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Winter Storm Watch 6, NWS Reno, NV

March 14, 2012Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada; 8 counties in California

NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm watch at Mar 14, 2012, 3:29 PM PDT for Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada; 8 counties in California. It took effect at Mar 16, 2012, 5:00 AM PDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 14, 2012, 3:29 PM PDT (22:29 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 16, 2012, 5:00 AM PDT
Expired
Mar 15, 2012, 3:37 PM PDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Reno, NV

Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Lassen County, CA, Mono County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Washoe County, NV

The radar

The Reno radar (KRGX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 14, 2:16 AM PDTLake Wind AdvisoryREVDouglas, Washoe18 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Watches in California, 2012Winter Storm Watches in Nevada, 2012Every winter storm watch in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.