A spotter in Incline Village reported 14 inches of snow in 16 hours at 7600 feet.
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A spotter in Incline Village reported 14 inches of snow in 16 hours at 7600 feet.
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 Dec 22, 3:00 AM PST, 4 hours 8 minutes earlier.
WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 300 AM PST SAT DEC 22 2001 ONE LAST SHORT WAVE MOVES INLAND TO THE SIERRA AND NEVADA TODAY BEFORE A RIDGE BUILDS NEAR THE WEST COAST BETWEEN LONG WAVE TROUGHS THAT SET UP OVER THE EASTERN U.S. AND EAST PACIFIC THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK. MOSTLY LIGHT PRECIPITATION SPREADS FROM NRN CA ACROSS THE SIERRA TODAY WITH SNOW AMOUNTS JUST BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA FOR THE UPPER EAST SIERRA. AREAS OF LOW QPF RAIN OR SNOW REACH WESTERN NV BY AFTERNOON AND AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW CONTINUE OVER NW TO W CENTRAL NV TONIGHT UNDER WEAK VERTICAL MOTION ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LOW THAT DROPS SE THROUGH SUNDAY AS THE RIDGE BUILDS OFF THE COAST. SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER NW NV AND EVEN LOCALLY INTO PERSHING AND PERHAPS CHURCHILL COUNTIES INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE FLOW ALOFT TURNS NE THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY TO PRODUCE FLURRIES OR LIGHT SNOW IN UPSLOPE AGAINST THE EAST SIERRA FROM ABOUT TAHOE SOUTH. THE AIRMASS SLOWLY DRIES WITH SUBSIDENCE AND EASTERLY FLOW SUNDAY NIGHT. THE NEXT WEAK SHORT WAVE THAT BREAKS THROUGH THE RIDGE IS HELD WELL WEST OF THE AREA TUESDAY AND DRY CONDITIONS THEN PERSISTS UNDER THE RIDGE THROUGH FRIDAY. OSTERMAN. .REV...NONE.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
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