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Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Reno, NV

December 14, 2016Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada; 5 counties in California

NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm warning at Dec 14, 2016, 3:05 PM PST for Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada; 5 counties in California. It took effect at Dec 15, 2016, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 24 hr. 13 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Dec 14, 2016, 3:05 PM PST (23:05 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 15, 2016, 10:00 AM PST
Expired: Dec 16, 2016, 10:00 AM PST
In force: 24 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 23:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Dec 16, 5:56 AM PST	HEAVY SNOW 21	Mount Rose Ski Area, NV	MOUNT ROSE SKI RESORT REPORTED 21 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS WITH 12 INCHES REPORTED AT THE BASE OF THE RESORT AT 8200 FEET.
Dec 16, 6:16 AM PST	HEAVY SNOW 56	2 W Mammoth Lakes, CA	MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN REPORTED 56 INCHES OF SNOWFALL AT THE SUMMIT IN THE LAST 24 HOURS WITH 39 INCHES OF SNOWFALL REPORTED AT THE MAIN LODGE.
Dec 16, 6:23 AM PST	SNOW 2	Homewood, CA	HOMEWOOD MOUNTAIN RESORT REPORTED 2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS ON THE UPPER MOUNTAIN AT 7880 FEET.
Dec 16, 6:48 AM PST	SNOW 6	Heavenly Valley, NV	HEAVENLY LAKE TAHOE SKI RESORT REPORTED 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.
Dec 16, 6:49 AM PST	SNOW 6	Alpine Meadows, CA	ALPINE MEADOWS REPORTED 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.
Dec 16, 6:49 AM PST	SNOW 6	Squaw Valley, CA	SQUAW VALLEY SKI RESORT REPORTED 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.
Dec 16, 6:53 AM PST	SNOW 12	Northstar, CA	NORTHSTAR AT TAHOE REPORTED 12 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.
Dec 16, 7:04 AM PST	HEAVY SNOW 36	1 Sw June Lake, CA	JUNE MOUNTAIN SKI REPORTED 36 INCHES AT THE SUMMIT AND 10 INCHES AT THE BASE IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.
Dec 16, 7:24 AM PST	SNOW 4	Incline Village, NV	DIAMOND PEAK SKI RESORT REPORTED 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS AT THE SUMMIT.
Dec 16, 8:00 AM PST	HEAVY SNOW 38	Mammoth Lakes, CA	MAMMOTH PASS REPORTED 38 INCHES
Dec 16, 8:00 AM PST	SNOW 1	N Kingvale, CA	A WEATHER SPOTTER MEASURED 1 INCH OF SNOW AT KINGVALE OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.
Dec 16, 8:00 AM PST	SNOW 2	2 Nw Donner Peak, CA	CALTRANS MEASURED 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW AT DONNER PASS REST AREA.
Dec 16, 8:00 AM PST	SNOW 18	Kirkwood, CA	KIRKWOOD SKI RESORT MEASURED 12 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS AT 9800 FEET, 18 INCHES OVER THE PAST 48 HOURS. AT 7800 FEET, THEY MEASURED 3 INCHES OVER THE PAST 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, 11.1 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1097 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 87 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 287 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 944 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

049 
WWUS45 KREV 142305
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
305 PM PST WED DEC 14 2016

CAZ072-NVZ002-151115-
/O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0007.161215T1800Z-161216T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
305 PM PST WED DEC 14 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST
FRIDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL MOVE IN THURSDAY
  MORNING, WITH HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OCCURRING BETWEEN 4 PM THURSDAY
  TO 1 AM FRIDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8000
  FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN 7000 TO 8000 FOOT ELEVATION.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 65 TO 70 MPH. SIERRA 
  RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 130 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS: NEAR 8000 FEET THURSDAY MORNING...THEN LOWERING TO
  NEAR 7000 THURSDAY NIGHT...AND THEN TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BY
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS
  CONDITIONS FOR THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AROUND LAKE TAHOE.
  VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
  HIGHEST SIERRA PASSES WILL BE IMPACTED FOR THE ENTIRE DURATION
  OF THE STORM, ESPECIALLY MOUNT ROSE HIGHWAY AND CARSON PASS. 
  DONNER PASS AND ECHO SUMMIT WILL BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY SNOW AND 
  WINDS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ073-151115-
/O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0007.161215T1800Z-161216T1800Z/
MONO COUNTY-
305 PM PST WED DEC 14 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM
PST FRIDAY ABOVE 8000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING ABOVE 8000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 
10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE IN THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH
  HEAVIEST SNOW OCCURRING BETWEEN 4 PM THURSDAY TO 4 AM FRIDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET. 4 TO 12 INCHES 
  BETWEEN 7000 TO 8000 FOOT ELEVATION.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. GUSTS 
  OVER 80 MPH POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS WITH SIERRA RIDGE 
  GUSTS OVER 100 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS: NEAR 8500 FEET THURSDAY MORNING...THEN LOWERING TO
  NEAR 7500 THURSDAY NIGHT...AND THEN TO NEAR 6000 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS
  CONDITIONS FOR THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF MONO COUNTY, INCLUDING
  NEAR MAMMOTH LAKES. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO LESS THAN ONE
  QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE HIGHWAY 395
  CORRIDOR BY FRIDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

5 follow-up statements

687 
WWUS45 KREV 150608
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1008 PM PST WED DEC 14 2016

CAZ072-NVZ002-151900-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.161215T1800Z-161216T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
1008 PM PST WED DEC 14 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO
4 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET...

* TIMING: VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL MOVE IN THURSDAY 
  MORNING, WITH HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OCCURRING BETWEEN 4 PM 
  THURSDAY TO 1 AM FRIDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8000
  FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN 7000 AND 8000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 65 TO 70 MPH. SIERRA 
  RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 130 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS: NEAR 8000 FEET THURSDAY...THEN LOWERING TO NEAR
  7000 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT...AND THEN TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BY
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS
  CONDITIONS FOR THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AROUND LAKE TAHOE.
  VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
  HIGHEST SIERRA PASSES WILL BE IMPACTED FOR THE ENTIRE DURATION
  OF THE STORM, ESPECIALLY MOUNT ROSE HIGHWAY AND CARSON PASS.
  DONNER PASS AND ECHO SUMMIT WILL BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY SNOW AND
  WINDS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ073-151900-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.161215T1800Z-161216T1800Z/
MONO COUNTY-
1008 PM PST WED DEC 14 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO
10 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 8000 FEET...

* TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE IN THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH 
  HEAVIEST SNOW OCCURRING BETWEEN 8 PM THURSDAY TO 4 AM FRIDAY 
  MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET. 4 TO 12 INCHES
  BETWEEN 7000 AND 8000 FEET. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. GUSTS 
  OVER 80 MPH POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS WITH SIERRA RIDGE 
  GUSTS OVER 100 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS: NEAR 8500 FEET THURSDAY MORNING...THEN LOWERING 
  TO NEAR 7500 THURSDAY NIGHT...AND THEN TO NEAR 6000 FEET BY 
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS
  CONDITIONS FOR THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF MONO COUNTY, INCLUDING
  MAMMOTH LAKES. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
  MILE AT TIMES. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE HIGHWAY 395
  CORRIDOR BY FRIDAY MORNING. 

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.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

205 
WWUS45 KREV 151252
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
452 AM PST THU DEC 15 2016

CAZ072-NVZ002-160100-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.161215T1800Z-161216T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
452 AM PST THU DEC 15 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET...

* TIMING: VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL INCREASE LATER THIS
  MORNING...WITH HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 PM THIS
  AFTERNOON AND 2 AM FRIDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8000
  FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN 7000 AND 8000 FEET. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 65 TO 70 MPH. SIERRA
  RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 125 MPH. 

* SNOW LEVELS: NEAR 8000 FEET TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING...MAY
  LOWER TO 7000 TO 7500 FEET AT TIMES DURING HEAVIER SNOWFALL.
  AFTER MIDNIGHT...SNOW LEVEL DROPS QUICKLY TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS
  BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS: HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS...WITH VISIBILITY
  DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO AND SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER
  HOUR AT TIMES. HIGHEST SIERRA PASSES INCLUDING MOUNT ROSE SUMMIT
  AND CARSON PASS WILL BE IMPACTED FOR THE ENTIRE DURATION OF THE
  STORM. DONNER PASS AND ECHO SUMMIT WILL BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY
  SNOW AND WINDS LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER PASSES, 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.

&&

$$

CAZ073-160100-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.161215T1800Z-161216T1800Z/
MONO COUNTY-
452 AM PST THU DEC 15 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 8000 FEET...

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVIEST SNOW
  OCCURRING BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING AND 4 AM FRIDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET. 4 TO 12 INCHES
  BETWEEN 7500 AND 8000 FEET. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. GUSTS OVER
  80 MPH POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS WITH SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS OVER
  120 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS: 8500 TO 9000 FEET...LOWERING TO NEAR 7500 FEET AT
  TIMES DURING HEAVIER SNOWFALL. 

* IMPACTS: HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF MONO
  COUNTY...WITH VISIBILITY DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO AND SNOWFALL
  RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. SNOW COULD AFFECT
  TRAVEL ON HIGHER PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 395 SUCH AS CONWAY AND
  DEADMAN SUMMITS BY TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS, 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.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

195 
WWUS45 KREV 152242
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
242 PM PST THU DEC 15 2016

CAZ072-NVZ002-161200-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161216T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
242 PM PST THU DEC 15 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY
ABOVE 7000 FEET...

* TIMING: VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  TONIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED BETWEEN NOW AND 2 AM
  FRIDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8000 
  FEET...2 TO 10 INCHES BETWEEN 7000 AND 8000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. 
  SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 125 MPH. 

* SNOW LEVELS: NEAR 8000 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING...MAY 
  LOWER TO 7000 TO 7500 FEET AT TIMES DURING HEAVIER SNOWFALL. 
  AFTER MIDNIGHT...SNOW LEVEL DROPS TO 7000 FEET THEN ALL VALLEY 
  FLOORS BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS WHITEOUT CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND
  SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. DONNER PASS AND ECHO
  SUMMIT WILL BE IMPACTED BY HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS TONIGHT AND
  FRIDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES, 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.

&&

$$

CAZ073-161200-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161216T1800Z/
MONO COUNTY-
242 PM PST THU DEC 15 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY
ABOVE 8000 FEET...

* TIMING: HIGH ELEVATION SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH 
  HEAVIEST SNOW OCCURRING BETWEEN 6 PM THIS EVENING AND 4 AM 
  FRIDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET. 4 TO 12 
  INCHES BETWEEN 7500 AND 8000 FEET. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. GUSTS OVER 80
  MPH POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS WITH SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS OVER 
  120 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS: NEAR 9000 FEET...LOWERING TO NEAR 7500 FEET 
  AT TIMES DURING HEAVIER SNOWFALL. 

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS WHITEOUT CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND
  SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOW WILL AFFECT
  TRAVEL OVER CONWAY AND DEADMAN SUMMITS BY TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

834 
WWUS45 KREV 161200
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
400 AM PST FRI DEC 16 2016

CAZ072-NVZ002-161300-
/O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161216T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
400 AM PST FRI DEC 16 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING ABOVE 7000 FEET...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST
EARLY THIS MORNING. 

SNOW HAS DIMINISHED THIS MORNING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE TODAY BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
LESS THAN 2 INCHES. 

WATCH FOR PATCHY SLICK CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADS IN HIGHER
ELEVATIONS THIS MORNING. 

$$

CAZ073-161800-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161216T1800Z/
MONO COUNTY-
400 AM PST FRI DEC 16 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING ABOVE 8000 FEET...

* TIMING: BANDS OF SNOW SHOWERS PRODUCING BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY
  SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DAYBREAK...THEN DIMINISH TO SCATTERED
  SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE MORNING.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. 

* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL PRODUCE SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG
  HIGHWAY 395 ESPECIALLY OVER DEVILS GATE...CONWAY AND DEADMAN
  SUMMITS...AND AROUND MAMMOTH LAKES THIS MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH CHAIN CONTROLS
AND TRAVEL DELAYS THROUGH THIS MORNING.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

887 
WWUS45 KREV 161744
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
944 AM PST FRI DEC 16 2016

CAZ073-161845-
/O.EXP.KREV.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161216T1800Z/
MONO COUNTY-
944 AM PST FRI DEC 16 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING
ABOVE 8000 FEET...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 8000 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST
THIS MORNING. 

THE MAIN SNOW STORM HAS ENDED IN MONO COUNTY, BUT LIGHT SNOW 
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS
GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE INCH.

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 14, 2:32 PM PST	River Flood Warning	REV	Nevada, Placer	57 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.