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 6, 9:45 PM PST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
945 PM PST SAT DEC 6 2003
.SHORT TERM...
A BROAD UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES THE WEST COAST THIS EVENING AND MOVES
INLAND ABOUT 12Z. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SW ID TO A
LITTLE SOUTH OF TAHOE OR ABOUT ALPINE COUNTY CA AT 9PM. MODERATE TO
HEAVY PRECIPITATION OVER THE NORTHERN SIERRA DECREASES RAPIDLY EAST
OF THE CREST WITH LIGHTER SHOWERS ACROSS WRN NV VALLEYS. THE HEAVIER
PRECIPITATION WAS SHIFTING SOUTH TOWARD MONO COUNTY BY 9 PM WHERE THE
LEE VALLEYS WERE STILL IN A RAIN SHADOW BUT SHOWERS ARE SILL LIKELY
TO SPREAD ACROSS THE EASTERN MONO VALLEYS THROUGH MORNING AS THE
FRONTMOVES ACROSS THE AREA. FURTHER NORTH...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED
OVER NW AND EXTREME WESTERN NV BEHIND THE FRONT WHERE A WIND
ADVISORY WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM. DECREASING RAIN OR RAIN
SHOWERS WILL LIKELY MIX WITH SNOW FROM NE CA TO NW NV TOWARD SUNDAY
MORNING AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER NEAR 4500 FEET NORTH TO 6000 FEET
SOUTH. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LINGER UNDER THE UPPER TROUGH SUNDAY
WITH LOCALLY GUSTY AND COOL WEST WINDS. OSTERMAN
.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
COLD UPPER LOW PROGGED TO MOVE ONSHORE INTO SOUTHERN OREGON OR
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND WEAKEN ON WEDNESDAY FOR A CHANGE OF SHOWERS
MAINLY IN THE SIERRA AND AREAS NORTH OF PYRAMID LAKE. CYCLONIC FLOW
REMAINS IN PLACE THROUGH FRIDAY. EXPECT A LOW CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON WITH THE COOL AND UNSTABLE AIR IN PLACE. BY SATURDAY
SHORT WAVE RIDGE NEARS THE COAST TO INCREASE HEIGHTS AND PROVIDE A
BREAK TO THE ACTIVE PATTERN. BRONG
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WINTER STORM WARNING ZONE 2 ABOVE 7000 FEET THROUGH 4 AM.
CA...WINTER STORM WARNING ZONE 72 ABOVE 7000 FEET THROUGH 4 AM
AND ZONE 73 ABOVE 7000 FEET THROUGH 8 AM.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 630 AM PST SAT DEC 6 2003 SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED. CAZ072-073-NVZ002-071500- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA NV-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA CA-MONO CA- 630 AM PST SAT DEC 6 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NEVADA...THE EASTERN SIERRA...AND NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA. ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... .DAY ONE...TODAY A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SIERRA NEVADA TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE TAHOE BASIN AND MONO COUNTY. STRONG GUSTY WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND INTO THE VALLEYS EAST OF THE SIERRA THIS AFTERNOON. PLEASE SEE THE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FROM RENO /WWUS45 KREV WSWREV/ FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A CHANCE OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SIERRA SUNDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE IN THE DAY. SEE THE WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FROM RENO /WWUS45 KREV WSWREV/ FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. CAZ070-071-NVZ003-005-071500- GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA NV-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES CA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY NV- SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA CA- 630 AM PST SAT DEC 6 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NEVADA...THE EASTERN SIERRA...AND NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... .DAY ONE...TODAY A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SIERRA NEVADA TONIGHT. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REACH 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WEATHER MESSAGE FROM RENO /WWUS75 KREV NPWREV/ FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. NVZ001-004-071500- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES NV- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE NV- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALLON...LAHONTAN RESERVOIR... LOVELOCK AND PYRAMID LAKE 630 AM PST SAT DEC 6 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NEVADA...THE EASTERN SIERRA...AND NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Wind gust of 64 knots (74 mph) at Walker Lake.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5329134.