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Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Dec 22, 2015, 1:52 PM PST for 8 counties in California; Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Dec 24, 2015, 1:00 AM PST. It was in force for 26 hr. 58 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 22, 2015, 1:52 PM PST (21:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 24, 2015, 1:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2015, 3:17 AM PST
- In force
- 26 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 21:52 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 24, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 1.3 | Se Pacific House, CA | |
| Dec 24, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 4 E Kyburz, CA | |
| Dec 24, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 4 | Chester, CA | |
| Dec 24, 8:44 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 2 Wnw Eagle Lake, CA | WATER EQUIVALENT 0.10 INCH |
| Dec 24, 8:44 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 2 Wnw Eagle Lake, CA | |
| Dec 24, 8:44 AM PST | SNOW 2 | Johnson Lane, NV | |
| Dec 24, 8:44 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 3 Ese Janesville, CA | SNOWFALL SINCE SNOW BEGAN THIS MORNING. SNOWING LIGHTLY AT TIME OF REPORT. |
| Dec 24, 8:44 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 5 Ssw Prosser Creek Res, CA | NEW SNOWFALL 6-8 INCHES SINCE SNOW BEGAN EARLY THIS MORNING. |
| Dec 24, 8:44 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | South Lake Tahoe, CA | SNOWING HEAVILY AT TIME OF REPORT. |
| Dec 24, 8:45 AM PST | SNOW 6.5 | 5 Ene Cisco, CA | KINGVALE |
| Dec 24, 9:00 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 1 N Quincy, CA | |
| Dec 24, 9:17 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 4 W Reno, NV | |
| Dec 24, 9:20 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 3 Sw Prosser Creek Rese, CA | NEW SNOWFALL SINCE SNOW BEGAN THIS MORNING. |
| Dec 24, 9:25 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Meyers, CA | VISUAL ESTIMATE OF NEW SNOWFALL. SNOWING 3 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIME OF REPORT. |
| Dec 24, 9:32 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 5 Sse Reno, NV | NEW SNOWFALL 2-3 INCHES. |
| Dec 24, 9:34 AM PST | SNOW 3 | Portola, CA | |
| Dec 24, 9:35 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 1 S Galena, NV | SNOWING HEAVILY AT TIME OF REPORT. |
| Dec 24, 9:44 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 1 Ese Galena, NV | SNOWFALL SINCE SNOW BEGAN AND STILL SNOWING HEAVILY. |
| Dec 24, 9:47 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 4 S Pleasant Valley, NV | |
| Dec 24, 10:05 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 4 Ssw Reno, NV | SNOWING HEAVILY AT 5200 FEET AT TIME OF REPORT. |
| Dec 24, 10:08 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 3 Ene Pleasant Valley, NV | |
| Dec 24, 10:08 AM PST | SNOW 3 | Mogul, NV | |
| Dec 24, 10:10 AM PST | SNOW 1.2 | 4 Ene Grass Valley, CA | |
| Dec 24, 10:17 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Kingsbury, NV | NEW SNOWFALL 7-8 INCHES ON KINGSBURY GRADE. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW REPORTED AT PASS. |
| Dec 24, 10:17 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 1 E Incline Village, NV | NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS BELOW DIAMOND PEAK AT APPROXIMATELY 6400 FEET. |
| Dec 24, 10:36 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 1 S Verdi, NV | |
| Dec 24, 10:36 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 4 Ssw Prosser Creek Res, CA | SNOWING HEAVILY ON AND OFF AT TIME OF REPORT. |
| Dec 24, 10:36 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | Meyers, CA | SNOWING HEAVY AT TIME OF OBSERVATION. 12 TO 14 INCHES. |
| Dec 24, 10:45 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 5 S Pleasant Valley, NV | UPDATED TOTAL. |
| Dec 24, 10:45 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Ene Homewood, CA | HEAVY SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIME OF REPORT. |
| Dec 24, 11:06 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Meyers, CA | SNOWING HEAVY AT 2 INCH PER/HOUR IN MEYERS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH 3-4 INCH/HOUR RATES NEAR ECHO SUMMIT. |
| Dec 24, 11:13 AM PST | SNOW 3 | Gardnerville, NV | ROADS REPORTED WET IN TOWN. |
| Dec 24, 11:13 AM PST | SNOW 3 | Johnson Lane, NV | UPDATED SNOWFALL MEASUREMENT. |
| Dec 24, 11:13 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 5 Sse Reno, NV | UPDATED SNOWFALL MEASUREMENT. |
| Dec 24, 11:13 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 5 E Alpine Meadows, CA | SNOWFALL SO FAR SINCE SNOW BEGAN EARLY THIS MORNING AT 6330 FEET. SNOWING HEAVY AT TIME OF REPORT. |
| Dec 24, 11:18 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Reno, NV | |
| Dec 24, 11:24 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 3 Sw Reno, NV | |
| Dec 24, 11:56 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 2 Ssw Reno, NV | |
| Dec 24, 12:00 PM PST | SNOW 3.3 | 2 Ese Camino, CA | OBSERVER LOCATION CAMINO. |
| Dec 24, 12:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Kingvale, CA | |
| Dec 24, 12:01 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 1 Ne Incline Village, NV | |
| Dec 24, 12:35 PM PST | SNOW 5 | 1 W Junction Nv 88 And, NV | TRAINED SPOTTER MEASURED 5 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE 6 AM AT 4840 FEET. |
| Dec 24, 12:40 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | Ene Homewood, CA | UPADATED SNOW TOTAL. |
| Dec 24, 12:42 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 5 S Pleasant Valley, NV | UPDATED SNOWFALL REPORT. |
| Dec 24, 12:42 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 1 S Galena, NV | UPDATED SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 24, 12:45 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Pacific House, CA | OBSERVER LOCATION PACIFIC HOUSE. |
| Dec 24, 1:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 4 E Kyburz, CA | |
| Dec 24, 1:20 PM PST | SNOW 3 | 4 Sse Reno, NV | |
| Dec 24, 1:20 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 4 Ssw Reno, NV | UPDATED SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 24, 1:40 PM PST | SNOW 6.5 | 3 Ssw South Lake Tahoe, CA | TRAINED SPOTTER MEASURED 6.5 INCHES OF SNOW NEAR REGAN BEACH AT 6200 FEET SINCE 4 AM. |
| Dec 24, 1:46 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Minden, NV | |
| Dec 24, 2:00 PM PST | SNOW 3 | 2 Ssw Stead Airport, NV | |
| Dec 24, 3:15 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 17 | 3 Nw Truckee, CA | 17 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED SINCE 3 AM AT 5900 FEET NEAR TRUCKEE. REPORT SUBMITTED BY PUBLIC VIA TWITTER. |
| Dec 24, 3:42 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | Mount Rose Ski Area, NV | 16-20 INCHES STORM TOTAL AS OF 342 PM 12/24. |
| Dec 24, 4:25 PM PST | SNOW 1 | 1 W Doyle, CA | TRAINED SPOTTER MEASURED 1 INCH OF SNOW AT 4500 FEET SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING. |
| Dec 24, 6:30 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 15.5 | Homewood, CA | HOMEWOOD SKI AREA SNOW TOTAL 15.5 INCHES AS OF 530 PM PST 12/24 |
| Dec 24, 8:00 PM PST | SNOW 8 | 3 Wsw Gardnerville Ranc, NV | TRAINED SPOTTER MEASURED 5 INCHES OF SNOW AT 1230 PM AND 3 ADDITIONAL INCHES BY 8PM 12/24. SNOW ACCUMULATED SINCE 6 AM AT 4840 FEET. |
| Dec 24, 10:14 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Blue Canyon, CA | 10 INCHES OF SNOW LAST 24 HOURS. 25 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. |
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, 9.9 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
- 1180 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 100 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 442 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 522 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
971 WWUS45 KREV 222152 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 152 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 CAZ071-072-NVZ002-231200- /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0006.151224T0900Z-151225T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE... SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...INCLINE VILLAGE 152 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND SPREAD SOUTH INTO THE TAHOE BASIN BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 14 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. GUSTS OVER 100 MPH ARE FORECAST ON THE RIDGES. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DUE TO WINDS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH ICY ROADS. TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED WITH DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY ON ALL AREA ROADS. DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WILL EXIST FOR BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES AND ANYONE OUTDOORS DURING THIS STORM COULD EASILY BECOME DISORIENTED. THE POSSIBILITY OF AVALANCHES WILL INCREASE...ESPECIALLY IN THE BACK COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE, YOU COULD BE STUCK IN YOUR VEHICLE FOR MANY HOURS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...PREPARE FOR LONG DELAYS AND CARRY AN EMERGENCY KIT WITH EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHING. IF YOU STAY HOME, HAVE A BACKUP PLAN IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES. && $$ CAZ073-231200- /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0006.151224T1800Z-151225T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 152 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THURSDAY MORNING AND INCREASE THROUGH THE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 395 WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE HIGH SIERRA WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. GUSTS OVER 100 MPH ARE FORECAST ON THE RIDGES. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DUE TO WINDS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH ICY ROADS. TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED WITH DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND CONNECTING ROUTES. DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WILL EXIST FOR BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES AND ANYONE OUTDOORS DURING THIS STORM COULD EASILY BECOME DISORIENTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE, YOU COULD BE STUCK IN YOUR VEHICLE FOR MANY HOURS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...PREPARE FOR LONG DELAYS AND CARRY AN EMERGENCY KIT WITH EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHING. IF YOU STAY HOME, HAVE A BACKUP PLAN IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-231200- /O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0018.151224T0900Z-151225T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 152 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL DELAYS WITH CHAIN REQUIREMENTS LIKELY OVER CEDAR PASS WEST OF CEDARVILLE. ROADS THROUGH SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY WILL BE SLICK AND SNOWPACKED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSES MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS. BE SURE TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES SINCE IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP ON SLICK ROADWAYS. && $$ NVZ001-003-004-231200- /O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0018.151224T1800Z-151225T0600Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY...FERNLEY...FALLON... LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 152 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE I-80 CORRIDOR BY LATE MORNING THURSDAY AND MOVE SOUTH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * IMPACTS: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE DOWN TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS. EXPECT ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROADS WITH CHAIN CONTROLS POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO REMAIN VERY COLD THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND THEREFORE ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS UNTIL TREATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSES MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS, ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME DUE TO HOLIDAY TRAVEL. BE SURE TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES SINCE IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP ON SLICK ROADWAYS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
10 follow-up statements
109 WWUS45 KREV 231118 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 318 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 CAZ071-072-NVZ002-240000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.151224T0900Z-151225T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE... SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...INCLINE VILLAGE 318 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND SPREAD SOUTH INTO THE TAHOE BASIN BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 18 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 WITH 2 TO 8 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. GUSTS OVER 100 MPH ARE FORECAST ON THE RIDGES. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DUE TO WINDS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH ICY ROADS. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED WITH DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY ON ALL AREA ROADS. THE POSSIBILITY OF AVALANCHES WILL INCREASE...ESPECIALLY IN THE BACK COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE... YOU COULD BE STUCK IN YOUR VEHICLE FOR MANY HOURS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...PREPARE FOR LONG DELAYS AND CARRY AN EMERGENCY KIT WITH EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHING. IF YOU STAY HOME... HAVE A BACKUP PLAN IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES. && $$ CAZ073-240000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.151224T1800Z-151225T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 318 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THURSDAY MORNING AND INCREASE THROUGH THE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 395 WITH 6 TO 15 INCHES IN THE HIGH SIERRA WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. 2 TO 4 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. GUSTS OVER 100 MPH ALONG SIERRA RIDGES. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DUE TO WINDS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH ICY ROADS. TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED WITH DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY. THE POSSIBILITY OF AVALANCHES WILL INCREASE ...ESPECIALLY IN THE BACK COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE...YOU COULD BE STUCK IN YOUR VEHICLE FOR MANY HOURS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...PREPARE FOR LONG DELAYS AND CARRY AN EMERGENCY KIT WITH EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHING. IF YOU STAY HOME...HAVE A BACKUP PLAN IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-240000- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0018.151224T0900Z-151225T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 318 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL DELAYS WITH CHAIN REQUIREMENTS LIKELY OVER CEDAR PASS WEST OF CEDARVILLE. ROADS THROUGH SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY WILL BE SLICK AND SNOW PACKED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSES MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS. BE SURE TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES SINCE IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP ON SLICK ROADWAYS. && $$ NVZ001-003-004-240000- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0018.151224T1800Z-151225T0600Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY...FERNLEY...FALLON... LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 318 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... * TIMING: SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE I-80 CORRIDOR THURSDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW ANTICIPATED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: EXPECT ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS WITH CHAIN CONTROLS POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO REMAIN VERY COLD THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND THEREFORE ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS UNTIL TREATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSES MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS... ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME DUE TO HOLIDAY TRAVEL. BE SURE TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES SINCE IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP ON SLICK ROADWAYS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
259 WWUS45 KREV 231118 CCA WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 318 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 CAZ071-072-NVZ002-240000- /O.COR.KREV.WS.W.0006.151224T0900Z-151225T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE... SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...INCLINE VILLAGE 318 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND SPREAD SOUTH INTO THE TAHOE BASIN BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 18 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 WITH 2 TO 8 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. GUSTS OVER 100 MPH ARE FORECAST ON THE RIDGES. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DUE TO WINDS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH ICY ROADS. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED WITH DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY ON ALL AREA ROADS. THE POSSIBILITY OF AVALANCHES WILL INCREASE...ESPECIALLY IN THE BACK COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE... YOU COULD BE STUCK IN YOUR VEHICLE FOR MANY HOURS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...PREPARE FOR LONG DELAYS AND CARRY AN EMERGENCY KIT WITH EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHING. IF YOU STAY HOME... HAVE A BACKUP PLAN IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES. && $$ CAZ073-240000- /O.COR.KREV.WS.W.0006.151224T1800Z-151225T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 318 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THURSDAY MORNING AND INCREASE THROUGH THE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 395 WITH 6 TO 15 INCHES IN THE HIGH SIERRA WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. 2 TO 4 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. GUSTS OVER 100 MPH ALONG SIERRA RIDGES. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DUE TO WINDS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH ICY ROADS. TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED WITH DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY. THE POSSIBILITY OF AVALANCHES WILL INCREASE ...ESPECIALLY IN THE BACK COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE...YOU COULD BE STUCK IN YOUR VEHICLE FOR MANY HOURS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...PREPARE FOR LONG DELAYS AND CARRY AN EMERGENCY KIT WITH EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHING. IF YOU STAY HOME...HAVE A BACKUP PLAN IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-240000- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0018.151224T0900Z-151225T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 318 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL DELAYS WITH CHAIN REQUIREMENTS LIKELY OVER CEDAR PASS WEST OF CEDARVILLE. ROADS THROUGH SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY WILL BE SLICK AND SNOW PACKED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSES MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS. BE SURE TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES SINCE IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP ON SLICK ROADWAYS. && $$ NVZ001-003-004-240000- /O.COR.KREV.WW.Y.0018.151224T1800Z-151225T0600Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY...FERNLEY...FALLON... LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 318 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... * TIMING: SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE I-80 CORRIDOR THURSDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW ANTICIPATED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: EXPECT ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS WITH CHAIN CONTROLS POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO REMAIN VERY COLD THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND THEREFORE ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS UNTIL TREATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSES MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS... ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME DUE TO HOLIDAY TRAVEL. BE SURE TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES SINCE IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP ON SLICK ROADWAYS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
422 WWUS45 KREV 232123 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 123 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 CAZ071-072-NVZ002-241200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.151224T0900Z-151225T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE... SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...INCLINE VILLAGE 123 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND SPREAD SOUTH INTO THE TAHOE BASIN BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY. THE PEAK SNOWFALL IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE EXPECTED FROM ABOUT 7 AM TO 4 PM THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 18 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 INCLUDING ALONG THE SIERRA CREST AND HIGHWAY PASSES. 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE TRUCKEE AND TAHOE BASIN AREAS. 3 TO 6 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 INCLUDING SUSANVILLE. WITH HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS, SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY EVEN OVER SHORT DISTANCES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON PASSES. GUSTS OVER 100 MPH ARE FORECAST ON THE RIDGES. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DUE TO WINDS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH ICY ROADS. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED WITH DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY ON ALL AREA ROADS. WATCH FOR RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITION. THE POSSIBILITY OF AVALANCHES WILL INCREASE...ESPECIALLY IN THE BACK COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU MUST TRAVEL THURSDAY...PREPARE FOR LONG DELAYS AND CARRY AN EMERGENCY KIT WITH EXTRA FOOD, WATER, AND CLOTHING. IF YOU STAY HOME, HAVE A BACKUP PLAN IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES. CONSIDER TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING, OR WAITING UNTIL CHRISTMAS MORNING, WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE BETTER AND LESS STRESSFUL. && $$ CAZ073-241200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.151224T1800Z-151225T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 123 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THURSDAY MORNING AND INCREASE THROUGH THE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PEAK TRAVEL IMPACTS DUE TO SNOW ARE EXPECTED FROM ABOUT 10 AM TO 10 PM THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 395 WITH 10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE HIGH SIERRA WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 INCLUDING MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN. 2 TO 4 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395, WITH AN INCH OR LESS ALONG HIGHWAY 6. WITH HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS, SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY EVEN OVER SHORT DISTANCES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. GUSTS OVER 100 MPH ALONG SIERRA RIDGES. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DUE TO WINDS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH ICY ROADS. TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED WITH DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY. WATCH FOR RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITION. THE POSSIBILITY OF AVALANCHES WILL INCREASE ESPECIALLY ...IN THE BACK COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU MUST TRAVEL THURSDAY...PREPARE FOR LONG DELAYS AND CARRY AN EMERGENCY KIT WITH EXTRA FOOD, WATER, AND CLOTHING. IF YOU STAY HOME, HAVE A BACKUP PLAN IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES. CONSIDER TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING, OR WAITING UNTIL CHRISTMAS MORNING, WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE BETTER AND LESS STRESSFUL. && $$ NVZ001-003-004-241200- /O.EXT.KREV.WW.Y.0018.151224T1500Z-151225T0600Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY...FERNLEY...FALLON... LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 123 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD INTO THE I-80 AND HIGHWAY 50 CORRIDORS THURSDAY MORNING LASTING ON AND OFF THROUGH THE DAY, WITH SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING ALONG HIGHWAY 95 NEAR HAWTHORNE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TIMING OF PEAK SNOWFALL IMPACTS FOR RENO, CARSON CITY, AND FALLON AREAS IS UNCERTAIN, BUT LOOKS TO BE IN THE 8 AM TO 4 PM TIMEFRAME. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES MOST AREAS WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES IN FOOTHILLS AND VIRGINIA CITY AREAS. WITH HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS, SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY EVEN OVER SHORT DISTANCES. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO IMPACT CARSON CITY AND CARSON VALLEY. IF THIS HAPPENS 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY THERE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: EXPECT ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS WITH CHAIN CONTROLS POSSIBLE. BLOWING SNOW MAY MAKE FOR LOCALIZED AND UNPREDICTABLE LOW VISIBILITY SITUATIONS. TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO REMAIN VERY COLD THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND THEREFORE ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS UNTIL TREATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSES MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS... ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME DUE TO HOLIDAY TRAVEL. BE SURE TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES SINCE IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP ON SLICK ROADWAYS. CONSIDER TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING, OR WAITING UNTIL CHRISTMAS MORNING, WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE BETTER AND LESS STRESSFUL. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-241200- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0018.151224T0900Z-151225T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 123 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES IS THE MOST LIKELY OUTCOME. POTENTIAL FOR 6 TO 8 INCHES IF A PERSISTENT BAND OF SNOW DEVELOPS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL DELAYS WITH CHAIN REQUIREMENTS LIKELY OVER CEDAR PASS WEST OF CEDARVILLE. ROADS THROUGH SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY WILL BE SLICK AND SNOW PACKED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSES MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS. BE SURE TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES SINCE IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP ON SLICK ROADWAYS. CONSIDER TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING, OR WAITING UNTIL CHRISTMAS MORNING, WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE BETTER AND LESS STRESSFUL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
658 WWUS45 KREV 241159 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 359 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 CAZ071-072-NVZ002-250000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151225T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE... SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...INCLINE VILLAGE 359 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND THE TAHOE BASIN TODAY...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AT TIMES. THE PEAK SNOWFALL IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE EXPECTED FROM ABOUT 7 AM TO 4 PM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING: 10 TO 20 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89...INCLUDING ALONG THE SIERRA CREST AND HIGHWAY PASSES. 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE TRUCKEE AND TAHOE BASIN AREAS. 3 TO 6 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 INCLUDING SUSANVILLE. WITH HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY EVEN OVER SHORT DISTANCES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. GUSTS BETWEEN 80 AND 110 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER EXPOSED HIGHER RIDGES. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DUE TO WINDS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH ICY ROADS. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED WITH DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY ON ALL AREA ROADS. WATCH FOR RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITION. THE POSSIBILITY OF AVALANCHES WILL INCREASE...ESPECIALLY IN THE BACK COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TODAY...PREPARE FOR LONG DELAYS AND CARRY AN EMERGENCY KIT WITH EXTRA FOOD... WATER...AND CLOTHING. IF YOU STAY HOME...HAVE A BACKUP PLAN IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES. CONSIDER WAITING UNTIL CHRISTMAS MORNING TO TRAVEL...WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE BETTER AND LESS STRESSFUL. && $$ CAZ073-250000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.151224T1800Z-151225T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 359 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PEAK TRAVEL IMPACTS DUE TO SNOW ARE EXPECTED FROM ABOUT 10 AM TO 10 PM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 395...WITH 10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE HIGH SIERRA WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 INCLUDING MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN. 1 TO 4 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH AN INCH OR LESS ALONG HIGHWAY 6. WITH HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY EVEN OVER SHORT DISTANCES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GUSTS OVER 100 MPH OVER SIERRA RIDGES. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DUE TO WINDS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH ICY ROADS. TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED WITH DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY. WATCH FOR RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITION. THE POSSIBILITY OF AVALANCHES WILL INCREASE ESPECIALLY IN THE BACK COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TODAY...PREPARE FOR LONG DELAYS AND CARRY AN EMERGENCY KIT WITH EXTRA FOOD... WATER... AND CLOTHING. IF YOU STAY HOME...HAVE A BACKUP PLAN IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES. CONSIDER WAITING UNTIL CHRISTMAS MORNING TO TRAVEL...WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE BETTER AND LESS STRESSFUL. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-250000- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-151225T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 359 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL DELAYS WITH CHAIN REQUIREMENTS LIKELY OVER CEDAR PASS WEST OF CEDARVILLE. ROADS THROUGH SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY WILL BE SLICK AND SNOW PACKED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSES MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS. BE SURE TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES SINCE IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP ON SLICK ROADWAYS. CONSIDER WAITING UNTIL CHRISTMAS MORNING TO TRAVEL... WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE BETTER AND LESS STRESSFUL. && $$ NVZ001-003-004-250000- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0018.151224T1500Z-151225T0600Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY...FERNLEY...FALLON... LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 359 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD INTO THE I-80 AND HIGHWAY 50 CORRIDORS THURSDAY MORNING LASTING ON AND OFF THROUGH THE DAY... WITH SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING ALONG HIGHWAY 95 NEAR HAWTHORNE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TIMING OF PEAK SNOWFALL IMPACTS FOR RENO... CARSON CITY... AND FALLON AREAS ISUNCERTAIN... BUT LOOKS TO BE IN THE 8 AM TO 4 PM TIMEFRAME. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES MOST AREAS WITH 2 TO 6 INCHESIN FOOTHILLS AND VIRGINIA CITY AREAS. WITH HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS... SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY EVEN OVER SHORT DISTANCES. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO IMPACT CARSON CITY AND CARSON VALLEY. IF THIS HAPPENS 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY THERE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: EXPECT ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS WITH CHAIN CONTROLS POSSIBLE. BLOWING SNOW MAY MAKE FOR LOCALIZED AND UNPREDICTABLE LOW VISIBILITY SITUATIONS. TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO REMAIN VERY COLD THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND THEREFORE ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS UNTIL TREATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSES MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS... ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME DUE TO HOLIDAY TRAVEL. BE SURE TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES SINCE IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP ON SLICK ROADWAYS. CONSIDER TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING... OR WAITING UNTIL CHRISTMAS MORNING... WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE BETTER AND LESS STRESSFUL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
215 WWUS45 KREV 241159 CCA WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 359 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 CAZ071-072-NVZ002-250000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151225T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE... SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...INCLINE VILLAGE 359 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND THE TAHOE BASIN TODAY...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AT TIMES. THE PEAK SNOWFALL IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE EXPECTED FROM ABOUT 7 AM TO 4 PM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING: 10 TO 20 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89...INCLUDING ALONG THE SIERRA CREST AND HIGHWAY PASSES. 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE TRUCKEE AND TAHOE BASIN AREAS. 3 TO 6 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 INCLUDING SUSANVILLE. WITH HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY EVEN OVER SHORT DISTANCES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. GUSTS BETWEEN 80 AND 110 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER EXPOSED HIGHER RIDGES. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DUE TO WINDS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH ICY ROADS. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED WITH DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY ON ALL AREA ROADS. WATCH FOR RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITION. THE POSSIBILITY OF AVALANCHES WILL INCREASE...ESPECIALLY IN THE BACK COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TODAY...PREPARE FOR LONG DELAYS AND CARRY AN EMERGENCY KIT WITH EXTRA FOOD... WATER...AND CLOTHING. IF YOU STAY HOME...HAVE A BACKUP PLAN IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES. CONSIDER WAITING UNTIL CHRISTMAS MORNING TO TRAVEL...WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE BETTER AND LESS STRESSFUL. && $$ CAZ073-250000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.151224T1800Z-151225T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 359 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PEAK TRAVEL IMPACTS DUE TO SNOW ARE EXPECTED FROM ABOUT 10 AM TO 10 PM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 395...WITH 10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE HIGH SIERRA WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 INCLUDING MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN. 1 TO 4 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH AN INCH OR LESS ALONG HIGHWAY 6. WITH HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY EVEN OVER SHORT DISTANCES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GUSTS OVER 100 MPH OVER SIERRA RIDGES. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DUE TO WINDS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH ICY ROADS. TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED WITH DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY. WATCH FOR RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITION. THE POSSIBILITY OF AVALANCHES WILL INCREASE ESPECIALLY IN THE BACK COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TODAY...PREPARE FOR LONG DELAYS AND CARRY AN EMERGENCY KIT WITH EXTRA FOOD... WATER... AND CLOTHING. IF YOU STAY HOME...HAVE A BACKUP PLAN IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES. CONSIDER WAITING UNTIL CHRISTMAS MORNING TO TRAVEL...WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE BETTER AND LESS STRESSFUL. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-250000- /O.COR.KREV.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-151225T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 359 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL DELAYS WITH CHAIN REQUIREMENTS LIKELY OVER CEDAR PASS WEST OF CEDARVILLE. ROADS THROUGH SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY WILL BE SLICK AND SNOW PACKED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSES MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS. BE SURE TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES SINCE IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP ON SLICK ROADWAYS. CONSIDER WAITING UNTIL CHRISTMAS MORNING TO TRAVEL... WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE BETTER AND LESS STRESSFUL. && $$ NVZ001-003-004-250000- /O.COR.KREV.WW.Y.0018.151224T1500Z-151225T0600Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY...FERNLEY...FALLON... LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 359 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD INTO THE I-80 AND HIGHWAY 50 CORRIDORS THIS MORNING LASTING ON AND OFF THROUGH THE DAY... WITH SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING ALONG HIGHWAY 95 NEAR HAWTHORNE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TIMING OF PEAK SNOWFALL IMPACTS FOR THE RENO...CARSON CITY...MINDEN AREA IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 7 AM TO 2 PM TIMEFRAME. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES MOST AREAS. WITH HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS...SNOW AMOUNTS COULD VARY CONSIDERABLY EVEN OVER SHORT DISTANCES. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO IMPACT AREAS DOWNWIND OF LAKE TAHOE...INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS SOUTH AND WEST OF RENO AND THE CARSON CITY AND CARSON VALLEY AREAS. IF THIS HAPPENS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: EXPECT ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS WITH CHAIN CONTROLS POSSIBLE. BLOWING SNOW MAY MAKE FOR LOCALIZED AND UNPREDICTABLE LOW VISIBILITY SITUATIONS. TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO REMAIN VERY COLD THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND THEREFORE ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS IF UNTREATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSES MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS... ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME DUE TO HOLIDAY TRAVEL. BE SURE TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES SINCE IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP ON SLICK ROADWAYS. CONSIDER WAITING UNTIL CHRISTMAS MORNING TO TRAVEL... WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE BETTER AND LESS STRESSFUL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
087 WWUS45 KREV 241307 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 507 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 CAZ071-250115- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151225T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 507 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA TODAY...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AT TIMES. THE PEAK SNOWFALL IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE EXPECTED FROM THROUGH 3 PM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING: 6 TO 12 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. 3 TO 6 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 INCLUDING SUSANVILLE. WITH HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY EVEN OVER SHORT DISTANCES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DUE TO WINDS WILL CREATE PERIODSOF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH ICY ROADS. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED WITH DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY ON ALL AREA ROADS. THE POSSIBILITY OF AVALANCHES WILL INCREASE...ESPECIALLY IN THE BACK COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TODAY...PREPARE FOR LONG DELAYS AND CARRY AN EMERGENCY KIT WITH EXTRA FOOD... WATER...AND CLOTHING. IF YOU STAY HOME...HAVE A BACKUP PLAN IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES. CONSIDER WAITING UNTIL CHRISTMAS MORNING TO TRAVEL...WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE BETTER AND LESS STRESSFUL. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-250115- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151225T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 507 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE TAHOE BASIN TODAY...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AT TIMES. THE PEAK SNOWFALL IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE EXPECTED FROM THROUGH 4 PM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING: 10 TO 20 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89...INCLUDING ALONG THE SIERRA CREST AND HIGHWAY PASSES. 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE TRUCKEE AND TAHOE BASIN AREAS. WITH HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY EVEN OVER SHORT DISTANCES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. GUSTS BETWEEN TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER EXPOSED HIGHER RIDGES. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DUE TO WINDS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH ICY ROADS. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED WITH DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY ON ALL AREA ROADS. THE POSSIBILITY OF AVALANCHES WILL INCREASE...ESPECIALLY IN THE BACK COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TODAY...PREPARE FOR LONG DELAYS AND CARRY AN EMERGENCY KIT WITH EXTRA FOOD... WATER...AND CLOTHING. IF YOU STAY HOME...HAVE A BACKUP PLAN IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES. CONSIDER WAITING UNTIL CHRISTMAS MORNING TO TRAVEL...WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE BETTER AND LESS STRESSFUL. && $$ CAZ073-250115- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.151224T1800Z-151225T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 507 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PEAK TRAVEL IMPACTS DUE TO SNOW ARE EXPECTED FROM ABOUT 10 AM TO 10 PM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 395...WITH 10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE HIGH SIERRA WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 INCLUDING MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN. 1 TO 4 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH AN INCH OR LESS ALONG HIGHWAY 6. WITH HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY EVEN OVER SHORT DISTANCES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GUSTS TO 100 MPH OVER SIERRA RIDGES. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DUE TO WINDS WILL CREATE PERIODSOF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH ICY ROADS. TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED WITH DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY. THE POSSIBILITY OF AVALANCHES WILL INCREASE ESPECIALLY IN THE BACK COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TODAY...PREPARE FOR LONG DELAYS AND CARRY AN EMERGENCY KIT WITH EXTRA FOOD... WATER... AND CLOTHING. IF YOU STAY HOME...HAVE A BACKUP PLAN IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES. CONSIDER WAITING UNTIL CHRISTMAS MORNING TO TRAVEL...WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE BETTER AND LESS STRESSFUL. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-250115- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-151225T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 507 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL DELAYS WITH CHAIN REQUIREMENTS LIKELY OVER CEDAR PASS WEST OF CEDARVILLE. ROADS THROUGH SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY WILL BE SLICK AND SNOW PACKED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSES MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS. BE SURE TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES SINCE IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP ON SLICK ROADWAYS. CONSIDER WAITING UNTIL CHRISTMAS MORNING TO TRAVEL... WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE BETTER AND LESS STRESSFUL. && $$ NVZ003-250115- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0018.151224T1500Z-151225T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 507 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD OVER THE SIERRA FRONT THIS MORNING. TIMING OF PEAK IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 7 AM TO 2 PM TIMEFRAME. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES MOST AREAS. WITH HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS...SNOW AMOUNTS COULD VARY CONSIDERABLY EVEN OVER SHORT DISTANCES. LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN FOOTHILL AREAS... ESPECIALLY NEAR CARSON CITY WHERE THE SHOWERS MAY BE ENHANCED BY LAKE TAHOE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: EXPECT ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS WITH CHAIN CONTROLS POSSIBLE. BLOWING SNOW MAY MAKE FOR LOCALIZED AND UNPREDICTABLE LOW VISIBILITY SITUATIONS. TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO REMAIN VERY COLD THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND THEREFORE ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS IF UNTREATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSES MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS... ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME DUE TO HOLIDAY TRAVEL. BE SURE TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES SINCE IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP ON SLICK ROADWAYS. CONSIDER WAITING UNTIL CHRISTMAS MORNING TO TRAVEL... WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE BETTER AND LESS STRESSFUL. && $$ NVZ001-004-250115- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0018.151224T1500Z-151225T0600Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 507 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD INTO THE I-80 AND HIGHWAY 50 CORRIDORS THIS MORNING LASTING ON AND OFF THROUGH THE DAY...WITH SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING ALONG HIGHWAY 95 NEAR HAWTHORNE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES MOST AREAS. WITH HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS...SNOW AMOUNTS COULD VARY CONSIDERABLY EVEN OVER SHORT DISTANCES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: EXPECT ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS WITH CHAIN CONTROLS POSSIBLE. BLOWING SNOW MAY MAKE FOR LOCALIZED AND UNPREDICTABLE LOW VISIBILITY SITUATIONS. TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO REMAIN VERY COLD THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND THEREFORE ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS IF UNTREATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSES MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS... ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME DUE TO HOLIDAY TRAVEL. BE SURE TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES SINCE IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP ON SLICK ROADWAYS. CONSIDER WAITING UNTIL CHRISTMAS MORNING TO TRAVEL... WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE BETTER AND LESS STRESSFUL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
195 WWUS45 KREV 241824 AAA WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1024 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 CAZ071-250600- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151225T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 1024 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA TODAY...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AT TIMES. THE PEAK SNOWFALL IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE EXPECTED FROM THROUGH 3 PM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING: 6 TO 15 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. 3 TO 6 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 INCLUDING SUSANVILLE. WITH HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY EVEN OVER SHORT DISTANCES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DUE TO WINDS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH ICY ROADS. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED WITH DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY ON ALL AREA ROADS. THE POSSIBILITY OF AVALANCHES WILL INCREASE... ESPECIALLY IN THE BACK COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TODAY...PREPARE FOR LONG DELAYS AND CARRY AN EMERGENCY KIT WITH EXTRA FOOD... WATER...AND CLOTHING. IF YOU STAY HOME...HAVE A BACKUP PLAN IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES. CONSIDER WAITING UNTIL CHRISTMAS MORNING TO TRAVEL...WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE BETTER AND LESS STRESSFUL. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-250600- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151225T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 1024 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE TAHOE BASIN TODAY...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AT TIMES. THE PEAK SNOWFALL IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 4 PM. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING: 12 TO 22 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89...INCLUDING ALONG THE SIERRA CREST AND HIGHWAY PASSES. 10 TO 15 INCHES IN THE TRUCKEE AND TAHOE BASIN AREAS. WITH HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY EVEN OVER SHORT DISTANCES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 100 MPH OVER EXPOSED HIGHER RIDGES. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DUE TO WINDS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH ICY ROADS. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED WITH DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY ON ALL AREA ROADS. THE POSSIBILITY OF AVALANCHES WILL INCREASE...ESPECIALLY IN THE BACK COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TODAY...PREPARE FOR LONG DELAYS AND CARRY AN EMERGENCY KIT WITH EXTRA FOOD... WATER...AND CLOTHING. IF YOU STAY HOME...HAVE A BACKUP PLAN IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES. CONSIDER WAITING UNTIL CHRISTMAS MORNING TO TRAVEL...WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE BETTER AND LESS STRESSFUL. && $$ CAZ073-250630- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151225T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 1024 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PEAK TRAVEL IMPACTS DUE TO SNOW ARE EXPECTED FROM ABOUT NOON TO 10 PM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 395...WITH 12 TO 22 INCHES IN THE HIGH SIERRA WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 INCLUDING MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN. 1 TO 4 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395...WITH AN INCH OR LESS ALONG HIGHWAY 6. WITH HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY EVEN OVER SHORT DISTANCES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GUSTS TO 100 MPH OVER SIERRA RIDGES. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DUE TO WINDS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH ICY ROADS. TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED WITH DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY. THE POSSIBILITY OF AVALANCHES WILL INCREASE ESPECIALLY IN THE BACK COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TODAY...PREPARE FOR LONG DELAYS AND CARRY AN EMERGENCY KIT WITH EXTRA FOOD... WATER... AND CLOTHING. IF YOU STAY HOME...HAVE A BACKUP PLAN IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES. CONSIDER WAITING UNTIL CHRISTMAS MORNING TO TRAVEL...WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE BETTER AND LESS STRESSFUL. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-250600- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-151225T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 1024 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL DELAYS WITH CHAIN REQUIREMENTS LIKELY OVER CEDAR PASS WEST OF CEDARVILLE. ROADS THROUGH SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY WILL BE SLICK AND SNOW PACKED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSES MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS. BE SURE TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES SINCE IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP ON SLICK ROADWAYS. CONSIDER WAITING UNTIL CHRISTMAS MORNING TO TRAVEL... WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE BETTER AND LESS STRESSFUL. && $$ NVZ003-250600- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-151225T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 1024 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. PEAK IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ARE EXPECTED TO BE THROUGH ABOUT 2 PM, HOWEVER SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CONTINUE INTO LATE AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES MOST AREAS. WITH HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS...SNOW AMOUNTS COULD VARY CONSIDERABLY EVEN OVER SHORT DISTANCES. LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN FOOTHILL AREAS... ESPECIALLY NEAR CARSON CITY WHERE THE SHOWERS MAY BE ENHANCED BY LAKE TAHOE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: EXPECT ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS WITH CHAIN CONTROLS. BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR LOCALIZED AND UNPREDICTABLE LOW VISIBILITY SITUATIONS. TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO REMAIN VERY COLD THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND THEREFORE ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS IF UNTREATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSES MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS... ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME DUE TO HOLIDAY TRAVEL. BE SURE TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES SINCE IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP ON SLICK ROADWAYS. CONSIDER WAITING UNTIL CHRISTMAS MORNING TO TRAVEL... WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE BETTER AND LESS STRESSFUL. && $$ NVZ001-004-250600- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-151225T0600Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 1024 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD INTO THE I-80 AND HIGHWAY 50 CORRIDORS, LASTING ON AND OFF THROUGH THE DAY...WITH SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING ALONG HIGHWAY 95 NEAR HAWTHORNE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES MOST AREAS. WITH HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS...SNOW AMOUNTS COULD VARY CONSIDERABLY EVEN OVER SHORT DISTANCES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: EXPECT ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS WITH CHAIN CONTROLS. BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR LOCALIZED AND UNPREDICTABLE LOW VISIBILITY SITUATIONS. TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO REMAIN VERY COLD THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND THEREFORE ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS IF UNTREATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSES MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS... ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME DUE TO HOLIDAY TRAVEL. BE SURE TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES SINCE IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP ON SLICK ROADWAYS. CONSIDER WAITING UNTIL CHRISTMAS MORNING TO TRAVEL... WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE BETTER AND LESS STRESSFUL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
862 WWUS45 KREV 242200 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 200 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 CAZ071-250600- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151225T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 200 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING: 6 TO 15 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. 3 TO 6 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 INCLUDING SUSANVILLE. WITH HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY EVEN OVER SHORT DISTANCES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DUE TO WINDS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH ICY ROADS. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED WITH DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY ON ALL AREA ROADS. THE POSSIBILITY OF AVALANCHES WILL INCREASE... ESPECIALLY IN THE BACK COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TODAY...PREPARE FOR LONG DELAYS AND CARRY AN EMERGENCY KIT WITH EXTRA FOOD... WATER...AND CLOTHING. IF YOU STAY HOME...HAVE A BACKUP PLAN IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-250600- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151225T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 200 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE TAHOE REGION THROUGH THE EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING: 12 TO 22 INCHES ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89...INCLUDING ALONG THE SIERRA CREST AND HIGHWAY PASSES. 10 TO 15 INCHES IN THE TRUCKEE AND TAHOE BASIN AREAS. WITH HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS... SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY EVEN OVER SHORT DISTANCES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. GUSTS 80 TO 100 MPH OVER EXPOSED HIGHER RIDGES. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DUE TO WINDS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH ICY ROADS. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED WITH DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY ON ALL AREA ROADS. THE POSSIBILITY OF AVALANCHES WILL INCREASE...ESPECIALLY IN THE BACK COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TODAY...PREPARE FOR LONG DELAYS AND CARRY AN EMERGENCY KIT WITH EXTRA FOOD... WATER...AND CLOTHING. IF YOU STAY HOME...HAVE A BACKUP PLAN IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES. && $$ CAZ073-251200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151225T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 200 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL IMPACT MUCH OF MONO COUNTY INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 THIS EVENING AND PRE-DAWN FRIDAY MORNING. THE WORST TRAVEL IMPACTS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 395. 12 TO 22 INCHES IN THE HIGH SIERRA WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 INCLUDING MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN. 1 TO 4 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. AN INCH OR LESS ALONG HIGHWAY 6. 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. WITH HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY EVEN OVER SHORT DISTANCES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GUSTS 80 TO 100 MPH OVER SIERRA RIDGES. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DUE TO WINDS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH ICY ROADS. TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED WITH DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY. THE POSSIBILITY OF AVALANCHES WILL INCREASE ESPECIALLY IN THE BACK COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TODAY...PREPARE FOR LONG DELAYS AND CARRY AN EMERGENCY KIT WITH EXTRA FOOD... WATER... AND CLOTHING. IF YOU STAY HOME...HAVE A BACKUP PLAN IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES. CONSIDER WAITING UNTIL CHRISTMAS MORNING TO TRAVEL...WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE BETTER AND LESS STRESSFUL. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-250600- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-151225T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 200 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING ACROSS THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL DELAYS WITH CHAIN REQUIREMENTS OVER CEDAR PASS WEST OF CEDARVILLE. ROADS THROUGH SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY WILL BE SLICK AND SNOW PACKED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSES MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS. BE SURE TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES SINCE IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP ON SLICK ROADWAYS. && $$ NVZ003-250600- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-151225T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 200 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES MOST AREAS. WITH HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS...SNOW AMOUNTS COULD VARY CONSIDERABLY EVEN OVER SHORT DISTANCES. LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN FOOTHILL AREAS, ESPECIALLY NEAR CARSON CITY WHERE THE SHOWERS MAY BE ENHANCED BY LAKE TAHOE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: EXPECT ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS WITH CHAIN CONTROLS. EVEN IF ROADS ARE JUST WET NOW, THEY COULD BECOME SNOW COVERED QUICKLY IF A HEAVY SNOW SHOWER HITS. TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO REMAIN VERY COLD THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND THEREFORE ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS IF UNTREATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSES MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS... ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME DUE TO HOLIDAY TRAVEL. BE SURE TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES SINCE IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP ON SLICK ROADWAYS. && $$ NVZ001-004-250600- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-151225T0600Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 200 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL IMPACT AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 50 AND 95 THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES MOST AREAS. WITH HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS...SNOW AMOUNTS COULD VARY CONSIDERABLY EVEN OVER SHORT DISTANCES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: EXPECT ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS WITH CHAIN CONTROLS. EVEN IF ROADS ARE JUST WET NOW, THEY COULD BECOME SNOW COVERED QUICKLY IF A HEAVY SNOW SHOWER HITS. TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO REMAIN VERY COLD THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND THEREFORE ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK AND HAZARDOUS IF UNTREATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSES MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS... ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME DUE TO HOLIDAY TRAVEL. BE SURE TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES SINCE IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP ON SLICK ROADWAYS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
352 WWUS45 KREV 250447 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 847 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 CAZ071-072-NVZ002-250600- /O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151225T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 847 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP TONIGHT BUT THE THREAT OF PERSISTENT STEADY SNOW HAS ENDED. HOWEVER, SNOW COVER OR REFREEZING OF WATER ON ROADS WILL MAINTAIN ICY SPOTS AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. $$ CAZ070-NVZ001-003>005-250600- /O.CAN.KREV.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-151225T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 847 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP TONIGHT BUT THE THREAT OF PERSISTENT STEADY SNOW HAS ENDED. HOWEVER, SNOW COVERED ROADS OR REFREEZING OF WATER ON ROADS WILL MAINTAIN ICY SPOTS AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. $$ CAZ073-251200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151225T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 847 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL IMPACT MUCH OF MONO COUNTY INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 THIS EVENING AND PRE-DAWN FRIDAY MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 9 INCHES IN THE HIGH SIERRA WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 INCLUDING MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN AND IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. 1 TO 4 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CREATE SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAINTAIN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TODAY...PREPARE FOR LONG DELAYS AND CARRY AN EMERGENCY KIT WITH EXTRA FOOD... WATER... AND CLOTHING. IF YOU STAY HOME...HAVE A BACKUP PLAN IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES. CONSIDER WAITING UNTIL CHRISTMAS MORNING TO TRAVEL...WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE BETTER AND LESS STRESSFUL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
949 WWUS45 KREV 251117 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 317 AM PST FRI DEC 25 2015 CAZ073-251230- /O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151225T1200Z/ MONO- 317 AM PST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... AS SNOW HAS TAPERED TO A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS THIS MORNING...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. HOWEVER...MANY ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND ICY WITH NUMEROUS CHAIN CONTROLS IN PLACE. MOTORISTS SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FROM CALTRANS IF TRAVELING IN MONO COUNTY TODAY. $$ 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 22, 9:20 AM PST, 4 hours 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 22, 9:20 AM PST, 4 hours 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
920 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2015
.UPDATE...
MAIN STORM FRONT HAS EXITED THE REGION AND SNOW HAS TAPERED TO
SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE CREST WITH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS AND BREAKS
IN THE CLOUDS MOST OTHER AREAS. SO ALL WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS
HAVE BEEN DROPPED THIS MORNING AS ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE
GOING TO BE MINOR AT THE UPPER PASSES. STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE
GOING TO PERSIST TODAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TONIGHT. WINDS
WERE STILL GUSTING CLOSE TO 100 MPH AT THE HIGHER SIERRA RIDGES. A
LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT.
ATTENTION TODAY WILL TURN TO THE STORM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY. A QUICK LOOK AT 12Z MODEL DATA SHOWS LITTLE CHANGE WITH
BOTH THE GFS/NAM SHOWING A FAST MOVING AND VERY COLD WINTER STORM
BEGINNING OVER NORTHEAST CA AND FAR NORTHWEST NV AFTER MIDNIGHT
WEDNESDAY AND SPREADING ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD
TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE LIKELY FOR THURSDAY INCLUDING LOWER ELEVATIONS.
IF POSSIBLE, TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD BE COMPLETED WEDNESDAY. GIVEN THE
FASTER NATURE OF THIS STORM, CHRISTMAS DAY WILL LIKELY SEE ONLY
ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS BUT VERY COLD TEMPERATURES. HOHMANN
&&
.SYNOPSIS...
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH WITH A BREAK IN THE
WINTER WEATHER ON WEDNESDAY. A COLDER WINTER STORM WILL PUSH INTO
THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY WITH MORE WIDESPREAD
TRAVEL IMPACTS EXPECTED. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND WITH DRIER CONDITIONS.
&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 248 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2015/
SYNOPSIS...
MAJOR WINTER STORM IS STILL IMPACTING THE SIERRA WITH SIGNIFICANT
TRAVEL IMPACTS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. IF NEEDING TO
CROSS THE SIERRA BEFORE CHRISTMAS, WEDNESDAY IS GOING TO BE THE
BEST DAY TO TRAVEL. A COLDER WINTER STORM WILL PUSH INTO THE
SIERRA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA CHRISTMAS EVE INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING
BRINGING ADDITIONAL TRAVEL IMPACTS TO THE REGION. COLD AND DRY
CONDITIONS WILL FOLLOW FOR THE WEEKEND WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF
ADDITIONAL WINTER WEATHER BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.
SHORT TERM...
A VERY WET WINTER STORM IS CONTINUING TO IMPACT THE SIERRA EARLY
THIS MORNING BRINGING COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION TO THE
REGION. 24-HOUR LIQUID TOTALS ENDING AT MIDNIGHT RANGED FROM 2 TO
OVER 5 INCHES ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA TO THE CREST.
THESE TOTALS ARE LIKELY TO GROW SUBSTANTIALLY AS THE REGION IS
CURRENTLY BEING HIT BY THE SECOND WAVE OF MOISTURE ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS SYSTEM.
SNOW LEVELS HAVE BEEN FLUCTUATING FROM AROUND 6200-7000 FEET
DEPENDING ON THE INTENSITY OF THE PRECIPITATION. THIS MEANS THAT
MAINLY RAIN HAS FALLEN AT LAKE TAHOE LEVEL, BUT JUST A FEW HUNDRED
FEET ABOVE THE LAKE, LOCATIONS HAVE SEEN A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW.
GENERALLY SPEAKING, A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS BEING OBSERVED IN
THE 6200-6500 FOOT RANGE, WITH LITTLE IN THE WAY OF ACCUMULATION.
ABOVE 7000 FEET, SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION IS OCCURRING WITH
SOME PLACES ALREADY REPORTING TWO OR MORE FEET OF SNOW. THE HEAVY,
WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS MORNING AND SNOW TOTALS IN THE
HIGH SIERRA ARE LIKELY TO REACH THE 2 TO 4 FOOT RANGE BY THE TIME
THIS SYSTEM IS OVER.
TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE WIDESPREAD THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SIERRA AND IN
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AS WELL. WIDESPREAD CHAIN
CONTROLS AND MAJOR DELAYS ALONG WITH PLENTY OF ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN
REPORTED ALONG WITH PERIODIC CLOSING OF SIERRA PASSES. THIS IS
LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MIDDAY, AND POSSIBLY EVEN INTO
THIS EVENING.
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY TODAY, BUT ARE NOT NEARLY AS
STRONG AS THEY WERE MONDAY. WIDESPREAD GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH,
WITH WIND PRONE LOCATIONS GUSTING 55 TO 60 MPH, ARE LIKELY
THROUGH VALLEY LOCATIONS. RIDGES WILL BE GUSTING UPWARDS OF 100
MPH ONCE AGAIN TODAY. THIS MAY LEAD TO TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES, TURBULENCE AND MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY FOR
AVIATION, AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES.
WHILE A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS MAY LINGER WEDNESDAY, OVERALL THE
REGION WILL BE DRY. THIS IS ALSO THE BEST DAY FOR TRAVEL IF YOU
NEED TO CROSS THE SIERRA BEFORE CHRISTMAS. ANOTHER, COLDER, STORM
WILL BE QUICK TO FOLLOW ON CHRISTMAS EVE BRINGING YET ANOTHER
ROUND OF SNOW TO THE REGION. THIS SYSTEM IS FAST MOVING AND DOES
NOT HAVE NEARLY THE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE TO WORK WITH AS THE CURRENT
ONGOING STORM, BUT WITH IT BEING COLDER, SNOW RATIOS WILL ALSO BE
HIGHER, ALLOWING FLUFFY SNOW TO QUICKLY ACCUMULATE. THE HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY FROM ABOUT 8 AM THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY,
GIVE OR TAKE A COUPLE OF HOURS, WITH SHOWERS LINGERING INTO EARLY
CHRISTMAS MORNING. THIS SYSTEM COULD BRING ABOUT A FOOT OF SNOW TO
THE SIERRA CREST, WITH SEVERAL INCHES AT LAKE TAHOE LEVEL. SOME
SPILLOVER IS EXPECTED INTO WESTERN NEVADA WITH A TRACE UP TO A FEW
INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE. DJ
LONG TERM...CHRISTMAS DAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
FEW CHANGES MADE TO THE LONG TERM AS THE CHRISTMAS EVE STORM EXITS
ON CHRISTMAS DAY. A COLD NORTH FLOW WILL BE PRESENT BEHIND IT WITH
TEMPERATURES A GOOD 15 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE. WITH CLEARING SKIES
FRIDAY NIGHT, IT COULD GET QUITE COLD, BUT THE JET ON THE BACKSIDE
OF THE LOW WILL BE OVERHEAD. IT APPEARS THE RIDGES WILL SEE THE
BRUNT OF THE WINDS, BUT THEY MAY PROVIDE JUST ENOUGH MIXING TO KEEP
TEMPERATURES FROM REALLY BOTTOMING OUT (ASSUMING SUFFICIENT SNOW
COVER).
FOR THE WEEKEND, A SHORT WAVE RIDGE WILL BE OVERHEAD WITH WARMING
TEMPS AT RIDGE LEVEL. HOWEVER, VALLEYS WILL HAVE A HARD TIME WARMING
AT ALL ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS ANY SNOW ON THE GROUND FROM THE
CHRISTMAS EVE STORM. AIR QUALITY IS LIKELY TO BE REDUCED ALONG THE
SIERRA FRONT DUE TO THE STRONG INVERSIONS. THE COLDEST NIGHT FOR
MANY VALLEY LOCATIONS MAY END UP BEING SATURDAY NIGHT. LOWS BELOW
ZERO IN SIERRA VALLEYS APPEAR LIKELY AND ARE POSSIBLE IN A FEW
COLDER WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS PENDING SNOW COVER.
EARLY NEXT WEEK, MODELS ARE SHOWING A COUPLE OF WEAK AND/OR
SPLITTING SYSTEMS TO TRY AND MOVE INTO THE WEST COAST. CURRENTLY
THERE IS A LOT OF SPREAD SHOWING AMONGST THE ENSEMBLES. WE DO HAVE
SOME MENTION OF PRECIP FOR MONDAY AT THIS TIME, BUT THAT COULD
CHANGE AS EACH MODEL SEEMS TO HAVE A DIFFERENT SOLUTION EACH CYCLE.
WALLMANN
AVIATION...
HEAVY RAIN, IFR CONDS AND LLWS TO CONTINUE IN THE SIERRA THRU 18Z.
AFTERWARD, OCNL MVFR CIGS/VIS IN SHOWERS BUT LLWS LIKELY TO CONTINUE
THRU 00Z BEFORE WINDS ALOFT FINALLY ABATE. THEN MAINLY VFR CONDS FOR
SIERRA TERMINALS (KTRK/KTVL/KMMH) BY 06Z, BUT KTRK MAY SEE SOME FZFG
AFTER 10Z IF SKIES CLEAR FAST ENOUGH.
LLWS AND TURBULENCE WILL BE THE MAIN ISSUES ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT
TODAY UNTIL WINDS ALOFT FINALLY WEAKEN BY 00Z. THIS MORNING, SOME
MVFR CONDS FOR KRNO/KCXP THRU 18Z DUE TO -RA AND CIGS 2-3000 FEET.
VFR AFTERWARD AS ANY SHOWERS WOULD BE LIGHT.
A BREAK IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY WITH VFR CONDS AND LIGHTER WINDS. THE
NEXT STORM IS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND IT WILL BE MUCH COLDER. WINDS
WILL NOT HAVE AS BIG AN IMPACT, BUT IFR CONDS AND SNOW ON RUNWAYS
WILL BE A CONCERN FOR ALL TERMINALS, EVEN ON THE WRN NV VALLEY
FLOORS. WALLMANN
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR PYRAMID
LAKE IN NVZ004.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR LAKE TAHOE
IN NVZ002.
CA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR LAKE TAHOE
IN CAZ072.
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Local storm report, Dec 22, 11:35 AM PST, 2 hours 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1135 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2015
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0315 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 11 ENE CALCUTTA LAKE 41.92N 119.50W
12/21/2015 M63.00 MPH WASHOE NV TRAINED SPOTTER
63 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT CATNIP MOUNTAIN RAWS SENSOR.
0330 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 W MAMMOTH LAKES 37.64N 119.03W
12/21/2015 M129 MPH MONO CA PUBLIC
129 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN SUMMIT
SENSOR.
0344 PM NON-TSTM WND GST JANESVILLE 40.30N 120.55W
12/21/2015 M56.00 MPH LASSEN CA DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
56 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED BY CALTRANS SENSOR.
0345 PM NON-TSTM WND GST SILVER SPRINGS 39.42N 119.22W
12/21/2015 M60.00 MPH LYON NV AWOS
AWOS AT SILVER SPRINGS AIRPORT MEASURED 60 MPH WIND GUST.
0345 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 W WASHOE CITY 39.32N 119.83W
12/21/2015 M88.00 MPH WASHOE NV DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
NDOT SENSOR ON GALENA BRIDGE MEASURED 88 MPH.
0351 PM NON-TSTM WND GST CARSON CITY 39.17N 119.76W
12/21/2015 M65.00 MPH CARSON CITY NV DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
NDOT SENSOR IN CARSON CITY RECORDED A 65 MPH WIND GUST.
0358 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 S CARSON CITY 39.13N 119.76W
12/21/2015 M66.00 MPH CARSON CITY NV DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
NDOT SENSOR RECORDED A 66 MPH WIND GUST.
0500 PM HEAVY SNOW 1 NE INCLINE VILLAGE 39.26N 119.94W
12/21/2015 M8.0 INCH WASHOE NV TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL
FROM 5AM-5PM AT 6700 FEET. 32 DEGREES AND STILL SNOWING
HEAVILY.
0537 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 N RENO 39.61N 119.82W
12/21/2015 M60.00 MPH WASHOE NV OFFICIAL NWS OBS
60 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SEVICE
FORECAST OFFICE.
0540 PM HEAVY SNOW DAGGET PASS 38.98N 119.89W
12/21/2015 M12.0 INCH DOUGLAS NV CO-OP OBSERVER
COOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVER REPORTED 12 INCHES OF NEW
SNOWFALL WITH A CURRENT DEPTH OF 24 INCHES. OBSERVER
REPORTED STILL VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL.
0543 PM HEAVY RAIN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 38.94N 119.98W
12/21/2015 M1.14 INCH EL DORADO CA ASOS
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT HAS RECORDED 1.14 INCHES OF
RAINFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.
0549 PM HEAVY RAIN PLUMAS EUREKA STATE PAR 39.77N 120.69W
12/21/2015 M2.26 INCH PLUMAS CA MESONET
MESONET SENSOR IN PLUMAS-EUREKA STATE PARK HAS RECORDED
2.26 INCHES IN 24 HOURS.
0550 PM HEAVY SNOW 3 ENE ALPINE MEADOWS 39.18N 120.16W
12/21/2015 M12.0 INCH PLACER CA TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED 12 INCHES OF NEW
SNOWFALL AT 7000 FEET.CURRENTLY 32 DEGREES AND SNOWING
HEAVILY.
0550 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 WNW CARSON CITY 39.19N 119.81W
12/21/2015 M1.63 INCH CARSON CITY NV TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED 1.63 INCHES OF RAINFALL
SINCE MIDNIGHT. STILL RAINING HEAVILY. 5300 FEET.
0600 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 WNW SIERRAVILLE 39.60N 120.42W
12/21/2015 M2.47 INCH SIERRA CA TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE 300 AM. ALL RAIN. STILL
RAINING LIGHTLY. ELEVATION 5000 FEET.
0648 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 SSE TRUCKEE 39.27N 120.17W
12/22/2015 M2.18 INCH PLACER CA AWOS
TRUCKEE TAHOE AIRPORT RECORDED 2.21 INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION IN THE PAST 23 HOURS.
0713 AM SNOW 1 WNW MAMMOTH LAKES 37.65N 118.98W
12/22/2015 M8.0 INCH MONO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
8 INCHES SNOWFALL LAST 24 HOURS WITH 1.4 LIQUID
EQUIVALENT. 5.7 TO 1 RATIO. ELEV 8100
0715 AM HEAVY RAIN 8 S TAHOE CITY 39.05N 120.14W
12/22/2015 M2.55 INCH EL DORADO CA CO-OP OBSERVER
A WEATHER OBSERVER AT TAHOMA ON THE WEST SHORE OF LAKE
TAHOE REPORTED 2.55 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION IN THE PAST
24 HOURS.
0715 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 SW SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 38.88N 120.03W
12/22/2015 M2.21 INCH EL DORADO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER NEAR THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE
AIRPORT RECORDED 2.21 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION IN THE PAST
24 HOURS.
0724 AM HEAVY SNOW 5 E INCLINE VILLAGE 39.25N 119.87W
12/22/2015 M9.0 INCH WASHOE NV PUBLIC
DIAMOND PEAK SKI RESORT REPORTED 9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN
THE PAST 24 HOURS.
0726 AM HEAVY SNOW HEAVENLY VALLEY 38.96N 119.89W
12/22/2015 M36.0 INCH DOUGLAS NV PUBLIC
HEAVENLY SKI RESORT REPORTED 36 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE
PAST 24 HOURS.
0727 AM HEAVY SNOW NORTHSTAR 39.28N 120.12W
12/22/2015 M34.0 INCH PLACER CA PUBLIC
NORTHSTAR SKI RESORT REPORTED 34 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN
THE PAST 24 HOURS.
0729 AM HEAVY SNOW 10 W TRUCKEE 39.33N 120.39W
12/22/2015 M11.0 INCH NEVADA CA PUBLIC
SUGAR BOWL SKI AREA REPORTED 11 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE
PAST 24 HOURS.
0731 AM HEAVY SNOW 3 W MAMMOTH LAKES 37.64N 119.01W
12/22/2015 M16.0 INCH MONO CA PUBLIC
MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT REPORTED 16 INCHES OF NEW
SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
0731 AM HEAVY SNOW 6 WNW TRUCKEE 39.36N 120.31W
12/22/2015 M22.0 INCH NEVADA CA PUBLIC
TAHOE DONNER SKI AREA REPORTED 22 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN
THE PAST 24 HOURS.
0755 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 WSW GARDNERVILLE RANC 38.87N 119.80W
12/22/2015 M1.42 INCH DOUGLAS NV TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR TOTAL. 0.48 INCHES SINCE 5 PM MONDAY.
0759 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 SSW GARDNERVILLE 38.91N 119.75W
12/22/2015 M1.88 INCH DOUGLAS NV TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0804 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 E DEVILS GATE SUMMIT 38.35N 119.33W
12/22/2015 M0.45 INCH MONO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL. THE RAIN WASHED MOST OF THE SNOW AWAY AT THE
SUMMIT.
0804 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 NE CARSON CITY 39.18N 119.75W
12/22/2015 M0.45 INCH CARSON CITY NV TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0804 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 NNW MARKLEEVILLE 38.77N 119.82W
12/22/2015 M1.77 INCH ALPINE CA TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR TOTAL.
0841 AM HEAVY SNOW 8 SW SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 38.86N 120.09W
12/22/2015 U0.0 INCH EL DORADO CA MESONET
ECHO PEAK SNOTEL 4.6 INCHES SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT 12 AM
MONDAY TO 12 AM TUESDAY
0841 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 E SODA SPRINGS 39.32N 120.36W
12/22/2015 U0.0 INCH NEVADA CA MESONET
3.1 INCHES SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT 12 AM MONDAY TO 12 AM
TUESDAY. CENTRAL SIERRA SNOW LAB SNOTEL
0922 AM HEAVY RAIN BOCA RESERVOIR 39.40N 120.09W
12/22/2015 M1.81 INCH NEVADA CA CO-OP OBSERVER
NO SNOWFALL WITH THIS STORM. SNOW DEPTH ON THE GROUND 5
INCHES. 24 HOUR TOTAL.
0922 AM SNOW MAMMOTH LAKES 37.64N 118.96W
12/22/2015 M5.0 INCH MONO CA CO-OP OBSERVER
5 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED AT MAMMOTH RANGER STATION. 0.70
INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT. 24 HOUR TOTAL.
0922 AM SNOW HOMEWOOD 39.08N 120.17W
12/22/2015 M3.0 INCH PLACER CA TRAINED SPOTTER
3 INCHES OF SNOW WITH ESTIMATED OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN.
0922 AM HEAVY RAIN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 38.94N 119.98W
12/22/2015 M2.11 INCH EL DORADO CA CO-OP OBSERVER
2.11 INCHES OF RAIN STORM TOTAL. TRACE OF SNOW REPORTED.
1000 AM HEAVY RAIN TAHOE CITY 39.17N 120.14W
12/22/2015 M2.32 INCH PLACER CA CO-OP OBSERVER
2.32 INCHES OF 24 HOUR TOTAL RAINFALL IN TAHOE CITY,
CALIFORNIA. 2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. ELEVATION 6230 FEET.
2.78 INCHES STORM TOTAL PRECIP.
1000 AM HEAVY RAIN MARKLEEVILLE 38.70N 119.78W
12/22/2015 M2.35 INCH ALPINE CA CO-OP OBSERVER
2.35 INCHES OF RAINFALL AT MARKLEEVILLE RAWS. 24 HOUR
TOTAL.
1000 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 SE HOMEWOOD 39.05N 120.13W
12/22/2015 M2.55 INCH EL DORADO CA CO-OP OBSERVER
2.55 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN TAHOMA, CALIFORNIA.
1000 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 SE TRUCKEE 39.30N 120.16W
12/22/2015 M2.18 INCH PLACER CA CO-OP OBSERVER
2.18 INCHES OF RAINFALL AT TRUCKEE-TAHOE AIRPORT. TRACE
SNOWFALL REPORTED. 24 HOUR TOTAL.
1000 AM HEAVY RAIN VERDI 39.52N 120.00W
12/22/2015 M1.59 INCH WASHOE NV CO-OP OBSERVER
1.59 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN VERDI, CALIFORNIA. ELEVATION
5429 FEET. 24 HOUR TOTAL.
1000 AM HEAVY RAIN SIERRAVILLE 39.59N 120.37W
12/22/2015 M1.96 INCH SIERRA CA CO-OP OBSERVER
1.96 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN SIERRAVILLE, CA. ELEVATION
4975 FEET. 24 HOUR TOTAL.
1054 AM HEAVY SNOW ALPINE MEADOWS 39.17N 120.22W
12/22/2015 M34.0 INCH PLACER CA PUBLIC
24-34 INCHES IN LAST 24 HOURS. 30-39 INCHES STORM TOTAL.
1054 AM HEAVY SNOW 3 E INCLINE VILLAGE 39.25N 119.91W
12/22/2015 M9.0 INCH WASHOE NV PUBLIC
9 INCHES IN LAST 24 HOURS AT DIAMOND PEAK SKI AREA. 14
INCHES STORM TOTAL.
1054 AM HEAVY SNOW HEAVENLY VALLEY 38.96N 119.89W
12/22/2015 M36.0 INCH DOUGLAS NV PUBLIC
36 INCHES OF SNOW IN LAST 24 HOURS AT HEAVENLY SKI AREA.
41 INCHES STORM TOTAL.
1054 AM HEAVY SNOW MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA 39.33N 119.89W
12/22/2015 M24.0 INCH WASHOE NV PUBLIC
20-24 INCHES OF SNOW IN LAST 24 HOURS AT MOUNT ROSE SKI
AREA. 27 INCHES STORM TOTAL.
1054 AM HEAVY SNOW NORTHSTAR 39.28N 120.12W
12/22/2015 M34.0 INCH PLACER CA PUBLIC
34 INCHES OF SNOW IN LAST 24 HOURS AT NORTHSTAR SKI AREA.
40 INCHES IN LAST 24 HOURS.
1054 AM HEAVY SNOW 4 WNW TRUCKEE 39.35N 120.27W
12/22/2015 M22.0 INCH NEVADA CA PUBLIC
22 INCHES OF SNOW IN LAST 24 HOURS AT TAHOE-DONNER SKI
AREA. 31 INCHES STORM TOTAL.
1054 AM HEAVY SNOW SQUAW VALLEY 39.20N 120.22W
12/22/2015 M36.0 INCH PLACER CA PUBLIC
36 INCHES OF SNOW IN LAST 24 HOURS AT SQUAW VALLEY SKI
AREA. 46 INCHES STORM TOTAL.
1054 AM HEAVY SNOW 3 W MAMMOTH LAKES 37.64N 119.01W
12/22/2015 M19.0 INCH MONO CA PUBLIC
19 INCHES OF SNOW IN LAST 24 HOURS AT MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN
SKI AREA. 22-36 INCHES STORM TOTAL.
1054 AM HEAVY RAIN GLENBROOK 39.09N 119.94W
12/22/2015 M1.24 INCH DOUGLAS NV CO-OP OBSERVER
1.24 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN GLENBROOK, NEVADA AT LAKE
TAHOE.
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AHOONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2:37 AM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 19 hr |
| Dec 22, 1:52 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | REV | Modoc | 55 hr |
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