1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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 27, 9:45 AM PST, 4 hours 30 minutes earlier.
WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
945 AM PST FRI DEC 27 2002
WINDY DAY ON TAP WITH SFC LOW OFF OREGON COAST AND 700 MB WINDS
AROUND 50 KTS OVER NRN CWA. SFC LOW WEAKENS AND MOVES EWD INTO
PAC NW TODAY AND JET MAX REMAINS OVER OREGON...SO WILL KEEP AS
WIND ADVISORY TODAY. BY SATURDAY APPROACHING TROUGH AND COLD
FRONT WILL INCREASE THERMAL AND PRESSURE GRADIENTS WHILE 700 MB
JET MAX OF 60 KTS SHIFTS FURTHER S OVER CENTRAL CA AND MONO COUNTY
BY AFTN. WILL EXPAND HIGH WIND WATCH FOR ALL ZONES ON SATURDAY WITH
STRONG PREFRONTAL WINDS EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO WEST CENTRAL NV ZONES
1 AND 4 IN THE AFTN AND EVE. PCPN STAYING MAINLY N OF HIGHWAY 50
IN SIERRA TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH SNOW LEVELS AROUND 7000-8000 FEET
FROM LASSEN TO MONO COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS DROP RAPIDLY LATE SATURDAY
AFTN AND EVENING WITH COLD FRONT DOWN TO LAKE LEVEL AT TAHOE BY
MIDDAY AND NEAR 5000 FEET IN WRN NV BY 00Z. SNOW DOWN TO VALLEY
FLOORS ON WRN NV IN THE EVENING WITH SEVERAL INCH ACCUMULATIONS
POSSIBLE BY SUN MRNG. FRONT AND ASSOCIATED OMEGA MAX MOVES INTO
CENTRAL SIERRA LATE SAT AFTN AND EVE WITH QPFS OF 1-2 INCHES OF
WATER EQUIVALENT. WILL EXTEND WINTER STORM WATCH INTO MONO COUNTY
FOR SATURDAY AFTN AND NGT IN LINE WITH HANFORD. C0LDER WITH LINGERING
SNOW SHOWERS ON SUNDAY WITH A LITTLE BREAK SUNDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF
NEXT WINTER STORM FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. CYLKE
.REV...WIND ADVISORY TODAY CAZ070>073-NVZ002-003-005
HIGH WIND WATCH SATURDAY CAZ070>073-NVZ002-003-005
HIGH WIND WATCH SATURDAY AFTN AND EVE NVZ001..NVZ004
WINTER STORM WATCH SATURDAY-SATURDAY NIGHT CAZ071-072-NVZ002.
WINTER STORM WATCH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING CAZ073.CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-281500- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 530 AM PST FRI DEC 27 2002 ...WIND ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON AND HIGH WIND WATCH SATURDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA...NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND EXTREME WESTERN NEVADA... ...WINTER STORM WATCH SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT FOR LAKE TAHOE NORTHWARD TO LASSEN COUNTY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NEVADA...THE EASTERN SIERRA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE..FRIDAY WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION ALONG WITH HIGH SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HIGH LOCAL RUNOFF IN AREA STREAMS OVER NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA THROUGH TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE...GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE SIERRA NORTH OF WALKER. SEE THE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...SPSREV (WWUS85) AND WIND ADVISORY...NPWREV (WWUS75) FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A STRONG AND WET STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA SATURDAY. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE REGION SATURDAY WITH HEAVY SNOW SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING OVER THE SIERRA. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE THE WINTER STORM WATCH...WSWREV (WWUS45) AND HIGH WIND WATCH...NPWREV (WWUS75). ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AND TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS IN THE VALLEYS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL IN THE UPPER ELEVATIONS. HOHMANN/BRONG
CAZ070-071-281200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 200 PM PST FRI DEC 27 2002 ...RAIN AND MILD TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE LOCAL HIGH RUNOFF IN NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA... A WARM AND WET PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING MILD TEMPERATURES AND RAIN TO MUCH OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF MILD TEMPERATURES...RAIN AND LOW LEVEL SNOW PACK BELOW 7000 FEET MAY CAUSE HIGH RUNOFF IN LOCAL AREAS. ALTHOUGH NO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS EXPECTED...SOME SMALL STREAMS MAY RUN NEAR BANKFULL WHILE RAIN AND SNOWMELT MAY POND IN LOW LYING AREAS. COLDER AIR WILL REACH NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON... LOWERING SNOW LEVELS AND STOPPING ANY FURTHER SNOWMELT AND RUNOFF. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA SOURCES FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS STORM...OR CHECK THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV. CYLKE
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Recorded at the Eagleville airport.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in California in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in California, December 2002
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5323936.