1 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Reno, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 17, 2:45 AM PST, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.
WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 245 AM PST MON MAR 17 2003 AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS DEEPENING OVER WESTERN NEVADA THIS MORNING. TROUGH IS NOT STRONG BUT WILL KEEP SCATTERED MOSTLY SNOW SHOWERS GOING INTO THE EVENING. A RIDGE MOVES INTO CA TUESDAY AS THE TROUGH MOVES EAST GIVING DRY NORTHERLY FLOW HERE. DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY THEN A TROUGH MOVES INTO CA WEDNESDAY NIGHT BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL A LITTLE MORE TODAY THEN DAY TIME TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. COREY IN THE EXTENDED...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT BRINGING WEATHER SYSTEM INTO FORECAST AREA THURSDAY. THIS FAST MOVING SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BRING SNOW ADVISORY ACCUMULATIONS TO THE SIERRA AND MTNS OF LASSEN COUNTY WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO WESTERN NV VALLEY FLOORS BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON OR EVENING. STRONG NVA OCCURS EARLY FRIDAY BRINGING END TO SNOW SHOWERS. AXIS OF UPPER PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS INTO NE CA/WRN NV SAT WITH ZONAL FLOW MOVING INTO THE PAC NW. CLOUDS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT PRECIP IS POSSIBLE NEAR THE OREGON BORDER. LOW PRESSURE TROUGH EXPECTED TO FLATTEN THE RIDGE SUNDAY WITH PRECIP DEVELOPING IN THE NW PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA LATE IN THE DAY. MILNE .REV...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE TODAY.
CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-181500- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 600 AM PST MON MAR 17 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NEVADA...THE EASTERN SIERRA AND NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
A spotter in Middlegate, NV reported 5 inches of snow in 4 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, March 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: 5348772.