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Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Dec 10, 2014, 4:01 AM PST for Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada; 8 counties in California. It took effect at Dec 11, 2014, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 28 hr. 30 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 10, 2014, 4:01 AM PST (12:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 11, 2014, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 12, 2014, 2:28 PM PST
- In force
- 28 hr
- 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 12:07 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 11, 2:08 PM PST | SNOW 0 | 3 Se Lake Davis, CA | HEAVY SNOW JUST BEGINNING TO FALL. 0.51 INCHES RAIN SINCE MIDNIGHT BEFORE CHANGEOVER |
| Dec 11, 6:36 PM PST | SNOW 4 | 6 S Twain, CA | ELEVATION 3800'. DURATION OF SNOWFALL APPROXIMATELY 3.5 HRS. ESTIMATED WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.67 INCHES. |
| Dec 11, 7:18 PM PST | SNOW 6 | 5 Sw Prosser Creek Rese, CA | 6 INCHES AT 7240 FT FROM 245PM TO 615PM. NOT SNOWING AT THIS TIME. |
| Dec 11, 9:10 PM PST | SNOW 2 | 1 E Quincy, CA | 2 INCHES OF SNOW. STILL GETTING MODERATE SNOW AT THIS TIME. |
| Dec 12, 5:54 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Northstar, CA | NORTHSTAR SKI RESORT REPORTED 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 12, 6:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | 1 Se Kirkwood Meadows, CA | REPORTED AT KIRKWOOD MOUNTAIN RESORT 9-10 INCHES AT THE BASE ~7200 FEET, AND 13 AT THE TOP |
| Dec 12, 6:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 19 | 3 Ene Soda Springs, CA | RAIN CHANGED OVER TO SNOW AROUND NOON YESTERDAY. IT'S STILL SNOWING AND IT'S VERY WET AND HEAVY IN NATURE. HEAVY SNOW DURATION 18 HOURS. |
| Dec 12, 6:35 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 19 | Donner Summit, CA | A TOTAL OF 19 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WAS REPORTED AT DONNER SUMMIT IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 12, 6:35 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | Kingvale, CA | AT THE CALTRANS SHED LOCATION. IT'S STILL SNOWING AND IT'S HEAVY AND WET IN NATURE. THEY ARE ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH WATER ON THE ROADS SINCE THE SNOW IS SO WET AND THE DRAINS ARE CLOGGED. HEAVY SNOW DURATION 16 HOURS. |
| Dec 12, 6:39 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Baxter, CA | CALTRANS NIGHT SUPERVISOR REPORTED AN ESTIMATED 9-10 INCHES STORM TOTAL |
| Dec 12, 6:40 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | Squaw Valley, CA | SQUAW VALLEY SKI RESORT REPORTED 16 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 12, 6:45 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 4 Ssw Prosser Creek Res, CA | A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER IN TRUCKEE REPORTED 2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. |
| Dec 12, 6:45 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Alpine Meadows, CA | ALPINE MEADOWS SKI RESORT REPORTED 14 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 12, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 5.1 | 9 Nnw Twin Bridges, CA | MESONET STATION 6 WSW EMERALD BAY /LLSC1/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 12, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 6 | Twain, CA | SNOW BEGAN TO STICK TO THE GROUND ABOUT 1600 12/10/2014. STILL LIGHT SNOW NOW SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION TWAIN. |
| Dec 12, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 14.8 | Blue Canyon, CA | MESONET STATION BLUE CANYON ALERT /BLUC1/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 12, 7:20 AM PST | SNOW 2.3 | 4 E Kyburz, CA | 1.92' OF RAIN WHICH BEGAN AT 1600 12/12/2014. ELEVATION ~4200 FT. CHANGED OVER TO SNOW OVERNIGHT AND IT'S STILL LIGHTLY SNOWING |
| Dec 12, 7:29 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 2 Nw Almanor, CA | ELEVATION 5464, HEAVY WET SNOW. CURRENTLY HAS STOPPED SNOWING HEAVY SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION CHESTER. |
| Dec 12, 7:30 AM PST | SNOW 6 | 2 Nw Quincy, CA | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION QUINCY /QCYC1/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 12, 7:34 AM PST | SNOW 0.3 | 1 Nw Pollock Pines, CA | COCORAHS STATION POLLOCK PINES 0.5 NW /CA-ED-11/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 12, 7:35 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 5 Wsw Prosser Creek Res, CA | A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER AT AN ELEVATION OF 6700 FT REPORTED 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 12, 7:35 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 1 Wsw Kingvale, CA | THE RAIN AHEAD OF THE WATER EQUIVALENT OF THE SNOW TOTALED 3.07 STILL LIGHTLY SNOING |
| Dec 12, 7:50 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 1 Ene Quincy, CA | FROM TIME IT CHANGED OVER ABOUT 1600 12/11/14 HEAVY SNOW DURATION 14 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION QUINCY. |
| Dec 12, 7:56 AM PST | SNOW 1.3 | 9 Ssw Donner Peak, CA | MESONET STATION TALBOT - HMT /TBTC1/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 12, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 1 Wnw Chester, CA | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION CHESTER /CHEC1/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 12, 8:17 AM PST | SNOW 9 | 1 W Kingvale, CA | COCORAHS STATION KINGVALE 1.3 WSW /CA-NV-3/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 12, 8:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 1 E Quincy, CA | CURRENT CHANGED BACK TO RAIN HEAVY SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION QUINCY. |
| Dec 12, 9:00 AM PST | SNOW 16 | Carson Pass, CA | MESONET STATION CARSON PASS /CXSC1/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 12, 9:56 AM PST | SNOW 2.1 | 9 Ssw Donner Peak, CA | MESONET STATION TALBOT - HMT /TBTC1/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 12, 10:00 AM PST | SNOW 5.1 | 9 Nnw Twin Bridges, CA | MESONET STATION 6 WSW EMERALD BAY /LLSC1/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 173 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 0 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
727 WWUS45 KREV 101201 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 401 AM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO IMPACT THE SIERRA... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL COMBINE WITH MOISTURE OFF THE WEST COAST TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN THE SIERRA LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. CAZ072-NVZ002-102300- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0006.141212T0000Z-141213T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0008.141211T2100Z-141212T2100Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 401 AM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS LATE TONIGHT THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND DROP TO NEAR LAKE LEVEL THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW LIKELY ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 3 FEET ALONG THE CREST. 7 TO 14 INCHES EXPECTED BELOW 7000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 MPH FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING. RIDGE WINDS WILL EXCEED 100 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 7000 TO 7500 FEET DROPPING TO 5000 TO 5500 FEET THURSDAY EVENING. HEAVIER PRECIPITATION BANDS MAY LOCALLY LOWER SNOW LEVELS TO LAKE TAHOE LEVEL EARLY IN THE DAY ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: WIND AND SNOW MAY COMBINE TO CREATE LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FOR THE HIGHEST PASSES WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SLICK ROADS IN THE TAHOE BASIN. 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. && $$ CAZ073-102300- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0006.141212T0000Z-141213T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0008.141212T0000Z-141213T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 401 AM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THURSDAY MORNING...THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND LOWER TO ALL ELEVATIONS BY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET...LOCALLY UP TO 3 FEET ALONG THE SIERRA CREST...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES DOWN TO 6000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 MPH POSSIBLE FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. RIDGE WINDS WILL EXCEED 100 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 7500 TO 8000 FEET DROPPING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BY FRIDAY MORNING. HEAVIER PRECIPITATION BANDS MAY LOCALLY LOWER SNOW LEVELS TO MUCH FASTER LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: WIND AND SNOW MAY COMBINE TO CREATE LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FOR MANY AREA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-102300- /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0008.141211T1800Z-141212T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- 401 AM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW DEVELOPS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS LATE TONIGHT THEN INCREASING IN INTENSITY AND SPREAD TO LOWER ELEVATIONS BY MIDDAY THURSDAY. SNOW CONTINUES ABOVE 5000 FEET THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 14 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 6000 FEET. 3 TO 6 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH THURSDAY EVENING...DECREASING FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS: 7000 FEET...LOWERING TO 5000 FEET THURSDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: WIND AND SNOW MAY COMBINE TO CREATE LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FOR THE HIGHEST PASSES WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SLICK ROADS ELSEWHERE. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
9 follow-up statements
070 WWUS45 KREV 101834 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1034 AM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO IMPACT THE SIERRA... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL COMBINE WITH MOISTURE OFF THE WEST COAST TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN THE SIERRA LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. CAZ072-NVZ002-110000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.141211T2100Z-141212T2100Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 1034 AM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW BEGINS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TONIGHT WITH A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET WITH AMOUNTS UP TO 3 FEET ALONG THE CREST. BELOW 7000 FEET...7 TO 14 INCHES WITH AMOUNTS UP TO 24 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL DECREASE BY THURSDAY NIGHT. RIDGE WINDS WILL EXCEED 100 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 6500 TO 7500 FEET DROPPING TO 5000 TO 5500 FEET THURSDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER THE SIERRA PASSES. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY OVER THE SIERRA PASSES LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THURSDAY OVER THE SIERRA PASSES...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CONSIDER ADJUSTING TRAVEL PLANS TO AVOID THE WORST CONDITIONS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE STRONGLY DISCOURAGED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. && $$ CAZ073-110000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.141212T0000Z-141213T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 1034 AM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THURSDAY MORNING...WITH A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW THURSDAY EVENING TO FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET WITH AMOUNTS UP TO 3 FEET ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. BELOW 7000 FEET...4 TO 8 INCHES AND 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 6000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 MPH. RIDGE WINDS WILL EXCEED 100 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 7000 TO 8000 FEET DROPPING BELOW 6000 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THURSDAY NIGHT ALONG HIGHWAY 395. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CONSIDER ADJUSTING TRAVEL PLANS TO AVOID THE WORST CONDITIONS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE STRONGLY DISCOURAGED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. && $$ CAZ071-110000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.141211T1800Z-141212T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- 1034 AM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TONIGHT WITH A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...6 TO 14 INCHES WITH AMOUNTS NEAR 24 INCHES BY YUBA PASS. EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 5000 FEET...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THURSDAY EVENING...DECREASING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS: 6000 TO 7000 FEET LOWERING TO 4500 TO 5500 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: WIND AND SNOW WILL COMBINE TO REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER YUBA PASS AND FREDONYER PASS. TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY FOR HIGHWAYS 36..44..49 AND 89. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CONSIDER ADJUSTING TRAVEL PLANS TO AVOID THE WORST CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. && $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
498 WWUS45 KREV 102305 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 305 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO IMPACT THE SIERRA... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL COMBINE WITH MOISTURE OFF THE WEST COAST TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN THE SIERRA LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. CAZ072-NVZ002-111300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.141211T2100Z-141212T2100Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 305 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE TAHOE BASIN THURSDAY WITH DECREASING SNOW LEVELS THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET WITH AMOUNTS UP TO 3 FEET ALONG THE CREST. BELOW 7000 FEET...7 TO 14 INCHES WITH AMOUNTS UP TO 24 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL DECREASE BY THURSDAY NIGHT. RIDGE WINDS WILL EXCEED 100 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 6500 TO 7500 FEET DROPPING TO 5000 TO 5500 FEET THURSDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER THE SIERRA PASSES. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY OVER THE SIERRA PASSES THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THURSDAY EVENING OVER THE SIERRA PASSES. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CONSIDER ADJUSTING TRAVEL PLANS TO AVOID THE WORST CONDITIONS THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE STRONGLY DISCOURAGED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. && $$ CAZ073-111300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.141212T0000Z-141213T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 305 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN ALONG THE CREST THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET WITH AMOUNTS UP TO 3 FEET ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. BELOW 7000 FEET...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 6000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. RIDGE WINDS WILL EXCEED 100 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 7000 TO 8000 FEET DROPPING BELOW 6000 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THURSDAY NIGHT ALONG HIGHWAY 395. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CONSIDER ADJUSTING TRAVEL PLANS TO AVOID THE WORST CONDITIONS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE STRONGLY DISCOURAGED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. && $$ CAZ071-111300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.141211T1800Z-141212T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- 305 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TONIGHT WITH A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...6 TO 14 INCHES WITH AMOUNTS UP TO 24 INCHES NEAR YUBA PASS. EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 5000 FEET...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH EARLY THURSDAY...DECREASING BY THURSDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVELS: 6000 TO 7000 FEET LOWERING TO 4500 TO 5500 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: WIND AND SNOW WILL COMBINE TO REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER YUBA PASS AND FREDONYER PASS. TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY FOR HIGHWAYS 36..44..49 AND 89. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CONSIDER ADJUSTING TRAVEL PLANS TO AVOID THE WORST CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. && $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
052 WWUS45 KREV 111253 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 453 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO IMPACT THE SIERRA... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL COMBINE WITH MOISTURE OFF THE WEST COAST TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN THE SIERRA LATE TODAY INTO FRIDAY. CAZ073-120000- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0008.141212T0300Z-141213T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 453 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN ALONG THE SIERRA CREST LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. BELOW 7000 FEET...4 TO 10 INCHES WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 6000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. RIDGE WIND GUSTS WILL EXCEED 100 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 7000 TO 8000 FEET DROPPING BELOW 6000 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY TONIGHT ALONG HIGHWAY 395. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CONSIDER ADJUSTING TRAVEL PLANS TO AVOID THE WORST CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE STRONGLY DISCOURAGED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-120000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.141211T2100Z-141212T2100Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 453 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE TAHOE BASIN THIS AFTERNOON WITH DECREASING SNOW LEVELS LATE THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. BELOW 7000 FEET...7 TO 14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 20 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL DECREASE TONIGHT. RIDGE WINDS WILL EXCEED 100 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 6500 TO 7500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON DROPPING TO 5000 TO 5500 FEET BY LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER THE SIERRA PASSES. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY OVER THE SIERRA PASSES THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THIS EVENING OVER THE SIERRA PASSES. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CONSIDER ADJUSTING TRAVEL PLANS TO AVOID THE WORST CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE STRONGLY DISCOURAGED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. && $$ CAZ071-120000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.141211T1800Z-141212T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- 453 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT ABOVE 5000 FEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...6 TO 14 INCHES WITH AMOUNTS UP TO 20 INCHES NEAR YUBA PASS. EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 5000 FEET...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH TODAY...THEN DECREASING BY THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVELS: 6000 TO 7000 FEET LOWERING TO NEAR 5000 FEET LATER TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: WIND AND SNOW WILL COMBINE TO REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER YUBA PASS AND FREDONYER PASS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY FOR HIGHWAYS 36...44...49 AND 89. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD... WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CONSIDER ADJUSTING TRAVEL PLANS TO AVOID THE WORST CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. && $$ MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
632 WWUS45 KREV 111705 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 905 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO IMPACT THE SIERRA... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL COMBINE WITH MOISTURE OFF THE WEST COAST TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN THE SIERRA TODAY INTO FRIDAY. CAZ072-NVZ002-120000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.141211T2100Z-141212T2100Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 905 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE TAHOE BASIN THIS AFTERNOON WITH DECREASING SNOW LEVELS THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET WITH AMOUNTS UP TO 3 FEET ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. BELOW 7000 FEET...7 TO 14 INCHES WITH UP TO 24 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL DECREASE TONIGHT. RIDGE WINDS WILL EXCEED 100 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 6500 TO 7500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON DROPPING TO 5000 TO 5500 FEET BY LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER THE SIERRA PASSES. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY OVER THE SIERRA PASSES THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY OVER THE SIERRA PASSES. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CONSIDER ADJUSTING TRAVEL PLANS TO AVOID THE WORST CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE STRONGLY DISCOURAGED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. && $$ CAZ073-120000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.141212T0300Z-141213T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 905 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE SIERRA CREST THIS AFTERNOON WITH A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET WITH AMOUNTS UP TO 3 FEET ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. BELOW 7000 FEET...4 TO 10 INCHES WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 6000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. RIDGE WIND GUSTS WILL EXCEED 100 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 7000 TO 8000 FEET DROPPING BELOW 6000 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY TONIGHT ALONG HIGHWAY 395. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CONSIDER ADJUSTING TRAVEL PLANS TO AVOID THE WORST CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE STRONGLY DISCOURAGED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. && $$ CAZ071-120000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.141211T1800Z-141212T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- 905 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS INTO TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...6 TO 14 INCHES WITH AMOUNTS UP TO 24 INCHES NEAR YUBA PASS. EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 5000 FEET...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH TODAY...THEN DECREASING BY THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVELS: 5500 TO 6500 FEET LOWERING TO NEAR 5000 FEET THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: WIND AND SNOW WILL COMBINE TO REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER YUBA PASS AND FREDONYER PASS. TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY FOR HIGHWAYS 36...44...49 AND 89. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD... WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CONSIDER ADJUSTING TRAVEL PLANS TO AVOID THE WORST CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. && $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
908 WWUS45 KREV 112253 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 253 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO IMPACT THE SIERRA... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL COMBINE WITH MOISTURE OFF THE WEST COAST TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN THE SIERRA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. CAZ072-NVZ002-121300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-141212T2100Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 253 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE CREST AND MOVE ACROSS TO THE EAST SHORE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO SHOWERS BY FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET WITH AMOUNTS UP TO 3 FEET ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. BELOW 7000 FEET...7 TO 14 INCHES WITH UP TO 24 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH THIS EVENING. RIDGE WINDS OF 100 MPH OR MORE WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVELS: 6500 TO 7000 FEET DROPPING TO 5000 TO 5500 FEET BY LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER THE SIERRA PASSES. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY OVER THE SIERRA PASSES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY OVER THE SIERRA PASSES. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CONSIDER ADJUSTING TRAVEL PLANS TO AVOID THE WORST CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE STRONGLY DISCOURAGED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. && $$ CAZ073-121300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.141212T0300Z-141213T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 253 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE SIERRA CREST WITH A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET WITH AMOUNTS UP TO 3 FEET ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. BELOW 7000 FEET...4 TO 10 INCHES WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 6000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH. RIDGE WIND GUSTS WILL EXCEED 100 MPH THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS: 7000 TO 7500 FEET DROPPING BELOW 6000 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY TONIGHT ALONG HIGHWAY 395. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CONSIDER ADJUSTING TRAVEL PLANS TO AVOID THE WORST CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE STRONGLY DISCOURAGED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. && $$ CAZ071-121300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-141212T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- 253 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS INTO TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...10 TO 18 INCHES WITH AMOUNTS UP TO 24 INCHES NEAR YUBA PASS. EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 5000 FEET...UP TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...THEN DECREASING THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVELS: 5000 TO 6000 FEET LOWERING TO NEAR 5000 FEET THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: WIND AND SNOW WILL COMBINE TO REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER YUBA PASS AND FREDONYER PASS. TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY FOR HIGHWAYS 36...44... 49 AND 89. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD... WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CONSIDER ADJUSTING TRAVEL PLANS TO AVOID THE WORST CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. && $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
550 WWUS45 KREV 120402 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 802 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE SIERRA... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL COMBINE WITH MOISTURE OFF THE WEST COAST TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN THE SIERRA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. CAZ072-NVZ002-121300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-141212T2100Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 802 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE CREST AND MOVE ACROSS THE TAHOE BASIN TO THE EAST SHORE OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO SHOWERS FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 3 FEET ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. BELOW 7000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH UP TO 18 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE AT HIGHER ELEVATION PASSES WITH RIDGE WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 6500 TO 7000 FEET DROPPING TO 5000 TO 5500 FEET BY LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER THE SIERRA PASSES. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY OVER THE SIERRA PASSES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE AT LOWER ELEVATIONS OVERNIGHT. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CONSIDER ADJUSTING TRAVEL PLANS TO AVOID THE WORST CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE STRONGLY DISCOURAGED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. && $$ CAZ073-121300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-141213T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 802 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE SIERRA CREST WITH A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPING AND SPILLING INTO THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 3 FEET ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. BELOW 7000 FEET...4 TO 10 INCHES WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 6000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH. RIDGE WIND GUSTS WILL EXCEED 100 MPH BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS: 7000 TO 7500 FEET DROPPING BELOW 6000 FEET FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY TONIGHT ALONG HIGHWAY 395. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CONSIDER ADJUSTING TRAVEL PLANS TO AVOID THE WORST CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE STRONGLY DISCOURAGED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. && $$ CAZ071-121300- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-141212T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- 802 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...6 TO 14 INCHES WITH AMOUNTS UP TO 18 INCHES NEAR YUBA PASS. EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 ABOVE 5000 FEET...UP TO 6 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS: NEAR 5000 FEET. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS OVER YUBA PASS AND FREDONYER SUMMIT. TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY FOR HIGHWAYS 36...44...49 AND 89. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CONSIDER ADJUSTING TRAVEL PLANS TO AVOID THE WORST CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
061 WWUS45 KREV 121209 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 409 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2014 CAZ072-NVZ002-121800- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-141212T2100Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 409 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE CREST AND SPREAD INTO THE TAHOE BASIN THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATER THIS MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ABOVE 7000 FEET...4 TO 8 INCHES. BELOW 7000 FEET...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY OVER THE SIERRA PASSES AND MOST HIGHWAYS ABOVE 6500 FEET THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE STRONGLY DISCOURAGED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. && $$ CAZ073-121800- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-141213T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 409 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2014 ...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 WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON MAINLY FROM HIGHWAY 395 WESTWARD. SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ABOVE 7000 FEET...4 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 16 INCHES ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. BELOW 7000 FEET...UP TO 6 INCHES MAINLY NEAR AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH THIS MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS: 7000 TO 7500 FEET DROPPING BELOW 6000 FEET BY MID MORNING. * IMPACTS: WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THIS MORNING ALONG HIGHWAY 395. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE STRONGLY DISCOURAGED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. && $$ CAZ071-121800- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-141212T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- 409 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING MAINLY ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF SUSANVILLE AND PORTOLA...THEN DIMINISH TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATER THIS MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS OVER YUBA PASS AND FREDONYER SUMMIT THIS MORNING. TRAVEL DELAYS ARE LIKELY FOR HIGHWAYS 36...44...49 AND 89. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
497 WWUS45 KREV 121630 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 830 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2014 CAZ071-121730- /O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-141212T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- 830 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS DECREASE TO SHOWERS WITH ONLY LIGHT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-121730- /O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-141212T2100Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 830 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH AN INCH OR TWO OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. $$ CAZ073-130000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-141213T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 830 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2014 ...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 WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MONO COUNTY THROUGH TODAY. * ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS: ABOVE 7000 FEET...3 TO 6 INCHES. BELOW 7000 FEET...1 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS: WIND AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE STRONGLY DISCOURAGED UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. && $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
307 WWUS45 KREV 122228 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 228 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2014 CAZ073-122330- /O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-141213T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 228 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY SNOW ACROSS MONO COUNTY IS OVER. HOWEVER SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE NEAR THE SIERRA CREST AND UP TO 2 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 395. $$ BRONG 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 10, 3:50 AM PST, 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 10, 3:50 AM PST, 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
350 AM PST WED DEC 10 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. STRONG
DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY THURSDAY WITH WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW
THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY. TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS SYSTEM DUE TO THE WIND AND SNOW. A BRIEF BREAK IS EXPECTED THIS
WEEKEND WITH UNSETTLED WEATHER RETURNING NEXT WEEK.
&&
.SHORT TERM...
A STRONG WINTER STORM THAT IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE SIERRA AND
WESTERN NEVADA EARLY THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. MAIN CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST WERE TO UPGRADE WINTER STORM WATCHES ALONG THE SIERRA TO
WINTER STORM WARNINGS. ALSO ISSUED WIND ADVISORIES FOR PERSHING,
CHURCHILL, SOUTHERN LYON, AND MINERAL COUNTIES.
**WINDS**
STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL BEGIN LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN PLACE ACROSS THE
SIERRA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH THE SIERRA FRONT WHICH
INCLUDES RENO/CARSON/MINDEN AREA. A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT
ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND DOWNSLOPE ENHANCEMENT WILL MAKE
THESE AREAS MOST FAVORABLE TO SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS. WIDESPREAD
WIND GUSTS OF 60-75 MPH GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES
AND WESTERN NEVADA ALONG THE HWY 395/I580 CORRIDOR. WIND PRONE AREAS
COULD EASILY REACH GUSTS UP TO 80-90 MPH. FARTHER EAST ACROSS
PERSHING, CHURCHILL, AND MINERAL COUNTIES HAVE ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY BEGINNING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
WINDS WILL BE ALSO BE STRONG IN THESE AREAS WITH WIDESPREAD GUSTS UP
TO 55 MPH EXPECTED. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE AN ISSUE
ESPECIALLY WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS TRANSPORTING DUST FROM THE CARSON
SINK NORTHWARD ACROSS INTERSTATE 80. DRIVERS MAY ENCOUNTER
SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY.
DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS AREAS LAKES WITH
FORECAST WAVE HEIGHTS UP TO 6-7 FEET ON LAKE TAHOE AND UP TO 5 FEET
ON PYRAMID LAKE. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS LIKELY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES ENCOUNTERING CROSS WINDS WITH TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS LIKELY.
WINDS WILL START TO DIMINISH LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN
GUSTY UNTIL THE PASSAGE OF A SURFACE COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT WITH LIGHTER WINDS
FRIDAY.
**PRECIPITATION**
HAVE UPGRADED THE WINTER STORM WATCHES ACROSS THE SIERRA TO WINTER
STORM WARNINGS AND HAVE ALSO INCLUDED EASTERN SIERRA COUNTY
NORTHWARD THROUGH LASSEN COUNTY IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR
AREAS ABOVE 5,000 FEET. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN LATE THURSDAY
MORNING ACROSS LASSEN COUNTY THEN SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS THE
TAHOE BASIN THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
HAVE DELAYED THE ONSET OF THE PRECIPITATION A BIT AS BOTH THE EC AND
GFS HAVE BEEN DIGGING THE LOW ACROSS THE EASTERN PACIFIC OVER THE
PAST FEW RUNS. THIS IS BEGINNING TO ORIENT THE JET MORE SOUTHERLY
AND AS A RESULT HAS BEEN DECREASING THE AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION
ACCUMULATING ON THE EASTERN SIERRA BY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS AT THAT IN
THE GFS WITH THE EC TRENDING DRIER AS WELL. WILL NOT LOWER EXPECTED
AMOUNTS AS DRASTICALLY AS THE GFS BUT HAVE TRENDED A BIT LOWER.
OVERALL SNOWFALL OF 1.5-2.5 FEET ALONG THE SIERRA NEAR THE TAHOE
BASIN IS EXPECTED WITH LOCALIZED AREAS NEAR 3 FEET POSSIBLE. AT
LAKE LEVEL, 7-14 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. FURTHER SOUTH ACROSS MONO
COUNTY 1-2 FEET EXPECTED IN THE SIERRA WITH UP TO 2.5 FEET POSSIBLE
ALONG THE CREST. LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE 395 CORRIDOR DOWN TO
6,000 FEET COULD SEE 6 INCHES IN MONO COUNTY. SEE THE LATEST WINTER
WEATHER STATEMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
INTO WESTERN NEVADA, LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
ABOVE 5000-5500 FEET FRIDAY MORNING AS THE PRECIPITATION ENDS.
LARGELY EXPECTING RAINFALL BELOW 5,000 FEET IN WESTERN NEVADA WITH
1/3 TO 2/3 INCH EXPECTED ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT WITH UP TO AN INCH
IN THE FOOTHILLS. EASTWARD ACROSS THE BASIN AND RANGE UP TO A
QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE. FUENTES
.LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
A FEW MINOR CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST THIS
CYCLE...MAINLY TO ADJUST POPS IN THE DAY 6/7 TIME FRAME. OVERALL THE
PATTERN HAS CHANGED LITTLE FOR THE PREVIOUS FORECAST.
SHORT WAVE RIDGE BUILDS BRIEFLY OVER THE FORECAST AREA LATE SATURDAY
INTO SUNDAY. THERE COULD BE A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS EARLY
SATURDAY...BUT THESE WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH THE DAY. HIGH TEMPS
REMAIN AT OR SLIGHTLY BELOW AVERAGE AS MIXING IS MINIMIZED.
THE NEXT SYSTEM IS SHOWN PUSHING INTO THE WEST COAST BY MONDAY
MORNING. THIS TROUGH IS FAIRLY STRETCHED OUT AND THERE REMAIN SOME
INCONSISTENCIES AMONGST THE MODELS WITH REGARD TO TIMING OF THIS
SYSTEM. GEM IS ACTUALLY THE FASTEST BRINGING PCPN INTO THE WESTERN
PART OF THE CWA MONDAY MORNING FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY THE GFS. THE
ECMWF HOLDS OFF THE PCPN UNTIL LATER IN THE DAY. GIVEN DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN THE MODEL SOLUTIONS...WE DECIDED NOT TO SPEED UP THE TIMING
BUT DID BUMP UP POPS THROUGH THE DAY FOR WESTERN PARTS OF THE CWA.
SNOW LEVELS ARE LIKELY TO START LOWER WITH THIS SYSTEM GIVEN THE
AMOUNT OF LOW LEVEL COOL AIR IN PLACE AT THE ONSET OF THE PCPN.
A SECONDARY SHORT WAVE ROTATES THROUGH THE BASE OF THE MAIN TROUGH
FOR TUESDAY KEEPING AT LEAST CHANCE POPS IN PLACE OVER THE WESTERN
AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE CWA. AT THIS POINT IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT
TO GET TIMING CORRECT FOR A SERIES OF SHORT WAVES THIS FAR OUT IN
THE FORECAST...SO WE HAVE KEPT SORT OF A BROAD BRUSHED AREA OF
SLIGHT TO CHANCE POPS FOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. PRESENCE OF
CLOUDS AND PCPN KEEP HIGH TEMPS AT OR BELOW AVERAGE FOR BOTH DAYS. 20
&&
.AVIATION...
FREEZING FOG HAS DEVELOPED AT KTRK THIS MORNING. THIS FOG SHOULD
LIFT OUT THROUGH THE DAY WITH VFR CONDITIONS DEVELOPING FOR THE
ENTIRE REGION THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. AFTER MIDNIGHT PCPN SHOULD
BEGIN MOVING INTO THE FAR NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF CA. THIS WILL START
THE PROCESS OF DRIVING CIGS INTO THE MVFR RANGE BEFORE MORE
WIDESPREAD RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW PRODUCES IFR CONDITIONS
NORTH OF TAHOE BY THURSDAY MIDDAY. PCPN SPREADS SOUTH AND EAST
THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AND CHANGES TO
SNOW RATHER QUICKLY ABOVE 5500 FEET THURSDAY EVENING. WIDESPREAD IFR
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FOR THE SIERRA...NORTHEAST CA AND FAR
NORTHWEST NV STARTING THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON SIERRA
RUNWAYS IN THE 6 TO 12 INCH ARE POSSIBLE BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS
OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
WINDS ARE JUST AS MUCH A HAZARD IN THIS STORM...IF NOT MORE SO...
THAN THE PCPN. WINDS INCREASE BELOW 10K FT STARTING LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...THEN CLOSER TO THE SFC BY LATE TONIGHT. IT IS NOT OUT OF
THE QUESTION TO SEE SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 25-40 KT RANGE FOR MANY
TERMINALS BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS IN THE 50-65 KT
RANGE. OFF THE SURFACE...WINDS INCREASE TO 70-85 KTS OVER THE SIERRA
WITH MUCH STRONGER GUSTS. PEAK WINDS SHOULD OCCUR IN THE 11/08 UTC
TO 11/18 UTC TIME FRAME. THESE VERY STRONG WINDS ARE UNIDIRECTIONAL
SO DIRECTIONAL SHEAR IN THE LOW LEVELS WILL NOT BE AS A MUCH A
CONCERN...BUT THERE COULD BE SPEED SHEAR IN THE LOWER 4-5K FT LAYER.
SIGNIFICANT TURBULENCE IS LIKELY ALONG AND EAST OF THE SIERRA WITH
THE SYSTEM GIVEN THESE VERY STRONG WINDS. 20
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY
NVZ003-005.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST THURSDAY
NVZ002.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY
NVZ002.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY NVZ001-004.
CA...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY
CAZ070-071.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY
ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR CAZ071.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY
CAZ073.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY
CAZ073.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST THURSDAY
CAZ072.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY
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 10, 4:01 AM PST | Wind Advisory | REV | Churchill, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Washoe | 47 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.