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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Dec 8, 2015, 3:28 PM PST for 8 counties in California; Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Dec 10, 2015, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 30 hr. 59 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 8, 2015, 3:28 PM PST (23:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 10, 2015, 4:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 11, 2015, 10:00 AM PST
- In force
- 30 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 23:25 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 10, 4:30 PM PST | SNOW 4.8 | 3 Ssw South Lake Tahoe, CA | SOUTH LAKE TAHOE ASOS REPORTED 4.8 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND AND 0.92 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT AS OF 430PM PST. ELEVATION IS 6314 FEET. |
| Dec 10, 5:00 PM PST | SNOW 10 | 6 Ene South Lake Tahoe, NV | CO-OP OBSERVER REPORTED 10 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN IN THE LAST 24 HOURS WITH .76 INCHES LIQUID EQUIVALENT. ELEVATION IS 7334 FEET. |
| Dec 10, 8:10 PM PST | SNOW 3 | Wnw Reno, NV | NEAR MAE ANNE AND SHARLANDS IN WEST RENO |
| Dec 10, 8:10 PM PST | SNOW 4 | Cold Springs Valley, NV | SO FAR THIS EVENING |
| Dec 10, 8:21 PM PST | SNOW 3 | 8 Sse Reno, NV | HEAVY SNOW IN DAMONTE RANCH AREA |
| Dec 10, 8:50 PM PST | SNOW 8 | Kingvale, CA | STORM TOTAL SO FAR VIA CALTRANS AT KINGVALE |
| Dec 10, 9:12 PM PST | SNOW 3.5 | 4 Ssw Reno, NV | TOTAL SINCE 630 PM. CAUGHLIN RANCH ELEVATION 5000 FT. |
| Dec 10, 9:35 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 1 Ese Verdi, NV | SO FAR THIS EVENING |
| Dec 11, 3:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | 3 E Soda Springs, CA | STORM TOTAL NEAR DONNER PASS THROUGH 3 AM. |
| Dec 11, 3:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | 3 E Soda Springs, CA | STORM TOTAL THROUGH 3 AM. |
| Dec 11, 4:40 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 4 N Reno, NV | |
| Dec 11, 5:39 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 24 | Northstar, CA | NORTHSTAR SKI RESORT REPORTED 24 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 11, 5:48 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 2 Wsw Mammoth Lakes, CA | MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT REPORTED 11 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 11, 5:57 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 5 W Truckee, CA | TAHOE DONNER SKI RESORT REPORTED 12 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 11, 6:29 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 5 E Incline Village, NV | DIAMOND PEAK SKI RESORT REPORTED 12 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 11, 6:30 AM PST | SNOW 4 | 2 Nw Almanor, CA | 12 HOUR SNOW REPORT ENDING AT 6:30 AM. AT 4500 FT ELEVATION; CURRENTLY IN BETWEEN WAVES. OBSERVER LOCATION CHESTER. |
| Dec 11, 6:41 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | 5 W Beckwourth, CA | A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER NEAR PORTOLA REPORTED 5.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 11, 6:45 AM PST | SNOW 12 | 1 Wsw Kingvale, CA | 24 HOUR SNOW REPORT ENDING AT 6:45 AM. OBSERVER LOCATION KINGVALE. |
| Dec 11, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 3.4 | 5 Nw Lee Vining, CA | 24-HR SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 11, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 3.8 | 1 Nne Reno, NV | SNOWFALL BETWEEN 4 PM AND 10 PM YESTERDAY. ELEVATION AROUND 4900 FEET. |
| Dec 11, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 5 | 5 W Reno, NV | SNOWFALL BETWEEN 3 PM 12/10 AND 2AM THIS MORNING AT 5000 FEET. |
| Dec 11, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | 9 W Reno, NV | SNOWFALL BETWEEN 330 PM AND 10 PM YESTERDAY IN VERDI. |
| Dec 11, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 1 W Sugar Pine Point S, CA | SNOWFALL SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IN TAHOMA. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT OF 1.20 INCHES. |
| Dec 11, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 11 | 5 Sse Prosser Creek Res, CA | TRUCKEE AIRPORT AWOS REPORTED 11.0 INCHES OF SNOW WITH 1.29 INCHES OF LIQUID. ELEVATION 5900 FEET. |
| Dec 11, 7:05 AM PST | SNOW 10 | 1 Ne Incline Village, NV | A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER IN INCLINE VILLAGE REPORTED 10 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Dec 11, 7:20 AM PST | SNOW 3.5 | 4 E Kyburz, CA | 16 HOUR SNOW REPORT ENDING AT 7:20 AM. 1.72 INCHES OF RAIN AND MELTED SNOW. |
| Dec 11, 7:30 AM PST | SNOW 1.7 | N Indian Hills, NV | 24-HR SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 11, 7:30 AM PST | SNOW 1 | Pacific House, CA | 10 HOUR SNOW REPORT ENDING AT 7:30 AM. OBSERVER LOCATION PACIFIC HOUSE. |
| Dec 11, 7:45 AM PST | SNOW 1 | 1 E Sparks, NV | SNOWFALL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. |
| Dec 11, 7:45 AM PST | SNOW 1.1 | 10 S Reno, NV | SNOWFALL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ELEVATION AROUNS 5150 FEET. |
| Dec 11, 7:45 AM PST | SNOW 4.5 | 5 Sw New Washoe City, NV | 24-HR SNOWFALL AT ELEVATION 5080 FEET. |
| Dec 11, 7:59 AM PST | SNOW 10 | 5 Sw South Lake Tahoe, CA | 24-HR SNOWFALL. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT OF 1.15 INCHES. |
| Dec 11, 7:59 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 5 Wsw Prosser Creek Res, CA | TAHOE-DONNER 24-HR SNOWFALL AT 6640 FEET. |
| Dec 11, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 2.4 | 8 S Reno, NV | 12-HR SNOWFALL FROM YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. |
| Dec 11, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 3 Wsw Reno, NV | SNOWFALL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ELEVATION AROUND 4850 FEET. |
| Dec 11, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 5 | Nw Mammoth Lakes, CA | CO-OP OBSERVER IN MAMMOTH LAKES REPORTED 5.0 INCHES OF SNOW WITH 0.57 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT. ELEVATION IS 7804 FEET. |
| Dec 11, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | 5 Wsw Beckwourth, CA | CO-OP OBSERVER REPORTED 6.5 INCHES OF SNOW AS OF 8AM WITH 1.09 INCHES OF LIQUID. ELEVATION IS 4850FT. |
| Dec 11, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 8 | 3 Se Lake Davis, CA | STORM TOTAL OF 8 INCHES OF SNOW. ELEVATION 6010 FEET. |
| Dec 11, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 8 | S Sierraville, CA | CO-OP OBSERVER REPORTED 8.0 INCHES OF SNOW WITH 0.82 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT. ELEVATION IS 4975 FEET. |
| Dec 11, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 1 Wnw Twin Bridges, CA | 24 HOUR SNOW REPORT (SIERRA AT TAHOE). |
| Dec 11, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 2 N Bear Valley, CA | 24 HOUR SNOW REPORT (BEAR VALLEY). |
| Dec 11, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | 4 Nw Twin Bridges, CA | 24 HOUR SNOW REPORT AT ECHO PEAK. |
| Dec 11, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 17 | Ebbetts Pass, CA | 24 HOUR SNOW REPORT. |
| Dec 11, 8:15 AM PST | SNOW 6 | Nw South Lake Tahoe, CA | 24-HR SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 11, 8:28 AM PST | SNOW 1 | 2 Wnw Eagle Lake, CA | OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT 0.15 INCHES. |
| Dec 11, 8:30 AM PST | SNOW 2.9 | 9 N Reno, NV | SNOWFALL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ELEVATION AROUND 4950 FEET. |
| Dec 11, 8:30 AM PST | SNOW 3.8 | N Sun Valley, NV | SNOWFALL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ELEVATION AROUND 4950 FEET. |
| Dec 11, 8:30 AM PST | SNOW 11 | Boca Reservoir, CA | 24-HR SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 11, 8:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Tahoe City, CA | 24-HR SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 11, 8:30 AM PST | SNOW 13 | Mount Rose Ski Area, NV | 24-HR SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 11, 8:33 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 13.5 | 5 E Alpine Meadows, CA | STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM 3 PM THURSDAY THROUGH 830 AM FRIDAY AT ELEVATION 6330 FEET. |
| Dec 11, 8:53 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 3 Ene Pleasant Valley, NV | STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION AS OF 845 AM AT ELEVATINO 4700 FEET. |
| Dec 11, 9:00 AM PST | SNOW 3 | S Lee Vining, CA | CO-OP OBSERVER IN LEE VINING REPORTED 3.0 INCHES OF SNOW WITH 0.21 OF LIQUID AS OF 9AM. ELEVATION IS 6797 FEET. |
| Dec 11, 9:00 AM PST | SNOW 6.5 | 1 N Cold Springs Valley, NV | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 6.5 INCHES OF SNOW WITH 1.15 INCHES OF LIQUID. ELEVATION IS 5180 FEET. |
| Dec 11, 9:00 AM PST | SNOW 11 | 1 W Verdi, CA | CO-OP OBSERVER JUST WEST OF VERDI REPORTED 11.0 INCHES OF SNOW WITH 1.17 INCHES OF WATER EQUIVALENT. ELEVATION IS 5429 FEET. |
| Dec 11, 9:12 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 21 | 1 W Donner Peak, CA | 24 HOUR SNOW REPORT. |
| Dec 11, 9:15 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 23 | 1 Se Kirkwood Meadows, CA | 24 HOUR SNOW REPORT AT KIRKWOOD MOUNTAIN RESORT. |
| Dec 11, 9:55 AM PST | SNOW 1.5 | 2 W Mammoth Lakes, CA | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 1.5 INCHES OF SNOW AT 7000FT. |
| Dec 11, 10:00 AM PST | SNOW 3.5 | 2 Ssw Stead Airport, NV | NWS EMPLOYEE MEASURED 3.5 INCHES OF SNOW AT 430AM THIS MORNING 2MI SSW OF STEAD AIRPORT. ELEVATION APPROX 5100FT. |
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, 11.5 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
- 1375 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
177 WWUS45 KREV 082328 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 328 PM PST TUE DEC 8 2015 CAZ071-091200- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0002.151210T0800Z-151211T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0003.151210T1200Z-151211T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE...LOYALTON 328 PM PST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL PUSH ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL DECREASE BY THURSDAY EVENING WITH SNOW SHOWERS LINGERING THROUGH FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 16 INCHES NEAR YUBA PASS. 2 TO 4 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * WINDS: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH. DAMAGE TO TREES IS POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVELS: 7500 TO 8000 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THEN FALLING TO BELOW 5000 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND ICY ROADS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 36...44...49...70...89 AND 395. SIGNIFICANT DELAYS AND DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-091200- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0002.151210T0800Z-151211T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0003.151210T1200Z-151211T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 328 PM PST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL BY THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL DECREASE BY THURSDAY EVENING WITH SNOW SHOWERS LINGERING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET ALONG THE SIERRA CREST...WITH 12 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. 7 TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE AT LAKE LEVEL. * WINDS: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 125 MPH. DAMAGE TO TREES IS POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVELS: 8000 TO 8500 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THEN FALLING TO BELOW 5500 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND ICY ROADS. SNOWFALL RATES WILL EXCEED PLOWING CAPABILITIES AT TIMES. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAY 50... CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS 88...89...267 AND NEVADA HIGHWAYS 28... 207 AND 431. SIGNIFICANT DELAYS AND DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-091200- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0002.151210T1200Z-151211T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0003.151210T1500Z-151211T1500Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 328 PM PST TUE DEC 8 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO MONO COUNTY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL BY MID-THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL DECREASE BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH SNOW SHOWERS LINGERING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET ALONG THE SIERRA CREST...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...INCLUDING JUNE LAKES AND MAMMOTH LAKES. 3 TO 6 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 130 MPH. DAMAGE TO TREES IS POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVELS: 8500 TO 9000 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THEN FALLING TO BELOW 6000 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND ICY ROADS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 203 AND 395. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
8 follow-up statements
331 WWUS45 KREV 091159 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 359 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015 CAZ071-092000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.151210T1200Z-151211T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE...LOYALTON 359 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL PUSH ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA LATE TONIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL DECREASE BY THURSDAY EVENING WITH SNOW SHOWERS LINGERING THROUGH FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 18 INCHES NEAR YUBA PASS. 2 TO 6 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * WINDS: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH. DAMAGE TO TREES IS POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVELS: 7500 TO 8000 FEET TONIGHT...THEN FALLING TO BELOW 5000 FEET BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND ICY ROADS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 36...44...49...70...89 AND 395. SIGNIFICANT DELAYS AND DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-092000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.151210T1200Z-151211T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 359 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN LATE TONIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL BY THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL DECREASE BY THURSDAY EVENING WITH SNOW SHOWERS LINGERING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET WITH LOCALLY UP TO 3 FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. BELOW 7000 FEET...7 TO 14 INCHES EXCEPT 12 TO 18 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 125 MPH. DAMAGE TO TREES IS POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVELS: 8000 TO 8500 FEET TONIGHT...THEN FALLING TO BELOW 5500 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND ICY ROADS. SNOWFALL RATES WILL EXCEED PLOWING CAPABILITIES AT TIMES. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAY 50... CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS 88...89...267 AND NEVADA HIGHWAYS 28... 207 AND 431. SIGNIFICANT DELAYS AND DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. 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. && $$ CAZ073-092000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.151210T1500Z-151211T1500Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 359 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO MONO COUNTY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL BY MID-THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL DECREASE BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH SNOW SHOWERS LINGERING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET ALONG THE SIERRA CREST...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...INCLUDING JUNE LAKES AND MAMMOTH LAKES. 3 TO 6 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 130 MPH. DAMAGE TO TREES IS POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVELS: 8500 TO 9000 FEET TONIGHT...THEN FALLING TO BELOW 6000 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND ICY ROADS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 203 AND 395. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
863 WWUS45 KREV 091201 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 401 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015 CAZ071-100000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.151210T1200Z-151211T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE...LOYALTON 401 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL PUSH ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA LATE TONIGHTWITH HEAVY SNOWFALL BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL DECREASE BY THURSDAY EVENING WITH SNOW SHOWERS LINGERING THROUGH FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 18 INCHES NEAR YUBA PASS. 2 TO 6 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * WINDS: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH. DAMAGE TO TREES IS POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVELS: 7500 TO 8000 FEET TONIGHT...THEN FALLING TO BELOW 5000 FEET BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND ICY ROADS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 36...44...49...70...89 AND 395. SIGNIFICANT DELAYS AND DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-100000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.151210T1200Z-151211T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 401 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN LATE TONIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL BY THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL DECREASE BY THURSDAY EVENING WITH SNOW SHOWERS LINGERING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET WITH LOCALLY UP TO 3 FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. BELOW 7000 FEET...7 TO 14 INCHES EXCEPT 12 TO 18 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 125 MPH. DAMAGE TO TREES IS POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVELS: 8000 TO 8500 FEET TONIGHT...THEN FALLING TO BELOW 5500 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND ICY ROADS. SNOWFALL RATES WILL EXCEED PLOWING CAPABILITIES AT TIMES. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAY 50... CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS 88...89...267 AND NEVADA HIGHWAYS 28... 207 AND 431. SIGNIFICANT DELAYS AND DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-100000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.151210T1500Z-151211T1500Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 401 AM PST WED DEC 9 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO MONO COUNTY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL BY MID-THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL DECREASE BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH SNOW SHOWERS LINGERING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET ALONG THE SIERRA CREST...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...INCLUDING JUNE LAKES AND MAMMOTH LAKES. 3 TO 6 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 130 MPH. DAMAGE TO TREES IS POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVELS: 8500 TO 9000 FEET TONIGHT...THEN FALLING TO BELOW 6000 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND ICY ROADS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 203 AND 395. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
526 WWUS45 KREV 092307 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 307 PM PST WED DEC 9 2015 CAZ071-101200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.151210T1200Z-151211T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE...LOYALTON 307 PM PST WED DEC 9 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL PUSH ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA LATE TONIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL DECREASE BY THURSDAY EVENING WITH SNOW SHOWERS LINGERING THROUGH FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 18 INCHES NEAR YUBA PASS. 2 TO 6 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * WINDS: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH. DAMAGE TO TREES IS POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVELS: 7500 TO 8000 FEET TONIGHT...THEN FALLING TO BELOW 5000 FEET BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND ICY ROADS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 36...44...49...70...89 AND 395. SIGNIFICANT DELAYS AND DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-101200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.151210T1200Z-151211T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 307 PM PST WED DEC 9 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN LATE TONIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL BY THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL DECREASE BY THURSDAY EVENING WITH SNOW SHOWERS LINGERING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET WITH LOCALLY UP TO 3 FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. BELOW 7000 FEET... 7 TO 14 INCHES EXCEPT 12 TO 18 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 125 MPH. DAMAGE TO TREES IS POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVELS: 8000 TO 8500 FEET TONIGHT...THEN FALLING TO BELOW 5500 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND ICY ROADS. SNOWFALL RATES WILL EXCEED PLOWING CAPABILITIES AT TIMES. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAY 50... CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS 88...89...267 AND NEVADA HIGHWAYS 28... 207 AND 431. SIGNIFICANT DELAYS AND DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. 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. && $$ CAZ073-101200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.151210T1500Z-151211T1500Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 307 PM PST WED DEC 9 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO MONO COUNTY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL BY MID-THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL DECREASE BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH SNOW SHOWERS LINGERING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET ALONG THE SIERRA CREST...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...INCLUDING JUNE LAKES AND MAMMOTH LAKES. 3 TO 6 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 130 MPH. DAMAGE TO TREES IS POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVELS: 8500 TO 9000 FEET TONIGHT...THEN FALLING TO BELOW 6000 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND ICY ROADS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 203 AND 395. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
747 WWUS45 KREV 101133 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 333 AM PST THU DEC 10 2015 CAZ071-101945- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.151210T1200Z-151211T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE...LOYALTON 333 AM PST THU DEC 10 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW AND RAIN WILL INCREASE AND BECOME HEAVY THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH BANDS OF SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 18 INCHES NEAR YUBA PASS. 2 TO 6 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH 10 AM THIS MORNING. DAMAGE TO TREES IS POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVELS: 7500 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN FALLING QUICKLY TO BELOW 5000 FEET DURING THE MID-LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND ICY ROADS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 36...44...49...70...89 AND 395. SIGNIFICANT DELAYS AND DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-101945- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.151210T1200Z-151211T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 333 AM PST THU DEC 10 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW AND RAIN WILL SPREAD QUICKLY ACROSS THE SIERRA AND LAKE TAHOE BASIN THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY. SNOW WILL DECREASE BRIEFLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH BANDS OF SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING: ABOVE 7000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET WITH LOCALLY UP TO 3 FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. BELOW 7000 FEET...7 TO 14 INCHES EXCEPT 12 TO 18 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 125 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH 8 AM THIS MORNING. DAMAGE TO TREES IS POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVELS: 8000 TO 8500 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN FALLING QUICKLY TO BELOW 5500 FEET AROUND MIDDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND ICY ROADS. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL EXCEED PLOWING CAPABILITIES AT TIMES TODAY. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAY 50... CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS 88...89...267 AND NEVADA HIGHWAYS 28... 207 AND 431. SIGNIFICANT DELAYS AND DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-101945- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.151210T1500Z-151211T1500Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 333 AM PST THU DEC 10 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO MONO COUNTY THIS MORNING...WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL BY MIDDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DECREASE BRIEFLY THIS EVENING...WITH BANDS OF SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET ALONG THE SIERRA CREST...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...INCLUDING JUNE LAKES AND MAMMOTH LAKES. 3 TO 6 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 130 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. DAMAGE TO TREES IS POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVELS: 8500 TO 9000 FEET...THEN FALLING QUICKLY BELOW 6000 FEET BY MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND ICY ROADS. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL EXCEED PLOWING CAPABILITIES AT TIMES TODAY. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 203 AND 395. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
713 WWUS45 KREV 102115 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 115 PM PST THU DEC 10 2015 DEFAULT OVERVIEW SECTION CAZ071-111200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151211T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE...LOYALTON 115 PM PST THU DEC 10 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE BUT BECOME INCREASINGLY SCATTERED THIS AFTERNOON. BANDS OF SNOW THEN INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 10 INCHES NEAR YUBA PASS. UP TO 4 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 5000 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND ICY ROADS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 36...44...49...70...89 AND 395. SIGNIFICANT DELAYS AND DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-111200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151211T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 115 PM PST THU DEC 10 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DECREASE BRIEFLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH BANDS OF SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS REDEVELOPING TONIGHT AND BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING: ABOVE 7000 FEET...6 TO 18 INCHES WITH HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. BELOW 7000 FEET...4 TO 8 INCHES EXCEPT 6 TO 12 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH. WINDS EXPECTED TO TAPER DOWN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND ICY ROADS. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL EXCEED PLOWING CAPABILITIES AT TIMES. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAY 50...CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS 88...89... 267 AND NEVADA HIGHWAYS 28...207 AND 431. SIGNIFICANT DELAYS AND DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. 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. && $$ CAZ073-111200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151211T1500Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 115 PM PST THU DEC 10 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL DECREASE BRIEFLY THIS EVENING...WITH BANDS OF SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS REDEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET ALONG THE SIERRA CREST...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...INCLUDING JUNE LAKES AND MAMMOTH LAKES. 3 TO 6 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. WINDS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY TAPER THROUGH THIS EVENING. DAMAGE TO TREES IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IF LADEN WITH WET SNOW. * SNOW LEVELS: 8000 TO 8500 FEET...THEN FALLING QUICKLY BELOW 6000 FEET BY 4 PM. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND ICY ROADS. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL EXCEED PLOWING CAPABILITIES AT TIMES. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 203 AND 395. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
770 WWUS45 KREV 110354 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 754 PM PST THU DEC 10 2015 CAZ071-111200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151211T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE...LOYALTON 754 PM PST THU DEC 10 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: BANDS OF SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 10 INCHES NEAR YUBA PASS. UP TO 4 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 4500 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND ICY ROADS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 36...44...49...70...89 AND 395. SIGNIFICANT DELAYS AND DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-111200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151211T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 754 PM PST THU DEC 10 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: BANDS OF SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING: ABOVE 7000 FEET...6 TO 18 INCHES WITH HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. BELOW 7000 FEET...4 TO 8 INCHES EXCEPT 6 TO 12 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND ICY ROADS. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL EXCEED PLOWING CAPABILITIES AT TIMES. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAY 50...CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS 88...89...267 AND NEVADA HIGHWAYS 28...207 AND 431. SIGNIFICANT DELAYS AND DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS... FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-111200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151211T1500Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 754 PM PST THU DEC 10 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: AFTER A BRIEF BREAK IN SNOW THIS EVENING... BANDS OF SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET ALONG THE SIERRA CREST...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395... INCLUDING JUNE LAKES AND MAMMOTH LAKES. 3 TO 6 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. WINDS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY TAPER THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVELS: FALLING BELOW 6000 FEET BY MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND ICY ROADS. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL EXCEED PLOWING CAPABILITIES AT TIMES. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 203 AND 395. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES. 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. && $$ NVZ003-111200- /O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0014.151211T0354Z-151211T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY 754 PM PST THU DEC 10 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * SNOW LEVELS: AT THE VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SNOW PACKED...AND ICY ROADS TONIGHT THROUGH THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. PLAN FOR LONGER TRAVEL TIMES WITH THE SLICK ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
952 WWUS45 KREV 111152 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 352 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2015 CAZ071-111300- /O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151211T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE...LOYALTON 352 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW HAS TAPERED TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN 1 INCH. EVEN THOUGH MOST OF THE SNOW HAS ENDED, ROADS COULD REMAIN SLICK THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION AS SOME TRAVEL DELAYS WILL BE POSSIBLE. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-111800- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151211T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 352 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DAYBREAK THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE REST OF THIS MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 5 INCHES OVER HIGHER PASSES SOUTH OF LAKE TAHOE. * IMPACTS: SLICK AND ICY ROADS THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAY 50...CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS 88...89...267 AND NEVADA HIGHWAYS 28...207 AND 431. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ073-111800- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151211T1800Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 352 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: BANDS OF SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW NEAR THE SIERRA. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES NEAR AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. * IMPACTS: SLICK AND ICY ROADS THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 203 AND 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NVZ003-111800- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-151211T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY 352 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DAYBREAK THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE REST OF THIS MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 1 INCH. * IMPACTS: SLICK OR SLUSHY ROADS THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 5000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. SLOW DOWN AND PLAN FOR LONGER TRAVEL TIMES THIS MORNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
679 WWUS45 KREV 111752 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 952 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2015 CAZ072-NVZ002-111900- /O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151211T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 952 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE TAHOE BASIN LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THERE COULD STILL BE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS BEFORE PAVED SURFACES WARM ENOUGH TO MELT THE ACCUMULATED SNOW. $$ CAZ073-111900- /O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151211T1800Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 952 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS...BUT ANY SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD BE CONFINED TO THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE PAVED SURFACE WARM ENOUGH TO AID THE MELTING OF ANY ACCUMULATED SNOW. $$ NVZ003-111900- /O.EXP.KREV.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-151211T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY 952 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...BUT NO ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. PAVED SURFACES WILL WARM THROUGH THE DAY ALLOWING ACCUMULATED SNOW AND SLUSH TO MELT AND REDUCE TRAVEL HAZARDS THROUGH THE DAY. $$ 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 8, 3:28 PM PST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 3:28 PM PST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
328 PM PST TUE DEC 8 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
MOSTLY CLOUDY AND MILD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AHEAD OF A WINTER STORM EXPECTED FOR LATE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE WEDNESDAY WITH VERY STRONG WINDS
EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY. HEAVY SIERRA SNOW AND LOWER ELEVATION RAIN
ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY MORNING WITH COOLER AND SHOWERY CONDITIONS
FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. ANOTHER STRONG STORM IS POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM...
MAIN FOCUS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL BE THE INCOMING WINTER STORM
THAT WILL PROVIDE STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY INTO
THURSDAY AND ALSO HEAVY SIERRA SNOW AND LOWER ELEVATION RAINFALL.
THERE HAVE BEEN SOME SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST THIS
AFTERNOON WITH A FEW OF THE MAIN POINTS LISTED BELOW:
* SNOW LEVELS ARE TRENDING SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER DURING THE ONSET OF
THE STORM. THIS HAS RESULTED IN A SIZABLE REDUCTION TO SNOWFALL
TOTALS AT THE LAKE TAHOE LEVEL.
* THE STORM HAS ALSO SLOWED A FEW HOURS BUT STILL EXPECT THE BULK OF
THE RAIN AND SNOWFALL TO BEGIN BY THURSDAY MORNING.
* STRONG WINDS ARE STILL ON TRACK AND HAVE UPGRADED THE HIGH WIND
WATCHES TO HIGH WIND WARNINGS.
RAIN AND SNOW:
AS MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS BULLET, MODEL GUIDANCE HAS COME IN
QUITE A BIT WARMER AT THE STORM'S ONSET. AS SUCH, EXPECT A PERIOD OF
RAINFALL BELOW 8000 FEET AS THE MAIN PUSH OF MOISTURE COMES IN
THURSDAY MORNING. THIS HAS DIMINISHED SNOWFALL TOTALS FOR AREAS
PARTICULARLY BELOW 7000 FEET. OVERALL LOOKING AT ABOUT 7-14 INCHES
AT LAKE LEVEL WITH HIGHER ELEVATIONS NEAR THE SIERRA CREST STILL
REMAINING NEAR THE 1-2 FOOT RANGE. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN
UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING ACROSS THE SIERRA FOR THURSDAY.
SEE THE LATEST WINTER STORM WARNING STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS
ON SNOWFALL POTENTIAL.
A STRONG 700 MB JET AND INSTABILITY WILL ALLOW FOR GOOD SPILLOVER
ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA AND ALSO INTO WESTERN NEVADA WHERE 0.25-
0.75 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE AROUND THE RENO-CARSON VICINITY
ESPECIALLY IN FOOTHILL LOCATIONS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. BY THURSDAY
NIGHT, SNOW LEVELS DROP TO MOST VALLEY FLOORS FOR WESTERN NEVADA
WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
WIND:
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ACROSS THE SIERRA RIDGES BY EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH RIDGE GUSTS NEAR 100 MPH. GUSTY WINDS WILL
MIX DOWN TO LAKE LEVEL WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. THIS MAY
CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS AND A LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS
BEEN POSTED FOR TAHOE ON WEDNESDAY.
THE MAIN WIND EVENT WILL BEGIN LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY
MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WATCHES ACROSS THE REGION HAVE BEEN UPGRADED
TO HIGH WIND WARNINGS. OVERALL STILL ANTICIPATING WIDESPREAD GUSTS
UP TO 65 MPH WITH 70-80 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. EXPECTING THE PEAK
WINDS TO OCCUR MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 2 AND 10 AM NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50,
AND BETWEEN 6 AM AND 2 PM SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS
BETWEEN 100-125 MPH ARE LIKELY, WITH GUSTS NEAR 150 MPH POSSIBLE FOR
THE HIGHEST PEAKS OVER 13,000 FEET. DAMAGE TO TREES AND LIMBS ARE
POSSIBLE DURING THE STRONG WINDS. AHEAD OF THE PRECIPITATION, STRONG
WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST DOWNWIND OF DRY LAKE
BEDS AND DESERT SINKS. THE PREVIOUS STRONG WIND EVENT PRODUCED A
DUSTSTORM ACROSS LOVELOCK-FALLON WITH VISIBILITY DOWN TO 1/4 MILE
FOR A FEW HOURS. THIS TIME AROUND, THE DURATION OF BLOWING DUST MAY
BE MORE SHORT LIVED DUE TO A HIGHER PROBABILITY OF RAIN, BUT COULD
STILL OCCUR FOR A PORTION OF THURSDAY. FUENTES
.LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
FOR THE WEEKEND CONFIDENCE REMAINS HIGH THAT THE SIERRA AND WESTERN
NEVADA WILL SEE ANOTHER WINTER STORM. ONLY MINOR CHANGES TO THE
CURRENT FORECAST WITH ANOTHER ATMOSPHERIC RIVER AND COLDER AIR MASS
MOVING INTO THE REGION.
SATURDAY MORNING THE SIERRA WILL BE UNDER SHORT-LIVED RIDGING WITH
SOME WARMER AIR ADVECTING INTO THE AREA. SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING COULD SEE LIGHT PRECIPITATION ALONG THE CREST, BUT
CONFIDENCE IS LOW IN PRECIPITATION FORECAST ON SATURDAY. THE GFS
KEEPS LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS GOING THROUGHOUT THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING WHILE THE EC KEEPS ALL THE MOISTURE NORTH OF THE
OREGON BORDER.
CONFIDENCE IS HIGHER THAT THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT WHICH COULD CREATE SIGNIFICANT
TRAVEL PROBLEMS FOR VISITORS TO THE SIERRA TRYING TO GET HOME. THERE
ARE STILL SOME UNCERTAINTIES WITH THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF SNOW WITH THIS
SECOND SYSTEM, BUT IT IS COLDER, SO MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD
FALL AS SNOW. WITH THESE COLDER TEMPERATURES, SUNDAY NIGHT WILL
BE THE BEST CHANCE FOR RENO TO SEE SNOW ACCUMULATION, HOWEVER,
THIS FAR OUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW.
WINDS WITH THE SECOND STORM WILL AGAIN BE VERY STRONG. WHILE THE
SUNDAY EVENT MAY NOT BE AS LONG LIVED OR AS STRONG AS THE FIRST
STORM, HEAVY WET SNOW IN THE TREES MAY CREATE MORE ISSUES FOR
DROUGHT STRESSED TREES. TOLBY
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH INCREASING
UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS AND WINDS. 700MB WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY WITH A PEAK OF 50-60KTS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING.
LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SIERRA CREST FROM TAHOE NORTHWARD.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY A STRONG WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED
TO IMPACT THE REGION AS JET STREAM SPEEDS OVER THE SIERRA REACH UP
TO 165 KNOTS. MOUNTAIN WAVES, LOW-LEVEL WIND SHEAR, ROTORS, AND
BLOWING DUST SHOULD BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH HEAVY SNOW IN THE SIERRA
AND SIG/VIS RESTRICTIONS FOR SIERRA TERMINALS. TOLBY
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 4 PM PST
THURSDAY NVZ003-005.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY FOR
LAKE TAHOE IN NVZ002.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY
NVZ002.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY NVZ001-004.
CA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY
CAZ071.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 4 PM PST
THURSDAY CAZ070.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY
CAZ073.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY FOR
LAKE TAHOE IN CAZ072.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM 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 8, 3:29 PM PST | High Wind Warning | REV | Modoc | 46 hr |
| Dec 8, 3:29 PM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 37 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.