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 30, 8:45 PM PST, 4 hours 35 minutes earlier.
WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
845 PM PST MON DEC 30 2002
WINTER STORM STILL MAKING PROGRESS TOWARDS THE EAST THIS EVENING.
FIRST BAND OF PRECIP DROPPED 2-4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE SIERRA AND
SNOW DOWN TO 5300 FEET NEAR RENO BUT NO ACCUMULATIONS. THERE WAS A
BREAK IN THE PRECIP AFTER 700 PM WHICH WILL LIKELY ALLOW THE WINDS
TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT BEFORE THE NEXT AND STRONGER BAND OF PRECIP
MOVES FROM NEAR EUREKA CALIF TO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA. IN
FACT EUREKA HAD REPORTED LIGHTNING FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURING THE
EVENING. THAT FRONT WILL HAVE COOLER TEMPERATURES SO SNOW LEVELS ON
THE LEE SIDE OF THE SIERRA WIL DROP TO NEAR THE VALLEY FLOORS TUES
MORNING. WINTER STORM WARNING AND THE HIGH WIND WARNING REMAIN IN
EFFECT THRU EARLY TUES. MONO COUNTY WILL BE ON THE SRN EDGE OF THIS
SYSTEM SO EVERYTHING WILL HAPPEN A FEW HOURS LATER THAN IT DOES IN
TAHOE. ALSO SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY NOT BE AS HIGH AS THEY ARE
FURTHER NORTH. JF
.REV....WINTER STORM WARNING CAZ071 ABOVE 5500 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH
NOON TUESDAY.
.WINTER STORM WARNING CAZ072-NVZ002 TONIGHT THROUGH NOON
TUESDAY.
.WINTER STORM WARNING CAZ073 ABOVE 6500 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH
NOON TUESDAY.
.HIGH WIND WARNING CAZ070>073...NVZ002>NVZ003..NVZ005 TONIGHT.
.WIND ADVISORY NVZ001-NVZ004 TONIGHT.CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-311500- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 500 AM PST MON DEC 30 2002 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SIERRA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NEVADA...THE EASTERN SIERRA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...MONDAY ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA INCLUDING THE SIERRA THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WITH HEAVY SNOW STARTING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER RIDGES AND HIGHER PASSES OF THE SIERRA TONIGHT. SEE THE LATEST WINTER STORM WARNING...WSWREV (WWUS45) AND HIGH WIND WARNING...NPWREV (WWUS75) STATEMENTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE AREA ON THURSDAY NIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW. BRONG
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Recorded by automated station at the Stead Airport.
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