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Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Reno, NV

January 10, 20175 counties in California; Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada

NWS Reno, NV issued this blizzard warning at Jan 10, 2017, 2:34 AM PST for 5 counties in California; Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Jan 10, 2017, 3:51 AM PST. It was in force for 30 hr. 50 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 10, 2017, 2:34 AM PST (10:34 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 10, 2017, 3:51 AM PST
Expired
Jan 11, 2017, 10:00 AM PST
In force
30 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 10:36 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 10, 6:07 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 174 W Mammoth Lakes, CANEW SNOW OVERNIGHT AT MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN SKI AREA. STILL SNOWING HEAVILY.
Jan 10, 6:07 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 205 Wnw Kings Beach, CANEW SNOW OVERNIGHT AT NORTHSTAR SKI AREA
Jan 10, 6:07 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 27Nne Homewood, CA18-27 INCHES AT HOMEWOOD SKI AREA LAST 24 HOURS. STILL SNOWING HEAVILY.
Jan 10, 6:15 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 26Kingvale, CA. THE DURATION OF THE HEAVY SNOW EVENT WAS 12 HOURS.
Jan 10, 7:36 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 212 N Bear Valley, CABEAR VALLEY SKI AREA, ALPINE COUNTY.
Jan 10, 8:00 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 25Incline Village, NVTRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED 25 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.
Jan 10, 8:03 AM PSTSNOW 9.55 Sw South Lake Tahoe, CATRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED 9.5 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS WITH 0.70 LIQUID EQUIVALENT MEASURED. CURRENT SNOW DEPTH REPORTED WAS 17 INCHES.
Jan 10, 8:13 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 20.51 Ne Incline Village, NVTOTAL SNOW FROM 2 PM YESTERDAY TO 8 AM THIS MORNING. ELEVATION 6,700 FT.
Jan 10, 8:32 AM PSTSNOW 4Bridgeport, CACOOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVER REPORTED 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS WITH 0.35 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT.
Jan 10, 8:41 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 36Northstar, CANORTHSTAR AT TAHOE IS REPORTING 36 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. THE OBSERVATION MAY HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY DRIFTING DUE TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
Jan 10, 8:42 AM PSTSNOW 9Glenbrook, NVCOOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVER REPORTED 9 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.
Jan 10, 8:43 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 40Soda Springs, CA24 HOUR TOTAL. I-80 REMAINS CLOSED FROM COLFAX TO CA/NV STATE LINE. .
Jan 10, 8:45 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 15Tahoe City, CACOOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVER REPORTED 15 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS WITH 1.43 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT OBSERVED. TOTAL SNOW DEPTH REPORTED WAS 32 INCHES.
Jan 10, 8:46 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 201 Se Homewood, CACOOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVER REPORTED 20 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS WITH 1.78 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT REPORTED. OBSERVER REPORTED 37 INCHES TOTAL SNOW DEPTH.
Jan 10, 8:48 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 15Truckee, CACOOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVER AT THE TRUCKEE-TAHOE AIPORT REPORTED 15 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS WITH 0.95 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT. TOTAL SNOW DEPTH REPORTED WAS 24 INCHES.
Jan 10, 8:49 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 12Verdi, NVCOOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVER REPORTED 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS WITH 1.33 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT REPORTED.
Jan 10, 8:50 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 361 Wsw June Lake, CAJUNE MOUNTAIN SKI REPORTED 36 INCEHS OF NEW SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.
Jan 10, 8:52 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 38S Mount Rose Ski Area, NVMOUNT ROSE SKI RESORT REPORTED 38 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. THEY ALSO REPORTED A STORM TOTAL AS OF 8AM OF 78 INCHES.
Jan 10, 9:14 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 8.4Lee Vining, CACOOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVER REPORTED 8.4 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS WITH 0.72 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT. TOTAL SNOW DEPTH REPORTED WAS 14 INCHES.
Jan 10, 9:17 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 14.5Boca Reservoir, CACOOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVER REPORTED 14.4 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS WITH 1.36 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT REPORTED. TOTAL SNOW DEPTH REPORTED WAS 18 INCHES.
Jan 10, 9:59 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 29Homewood, CATRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED 29 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS WITH 66 INCHES ON THE GROUND.
Jan 10, 10:00 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 265 Wsw Prosser Creek Res, CATRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED 26 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.
Jan 10, 1:23 PM PSTBLIZZARDTruckee, CAINTERSTATE 80 CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS SINCE 5AM AND CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
Jan 10, 1:24 PM PSTBLIZZARD3 Se Northstar, CACA HIGHWAY 267 CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
Jan 10, 1:27 PM PSTBLIZZARDMount Rose Ski Area, NVNEVADA ROUTE 341 MOUNT ROSE HIGHWAY CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
Jan 10, 1:28 PM PSTBLIZZARDBridgeport, CAUS HIGHWAY 395 IN MONO COUNTY CLOSED DUE TO BLIZZARD CONDITONS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
Jan 10, 2:30 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 41Kingvale, CASTORM TOTAL SINCE 9PM 1/9. 20 INCHES SINCE 6:30AM THIS MORNING (1/10).
Jan 10, 2:40 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 311 Ne Incline Village, NVTRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED 31 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS AS OF 2PM. SPOTTER REPORTED TOTAL SNOW DEPTH OF ROUGHLY 6 FEET.
Jan 11, 3:32 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 68Kingvale, CACALTRANS REPORTED 68 INCHES OF NEW SNOW AT THEIR KINGVALE YARD AS OF 330AM.
Jan 11, 7:48 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 39Kingvale, CACALTRANS AT KINGVALE REPORTED 39 WITHIN 24HRS AT SODA SPRINGS. SODA SPRINGS RECORDED 88 48HR TOTAL.
Jan 11, 8:15 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 24Mount Rose Ski Area, NVMOUNT ROSE SKI AREA REPORTED 24 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS WITH A STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AS OF 7AM OF 116 INCHES.
Jan 11, 8:16 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 115 Sw South Lake Tahoe, CATRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED 11 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS WITH A SNOW DEPTH OF 25 INCHES. LIQUID EQUIVALENT REPORTED WAS 1.60 INCHES.
Jan 11, 8:16 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 481 Nnw Incline Village, NVTRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED 48 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS AT 7600 FEET.
Jan 11, 8:20 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 34Homewood, CAHOMEWOOD SKI REPORTED 34 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.
Jan 11, 8:22 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 42Northstar, CANORTHSTAR AT TAHOE REPORTED 42 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. 48 HOUR TOTAL OF 78 INCHES AND A 7 DAY TOTAL OF 122 INCHES.
Jan 11, 8:24 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 541 S Donner Peak, CASUGARBOWL SKI RESORT REPORTED 54 INCHES AND STORM TOTAL SNOW AS OF THIS MORNING OF 98 INCHES.
Jan 11, 8:29 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 02 W Mammoth Lakes, CAMAMMOTH MOUNTAIN REPORTED A STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 116 INCHES AND A 7 DAY TOTAL OF 120 TO 180 INCHES.
Jan 11, 8:31 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 48Kirkwood, CAKIRKWOOD SKI RESORT REPORTED 48 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. 71 INCHES IN THE LAST 48 HOURS AND 133 INCHES IN THE LAST 7 DAYS.
Jan 11, 8:33 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 27Squaw Valley, CASQUAW VALLEY REPORTED 27 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS WITH A 7 DAY TOTAL OF 94 INCHES.
Jan 11, 8:42 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 18Tahoe City, CACOOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVER REPORTED 18 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS WITH 2.78 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT OBSERVED. SNOW DEPTH REPORTED WAS 46 INCHES.
Jan 11, 8:42 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 30Incline Village, NVPUBLIC REPORTED 30 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL SINCE 5PM AT 6500 FEET.
Jan 11, 8:48 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 14Galena, NVGALENA STATE PARK REPORTED 14 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS AT 5750 FEET.
Jan 11, 8:48 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 302 E Devils Gate Summit, CATRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED 30 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.
Jan 11, 9:09 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 361 W Kingvale, CA3.71 WATER EQUIVALENT. 73 ON GROUND. 62 STORM TOTAL.
Jan 11, 9:14 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 18Tahoe City, CACOOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVER REPORTED 18 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS WITH A TOTAL LIQUID EQUIVALENT OF 2.78 INCHES. OBSERVER REPORTED A TOTAL SNOW DEPTH OF 46 INCHES. 4 DAY TOTAL SNOWFALL REPORTED WAS 34 INCHES AND 9.71 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.
Jan 11, 9:22 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 221 Sse Homewood, CACOOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVER REPORTED 22 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS WITH 3.15 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT REPORTED. 4 DAY TOTAL SNOWFALL REPORTED IS 43 INCHES AND 10.81 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.
Jan 11, 9:25 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 14Truckee, CATRUCKEE-TAHOE AIRPORT REPORTED 14 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS WITH 2.68 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT REPORTED. 4 DAY TOTAL SNOWFALL OBSERVED WAS 29 INCHES WITH 8.30 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.
Jan 11, 9:29 AM PSTSNOW 3.7Lee Vining, CACOOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVER REPORTED 3.7 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS WITH 0.61 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT. 4 DAY TOTAL SNOWFALL REPORTED IS 15 INCHES WITH 5.25 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.
Jan 11, 9:32 AM PSTSNOW 54 Sse Crowley Lake, CATRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS WITH 0.65 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT.
Jan 11, 9:54 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 32Homewood, CATRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED 32 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 24 HOURS WITH A 2 DAY SNOWFALL TOTAL OF 61 INCHES AT 6330 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 00:00Z, 10.6 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 00:00Z on 2017-01-10Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2017-01-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 262 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
1201 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
108 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
262 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
470 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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349 
WWUS45 KREV 101034
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
234 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

CAZ072-NVZ002-102245-
/O.UPG.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170112T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.BZ.W.0001.170110T1034Z-170111T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0004.170111T1800Z-170112T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, TRUCKEE, STATELINE, 
AND INCLINE VILLAGE
234 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM
PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST 
THURSDAY.

* TIMING: DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND
  STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
  PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING: 5 TO 10 FEET ABOVE
  7000 FEET WITH 3 TO 7 FEET AT LAKE TAHOE LEVEL.

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

* SNOW LEVELS: BELOW LAKE LEVEL...MAY BRIEFLY RISE TO 6500 FEET
  THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE FALLING AGAIN.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH
  NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY WILL EXIST FOR TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR
  ACTIVITIES WITH HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ALL SIERRA ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL!
ROAD CREWS AND FIRST RESPONDERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RESCUE YOU.
STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE SNOW AND WIND SUBSIDE. EVEN A SHORT WALK
COULD BE DEADLY IF YOU BECOME DISORIENTED.


&&THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

$$

CAZ073-102245-
/O.UPG.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170112T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.BZ.W.0001.170110T1034Z-170111T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0004.170111T1800Z-170112T1200Z/
MONO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRIDGEPORT AND MAMMOTH LAKES
234 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM
PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST 
THURSDAY. 

* TIMING: DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND
  STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
  PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING: 1 TO 3 FEET FOR
  COMMUNITIES ALONG HIGHWAY 395. TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE 7500
  FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. 

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

* SNOW LEVELS: ALL VALLEY FLOORS...MAY BRIEFLY RISE TO 7000 FEET
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE FALLING AGAIN. 

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH
  NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY WILL EXIST FOR TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR
  ACTIVITIES WITH HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ALL SIERRA ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL! 
ROAD CREWS AND FIRST RESPONDERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RESCUE YOU. 
STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE SNOW AND WIND SUBSIDE. EVEN A SHORT WALK 
COULD BE DEADLY IF YOU BECOME DISORIENTED.

&&

$$

CAZ071-102245-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170112T1200Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORTOLA AND SUSANVILLE
234 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
THURSDAY...

* TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING: 2 TO 4 FEET ALONG
  AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 WITH 1 TO 2 FEET EAST TO HIGHWAY 395. 3
  TO 12 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
  LOCALIZED STRONGER GUSTS TO 65 MPH ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SOUTH OF
  SUSANVILLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* SNOW LEVELS: NEAR VALLEY FLOORS...BRIEFLY RISING TO 5500 FEET
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS
  AGAIN. 
 
* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WILL EXIST FOR TRAVEL AND 
  OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WITH HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ALL 
  SIERRA PASSES. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS 
  MAY MAKE FOR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

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-NVZ005-101800-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170110T1800Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CEDARVILLE, FORT BIDWELL, EMPIRE, 
AND GERLACH
234 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

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

* TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
  THIS MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH UP TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5000
  FEET. 

* SNOW LEVELS: ALL VALLEY FLOORS...THEN RISING TO NEAR 5000 FEET
  BY THIS MORNING. 

* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FROM TRAVEL AND 
  OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DUE TO SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. THIS INCLUDES 
  HIGHWAY 447 FROM GERLACH TO SURPRISE VALLEY AND CEDARVILLE.

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
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WWUS45 KREV 101151 CCA
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
351 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

CAZ072-NVZ002-110000-
/O.UPG.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170112T1200Z/
/O.COR.KREV.BZ.W.0001.170110T1151Z-170111T1800Z/
/O.COR.KREV.WS.W.0004.170111T1800Z-170112T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, TRUCKEE, STATELINE, 
AND INCLINE VILLAGE
351 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM
PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST 
THURSDAY.

* TIMING: DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND
  STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
  PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING: 5 TO 10 FEET ABOVE
  7000 FEET WITH 3 TO 7 FEET AT LAKE TAHOE LEVEL.

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

* SNOW LEVELS: BELOW LAKE LEVEL...MAY BRIEFLY RISE TO 6500 FEET
  THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE FALLING AGAIN.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH
  NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY WILL EXIST FOR TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR
  ACTIVITIES WITH HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ALL SIERRA ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL!
ROAD CREWS AND FIRST RESPONDERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RESCUE YOU.
STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE SNOW AND WIND SUBSIDE. EVEN A SHORT WALK
COULD BE DEADLY IF YOU BECOME DISORIENTED.


&&

$$

CAZ073-110000-
/O.UPG.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170112T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.BZ.W.0001.170110T1151Z-170111T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0004.170111T1800Z-170112T1200Z/
MONO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRIDGEPORT AND MAMMOTH LAKES
351 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM
PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST 
THURSDAY. 

* TIMING: DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND
  STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
  PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING: 1 TO 3 FEET FOR
  COMMUNITIES ALONG HIGHWAY 395. TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE 7500
  FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. 

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

* SNOW LEVELS: ALL VALLEY FLOORS...MAY BRIEFLY RISE TO 7000 FEET
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE FALLING AGAIN. 

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH
  NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY WILL EXIST FOR TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR
  ACTIVITIES WITH HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ALL SIERRA ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL! 
ROAD CREWS AND FIRST RESPONDERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RESCUE YOU. 
STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE SNOW AND WIND SUBSIDE. EVEN A SHORT WALK 
COULD BE DEADLY IF YOU BECOME DISORIENTED.

&&

$$

CAZ071-110000-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170112T1200Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORTOLA AND SUSANVILLE
351 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
THURSDAY...

* TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING: 2 TO 4 FEET ALONG
  AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 WITH 1 TO 2 FEET EAST TO HIGHWAY 395. 3
  TO 12 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
  LOCALIZED STRONGER GUSTS TO 65 MPH ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SOUTH OF
  SUSANVILLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* SNOW LEVELS: NEAR VALLEY FLOORS...BRIEFLY RISING TO 5500 FEET
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS
  AGAIN. 
 
* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WILL EXIST FOR TRAVEL AND 
  OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WITH HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ALL 
  SIERRA PASSES. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS 
  MAY MAKE FOR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

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-NVZ005-101800-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170110T1800Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CEDARVILLE, FORT BIDWELL, EMPIRE, 
AND GERLACH
351 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

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

* TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
  THIS MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH UP TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5000
  FEET. 

* SNOW LEVELS: ALL VALLEY FLOORS...THEN RISING TO NEAR 5000 FEET
  BY THIS MORNING. 

* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FROM TRAVEL AND 
  OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DUE TO SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. THIS INCLUDES 
  HIGHWAY 447 FROM GERLACH TO SURPRISE VALLEY AND CEDARVILLE.

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
497 
WWUS45 KREV 101754
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
954 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

CAZ070-NVZ005-101900-
/O.EXP.KREV.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170110T1800Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CEDARVILLE, FORT BIDWELL, EMPIRE, 
AND GERLACH
954 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING. 

SNOW LEVELS HAVE INCREASED WITH RAIN OCCURRING AT MOST LOCATIONS
BELOW 5500 FEET. RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING
WITH ONLY AN INCH OR TWO OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-111300-
/O.CON.KREV.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170111T1800Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0004.170111T1800Z-170112T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, TRUCKEE, STATELINE, 
AND INCLINE VILLAGE
954 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
4 AM PST THURSDAY...

* TIMING: DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING. 
  HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST WITH LIGHTER WINDS WEDNESDAY AND 
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 3 
  TO 7 FEET AT LAKE TAHOE LEVEL. 

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

* SNOW LEVELS: MAY BRIEFLY RISE ABOVE 6000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR
  TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. STAY HOME AND DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
  TRAVEL UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. AVALANCHE DANGER IS HIGH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL!
ROAD CREWS AND FIRST RESPONDERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RESCUE YOU.
STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE SNOW AND WIND SUBSIDE. EVEN A SHORT WALK
COULD BE DEADLY IF YOU BECOME DISORIENTED.

&&

$$

CAZ073-111300-
/O.CON.KREV.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170111T1800Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0004.170111T1800Z-170112T1200Z/
MONO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRIDGEPORT AND MAMMOTH LAKES
954 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
4 AM PST THURSDAY...

* TIMING: DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING.
  HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH
  LIGHTER WINDS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING: 3 TO 7 FEET ALONG
  THE SIERRA CREST WITH 1 TO 3 FEET FOR COMMUNITIES ALONG HIGHWAY
  395.

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

* SNOW LEVELS: MAY BRIEFLY RISE TO 6500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR
  TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. STAY HOME AND DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
  TRAVEL UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. AVALANCHE DANGER IS HIGH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL!
ROAD CREWS AND FIRST RESPONDERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RESCUE YOU.
STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE SNOW AND WIND SUBSIDE. EVEN A SHORT WALK
COULD BE DEADLY IF YOU BECOME DISORIENTED.

&&

$$

CAZ071-111300-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170112T1200Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORTOLA AND SUSANVILLE
954 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
THURSDAY...

* TIMING: HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING: 2 TO 4 FEET ALONG
  HIGHWAY 89 WITH 1 TO 2 FEET EAST TO HIGHWAY 395. UP TO 12 INCHES
  ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
  GUSTS TO 65 MPH ALONG HIGHWAY 395 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* SNOW LEVELS: RISING TO 5500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THEN FALLING TO
  THE VALLEY FLOORS THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND AREAS
  ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

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
052 
WWUS45 KREV 102131
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
131 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

CAZ072-NVZ002-111300-
/O.CON.KREV.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170111T1800Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0004.170111T1800Z-170112T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, TRUCKEE, STATELINE, 
AND INCLINE VILLAGE
131 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
4 AM PST THURSDAY...

* TIMING: DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING. 
  HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST WITH LIGHTER WINDS WEDNESDAY AND 
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 3 
  TO 7 FEET AT LAKE TAHOE LEVEL.

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

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR 
  TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. STAY HOME AND DO NOT ATTEMPT 
  TO TRAVEL UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. AVALANCHE DANGER IS HIGH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL!
ROAD CREWS AND FIRST RESPONDERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RESCUE YOU.
STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE SNOW AND WIND SUBSIDE. EVEN A SHORT WALK
COULD BE DEADLY IF YOU BECOME DISORIENTED.

&&

$$

CAZ073-111300-
/O.CON.KREV.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170111T1800Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0004.170111T1800Z-170112T1200Z/
MONO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRIDGEPORT AND MAMMOTH LAKES
131 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
4 AM PST THURSDAY...

* TIMING: DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING. 
  HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH 
  LIGHTER WINDS. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 7 FEET ALONG THE SIERRA CREST 
  WITH 1 TO 3 FEET FOR COMMUNITIES ALONG HIGHWAY 395. 

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

* SNOW LEVELS: NEAR 6000 FEET.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR 
  TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. STAY HOME AND DO NOT ATTEMPT 
  TO TRAVEL UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. AVALANCHE DANGER IS HIGH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL!
ROAD CREWS AND FIRST RESPONDERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RESCUE YOU.
STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE SNOW AND WIND SUBSIDE. EVEN A SHORT WALK
COULD BE DEADLY IF YOU BECOME DISORIENTED.

&&

$$

CAZ071-111300-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170112T1200Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORTOLA AND SUSANVILLE
131 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
THURSDAY...

* TIMING: HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 FEET ALONG HIGHWAY 89 WITH 1 TO
  2 FEET EAST TO HIGHWAY 395. UP TO 12 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF 
  HIGHWAY 395. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 
  GUSTS TO 65 MPH ALONG HIGHWAY 395 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* SNOW LEVELS: 5500 FEET THEN FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS THIS 
  EVENING. 

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR
  ACTIVITIES. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER MOUNTAIN 
  PASSES AND AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395. 

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.

&&

$$

NVZ003-111300-
/O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0005.170111T0300Z-170111T1800Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF VIRGINIA CITY
131 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM 
THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN NEVADA THIS
  EVENING AND TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 2 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH 2 TO 4
  INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS, VIRGINIA CITY AND
  FOOTHILLS OF RENO AND CARSON CITY.

* SNOW LEVELS: 6000 FEET LOWERING TO NEAR 5000 FEET.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON ROADS ABOVE 5000 FEET.
  THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 580 BETWEEN RENO AND CARSON CITY,
  HIGHWAYS 341, 431 AND 395 IN THE NORTH VALLEYS. 

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
382 
WWUS45 KREV 111245
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
445 AM PST WED JAN 11 2017

CAZ072-NVZ002-120100-
/O.CON.KREV.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170111T1800Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0004.170111T1800Z-170112T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, TRUCKEE, STATELINE, 
AND INCLINE VILLAGE
445 AM PST WED JAN 11 2017

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY...

* TIMING: DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING.
  BANDS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON
  AND TONIGHT WITH DECREASING WINDS. 
 
* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH A FOOT OR
  MORE ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE
  GUSTS OVER 100 MPH. WINDS DECREASING LATER TODAY.  

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR 
  TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. STAY HOME AND DO NOT ATTEMPT 
  TO TRAVEL UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. AVALANCHE DANGER IS HIGH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL!
ROAD CREWS AND FIRST RESPONDERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RESCUE YOU.
STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE SNOW AND WIND SUBSIDE. EVEN A SHORT WALK
COULD BE DEADLY IF YOU BECOME DISORIENTED.

&&

$$

CAZ073-120100-
/O.CON.KREV.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170111T1800Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0004.170111T1800Z-170112T1200Z/
MONO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRIDGEPORT AND MAMMOTH LAKES
445 AM PST WED JAN 11 2017

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY...

* TIMING: DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING.
  BANDS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON
  AND TONIGHT WITH DECREASING WINDS. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: NEAR AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...6
  TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 15 INCHES. EAST OF HIGHWAY
  395...3 TO 6 INCHES. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE
  GUSTS OVER 100 MPH. WINDS DECREASING LATER TODAY. 

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR 
  TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. STAY HOME AND DO NOT ATTEMPT 
  TO TRAVEL UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. AVALANCHE DANGER IS HIGH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL!
ROAD CREWS AND FIRST RESPONDERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RESCUE YOU.
STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE SNOW AND WIND SUBSIDE. EVEN A SHORT WALK
COULD BE DEADLY IF YOU BECOME DISORIENTED.

&&

$$

CAZ071-120100-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170112T1200Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORTOLA AND SUSANVILLE
445 AM PST WED JAN 11 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
THURSDAY...

* TIMING: BANDS OF SNOW...LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE
  TODAY AND TONIGHT. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCAL
  AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
  WINDS DECREASING THIS EVENING.  

* SNOW LEVELS: 4500 FEET THEN FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY 
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
  ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

NVZ003-111800-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170111T1800Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF VIRGINIA CITY
445 AM PST WED JAN 11 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING ABOVE 5000 FEET...

* TIMING: BANDS OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN
  NEVADA THIS MORNING. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 2 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. 

* SNOW LEVELS: 4500 TO 5000 FEET.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON ROADS NEAR AND ABOVE
  5000 FEET FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 580
  BETWEEN RENO AND CARSON CITY, HIGHWAYS 341, 431 AND 395 IN THE
  NORTH VALLEYS. 

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
926 
WWUS45 KREV 111808
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1008 AM PST WED JAN 11 2017

CAZ072-NVZ002-120000-
/O.EXP.KREV.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170111T1800Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170112T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, TRUCKEE, STATELINE, 
AND INCLINE VILLAGE
1008 AM PST WED JAN 11 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
THURSDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING: BANDS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH DECREASING WINDS. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH A FOOT 
  OR MORE ABOVE 7000 FEET. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. SIERRA
  RIDGE GUSTS OVER 100 MPH.

* IMPACTS: CRIPPLING SNOW STORM HAS BROUGHT HEAVY SNOW TO THE
  REGION. MANY ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ARE STILL IMPASSABLE. AVOID
  TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. AVALANCHE
  DANGER REMAINS HIGH TODAY.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ073-120000-
/O.EXP.KREV.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170111T1800Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170112T1200Z/
MONO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRIDGEPORT AND MAMMOTH LAKES
1008 AM PST WED JAN 11 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
THURSDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING: BANDS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH DECREASING WINDS. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: NEAR AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...
  6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 15 INCHES. EAST OF 
  HIGHWAY 395...3 TO 6 INCHES. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. SIERRA
  RIDGE GUSTS OVER 100 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: CRIPPLING SNOW STORM HAS BROUGHT HEAVY SNOW TO THE
  REGION. MANY ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ARE STILL IMPASSABLE. AVOID
  TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. AVALANCHE
  DANGER REMAINS HIGH TODAY.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ003-111915-
/O.EXP.KREV.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170111T1800Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF VIRGINIA CITY
1008 AM PST WED JAN 11 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING
ABOVE 5000 FEET...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM
PST THIS MORNING. 

HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED AND LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED LATE
TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.


$$

CAZ071-120000-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170112T1200Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORTOLA AND SUSANVILLE
1008 AM PST WED JAN 11 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
THURSDAY...

* TIMING: BANDS OF SNOW...LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE 
  TODAY AND TONIGHT. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCAL 
  AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. 
  WINDS DECREASING THIS EVENING.

* SNOW LEVELS: 4500 FEET THEN FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR 
  ACTIVITIES ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

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.

&&

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 9, 6:10 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryREVLassen, Plumas, Sierra6 hr
Jan 10, 2:34 AM PSTWinter Storm WarningREVAlpine, El Dorado, Mono, Nevada, Placer67 hr
Jan 9, 7:28 PM PSTLake Wind AdvisoryREVChurchill, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe8 hr
Jan 9, 8:17 PM PSTRiver Flood WarningREVChurchill, Douglas, Lyon30 hr
Jan 9, 10:31 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryREVChurchill, Douglas, Lyon, Pershing, Storey, Washoe36 hr
Jan 10, 3:09 AM PSTWind AdvisoryREVChurchill, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe19 hr
Jan 10, 1:31 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryREVDouglas, Lyon, Storey, Washoe20 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.