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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Reno, NV

January 28, 20165 counties in California; Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada

NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Jan 28, 2016, 2:59 PM PST for 5 counties in California; Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Jan 29, 2016, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 20 hr. 31 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
Jan 28, 2016, 2:59 PM PST (22:59 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 29, 2016, 4:00 PM PST
Expired
Jan 30, 2016, 12:12 PM PST
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Reno, NV

Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Mono County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Washoe County, NV

The radar

The Reno radar (KRGX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:02 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 30, 5:24 AM PSTSNOW 35 Wsw Prosser Creek Res, CATAHOE DONNER SKI AREA REPORTED 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
Jan 30, 5:30 AM PSTSNOW 1.1Nws Reno, NVOFFICIAL NWS OBSERVATION OF 1.2 INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN 330AM AND 730AM. ELEVATION IS 4974 FEET.
Jan 30, 5:30 AM PSTSNOW 1.39 S Reno, NVPUBLIC ESTIMATES BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN. ELEVATION IS 4690 FEET.
Jan 30, 6:00 AM PSTSNOW 44 E Incline Village, NVDIAMOND PEAK SKI RESORT REPORTED 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. ELEVATION IS 8700 FEET.
Jan 30, 6:20 AM PSTSNOW 95 Wnw Kings Beach, CANORTHSTAR SKI REPORTED 9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS.
Jan 30, 6:24 AM PSTSNOW 44 Wsw Carson Pass, CAKIRKWOOD SKI RESORT REPORTED 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
Jan 30, 6:24 AM PSTSNOW 4Nne Homewood, CAHOMEWOOD SKI REPORTED 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
Jan 30, 6:24 AM PSTSNOW 7N Sierra-At-Tahoe Ski A, CASIERRA AT TAHOE SKI AREA REPORTED 7 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS.
Jan 30, 6:29 AM PSTSNOW 0.8Damonte Ranch, NVPUBLIC MEASURED 0.8 INCHES OF SNOW.
Jan 30, 6:38 AM PSTSNOW 43 Ese Soda Springs, CASUGAR BOWL SKI RESORT REPORTED 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
Jan 30, 6:43 AM PSTSNOW 82 Nw Alpine Meadows, CASQUAW VALLEY SKI RESORT REPORTED 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
Jan 30, 6:45 AM PSTSNOW 0.55 Ene Reno, NVSPARKS FIRE STATION REPORTED 0.5 INCHES OF SNOW AS OF 645 AM. ELEVATION IS 4357 FEET.
Jan 30, 6:45 AM PSTSNOW 0.55 Ene Reno, NVSPARKS FIRE STATION REPORTED 0.5 INCHES OF SNOW AS OF 645AM. ELEVATION IS 4357 FEET.
Jan 30, 7:00 AM PSTSNOW 41 Nnw Lake Alpine, CA24 HOUR TOTAL. BEAR VALLEY SKI AREA.
Jan 30, 7:00 AM PSTSNOW 42 Ene Soda Springs, CA24 HOUR TOTAL.
Jan 30, 7:00 AM PSTSNOW 4Kirkwood Meadows, CA24 HOUR TOTAL. KIRKWOOD SKI RESORT.
Jan 30, 7:00 AM PSTSNOW 52 W Donner Peak, CA24 HOUR TOTAL. SUGAR BOWL SKI RESORT.
Jan 30, 7:00 AM PSTSNOW 101 Ese Twin Bridges, CA24 HOUR TOTAL. SIERRA AT TAHOE SKI RESORT.
Jan 30, 8:12 AM PSTSNOW 1.52 E Devils Gate Summit, CA1.5 INCHES OF SNOW AT DEVILS GATE OUTSIDE BRIDGEPORT AT 7200 FEET. TOTAL PRECIPITATION 0.41 INCHES RAIN AND SNOW.
Jan 30, 8:12 AM PSTSNOW 4.51 Nnw Incline Village, NV4.5 INCHES OF SNOW. 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN AND SNOW EQUIVALENT. ELEVATION 7580 FEET.
Jan 30, 8:12 AM PSTSNOW 4.51 Wnw Mammoth Lakes, CA4.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN MAMMOTH LAKES ELEVATION 8200 FEET.
Jan 30, 8:39 AM PSTSNOW 81 Ssw June Lake, CA6-8 INCH OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL AT JUNE MOUNTAIN SKI AREA.
Jan 30, 8:47 AM PSTSNOW 16S Mount Rose Ski Area, NV24 HOUR STORM TOTAL AT SUMMIT ELEVATION 9700 FEET. 9 INCHES AT BASE ELEVATION 8260 FEET.
Jan 30, 9:03 AM PSTSNOW 8Squaw Valley Ski Area, CA24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL AT 8200 FT ELEVATION. 4 INCHES AT 6200 FEET.
Jan 30, 9:21 AM PSTSNOW 10N Sierra-At-Tahoe Ski A, CA24 HOUR SNOW TOTAL AT SUMMIT ELEVATION 8852 FT. 6 INCHES AT ELEVATION 7300 FT.
Jan 30, 10:11 AM PSTSNOW 104 W Mammoth Lakes, CA8-10 INCHES AT MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN MAIN LODGE. ELEVATION 8900 FEET.
Jan 30, 10:12 AM PSTSNOW 9Homewood, CAOVERNIGHT SNOWFALL TOTAL AT HOMEWOOD SKI AREA SUMMIT ELEVATION 7880 FEET. 3 INCHES AT BASE ELEVATION 6230 FT.
Jan 30, 10:31 AM PSTSNOW 1.4Reno, NVRENO-TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OBSERVED 1.4 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL WITH 0.44 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT/RAINFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.
Jan 30, 10:31 AM PSTSNOW 22 Se Spanish Springs Ai, NVOVERNIGHT SNOW TOTAL. 0.43 INCH TOTAL LIQUID.
Jan 30, 10:33 AM PSTSNOW 1.35 N Reno, NVTHE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE OBSERVED 1.3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WITH 0.51 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT/RAINFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS AT 4974 FEET.
Jan 30, 10:45 AM PSTSNOW 42 Nw Tahoe City, CAU.S.C.G. LAKE TAHOE REPORTED 4.0 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 166 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2016-01-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2016-01-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 71 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2555 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

036 
WWUS45 KREV 282259
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
259 PM PST THU JAN 28 2016

CAZ072-NVZ002-291100-
/O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0003.160130T0000Z-160130T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0002.160130T0000Z-160130T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
259 PM PST THU JAN 28 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST
SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS...RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE TAHOE 
  BASIN FRIDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW 
  IS LIKELY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW LEVELS: 8000 TO 8500 FEET LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THEN
  LOWERING TO 5000 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET...INCLUDING
  CARSON PASS AND THE MOUNT ROSE HIGHWAY SUMMIT. 6 TO 12 INCHES
  BETWEEN 7000 AND 8000 FEET...INCLUDING DONNER PASS AND ECHO
  SUMMIT. 4 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE LOWER
  ELEVATIONS WITH SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS NEAR 100 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND 
  TRAVEL OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. STRONG WINDS MAY DAMAGE DROUGHT 
  STRESSED TREES WITH POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ073-291100-
/O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0003.160130T0600Z-160131T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0002.160130T0000Z-160131T0000Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
259 PM PST THU JAN 28 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 PM PST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 PM PST
SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS...RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO MONO COUNTY
  ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW IS
  LIKELY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL BE
  POSSIBLE FOR SUNDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS: 8000 TO 9000 FEET FRIDAY EVENING...THEN LOWERING 
  TO 6000 TO 7000 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET ALONG THE SIERRA CREST...
  INCLUDING MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN. 6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN 7000 AND 8000
  FEET...INCLUDING MAMMOTH LAKES...JUNE LAKE. UP TO 6 INCHES
  POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...WITH
  SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS OVER 100 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND 
  TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 395. STRONG WINDS MAY DAMAGE DROUGHT 
  STRESSED TREES WITH POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-291100-
/O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0007.160130T0600Z-160130T1800Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
259 PM PST THU JAN 28 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM
PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST
SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE IN ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY FRIDAY NIGHT AND
  SATURDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS: 8000 TO 9000 FEET FRIDAY EVENING...THEN LOWERING TO
  4000 TO 5000 FEET SATURDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...10 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE
  6000 FEET WITH 3 TO 10 INCHES BELOW 6000 FEET. EAST OF HIGHWAY
  395...UP TO 4 INCHES.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60
  MPH. GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE LOCATIONS.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND 
  TRAVEL OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. STRONG WINDS MAY DAMAGE DROUGHT 
  STRESSED TREES WITH POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSES MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS, ESPECIALLY DURING
PERIODS OF HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME. BE SURE TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES SINCE
IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP ON SLICK ROADWAYS.

&&

$$

HOON

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
6 follow-up statements
576 
WWUS45 KREV 291041
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
241 AM PST FRI JAN 29 2016

CAZ072-NVZ002-292245-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.160130T0000Z-160130T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
241 AM PST FRI JAN 29 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO
10 AM PST SATURDAY...

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS...RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE TAHOE
  BASIN TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW IS
  LIKELY TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* SNOW LEVELS: 8000 TO 8500 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THEN LOWERING
  TO 5000 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET...INCLUDING
  CARSON PASS AND THE MOUNT ROSE HIGHWAY SUMMIT. 6 TO 12 INCHES
  BETWEEN 7000 AND 8000 FEET...INCLUDING DONNER PASS AND ECHO
  SUMMIT. 3 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE 
  LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS NEAR 100 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND 
  TRAVEL OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. STRONG WINDS MAY DAMAGE DROUGHT 
  STRESSED TREES WITH POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID TRAVEL TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...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.

&&

$$

CAZ073-292245-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.160130T0000Z-160131T0000Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
241 AM PST FRI JAN 29 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO
4 PM PST SATURDAY...

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS...RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO MONO COUNTY
  TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY
  TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS LIKELY ON SUNDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS: 8000 TO 9000 FEET FRIDAY EVENING...THEN LOWERING 
  TO 6000 TO 7000 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET ALONG THE SIERRA CREST
  INCLUDING MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN. 6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN 7000 AND 8000
  FEET INCLUDING MAMMOTH LAKES AND JUNE LAKE. UP TO 6 INCHES
  POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...WITH 
  SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS OVER 100 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND 
  TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 395. STRONG WINDS MAY DAMAGE DROUGHT 
  STRESSED TREES WITH POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID TRAVEL TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...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.

&&

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-292245-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0007.160130T0600Z-160130T1800Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
241 AM PST FRI JAN 29 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM FRIDAY TO
10 AM PST SATURDAY...

* TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO
  SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS: 6000 TO 7000 FEET THIS EVENING...THEN LOWERING TO
  4000 TO 5000 FEET SATURDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...10 TO 18 INCHES 
  ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH 3 TO 10 INCHES BELOW 6000 FEET. EAST OF 
  HIGHWAY 395...UP TO 4 INCHES. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND
  TRAVEL OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSES TRAVEL DELAYS...ESPECIALLY DURING
PERIODS OF HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME. 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
331 
WWUS45 KREV 292235
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
235 PM PST FRI JAN 29 2016

CAZ072-NVZ002-301200-
/O.NEW.KREV.WS.A.0004.160131T1400Z-160201T1200Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.160130T0000Z-160130T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
235 PM PST FRI JAN 29 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS...RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY TONIGHT AND EARLY
  SATURDAY MORNING. ANOTHER AROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS
  POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW LEVELS: 8000 TO 8500 FEET THIS EVENING...THEN LOWERING TO
  5000 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY: 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 8000
  FEET...INCLUDING CARSON PASS AND THE MOUNT ROSE HIGHWAY SUMMIT.
  6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN 7000 AND 8000 FEET...INCLUDING DONNER
  PASS AND ECHO SUMMIT. 3 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT: 4 TO 8 INCHES
  POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 1 FOOT. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE LOWER
  ELEVATIONS WITH SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 130 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND 
  TRAVEL OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. STRONG WINDS MAY DAMAGE DROUGHT 
  STRESSED TREES WITH POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID TRAVEL TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...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.

&&

$$

CAZ073-301200-
/O.NEW.KREV.WS.A.0004.160131T1400Z-160201T1200Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.160130T0000Z-160131T0000Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
235 PM PST FRI JAN 29 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS...RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO MONO COUNTY
  THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW
  IS LIKELY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. ANOTHER AROUND OF MODERATE TO
  HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW LEVELS: 8000 TO 9000 FEET THIS EVENING...THEN LOWERING TO
  6000 TO 7000 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY: 1 TO 2 FEET ALONG THE
  SIERRA CREST INCLUDING MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN. 6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN
  7000 AND 8000 FEET INCLUDING MAMMOTH LAKES AND JUNE LAKE. UP TO
  6 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT: ALONG AND WEST
  OF HIGHWAY 395...6 TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE. EAST OF HIGHWAY
  395...3 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...WITH 
  SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS OVER 100 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND
  TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 395. STRONG WINDS MAY DAMAGE DROUGHT
  STRESSED TREES WITH POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID TRAVEL TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...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.

&&

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-301200-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0007.160130T0600Z-160130T1800Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
235 PM PST FRI JAN 29 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY...

* TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
  HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS: 6000 TO 7000 FEET THIS EVENING...THEN LOWERING 
  TO 4000 TO 5000 FEET SATURDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY: WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...5 TO
  18 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH 3 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 6000 FEET.
  EAST OF HIGHWAY 395...UP TO 4 INCHES.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND 
  TRAVEL OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSES TRAVEL DELAYS...ESPECIALLY DURING
PERIODS OF HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME. BE SURE TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES SINCE
IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP ON SLICK ROADWAYS.

&&

$$

NVZ001-003-301200-
/O.NEW.KREV.WS.A.0004.160131T1400Z-160201T1200Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-
MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...
SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
235 PM PST FRI JAN 29 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING: SNOW IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING...WITH PERIODS
  OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT: 3 TO 6 INCHES
  POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 8 INCHES.

* IMPACTS: EXPECT SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS EVEN IN LOWER
  ELEVATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS INCLUDES
  INTERSTATES 80 AND 580...AND HIGHWAYS 6...50...95...AND
  ALTERNATE 95.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE AN EMERGENCY KIT FOR YOUR HOME AND
CAR. IF TRAVELING CONSIDER ALTERNATE PLANS, CAN REMEMBER TO CARRY
TIRE CHAINS...EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHING. ONCE THE STORM
ARRIVES...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE FOR AN EXTENDED
PERIOD OF TIME.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
183 
WWUS45 KREV 301143
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
343 AM PST SAT JAN 30 2016

CAZ072-NVZ002-310000-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160130T1800Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0004.160131T1400Z-160201T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
343 AM PST SAT JAN 30 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. ANOTHER AROUND OF
  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW LEVELS: LOWERING TO 5000 FEET BY LATE MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TODAY: 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 8000
  FEET...INCLUDING CARSON PASS AND THE MOUNT ROSE HIGHWAY SUMMIT.
  6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN 7000 AND 8000 FEET... INCLUDING DONNER
  PASS AND ECHO SUMMIT. 3 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT: 4 TO 8 INCHES 
  POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 1 FOOT.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND
  TRAVEL OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID TRAVEL THROUGH THE MORNING...YOU COULD BE STUCK IN YOUR
VEHICLE FOR 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.

&&

$$

CAZ073-310000-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160131T0000Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0004.160131T1400Z-160201T1200Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
343 AM PST SAT JAN 30 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON.
  ANOTHER AROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND
  SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW LEVELS: LOWERING TO 6000 TO 7000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TODAY: 1 TO 2 FEET ALONG THE SIERRA
  CREST INCLUDING MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN. 6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN 7000
  AND 8000 FEET INCLUDING MAMMOTH LAKES AND JUNE LAKE. UP TO 6
  INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT: ALONG AND 
  WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...6 TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE. EAST OF 
  HIGHWAY 395...3 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND
  TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 395. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID UNNECESSARY TRAVEL TODAY...YOU COULD BE STUCK IN YOUR
VEHICLE FOR 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.

&&

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-301800-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160130T1800Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
343 AM PST SAT JAN 30 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING.

* SNOW LEVELS: 4000 TO 5000 FEET.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TODAY: WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...5 TO 18
  INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH 3 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 6000 FEET. EAST
  OF HIGHWAY 395...UP TO 4 INCHES.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND 
  TRAVEL OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSES TRAVEL DELAYS...ESPECIALLY DURING
PERIODS OF HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME. BE SURE TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES SINCE
IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP ON SLICK ROADWAYS.

&&

$$

NVZ001-003-310000-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0004.160131T1400Z-160201T1200Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-
MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...
SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
343 AM PST SAT JAN 30 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING: SNOW IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING...WITH PERIODS OF
  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT: 3 TO 6 INCHES 
  POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 8 INCHES.

* IMPACTS: EXPECT SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS EVEN IN LOWER 
  ELEVATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS INCLUDES 
  INTERSTATES 80 AND 580...AND HIGHWAYS 6...50...95...AND 
  ALTERNATE 95.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE AN EMERGENCY KIT FOR YOUR HOME AND
CAR. IF TRAVELING CONSIDER ALTERNATE PLANS... CAN REMEMBER TO
CARRY TIRE CHAINS...EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHING. ONCE THE
STORM ARRIVES...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE FOR AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
410 
WWUS45 KREV 301436
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
636 AM PST SAT JAN 30 2016

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-301545-
/O.CAN.KREV.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160130T1800Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
636 AM PST SAT JAN 30 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP OVER THE REGION LATER THIS
MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON...BUT ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATION IS NOT EXPECTED. ICY SPOTS ARE STILL LIKELY ON AREA
ROADS THIS MORNING SO DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION. 

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-310245-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160130T1800Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0004.160131T1400Z-160201T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
636 AM PST SAT JAN 30 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. ANOTHER AROUND OF 
  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW LEVELS: LOWERING TO 5000 FEET BY LATE MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TODAY: 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 8000 
  FEET...INCLUDING CARSON PASS AND THE MOUNT ROSE HIGHWAY 
  SUMMIT. 6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN 7000 AND 8000 FEET... 
  INCLUDING DONNER PASS AND ECHO SUMMIT. 3 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 
  7000 FEET.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT: 4 TO 8 INCHES 
  POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 1 FOOT.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND 
  TRAVEL OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID TRAVEL THROUGH THE MORNING...YOU COULD BE STUCK IN YOUR
VEHICLE FOR 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.

&&

$$

CAZ073-310245-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160131T0000Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0004.160131T1400Z-160201T1200Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
636 AM PST SAT JAN 30 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS 
  AFTERNOON. ANOTHER AROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS 
  POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW LEVELS: LOWERING TO 6000 TO 7000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TODAY: 1 TO 2 FEET ALONG THE 
  SIERRA CREST INCLUDING MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN. 6 TO 12 INCHES 
  BETWEEN 7000 AND 8000 FEET INCLUDING MAMMOTH LAKES AND JUNE 
  LAKE. UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT: ALONG AND 
  WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...6 TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE. EAST OF 
  HIGHWAY 395...3 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND 
  TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID UNNECESSARY TRAVEL TODAY...YOU COULD BE STUCK IN YOUR
VEHICLE FOR 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.

&&

$$

NVZ001-003-310245-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0004.160131T1400Z-160201T1200Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-
MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...
SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
636 AM PST SAT JAN 30 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING: SNOW IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING...WITH PERIODS OF
  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT: 3 TO 6 INCHES 
  POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 8 INCHES.

* IMPACTS: EXPECT SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS EVEN IN LOWER 
  ELEVATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS INCLUDES 
  INTERSTATES 80 AND 580...AND HIGHWAYS 6...50...95...AND 
  ALTERNATE 95.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE AN EMERGENCY KIT FOR YOUR HOME AND
CAR. IF TRAVELING CONSIDER ALTERNATE PLANS... CAN REMEMBER TO
CARRY TIRE CHAINS...EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHING. ONCE THE
STORM ARRIVES...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE FOR AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
489 
WWUS45 KREV 301828
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1028 AM PST SAT JAN 30 2016

CAZ072-NVZ002-311200-
/O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160130T1800Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0004.160131T1400Z-160201T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
1028 AM PST SAT JAN 30 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING: ANOTHER AROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE
  SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT: 4 TO 8 INCHES 
  POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 1 FOOT.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND 
  TRAVEL OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE AN EMERGENCY KIT FOR YOUR HOME AND
CAR. IF TRAVELING CONSIDER ALTERNATE PLANS, CAN REMEMBER TO CARRY
TIRE CHAINS...EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHING. ONCE THE STORM
ARRIVES...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE FOR AN EXTENDED
PERIOD OF TIME.

&&

$$

CAZ073-311200-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160131T0000Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0004.160131T1400Z-160201T1200Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
1028 AM PST SAT JAN 30 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS 
  AFTERNOON. ANOTHER AROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS 
  POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW LEVELS: LOWERING TO 6000 TO 7000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TODAY: 1 TO 2 FEET ALONG THE 
  SIERRA CREST INCLUDING MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN. 6 TO 12 INCHES 
  BETWEEN 7000 AND 8000 FEET INCLUDING MAMMOTH LAKES AND JUNE 
  LAKE. UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT: ALONG AND 
  WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...6 TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE. EAST OF 
  HIGHWAY 395...3 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND 
  TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID UNNECESSARY TRAVEL TODAY...YOU COULD BE STUCK IN YOUR
VEHICLE FOR 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.

&&

$$

NVZ001-003-311200-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0004.160131T1400Z-160201T1200Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-
MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...
SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
1028 AM PST SAT JAN 30 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING: SNOW IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING...WITH PERIODS OF
  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT: 3 TO 6 INCHES 
  POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 8 INCHES.

* IMPACTS: EXPECT SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS EVEN IN LOWER 
  ELEVATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS INCLUDES 
  INTERSTATES 80 AND 580...AND HIGHWAYS 6...50...95...AND 
  ALTERNATE 95.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE AN EMERGENCY KIT FOR YOUR HOME AND
CAR. IF TRAVELING CONSIDER ALTERNATE PLANS... CAN REMEMBER TO
CARRY TIRE CHAINS...EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHING. ONCE THE
STORM ARRIVES...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE FOR AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
688 
WWUS45 KREV 302012
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1212 PM PST SAT JAN 30 2016

CAZ073-311200-
/O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160131T0000Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0004.160131T1400Z-160201T1200Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
1212 PM PST SAT JAN 30 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
SUNDAY.

* TIMING: ANOTHER AROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE
  SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT: ALONG AND 
  WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...6 TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE. EAST OF 
  HIGHWAY 395...3 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND 
  TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE AN EMERGENCY KIT FOR YOUR HOME AND
CAR. IF TRAVELING CONSIDER ALTERNATE PLANS, CAN REMEMBER TO CARRY
TIRE CHAINS...EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHING. ONCE THE STORM
ARRIVES...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE FOR AN EXTENDED
PERIOD OF TIME.

&&

$$

NVZ001-003-311200-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0004.160131T1400Z-160201T1200Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-
MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...
SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
1212 PM PST SAT JAN 30 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING: SNOW IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING...WITH PERIODS OF
  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT: 3 TO 6 INCHES 
  POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 8 INCHES.

* IMPACTS: EXPECT SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS EVEN IN LOWER 
  ELEVATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS INCLUDES 
  INTERSTATES 80 AND 580...AND HIGHWAYS 6...50...95...AND 
  ALTERNATE 95.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE AN EMERGENCY KIT FOR YOUR HOME AND
CAR. IF TRAVELING CONSIDER ALTERNATE PLANS... CAN REMEMBER TO
CARRY TIRE CHAINS...EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHING. ONCE THE
STORM ARRIVES...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE FOR AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

&&

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-311200-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0004.160131T1400Z-160201T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
1212 PM PST SAT JAN 30 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING: ANOTHER AROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE 
  SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT: 4 TO 8 INCHES 
  POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY UP TO 1 FOOT.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND 
  TRAVEL OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE AN EMERGENCY KIT FOR YOUR HOME AND
CAR. IF TRAVELING CONSIDER ALTERNATE PLANS... CAN REMEMBER TO
CARRY TIRE CHAINS...EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHING. ONCE THE
STORM ARRIVES...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE FOR AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

The office that day

Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 28, 2:49 AM PSTWinter Storm WatchREVAlpine, El Dorado, Mono, Nevada, Placer12 hr
Jan 28, 2:59 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryREVLassen, Modoc, Plumas, Sierra40 hr
Jan 28, 3:00 PM PSTWind AdvisoryREVAlpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada and 3 more37 hr

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