Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Nov 23, 2015, 11:49 AM PST for 7 counties in California; Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Nov 24, 2015, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 10 hr. 19 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
- Nov 23, 2015, 11:49 AM PST (19:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 24, 2015, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Nov 24, 2015, 8:27 PM PST
- In force
- 10 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 19:49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 2:28 PM PST | SNOW 4 | Homewood, CA | TOTAL FROM 10 AM TO 2 PM. |
| Nov 24, 2:31 PM PST | SNOW 4 | Incline Village, NV | |
| Nov 24, 2:34 PM PST | SNOW 4.5 | Glenshire-Devonshire, CA | |
| Nov 24, 3:00 PM PST | SNOW 4 | 2 Sse Upper Blue Lake, CA | MESONET STATION BLUE LAKES /BLAC1/ |
| Nov 24, 3:51 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 3 Se Lake Davis, CA | STORM TOTAL SO FAR TODAY. |
| Nov 24, 4:12 PM PST | SNOW 7.5 | Squaw Valley, CA | TOTAL SINCE 10AM |
| Nov 24, 4:51 PM PST | SNOW 7 | 4 Ssw Prosser Creek Res, CA | STORM TOTAL SINCE 10AM AT 6250 FEET. |
| Nov 24, 4:59 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Mount Rose Ski Area, NV | STORM TOTAL SINCE 10 AM. |
| Nov 24, 5:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Glenbrook, NV | STORM TOTAL SINCE 11AM |
| Nov 24, 5:00 PM PST | SNOW 8 | 3 Ene Tahoe City, CA | MEASURED AT THE COAST GUARD STATION. TOTAL SINCE 10 AM. |
| Nov 24, 5:00 PM PST | SNOW 8 | Dagget Pass, NV | STORM TOTAL AT THE FIRE STATION SINCE 11 AM. 0.32 INCHES OF LIQUID. |
| Nov 24, 5:00 PM PST | SNOW 3.5 | Blue Canyon, CA | MESONET STATION BLUE CANYON ALERT /BLUC1/ |
| Nov 24, 5:00 PM PST | SNOW 4.6 | 1 Sse Bear Valley, CA | MESONET STATION 1 SSE BEAR VALLEY /BLCC1/ |
| Nov 24, 5:00 PM PST | SNOW 6 | Ebbetts Pass, CA | MESONET STATION EBBETTS PASS /EBTC1/ |
| Nov 24, 5:00 PM PST | SNOW 7 | Carson Pass, CA | MESONET STATION CARSON PASS /CXSC1/ |
| Nov 24, 5:00 PM PST | SNOW 9.6 | 9 Nnw Twin Bridges, CA | MESONET STATION 6 WSW EMERALD BAY /LLSC1/ |
| Nov 24, 5:15 PM PST | SNOW 5.5 | 5 Ssw South Lake Tahoe, CA | STORM TOTAL SINCE 10AM IN MEYERS. |
| Nov 24, 5:23 PM PST | SNOW 3 | Cold Springs Valley, NV | STORM TOTAL SO FAR SINCE 11AM |
| Nov 24, 5:50 PM PST | SNOW 3 | 2 S Stead Airport, NV | STORM TOTAL SINCE 11AM. 2 INCHES ACCUMULATED BETWEEN 430PM AND 530PM. |
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, 7.8 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
- 1970 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
334 WWUS45 KREV 231949 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1149 AM PST MON NOV 23 2015 CAZ071-241200- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0001.151124T1500Z-151125T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0002.151124T1800Z-151125T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE...LOYALTON 1149 AM PST MON NOV 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW AND VERY COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY. SNOW WILL DECREASE TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH SNOW SHOWERS PERSISTING INTO WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 INCLUDING YUBA PASS WITH UP TO 6 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH. DAMAGE TO TREES IS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND ICY ROADS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 36...44...70...89 AND 395. SIGNIFICANT DELAYS FOR HOLIDAY TRAVELERS AND DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR BACK-COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE TRAVELING IN THE SIERRA ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERNATE ROUTES AND/OR DEPARTURE TIMES. CARRY EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND BE PREPARED FOR LONG TRAVEL DELAYS. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-241200- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0001.151124T1500Z-151126T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0002.151124T2000Z-151125T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 1149 AM PST MON NOV 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW AND VERY COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DECREASE TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH SNOW SHOWERS PERSISTING INTO WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AROUND 12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. DAMAGE TO TREES IS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND ICY ROADS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAY 50...CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS 88...89...267 AND NEVADA HIGHWAYS 28...207 AND 431. SIGNIFICANT DELAYS FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY TRAVELERS AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR BACK-COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE TRAVELING IN THE SIERRA ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERNATE ROUTES AND/OR DEPARTURE TIMES. CARRY EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND BE PREPARED FOR LONG TRAVEL DELAYS. THOSE HEADING TO SKI RESORTS SHOULD DRESS FOR VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS. && $$ NVZ005-241200- /O.EXB.KREV.WW.Y.0012.151124T1800Z-151126T0000Z/ NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EMPIRE...GERLACH 1149 AM PST MON NOV 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW AND VERY COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST NEVADA TUESDAY. SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER A 36 HOUR PERIOD NORTH OF GERLACH. UP TO 3 INCHES IN GERLACH. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND ICY ROADS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 447 NORTH OF GERLACH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL DELAYS FOR THOSE DRIVING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. CARRY EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND BE PREPARED FOR LONG TRAVEL DELAYS. && $$ CAZ073-241200- /O.EXB.KREV.WW.Y.0012.151125T0000Z-151125T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 1149 AM PST MON NOV 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW AND VERY COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO MONO COUNTY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DECREASE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING BUT SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN POSSIBLE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES IN BACK-COUNTRY AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...INCLUDING JUNE LAKE AND MAMMOTH LAKES. UP TO 6 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND ICY ROADS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 203 AND 395. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR BACK-COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL DELAYS FOR THOSE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 395 TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. CARRY EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND BE PREPARED FOR LONG TRAVEL DELAYS. THOSE HEADING TO SKI RESORTS SHOULD DRESS FOR VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS. && $$ CAZ070-241200- /O.EXT.KREV.WW.Y.0012.151124T1800Z-151126T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...FORT BIDWELL 1149 AM PST MON NOV 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW AND VERY COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA EARLY TUESDAY. SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER A 36 HOUR PERIOD. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND ICY ROADS. THIS INCLUDES SURPRISE VALLEY ROAD AND HIGHWAY 299 OVER CEDAR PASS. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR BACK-COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL DELAYS FOR THOSE DRIVING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. CARRY EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND BE PREPARED FOR LONG TRAVEL DELAYS. && $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
3 follow-up statements
883 WWUS45 KREV 241150 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 350 AM PST TUE NOV 24 2015 CAZ071-250000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.151124T1800Z-151125T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE...LOYALTON 350 AM PST TUE NOV 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW AND VERY COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA TODAY. SNOW WILL DECREASE TONIGHT...WITH SNOW SHOWERS PERSISTING INTO WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 INCLUDING YUBA PASS WITH UP TO 6 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH. DAMAGE TO TREES IS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND ICY ROADS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 36...44...70...89 AND 395. SIGNIFICANT DELAYS FOR HOLIDAY TRAVELERS AND DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR BACK-COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE TRAVELING IN THE SIERRA ON TODAY AND WEDNESDAY SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERNATE ROUTES AND/OR DEPARTURE TIMES. CARRY EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND BE PREPARED FOR LONG TRAVEL DELAYS. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-250000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.151124T2000Z-151125T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 350 AM PST TUE NOV 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW AND VERY COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DECREASE TONIGHT...WITH SNOW SHOWERS PERSISTING INTO WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AROUND 12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. DAMAGE TO TREES IS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND ICY ROADS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAY 50... CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS 88...89...267 AND NEVADA HIGHWAYS 28... 207 AND 431. SIGNIFICANT DELAYS FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY TRAVELERS AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR BACK-COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE TRAVELING IN THE SIERRA ON TODAY AND WEDNESDAY SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERNATE ROUTES AND/OR DEPARTURE TIMES. CARRY EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND BE PREPARED FOR LONG TRAVEL DELAYS. THOSE HEADING TO SKI RESORTS SHOULD DRESS FOR VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS. && $$ NVZ003-250000- /O.EXB.KREV.WW.Y.0012.151125T0000Z-151126T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY 350 AM PST TUE NOV 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: THE FIRST ROUND WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COLD FRONT FOR THE COMMUTE THIS AFTERNOON AROUND THE RENO AND CARSON CITY METRO AREAS. THEN THE THREAT SWITCHES TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW MAINLY FROM SOUTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTY THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: A FAST INCH OR TWO IS EXPECTED WITH THE COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS FORM OVERNIGHT WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS WEST OF 395 FROM DOUGLAS COUNTY THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND ICY ROADS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 AND 580...AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 395, 50, 441. SIGNIFICANT DELAYS ARE EXPECTED FOR HOLIDAY TRAVELERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL DELAYS FOR THOSE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 395 THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. CARRY EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND BE PREPARED FOR LONG TRAVEL DELAYS. THOSE HEADING TO SKI RESORTS SHOULD DRESS FOR VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-250000- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0012.151124T1800Z-151126T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 350 AM PST TUE NOV 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW AND VERY COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA EARLY TODAY. SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER A 36 HOUR PERIOD. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND ICY ROADS. THIS INCLUDES SURPRISE VALLEY ROAD AND HIGHWAY 299 OVER CEDAR PASS. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR BACK-COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL DELAYS FOR THOSE DRIVING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. CARRY EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND BE PREPARED FOR LONG TRAVEL DELAYS. && $$ CAZ073-250000- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0012.151125T0000Z-151125T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 350 AM PST TUE NOV 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW AND VERY COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO MONO COUNTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DECREASE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING BUT SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN POSSIBLE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES IN BACK-COUNTRY AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...INCLUDING JUNE LAKE AND MAMMOTH LAKES. UP TO 6 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND ICY ROADS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 203 AND 395. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR BACK-COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL DELAYS FOR THOSE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 395 TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. CARRY EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND BE PREPARED FOR LONG TRAVEL DELAYS. THOSE HEADING TO SKI RESORTS SHOULD DRESS FOR VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
820 WWUS45 KREV 242320 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 320 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2015 CAZ071-250730- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151125T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE...LOYALTON 320 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND BECOME SCATTERED WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 INCLUDING YUBA PASS WITH UP TO 4 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND ICY ROADS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 36...44...70...89 AND 395. SIGNIFICANT DELAYS FOR HOLIDAY TRAVELERS AND DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR BACK- COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE TRAVELING IN THE SIERRA ON TODAY AND WEDNESDAY SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERNATE ROUTES AND/OR DEPARTURE TIMES. CARRY EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND BE PREPARED FOR LONG TRAVEL DELAYS. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-250730- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151125T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 320 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW THIS EVENING WILL TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 3 TO 8 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH ICY ROADS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAY 50... CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS 88...89...267 AND NEVADA HIGHWAYS 28... 207 AND 431. SIGNIFICANT DELAYS FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY TRAVELERS AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR BACK-COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE TRAVELING IN THE SIERRA ON TODAY AND WEDNESDAY SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERNATE ROUTES AND/OR DEPARTURE TIMES. CARRY EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND BE PREPARED FOR LONG TRAVEL DELAYS. THOSE HEADING TO SKI RESORTS SHOULD DRESS FOR VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-250730- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-151126T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 320 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW AND VERY COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA EARLY TODAY. SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER A 36 HOUR PERIOD. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND ICY ROADS. THIS INCLUDES SURPRISE VALLEY ROAD AND HIGHWAY 299 OVER CEDAR PASS. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR BACK-COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL DELAYS FOR THOSE DRIVING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. CARRY EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND BE PREPARED FOR LONG TRAVEL DELAYS. && $$ CAZ073-250730- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0012.151125T0000Z-151125T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 320 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW AND VERY COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO MONO COUNTY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL DECREASE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING BUT SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN POSSIBLE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES IN BACK-COUNTRY AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...INCLUDING JUNE LAKE AND MAMMOTH LAKES. UP TO 6 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND ICY ROADS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 203 AND 395. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR BACK-COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL DELAYS FOR THOSE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 395 TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. CARRY EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND BE PREPARED FOR LONG TRAVEL DELAYS. THOSE HEADING TO SKI RESORTS SHOULD DRESS FOR VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS. && $$ NVZ003-250730- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0012.151125T0000Z-151126T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY 320 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL END THIS EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT WILL THEN BE LAKE EFFECT SNOW OFF TAHOE INTO THE CARSON CITY AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AROUND 1 INCH THIS EVENING. 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND ICY ROADS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 AND 580...AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 395... 50...441. SIGNIFICANT DELAYS ARE EXPECTED FOR HOLIDAY TRAVELERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL DELAYS FOR THOSE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 395 THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. CARRY EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND BE PREPARED FOR LONG TRAVEL DELAYS. THOSE HEADING TO SKI RESORTS SHOULD DRESS FOR VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
150 WWUS45 KREV 250427 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 827 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2015 CAZ071-072-NVZ002-251200- /O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151125T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KREV.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-151125T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE...LOYALTON...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 827 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED WINTER STORM WARNING. * SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ON AND OFF THROUGH TONIGHT IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN SIERRA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA. ADDITIONAL QUICK 1-2 INCH ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * AREAS EAST OF LAKE TAHOE MAY SEE ENHANCED SNOW SHOWERS FROM LAKE EFFECT. WHILE NOT CERTAIN TO DEVELOP, IF THESE SHOWERS DO FORM, LOCALIZED 3-6 INCH SNOW AMOUNTS COULD OCCUR ALONG THE EAST SHORE OF LAKE TAHOE AND INTO THE WASHOE VALLEY AND CARSON CITY AREAS. * WITH MUCH COLDER AIR MOVING INTO THE REGION, WATER ON UNTREATED ROADS WILL REFREEZE QUICKLY LEADING TO ICY AREAS OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND ICY ROADS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80, US 50, US 395, AND HIGHWAYS WEST OF SUSANVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CARRY EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND BE PREPARED FOR TRAVEL DELAYS TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. THOSE HEADING TO SKI RESORTS SHOULD DRESS FOR VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-251230- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-151126T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 827 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW AND VERY COLD AIR WILL MOVE BACK INTO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES. * IMPACTS: SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND ICY ROADS. THIS INCLUDES SURPRISE VALLEY ROAD AND HIGHWAY 299 OVER CEDAR PASS. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR BACK-COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL DELAYS FOR THOSE DRIVING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. CARRY EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND BE PREPARED FOR TRAVEL DELAYS. && $$ CAZ073-251200- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-151125T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 827 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT, MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 NEAR THE SIERRA CREST AND MAMMOTH. SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH IN INTENSITY BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY, HOWEVER SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST INTO THE DAY WEDNESDAY. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...INCLUDING JUNE LAKE AND MAMMOTH LAKES. UP TO 6 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITY AND ICY ROADS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 203 AND 395. COLD AIR MOVING IN WILL CAUSE REFREEZE OF WATER ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR BACK-COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL DELAYS FOR THOSE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 395 OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. CARRY EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND BE PREPARED FOR TRAVEL DELAYS. THOSE HEADING TO SKI RESORTS SHOULD DRESS FOR VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS. && $$ NVZ003-251230- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-151126T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY 827 PM PST TUE NOV 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ON AND OFF THROUGH TONIGHT IN FAR WESTERN NEVADA FROM RENO TO CARSON CITY TO MINDEN. ADDITIONAL QUICK 1-2 INCH ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. SNOW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME MORE NUMEROUS WEDNESDAY MID-DAY AND AFTERNOON, POTENTIALLY PRODUCING ANOTHER 1-2 INCHES OF POWDERY SNOW. * AREAS EAST OF LAKE TAHOE MAY SEE ENHANCED SNOW SHOWERS FROM LAKE EFFECT. WHILE NOT CERTAIN TO DEVELOP, IF THESE SHOWERS DO FORM, LOCALIZED 3-6 INCH SNOW AMOUNTS COULD OCCUR ALONG THE EAST SHORE OF LAKE TAHOE AND INTO THE WASHOE VALLEY, CARSON CITY, AND MINDEN AREAS. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY SOUTHEAST OF PYRAMID LAKE AS WELL, WHERE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS ARE LIKELY OVERNIGHT. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL CHANGE RAPIDLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY DUE TO THE SCATTERED NATURE OF SNOW SHOWERS. ANY WATER ON UNTREATED ROADS WILL REFREEZE LEADING TO ICY AREAS. PLAN ON EXTRA TRAVEL TIME FOR HOLIDAY TRAVEL ON ROADWAYS IN THE REGION, AND FOR THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CARRY EMERGENCY SUPPLIES AND BE PREPARED FOR TRAVEL DELAYS. THOSE HEADING TO SKI RESORTS SHOULD DRESS FOR VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
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Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 3:36 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada and 3 more | 56 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.