Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Mar 11, 2016, 1:11 PM PST for 7 counties in California; Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Mar 12, 2016, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 38 hr. 16 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
- Mar 11, 2016, 1:11 PM PST (21:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 12, 2016, 12:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2016, 3:28 AM PDT
- In force
- 38 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Lassen County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 5:36 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 3 Ese South Lake Tahoe, CA | HEAVENLY SKI RESORT REPORTED 7 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Mar 13, 5:50 AM PDT | SNOW 6 | 3 E Incline Village, NV | DIAMOND PEAK SKI RESORT REPORTED 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Mar 13, 6:02 AM PDT | SNOW 4 | Nne Homewood, CA | HOMEWOOD SKI RESORT REPORTED 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Mar 13, 6:07 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 7 | S Mount Rose Ski Area, NV | MT ROSE SKI RESORT REPORTED 7 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Mar 13, 6:08 AM PDT | SNOW 10 | 5 Wnw Kings Beach, CA | NORTHSTAR SKI REPORTED 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. ELEVATION IS 8610 FEET. |
| Mar 13, 6:50 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 24 | 5 Wsw Prosser Creek Res, CA | TAHOE DONNER SKI AREA REPORTED 24 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Mar 13, 6:59 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 18 | 2 Nw Alpine Meadows, CA | SQUAW VALLEY SKI RESORT REPORTED 18 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS AT AN ELEVATION OF 8000 FEET. |
| Mar 13, 7:13 AM PDT | SNOW 6 | 1 Ne Incline Village, NV | A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Mar 13, 9:45 AM PDT | SNOW 1.5 | 2 Wnw Eagle Lake, CA | TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED 1.5 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL WITH 0.60 INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION. |
| Mar 13, 9:45 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 17.5 | 1 Wsw Kingvale, CA | 24 HOUR TOTAL IN A SERIES OF STORMS. OBSERVER LOCATION KINGVALE. |
| Mar 13, 10:22 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Homewood, CA | TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED 14 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT AT 6250 FEET. |
| Mar 13, 10:26 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Lake Davis, CA | PUBLIC REPORTED 10 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Mar 13, 10:40 AM PDT | SNOW 5.3 | 2 Se Homewood, CA | COOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVER IN TAHOMA REPORTED 5.3 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL WITH 0.53 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT. |
| Mar 13, 10:43 AM PDT | SNOW 2 | Truckee, CA | COOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVER REPORTED 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL AND 0.61 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT. |
| Mar 13, 5:05 PM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 22 | Homewood, CA | TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED 22 TOTAL INCHES OF SNOWFALL AS OF 5PM AT 6330 FEET. STILL CURRENTLY SNOWING HEAVILY. |
| Mar 13, 5:29 PM PDT | SNOW 7 | Dagget Pass, NV | COOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVER REPORTED 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL WITH 0.51 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT. |
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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 184 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1524 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 371 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 529 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
988 WWUS45 KREV 112111 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 111 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016 CAZ072-NVZ002-121200- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0007.160313T0000Z-160314T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0006.160312T2000Z-160314T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 111 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST SATURDAY TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST SATURDAY TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED SATURDAY EVENING AND AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE MAY BE PERIODS OF A RAIN SNOW MIX AT LAKE TAHOE ELEVATIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: OVER 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. 8 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST FOR SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, 6 TO 12 INCHES AT TRUCKEE, AND 15 TO 20 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS OVER 100 MPH AT TIMES. * SNOW LEVELS: 5500 TO 6000 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON, THEN FALLING BELOW 5000 FEET SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL THIS WEEKEND ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER PASSES WHERE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. PLAN ON DELAYS, CHAIN CONTROLS, AND POSSIBLE TEMPORARY CLOSURES. THIS STORM WILL HEAVILY IMPACT I-80 OVER DONNER PASS AND HIGHWAY 50 OVER ECHO SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE AN EMERGENCY KIT FOR YOUR HOME AND CAR. IF TRAVELING CONSIDER ALTERNATE PLANS... AND REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS... EXTRA FOOD... WATER AND CLOTHING. ONCE THE STORM ARRIVES... TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. && $$ CAZ071-121200- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0007.160313T0000Z-160314T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0006.160312T2000Z-160314T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- 111 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST SATURDAY TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST SATURDAY TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND UP TO 6 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 NORTH OF SUSANVILLE ONCE SNOW LEVELS DROP SUNDAY EVENING. MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGHWAY 395 FROM SUSANVILLE TO THE NEVADA STATE LINE SUNDAY NIGHT ALTHOUGH CONFIDENCE IS LOW. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 4500 TO 5500 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE FALLING TO NEAR VALLEY FLOORS SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING ESPECIALLY OVER FREDONYER SUMMIT AND YUBA PASS. PLAN ON DELAYS, CHAIN CONTROLS, AND POSSIBLE TEMPORARY CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE AN EMERGENCY KIT FOR YOUR HOME AND CAR. IF TRAVELING CONSIDER ALTERNATE PLANS... AND REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS... EXTRA FOOD... WATER AND CLOTHING. ONCE THE STORM ARRIVES... TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
7 follow-up statements
286 WWUS45 KREV 121154 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 354 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016 CAZ072-NVZ002-130000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.160312T2000Z-160314T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 354 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST TODAY TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY... * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE MAY BE PERIODS OF A RAIN AND SNOW MIX AT LAKE TAHOE ELEVATIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: OVER 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH UP TO 3 FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. 10 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST FOR SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...8 TO 16 INCHES AT TRUCKEE...AND 15 TO 20 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS OVER 100 MPH AT TIMES. * SNOW LEVELS: 5500 TO 6000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN FALLING BELOW 5000 FEET SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL THIS WEEKEND ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER PASSES WHERE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. PLAN ON DELAYS...CHAIN CONTROLS...AND POSSIBLE TEMPORARY CLOSURES. THIS STORM WILL HEAVILY IMPACT INTERSTATE 80 OVER DONNER PASS AND HIGHWAY 50 OVER ECHO SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE AN EMERGENCY KIT FOR YOUR HOME AND CAR. IF TRAVELING CONSIDER ALTERNATE PLANS...AND REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHING. ONCE THE STORM ARRIVES...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. && $$ CAZ071-130000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.160312T2000Z-160314T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- 354 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST TODAY TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND UP TO 6 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 NORTH OF SUSANVILLE ONCE SNOW LEVELS DROP SUNDAY EVENING. MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGHWAY 395 FROM SUSANVILLE TO THE NEVADA STATE LINE SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 4500 TO 5500 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE FALLING TO NEAR VALLEY FLOORS SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING ESPECIALLY OVER FREDONYER SUMMIT AND YUBA PASS. PLAN ON DELAYS...CHAIN CONTROLS.. AND POSSIBLE TEMPORARY CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE AN EMERGENCY KIT FOR YOUR HOME AND CAR. IF TRAVELING CONSIDER ALTERNATE PLANS...AND REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHING. ONCE THE STORM ARRIVES...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. && $$ CAZ073-130000- /O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0011.160313T1200Z-160314T1500Z/ MONO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 354 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 8 AM PDT MONDAY FOR MONO COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MONO COUNTY FOR SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 8 AM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET WITH UP TO 12 TO 16 INCHES ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. * SNOW LEVELS: 6000 TO 6500 FEET. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 INCLUDING STATE ROUTE 203 WITH DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
964 WWUS45 KREV 121839 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1039 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016 CAZ072-NVZ002-130600- /O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0006.160312T2300Z-160314T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 1039 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE MAY BE BRIEF PERIODS OF A RAIN AND SNOW MIX AT LAKE TAHOE ELEVATIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: OVER 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH UP TO 3 FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. 10 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST FOR SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...8 TO 16 INCHES AT TRUCKEE... AND 15 TO 20 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS OVER 100 MPH AT TIMES. * SNOW LEVELS: 5500 TO 6000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN FALLING BELOW 5000 FEET SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL THIS WEEKEND INTO THE RUSH HOUR MONDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER PASSES WHERE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. PLAN ON DELAYS...CHAIN CONTROLS...AND POSSIBLE TEMPORARY CLOSURES. THIS STORM WILL HEAVILY IMPACT INTERSTATE 80 OVER DONNER PASS AND HIGHWAY 50 OVER ECHO SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE AN EMERGENCY KIT FOR YOUR HOME AND CAR. IF TRAVELING CONSIDER ALTERNATE PLANS...AND REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHING. ONCE THE STORM ARRIVES...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. && $$ CAZ071-130600- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.160312T2000Z-160314T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PORTOLA 1039 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND UP TO 6 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 NORTH OF SUSANVILLE ONCE SNOW LEVELS DROP SUNDAY EVENING. MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGHWAY 395 FROM SUSANVILLE TO THE NEVADA STATE LINE SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 4500 TO 5500 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE FALLING TO NEAR VALLEY FLOORS SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING ESPECIALLY OVER FREDONYER SUMMIT AND YUBA PASS. PLAN ON DELAYS...CHAIN CONTROLS.. AND POSSIBLE TEMPORARY CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE AN EMERGENCY KIT FOR YOUR HOME AND CAR. IF TRAVELING CONSIDER ALTERNATE PLANS...AND REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHING. ONCE THE STORM ARRIVES...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. && $$ CAZ073-130600- /O.EXT.KREV.WW.Y.0011.160313T1200Z-160314T1800Z/ MONO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAMMOTH LAKES 1039 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE SIERRA OF MONO COUNTY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE SIERRA OF MONO COUNTY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHER PASSES OF HIGHWAY 395. * SNOW LEVELS: 6000 TO 6500 FEET. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 INCLUDING STATE ROUTE 203 WITH DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSES MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS... ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME. BE SURE TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES SINCE IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP ON SLICK ROADWAYS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
062 WWUS45 KREV 122312 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 312 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2016 CAZ071-131200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160314T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PORTOLA 312 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY... * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND UP TO 6 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 NORTH OF SUSANVILLE ONCE SNOW LEVELS DROP SUNDAY EVENING. MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGHWAY 395 FROM SUSANVILLE TO THE NEVADA STATE LINE SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 4500 TO 5500 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE FALLING TO NEAR VALLEY FLOORS SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY OVER FREDONYER SUMMIT AND YUBA PASS. PLAN ON DELAYS...CHAIN CONTROLS...AND POSSIBLE TEMPORARY CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE AN EMERGENCY KIT FOR YOUR HOME AND CAR. IF TRAVELING CONSIDER ALTERNATE PLANS...AND REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHING. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-131200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160314T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 312 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY... * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE MAY BE BRIEF PERIODS OF A RAIN AND SNOW MIX AT LAKE TAHOE ELEVATIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: OVER 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH UP TO 3 FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. 10 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST FOR SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...8 TO 16 INCHES AT TRUCKEE... AND 15 TO 20 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS OVER 100 MPH AT TIMES. * SNOW LEVELS: 5500 TO 6000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN FALLING BELOW 5000 FEET SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL THIS WEEKEND INTO THE RUSH HOUR MONDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER PASSES WHERE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. PLAN ON DELAYS...CHAIN CONTROLS...AND POSSIBLE TEMPORARY CLOSURES. THIS STORM WILL HEAVILY IMPACT INTERSTATE 80 OVER DONNER PASS AND HIGHWAY 50 OVER ECHO SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE AN EMERGENCY KIT FOR YOUR HOME AND CAR. IF TRAVELING CONSIDER ALTERNATE PLANS...AND REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHING. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. && $$ CAZ073-131200- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0011.160313T1200Z-160314T1800Z/ MONO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAMMOTH LAKES 312 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE SIERRA... * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHER PASSES OF HIGHWAY 395. * SNOW LEVELS: 6000 TO 6500 FEET. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 INCLUDING STATE ROUTE 203 WITH DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS POSSIBLE. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN THE BACKCOUNTRY. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
042 WWUS45 KREV 131007 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 307 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016 CAZ071-140000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160314T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PORTOLA 307 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY... * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING WITH HEAVIEST SNOW OCCURRING THIS MORNING AND AGAIN EARLY THIS EVENING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. UP TO 8 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 NORTH OF SUSANVILLE AFTER SNOW LEVELS DROP THIS EVENING. MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGHWAY 395 FROM SUSANVILLE TO THE NEVADA STATE LINE TONIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 4500 TO 5500 FEET THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE FALLING TO NEAR VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY OVER FREDONYER SUMMIT AND YUBA PASS. PLAN ON DELAYS...CHAIN CONTROLS...AND POSSIBLE TEMPORARY CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE AN EMERGENCY KIT FOR YOUR HOME AND CAR. IF TRAVELING CONSIDER ALTERNATE PLANS...AND REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHING. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-140000- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160314T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 307 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY... * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING AND AGAIN EARLY THIS EVENING. THERE MAY BE BRIEF PERIODS OF A RAIN AND SNOW MIX AT LAKE TAHOE ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: OVER 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. 10 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST FOR SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...8 TO 14 INCHES AT TRUCKEE...AND 14 TO 20 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS OVER 100 MPH AT TIMES. * SNOW LEVELS: 5500 TO 6000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...THEN FALLING BELOW 5000 FEET THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL THIS WEEKEND INTO THE RUSH HOUR MONDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER PASSES WHERE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. PLAN ON DELAYS...CHAIN CONTROLS...AND POSSIBLE TEMPORARY CLOSURES. THIS STORM WILL HEAVILY IMPACT INTERSTATE 80 OVER DONNER PASS AND HIGHWAY 50 OVER ECHO SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE AN EMERGENCY KIT FOR YOUR HOME AND CAR. IF TRAVELING CONSIDER ALTERNATE PLANS...AND REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHING. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. && $$ CAZ073-140000- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0011.160313T1200Z-160314T1800Z/ MONO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAMMOTH LAKES 307 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY... * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH 8 TO 14 INCHES ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHER PASSES OF HIGHWAY 395. * SNOW LEVELS: 5500 TO 6500 FEET. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 INCLUDING STATE ROUTE 203 WITH DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS POSSIBLE. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN THE BACKCOUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSES MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS...ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME. BE SURE TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES SINCE IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP ON SLICK ROADWAYS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
951 WWUS45 KREV 132131 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 231 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016 CAZ071-141200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160314T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PORTOLA 231 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY... * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING WITH HEAVIEST SNOW OCCURRING THIS EVENING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. UP TO 4 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 NORTH OF SUSANVILLE AFTER SNOW LEVELS DROP THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 4500 TO 5500 FEET THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE FALLING TO NEAR VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY OVER FREDONYER SUMMIT AND YUBA PASS. PLAN ON DELAYS...CHAIN CONTROLS...AND POSSIBLE TEMPORARY CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE AN EMERGENCY KIT FOR YOUR HOME AND CAR. IF TRAVELING CONSIDER ALTERNATE PLANS...AND REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHING. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-141200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160314T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 231 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY... * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING. THERE MAY BE BRIEF PERIODS OF A RAIN AND SNOW MIX AT LAKE TAHOE ELEVATIONS EARLY THIS EVENING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 14 ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH UP 2 TO 6 INCHES AT LAKE TAHOE LEVEL. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS TO 100 MPH AT TIMES. * SNOW LEVELS: 5500 TO 6000 FEET FALLING BELOW 5000 FEET THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL INTO THE RUSH HOUR MONDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER PASSES WHERE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. PLAN ON DELAYS...CHAIN CONTROLS...AND POSSIBLE TEMPORARY CLOSURES. THIS STORM WILL HEAVILY IMPACT INTERSTATE 80 OVER DONNER PASS AND HIGHWAY 50 OVER ECHO SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE AN EMERGENCY KIT FOR YOUR HOME AND CAR. IF TRAVELING CONSIDER ALTERNATE PLANS...AND REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHING. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. && $$ CAZ073-141200- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160314T1800Z/ MONO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAMMOTH LAKES 231 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY... * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND THEN TAPER MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 2 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * SNOW LEVELS: 6000 TO 7000 FEET. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 INCLUDING STATE ROUTE 203 WITH DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS POSSIBLE. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN THE BACKCOUNTRY. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
341 WWUS45 KREV 140017 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 517 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016 CAZ071-141200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160314T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PORTOLA 517 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY... * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING WITH HEAVIEST SNOW OCCURRING THIS EVENING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. UP TO 4 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 NORTH OF SUSANVILLE AFTER SNOW LEVELS DROP THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 4500 TO 5500 FEET THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE FALLING TO NEAR VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY OVER FREDONYER SUMMIT AND YUBA PASS. PLAN ON DELAYS...CHAIN CONTROLS...AND POSSIBLE TEMPORARY CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE AN EMERGENCY KIT FOR YOUR HOME AND CAR. IF TRAVELING CONSIDER ALTERNATE PLANS...AND REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHING. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-141200- /O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160314T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 517 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY... * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM 5 PM THROUGH 11 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE MAY BE BRIEF PERIODS OF A RAIN AND SNOW MIX AT LAKE TAHOE ELEVATIONS EARLY THIS EVENING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 14 ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH UP 2 TO 6 INCHES AT LAKE TAHOE LEVEL. HIGHEST ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 WHICH COULD SEE ANOTHER 10 TO 18 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS TO 100 MPH AT TIMES. * SNOW LEVELS: 5500 TO 6000 FEET FALLING BELOW 5000 FEET THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL INTO THE RUSH HOUR MONDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER PASSES WHERE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. PLAN ON DELAYS...CHAIN CONTROLS... AND POSSIBLE TEMPORARY CLOSURES. THIS STORM WILL HEAVILY IMPACT INTERSTATE 80 OVER DONNER PASS AND HIGHWAY 50 OVER ECHO SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE AN EMERGENCY KIT FOR YOUR HOME AND CAR. IF TRAVELING CONSIDER ALTERNATE PLANS...AND REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...EXTRA FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHING. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. && $$ CAZ073-141200- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160314T1800Z/ MONO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAMMOTH LAKES 517 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY... * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND THEN TAPER MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH UP TO 2 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * SNOW LEVELS: 6000 TO 7000 FEET. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 INCLUDING STATE ROUTE 203 WITH DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS POSSIBLE. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN THE BACKCOUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVEN LIGHT SNOWFALL CAUSES MAJOR TRAVEL DELAYS...ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUME. BE SURE TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LEAVE EXTRA SPACE BETWEEN VEHICLES SINCE IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP ON SLICK ROADWAYS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
261 WWUS45 KREV 141028 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 328 AM PDT MON MAR 14 2016 CAZ071-072-NVZ002-141130- /O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160314T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 328 AM PDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOWFALL ACROSS THE SIERRA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN THIS MORNING. A FEW ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER SIERRA PASSES BUT THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL HAS ENDED. AS SUCH THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ CAZ073-141130- /O.CAN.KREV.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160314T1800Z/ MONO COUNTY- 328 AM PDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOWFALL ACROSS THE SIERRA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN THIS MORNING. A FEW ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE RIGHT ALONG THE CREST BUT THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL HAS ENDED. AS SUCH THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ 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 Mar 11, 10:47 AM PST, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 11, 10:47 AM PST, 2 hours 24 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Reno NV
1047 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2016
.UPDATE...
No significant updates are planned for this morning. We did bump
winds up for the rest of the morning to the south of Hwy 50 as
winds were already gusting around 45 mph. Light snow continues to
fall above 6000-7000 with rain below these levels, mainly vicinity
of Sierra crest and areas north of I-80.
Satellite imagery showed next system just off the northern CA
coast at mid morning with a large area of rain and high elevation
snow moving across CA in advance of system. 12z GFS/EC indicate
system will hold together as it tracks across the Sierra into
southern NV with a tight north-south baroclinic zone developing
over western NV late this afternoon. Snow will increase along the
crest this afternoon as strong south winds/shadowing prevail
farther to the east in the lower elevations. As the front/upper
dynamics swing across and the airmass destabilizes further with
upper trough, snow levels will lower to around 5000 feet with snow
spilling over briefly along the Hwy 395 corridor through Mono
County and foothills of Mineral County. Wet roads will generally
be the rule through early afternoon. However, where heavier snow
occurs and as we get closer to sundown (after 2 pm), snowfall
accumulations become more likely, especially at Sierra passes.
Quick peek at this weekend points to a slightly colder and still
very wet storm, especially from Alpine County northward.
Significant snowfall for the Tahoe Basin northward to western
Lassen County will create adverse travel conditions with strong
winds Sat-Sun likely to impact lakes, high profile vehicles and
air traffic. Confidence continues to increase and additional
headlines/upgrades are likely with the afternoon forecast package.
Hohmann
&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... /Issued 231 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2016/
SYNOPSIS...
A series of winter weather systems will impact the region this
weekend. Gusty winds can be expected each day with periods of
mountain snow and valley rainfall today and Saturday. The best
chances will occur Sunday into Monday. A dry and warmer trend
will then become established for the remainder of next week as
high pressure rebuilds.
SHORT TERM...
A large swath of precipitation continues to spread across northern
California early this morning with recent surface observations
recording upwards of 0.5-0.6" of rainfall so far. Radar estimates
indicate as high as 0.75-1.0" of liquid across far western Lassen
and central Plumas Counties. This has resulted in rises on the
Susan River near Susanville but latest river gauge readings have
maintained flows below monitor stage and on a decreasing trend.
Additional liquid accumulations between 0.25-0.5" are possible
across far western Lassen County through this afternoon. There may
be a possibility for some minor flooding of creeks and small
streams in Lassen and Eastern Plumas Counties, but no significant
flooding is expected.
For the rest of today, a shortwave trough axis will dig along the
California coastline which will confine and pivot the precipitation
along western Lassen County this morning before spreading across the
Sierra this afternoon and evening. Gusty winds will be the main
impact this today as a surface low develops across central Nevada.
Winds will be most pronounced across Mono and Mineral counties where
south southwesterly wind gusts of 45-50 mph will be possible. A Lake
Wind Advisory is in place today for Lake Tahoe where gusty winds
will create hazardous boating conditions. Strong and gusty winds are
expected again on Saturday and Sunday so hazardous conditions will
likely remain on both Tahoe and Pyramid through the weekend.
Although today's system has shown less of a splitting tendency from
24 hours ago, it will still possess a healthy mountain shadow with
much of the snowfall remaining along and just east of the crest.
Snowfall amounts across the Sierra crest will remain in the 4-8"
range with the higher end of that range expected more towards Mono
County. Localized amounts up to 10" are possible mainly along the
higher peaks of Mono county through tonight.
A brief break between systems will occur on Saturday but strong and
gusty winds will again be expected particularly north of I-80.
The next moisture plume will push across western Lassen County by
Saturday afternoon and Sunday, but will again feature a substantial
mountain shadow until the main shortwave trough produces the
heaviest push of precipitation and spillover Sunday evening into
Monday morning. Substantial travel impacts across the Tahoe basin
can be expected as early as Saturday evening and continue through
Sunday. Sunday evening through Monday morning looks to be the
period of heaviest snowfall and greatest travel impacts through
the Sierra, as a Winter Storm Watch remains in effect for this
period. Snow levels will hover near 6,000' through Sunday before
falling to near 5,000' by Monday morning. If you have travel plans
through Monday morning, check the forecast often and be prepared
for travel delays in the Sierra. Fuentes
LONG TERM...Monday through Thursday...
Main adjustments in the extended were reducing precip chances Monday
and Monday night, as medium range guidance has relatively good
agreement for quicker exit of the weekend's storm system to the
northeast. We will still have likely pops Monday near the Sierra and
into western Lassen county, but this is weighted more toward the
morning period.
Along with the storm's quicker exit, temperatures would not be as
cold with snow levels less likely to drop to valley floors from I-80
southward. However, brisk winds should to continue through Monday
evening (gusts generally 35-45 mph) as pressure gradient behind the
cold front will remain rather tight.
From Tuesday through Thursday, guidance is in solid agreement for a
dry period with decreasing cloud cover and a steady warming trend, as
ridge rebuilds off the west coast then moves inland later in the
week. This process is projected to occur more quickly compared to
previous guidance, so we generally sped up the warming trend by
about one day. By later next week, highs in lower elevations could
push above 60 degrees, with some of the warmer scenarios coming
close to 70 degrees. Winds will mainly be light, although ridge
winds from the east may increase moderately Tues night-early Wed
when the ridge axis is west of the Sierra crest. MJD
AVIATION...
Winds will continue to produce turbulent conditions for the next few
days with the strongest gusts likely this weekend, especially Sunday.
Periods of LLWS are also likely especially during the night and
morning hours when surface winds subside, but stronger winds persist
at ridge level and foothill locations. Lee side rotors may also
produce shorter duration LLWS during the afternoon hours as well,
especially at KRNO-KCXP.
After a short break in precip this morning, snow will return to
the Sierra terminals (KTVL-KTRK-KMMH) this afternoon and evening,
bringing IFR cigs/vsby at times. For lower elevations including KRNO-
KCXP, a shorter period of rain is expected later today with possible
MVFR cigs.
Unsettled weather will return to the Sierra this weekend with
best chances for snow or a rain-snow mix at the Tahoe terminals from
Saturday afternoon thru Sunday night. Farther south along the
Sierra, snow may hold off until Sunday while lower elevations
appear to be mainly shadowed out before rain pushes through Sunday
evening-overnight. MJD
&&
.REV Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
NV...Lake Wind Advisory until 6 PM PST this evening for Lake Tahoe in
NVZ002.
Winter Storm Watch from Saturday afternoon through Monday
morning NVZ002.
CA...Winter Storm Watch from Saturday afternoon through Monday
morning above 5500 feet in CAZ071.
Lake Wind Advisory until 6 PM PST this evening for Lake Tahoe in
CAZ072.
Winter Storm Watch from Saturday afternoon through Monday
morning CAZ072.
&&
For more information from the National Weather Service visit...
http://weather.gov/renoThe office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 1:48 PM PST | High Wind Watch | REV | Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Sierra | 21 hr |
| Mar 11, 1:48 PM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 29 hr |
| Mar 11, 1:48 PM PST | Wind Advisory | REV | Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Sierra | 29 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.