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 Apr 2, 3:00 AM PST, 2 hours earlier.
WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 300 AM PST WED APR 2 2003 A LONG WAVE TROUGH PERSISTS OVER THE WRN U.S. THROUGH FRIDAY WITH SHORT WAVES MOVING THROUGH THE PATTERN. A COLD SHOWERY AIRMASS IS OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH A SHORT WAVE TROUGH APPROACHING FROM THE WEST AND MOVING EAST FROM WRN NEVADA THIS EVENING. SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY OVER THE SIERRA TODAY WITH LIGHT QPF WHILE ONLY A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IS EXPECTED FOR WRN NEVADA VALLEYS. SHOWERS DIMINISH TONIGHT WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS PERSISTING OVER THE SIERRA INTO THURSDAY UNDER A WEST FLOW ALOFT THAT IS MOIST MAINLY IN THE LOW LEVELS. THE MODELS AGREE IN THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT SHORT WAVE DROPPING SE OVER NRN CA THURSDAY NIGHT WITH THE JETSTREAM PUSHING INTO CENTRAL CA. SIGNIFICANT QPF REACHES NE CA AND THE NRN SIERRA AFTER MIDNIGHT AND SNOW...WITH AMOUNTS REMAINING BELOW WARNING LEVELS...CONTINUES OVER THE SIERRA INTO FRIDAY AS THE SHORT WAVE CONTINUES SOUTHEAST ACROSS NV. WITH SNOW LEVELS REMAINING DOWN TO THE VALLEYS FLOORS...SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE DOWN THE LEE SLOPES AND OVER FOOTHILLS OF THE EXTREME WESTERN VALLEYS FRIDAY. THE SYSTEM CONTINUES SE FROM THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT WITH A DECREASING CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. OSTERMAN. IN THE EXTENDED...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THE EXTENDED PERIOD. COOL CYCLONIC FLOW BEHIND THE FRIDAY SYSTEM SHOULD KEEP WEATHER UNSETTLED AND SHOWERY ON SATURDAY WITH SNOW LEVEL AGAIN NEAR THE VALLEY FLOOR. BEST CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE OVER THE NORTHERN ZONES. BY SUNDAY A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN AND TROUGH PUSHES EAST INTO THE ROCKIES...RESULTING IN DRIER CONDITIONS AND SLIGHT WARMING BUT HIGH TEMPS WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL. FOR MONDAY THE 00Z GFS TRENDED TOWARD MOST OF THE OTHER MODELS WHICH BEGAN BUILDING A RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN US. MOST OF THE 12Z GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS ALSO FAVORED DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE FORECAST AREA. WITH THIS STRONG CORRELATION BETWEEN THE MODEL DATA...THERE IS ENOUGH SUPPORT TO REMOVE PRECIP FROM ALL ZONES ON MONDAY. RIDGE CONTINUES TO AMPLIFY ON TUESDAY WITH A FEW MORE DEGREES OF WARMING...WITH HIGH TEMPS BACK UP TO SEASONAL NORMALS. MJD .REV...NONE.
CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-021300- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 500 AM PST TUE APR 1 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NEVADA...THE EASTERN SIERRA AND NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL AFFECT WESTERN NEVADA TODAY. REFER TO LATEST WIND ADVISORY STATEMENT (RNONPWREV WWUS75 KREV) FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR WILL REACH WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...LOWERING SNOW LEVELS TO THE VALLEY FLOORS. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY AND PRODUCE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE SIERRA...WITH AN 1 INCH POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER VALLEYS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REACH THE SIERRA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND MOVE INTO WESTERN NEVADA ON FRIDAY...WITH POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. BRONG
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Mt. Rose ski area reported 18 inches of new snow in 24 hours.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Nevada in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Nevada, April 2003
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: 5353350.