1 heavy snow, 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 Nov 9, 2:40 PM PST, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
240 PM PST SAT NOV 9 2002
SNOW HAS PICKED UP IN THE LAKE TAHOE ZONE WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL
RETURNING TO DONNER PASS. THIS SNOW SHOULD LAST INTO MUCH OF THE
EVENING AND APPROACH THE ACCUMULATIONS STATED IN THE CURRENT
FORECAST PACKAGE. FOR LAKE LEVEL THIS WILL BE THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT
SNOW SO THE LOWER WARNING CRITERIA WILL BE UTILIZED. THE SNOW
ADVISORY FOR THE LASSEN ZONE ALSO WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH
MIDNIGHT WITH NO CHANGES ANTICIPATED FOR SNOW LEVELS. SPILLOVER
MOISTURE SHOULD REACH THE VALLEYS TOWARD SUNSET. EMBEDDED CONVECTIVE
LIFT MAY GENERATE SOME BRIEF SNOW TO THE VALLEY FLOOR BUT NO
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
FOR SUNDAY...OVERRUNNING WARM ADVECTION PATTERN WILL COMBINE WITH
SOME MOISTURE FROM A DISSIPATING TROPICAL STORM NORTHWEST OF HAWAII
BEING CARRIED BY THE PACIFIC JET. THIS WILL ENHANCE THE RAIN
COVERAGE...SO THE AVN MOISTURE FIELD WAS FAVORED OVER THE MESO
ETA...KEEPING PRECIP CHANCES IN ALL EXCEPT THE MINERAL AND MONO
ZONES FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS SYSTEM CLEARS OUT BY
SUNDAY NIGHT WITH A BREAK IN PRECIP UNTIL LATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
NIGHT IN ASSOCIATION WITH ANOTHER TROUGH APPROACHING FROM THE
NORTHWEST. SNOW LEVELS WITH THIS FAST MOVING SYSTEM ARE LIKELY TO BE
ABOVE 7000 FEET. THE MODELS HAVE VARIED THEIR TIMING DURING THE PAST
COUPLE OF DAYS BUT ARE CURRENTLY IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH THE
ONGOING FORECAST WHICH HAS BEEN CONSISTENT WITH TIMING THIS SYSTEM.
MJD
IN THE EXTENDED...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...LINGERING SHOWERS OVER
AREA WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM WEAK/SPLITTING TROUGH. CLEARING WED AFTN
INTO THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE REBUILDS OVER AREA. NEXT SYSTEM
APPROACHING AREA FRIDAY WITH INCREASING SW WINDS AND CHC OF PCPN
ALONG SIERRA BY MIDDAY AND OVER REST OF CWA BY FRIDAY AFTN. CHC OF
PCPN CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY WITH LOWERING SNOW LEVELS AS COOL AIR
PUSHES IN WITH UPPER TROUGH. AFTN TEMPS A LITTLE ABOVE NORMAL WED
AND THU THEN COOLING TO NEAR OR A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL BY SAT. CYLKE
.REV...WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING CAZ072-NVZ002
SNOW ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING CAZ071CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-101400- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 700 AM PST SAT NOV 9 2002 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NEVADA...THE EASTERN SIERRA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE... ...SNOW ADVISORY FOR LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES ABOVE 5500 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE LAKE TAHOE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MONO COUNTY ABOVE 6500 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF WESTERN NEVADA AND PARTS OF THE EASTERN SIERRA TODAY... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR BURN AREAS OF MONO COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA THROUGH THIS EVENING... A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA AND LASSEN COUNTY THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE LOWER TODAY WITH MORE ROADWAYS SUBJECT TO HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER. IN ADDITION GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE LOWER VALLEY ELEVATIONS OF THE EASTERN SIERRA INCLUDING SOME PARTS OF WESTERN NEVADA. WHILE NO WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS EXPECTED...RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL HAS MADE THE BURN AREAS IN MONO COUNTY PRONE TO FLASH FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES. ADDITIONAL MODERATE OR HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FROM TOPAZ LAKE TO THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAY 108. PLEASE REFER TO THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS FOR MORE DETAIL: WINTER STORM WARNING/ADVISORY...WSWREV...OR WMO ID WWUS45 WIND ADVISORY...NPWREV...OR WMO ID WWUS75 FLASH FLOOD WATCH...FFAREV...OR WMO ID WGUS65. WATCH AND WARNING INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT (LOWER CASE): HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/RENO EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SHOULD MONITOR THE BURN AREAS. WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THE STORM SYSTEM ON DAY ONE WILL EXIT WITH ONLY SCATTERED SHOWERS EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS AND WINDS WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANT. A FAST MOVING STORM WILL BRING SOME BRIEF PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION LATE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. A STRONGER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH FRIDAY WHICH MAY BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWS AND WINDS TO THE AREA. EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS AS FRIDAY APPROACHES. HOHMANN
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
110 PM PST SAT NOV 9 2002
TIME(PST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1010 PM 6 SW GARDNERVILLE NV 64 MPH NON TSTM WIND GUST
11/08/02 DOUGLAS REPORTED BY SPOTTER DO13
1015 PM 5 NW RENO NV 70 MPH NON TSTM WIND GUST
11/08/02 WASHOE REPORTED AT 5200 FT
1103 PM 10 S RENO NV 59 MPH NON TSTM WIND GUST
11/08/02 WASHOE RAWS SENSOR AT GALENA 5000
FT BETWEEN 10 AND 11 PM
1120 PM WASHOE VALLEY NV 61 MPH NON TSTM WIND GUST
11/08/02 WASHOE REPORTED BY NDOT SENSOR
0600 AM MT ROSE SKI AREA NV HEAVY SNOWFALL
11/09/02 WASHOE 12 INCHES IN 24 HOURS WITH
36 INCH STORM TOTAL AT
9200 FEET.
0710 AM MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN SKI AREA CA HEAVY SNOWFALL
11/09/02 MONO 6-10 INCHES IN 12 HOURS
WITH 24-36 INCH STORM TOTAL
AT 9200 FEETThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
CALTRANS reported 11 inches of new snow in 12 hours at Yuba Pass.
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, November 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: 5321851.