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 Jan 19, 1:45 PM PST, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 145 PM PST MON JAN 19 2004 .SHORT TERM... WEAK SHORT WAVE NOW MOVING SOUTH INTO EXTREME NW NV WITH ISOLATED RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THIS AREA. SNOW LEVELS HAVE COME UP A BIT BUT WILL DROP THIS EVENING WITH LOSS OF HEATING AND COLDER AIR MOVING IN. SHOWERS HAVE BEEN SCATTERED SO FAR ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON AND EXPECT THE SAME ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. SHOWERS HAVE BEEN BRIEFLY HEAVY SO LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY SHOWERS. THE WAVE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN NV ON TOMORROW AS IT CUTS OFF. WILL KEEP SOME ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE SOUTHERN ZONES FOR THE MORNING HOURS. WITH COLD CORE IN THE VICINITY TEMPS WILL BE 5-10 DEGREES COOLER THAN TODAY. AS THE LOW CONTINUE TO CUT OFF NEAR BAJA INTO AZ...A POSITIVE TILT RIDGE WILL BUILD IN FOR WED. TEMPS TUES AND WED NIGHTS WILL BE QUITE COLD WITH GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING. AFTERNOON TEMPS WILL BE SLOW TO RECOVER WITH INVERSIONS AGAIN FORMING NEAR 8000 FEET AND LIGHT WINDS. WALLMANN .LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY... TROUGH PROJECTED TO DIG SOUTH ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST ON FRIDAY. SHOULD START TO SEE THE AFFECTS IN NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AS EARLY AS FRIDAY NIGHT. TRAJECTORY OF THE SYSTEM WILL ULTIMATELY DECIDE THE PRECIPITATION POTENTIAL. GFS HAS PUSHED THE SYSTEM SLIGHTLY OFFSHORE AND THIS WOULD ALLOW FOR A WETTER SYSTEM AND HIGHER POPS. WILL LEAVE THE CURRENT FORECAST ALONG WITH CHANCE POPS OVER THE NORTH ON SATURDAY...WITH LESSER POPS SOUTH OF I-80. SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OVERHEAR INTO SUNDAY WITH COOL TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND. DRY CONDITIONS WILL RETURN ON MONDAY. BRONG && .REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NV...NONE. CA...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 630 AM PST MON JAN 19 2004 CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-201500- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-MONO COUNTY-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 630 AM PST MON JAN 19 2004 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.
7 inches of snow fell overnight in Smith Valley.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Nevada in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Nevada, January 2004
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: 5431338.