Weather Service employee in the Palomino Valley reported 3-5 inches of snow 12 hours.
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Weather Service employee in the Palomino Valley reported 3-5 inches of snow 12 hours.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Apr 8, 7:45 PM PST, 15 minutes earlier.
WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 845 PM PDT SUN APR 8 2001 A BROAD UPPER LOW IS OVER OREGON...NRN CA AND NW NV THIS EVENING. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF VORT MAXES ARE ROTATING AROUND IT. ONE IS NEAR THE BAY AREA WHILE ANOTHER IS OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN OREGON. THE NORTHERN GOES ON TO HELP SHIFT THE CENTER OF THE LOW TO THE CENTRAL CA COAST MONDAY. THE LOW IS KEEPING SOME SHOWERS GOING THIS EVENING ALTHOUGH IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THEY WILL BE AS NUMEROUS AS FORECASTS SHOW...ESPECIALLY IN AND NEAR THE SIERRA. FLOW HERE BECOMES EASTERLY MONDAY AND SOME UPSLOPE SNOW COULD DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF TAHOE. THE LOW TURNS EAST MONDAY NIGHT AND SOME WEAK RIDGING DEVELOPS OVER NW NV AND NE CA TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING SOME WARNING AND END THE SHOWERS ALTHOUGH CLOUDS WILL INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A SHORT WAVE TROUGH OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. COREY .REV...NONE.
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1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
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