Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Feb 6, 2014, 2:43 PM PST for 7 counties in California; Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Feb 7, 2014, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 24 hr. 10 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
- Feb 6, 2014, 2:43 PM PST (22:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 7, 2014, 12:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 8, 2014, 12:00 PM PST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Lassen County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 6:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | Squaw Valley Ski Area, CA | SQUAW VALLEY SKI RESORT. 24 HOUR SNOWFALL 16 INCHES AT 8200 FEET. 5 INCHES AT 6200 FEET. |
| Feb 8, 6:38 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 17 | Homewood, CA | HOMEWOOD SKI AREA. 24 HOUR TOTAL 17 INCHES AT 7880 FEET. 11 INCHES AT 6230 FEET. |
| Feb 8, 7:21 AM PST | SNOW 4 | 3 E Incline Village, NV | DIAMOND PEAK SKI AREA REPORTED 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. |
| Feb 8, 7:21 AM PST | SNOW 5 | 5 Wnw Kings Beach, CA | NORTHSTAR SKI RESORT REPORTED 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. |
| Feb 8, 8:35 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | 1 Wsw Kingvale, CA | TURNED TO RAIN OVERNIGHT. 2.39 SWE 20 SNOW AT MOUNTAIN BASE HEAVY SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS OBSERVER LOCATION KINGVALE |
| Feb 8, 9:12 AM PST | SNOW 5 | Homewood, CA | TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL AT 6330 FEET. |
| Feb 8, 9:33 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | 1 Sw Alpine Meadows, CA | ALPINE MEADOWS SKI RESORT. 24 HOUR TOTAL 15 INCHES AT 8637 FEET. 11 INCHES AT 6385 FEET. |
| Feb 8, 9:52 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 21 | 5 W Donner Summit, CA | SOUTH SIDE OF DONNER LAKE. 21 INCHES FOR A 3-DAY TOTAL. SNOWING HEAVILY AT TIME OF OBSERVATION WITH ABOUT 1 INCH PER HOUR RATES. CURRENTLY 31.7 DEGREES AT 7000 FEET. |
| Feb 8, 10:20 AM PST | SNOW 0 | El Dorado Hills, CA | STILL SNOWING AT 6793 FEET |
| Feb 8, 10:25 AM PST | SNOW 10 | S Mount Rose Ski Area, NV | 6-10 INCHES SINCE FRIDAY EVENING. STILL SNOWING HEAVILY. |
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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 184 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 594 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
081 WWUS45 KREV 062243 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 243 PM PST THU FEB 6 2014 ...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE IN NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA FRIDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BEGIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA. A SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE PLUME WILL BE POINTED DIRECTLY AT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SNOW LEVELS WILL START NEAR THE VALLEY FLOORS FRIDAY AFTERNOON BUT SLOWLY RISE TO ABOVE MAJOR PASS LEVEL BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOWS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME WITH LIGHTER SNOWS POSSIBLE INTO NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY NEVADA. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 8000 FEET FOR A TIME SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER DURING THE DAY SUNDAY AND HEAVY SNOW MAY AFFECT THE MAJOR SIERRA PASSES AROUND THE TAHOE BASIN. CAZ072-NVZ002-071300- /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0002.140207T2000Z-140208T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.A.0002.140209T0600Z-140210T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 243 PM PST THU FEB 6 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO NOON PST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT ABOVE 7000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO NOON PST SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 7000 FEET HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 7000 FEET IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE TAHOE BASIN AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO RAIN AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AS SNOW LEVELS RISE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 10 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 12 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GUSTS OVER 100 MPH OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. * SNOW LEVELS: AT LAKE LEVEL THEN RISING TO NEAR 7000 FEET AROUND SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL PEAK NEAR 8000 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE LOWERING TO NEAR 7000 FEET AGAIN SUNDAY. * SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT: AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER...HEAVY SNOW MAY AFFECT THE MAJOR PASSES SUCH AS DONNER AND ECHO DURING THE DAY. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF A FOOT OR MORE IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER THE PASSES. CHAIN CONTROLS ARE LIKELY AROUND THE TAHOE BASIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT. 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. 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. && $$ CAZ071-071300- /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0002.140207T2000Z-140208T2000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- 243 PM PST THU FEB 6 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO NOON PST SATURDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO NOON PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL SLOWLY CHANGEOVER TO RAIN AS SNOW LEVELS RISE WITH SNOW CONFINED TO AREAS ABOVE 7000 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 EXPECT 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH UP TO 2 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. LOCAL STRONGER GUSTS TO 55 MPH ALONG HIGHWAY 395 BETWEEN SUSANVILLE AND HALLELUJAH JUNCTION. * SNOW LEVELS: NEAR THE VALLEY FLOORS FRIDAY AFTERNOON SLOWLY RISING TO 7000 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER THE PASSES. CHAIN CONTROLS ARE LIKELY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND POSSIBLE NORTH OF SUSANVILLE ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-071300- /O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0004.140207T2000Z-140208T2000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 243 PM PST THU FEB 6 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO NOON PST SATURDAY NORTH OF GERLACH... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO NOON PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL SLOWLY CHANGE TO RAIN BELOW 6000 FEET AS SNOW LEVELS RISE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES NORTH OF GERLACH. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS OF THE SURPRISE VALLEY. * SNOW LEVELS: NEAR THE VALLEY FLOORS FRIDAY AFTERNOON SLOWLY RISING TO 6000 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS OF THE SURPRISE VALLEY. 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
5 follow-up statements
559 WWUS45 KREV 071027 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 227 AM PST FRI FEB 7 2014 ...HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT FOR THE TAHOE BASIN AND NORTHERN SIERRA TONIGHT... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WITH A SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE PLUME WILL IMPACT THE NORTHERN SIERRA TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL START NEAR THE VALLEY FLOORS THIS AFTERNOON BUT SLOWLY RISE TO ABOVE MAJOR PASSES BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOWS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME WITH LIGHTER SNOW AMOUNTS INTO NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS ARE LIKELY TO REACH 8000 FEET FOR A TIME SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY ALLOWING HEAVY SNOW TO IMPACT MAJOR SIERRA PASSES AROUND THE TAHOE BASIN. CAZ072-NVZ002-080000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.140207T2000Z-140208T2000Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0002.140209T0600Z-140210T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 227 AM PST FRI FEB 7 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON PST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON PST SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE TAHOE BASIN AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO RAIN AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AS SNOW LEVELS RISE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 10 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GUSTS WILL EXCEED 100 MPH OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. * SNOW LEVELS: STARTING AT LAKE LEVEL THEN RISING TO 7000 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL PEAK NEAR 8000 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE LOWERING TO 7000 FEET LATE SUNDAY. * LATE SUNDAY AND EARLY MONDAY: AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER...HEAVY SNOW MAY AFFECT MAJOR SIERRA PASSES SUCH AS DONNER AND ECHO. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF A FOOT OR MORE IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. * IMPACTS: DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH TRAVEL DELAYS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER THE PASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERNATE ROUTES OR WAIT TO TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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. && $$ CAZ071-080000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.140207T2000Z-140208T2000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- 227 AM PST FRI FEB 7 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON PST SATURDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN AS SNOW LEVELS RISE WITH SNOW CONFINED TO AREAS ABOVE 7000 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. EAST OF HIGHWAY 395...3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH UP TO 2 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ALONG HIGHWAY 395 BETWEEN SUSANVILLE AND HALLELUJAH JUNCTION. * SNOW LEVELS: NEAR THE VALLEY FLOORS THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN RISING TO 7000 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH TRAVEL DELAYS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER YUBA PASS AND FREDONYER PASS. MOTORISTS MAY NEED TO CONSIDER ALTERNATE ROUTES OR DELAY TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-080000- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0004.140207T2000Z-140208T2000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 227 AM PST FRI FEB 7 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON PST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN BELOW 6000 FEET AS SNOW LEVELS RISE SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES NORTH OF GERLACH. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS OF THE SURPRISE VALLEY. * SNOW LEVELS: NEAR THE VALLEY FLOORS THIS AFTERNOON THEN RISING TO 6000 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND ALONG HIGHWAY 447 NORTH OF GERLACH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW WILL POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
695 WWUS45 KREV 072303 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 303 PM PST FRI FEB 7 2014 ...HEAVY SNOW FOR THE TAHOE BASIN AND NORTHERN SIERRA TONIGHT... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WITH A SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE PLUME WILL IMPACT THE NORTHERN SIERRA TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL START NEAR 5000 FEET THIS EVENING BUT RISE TO ABOVE MAJOR PASSES BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOWS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME WITH LIGHTER SNOW AMOUNTS INTO NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS ARE LIKELY TO REACH 8000 FEET FOR A TIME SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY ALLOWING HEAVY SNOW TO IMPACT MAJOR SIERRA PASSES AROUND THE TAHOE BASIN. CAZ072-NVZ002-081300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140208T2000Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0002.140209T0600Z-140210T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 303 PM PST FRI FEB 7 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO RAIN AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING AS SNOW LEVELS RISE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 10 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GUSTS WILL EXCEED 100 MPH OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. * SNOW LEVELS: STARTING AT LAKE LEVEL THEN RISING TO 8000 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL PEAK NEAR 8000 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE LOWERING BELOW 7000 FEET LATE SUNDAY. * LATE SUNDAY AND EARLY MONDAY: AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER...HEAVY SNOW MAY AFFECT MAJOR SIERRA PASSES SUCH AS DONNER AND ECHO. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF A FOOT OR MORE IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. * IMPACTS: DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH TRAVEL DELAYS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER THE PASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERNATE ROUTES OR WAIT TO TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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. && $$ CAZ071-081300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140208T2000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- 303 PM PST FRI FEB 7 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN AS SNOW LEVELS RISE...WITH SNOW CONFINED TO AREAS ABOVE 7000 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. EAST OF HIGHWAY 395...2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ALONG HIGHWAY 395 BETWEEN SUSANVILLE AND HALLELUJAH JUNCTION. * SNOW LEVELS: NEAR 5000 FEET THIS EVENING THEN RISING TO 7000 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH TRAVEL DELAYS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER YUBA PASS AND FREDONYER PASS. MOTORISTS MAY NEED TO CONSIDER ALTERNATE ROUTES OR DELAY TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-081300- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140208T2000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 303 PM PST FRI FEB 7 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN BELOW 6000 FEET AS SNOW LEVELS RISE SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES NORTH OF GERLACH. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS OF THE SURPRISE VALLEY. * SNOW LEVELS: NEAR THE VALLEY FLOORS THIS EVENING...RISING TO 6000 FEET ON SATURDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW COULD CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND ALONG HIGHWAY 447 NORTH OF GERLACH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW WILL 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
881 WWUS45 KREV 080356 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 756 PM PST FRI FEB 7 2014 ...HEAVY SNOW FOR THE TAHOE BASIN AND NORTHERN SIERRA OVERNIGHT... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WITH A SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE PLUME WILL IMPACT THE NORTHERN SIERRA TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE TO NEAR OR ABOVE MAJOR PASSES BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOWS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME WITH HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. SNOW LEVELS ARE LIKELY TO REACH 8000 FEET FOR A TIME SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY ALLOWING HEAVY SNOW TO IMPACT MAJOR SIERRA PASSES AROUND THE TAHOE BASIN. CAZ070-NVZ005-080500- /O.CAN.KREV.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140208T2000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 756 PM PST FRI FEB 7 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SOME LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH SOME LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. THIS MAY AFFECT CEDAR PASS UNTIL DAYBREAK. MOST AREAS WILL RECEIVE LITTLE ACCUMULATION THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BE VERY STRONG AT TIMES OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING AND A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-081300- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.A.0002.140209T2000Z-140210T1200Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140208T2000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 756 PM PST FRI FEB 7 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT ABOVE 7000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 7000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO RAIN AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING AS SNOW LEVELS RISE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GUSTS WILL EXCEED 100 MPH OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. CHOPPY LAKE WATERS WILL CONTINUE ON LAKE TAHOE. * SNOW LEVELS: STARTING AT LAKE LEVEL THEN RISING TO 8000 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL PEAK NEAR 8000 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE LOWERING BELOW 7000 FEET LATE SUNDAY. * LATE SUNDAY AND EARLY MONDAY: AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER...HEAVY SNOW MAY AFFECT MAJOR SIERRA PASSES SUCH AS DONNER AND ECHO. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF A FOOT OR MORE IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. * IMPACTS: DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH TRAVEL DELAYS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER THE PASSES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. MOTORISTS SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERNATE ROUTES OR WAIT TO TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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. && $$ CAZ071-081300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140208T2000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- 756 PM PST FRI FEB 7 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT... MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN AS SNOW LEVELS RISE...WITH SNOW CONFINED TO AREAS ABOVE 7000 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. LITTLE ACCUMULATION EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ALONG HIGHWAY 395 BETWEEN SUSANVILLE AND THE CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA STATE LINE. * SNOW LEVELS: NEAR 5000 FEET THIS EVENING THEN RISING TO 7000 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH TRAVEL DELAYS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER YUBA PASS AND FREDONYER PASS. MOTORISTS MAY WANT TO CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
020 WWUS45 KREV 081008 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 208 AM PST SAT FEB 8 2014 CAZ071-081115- /O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140208T2000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- 208 AM PST SAT FEB 8 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW LEVELS NEAR 6000 FEET WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TODAY. SNOW MAY CONTINUE TO IMPACT YUBA AND FREDONYER PASSES THIS MORNING BUT WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-090000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140208T2000Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0002.140209T2000Z-140210T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 208 AM PST SAT FEB 8 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION AT LAKE LEVEL. 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH WILL OCCUR OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. * SNOW LEVELS: RISING TO 8000 FEET LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER BELOW 7000 FEET LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. * LATE SUNDAY AND EARLY MONDAY: AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER...HEAVY SNOW MAY AFFECT MAJOR SIERRA PASSES SUCH AS DONNER AND ECHO. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF A FOOT OR MORE IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. * IMPACTS: DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS TODAY OVER THE MOUNT ROSE SUMMIT AND CARSON PASS...WITH SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
810 WWUS45 KREV 082003 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1203 PM PST SAT FEB 8 2014 CAZ072-NVZ002-090600- /O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140208T2000Z/ /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0002.140209T2000Z-140210T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0003.140209T1200Z-140210T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 1203 PM PST SAT FEB 8 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A NEW WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. THE CURRENT WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER, SNOW LEVELS ARE RISING ABOVE MAJOR PASS LEVEL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL REMAIN THERE OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO THE MAJOR PASSES AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING WHILE RAIN CONTINUES AT LAKE LEVEL. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL. 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. ABOVE 8000 FEET...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 FEET ARE LIKELY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH WILL OCCUR OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. * SNOW LEVELS: RISING TO 8000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO 7000 FEET SUNDAY MORNING AND BELOW 7000 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS OVER THE MOUNT ROSE SUMMIT AND CARSON PASS THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. SNOW IS CHANGING TO RAIN ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50...BUT THEY WILL BE IMPACTED AGAIN BEGINNING SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2:43 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 45 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:43 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | REV | Modoc | 29 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:44 PM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 25 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.