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, 2:15 AM PST, 5 hours 45 minutes earlier.
WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
215 AM PST FRI DEC 27 2002
TROUGH CONTINUES TO DEEPEN OVER THE EAST PACIFIC THIS MORNING AND
SHORT RANGE MODELS ARE AGAIN SLOWER WITH THE PROGRESSION OF
FEATURES. AIRMASS WARMED NICELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS
MANY VALLEY AREAS REACHED UP INTO THE LOWER AND MID 40S. THIS MEANS
SNOW LEVELS HAVE RISEN CONSIDERABLY AND ACCORDING TO MOUNTAIN TOP
TEMPERATURES IN THE RENO/TAHOE AREA VALUES WERE APPROACHING 7000
FEET ALREADY. SO AS FRONT WORKS INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND STALLS
EXPECT SNOW LEVELS TO REMAIN FAIRLY HIGH UNTIL SOMETIME SATURDAY AS
FRONT AWAITS MAIN TROUGH AND SHORTWAVE. MODELS HAVE BEEN PERSISTENT
WITH THEIR HEAVY QPF ALONG FRONT ESPECIALLY ALONG THE WESTERN EDGE
OF LASSEN COUNTY. LATEST RADAR SHOWED FRONT AND ASSOCIATED BAND OF
PRECIPITATION MOVING INTO NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. SHORTWAVE ENERGY
MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WAS SHOWING LITTLE PROGRESSION
EASTWARD SO FRONT AND BAROCLINIC ZONE IS EXPECTED TO STALL NORTH
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. HIGH SNOW LEVELS AND PERSISTENT RAIN ALONG AND
JUST AHEAD OF FRONT MAY PRODUCE SOME LOCAL FLOODING ALONG SMALL
STREAMS AND CREEKS ALONG THE WESTERN BORDER OF LASSEN COUNTY TONIGHT
AND SATURDAY WHERE OROGRAPHICS FAVOR HEAVIER QPF. SNOW LEVELS WILL
BE TOO HIGH FOR HEAVY SNOW IN MOST POPULATED AREAS UNTIL SATURDAY
AND SATURDAY NIGHT. BAND OF PRECIPITATION SHOULD SAG SOUTHWARD INTO
LAKE TAHOE AS TROUGH ADVANCES EAST ON SATURDAY. SHORTWAVE SWEEPS
ACROSS LATE SATURDAY AND PUSHES BAROCLINIC ZONE QUICKLY ACROSS THE
SIERRA. HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE DOWN TO 5000 FEET FROM LASSEN COUNTY
TO LAKE TAHOE AS SNOW LEVELS FALL. HOWEVER COLD FRONT LIKELY TO MOVE
EASTWARD TOO QUICKLY SATURDAY NIGHT FOR MUCH OF THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL
TO WORK SOUTHWARD INTO MONO COUNTY. WILL CONTINUE WATCH FOR TAHOE
NORTHWARD AND NOT EXTEND SOUTH INTO MONO COUNTY WHERE SNOW AMOUNTS
WILL BE MORE ADVISORY LEVELS. WILL DELAY HIGH WIND EVENT AS BEST
DYNAMIC/BAROCLINIC COUPLING WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AHEAD OF ACCELERATING COLD FRONT. DO EXPECT WINDS TO GET INTO
ADVISORY LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON IN THE IMMEDIATE LEE OF OF THE SIERRA
AS 700MB WINDS WERE 50-55KT AND MODELS REFLECTED THIS IN THE STRONG
DOWNWARD VERTICAL VELOCITIES. SUNDAY WILL BE RELATIVELY QUIET AS
MAIN SYSTEM WORKS EAST AND SHORTWAVE RIDGE FOLLOWS. HOHMANN
IN THE EXTENDED...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...WILL ONLY MAKE A FEW
MINOR TWEAKS TO THE CURRENT EXTENDED. ANOTHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN SIERRA ON MONDAY AND REACHING THE REMAINDER
OF THE FORECAST AREA BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SYSTEMS
WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY WITH A PROGRESSIVE...MOIST
ZONAL FLOW OVER THE PACIFIC. BROAD BRUSH CHANCE POPS FITS THIS
SCENARIO WELL. BRONG
.REV...WIND ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON CAZ070>073-NVZ002-003-005
HIGH WIND WATCH SATURDAY CAZ070>073-NVZ002-003-005
WINTER STORM WATCH SATURDAY-SATURDAY NIGHT CAZ071-072-NVZ002.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
CAZ070-071-280000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 530 AM 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 TODAY AND TONIGHT. 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... 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. HOHMANN/BRONG
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Recorded by automated weather station 10 SW of Reno.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Nevada in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Nevada, 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: 5323937.