 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 316 PM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012 ...FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON EXPECTED ON MONDAY... .EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADA EARLY MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS...RAIN AND SNOW TO THE REGION. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE EASTERN SIERRA FROM LAKE TAHOE NORTH INTO WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY...WITH LESSER ACCUMULATIONS IN THE HIGH SIERRA OF MONO COUNTY. THIS STORM HAS POTENTIAL TO IMPACT MOUNTAIN ROADS AND PASSES WITH SLICK AND ICY CONDITIONS. CAZ072-NVZ002-221200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.121022T1300Z-121023T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 316 PM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * TIMING: EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 18 INCHES ALONG THE SIERRA CREST ABOVE 7000 FEET...4 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS OVER 100 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 6500 FEET FALLING TO LAKE TAHOE LEVEL. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT AROUND THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN AND SIERRA 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. && $$ CAZ071-221200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.121022T1300Z-121023T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- 316 PM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * TIMING: EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 6500 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...LOCALIZED AREAS OF UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5500 FEET FALLING TO NEAR 4500 FEET. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT FOR AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...ESPECIALLY THE SIERRA PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-221200- /O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0015.121022T1300Z-121023T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAMMOTH LAKES 316 PM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. * TIMING: EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES 7000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...MAINLY ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS OVER 100 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 7500 FEET FALLING TO NEAR 5500 FEET TUESDAY. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT FOR AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...ESPECIALLY THE SIERRA PASSES. 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. && $$ HOON HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
222 WWUS45 KREV 212318 CCA WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 406 PM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012 ...FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON EXPECTED ON MONDAY... .EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADA EARLY MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS...RAIN AND SNOW TO THE REGION. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE EASTERN SIERRA FROM LAKE TAHOE NORTH INTO WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY...WITH LESSER ACCUMULATIONS IN THE HIGH SIERRA OF MONO COUNTY. THIS STORM HAS POTENTIAL TO IMPACT MOUNTAIN ROADS AND PASSES WITH SLICK AND ICY CONDITIONS. CAZ072-NVZ002-221300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.121022T1300Z-121023T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 406 PM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * TIMING: EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 18 INCHES ALONG THE SIERRA CREST ABOVE 7000 FEET...4 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS OVER 100 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 6500 FEET FALLING TO LAKE TAHOE LEVEL. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT AROUND THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN AND SIERRA PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-221300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.121022T1300Z-121023T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- 406 PM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * TIMING: EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 6500 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...LOCALIZED AREAS OF UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5500 FEET FALLING TO NEAR 4500 FEET. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT FOR AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...ESPECIALLY THE SIERRA 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. && $$ CAZ073-221300- /O.COR.KREV.WW.Y.0015.121022T1300Z-121023T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAMMOTH LAKES 406 PM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. * TIMING: EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...MAINLY ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS OVER 100 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 7500 FEET FALLING TO NEAR 5500 FEET TUESDAY. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT FOR AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...ESPECIALLY THE SIERRA PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
196 WWUS45 KREV 221113 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 413 AM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON TODAY... .EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADA TODAY. THIS WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS...RAIN AND SNOW TO THE REGION. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE EASTERN SIERRA FROM LAKE TAHOE NORTH INTO WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY...WITH LESSER ACCUMULATIONS IN THE HIGH SIERRA OF MONO COUNTY. THIS STORM HAS POTENTIAL TO IMPACT MOUNTAIN ROADS AND PASSES WITH SLICK AND ICY CONDITIONS. CAZ072-NVZ002-222330- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0006.121022T1113Z-121023T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 413 AM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * TIMING: HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH A SECONDARY BAND TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 18 INCHES ALONG THE SIERRA CREST ABOVE 7000 FEET...4 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS OVER 100 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: AT LAKE TAHOE LEVEL. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT AROUND THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN AND SIERRA 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. && $$ CAZ071-222330- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0006.121022T1113Z-121023T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- 413 AM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * TIMING: HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH A SECONDARY BAND TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 6500 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...LOCALIZED AREAS OF UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5500 FEET FALLING TO NEAR 4500 FEET. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT FOR AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395... ESPECIALLY THE SIERRA PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ005-222330- /O.EXB.KREV.WW.Y.0015.121022T1113Z-121023T1800Z/ NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EMPIRE...GERLACH 413 AM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET TODAY WITH VALLEY ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED MAINLY NORTH OF GERLACH WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET AND 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5500 FEET FALLING TO VALLEY FLOORS BY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT FOR AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...ESPECIALLY THE SIERRA PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-222330- /O.EXT.KREV.WW.Y.0015.121022T1113Z-121023T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAMMOTH LAKES 413 AM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 7000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. * TIMING: HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...MAINLY ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS OVER 100 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 7500 FEET FALLING TO NEAR 5500 FEET TUESDAY. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT FOR AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...ESPECIALLY THE SIERRA PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
038 WWUS45 KREV 221702 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1002 AM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON TODAY... .EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM IS IMPACTING NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA TODAY. THIS WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS...RAIN AND SNOW TO THE REGION. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SIERRA FROM LAKE TAHOE NORTH INTO WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY...WITH LESSER ACCUMULATIONS IN THE HIGH SIERRA OF MONO COUNTY. THIS STORM IS IMPACTING ALL SIERRA PASSES WITH SLICK AND ICY CONDITIONS. CAZ072-NVZ002-230115- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 1002 AM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * TIMING: HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED TODAY WITH A SECONDARY BAND TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 14 INCHES ALONG THE SIERRA CREST ABOVE 7000 FEET...3 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS OVER 100 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: AT LAKE TAHOE LEVEL. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT THROUGHOUT THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN AND OVER SIERRA PASSES WITH CONTINUED CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY. 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. && $$ CAZ071-230115- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- 1002 AM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * TIMING: HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH A SECONDARY BAND TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 6500 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...LOCALIZED AREAS OF UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5500 FEET FALLING TO NEAR 4500 FEET. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...ESPECIALLY THE SIERRA PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-230115- /O.EXB.KREV.WW.Y.0015.121023T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL 1002 AM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS TODAY WITH LITTLE ACCUMULATION WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT WITH HEAVIER SHOWERS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5000 FEET FALLING TO VALLEY FLOORS BY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT. 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. && $$ NVZ005-230115- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EMPIRE...GERLACH 1002 AM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET TODAY WITH VALLEY ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED MAINLY NORTH OF GERLACH WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET AND 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5500 FEET FALLING TO VALLEY FLOORS BY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-230115- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121023T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAMMOTH LAKES 1002 AM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. * TIMING: HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS OVER 100 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 7500 FEET FALLING TO NEAR 5500 FEET TUESDAY. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...ESPECIALLY THE SIERRA PASSES. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
933 WWUS45 KREV 222236 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 336 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...SECOND WAVE OF THE WINTER STORM TONIGHT... .AN EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM IS IMPACTING NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA BRINGING GUSTY WINDS...RAIN AND SNOW TO THE REGION. SNOW SHOWERS WILL RE-INTENSIFY TONIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. THIS STORM IS IMPACTING ALL SIERRA PASSES WITH SLICK AND ICY CONDITIONS. CAZ072-NVZ002-231200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 336 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AND BECOME HEAVIER OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES ALONG THE SIERRA CREST ABOVE 7000 FEET...4 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET. AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 WILL ALSO SEE 8 TO 12 INCHES EVEN AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGE GUSTS AROUND 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING THROUGHOUT THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN AND OVER SIERRA PASSES WITH CONTINUED CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY. GUSTY WINDS AND BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW MAY CREATE PERIODS OF WHITE OUT CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-231200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- 336 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME HEAVIER OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 8 INCHES. EAST OF HIGHWAY 395...UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5500 FEET FALLING TO VALLEY FLOORS OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ005-231200- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EMPIRE...GERLACH 336 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING WILL BECOME MODERATE AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5500 FEET FALLING TO VALLEY FLOORS BY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-231200- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0015.121023T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL 336 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * TIMING: AFTER A BRIEF BREAK THIS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME MODERATE AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5000 FEET FALLING TO VALLEY FLOORS BY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY 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. && $$ CAZ073-231200- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121023T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAMMOTH LAKES 336 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TONIGHT DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 35 AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGE GUSTS OVER 100 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 6500 FEET FALLING TO VALLEY FLOORS OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SIERRA PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
004 WWUS45 KREV 222340 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 440 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...SECOND WAVE OF THE WINTER STORM TONIGHT... .AN EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM IS IMPACTING NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA BRINGING GUSTY WINDS...RAIN AND SNOW TO THE REGION. SNOW SHOWERS WILL RE-INTENSIFY TONIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. THIS STORM IS IMPACTING ALL SIERRA PASSES WITH SLICK AND ICY CONDITIONS. CAZ071-231300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 440 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME HEAVIER OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 8 INCHES. EAST OF HIGHWAY 395...UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: FALLING TO VALLEY FLOORS THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-231300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 440 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AND BECOME HEAVIER OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES ALONG THE SIERRA CREST ABOVE 7000 FEET...4 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET. AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 WILL ALSO SEE 8 TO 12 INCHES EVEN AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGE GUSTS AROUND 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING THROUGHOUT THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN AND OVER SIERRA PASSES WITH CONTINUED CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY. GUSTY WINDS AND BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW MAY CREATE PERIODS OF WHITE OUT CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ005-231300- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EMPIRE...GERLACH 440 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING WILL BECOME MODERATE AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5500 FEET FALLING TO VALLEY FLOORS BY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY 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. && $$ CAZ070-231300- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0015.121023T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL 440 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * TIMING: AFTER A BRIEF BREAK LATE THIS AFTERNOON...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME MODERATE AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5000 FEET FALLING TO VALLEY FLOORS BY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-231200- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121023T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAMMOTH LAKES 440 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TONIGHT DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 35 AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGE GUSTS OVER 100 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 6500 FEET FALLING TO VALLEY FLOORS OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SIERRA PASSES. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
090 WWUS45 KREV 230409 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 909 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...SECOND WAVE OF THE WINTER STORM TONIGHT... .AN EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM IS IMPACTING NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA BRINGING GUSTY WINDS...RAIN AND SNOW TO THE REGION. SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVERNIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. THIS STORM IS IMPACTING ALL SIERRA PASSES WITH SLICK AND ICY CONDITIONS. CAZ071-231300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 909 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME HEAVIER AND MORE WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 8 INCHES. EAST OF HIGHWAY 395...UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: FALLING TO VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-231300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 909 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AND BECOME HEAVIER OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES ALONG THE SIERRA CREST ABOVE 7000 FEET...4 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET. AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 WILL ALSO SEE 8 TO 12 INCHES EVEN AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LATE THIS EVENING DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGE GUSTS AROUND 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING THROUGHOUT THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN AND OVER SIERRA PASSES WITH CONTINUED CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY. GUSTY WINDS AND BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW MAY CREATE PERIODS OF WHITE OUT CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ NVZ005-231300- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EMPIRE...GERLACH 909 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING WILL BECOME MODERATE AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5000 FEET FALLING TO VALLEY FLOORS BY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-231300- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL 909 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING WILL BECOME MODERATE AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: FALLING TO VALLEY FLOORS LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY 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. && $$ CAZ073-231200- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121023T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAMMOTH LAKES 909 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LATE THIS EVENING DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 35 AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGE GUSTS OVER 100 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 6500 FEET FALLING TO VALLEY FLOORS OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SIERRA PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
223 WWUS45 KREV 231137 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 437 AM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS CONTINUING THIS MORNING... .MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OVER THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN WILL DECREASE THIS MORNING...BUT SLICK AND ICY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST SIERRA PASSES THROUGH LATE MORNING. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING ADDITIONAL SNOW TO THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. WHILE SNOW AMOUNTS WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS HEAVY COMPARED TO THIS RECENT STORM...EXPECT SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS...CHAIN RESTRICTIONS... AND TRAVEL DELAYS AGAIN FOR WEDNESDAY. CAZ073-231245- /O.CAN.KREV.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121023T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAMMOTH LAKES 437 AM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE NEAR THE SIERRA CREST TODAY BUT LESS THAN 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ CAZ071-231800- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 437 AM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SOUTH OF PORTOLA WILL TAPER TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY SUNRISE. NORTH OF PORTOLA...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 2 INCHES MAINLY SOUTH OF PORTOLA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS: SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-231800- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 437 AM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL TAPER TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY SUNRISE. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 2 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET EAST OF HIGHWAY 89 ...WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN AND OVER SIERRA PASSES WITH CONTINUED CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NVZ005-231800- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EMPIRE...GERLACH 437 AM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * TIMING: SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 1 INCH. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS: SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY NORTH AND WEST OF GERLACH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-231800- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL 437 AM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * TIMING: SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 1 INCH. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS: SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 299 OVER CEDAR PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
603 WWUS45 KREV 231301 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 601 AM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 CAZ071-231415- /O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 601 AM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS LASSEN...EASTERN PLUMAS AND EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES THIS MORNING WITH ONLY SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED THE REST OF THE DAY. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELED. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-231415- /O.CAN.KREV.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 601 AM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY THIS MORNING. ONLY SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THE REST OF THE DAY WITH NO ACCUMULATION. THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELED. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-231800- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 601 AM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL TAPER TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY SUNRISE. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 2 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET EAST OF HIGHWAY 89 WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. RIDGE GUSTSUP TO 85 MPH THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN AND OVER SIERRA PASSES WITH CONTINUED CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
624 WWUS45 KREV 231747 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1047 AM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 CAZ072-NVZ002-231900- /O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121023T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 1047 AM PDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA THIS MORNING. WHILE LIGHT SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY, ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE MINIMAL. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE ON TIME AT 11 AM. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Reno, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Oct 21, 3:30 AM PDT, 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 21, 3:30 AM PDT, 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
330 AM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012
.SHORT TERM...
DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW CAN BE SEEN ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY CIRCULATING
JUST OFFSHORE OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS WILL PROVIDE COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS TODAY WITH A MUCH MORE NOTICEABLE
CHANGE ON MONDAY. MONDAY WILL FEATURE STRONG WINDS, RAIN, AND
MOUNTAIN SNOW. WINTER STORM WATCH FOR MONDAY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN NORTH THROUGH WESTERN
LASSEN COUNTY. WIND ADVISORIES HAVE ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR MONO AND
MINERAL COUNTIES FOR MONDAY.
WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
APPROACHES THE REGION. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 30-40 MPH ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS NE CA AND WRN NV THIS AFTERNOON AND LAKE WIND ADVISORIES ARE
IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON FOR BOTH TAHOE AND PYRAMID DUE TO THE
GUSTY WINDS. A STRONG JET (110KT) WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE SIERRA
OVER THE TAHOE BASIN OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. THIS WILL
RAPIDLY INCREASE RIDGE WIND GUSTS NEAR 100 MPH BY EARLY MONDAY.
STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 40-50KTS AT 700MB MAY PRODUCE A BRIEF DOWNSLOPE
WIN COMPONENT MAINLY OVER THE SIERRA ACROSS MONO COUNTY. MODELS
ARE AT ODDS IN DEVELOPING A WAVE SIGNATURE WITH THE NAM BEING VERY
AGGRESSIVE WITH THIS FEATURE AND THE GFS SHOWING TOO MUCH INSTABILITY
AND MOISTURE. REGARDLESS, DO EXPECT A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT AND MIXING OF HIGHER WINDS ALOFT TO PRODUCE WINDY
CONDITIONS AREA WIDE. ACROSS MONO AND MINERAL COUNTIES WIND GUSTS
COULD REACH UPWARDS OF 55 MPH BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING THEN BECOMING
MORE WIDESPREAD DURING THE DAY AS THE SURFACE GRADIENT BECOMES
ESTABLISHED. WIDESPREAD GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FOR AREAS
OUTSIDE OF THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDING THE SIERRA FRONT AND BASIN
AND RANGE AREAS. STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY PRESENT HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS ACROSS WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG THE HWY 395/I580 CORRIDOR
AND ALSO HWY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY.
PRECIPITATION WISE, WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A
WARNING AND EXTENDS INTO TUESDAY MORNING. AS THE LOW APPROACHES
MONDAY MORNING A FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NORTHERN SIERRA PRODUCING
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. SNOW LEVELS WILL START NEAR 5500-6500,
THEN FALL NEAR 5000-5500 FEET MONDAY EVENING AROUND RENO-TAHOE
(4000-4500 FEET IN LASSEN COUNTY). DID INCREASE QPF AMOUNTS ACROSS
THE TAHOE BASIN AND INTO LASSEN COUNTY. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UP TO
18" ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SIERRA CREST, WITH 4-8" POSSIBLE AT LAKE
LEVEL. FURTHER NORTH OF TAHOE INTO EASTERN SIERRA, EASTERN PLUMAS
AND WESTERN LASSEN COUNTIES, THE SNOW AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE UP
TO 8-16" WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 6500 FEET WITH 5-10 POSSIBLE
ELSEWHERE. LOCALIZED AREAS UP TO 3" POSSIBLE FOR AREAS BELOW 5000
FEET.
MAIN FRONT PUSHES THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WHICH MAY PROVIDE
SOME SPILLOVER RAINFALL ACROSS THE SIERRA FRONT AND AN INCH OR TWO
OF SNOW ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS. A SECONDARY IMPULSE WILL APPROACH THE
SIERRA BY TUESDAY MORNING...ADDING AN ADDITIONAL FEW INCHES OF
SNOWFALL ACROSS THE TAHOE BASIN AND NORTH INTO LASSEN COUNTY. FUENTES
.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
MODELS IN BETTER AGREEMENT THIS MORNING WITH THE NEXT SYSTEM TO
AFFECT THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA WED AND THURS.
EC/GEM HAVE COME MORE IN LINE WITH GFS SHOWING A WEAKER/COLDER
SYSTEM WHERE MAIN LOW LEVEL FORCING IS ISENTROPIC LIFT. BRUNT OF THE
SYSTEM APPEARS TO BE AROUND 00-06Z THURSDAY BASED ON LATEST RUNS.
AFTER THIS SYSTEM, MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH RIDGING
BUILDING OFF THE COAST WITH NW FLOW FRI/SAT.
FOR WED/THURS, HAVE ADJUSTED SNOW LEVELS DOWN SOME MORE, BUT KEPT A
LARGE RAIN/SNOW MIX AREA OF NEAR 1000 FEET AT THIS TIME. SNOW LEVELS
LOOK TO RANGE FROM NEAR 4000 FEET ALONG THE OREGON BORDER TO 5000
FEET ALONG I-80 AND 6000+ FOR MONO COUNTY. AS MENTIONED ABOVE, MAIN
LOW LEVEL FORCING IS THROUGH MODERATE ISENTROPIC LIFT. DEPENDING ON
THE MODEL THERE COULD BE SOME UPPER LEVEL LET STREAK SUPPORT BUT
THAT IS LESS CERTAIN. EITHER WAY, KEPT LIKELY POPS IN THE SIERRA
FROM THE TAHOE BASIN NORTHWARD WITH CHANCES INTO NW NEVADA. WATER
AMOUNTS COULD BE AROUND 1/2 INCH IN THE SIERRA WITH A TENTH TO 1/4
INCH FOR NW NEVADA. MOST OF THIS WILL FALL AS SNOW SO THERE COULD BE
SOME MINOR TRAVEL IMPACTS IN NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AGAIN.
HAVE BACKED ON THE WINDS SOME FOR WED/WED NIGHT FOR TWO REASONS. 1)
THE WINDS ALOFT ARE NOT AS STRONG AS PROGGED YESTERDAY WITH ONLY
30-35 KTS AT 700 MB. 2) WITH WARM AIR ADVECTION TYPE PRECIP AND
EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER, IT WILL BE HARD TO MIX MUCH OF THESE WINDS
DOWN TO THE SURFACE NORTH OF I-80. OVERALL FCST WAS IN DECENT SHAPE
SO THE CHANGES WERE GENERALLY MINOR EXCEPT FOR WINDS.
FOR FRI/SAT WITH MORE NW FLOW ALOFT THAN PREVIOUSLY PROGGED EXPECT
MODERATE VALLEY INVERSIONS TO REMAIN FRIDAY WITH NORTH TO NORTHEAST
SURFACE WINDS. SFC GRADIENT WEAKENS SATURDAY FOR A WEAKER INVERSION
SO TEMPS WILL WARM MORE. STILL EXPECT THE GREATEST WARMING TO OCCUR
ABOVE 6000 FEET NEAR AND ABOVE THE INVERSIONS. LOWERED TEMPS IN THE
VALLEYS SEVERAL DEGREES FRIDAY WITH UPPER 40S TO 50S EXPECTED, BUT
LEFT SATURDAY ALONE FOR NOW. WALLMANN
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH 06Z MONDAY. MAIN CONCERN THROUGH
THAT TIME WILL BE GUSTY SW WINDS OF 25-30 KTS AT AREA TERMINALS AFT
18Z. WINDS ALOFT INCREASE AFTER 03Z SO DO NOT EXPECT THE WINDS TO
DECOUPLE TONIGHT. EXPECT GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KTS POSSIBLY INCREASING
TO 35 KTS AFT 06Z AS WINDS ALOFT CONTINUE TO INCREASE. WINDS WILL
REMAIN GUSTY AT TIMES MONDAY.
AS FAR AS CIG/VIS RESTRICTIONS, MVFR PSBL AFT 07Z FOR KTRK/KTVL,
PRIMARILY WITH LOWERING CIGS. -RA/SN TO BEGIN NEAR 12Z WITH PDS OF
IFR/MVFR CIGS/VIS DURING THE DAY MONDAY. FOR KRNO...VFR THRU 15Z
WITH THE GUSTY SW WINDS AND LLWS PSBL MONDAY MORNING, AND SIMILAR
FOR KMMH. AFT 15-18Z, BRIEF PERIODS OF MVFR CIGS/VIS WILL OCCUR AT
THESE TERMINALS DUE TO -RA. WALLMANN
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY FOR NVZ001.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR LAKE TAHOE IN NVZ002.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY
NVZ002.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE IN NVZ004.
CA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE
5000 FEET FOR CAZ071.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY FOR CAZ073.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR LAKE TAHOE IN CAZ072.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY
CAZ072.
&&
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO (ALL LOWER CASE)The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 3:56 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | REV | Mono | 40 hr |
| Oct 21, 3:16 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | REV | Modoc, Mono | 39 hr |
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Winter Storm Warnings in California, 2012Winter Storm Warnings in Nevada, 2012Every winter storm warning in 2012
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.