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Winter Storm Watch 2, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm watch at Jan 21, 2012, 2:33 PM PST for Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada; 5 counties in California. It took effect at Jan 22, 2012, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2012, 2:33 PM PST (22:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 22, 2012, 1:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2012, 5:28 AM PST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Mono County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 166 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 604 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 98 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
425 WWUS45 KREV 212233 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 233 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING SNOW TO THE SIERRA LATE SUNDAY AND MONDAY... .A PACIFIC STORM IS MOVING TOWARDS THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN BELOW 6000 FEET...WHICH RESULTS IN THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE TAHOE BASIN AND IN MONO COUNTY. CAZ072-073-NVZ002-221200- /O.NEW.KREV.WS.A.0002.120122T2100Z-120124T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...INCLINE VILLAGE 233 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR GREATER LAKE TAHOE AND MONO COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SIERRA SUNDAY AFTERNOON INCREASE ACROSS THE SIERRA AND MONO COUNTY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET AND 6 TO 12 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET. * WINDS: GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. CHAIN RESTRICTIONS AND LONG TRAVEL DELAYS COULD OCCUR OVER THE SIERRA PASSES INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50...88...89 AND 395. 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 OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
2 follow-up statements
967 WWUS45 KREV 221200 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 400 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA LATE SUNDAY AND MONDAY... .A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE SIERRA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE SIERRA EARLY THIS EVENING THEN MOVE EAST INTO WESTERN NEVADA BY MONDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY FROM WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY SOUTH INTO THE TAHOE BASIN AND MONO COUNTY. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY FROM THE SURPRISE VALLEY SOUTH INTO WESTERN NEVADA BY LATE MONDAY MORNING...BUT THE TIMING OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL AFFECT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE ACROSS FAR WESTERN NEVADA. CAZ072-NVZ002-230000- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0002.120122T2100Z-120124T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0002.120123T0000Z-120124T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 400 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SIERRA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 AM THROUGH 10 AM MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 15 TO 30 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS: AT OR BELOW LAKE LEVEL. * WINDS: GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. CHAIN RESTRICTIONS AND LONG TRAVEL DELAYS COULD ARE LIKELY OVER THE SIERRA PASSES INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50...88 AND 89. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-230000- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0002.120122T2100Z-120124T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0002.120123T0300Z-120124T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 400 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE HIGH SIERRA THIS EVENING THEN INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND SPREAD ALONG THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY FROM 4 AM MONDAY THROUGH 10 AM MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET AND 6 TO 12 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS: FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS: GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. CHAIN RESTRICTIONS AND LONG TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-230000- /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0002.120122T2100Z-120124T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 400 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF LASSEN COUNTY AND CENTRAL PLUMAS AND SIERRA COUNTIES LATE AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND SPREAD EAST OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY FROM 10 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 7 AM MONDAY * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 16 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...3 TO 6 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 4500 FEET THIS EVENING THEN FALLING TO THE LOWEST VALLEYS FLOORS AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. CHAIN RESTRICTIONS AND LONG TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAYS 89...36...44 AND...70 AND 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-230000- /O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0004.120123T0000Z-120124T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 400 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL MOVE INTO FAR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT. A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY FROM MIDNIGHT TO 4 AM MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS: 4500 FEET THIS EVENING FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH SLICK AND ICY ROADS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. CHAIN RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE SURPRISE VALLEY IN NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND ALONG HIGHWAY 447 IN NEVADA. 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. && $$ NVZ003-230000- /O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0004.120123T0600Z-120124T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VIRGINIA CITY 400 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN NEVADA LATE THIS EVENING AND INCREASE OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY FROM 4 AM MONDAY THROUGH 10 AM MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...UP TO AN INCH OR TWO OF HEAVY WET SNOW ON THE VALLEY FLOORS. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5000 FEET LATE THIS EVENING...FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOOR AROUND 4 AM MONDAY. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH SLICK AND ICY ROADS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES AFFECTING THE MON DAY MORNING COMMUTE. CHAIN RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY OVER GEIGER GRADE AND ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 395...AND OTHER ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE RENO AND CARSON CITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
919 WWUS45 KREV 221331 CCA WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 528 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA LATE SUNDAY AND MONDAY... .A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE SIERRA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE SIERRA EARLY THIS EVENING THEN MOVE EAST INTO WESTERN NEVADA BY MONDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY FROM WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY SOUTH INTO THE TAHOE BASIN AND MONO COUNTY. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY FROM THE SURPRISE VALLEY SOUTH INTO WESTERN NEVADA BY LATE MONDAY MORNING...BUT THE TIMING OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL AFFECT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE ACROSS FAR WESTERN NEVADA. CAZ072-NVZ002-230130- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0002.120122T2100Z-120124T0000Z/ /O.COR.KREV.WS.W.0002.120123T0000Z-120124T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 528 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SIERRA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 AM THROUGH 10 AM MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 15 TO 30 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS: AT OR BELOW LAKE LEVEL. * WINDS: GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH TONIGHT AND MONDAY. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. CHAIN RESTRICTIONS AND LONG TRAVEL DELAYS COULD ARE LIKELY OVER THE SIERRA PASSES INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50...88 AND 89. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-230130- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0002.120122T2100Z-120124T0000Z/ /O.COR.KREV.WS.W.0002.120123T0300Z-120124T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 528 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE HIGH SIERRA THIS EVENING THEN INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND SPREAD ALONG THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY FROM 4 AM MONDAY THROUGH 10 AM MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET AND 6 TO 12 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS: FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS: GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH TONIGHT AND MONDAY. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. CHAIN RESTRICTIONS AND LONG TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-230130- /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0002.120122T2100Z-120124T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 528 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF LASSEN COUNTY AND CENTRAL PLUMAS AND SIERRA COUNTIES LATE AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND SPREAD EAST OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY FROM 10 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 7 AM MONDAY * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 16 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...3 TO 6 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 4500 FEET THIS EVENING THEN FALLING TO THE LOWEST VALLEYS FLOORS AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. CHAIN RESTRICTIONS AND LONG TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAYS 89...36...44 AND...70 AND 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-230130- /O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0004.120123T0000Z-120124T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 528 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL MOVE INTO FAR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT. A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY FROM MIDNIGHT TO 4 AM MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS: 4500 FEET THIS EVENING FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH SLICK AND ICY ROADS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. CHAIN RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE SURPRISE VALLEY IN NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND ALONG HIGHWAY 447 IN NEVADA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ003-230130- /O.COR.KREV.WW.Y.0004.120123T0600Z-120124T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VIRGINIA CITY 528 AM PST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN NEVADA LATE THIS EVENING AND INCREASE OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY FROM 4 AM MONDAY THROUGH 10 AM MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...UP TO AN INCH OR TWO OF HEAVY WET SNOW ON THE VALLEY FLOORS. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5000 FEET LATE THIS EVENING...FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOOR AROUND 4 AM MONDAY. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH SLICK AND ICY ROADS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES AFFECTING THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. CHAIN RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY OVER GEIGER GRADE AND ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 395...AND OTHER ROADWAYS... ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE RENO AND CARSON CITY. 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
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 watch went out at Jan 21, 10:16 AM PST, 4 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 10:16 AM PST, 4 hours 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1016 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012
.UPDATE...
HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW IS SOUTH AND EAST OF THE SIERRA AND WESTERN
NEVADA AS A COLD LOW MOVES INTO THE REGION. THE STORM PRODUCED A
MONTH'S WORTH OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION (BASED ON WESTERN NEVADA AND
SIERRA CLIMATE AVERAGES) IN ROUGHLY 18 HOURS. WILL ISSUE AN
STATEMENT LATER THIS MORNING WITH THE IMPRESSIVE RAIN AND SNOW
TOTALS. NO FLOOD ISSUES OVERNIGHT EVEN WITH THE VERY HEAVY RAIN
DUE TO THE DRY SOIL.
INSTABILITY SHOWERS TO CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY WITH COLD POOL
OVER NORTHWEST NEVADA AND UPSLOPE FLOW INTO THE SIERRA. HIGHEST
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE NEAR THE SIERRA CREST WHERE AN ADDITIONAL 4
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...PERHAPS A BIT HIGHER IN LOCATIONS WHERE
SHOWERS LINGER FOR MORE THAN A FEW HOURS.
A STRONG WEST TO EAST SURFACE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE A STEADY WEST
WIND OF 20-30 MPH ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-80 WITH PEAK GUSTS NEAR 50
MPH. ADDED HIGHWAY 395 FROM RENO-MAMMOTH TO THE WIND ADVISORY AND
RAISED A LAKE WIND FOR TAHOE THROUGH 7 PM. THE WINTER STORM
WARNINGS HAVE EXPIRED. BRONG
&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 344 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012/
SHORT TERM...
IMPRESSIVELY WET WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO POUND THE SIERRA AND
WESTERN NV THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS ARE FINALLY BEGINNING TO COME
DOWN IN THE SIERRA, WITH SLIDE MOUNTAIN DOWN TO 26 DEGREES AND SNOW
LEVELS AROUND 6500 FEET. THE WELL-ADVERTISED DEEP MOISTURE PLUME
HASN'T FAILED TO IMPRESS. RAINFALL HAS BEEN HEAVY, ESPECIALLY OVER
THE LAST 12 HOURS, WITH RATES OF UP TO 0.4" PER HOUR AT TIMES IN THE
SIERRA. THERE HAS BEEN SO MUCH RAINFALL THAT LAKE TAHOE HAS RISEN BY
MORE THAN 2 INCHES IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES
WITH RIVERS OR STREAMS, BUT ALL HAVE SEEN RISES OVER THE LAST 24
HOURS. WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL TAPERING OFF AROUND THE RENO AREA,
WILL DROP THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH WITH THE MORNING FORECAST PACKAGE.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND THE TAHOE BASIN HAVE BEEN ANYWHERE FROM 1.5"
ON THE NEVADA SIDE AND AROUND 3.5" ON THE CALIFORNIA SIDE. AS FOR
RAINFALL IN WESTERN NEVADA, RENO AND CARSON CITY HAVE GOTTEN ABOUT
0.6" SO FAR, WITH ABOUT 1.5" OF RAINFALL IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF
HIGHWAY 395. HAVEN'T GOTTEN MANY REPORTS OF SNOW AMOUNTS YET, SINCE
SNOW LEVELS HAVE SPENT MOVE OF THE NIGHT ABOVE 8500 FEET. WOULDN'T
BE SURPRISED THAT SOME OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AROUND LAKE TAHOE
ABOVE 8500 FEET GOT 2-4 FEET OF HEAVY WET SNOW.
AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN THIS MORNING, SNOW LEVELS WILL COME DOWN
TO NEAR VALLEY FLOORS BY MIDDAY. WE DO EXPECT TO SEE ACCUMULATING
SNOW THROUGH THE MORNING IN THE SIERRA, ALTHOUGH THE PRECIPITATION
RATES WON'T BE AS MUCH AS WHAT WE SAW LAST NIGHT. I DID BUMP UP SNOW
LEVELS THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING, WITH SNOW LIKELY NOT
ACCUMULATING DOWN TO LAKE LEVEL UNTIL AFTER 7 AM. LATEST NAM STILL
SHOWS A BURST OF PRECIP IN THE SIERRA BETWEEN 7 AM AND 10 AM, WHEN
SNOW LEVELS SHOULD FINALLY BE DOWN TO LAKE LEVEL. WE COULD SEE AN
ADDITIONAL 4-8 INCHES ABOVE 7000FT THROUGH, WITH 2-4 INCHES TO LAKE
TAHOE LEVEL. IF THIS DOESN'T MATERIALIZE, THEN WE WON'T SEE MUCH AT
ALL FOR ACCUMULATIONS AT THE LAKE. AS FOR MONO COUNTY, THEY'VE SEEN
ABOUT 10 INCHES SO FAR ALONG THE CREST, BUT WILL SEE EVEN MORE AT
THE MAIN PRECIP BAND SAGS SOUTH OVER THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS.
WITH HIGHER SNOW LEVELS EXPECTED, THIS MEANS THAT THE RENO-CARSON
CITY AREAS WON'T BE SEEING MUCH SNOW AT THE VALLEY FLOORS. STILL
EXPECTING AN INCH OR TWO FOR THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 5500 FEET,
INCLUDING VIRGINIA CITY, BUT SNOW LEVELS WILL HAVE A HARD TIME
LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON, WHEN MOST OF THE
PRECIP WILL BE DONE.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON, WITH GUSTS UP TO
55 MPH IN WESTERN NEVADA. WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THE
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE AS WELL AS MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON
COUNTIES, WHERE THE GRADIENTS WILL BE THE STRONGEST. PRECIPITATION
WILL REALLY DROP OFF THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS SHORTWAVE RIDGING
BUILDS IN TEMPORARILY. LOWERED POPS AND QPF FOR THE TONIGHT PERIOD,
MAY NEED TO BE REMOVED ALL TOGETHER. HOON
LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
FOR THE NEXT SYSTEM SUNDAY INTO MONDAY THE ECMWF HAS COME A BIT MORE
IN LINE WITH THE GFS AND GEM...MAINLY BECAUSE THEY HAVE SLOWED JUST
A BIT. ECMWF REMAINS THE DRIER OF THESE THREE WHILE THE NAM IS
SHOWING ITS TYPICAL DRY BIAS EAST OF THE SIERRA. SNOW LEVELS AND
TIMING OF THE PCPN WILL BE THE PRIMARY PROBLEMS WITH THIS SYSTEM AS
MODELS CONTINUE TO TRY TO BUMP UP MID LVL TEMPS AHEAD OF THE PRIMARY
SYSTEM. THIS WARMING MAY BE SLIGHTLY OFF SET BY INCREASED PCPN
INTENSITY LATER IN THE DAY. THIS WILL DEFINITELY BE A COLDER SYSTEM
OVERALL THAN THE CURRENT SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH BUT IT IS ALSO DRIER.
THIS WILL REDUCE SNOW AMOUNTS...BUT WHERE SNOW DOES FALL RATIOS WILL
BE HIGHER THAN THE CURRENT SYSTEM. AS GEFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS LARGELY
FAVOR THE TIMING OF THE GFS/GEM SOLUTIONS HAVE NOT MADE SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST OTHER THAN TO DELAY THE HIGHEST
POPS JUST A BIT UNTIL LATER SUNDAY. ALSO TRIED TO SHOW A RISE IN
SNOW LEVELS A BIT MORE OVER CURRENT FORECAST FOR SUNDAY/SUNDAY
EVENING...THEN BRING THE SNOW LEVELS BACK DOWN SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
MONDAY.
IT IS LIKELY THAT ADVISORIES WILL BE NEEDED FOR THE WESTERN PORTIONS
OF LASSEN AND SIERRA COUNTIES ALONG WITH THE TAHOE AREA AND INTO
MONO COUNTY FOR LATE SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY. LOW END WARNING IS
NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE TAHOE
BASIN.
WINDS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BECOME GUSTY EARLY SUNDAY...
BUT SHOULD REMAIN SUB ADVISORY EAST OF THE SIERRA. LAKE WIND
ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED EARLY SUNDAY. THEN WITH ONSET OF PCPN WINDS
WILL DECREASE A BIT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BEST SPILL
OVER CHANCES FOR WESTERN NEVADA WILL BE SUNDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT UPPER TROF WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
BY LATE MONDAY AND BRING AN END TO SHOWERS. ANOTHER WEAK AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE TRIES TO MOVE OVER THE FAR NRN SECTIONS OF THE CWA BY LATE
TUESDAY BUT IS BEING HELD OFF BY A FLAT RIDGE. WILL INCLUDE SOME
VERY LOW POPS OVER THE FAR NRN CWA TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS BIT OF WARM
AIR ADVECTION PCPN. MLF
ON WEDNESDAY THE FLAT RIDGE OFF OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST
PUSHES THE MAIN JET NORTH OF THE OREGON BORDER. A PLUME OF UPPER
LEVEL MOISTURE AND WEEK JET DYNAMICS KEEP THE CHANCE OF A FEW LIGHT
SHOWERS IN THE FAR NORTHERN ZONES. BUMPED UP POPS FOR WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING AS MODELS ARE SLOWING THE PROGRESSION OF
THE JET. ZTT/MLF
AVIATION...
BAND OF RAIN/SNOW CONTINUES MOVING THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA EARLY
THIS MORNING AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE MORNING. ANOTHER BAND OF
PCPN IS MOVING ON SHORE AND WILL AFFECT MAINLY THE SIERRA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS ARE FALLING NOW AND
KTR/KTVL/KMMH SHOULD BE ALL SNOW AFTER 6 AM. MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS
SHOULD PERSIST AT THESE TERMINALS UNTIL THE MAIN UPPER TROF PASSES
TONIGHT AND SNOW SHOWERS END. AT KRNO SOME LIGHT RAIN WITH LOWER
CIGS BELOW 2000 FEET ARE LIKELY EARLY THIS MORNING WITH A MIX OF
RAIN AND SNOW AFTER 7 AM. CIGS TO DROP TO AROUND 1000-2000 FT IN THE
HEAVIEST PCPN THIS MORNING. WINDS INCREASE AT THE TERMINALS TODAY IN
COLD AIR BEHIND THE MAIN BAND OF PCPN AS WELL.
GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE OVER THE RIDGES TO AS HIGH AS 90 MPH THIS
MORNING WITH A DECREASE IN THE AFTERNOON. LOW CLOUDS AND VSBYS WILL
OBSCURE MTNS THROUGH THE DAY. MLF
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING NVZ003.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR LAKE TAHOE IN
NVZ002.
CA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING CAZ073.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR LAKE TAHOE IN
CAZ072.
&&
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENOHazardous weather outlook, Jan 21, 2:29 PM PST, 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 229 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 CAZ070-071-NVZ001-003>005-221030- SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 229 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA... NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A PACIFIC STORM APPROACHES THE REGION ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY BRINGING GUSTY WINDS SUNDAY. RAIN AND SNOW IS LIKELY ACROSS THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE TAHOE BASIN AND MONO COUNTY FROM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. FOR WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET. ACCUMULATIONS ON VALLEY FLOORS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...BUT UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME. SNOW OR RAIN/SNOW MIX RAISES CONCERNS FOR THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. TIMING OF THE SYSTEM WITH CURRENT FORECAST SHOW PRECIPITATION AFFECTING THE REGION EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY. COMMUTERS AND OTHER TRAVELERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH SLICK/ICY ROADS BY MONDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. LINDAMAN HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 21, 11:44 AM PST, 2 hours 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1144 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 SE SPANISH SPRINGS 39.62N 119.72W
01/21/2012 M1.01 INCH WASHOE NV TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 1.01 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION IN
THE LAST 24 HOURS.
0625 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 ESE JANESVILLE 40.28N 120.48W
01/21/2012 M2.03 INCH LASSEN CA TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 2.03 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION IN
THE LAST 24 HOURS.
0625 AM SNOW 1 W SODA SPRINGS 39.32N 120.40W
01/21/2012 M8.0 INCH NEVADA CA PUBLIC
SODA SPRINGS SKI AREA REPORTED 8-12 INCHES OF SNOWFALL
OVERNIGHT.
0625 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 ESE COLD SPRINGS VALL 39.65N 119.89W
01/21/2012 M1.90 INCH WASHOE NV TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER RECORDED 1.90 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION IN
THE LAST 24 HOURS NEAR RED ROCK.
0725 AM SNOW 2 NNW INCLINE VILLAGE 39.28N 119.98W
01/21/2012 M6.0 INCH WASHOE NV PUBLIC
DIAMOND PEAK SKI AREA REPORTED 4-6 INCHES OF SNOW OVER
THE LAST 24 HOURS.
0726 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 NW GARDNERVILLE 38.96N 119.75W
01/21/2012 M0.96 INCH DOUGLAS NV TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER MEASURED 0.96 INCHES OF RAINFALL
OVERNIGHT.
0726 AM HEAVY SNOW 6 WNW SUSANVILLE 40.41N 120.65W
01/21/2012 M1.7 INCH LASSEN CA TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 1.70 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 5 PM
LAST NIGHT.
0726 AM SNOW 8 SSW SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 38.83N 120.04W
01/21/2012 M9.0 INCH EL DORADO CA PUBLIC
SIERRA AT TAHOE SKI AREA REPORTED 9 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE
LAST 24 HOURS.
0733 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 NE CARSON CITY 39.18N 119.75W
01/21/2012 M1.20 INCH CARSON CITY NV TRAINED SPOTTER
A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER IN CARSON CITY REPORTED 1.20
INCHES OF PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT.
0733 AM HEAVY RAIN SW RENO 39.54N 119.82W
01/21/2012 M1.28 INCH WASHOE NV NWS EMPLOYEE
OVERNIGHT PRECIPITATION RECORDED IN OLD SOUTHWEST RENO.
0758 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 E VIRGINIA CITY 39.24N 119.49W
01/21/2012 M1.59 INCH LYON NV TRAINED SPOTTER
12-HOUR TOTAL SINCE 630 PM FRIDAY EVENING.
0758 AM HEAVY RAIN 10 ENE ALPINE MEADOWS 38.94N 119.74W
01/21/2012 M1.13 INCH DOUGLAS NV TRAINED SPOTTER
A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED 1.13 INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT.
0813 AM SNOW 1 NE INCLINE VILLAGE 39.26N 119.94W
01/21/2012 M7.0 INCH WASHOE NV TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOWFALL TOTAL SINCE MIDNIGHT AT 6700 FT.
0813 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 NE INCLINE VILLAGE 39.26N 119.94W
01/21/2012 M1.50 INCH WASHOE NV TRAINED SPOTTER
OCCURRED BETWEEN NOON AND MIDNIGHT. CHANGED TO SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
0816 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 W MINDEN 39.00N 119.82W
01/21/2012 M2.77 INCH DOUGLAS NV TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL SINCE 3 PM FRIDAY IN FOOTHILLS NEAR BASE OF
KINGSBURY GRADE.
0828 AM HEAVY RAIN 12 SSE RENO 39.38N 119.74W
01/21/2012 M1.16 INCH WASHOE NV TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL OVERNIGHT.
0842 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 SSE CARSON CITY 39.15N 119.76W
01/21/2012 M1.12 INCH CARSON CITY NV TRAINED SPOTTER
0845 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 N COLD SPRINGS VALLEY 39.68N 119.96W
01/21/2012 M1.48 INCH WASHOE NV TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL. ALSO 0.5 INCH SNOW.
0847 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 SSW SUSANVILLE 40.33N 120.60W
01/21/2012 M1.52 INCH LASSEN CA TRAINED SPOTTER
24-HOUR TOTAL AT 4800 FT. TWO-DAY RAINFALL TOTAL 2.57
INCHES.
0901 AM HEAVY RAIN NW SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 38.94N 119.99W
01/21/2012 M4.30 INCH EL DORADO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SINCE 9 AM FRIDAY. ALSO 1 INCH OF SNOW.
0904 AM HEAVY RAIN PORTOLA 39.80N 120.47W
01/21/2012 M1.67 INCH PLUMAS CA CO-OP OBSERVER
THE COOPERATIVE OBSERVER AT PORTOLA REPORTED 1.67 INCHES
OF PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT.
0908 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 SSE CROWLEY LAKE 37.55N 118.71W
01/21/2012 M1.50 INCH MONO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
A WEATHER SPOTTER NEAR CROWLEY LAKE REPORTED 1.50 INCHES
OF PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT.
0910 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 NW DOYLE 40.03N 120.11W
01/21/2012 M1.74 INCH LASSEN CA TRAINED SPOTTER
A WEATHER SPOTTER NEAR DOYLE REPORTED 1.74 INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT.
0913 AM SNOW 4 W PROSSER CREEK RESER 39.37N 120.25W
01/21/2012 M6.0 INCH NEVADA CA TRAINED SPOTTER
A WEATHER SPOTTER NEAR TAHOE-DONNER REPORTED 6.0 INCHES
OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT.
0915 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 NNW INCLINE VILLAGE 39.27N 119.97W
01/21/2012 M12.0 INCH WASHOE NV TRAINED SPOTTER
A WEATHER SPOTTER IN INCLINE VILLAGE REPORTED 12 INCHES
OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT.
0915 AM SNOW 3 NNW VIRGINIA CITY 39.35N 119.66W
01/21/2012 E2.0 INCH STOREY NV TRAINED SPOTTER
A WEATHER SPOTTER NEAR VIRGINIA CITY REPORTED 2.0 INCHES
OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT WITH A WATER EQUIVALENT OF 0.87
INCH.
0930 AM HEAVY RAIN 7 NE SPANISH SPRINGS 39.75N 119.63W
01/21/2012 M1.03 INCH WASHOE NV TRAINED SPOTTER
A WEATHER SPOTTER IN PALOMINO VALLEY REPORTED 1.03 INCHES
OF PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT.
0938 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 E SLOAT 39.87N 120.72W
01/21/2012 M2.90 INCH PLUMAS CA TRAINED SPOTTER
A WEATHER SPOTTER NEAR SLOAT REPORTED 2.90 INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION AT AN ELEVATION OF 4200 FT.
0944 AM HEAVY SNOW 5 WSW PROSSER CREEK RES 39.34N 120.25W
01/21/2012 M6.5 INCH NEVADA CA TRAINED SPOTTER
A WEATHER SPOTTER LOCATED NEAR TAHOE-DONNER AT AN
ELEVATION OF 6700 FT REPORTED 6.5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL
OVERNIGHT.
0947 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 W BLAIRSDEN 39.78N 120.65W
01/21/2012 M2.56 INCH PLUMAS CA TRAINED SPOTTER
A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED 2.56 INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
1012 AM HEAVY SNOW BODIE 38.21N 119.01W
01/21/2012 M19.0 INCH MONO CA CO-OP OBSERVER
BODIE STATE PARK REPORTED 19.0 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE
PAST 24 HOURS.
1054 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 SSW GARDNERVILLE 38.91N 119.75W
01/21/2012 M1.25 INCH DOUGLAS NV TRAINED SPOTTER
24-HOUR RAINFALL TOTAL OF 1.25 INCHES MEASURED IN
GARDNERVILLE.
1104 AM SNOW MAMMOTH LAKES 37.64N 118.96W
01/21/2012 M3.0 INCH MONO CA CO-OP OBSERVER
MAMMOTH LAKES RANGER STATION REPORTED 3.0 INCHES OF
SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT WITH A WATER EQUIVALENT OF 2.13
INCHES.
1107 AM HEAVY RAIN 6 SE ALPINE MEADOWS 39.10N 120.16W
01/21/2012 M4.00 INCH PLACER CA TRAINED SPOTTER
A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER IN HOMEWOOD REPORTED 4.00
INCHES OF PRECIPITATION IN THE PAST 24 HOURS WITH 4.0
INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT.
1114 AM SNOW TAHOE CITY 39.17N 120.14W
01/21/2012 M3.0 INCH PLACER CA CO-OP OBSERVER
THE COOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVER AT TAHOE CITY REPORTED
3.0 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT WITH A WATER EQUIVALENT
OF 3.11 INCHES.
&&
O'HARAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 3:47 AM PST | Wind Advisory | REV | Churchill, Douglas, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey and 1 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 21, 10:04 AM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Douglas, Washoe | 9 hr |
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