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Winter Storm Watch 1, NWS Reno, NV

January 3, 2016Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada; 5 counties in California

NWS Reno, NV issued this winter storm watch at Jan 3, 2016, 2:31 PM PST for Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada; 5 counties in California. It took effect at Jan 4, 2016, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 3, 2016, 2:31 PM PST (22:31 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 4, 2016, 10:00 PM PST
Expired: Jan 4, 2016, 3:07 AM PST
In force
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 22:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 watch went out at Jan 3, 2:28 AM PST, 12 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 2:28 AM PST, 12 hours 3 minutes before

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.