Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Feb 16, 2016, 10:03 AM PST for 5 counties in California; Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Feb 17, 2016, 2:00 PM PST. It was in force for 22 hr. 36 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
- Feb 16, 2016, 10:03 AM PST (18:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 17, 2016, 2:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2016, 12:00 PM PST
- In force
- 22 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 18:01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 3:28 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | 3 Sw Camino, CA | SPOTTER AT 3400FT ELEVATION REPORTED 3 INCHES OF SNOW SOMETIME BETWEEN 2200 PST LAST NIGHT AND 0300 PST THIS MORNING. OBSERVER LOCATION PLACERVILLE. |
| Feb 18, 5:29 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 1.5 | 2 Ese Camino, CA | 1.5 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. MEASURED 0.88 LIQUID WITH ESTIMATE TO 1 INCH OF LIQUID LAST 24 HRS. OBSERVER LOCATION CAMINO. |
| Feb 18, 5:42 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 2 E Devils Gate Summit, CA | A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER NEAR DEVILS GATE REPORTED 10 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOWFALL AT AN ELEVATION OF 7200 FEET IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 18, 5:43 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 24 | 5 Wnw Truckee, CA | TAHOE DONNER SKI AREA REPORTED 24 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 18, 5:49 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | 3 E Incline Village, NV | DIAMOND PEAK SKI RESORT REPORTED 16 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 18, 5:54 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 24 | Heavenly Valley, NV | HEAVENLY SKI RESORT REPORTED 24 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Homewood, CA | HOMEWOOD SKI RESORT REPORTED A 24 HOUR SNOW TOTAL OF 14 INCHES AS OF 7AM. |
| Feb 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 17 | Boreal Ski Area, CA | BOREAL SKI AREA REPORTED A 24 HOUR SNOW TOTAL OF 17 INCHES AS OF 7AM. |
| Feb 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 19 | Mount Rose Ski Area, NV | MOUNT ROSE SKI RESORT REPORTED A 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL OF 19 INCHES AS OF 7AM. |
| Feb 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 20 | Alpine Meadows, CA | ALPINE MEADOWS SKI RESORT REPORTED A 24 HOUR TOTAL OF 20 INCHES. |
| Feb 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 20 | Squaw Valley Ski Area, CA | SQUAW VALLEY SKI RESORT REPORTED A 24 HOUR TOTAL OF 20 INCHES AS OF 7AM. |
| Feb 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 23 | 5 Wsw Prosser Creek Res, CA | TRAINED SPOTTER MEASURED 23 INCHES OF SNOW AT 6700 FEET. |
| Feb 18, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 4 | Pacific House, CA | 12-HOUR SNOW REPORT. OBSERVER LOCATION PACIFIC HOUSE. |
| Feb 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | 4 E Kyburz, CA | 12-HOUR SNOW REPORT. |
| Feb 18, 7:15 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 4 Ssw Reno, NV | ELEVATION 5000 FEET. STILL SNOWING AS OF 715 AM. |
| Feb 18, 7:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | 1 Ne Incline Village, NV | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE 10 PM WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STILL SNOWING HEAVILY. ELEVATION 6700 FEET. |
| Feb 18, 7:43 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 2 W Stead Airport, NV | 2 INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED AT SILVER KNOLLS AREAS OFF RED ROCKS ROAD FROM SPARKS EMERGENCY MANAGER. |
| Feb 18, 7:43 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Washoe City, NV | ESTIMATED 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN WASHOE VALLEY. |
| Feb 18, 7:43 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Markleeville, CA | ALPINE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE MEASURED 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IN DOWNTOWN MARKLEEVILLE. |
| Feb 18, 7:43 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 4 Wsw Gardnerville, NV | 6 TO 8 INCHES 24 HOUR SNOW TOTAL WAS REPORTED BY THE DOUGLAS COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER. |
| Feb 18, 7:43 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | South Lake Tahoe, CA | 11 INCHES REPORTED SO FAR IN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE. |
| Feb 18, 7:43 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Mammoth Lakes, CA | FIRE MARSHAL IN MAMMOTH LAKES REPORTED 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IN TOWN SINCE 9PM LAST NIGHT. VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. |
| Feb 18, 7:43 AM PST | SNOW 12 | Meyers, CA | 1 FOOT OF NEW SNOW REPORTED BY EL DORADO COUNTY SHERIFF. |
| Feb 18, 7:43 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | Kings Beach, CA | 13 INCHES OF NEW SNOW REPORTED AT KINGS BEACH. |
| Feb 18, 7:43 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | 4 Ssw Prosser Creek Res, CA | 24 HOUR TOTAL OF SNOWFALL OF 16 INCHES WAS REPORTED AT 6250 FEET ELEVATION. |
| Feb 18, 7:43 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | 5 E Alpine Meadows, CA | TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED A 24 HOUR TOTAL LIQUID WATER EQUIVALENT OF 0.52 INCHES. NEW SNOWFALL OF 16 INCHES FROM 10PM LAST NIGHT THROUGH 9AM TODAY. |
| Feb 18, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 5 | 4 Sse Crowley Lake, CA | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 5 AM. ELEVATION 7000 FEET. WATER EQUIVALENT 0.45 INCHES. |
| Feb 18, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 1 | 1 W Foresthill, CA | 12-HOUR SNOW REPORT. OBSERVER LOCATION FORESTHILL. |
| Feb 18, 8:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 3 N Minden-Tahoe Airpor, NV | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 830 AM. ELEVATION 4750 FEET. |
| Feb 18, 8:33 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | Nnw South Lake Tahoe, CA | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 830 AM. |
| Feb 18, 8:33 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 16.5 | 1 Wsw Kingvale, CA | OBSERVER LOCATION KINGVALE. |
| Feb 18, 9:34 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 1 N Cold Springs Valley, NV | TRAINED SPOTTER MEASUERED 2.0 INCHES OF SNOW WITH .95 INCHES OF TOTAL WATER. |
| Feb 18, 9:50 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 17 | Truckee, CA | THE TRUCKEE RANGER DISTRICT OFFICE MEASURED 17 INCHES OF SNOW. |
| Feb 18, 10:40 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 3 Ene Pleasant Valley, NV | TRAINED SPOTTER MEASURED 2 INCHES FO SNOW AT 4700 FEET. |
| Feb 18, 11:40 AM PST | SNOW 1.3 | 2 Se Spanish Springs Ai, NV | TRAINED SPOTTER MEASURED 1.3 INCHES OF SNOW WITH A LIQUID TOTAL OF .37 INCHES OF WATER AT 4200 FEET. |
| Feb 18, 12:10 PM PST | SNOW 6 | S Lee Vining, CA | TRAINED SPOTTER MEASURED 6 INCHES OF SNOW AT 6900 FEET. |
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, 6.1 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2231 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
156
WWUS45 KREV 161803
WSWREV
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1003 AM PST TUE FEB 16 2016
CAZ072-073-NVZ002-171200-
/O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0005.160218T0300Z-160218T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0004.160218T0300Z-160218T2000Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...INCLINE VILLAGE
1003 AM PST TUE FEB 16 2016
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO NOON PST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO NOON PST
THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING: A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
BECOMING ALL SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED
BETWEEN 10 PM AND 8 AM WHERE SNOWFALL RATES COULD BRIEFLY REACH
2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 4 TO 10
INCHES BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET...INCLUDING LAKE TAHOE.
HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. 2 TO
6 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 IN MONO COUNTY.
* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WEDNESDAY EVENING
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THEN
FURTHER DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
* SNOW LEVELS: STARTING BETWEEN 6500 TO 7500 FEET THEN RAPIDLY
FALLING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS OVERNIGHT. APPROXIMATE RAIN TO SNOW
CHANGEOVER TIMES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
* DONNER PASS AND ECHO SUMMIT: 4 TO 6 PM WEDNESDAY.
* LAKE TAHOE LEVEL: 10 PM TO MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* HIGHWAY 395/203 INTERCHANGE IN MONO COUNTY: 1 TO 3 AM
THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS: SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL RAPIDLY WITH ROADS QUICKLY
BECOMING SNOW COVERED. SLOW TRAVEL AND CHAIN CONTROLS ARE
LIKELY. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND HEAVY SNOW MAY CREATE
PERIODS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT.
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.
&&
$$
CAZ071-171200-
/O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0009.160218T0600Z-160218T2000Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE
1003 AM PST TUE FEB 16 2016
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY TO NOON
PST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY TO NOON PST
THURSDAY.
* TIMING: A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
BECOMING ALL SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED
BETWEEN 10 PM AND 8 AM WHERE SNOWFALL RATES COULD BRIEFLY REACH
1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN WEST OF HIGHWAY
89.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 10 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE TERRAIN WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. 1 TO 4 INCHES
EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE MAJORITY OF THE ACCUMULATION WILL BE
ABOVE 5000 FEET.
* SNOW LEVELS: STARTING 5500 TO 6000 FEET...FALLING TO ALL VALLEY
FLOORS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 2 AM.
* IMPACTS: SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL RAPIDLY WITH ROADS QUICKLY
BECOMING SNOW COVERED. SLOW TRAVEL AND CHAIN CONTROLS ARE
LIKELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSES MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS, ESPECIALLY DURING
PERIODS OF HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME. BE SURE TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES SINCE
IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP ON SLICK ROADWAYS.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO5 follow-up statements
041
WWUS45 KREV 171138
WSWREV
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
338 AM PST WED FEB 17 2016
CAZ072-073-NVZ002-180000-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0004.160218T0300Z-160218T2000Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...INCLINE VILLAGE
338 AM PST WED FEB 17 2016
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON PST THURSDAY...
* TIMING: A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS
AFTERNOON...BECOMING ALL SNOW TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS
EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 PM AND 8 AM WHERE SNOWFALL RATES COULD
BRIEFLY REACH 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 4 TO
10 INCHES BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET...INCLUDING LAKE TAHOE.
HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89.
2 TO 6 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 IN MONO COUNTY.
* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS EVENING
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THEN
FURTHER DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS WILL BE SLOWER TO
DECREASE IN MONO COUNTY.
* SNOW LEVELS: STARTING BETWEEN 6500 TO 7500 FEET THEN RAPIDLY
FALLING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS OVERNIGHT. APPROXIMATE RAIN TO SNOW
CHANGEOVER TIMES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
* DONNER PASS AND ECHO SUMMIT: 4 TO 6 PM TODAY.
* LAKE TAHOE LEVEL: 10 PM TO MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
* HIGHWAY 395/203 INTERCHANGE IN MONO COUNTY: 1 TO 3 AM
THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS: SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL RAPIDLY WITH ROADS QUICKLY
BECOMING SNOW COVERED. SLOW TRAVEL AND CHAIN CONTROLS ARE
LIKELY. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND HEAVY SNOW MAY CREATE
PERIODS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT.
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.
&&
$$
CAZ071-180000-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0009.160218T0600Z-160218T2000Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE
338 AM PST WED FEB 17 2016
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON PST THURSDAY...
* TIMING: A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON
BECOMING ALL SNOW TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED
BETWEEN 10 PM AND 8 AM WHERE SNOWFALL RATES COULD BRIEFLY REACH
1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN WEST OF HIGHWAY 89.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 10 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH
THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE TERRAIN WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. 1 TO 4
INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE MAJORITY OF THE ACCUMULATION
WILL BE ABOVE 5000 FEET.
* SNOW LEVELS: STARTING 5500 TO 6000 FEET...FALLING TO ALL VALLEY
FLOORS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 2 AM.
* IMPACTS: SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL RAPIDLY WITH ROADS QUICKLY
BECOMING SNOW COVERED. SLOW TRAVEL AND CHAIN CONTROLS ARE
LIKELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSES MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS... ESPECIALLY
DURING PERIODS OF HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME. BE SURE TO ALLOW EXTRA
TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN
VEHICLES SINCE IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP ON SLICK ROADWAYS.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO018
WWUS45 KREV 172150
WSWREV
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
150 PM PST WED FEB 17 2016
CAZ072-073-NVZ002-181300-
/O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0004.160217T2200Z-160218T2000Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...INCLINE VILLAGE
150 PM PST WED FEB 17 2016
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST
THURSDAY.
* TIMING: A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS
EVENING...BECOMING ALL SNOW LATER TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS
EXPECTED BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 8 AM WHERE SNOWFALL RATES COULD
BRIEFLY REACH 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 4 TO 10
INCHES BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET...INCLUDING LAKE TAHOE.
HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 AND
ABOVE 7500 FEET IN MONO COUNTY. 2 TO 6 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY
395 IN MONO COUNTY.
* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH THIS EVENING
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THEN
FURTHER DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
LIKELY IN MONO COUNTY AND THE GUSTS WILL BE SLOWER TO DECREASE
THERE.
* SNOW LEVELS: STARTING ABOVE 7000 FEET THEN FALLING TO ALL
VALLEY FLOORS OVERNIGHT. APPROXIMATE RAIN TO SNOW CHANGEOVER
TIMES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
* DONNER PASS AND ECHO SUMMIT: 4 TO 6 PM TODAY.
* LAKE TAHOE LEVEL: 10 PM TO MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
* HIGHWAY 395/203 INTERCHANGE IN MONO COUNTY: 1 TO 3 AM
THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS: SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL RAPIDLY WITH ROADS QUICKLY
BECOMING SNOW COVERED. SLOW TRAVEL AND CHAIN CONTROLS ARE
LIKELY. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND HEAVY SNOW MAY CREATE
PERIODS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT.
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.
&&
$$
CAZ071-181300-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0009.160218T0600Z-160218T2000Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE
150 PM PST WED FEB 17 2016
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON PST THURSDAY...
* TIMING: A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY EARLY
THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 PM AND 6AM
WHERE SNOWFALL RATES COULD BRIEFLY REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR
IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN WEST OF HIGHWAY 89.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 10 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE TERRAIN WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. 1 TO 4 INCHES
EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE MAJORITY OF THE ACCUMULATION WILL BE
ABOVE 5000 FEET.
* SNOW LEVELS: STARTING 6000 AND 6500 FEET...FALLING TO ALL
VALLEY FLOORS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 2 AM.
* IMPACTS: SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL RAPIDLY WITH ROADS QUICKLY
BECOMING SNOW COVERED. SLOW TRAVEL AND CHAIN CONTROLS ARE
LIKELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSES MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS... ESPECIALLY
DURING PERIODS OF HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME. BE SURE TO ALLOW EXTRA
TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN
VEHICLES SINCE IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP ON SLICK ROADWAYS.
&&
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO240 WWUS45 KREV 180602 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1002 PM PST WED FEB 17 2016 CAZ072-073-NVZ002-181815- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160218T2000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...INCLINE VILLAGE 1002 PM PST WED FEB 17 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY... * TIMING: A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING...BECOMING ALL SNOW LATER TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 8 AM WHERE SNOWFALL RATES COULD BRIEFLY REACH 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 24 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET...INCLUDING LAKE TAHOE. HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 AND ABOVE 7500 FEET IN MONO COUNTY. 2 TO 6 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 IN MONO COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THEN FURTHER DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGE GUSTS OVER 100 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY IN MONO COUNTY AND THE GUSTS WILL BE SLOWER TO DECREASE THERE. * SNOW LEVELS: 6500 FEET THEN FALLING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS OVERNIGHT. APPROXIMATE RAIN TO SNOW CHANGEOVER TIMES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS: LAKE TAHOE LEVEL: 10 PM TO 11 PM TONIGHT. HIGHWAY 395/203 INTERCHANGE IN MONO COUNTY: MIDNIGHT TO 1 AM THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL RAPIDLY WITH ROADS QUICKLY BECOMING SNOW COVERED. SLOW TRAVEL AND CHAIN CONTROLS ARE LIKELY. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND HEAVY SNOW MAY CREATE PERIODS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ CAZ071-181815- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160218T2000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 1002 PM PST WED FEB 17 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY... * TIMING: A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY EARLYTHIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 PM AND 6AM WHERE SNOWFALL RATES COULD BRIEFLY REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 10 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH THEHIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE TERRAIN WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. 1 TO 4 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE MAJORITY OF THE ACCUMULATION WILL BE ABOVE 5000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS: STARTING 6000 AND 6500 FEET...FALLING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 2 AM. * IMPACTS: SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL RAPIDLY WITH ROADS QUICKLY BECOMING SNOW COVERED. SLOW TRAVEL AND CHAIN CONTROLS ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSES MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS... ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME. BE SURE TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES SINCE IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP ON SLICK ROADWAYS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
439 WWUS45 KREV 181153 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 353 AM PST THU FEB 18 2016 CAZ072-073-NVZ002-182000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160218T2000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...INCLINE VILLAGE 353 AM PST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED BEFORE 8 AM WHERE SNOWFALL RATES COULD BRIEFLY REACH 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 24 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET...INCLUDING LAKE TAHOE. HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 AND ABOVE 7500 FEET IN MONO COUNTY. 2 TO 6 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 IN MONO COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS AROUND 70 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY IN MONO COUNTY AND THE GUSTS WILL BE SLOWER TO DECREASE THERE LATE THIS MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: SLOW TRAVEL AND CHAIN CONTROLS ARE LIKELY. SOME ROADS MAY BE CLOSED FOR PERIODS OF TIME AS WELL. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND HEAVY SNOW MAY CREATE PERIODS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY BEFORE 8 AM. 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. && $$ CAZ071-182000- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160218T2000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 353 AM PST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED BEFORE 6AM WHERE SNOWFALL RATES COULD BRIEFLY REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 10 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE TERRAIN WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. 1 TO 4 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE MAJORITY OF THE ACCUMULATION WILL BE ABOVE 5000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: SLOW TRAVEL AND CHAIN CONTROLS ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSES MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS... ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME. BE SURE TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES SINCE IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP ON SLICK ROADWAYS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
393 WWUS45 KREV 181935 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1135 AM PST THU FEB 18 2016 CAZ072-073-NVZ002-182045- /O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160218T2000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...INCLINE VILLAGE 1135 AM PST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. SOME VERY LOCALIZED ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS...BUT WIDESPREAD ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. AS TEMPERATURES IN THE VALLEYS WARM TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING...ANY REMAINING SNOW AND ICE ON AREAS ROADS SHOULD START TO MELT. AT THE HIGHEST PASSES ROADS COULD REMAIN SNOW AND ICE COVERED THROUGH TONIGHT. GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND CAUSE CHOPPY CONDITIONS ON LAKE TAHOE THROUGH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. $$ CAZ071-182045- /O.EXP.KREV.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160218T2000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 1135 AM PST THU FEB 18 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. SOME VERY LOCALIZED ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS...BUT WIDESPREAD ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. AS TEMPERATURES IN THE VALLEYS WARM TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING...ANY REMAINING SNOW AND ICE ON AREAS ROADS SHOULD START TO MELT. AT THE HIGHEST PASSES ROADS COULD REMAIN SNOW AND ICE COVERED THROUGH TONIGHT. GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG HIGHWAY 395 THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS COULD REACH UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 3:40 AM PST | High Wind Warning | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Mono, Nevada, Placer | 42 hr |
| Feb 16, 10:03 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | REV | Lassen, Plumas, Sierra | 50 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.