Alert archive / Nevada / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Dec 2, 2013, 11:06 AM PST for 6 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Dec 3, 2013, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 12 hr. 38 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 2, 2013, 11:06 AM PST (19:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 3, 2013, 4:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 3, 2013, 4:00 PM PST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Churchill County, NV, Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Pershing County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:11 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 3, 9:35 AM PST | SNOW 1.5 | 5 Ne Reno, NV | A TRAINED SPOTTER IN THE SPARKS-DANDREA AREA MEASURED 1.5 INCHES OF SNOW. |
| Dec 3, 9:40 AM PST | SNOW 2.5 | Fernley, NV | A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 2.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN FERNLEY. |
| Dec 3, 9:44 AM PST | SNOW 2.5 | Fernley, NV | PUBLIC REPORTED 2.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN FERNLEY. |
| Dec 3, 9:51 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 1 Nw Cold Springs Valle, NV | A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 3.0 INCHES OF SNOW IN COLD SPRINGS VALLEY. AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT IT WAS STILL SNOWING HEAVILY. |
| Dec 3, 10:00 AM PST | SNOW 1.5 | 3 Se Reno, NV | THE OBSERVER AT RENO TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REPORTED 1.5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. |
| Dec 3, 10:00 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 4 Ne Reno, NV | AT THE NWS OFFICE IN NORTH RENO. |
| Dec 3, 10:00 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 1 N Cold Springs Valley, NV | A TRAINED SPOTTER IN COLD SPRINGS REPORTED 3.0 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 3, 10:35 AM PST | SNOW 1 | 1 Sw Fallon, NV | A TRAINED SPOTTER IN FALLON MEASURED 1.0 INCH OF SNOW. |
| Dec 3, 10:43 AM PST | SNOW 4 | 4 E Stead, NV | A NWS EMPLOYEE MEASURED 4.0 INCHES OF SNOW IN GOLDEN VALLEY. |
| Dec 3, 10:55 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 3.5 | Reno, NV | NWS EMPLOYEE IN DOWNTOWN RENO MEASURED 3.5 INCHES OF SNOW AT IDLEWILD PARK. STILL SNOWING HEAVILY. |
| Dec 3, 11:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 3.5 | 3 N Fernley, NV | 3.5 INCHES SNOW SINCE 7AM. |
| Dec 3, 11:03 AM PST | SNOW 3.5 | Fernley, NV | A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 3.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN FERNLEY. |
| Dec 3, 11:12 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 4 Nne Sparks, NV | AN OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION AND IT IS STILL SNOWING. |
| Dec 3, 11:12 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 1 N Reno, NV | PUBLIC REPORT OF AN ESTIMATED 5 INCHES OF SNOW AT RANCHO SAN RAFAEL PARK. |
| Dec 3, 11:13 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | 6 Ne Sparks, NV | 8.5 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED BY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IN SPARKS AT THE TOP OF LOS ALTOS PARKWAY IN THE FOOTHILLS AROUND 5000 FEET. |
| Dec 3, 11:21 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Cold Springs, NV | 5 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED IN COLD SPRINGS AND STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY. |
| Dec 3, 11:21 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Cold Springs Valley, NV | 5 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED IN COLD SPRINGS AND STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY. |
| Dec 3, 11:21 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Ne Spanish Springs, NV | 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE EAST HILLS OF SPANISH SPRINGS ESTIMATED BY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC AND STILL SNOWING. |
| Dec 3, 11:21 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 8 N Reno, NV | 6 INCHES ESTIMATED IN LEMMON VALLEY BY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC AND IT IS STILL SNOWING. |
| Dec 3, 11:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Stead, NV | 5 INCHES SNOW ON GROUND AT STEAD FIRE STATION. |
| Dec 3, 11:45 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 1 Nw Cold Springs Valle, NV | 7 INCHES ON CAR SINCE 7AM. CURRENTLY LIGHT WINDS AND 22F. |
| Dec 3, 11:47 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 4 Nne Sparks, NV | AN OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED 5 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION AND IT IS STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY. |
| Dec 3, 11:51 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Cold Springs Valley, NV | A NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVER IN COLD SPRINGS MEASURED 7.0 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE LAST 5 HOURS. |
| Dec 3, 11:57 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.3 | 5 Ne Reno, NV | 4.3 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED BY A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER. |
| Dec 3, 12:14 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | 4 Ssw Reno, NV | MEASURED 3 INCHES SNOW AT 5000 FT AT CAUGHLIN RANCH PAST 4.5 HOURS. |
| Dec 3, 1:15 PM PST | SNOW 1 | Yerington, NV | TRAINED SPOTTER IN YERINGTON REPORTED 1.0 INCH OF SNOW AND STILL SNOWING. |
| Dec 3, 1:25 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | 5 Ne Cold Springs Valle, NV | MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REPORTED 5.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE NORTH PART OF RED ROCK. |
| Dec 3, 1:50 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | 1 N Reno, NV | 4.5 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE UNR CAMPUS. |
| Dec 3, 2:30 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 1 N Cold Springs Valley, NV | A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6.0 INCHES. WATER EQUIVALENT 0.46 INCHES. |
| Dec 3, 2:48 PM PST | SNOW 3 | 4 Wnw Nv 341 At Washoe-, NV | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A STORM TOTAL OF 3.0 INCHES OFF TOLL ROAD NEAR GEIGER GRADE. |
| Dec 3, 2:52 PM PST | SNOW 7 | 4 E Stead, NV | A NWS EMPLOYEE MEASURED 7.0 INCHES OF SNOW IN GOLDEN VALLEY. |
| Dec 3, 3:30 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 5 Ne Reno, NV | STORM TOTAL SNOW OF 5 INCHES NEAR THE DANDREA AREA IN SPARKS. |
| Dec 3, 3:40 PM PST | SNOW 2.6 | 3 Ese Reno, NV | 2.6 INCHES STORM TOTAL AT THE RENO AIRPORT. |
| Dec 3, 3:40 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 5 Ene Sparks, NV | OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED 4-5 INCHES IN THE VISTA HEIGHTS AREA OF SPARKS. |
| Dec 3, 3:42 PM PST | SNOW 1.5 | 6 Se Silver Springs, NV | TRAINED SPOTTER MEASURED 1.5 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION AND IT HAS STOPPED SNOWING. |
| Dec 3, 3:47 PM PST | SNOW 3 | 1 Ssw Yerington, NV | 3 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED IN YERINGTON BY A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER. |
| Dec 3, 3:47 PM PST | SNOW 3 | 1 Ssw Yuba Pass, NV | 3 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED IN YERINGTON BY A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER. |
| Dec 3, 3:54 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.1 | 5 Nw Reno, NV | TOTAL SNOW 5.1 INCHES MEASURED AT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 80 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
- 3104 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 278 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 319 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS45 KREV 021906 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1106 AM PST MON DEC 2 2013 NVZ003-004-030000- /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0002.131203T1200Z-131204T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 1106 AM PST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO HEAVY SNOW BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. SNOW WILL BE MOST INTENSE BETWEEN 7 AM TO 10 AM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH UP TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 6000 FEET EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THEN RAPIDLY FALLING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT BETWEEN 6 AND 8 AM. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW FOR EXTRA DRIVING TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION, ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 395/580. 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. && $$ CAZ070-071-NVZ005-030000- /O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0014.131203T0600Z-131204T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA... SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH 1106 AM PST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 10 PM TONIGHT...INCREASING IN INTENSITY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING BETWEEN 4 AM AND 7 AM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...UP TO 2 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * SNOW LEVELS: 4500 FEET DROPPING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BY 4AM. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE ICY AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW FOR EXTRA DRIVING TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-030000- /O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0014.131203T1200Z-131204T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 1106 AM PST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... 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 TUESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING, INCREASING IN INTENSITY BETWEEN 7 AM AND 10 AM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH UP TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE ICY AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR TAHOE BASIN ROADS AND PASSES...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80...AND HIGHWAYS 50...89...88...28...AND 431. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-030000- /O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0014.131203T1800Z-131204T0600Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 1106 AM PST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE MORNING...INCREASING IN INTENSITY AFTER NOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KREV 022247 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 247 PM PST MON DEC 2 2013 NVZ003-004-031200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.131203T1200Z-131204T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 247 PM PST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO HEAVY SNOW BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. SNOW WILL BE MOST INTENSE BETWEEN 7 AM TO 10 AM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH UP TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 6000 FEET EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THEN RAPIDLY FALLING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT BETWEEN 6 AM AND 8 AM. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW FOR EXTRA DRIVING TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION... ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 395/580. 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. && $$ CAZ070-071-NVZ005-031200- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0014.131203T0600Z-131204T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA... SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH 247 PM PST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 10 PM TONIGHT...INCREASING IN INTENSITY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING BETWEEN 4 AM AND 7 AM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...UP TO 2 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * SNOW LEVELS: 4500 FEET DROPPING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BY 4 AM. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE ICY AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW FOR EXTRA DRIVING TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-031200- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0014.131203T1200Z-131204T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 247 PM PST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...INCREASING IN INTENSITY BETWEEN 7 AM AND 10 AM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH UP TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE ICY AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR TAHOE BASIN ROADS AND PASSES... INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80...AND HIGHWAYS 50...89...88...28... AND 431. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-031200- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0014.131203T1800Z-131204T0600Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 247 PM PST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE MORNING...INCREASING IN INTENSITY AFTER NOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 030553 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 953 PM PST MON DEC 2 2013 NVZ003-004-031400- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.131203T1200Z-131204T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 953 PM PST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO HEAVY SNOW BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. SNOW WILL BE MOST INTENSE BETWEEN 7 AM TO 10 AM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH UP TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 6000 FEET EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THEN RAPIDLY FALLING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT BETWEEN 6 AM AND 8 AM. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW FOR EXTRA DRIVING TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. 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. && $$ CAZ070-071-NVZ005-031400- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0014.131203T0600Z-131204T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA... SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH 953 PM PST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING BETWEEN 4 AM AND 7 AM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...UP TO 2 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * SNOW LEVELS: 4500 FEET DROPPING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BY 4 AM. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE ICY AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW FOR EXTRA DRIVING TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-031400- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0014.131203T1200Z-131204T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 953 PM PST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...INCREASING IN INTENSITY BETWEEN 7 AM AND 10 AM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH UP TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE ICY AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR TAHOE BASIN ROADS AND PASSES... INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80...AND HIGHWAYS 50...89...88...28... AND 431. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-031400- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0014.131203T1800Z-131204T0600Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 953 PM PST MON DEC 2 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE MORNING...INCREASING IN INTENSITY AFTER NOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND HIGHWAY 95. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 031024 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 224 AM PST TUE DEC 3 2013 NVZ003-004-031830- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.131203T1200Z-131204T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 224 AM PST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO HEAVY SNOW BEHIND THE COLD FRONT FROM 8 AM TO 11 AM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH UP TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 6000 FEET EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THEN RAPIDLY FALLING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT BETWEEN 8 AM AND 11 AM. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW FOR EXTRA DRIVING TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. 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. && $$ CAZ070-071-NVZ005-031830- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-131204T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA... SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH 224 AM PST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...UP TO 2 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE ICY AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TODAY. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW FOR EXTRA DRIVING TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW WILL POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-031830- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0014.131203T1200Z-131204T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 224 AM PST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING...INCREASING IN INTENSITY BETWEEN 8 AM AND 11 AM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH UP TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * WINDS: LAKE TAHOE WILL EXPERIENCE SOME LINGERING GUSTS TO 30 MPH DECREASING THROUGH THE DAY AS PRECIPITATION MOVES INTO THE BASIN. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE ICY AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR INTERSTATE 80...AND HIGHWAYS 50...89...88...28...AND 431. WINDS ON LAKE TAHOE WILL CREATE UNSAFE BOATING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING WITH CHOPPY CONDITIONS THAT COULD CAPSIZE SMALL WATERCRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW WILL POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-031830- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0014.131203T1800Z-131204T0600Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 224 AM PST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE MORNING...INCREASING IN INTENSITY AFTER NOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAYS 395 AND 95. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW WILL POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 031742 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 942 AM PST TUE DEC 3 2013 CAZ070-071-NVZ005-031845- /O.CAN.KREV.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-131204T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA... SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH 942 AM PST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHTER SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. WITH BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES IN PLACE...ROAD CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN ICY AND HAZARDOUS. $$ NVZ003-004-040000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-131204T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 942 AM PST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 11 AM WITH LIGHTER SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: ALL VALLEY FLOORS THE REST OF THE DAY. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TODAY. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW FOR EXTRA DRIVING TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-040000- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-131204T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 942 AM PST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...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 CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE ICY AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR INTERSTATE 80...AND HIGHWAYS 50...89...88... 28...AND 431. WINDS ON LAKE TAHOE WILL CREATE UNSAFE BOATING CONDITIONS WITH CHOPPY CONDITIONS THAT COULD CAPSIZE SMALL WATERCRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW WILL POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-040000- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0014.131203T1800Z-131204T0600Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 942 AM PST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO HEAVIER SHOWERS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAYS 395 AND 95. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW WILL POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 031917 AAA WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1117 AM PST TUE DEC 3 2013 NVZ003-004-040000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-131204T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 1117 AM PST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 11 AM WITH LIGHTER SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH UP TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: ALL VALLEY FLOORS THE REST OF THE DAY. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TODAY. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW FOR EXTRA DRIVING TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. 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. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-040000- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-131204T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 1117 AM PST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE ICY AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR INTERSTATE 80...AND HIGHWAYS 50...89...88... 28...AND 431. WINDS ON LAKE TAHOE WILL CREATE UNSAFE BOATING CONDITIONS WITH CHOPPY CONDITIONS THAT COULD CAPSIZE SMALL WATERCRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW WILL POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-040330- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-131204T0600Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 1117 AM PST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...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 SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO HEAVIER SHOWERS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAYS 395 AND 95. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW WILL POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 032243 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 243 PM PST TUE DEC 3 2013 NVZ003-004-040000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-131204T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 243 PM PST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH UP TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS: ALL VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR THE EVENING COMMUTE. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW FOR EXTRA DRIVING TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-040300- /O.EXT.KREV.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-131204T0300Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 243 PM PST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH UP TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAYS 395 AND 95. BE PREPARED FOR CHAIN CONTROLS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW WILL POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-040000- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-131204T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 243 PM PST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE ICY AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR INTERSTATE 80...AND HIGHWAYS 50...89...88... 28...AND 431. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW WILL POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS45 KREV 032356 AAA WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 356 PM PST TUE DEC 3 2013 NVZ003-004-040100- /O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-131204T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 356 PM PST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH ABOUT 7 PM THIS EVENING. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL ALLOW FOR REFREEZING OF ROADS AND ICY CONDITIONS. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-040100- /O.EXP.KREV.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-131204T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 356 PM PST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH ABOUT 7 PM THIS EVENING, WITH SOME MINOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL ALLOW FOR REFREEZING OF ROADS AND ICY CONDITIONS. $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-040300- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-131204T0300Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 356 PM PST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH UP TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAYS 395 AND 95. BE PREPARED FOR CHAIN CONTROLS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW WILL POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ 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 2, 10:51 AM PST, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 2, 10:51 AM PST, 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1051 AM PST MON DEC 2 2013
.UPDATE...
THE FORECAST WAS UPDATED THIS MORNING TO INCREASE SNOW AMOUNTS
AND QPF FOR THE STRONG COLD FRONT TO IMPACT THE SIERRA AND WESTERN
NEVADA ON TUESDAY. LATEST FORECAST MODELS CAME IN WETTER AND
SLIGHTLY SLOWER WITH THE COLD FRONT PASSAGE WHICH WILL RESULT IN
HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS. WINTER STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AND THE WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND
RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE WITH WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR
THE REST OF THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA. THE TRAJECTORY
OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM, SIMILAR TO AN INSIDE SLIDER, WILL
ALLOW FOR SNOW AMOUNTS TO BE COMPARABLE BETWEEN THE TAHOE BASIN
AND WESTERN NEVADA, WITH ONLY MAYBE A COUPLE OF MORE INCHES
POSSIBLE IN THE BASIN THAN IN RENO.
THE STRONG COLD FRONT WILL STILL MOVE THROUGH THE RENO-CARSON CITY
METRO AREAS RIGHT AROUND THE MORNING COMMUTE. LIGHT RAIN/SNOW
SHOWERS WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO HEAVY SNOW AS THE FRONTAL
BAND MOVES THROUGH. DRIVERS ARE URGED TO ALLOW FOR MORE TIME
GETTING TO THEIR DESTINATIONS. LINDAMAN
&&
.SYNOPSIS...
GUSTY WINDS TODAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN ABOVE AVERAGE BEFORE FALLING WELL BELOW AVERAGE BEHIND THE
FRONT TUESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT FROM
MONDAY NIGHT TO TUESDAY EVENING WITH SOME VALLEY FLOOR ACCUMULATION
LIKELY AND SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
TEMPERATURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE WELL BELOW SEASONAL AVERAGES THROUGH
NEXT WEEKEND.
&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 258 AM PST MON DEC 2 2013/
SYNOPSIS...
GUSTY WINDS TODAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN ABOVE AVERAGE BEFORE FALLING WELL BELOW AVERAGE BEHIND THE
FRONT TUESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT
FROM MONDAY NIGHT TO TUESDAY EVENING WITH SOME VALLEY FLOOR
ACCUMULATION LIKELY AND SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE TUESDAY
MORNING COMMUTE. TEMPERATURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE WELL BELOW
SEASONAL AVERAGES THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.
SHORT TERM...
ONLY A FEW CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST AS THINGS
CONTINUE TO SHAPE UP FOR A STRONG COLD FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH THE
REGION MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. MAIN CHANGES: ADDED WIND
ADVISORIES FOR EASTERN MODOC, NORTHERN WASHOE, AND EASTER LASSEN
COUNTIES ADDED BLOWING DUST FROM FERNLEY TO THE EAST AHEAD OF
MAIN PRECIPITATION WITH THE INCREASED WINDS ADDED AN AREA OF LAKE
ENHANCED SNOW SOUTH OF PYRAMID LAKE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AND
INCREASED SNOW AMOUNTS FOR THE RENO AREA TO INCLUDE LOCALIZED
TOTALS UP TO 3 INCHES.
SHORT TERM MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH TIMING OF MAJOR
FEATURES. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA WITH AN INSIDE SLIDER LIKE
TRAJECTORY. THE PRESSURE AND THERMAL GRADIENTS TIGHTEN EARLY TODAY
FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AS A COLD -16C 700MB TEMPERATURE CORE PUSHES
THROUGH OREGON INTO THE NEVADA INTERIOR. SURFACE WINDS HAVE BEGUN
TO RESPOND ALREADY IN THE SURPRISE VALLEY OVERNIGHT AND WILL
SPREAD SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE DAY. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND PRONE AREAS RECEIVING GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
CROSSWINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 COULD BE PROBLEMATIC TO HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES FROM MODOC COUNTY AND CONTINUING ALL THE WAY ALONG THE
SIERRA FRONT INTO MONO COUNTY. THESE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO TAPER
ONCE THE SURFACE COLD FRONT PASSES SWITCHING OUT OF THE NORTH.
THIS SHOULD BEGIN TO OCCUR LATE THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHERN
ZONES, BY VERY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE RENO AREA, AND MID
MORNING FOR MONO COUNTY.
MOISTURE WILL ALSO BE PRESENT WITH UP TO A HALF INCH OF PWAT TO
THE INTERIOR OF THE CASCADE AND SIERRA RANGES. WHILE THIS TOTAL
WOULD NOT NORMALLY BE IMPRESSIVE, THE AMOUNT OF COLD AIR WITH THIS
FRONT SHOULD SUGGEST MUCH LOWER TOTALS. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT THE
CASE AND THERE WILL BE AMPLE MOISTURE FLOWING OVER THE SURFACE
FRONT. THIS WILL RESULT IN A MAINLY POST FRONTAL PRECIPITATION
PROCESS IN THE COLD SECTOR OF THE FRONTAL SYSTEM. THERE COULD BE A
BRIEF WINDOW OF RAIN AND RAIN/SNOW MIX TUESDAY MORNING. IF THIS
OCCURS, ROADS COULD BE VERY SLICK AS TEMPERATURES RAPIDLY FALL
BEHIND THE FRONT BY MID MORNING ON TUESDAY. BY MID MORNING,
PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW AS SNOW LEVELS CRASH TO
VALLEY FLOORS. THIS PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE 500MB
TROUGH PASSES. INTERESTINGLY, THE GFS HAS BEEN SLOWING THE
PROGRESS OF THE 500MB TROUGH UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING. THIS WOULD
RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE SNOW. THEREFORE, HAVE ADDED THE
POSSIBILITY OF UP TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IN THE RENO AREA. OF
COURSE, THERE ARE A FEW DISCREPANCIES AMONG MODELS WITH THE NAM
PRESENTING A DECENT LAYER OF DRY AIR THAT WOULD INHIBIT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS. WILL RESERVE JUDGEMENT ON HOW THIS WILL IMPACT SNOW
FALL UNTIL THE NEXT 12Z RUN COMES IN. CONSIDERING THE TIMING OF
PRECIPITATION COINCIDENT WITH THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE, A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE LIKELY IF THE 12Z NAM SHOWS ANY
APPRECIABLE AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION.
WITH THE TEMPERATURES FALLING SO MUCH BELOW SEASONAL AVERAGES, THE
LAPSE RATES OVER AREA LAKES WILL BECOME QUITE LARGE. LAKE
ENHANCEMENT OF SNOW RATES WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY
TRUE FOR PYRAMID LAKE WHERE WINDS ALIGN ALONG ITS MAJOR AXIS INTO
WEDNESDAY. HAVE INCLUDED AREAS SOUTH OF PYRAMID LAKE TO I-80 IN A
SWATH OF LAKE ENHANCED SNOW UNTIL WEDNESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. TAHOE
COULD EXPERIENCE SOME ENHANCEMENT AS WELL, BUT THE WINDS SHIFT
MORE EASTERLY OUT OF PHASE WITH THE MOST FAVORABLE NORTH/SOUTH
ALIGNMENT. MONO LAKE COULD ALONG SEE A LITTLE MORE SNOW ON ITS
SOUTHERN SHORE. AS A CONSEQUENCE TO THE INCREASED LIKELIHOOD THAT
THERE COULD BE SOME SNOW ON THE GROUND, HAVE LOWERED TEMPERATURES
A DEGREE OR SO AROUND THE FORECAST AREA. THIS HAS RESULTED IN SOME
VERY COLD TEMPERATURES APPROACHING SINGLE DIGITS FOR THE RENO AREA
AND AROUND 0 FOR AREAS IN MONO COUNTY OVER WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BOYD
LONG TERM...THURSDAY TO SUNDAY...
MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH A BLOCKING PATTERN OVER THE NORTHERN
PACIFIC AND WESTERN NORTH AMERICA. SHARP AND AMPLIFIED RIDGE TO
REMAIN AT 140-150 WEST LONGITUDE WITH DEEP AND COLD TROUGH OVER
NORTH AMERICA. THIS WILL LEAVE A PERSISTENT AND COLD NORTH FLOW INTO
THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA INTO THE START OF THE
WEEKEND. A COUPLE WAVES MAY TRACK OVER NORTHWEST NEVADA FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY WITH A LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE.
MODEL SOLUTIONS BEGIN TO DIVERGE OVER THE WEEKEND IN THE FLOW ACROSS
THE PACIFIC LEADING TO A LOW CONFIDENCE FORECAST. A FEW SOLUTIONS
ARE PINCHING THE RIDGE OVER ALASKA WITH A BRANCH OF THE JET
UNDERCUTTING THE RIDGE ALONG 40 NORTH LATITUDE. THIS COULD BRING
ADDITIONAL MOISTURE AND POTENTIAL FOR SNOW IN THE SIERRA ON SUNDAY.
THE OTHER POSSIBLE OUTCOME IS THE RIDGE HOLDS ITS PLACE NEAR 140
WEST WITH COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS. BRONG
AVIATION...
INCREASING WINDS TODAY AS A TROUGH AND COLD FRONT DROP SOUTH INTO
THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. PEAK SURFACE GUSTS OF 35-45KTS WITH
HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE AT KMMH AFTER 21Z. GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST
INTO TUESDAY AS THE FRONT IS SLOW TO PROGRESS SOUTHWARD. THERE
SHOULD BE A PERIOD OF LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR ALONG THE FRONT AS WINDS
QUICKLY SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST-WEST TO NORTH.
THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO RENO-TAHOE-CARSON AFTER 12Z TUESDAY WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS WITH A BAND OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1-3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE, DUE TO
THE VERY COLD AIR BEHIND THE FRONT. BRONG
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
TUESDAY NVZ005.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON NVZ005.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY NVZ001.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY NVZ001.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM PST TUESDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE IN
NVZ002.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY NVZ002.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING NVZ003-004.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY NVZ003-004.
CA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
TUESDAY CAZ070-071.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING CAZ071.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON CAZ070.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY CAZ073.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY CAZ073.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM PST TUESDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE IN
CAZ072.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY CAZ072.
&&
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO (ALL LOWER CASE)The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 11:06 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | REV | Douglas, Lyon, Mineral, Washoe | 32 hr |
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Sources
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