1 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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</html>CAZ070>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
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
CALTRANS reported 18 inches of snow in 24 hours at Echo Summit on U.S. Highway 50 near Lake Tahoe.
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5321852.