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Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Dec 20, 2012, 3:41 AM PST for 9 counties in California; 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Dec 21, 2012, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 71 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 20, 2012, 3:41 AM PST (11:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 21, 2012, 4:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2012, 2:38 AM PST
- In force
- 71 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Lassen County, CA, Modoc County, CA, Mono County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 6:50 AM PST | SNOW 12 | 2 Nw Almanor, CA | 12 INCHES SINCE 20/18:30, STILL SNOWING. SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS |
| Dec 21, 7:28 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | 4 Wnw Lookout, CA | 14 HOUR AMOUNT |
| Dec 21, 7:10 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 33 | 2 Nw Almanor, CA | 24 HOUR REPORT HEAVY SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS |
| Dec 22, 5:00 AM PST | SNOW 8 | Se Incline Village, NV | 24 HOUR TOTAL AT DIAMOND PEAK SKI AREA. ELEVATION 6700 FT. |
| Dec 22, 5:30 AM PST | SNOW 14 | Northstar Ski Area, CA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL AT 8300 FT WITH 10 INCHES AT 6900 FT. |
| Dec 22, 6:00 AM PST | SNOW 10 | Squaw Valley Ski Area, CA | 8-10 INCHES IN PAST 24 HOURS AT 6200 AND 8200 FEET. |
| Dec 22, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 3 | Boca Reservoir, CA | OBSERVER REPORTED 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL WITH 0.33 OF LIQUID WATER EQUIVALENT. |
| Dec 22, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 5 | 1 Ne Incline Village, NV | 24 HOUR TOTAL AT 6700 FEET WITH WIND BLOWN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. CURRENTLY SNOWING MODERATELY. |
| Dec 22, 8:15 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 4 Ssw Susanville, CA | 24 HOUR SNOW TOTAL AT 4800 FT. 8 INCHES IN PAST 12 HOURS. |
| Dec 22, 8:15 AM PST | SNOW 0 | 3 Se Nevada City, CA | RAIN JUST TURNED TO SNOW AT 3280 FEET. |
| Dec 22, 8:15 AM PST | SNOW 9 | 2 Nw Almanor, CA | 9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT, 36 NOW ON GROUND. (STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL=42 IMCHES). |
| Dec 22, 8:25 AM PST | SNOW 5 | 5 S Homewood, CA | OBSERVER REPORTED 4.5 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT AND 0.39 INCHES OF LIQUID WATER EQUIVALENT. CURRENT SNOW DEPTH REPORTED WAS 6 INCHES. ELEVATION 6315 FEET. |
| Dec 22, 8:50 AM PST | SNOW 7 | Tahoe City, CA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL AT 6230 FEET WITH 0.71 INCHES OF LIQUID WATER EQUIVALENT REPORTED. CURRENT SNOW DEPTH REPORTED WAS 9 INCHES. |
| Dec 22, 9:00 AM PST | SNOW 5 | Bodie, CA | OBSERVER REPORTED 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL WITH 0.15 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT REPORTED. TOTAL SNOW DEPTH REPORTED WAS 17 INCHES. |
| Dec 22, 9:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Bridgeport, CA | OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL REPORTED AT 6470 FEET WITH 0.34 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT REPORTED. |
| Dec 22, 9:00 AM PST | SNOW 0 | 1 Wsw Kingvale, CA | 14 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. 1.60 WATER. 23 INCHES TOTAL ON GROUND. |
| Dec 22, 9:31 AM PST | SNOW 5 | 2 Nw Verdi, CA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL WITH 0.37 INCHES OF LIQUID WATER EQUIVALENT REPORTED AT 5429 FEET. |
| Dec 22, 9:31 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Portola, CA | OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL 4850 FEET. OBSERVER REPORTED 1.38 INCHES OF LIQUID WATER EQUIVALENT. |
| Dec 22, 9:35 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | Homewood, CA | SNOWFALL TOTAL AT 6330 FEET FROM 1230P 12/21-930AM. |
| Dec 22, 9:36 AM PST | SNOW 14 | Homewood, CA | SKI AREA 24 HOUR SNOW TOTAL AT 7880 FT WITH 10 INCHES AT 6230 FT. HEAVY SNOW STILL FALLING. |
| Dec 22, 9:56 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | 2 Wnw Eagle Lake, CA | SNOWFALL TOTAL AT 5100 FEET FROM 930AM 12/21-930AM THIS MORNING. |
| Dec 22, 10:03 AM PST | SNOW 6 | Dagget Pass, NV | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL REPORTED AT 7334 FEET. |
| Dec 22, 10:04 AM PST | SNOW 3 | Truckee, CA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL AT TRUCKEE-TAHOE AIRPORT. OBSERVER REPORTED 0.39 INCHES OF LIQUID WATER EQUIVALENT. ELEVATION 5900 FEET. |
| Dec 22, 10:04 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 1 N Portola, CA | OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL AT 5000 FEET. |
| Dec 22, 10:08 AM PST | SNOW 4 | Glenbrook, NV | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL AT 6350 FEET. |
| Dec 22, 10:12 AM PST | SNOW 5 | Mammoth Lakes, CA | OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL WITH 0.29 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT REPORTED. CURRENT SNOW DEPTH REPORTED WAS 14 INCHES. |
| Dec 22, 10:15 AM PST | SNOW 1 | 5 N Reno, NV | SNOWFALL TOTAL AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE WITH 0.12 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT RECORDED. ELEVATION 4974 FEET. |
| Dec 22, 10:30 AM PST | SNOW 4 | South Lake Tahoe, CA | OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL WITH 0.24 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT REPORTED. CURRENT SNOW DEPTH REPORTED WAS 6 INCHES. |
| Dec 22, 10:42 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 17 | Mount Rose Ski Area, NV | 13-17 INCHES SINCE FRIDAY EVENING. STILL SNOWING HEAVILY. |
| Dec 22, 10:47 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 1 N Cold Springs Valley, NV | SNOWFALL TOTAL FROM 7AM AT 5180 FEET. SPOTTER REPORTED LIQUID WATER EQUIVALENT OF 0.80 INCHES. |
| Dec 22, 10:49 AM PST | SNOW 6 | Alpine Meadows, CA | OVERNIGHT SKI AREA SNOWFALL TOTAL AT 6385 AND 8637 FT ELEVATIONS. STILL SNOWING HEAVILY. |
| Dec 22, 10:50 AM PST | SNOW 1 | Stead, NV | SNOWFALL TOTAL SINCE 7AM AT 5120 FEET. OBSERVER REPORTED 0.15 INCHES OF LIQUID WATER EQUIVALENT. |
| Dec 22, 10:50 AM PST | SNOW 2 | Susanville, CA | OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL AT 4184 FEET. |
| Dec 22, 11:00 AM PST | SNOW 7 | 2 Wnw Mammoth Lakes, CA | TOTAL AT MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN SKI AREA ELEVATION 9000 FT SINCE 10 PM FRIDAY. STILL SNOWING HEAVILY. |
| Dec 22, 11:25 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 3 Ne Tahoe City, CA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL AT THE U.S.C.G STATION LAKE TAHOE. STILL SNOWING HEAVILY. |
| Dec 22, 11:43 AM PST | SNOW 1 | 1 N Topaz Lake, NV | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL WITH 0.90 INCHES OF LIQUID WATER EQUIVALENT REPORTED. ELEVATION 5068 FEET. |
| Dec 22, 12:31 PM PST | SNOW 2.3 | 4 Ssw Reno, NV | CURRENT SNOWFALL TOTAL IN THE CAUGHLIN RANCH AREA AT 5000 FEET. STILL SNOWING. |
| Dec 22, 12:40 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | 1 Ne Incline Village, NV | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL WITH SPOTTER REPORTING 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 4 HOURS. STILL SNOWING, VERY WINDY AND 26 DEGREES. ELEVATION 6700 FEET. |
| Dec 22, 1:27 PM PST | SNOW 7 | Nw South Lake Tahoe, CA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL. |
| Dec 22, 1:57 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Mount Rose Ski Area, NV | 12-14 INCHES NEW SNOW IN ABOUT 6 HOURS. |
| Dec 22, 2:42 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 4 S Gardnerville, NV | SNOWFALL TOTAL SO FAR AT 6100 FEET. STILL SNOWING. |
| Dec 22, 2:46 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 18 | 2 Wnw Mammoth Lakes, CA | STORM TOTAL SINCE 10 PM AT MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN SKI AREA ELEVATION 9000 FT. |
| Dec 22, 3:02 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 5 E Gardnerville, NV | STILL SNOWING |
| Dec 22, 4:05 PM PST | SNOW 1.2 | Reno, NV | 1.2 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL AS OF 4PM AT THE RENO-TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. |
| Dec 22, 4:06 PM PST | SNOW 1.9 | 5 N Reno, NV | 1.9 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL AS OF 4PM AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. |
| Dec 22, 4:08 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | Mammoth Lakes, CA | TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL AS OF 4PM. CURRENT OVERALL SNOWDEPTH OF 24 INCHES REPORTED AT 7804 FEET. |
| Dec 22, 4:10 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 1 E Sloat, CA | CURRENT SNOW DEPTH. SNOWING LIGHTLY NOW. |
| Dec 22, 4:57 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | Glenbrook, NV | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL AT 6350 FEET WITH 1.11 INCHES OF LIQUID WATER EQUIVALENT RECORDED. |
| Dec 22, 5:17 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Virginia City, NV | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL AS OF 5PM. 1.10 INCHES OF LIQUID WATER EQUIVALENT WAS RECORDED. |
| Dec 22, 5:48 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 27 | Homewood, CA | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM NOON 12/21-530PM AT 6330 FEET. SPOTTER REPORTED 14 INCHES FROM 930AM-530PM. STILL SNOWING HEAVILY. |
| Dec 22, 8:00 PM PST | SNOW 4 | 4 Ssw Reno, NV | STORM TOTAL OF 4 INCHES AS OF 8 PM AROUND 5500 FEET IN CAUGHLIN RANCH AREA AND STILL SNOWING. |
| Dec 23, 5:26 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 50 | Northstar Ski Area, CA | 2 DAY STORM TOTAL 50 INCHES AT 8300 FT WITH 36 INCHES IN PAST 24 HOURS. STORM TOTAL 34 INCHES AT 6900 FT WITH 24 INCHES IN PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 23, 5:40 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 38 | Heavenly Valley, NV | TWO DAY STORM TOTAL AT HEAVENLY SKI RESORT. 36 INCHES IN PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 23, 6:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 39 | Squaw Valley Ski Area, CA | 2 DAY STORM TOTAL AT 6200 FT AND 8200 FT. 29 INCHES IN PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 23, 6:09 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 74 | Homewood, CA | HOMEWOOD SKI AREA 2 DAY STORM TOTAL AT 7880 FT WITH 42 INCHES IN PAST 24 HOURS. 48 INCH STORM TOTAL AT 6230 FT WITH 34 INCHES IN PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 23, 6:18 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 39 | 5 Ne Incline Village, NV | DIAMOND PEAK SKI RESORT REPORTED 39 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 23, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | 4 S Prosser Creek Reser, CA | 12 HOUR TOTAL SINCE 7 PM LAST NIGHT. STORM TOTAL 49 INCHES SINCE FRIDAY. ELEVATION 6750 FEET. |
| Dec 23, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 29 | 2 Se Homewood, CA | 2 DAY STORM TOTAL IN TAHOMA. 24.5 INCHES IN PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 23, 7:10 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 18 | 1 E Carnelian Bay, CA | TRAINED SPOTTER MEASURED 18 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE LAST 24 HOURS AT 6300 FEET. |
| Dec 23, 7:27 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 24.5 | 4 Se Homewood, CA | A COOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVER AT TAHOMA REPORTED 24.5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 24 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, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 0 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 189 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
297 WWUS45 KREV 201141 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 341 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SNOW LIKELY IN THE SIERRA FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A STRONG JET MOVING AROUND THE BASE OF THE LOW WILL PICK UP DEEP PACIFIC MOISTURE BRINGING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. DANGEROUS WINTER CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. ACROSS THE SIERRA...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CAZ072-NVZ002-210030- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0010.121221T1800Z-121224T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0008.121221T1400Z-121224T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 341 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: OVER 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE TAHOE BASIN. * THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 WHERE UP TO 5 FEET IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET AND UP TO 3 FEET BELOW 7000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY LATE FRIDAY AND EARLY SATURDAY. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED OVER THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-210030- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0010.121221T1200Z-121224T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0008.121221T1200Z-121224T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 341 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 12 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 4500 FEET. * THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 89 AND NEAR YUBA AND FREDONYER PASSES WHERE 2 TO 5 FEET IS LIKELY. * A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW BELOW 4500 FEET WILL CAUSE LITTLE ACCUMULATION FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...WITH SEVERAL INCHES POSSIBLE SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 4000 TO 5000 FEET FRIDAY...FALLING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS SATURDAY. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID MOUNTAIN PASSES THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE LATE FRIDAY AND EARLY SATURDAY. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED OVER THE PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-210030- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0010.121222T0000Z-121224T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0008.121222T0000Z-121224T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 341 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: OVER 2 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 12 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE SIERRA CREST WHERE UP TO 5 FEET IS POSSIBLE...THIS INCLUDES MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH MONO COUNTY THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ003-210030- /O.NEW.KREV.WS.A.0011.121222T1500Z-121224T1200Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 341 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: TWO PERIODS OF SNOW MAY IMPACT FAR WESTERN NEVADA THIS WEEKEND. THE FIRST WILL OCCUR SATURDAY WITH A SECOND PERIOD OF SNOW SUNDAY OR SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO A FOOT IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES ON VALLEY FLOORS. * THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND IN THE VIRGINA HIGHLANDS. * SNOW LEVELS: NEAR AND BELOW 5000 FEET. * A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW MAY LIMIT OR PREVENT ACCUMULATIONS ON THE VALLEY FLOOR NEAR RENO AND SPARKS SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL FOR HIGHWAYS 50...395...INTERSTATE 80 AND ROADS LEADING INTO THE FOOTHILLS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY AND BE PATIENT WHILE TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
14 follow-up statements
442 WWUS45 KREV 202247 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 247 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SNOW IN THE SIERRA FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. A STRONG JET MOVING AROUND THE BASE OF THE LOW WILL PICK UP DEEP PACIFIC MOISTURE BRINGING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. DANGEROUS WINTER CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. ACROSS THE SIERRA...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND VERY LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CAZ072-NVZ002-211300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.121221T1400Z-121224T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 247 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FRIDAY WILL INTENSIFY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: OVER 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE TAHOE BASIN. * THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 WHERE UP TO 5 FEET IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET AND UP TO 3 FEET BELOW 7000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED OVER THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-211300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.121221T1200Z-121224T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 247 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 12 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 4500 FEET. * THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 89 AND NEAR YUBA AND FREDONYER PASSES WHERE 2 TO 5 FEET IS LIKELY. * BELOW 4500 FEET...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL LIMIT ACCUMULATIONS ON FRIDAY...WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 4500 TO 5000 FEET ON FRIDAY...LOWERING TO NEAR ALL VALLEY FLOORS OVER THE WEEKEND. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID MOUNTAIN PASSES THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE LATE FRIDAY AND EARLY SATURDAY. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED OVER THE PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-211300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.121222T0000Z-121224T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 247 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 12 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE SIERRA CREST WHERE UP TO 5 FEET IS POSSIBLE...INCLUDING MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH MONO COUNTY THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ003-211300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0011.121222T1500Z-121224T1200Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 247 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: TWO PERIODS OF SNOW MAY IMPACT FAR WESTERN NEVADA THIS WEEKEND. THE FIRST WILL OCCUR FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY EVENING...WITH THE SECOND PERIOD SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * VALLEY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON VALLEY FLOORS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF RENO...SPARKS...AND CARSON CITY. * FOOTHILLS SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND IN THE VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS. * SNOW LEVELS: NEAR AND BELOW 5000 FEET. * A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW MAY LIMIT OR PREVENT ACCUMULATIONS ON THE VALLEY FLOOR NEAR RENO AND SPARKS. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL FOR HIGHWAYS 50...395...INTERSTATE 80...AND ROADS LEADING INTO THE FOOTHILLS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY AND BE PATIENT WHILE TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
329 WWUS45 KREV 210149 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 549 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SNOW IN THE SIERRA FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. A STRONG JET MOVING AROUND THE BASE OF THE LOW WILL PICK UP DEEP PACIFIC MOISTURE BRINGING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. DANGEROUS WINTER CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. ACROSS THE SIERRA...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND VERY LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS ESPECIALLY BY SATURDAY. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CAZ072-NVZ002-211300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.121221T1400Z-121224T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 549 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW FRIDAY WILL INTENSIFY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FRIDAY: 3 TO 6 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 89... WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EARLY SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING: OVER 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE TAHOE BASIN. THE HIGHEST TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 AND NEAR MOUNT ROSE WHERE 3 TO 5 FEET IS POSSIBLE. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED OVER THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-211300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.121221T1200Z-121224T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 549 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FRIDAY WILL INCREASE TO PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FRIDAY: ABOVE 4500 FEET...5 TO 10 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 3 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. BELOW 4500 FEET...UP TO 2 INCHES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING: ABOVE 4500 FEET...1 TO 3 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 89 AND NEAR YUBA AND FREDONYER PASSES WHERE 2 TO 5 FEET IS LIKELY. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: RISING TO 4500 TO 5000 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THEN LOWERING TO NEAR ALL VALLEY FLOORS OVER THE WEEKEND. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID MOUNTAIN PASSES THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE LATE FRIDAY AND EARLY SATURDAY. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED OVER THE PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-211300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.121222T0000Z-121224T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 549 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 12 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE SIERRA CREST WHERE UP TO 5 FEET IS POSSIBLE...INCLUDING MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH MONO COUNTY THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ003-211300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0011.121222T1500Z-121224T1200Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 549 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: TWO PERIODS OF SNOW MAY IMPACT FAR WESTERN NEVADA THIS WEEKEND. THE FIRST WILL OCCUR FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY EVENING...WITH THE SECOND PERIOD SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * VALLEY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON VALLEY FLOORS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF RENO...SPARKS...AND CARSON CITY. * FOOTHILLS SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND IN THE VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS. * SNOW LEVELS: FLUCTUATING BETWEEN THE VALLEY FLOORS AND 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL FOR HIGHWAYS 50...395...INTERSTATE 80...AND ROADS LEADING INTO THE FOOTHILLS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY AND BE PATIENT WHILE TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
308 WWUS45 KREV 211246 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 446 AM PST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...SNOW IN THE SIERRA TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. A STRONG JET MOVING AROUND THE BASE OF THE LOW WILL PICK UP DEEP PACIFIC MOISTURE BRINGING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. DANGEROUS WINTER CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. ACROSS THE SIERRA...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND VERY LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS ESPECIALLY BY SATURDAY. TRAVELERS SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CAZ072-NVZ002-220000- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0008.121221T1800Z-121224T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 446 AM PST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW DEVELOPING LATE THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL INTENSIFY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY: 3 TO 6 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 89... WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EARLY SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING: OVER 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE TAHOE BASIN. THE HIGHEST TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 AND NEAR MOUNT ROSE WHERE 3 TO 5 FEET IS POSSIBLE. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED OVER THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-220000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121224T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 446 AM PST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY: ABOVE 4500 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 3 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. BELOW 4500 FEET...UP TO 2 INCHES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING: ABOVE 4500 FEET...1 TO 3 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 89 AND NEAR YUBA AND FREDONYER PASSES WHERE 2 TO 5 FEET IS LIKELY. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: RISING BRIEFLY TO 4500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THEN LOWERING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS OVER THE WEEKEND. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID MOUNTAIN PASSES THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE LATE TODAY AND EARLY SATURDAY. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED OVER THE PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-220000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.121222T0000Z-121224T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 446 AM PST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT: 5 TO 10 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 2 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING: 2 TO 3 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 12 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE SIERRA CREST WHERE UP TO 5 FEET IS POSSIBLE...INCLUDING MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH MONO COUNTY THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-220000- /O.EXB.KREV.WS.A.0011.121222T1500Z-121223T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 446 AM PST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY EVENING. A SECOND PERIOD OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD IMPACT TRAVEL FOR HIGHWAYS 299 AND 447. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY AND BE PATIENT WHILE TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ NVZ003-220000- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.A.0011.121222T1500Z-121223T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 446 AM PST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY EVENING. A SECOND PERIOD OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * VALLEY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON VALLEY FLOORS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF RENO...SPARKS... AND CARSON CITY. * FOOTHILLS SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND IN THE VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS. * SNOW LEVELS: FLUCTUATING BETWEEN THE VALLEY FLOORS AND 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL FOR HIGHWAYS 50...395...INTERSTATE 80...AND ROADS LEADING INTO THE FOOTHILLS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY AND BE PATIENT WHILE TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
341 WWUS45 KREV 211930 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1130 AM PST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...SNOW IN THE SIERRA THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. A STRONG JET MOVING AROUND THE BASE OF THE LOW WILL PICK UP DEEP PACIFIC MOISTURE BRINGING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. DANGEROUS WINTER CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. ACROSS THE SIERRA...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND VERY LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS ESPECIALLY BY SATURDAY. TRAVELERS SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CAZ072-NVZ002-220330- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121224T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 1130 AM PST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL INTENSIFY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT: 2 TO 4 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 89...WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EARLY SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING: OVER 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE TAHOE BASIN. THE HIGHEST TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 AND NEAR MOUNT ROSE WHERE 3 TO 5 FEET IS POSSIBLE. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED OVER THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-220330- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121224T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 1130 AM PST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT: ABOVE 4500 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 3 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. BELOW 4500 FEET...UP TO 2 INCHES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING: ABOVE 4500 FEET...1 TO 3 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 89 AND NEAR YUBA AND FREDONYER PASSES WHERE 2 TO 5 FEET IS LIKELY. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: RISING BRIEFLY TO 4500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THEN LOWERING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS OVER THE WEEKEND. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID MOUNTAIN PASSES THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE LATE TODAY AND EARLY SATURDAY. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED OVER THE PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CARRY EXTRA FOOD... WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-220330- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.121222T0000Z-121224T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 1130 AM PST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT: 5 TO 10 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 2 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING: 2 TO 3 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 12 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE SIERRA CREST WHERE UP TO 5 FEET IS POSSIBLE...INCLUDING MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH MONO COUNTY THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ003-220330- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0011.121222T1500Z-121223T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 1130 AM PST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY EVENING. A SECOND PERIOD OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * VALLEY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON VALLEY FLOORS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF RENO...SPARKS... AND CARSON CITY. * FOOTHILLS SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND IN THE VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS. * SNOW LEVELS: FLUCTUATING BETWEEN THE VALLEY FLOORS AND 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL FOR HIGHWAYS 50...395...INTERSTATE 80...AND ROADS LEADING INTO THE FOOTHILLS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY AND BE PATIENT WHILE TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-220330- /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0011.121222T1500Z-121223T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 1130 AM PST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY EVENING. A SECOND PERIOD OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD IMPACT TRAVEL FOR HIGHWAYS 299 AND 447. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY AND BE PATIENT WHILE TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
236 WWUS45 KREV 212221 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 221 PM PST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...SNOW IN THE SIERRA THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. A STRONG JET MOVING AROUND THE BASE OF THE LOW WILL PICK UP DEEP PACIFIC MOISTURE BRINGING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. DANGEROUS WINTER CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. ACROSS THE SIERRA...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND VERY LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS ESPECIALLY BY SATURDAY. TRAVELERS SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CAZ070-NVZ005-221300- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0011.121222T1500Z-121223T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KREV.WS.W.0008.121222T1500Z-121223T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 221 PM PST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. A SECOND PERIOD OF RAIN OR SNOW IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL FOR HIGHWAYS 299 AND 447. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY AND BE PATIENT WHILE TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && 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. && $$ NVZ003-221300- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0011.121222T1500Z-121223T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KREV.WS.W.0008.121222T1800Z-121223T0900Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 221 PM PST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND THEN INTENSIFY FOR LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. A SECOND PERIOD OF RAIN OR SNOW IS POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * VALLEY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT 3 TO 8 INCHES ON VALLEY FLOORS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF RENO...SPARKS...AND CARSON CITY. * FOOTHILLS SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND IN THE VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS. * SNOW LEVELS: FLUCTUATING NEAR VALLEY FLOORS IN THE MORNING AND THEN FALLING TO VALLEY FLOORS BY AFTERNOON. * WINDS SATURDAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL FOR HIGHWAYS 50...395...INTERSTATE 80...AND ROADS LEADING INTO THE FOOTHILLS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY AND BE PATIENT WHILE TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-221300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121224T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 221 PM PST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL INTENSIFY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT: 2 TO 4 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 89...WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EARLY SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING: OVER 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE TAHOE BASIN. THE HIGHEST TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 AND NEAR MOUNT ROSE WHERE 3 TO 5 FEET IS POSSIBLE. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED OVER THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-221300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121224T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 221 PM PST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TO PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT: ABOVE 4500 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 3 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. BELOW 4500 FEET...UP TO 2 INCHES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING: ABOVE 4500 FEET...1 TO 3 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 89 AND NEAR YUBA AND FREDONYER PASSES WHERE 2 TO 5 FEET IS LIKELY. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: RISING BRIEFLY TO AROUND 4500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...THEN LOWERING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID MOUNTAIN PASSES THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE LATE TODAY AND EARLY SATURDAY. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED OVER THE PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CARRY EXTRA FOOD... WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-221300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.121222T0000Z-121224T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 221 PM PST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW...MAINLY NEAR THE CREST TONIGHT WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AND SPREAD OVER THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL LIGHTEN UP SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE A SECOND ROUND OF SNOW ARRIVES BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT: 5 TO 10 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 2 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING: 2 TO 3 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 12 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE SIERRA CREST WHERE UP TO 5 FEET IS POSSIBLE...INCLUDING MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH... WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH MONO COUNTY THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
618 WWUS45 KREV 221307 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 507 AM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...SNOW IN THE SIERRA THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. A STRONG JET MOVING AROUND THE BASE OF THE LOW WILL PICK UP DEEP PACIFIC MOISTURE BRINGING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. DANGEROUS WINTER CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. ACROSS THE SIERRA...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND VERY LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS ESPECIALLY TODAY. TRAVELERS SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CAZ072-NVZ002-230000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121224T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 507 AM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THIS MORNING WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. A BRIEF BREAK OVERNIGHT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING: OVER 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE TAHOE BASIN. THE HIGHEST TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 AND NEAR MOUNT ROSE WHERE 3 TO 5 FEET IS POSSIBLE. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * AVALANCHE: HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE SIERRA AVALANCHE CENTER WEBSITE AT: WWW.SIERRAAVALANCHECENTER.ORG * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS THROUGH SUNDAY. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED DUE TO AVALANCHE DANGER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED OVER THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-230000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121224T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 507 AM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THIS MORNING WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING: ABOVE 4500 FEET...1 TO 3 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 89 AND NEAR YUBA AND FREDONYER PASSES WHERE 2 TO 5 FEET IS LIKELY. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 4500 FEET THIS MORNING...LOWERING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID MOUNTAIN PASSES THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE LATE TODAY AND EARLY SATURDAY. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED OVER THE PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CARRY EXTRA FOOD... WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-230000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121224T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 507 AM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL ACROSS THE SIERRA WILL SPREAD OVER THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL LIGHTEN UP TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE A SECOND ROUND OF SNOW ARRIVES BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING: 2 TO 3 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 12 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE SIERRA CREST WHERE UP TO 5 FEET IS POSSIBLE...INCLUDING MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH... WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH MONO COUNTY THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-230000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.121222T1500Z-121223T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 507 AM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THIS MORNING WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. A SECOND PERIOD OF RAIN OR SNOW IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL FOR HIGHWAYS 299 AND 447. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY AND BE PATIENT WHILE TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. 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. && $$ NVZ003-230000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.121222T1800Z-121223T0900Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 507 AM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW THIS MORNING WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW AND INTENSIFY BY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. A SECOND PERIOD OF RAIN OR SNOW IS POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * VALLEY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT 4 TO 8 INCHES ON VALLEY FLOORS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF RENO...SPARKS...AND CARSON CITY. * FOOTHILLS SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND IN THE VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS. * SNOW LEVELS: FLUCTUATING NEAR VALLEY FLOORS IN THE MORNING AND THEN FALLING TO VALLEY FLOORS BY AFTERNOON. * WINDS TODAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL FOR HIGHWAYS 50...395...INTERSTATE 80...AND ROADS LEADING INTO THE FOOTHILLS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY AND BE PATIENT WHILE TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ004-230000- /O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0025.121222T1800Z-121223T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 507 AM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY LATE MORNING...MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. * SNOW LEVELS: 4000 TO 4500 FEET...FALLING TO VALLEY FLOORS BY THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS:SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL FOR...INTERSTATE 80. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY AND BE PATIENT WHILE TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND. 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
105 WWUS45 KREV 221755 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 955 AM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...SNOW IN THE SIERRA THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. A STRONG JET MOVING AROUND THE BASE OF THE LOW WILL PICK UP DEEP PACIFIC MOISTURE BRINGING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. DANGEROUS WINTER CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. ACROSS THE SIERRA...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND VERY LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS ESPECIALLY TODAY. TRAVELERS SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CAZ072-NVZ002-230200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121224T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 955 AM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY TODAY WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. A BRIEF BREAK OVERNIGHT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING: OVER 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE TAHOE BASIN. THE HIGHEST TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 AND NEAR MOUNT ROSE WHERE 3 TO 5 FEET IS POSSIBLE. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * AVALANCHE: HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE SIERRA AVALANCHE CENTER WEBSITE AT: WWW.SIERRAAVALANCHECENTER.ORG * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS THROUGH SUNDAY. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED DUE TO AVALANCHE DANGER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED OVER THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-230200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121224T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 955 AM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY TODAY WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING: ABOVE 4500 FEET...1 TO 3 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 89 AND NEAR YUBA AND FREDONYER PASSES WHERE 2 TO 5 FEET IS LIKELY. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: LOWERING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS LATE THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID MOUNTAIN PASSES THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE LATE TODAY AND EARLY SATURDAY. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED OVER THE PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CARRY EXTRA FOOD... WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-230200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121224T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 955 AM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY LATE THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL ACROSS THE SIERRA WILL SPREAD OVER THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL LIGHTEN UP TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE A SECOND ROUND OF SNOW ARRIVES BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING: 2 TO 3 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 12 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE SIERRA CREST WHERE UP TO 5 FEET IS POSSIBLE...INCLUDING MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH MONO COUNTY THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ003-230200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.121222T1800Z-121223T0900Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 955 AM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW LATE THIS MORNING WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW AND INTENSIFY BY EARLY EVENING. A SECOND PERIOD OF RAIN OR SNOW IS POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * VALLEY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT 3 TO 6 INCHES ON VALLEY FLOORS. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF RENO...SPARKS...AND CARSON CITY. * FOOTHILLS SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND IN THE VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS. * SNOW LEVELS: FLUCTUATING NEAR VALLEY FLOORS LATE THIS MORNING AND THEN FALLING TO VALLEY FLOORS BY AFTERNOON. * WINDS TODAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL FOR HIGHWAYS 50...395...INTERSTATE 80...AND ROADS LEADING INTO THE FOOTHILLS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY AND BE PATIENT WHILE TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-230200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121223T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 955 AM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY LATE THIS MORNING WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. A SECOND PERIOD OF RAIN OR SNOW IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL FOR HIGHWAYS 299 AND 447. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY AND BE PATIENT WHILE TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ004-230200- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0025.121222T1800Z-121223T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 955 AM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY LATE MORNING...MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. * SNOW LEVELS: 4000 TO 4500 FEET...FALLING TO VALLEY FLOORS BY THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS:SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL FOR... INTERSTATE 80. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY AND BE PATIENT WHILE TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
094 WWUS45 KREV 222249 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 249 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...SNOW IN THE SIERRA THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. A STRONG JET MOVING AROUND THE BASE OF THE LOW WILL PICK UP DEEP PACIFIC MOISTURE BRINGING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. DANGEROUS WINTER CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. ACROSS THE SIERRA...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND VERY LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS ESPECIALLY TODAY. TRAVELERS SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. NVZ004-230000- /O.CAN.KREV.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-121223T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 249 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE CONFINED TO AREAS ABOVE 4500 FEET AND WILL BE LESS THAN 3 INCHES. THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NVZ003-230600- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121223T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 249 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS THROUGH THE EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW LIKELY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50. A SECOND PERIOD OF RAIN OR SNOW IS POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * ADDITIONAL VALLEY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 2 INCHES...MAINLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50. * ADDITIONAL FOOTHILLS SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND IN THE VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL FOR HIGHWAYS 50...395...INTERSTATE 80...AND ROADS LEADING INTO THE FOOTHILLS. SLUSHY SNOW ON UNTREATED ROADS MAY REFREEZE AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING THIS EVENING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY AND BE PATIENT WHILE TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-231300- /O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0026.121223T1200Z-121224T0000Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121223T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 249 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING. THIS SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY EVENING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT: 1 TO 3 INCHES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY: 1 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL FOR HIGHWAYS 299 AND 447. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY AND BE PATIENT WHILE TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-231300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121224T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 249 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS THIS EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING: 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH NEAR 2 FEET IN THE TAHOE BASIN. THE HIGHEST TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 AND NEAR MOUNT ROSE WHERE 3 TO 5 FEET IS POSSIBLE. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * AVALANCHE: HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE SIERRA AVALANCHE CENTER WEBSITE AT: WWW.SIERRAAVALANCHECENTER.ORG * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS THROUGH SUNDAY. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED DUE TO AVALANCHE DANGER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED OVER THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-231300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121224T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 249 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS THIS EVENING . ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY SUNDAY...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING: ABOVE 4500 FEET...1 TO 3 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 89 AND NEAR YUBA AND FREDONYER PASSES WHERE 2 TO 5 FEET IS LIKELY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID MOUNTAIN PASSES THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE LATE TODAY AND EARLY SATURDAY. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED OVER THE PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CARRY EXTRA FOOD... WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-231300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121224T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 249 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...THEN TAPER TO SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING: 2 TO 3 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 12 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE SIERRA CREST WHERE UP TO 5 FEET IS POSSIBLE...INCLUDING MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH... WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH MONO COUNTY THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
451 WWUS45 KREV 230552 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 952 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...SNOW IN THE SIERRA THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST THROUGH SUNDAY. A STRONG JET MOVING AROUND THE BASE OF THE LOW WILL PICK UP DEEP PACIFIC MOISTURE BRINGING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. DANGEROUS WINTER CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. ACROSS THE SIERRA...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND VERY LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CAZ070-NVZ005-231400- /O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121223T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0026.121223T1200Z-121224T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 952 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING. THIS SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY: 1 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL FOR HIGHWAYS 299 AND 447. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY AND BE PATIENT WHILE TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND. 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. && $$ NVZ003-230700- /O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121223T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 952 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW HAS SUBSIDED HOWEVER SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILL AREAS. ALSO IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE SLUSHY SNOW WHICH FELL EARLIER SATURDAY MAY REFREEZE ON UNTREATED ROADS OVERNIGHT. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-231400- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121224T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 952 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING: 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH NEAR 2 FEET IN THE TAHOE BASIN. THE HIGHEST TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 AND NEAR MOUNT ROSE WHERE 3 TO 5 FEET IS POSSIBLE. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * AVALANCHE: HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE SIERRA AVALANCHE CENTER WEBSITE AT: WWW.SIERRAAVALANCHECENTER.ORG * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS THROUGH SUNDAY. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED DUE TO AVALANCHE DANGER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED THROUGH THE SIERRA THIS WEEKEND. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-231400- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121224T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 952 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS OVERNIGHT . ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY SUNDAY...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING: ABOVE 4500 FEET...1 TO 3 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 89 AND NEAR YUBA AND FREDONYER PASSES WHERE 2 TO 5 FEET IS LIKELY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID MOUNTAIN PASSES THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED THROUGH THE SIERRA THIS WEEKEND. CARRY EXTRA FOOD... WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-231400- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121224T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 952 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING: 2 TO 3 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 12 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE SIERRA CREST WHERE UP TO 5 FEET IS POSSIBLE...INCLUDING MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH MONO COUNTY THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED THROUGH THE SIERRA THIS WEEKEND. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CS HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
749 WWUS45 KREV 231201 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 401 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SNOW IN THE SIERRA THROUGH TONIGHT... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST THROUGH TODAY. A STRONG JET MOVING AROUND THE BASE OF THE LOW WILL PICK UP DEEP PACIFIC MOISTURE BRINGING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE SIERRA THROUGH TONIGHT. DANGEROUS WINTER CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. ACROSS THE SIERRA...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND VERY LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. CAZ072-NVZ002-240015- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121224T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 401 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: A FINAL ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH NEAR 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE TAHOE BASIN. THE HIGHEST TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * AVALANCHE: HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE SIERRA AVALANCHE CENTER WEBSITE AT: WWW.SIERRAAVALANCHECENTER.ORG . * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS SHOULD CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED DUE TO AVALANCHE DANGER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED THROUGH THE SIERRA THIS WEEKEND. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-240015- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121224T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 401 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING:A FINAL ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ABOVE 4500 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 89 AND NEAR YUBA AND FREDONYER PASSES WHERE 2 TO 3 FEET IS LIKELY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS SHOULD CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID MOUNTAIN PASSES THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED THROUGH THE SIERRA THIS WEEKEND. CARRY EXTRA FOOD... WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-240015- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121224T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 401 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: A FINAL ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 8 TO 15 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH MONO COUNTY THIS WEEKEND. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED THROUGH THE SIERRA THIS WEEKEND. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-240000- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-121224T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 401 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING. THIS SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY: 1 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL FOR HIGHWAYS 299 AND 447. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO SAFELY REACH YOUR DESTINATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
647 WWUS45 KREV 232218 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 218 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SNOW IN THE SIERRA THROUGH TONIGHT... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE NORTHWEST US WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE SIERRA THROUGH TONIGHT. DANGEROUS WINTER CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. ACROSS THE SIERRA...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND VERY LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES TONIGHT. CAZ072-NVZ002-240630- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121224T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 218 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES IN THE TAHOE BASIN. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * AVALANCHE: HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE SIERRA AVALANCHE CENTER WEBSITE AT: WWW.SIERRAAVALANCHECENTER.ORG . * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS SHOULD CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES TONIGHT. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED DUE TO AVALANCHE DANGER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED IN THE SIERRA THROUGH TONIGHT. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-240600- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121224T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 218 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END BY LATE THIS EVENING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 6 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH UP TO AN INCH EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 89 AND NEAR YUBA AND FREDONYER PASSES. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS SHOULD CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID MOUNTAIN PASSES TONIGHT. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED ACROSS MOUNTAIN PASSES TONIGHT. CARRY EXTRA FOOD... WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-240630- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121224T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 218 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...WITH SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 14 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH UP 2 TO 6 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * AVALANCHE: HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE EASTERN SIERRA AVALANCHE CENTER WEBSITE AT: WWW.ESAVALANCHE.ORG . * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH MONO COUNTY TONIGHT. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED THROUGH THE SIERRA TONIGHT. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-240000- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-121224T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 218 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES. LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL FOR HIGHWAYS 299 AND 447. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO SAFELY REACH YOUR DESTINATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
220 WWUS45 KREV 232345 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 345 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SNOW IN THE SIERRA THROUGH TONIGHT... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE NORTHWEST US WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE SIERRA THROUGH TONIGHT. DANGEROUS WINTER CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. ACROSS THE SIERRA...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND VERY LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES TONIGHT. CAZ070-NVZ005-240045- /O.EXP.KREV.WW.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-121224T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 345 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW IS TAPERING TO SHOWERS ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA, AND THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW IS LESSENING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING PRODUCING LOCALIZED LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS. NOTE THAT AS TEMPERATURES DROP TONIGHT, SLUSHY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON UNTREATED ROADS MAY REFREEZE PRODUCING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-241200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121224T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 345 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES IN THE TAHOE BASIN. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * AVALANCHE: HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE SIERRA AVALANCHE CENTER WEBSITE AT: WWW.SIERRAAVALANCHECENTER.ORG . * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS SHOULD CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES TONIGHT. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED DUE TO AVALANCHE DANGER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED IN THE SIERRA THROUGH TONIGHT. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-240600- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121224T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 345 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END BY LATE THIS EVENING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 6 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH UP TO AN INCH EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 89 AND NEAR YUBA AND FREDONYER PASSES. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS SHOULD CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID MOUNTAIN PASSES TONIGHT. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED ACROSS MOUNTAIN PASSES TONIGHT. CARRY EXTRA FOOD... WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-241200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121224T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 345 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...WITH SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 14 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH UP 2 TO 6 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * AVALANCHE: HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE EASTERN SIERRA AVALANCHE CENTER WEBSITE AT: WWW.ESAVALANCHE.ORG . * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH MONO COUNTY TONIGHT. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED THROUGH THE SIERRA TONIGHT. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
839 WWUS45 KREV 240555 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 955 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 CAZ071-240700- /O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121224T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 955 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS NORTH OF I-80 IN THE SIERRA IS SUBSIDING THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 NEAR THE SIERRA CREST, SO ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SLICK. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-241200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121224T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 955 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES IN THE TAHOE BASIN. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * AVALANCHE: HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE SIERRA AVALANCHE CENTER WEBSITE AT: WWW.SIERRAAVALANCHECENTER.ORG . * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS SHOULD CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES TONIGHT. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED DUE TO AVALANCHE DANGER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED IN THE SIERRA THROUGH TONIGHT. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-241200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121224T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 955 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...WITH SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 14 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH UP 2 TO 6 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * AVALANCHE: HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE EASTERN SIERRA AVALANCHE CENTER WEBSITE AT: WWW.ESAVALANCHE.ORG . * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS NEED TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY ROUTE TO AVOID HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH MONO COUNTY TONIGHT. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ADVISED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED THROUGH THE SIERRA TONIGHT. CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHES IN YOUR CAR IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
160 WWUS45 KREV 241038 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 238 AM PST MON DEC 24 2012 CAZ072-073-NVZ002-241145- /O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121224T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...INCLINE VILLAGE 238 AM PST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS TAPERED CONSIDERABLY EARLY THIS MORNING AND ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AN INCH OR LESS MAINLY NEAR THE CREST. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL END BY MIDDAY. $$ 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 Dec 20, 3:32 AM PST, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 20, 3:32 AM PST, 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
332 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012
.SHORT TERM...
AN UPPER LOW OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BEGIN TO INFLUENCE THE
REGION TODAY BY PROVIDING AN INCREASE IN WINDS FOLLOWED BY SNOWFALL
COMMENCING IN THE SIERRA BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE STATIONARY NATURE OF
THE LOW WILL PROVIDE A PROLONGED EVENT THAT WILL PRODUCE PERIODS
OF HEAVY SNOW IN THE SIERRA, GUSTY WINDS AND LIKELY SPILLOVER
PRECIPITATION INTO WESTERN NEVADA BY SATURDAY.
THOSE HEADING INTO THE SIERRA TO START THE HOLIDAY SEASON THIS
WEEKEND SHOULD PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS WINTER CONDITIONS. PERIODS OF
HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS COULD LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND
LENGTHY TRAVEL DELAYS. TRAVELERS MAY WANT TO CONSIDER A SECONDARY
ROUTE TO AVOID THE SIERRA PASSES THIS WEEKEND.
AN QUICK OVERVIEW OF UPDATES TO THE FORECAST:
* WIND ADVISORIES ISSUED FOR EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY, NORTHERN
WASHOE COUNTY AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY TODAY.
* WINTER STORM WATCHES ACROSS THE SIERRA HAVE BEEN UPGRADED TO
WINTER STORM WARNINGS.
* WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SIERRA FRONT REGION
IN WESTERN NEVADA BEGINNING SATURDAY.
WIND: WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE DEEP UPPER LOW
CENTER OFFSHORE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND HAS BEGUN TO STREAM MID
AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS ACROSS NORTHERN CA AND NORTHERN NV. SURFACE
GRADIENTS HAVE ALSO INCREASED AHEAD OF THE LOW WHICH WILL PRODUCE
GUSTY CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ACROSS NE CA AND NW NV. WIND GUSTS
UPWARDS OF 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS ADVISORY AREAS WITH UP TO 45
MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS SIERRA VALLEYS AND LEESIDE VALLEYS IN WESTERN
NEVADA. LAKE WIND ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR LAKE
TAHOE AND PYRAMID LAKE. ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY WINDS IS EXPECTED
AGAIN BY FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURAY MORNING AS THE NEXT JET IMPULSE
PUSHES INTO THE AREA.
PRECIPITATION: ATTENTION THEN TURNS TO THE FIRST IN A SUCCESSION
OF MOISTURE PLUMES THAT WILL PROVIDE THE SIERRA WITH SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL. WINTER STORM WARNINGS GO IN EFFECT FRIDAY MORNING FROM
LASSEN COUNTY THROUGH THE TAHOE BASIN WITH MONO COUNTY BEGINNING
LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. THE FIRST ROUND OF MOISTURE WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO DROP ABOUT A FOOT AND A HALF OF SNOW ACROSS HIGHER
SIERRA TERRAIN. SNOWLEVELS WILL BE LOW ENOUGH TO ACCUMULATE SNOW
AT LAKE LEVEL AND ACROSS ALL PASSES...IMPACTING MOTORISTS
ATTEMPING TRAVEL ACROSS THE SIERRA. A SECOND (0.8") MOISTURE PLUME
FOLLOWS IMMEDIATELY BEHIND BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WHICH MAY
PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL 2+ FEET OF ACCUMULATION ACROSS THE SIERRA
THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. MODEL SOUNDINGS ACROSS WRN NV SHOW A
MODERATELY UNSTABLE AND MOIST VERTICAL PROFILE SATURDAY WHICH
WILL COUPLE WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND A FRONTAL PASSAGE. THIS
WILL PROVIDE A GOOD POTENTIAL FOR SPILLOVER PRECIPITATION IN THE
FOOTHILLS ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA WITH ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE AT
VALLEY FLOORS BY SATURDAY. AS SUCH, AS WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR THE SIERRA FRONT BEGINNING SATURDAY THROUGH THE END OF
THE WEEKEND. FUENTES
.LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
OVERALL PATTERN HAS CHANGED LITTLE IN THE LEAD UP TO CHRISTMAS DAY.
DEEP COLD LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL DIRECT THE JET AND ONE
FINAL WAVE INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA EITHER SUNDAY OR
SUNDAY NIGHT. RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE SIERRA BEHIND THE DEPARTING
SYSTEM WITH STRONG SURFACE INVERSIONS AND COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS
FOR CHRISTMAS DAY.
TRAVEL LIKELY TO REMAIN DANGEROUS IN THE SIERRA DUE TO HEAVY SNOW
AND STRONG WINDS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. ANYONE WITH PLANS TO
DRIVE OVER THE SIERRA PASSES NEEDS TO CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE,
OR DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON.
MODELS CONTINUE TO TAP INTO A PLUME OF MOISTURE STRETCHING BACK TO
THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE. IN THE 00Z MODELS, THE PLUME IS LINING
UP WITH A UPPER WAVE AND SURFACE LOW AS IT REACHES THE SIERRA.
HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN THE SIERRA WITH SNOW SPREADING INTO
WESTERN NEVADA. SNOW LEVELS DO REMAIN IN QUESTION FOR WESTERN
NEVADA ON SUNDAY, BUT SHOULD REMAIN NEAR AND BELOW 5000 FEET.
DESPITE WARM AIR ADVECTION WITH THE MOISTURE PLUME, THERE ISN'T
GOING TO BE ENOUGH MIXING TO WARM THE VALLEYS THIS KEEPING SNOW
LEVELS ON THE LOW SIDE.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS REMAIN IN QUESTION ACROSS THE WESTERN NEVADA
VALLEYS AS THIS SYSTEM MAY MOVE THROUGH DURING THE DAY LIGHT HOURS.
THIS WOULD LIKELY LIMIT OR PERHAPS PREVENT SNOW FROM STICKING TO
ROADS ON VALLEY FLOORS, ESPECIALLY IN RENO-SPARKS. HOWEVER THE
ECMWF BRINGS THE SYSTEM THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING/SUNDAY NIGHT WHICH IS
MUCH MORE FAVORABLE TO SNOW ON VALLEY FLOORS. EVEN IF THE SYSTEM
PASSES THROUGH DURING THE DAY SUNDAY...DO FEEL CONFIDENT IN SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 5000 FEET IN THE LOCATIONS AROUND RENO, CARSON,
MINDEN, AND VIRGINIA CITY.
RIDGE BUILDS IN CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY LEADING TO STRONG
INVERSIONS TRAPPING COLD AIR IN THE VALLEYS. HIGHS CHRISTMAS DAY
SHOULD BE LIMITED TO THE LOW 30S, PERHAPS REMAINING BELOW FREEZING
ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA WITH FRESH SNOW COVER. WEDNESDAY MORNING LOWS
WILL ALSO DIP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS MOST LOCATIONS.
MID WEEK APPEARS TO BE DRY AS THE RIDGE HOLDS ITS PLACE OVER THE
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AS TROUGH DEVELOPS NEAR 130-140W. THE GFS HAS A
BIAS OF PUSHING ENERGY INTO RIDGES TO QUICKLY. MOST GUIDANCE SPLITS
PACIFIC MOISTURE AS IT HITS THE RIDGE WITH A LOW DEVELOPING OFF THE
CALIFORNIA COAST, WHICH MAY MOVE ONSHORE DEC 28 OR 29. BRONG
&&
.AVIATION...
INCREASING CLOUDS AND WINDS TODAY AS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF
PACIFIC SYSTEMS REACHES THE WEST COAST. PEAK SURFACE GUSTS OF 30 TO
40 KTS WITH THE PRIMARY WIND DIRECTION FROM THE SOUTH. RIDGE TOP
WINDS WILL EXCEED 50 KTS LATER TODAY.
SNOW WILL START TO PUSH INTO THE NORTHERN SIERRA AFTER 00Z FRIDAY
AND REACHING THE TAHOE TERMINALS BY 18Z FRIDAY. IFR-MVFR CONDITIONS
LIKELY TO PERSIST AT KTRK AND KTVL FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
OR SUNDAY NIGHT. ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA PERIODS OF RAIN/SNOW ARE
POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING AND AGAIN SUNDAY AND/OR SUNDAY
NIGHT. BRONG
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
NVZ005.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM PST FRIDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE IN
NVZ002.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY NVZ002.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT NVZ003.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE
IN NVZ004.
CA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
CAZ070-071.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY CAZ071.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY CAZ073.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM PST FRIDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE IN
CAZ072.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 3:25 AM PST | Wind Advisory | REV | Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Sierra | 19 hr |
| Dec 20, 3:41 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | REV | Modoc | 35 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.