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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 Feb 27, 5:20 AM PST, 4 hours 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
520 AM PST MON FEB 27 2006
.SHORT TERM...
PER AMSU SATELLITE IMAGERY...POWERFUL TROUGH CURRENTLY NEAR 35N/140W
IS BEGINNING TO SCOOP UP TROPICAL MOISTURE WITH PRECIPITABLE WATERS
NEAR 1.80 INCHES FROM WEST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. THE TROUGH WILL SEND
THE HIGH PWAT MOISTURE STREAMING NORTHWARD AND SLAM IT INTO THE
SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA BY THIS AFTERNOON. GFS (WHICH HAS A GREAT
HANDLE ON THE PWAT TAP) MODEL SOUNDINGS INDICATE NEAR .60 INCHES OF
PRECIP WATER FOR RENO AT 00Z TUE...QUITE HIGH FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
SEE THE HYDROLOGICAL DISCUSSION BELOW FOR MORE ON THE RAINFALL AND
FLOODING POTENTIAL.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL DRIVE THROUGH THE REGION TUESDAY MORNING...
WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING TO THE LOWER VALLEY FLOORS OF FAR WESTERN
NEVADA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA IN THE MORNING. WITH A -30C CORE AT
500 MB...DEEP MOISTURE...AND A 130-150 KT JET PRESSING INTO CENTRAL
NEVADA TO ENHANCE VERTICAL MOTION...A FEW QUICK INCHES OF SNOW ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER VALLEYS OF FAR WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN
CALIFORNIA IN HEAVY BURSTS OF SNOW FROM MID MORNING INTO EARLY
AFTERNOON TUESDAY. FOR THE SIERRA...6+ INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE
FOR THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN WITH INSTABILITY SHOWERS AND OROGRAPHIC
FLOW CONTINUING ALL DAY TUESDAY. SNOW ADVISORIES WILL PROBABLY BE
NEEDED FOR TUESDAY...BUT WITH ALL THE PRODUCTS CURRENTLY OUT AND THE
FACT THAT THE EVENT IS 24-36 HOURS AWAY...WE WILL HOLD OFF A LITTLE
LONGER IN ORDER TO FOCUS ON THE MORE IMMEDIATE FLOOD THREAT.
EXCEPT FOR WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY SOUTH INTO LAKE TAHOE WHERE
CONTINUED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE...TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL BE A BREAK BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM
OVER THE BERING SEA DIVES SOUTH ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST.
SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY FROM TAHOE NORTH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AS THE SYSTEMS COLD FRONT NEARS THE CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA
BORDER. SNYDER
.LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
STRONG COLD UPPER LOW STILL ON TRACK TO BRING POTENTIALLY HEAVY
SNOWFALL TO THE SIERRA AND ADJACENT VALLEYS OF NERN CA-WRN NV FOR
THURS-FRI. MODEL QPF ALONE ON THE LEE SIDE VALLEYS WOULD YIELD ABOUT
6 INCHES OF SNOW DURING THE NIGHT AND MORNING PERIODS WHEN SNOW IS
MORE CAPABLE OF ACCUMULATING. WHEN DYNAMICS AND POSSIBLE LAKE
ENHANCEMENT ARE FACTORED IN...SOME AREAS WITHIN THE RENO AND CARSON
VALLEY REGIONS MAY RECEIVE A FOOT OF SNOW FROM THIS STORM. IN THE
SIERRA AND AT LAKE LEVEL WHERE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE BETTER IN THE
DAYTIME PERIODS...STORM TOTALS FROM LATE WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI
EVENING COULD EASILY EXCEED TWO FEET. THE 06Z GFS AND SOME OF THE
00Z GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS SEND IN AN EXTRA SHORTWAVE FRI AFTN-EVE.
THE PREVIOUS SHIFT ALREADY BOLSTERED POPS UP TO LIKELY IN ALL ZONES
FRIDAY WHICH WILL BE MAINTAINED WITH THIS FORECAST...AND SUBSEQUENT
SHIFTS MAY NEED TO INCREASE POPS FRI NIGHT IF THIS WETTER TREND
CONTINUES.
SHORTWAVE RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE REGION FOR THIS WEEKEND WITH TEMPS
LIKELY REMAINING WELL BELOW MOS GUIDANCE DUE TO EXPECTED WIDESPREAD
SNOW COVER. NEXT TROF APPROACHES THE WEST COAST BY LATE SUNDAY BUT
LATEST GFS AND ENSEMBLE DATA IS TRENDING ON KEEPING THIS TROF
FARTHER OFF THE COAST. THE CANADIAN AND ECMWF BRING THIS SYSTEM
CLOSER TO THE WEST COAST BUT THE STRONG GFS ENSEMBLE CONSENSUS
FAVORS KEEPING THE REGION DRY THRU SUNDAY WITH HIGH CLOUDS SPREADING
IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. MJD
&&
.AVIATION...
WIDESPREAD MVFR CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA AND ALONG TWEB ROUTE 376 IN
NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AS BAND OF TROPICAL MOISTURE/MODERATE RAIN
INCREASES THROUGH 18Z AND CONTINUES INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW
LEVELS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE TAF SITE LOCATIONS DURING MOST OF
THIS PERIOD WITH A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW/PERIOD OF IFR CONDITIONS
DEVELOPING AFTER 12Z TUESDAY MORNING. HOHMANN
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
MODELS HAVE SLOWED EASTWARD MOVEMENT OF UPPER TROUGH A LITTLE AND
NOW HANG FRONT ACROSS AREA A FEW HOURS LONGER TUESDAY MORNING. AS A
RESULT MODEL QPF INCLUDING BOTH THE 27/00Z ETA/GFS SHOW JUST UNDER 2
INCHES AT RENO WHILE MAINTAINING PREVIOUS FORECAST AMOUNTS IN THE
FOOTHILLS AND SIERRA. DRY SLOT REMAINS TO OUR WEST THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING AND NOW COMES INTO THE GREAT BASIN FURTHER SOUTH AND
OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA. THIS TREND WILL HAVE TO BE WATCHED VERY
CLOSELY AS AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH OF QPF AT THE VALLEY FLOORS WOULD
EXACERBATE RUNOFF FROM UPPER ELEVATIONS. SNOW LEVELS NEAR 8000 FEET
WITH HEAVY PRECIPITATION (OVER 5 INCHES AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS)
WILL ALREADY BE ALLOWING FOR HEAVY RUNOFF FROM THE SURROUNDING
FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAIN RIVER BASINS. QPF WAS LEFT AS IS FROM
PREVIOUS FORECAST. SMALL CREEK AND STREAM FLOODING IS LIKELY AND
CURRENT PROJECTIONS BRING SEVERAL FORECAST POINTS ON THE MAINSTEM
RIVERS TO NEAR OR JUST ABOVE THEIR FLOOD STAGES TUESDAY. CONFIDENCE
CONTINUES TO INCREASE IN CURRENT RIVER FORECAST PROJECTIONS. HOHMANN
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...FLOOD WATCH MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR NV002-003.
WIND ADVISORY NV003-NV005 UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY.
CA...FLOOD WATCH MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR CAZ071>073.
WIND ADVISORY CA070-071 UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY.
FLOOD WARNING FOR SUSAN RIVER UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 600 AM PST MON FEB 27 2006 CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-281500- SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 600 AM PST MON FEB 27 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA... NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SUSAN RIVER FROM 10 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 4 PM TUESDAY. MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST AS MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WITH HIGH SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WARNING STATEMENT/ WGUS85 KREV FLSREV/ FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR EASTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING THE SIERRA...AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA INCLUDING THE GREATER RENO AND CARSON CITY AREAS. SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH STATEMENT/ WGUS65 KREV FFAREV/ FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. FOR CURRENT HYDROLOGIC STATEMENTS CONCERNING THE TRUCKEE AND CARSON RIVERS PLEASE SEE THE LATEST STATEMENT /FGUS85 KREV RVSREV/ FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM THIS MORNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND PARTS OF WESTERN NEVADA. SEE THE LATEST WEATHER MESSAGE / WWUS75 KREV NPWREV/ FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SUSAN RIVER THROUGH 4 PM TUESDAY. SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WARNING STATEMENT /WGUS85 KREV FLSREV/ FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. A FLOOD WATCH WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR EASTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING THE SIERRA...AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA. SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH STATEMENT /WGUS65 KREV FFAREV/ FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. IN ADDITION TO THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW IN THE VALLEYS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. ANOTHER COLDER STORM WILL BRING MORE SNOW TO ALL ELEVATIONS FROM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SEE THE LATEST SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT /WWUS85 KREV SPSREV/ FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY TO RELAY REPORTS OF FLOODING OR HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SMM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 411 AM PST MON FEB 27 2006 CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-280000- SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE... SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE... BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE... YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA...SCHURZ...GLENBROOK... INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE...FERNLEY... FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY...EMPIRE... GERLACH 411 AM PST MON FEB 27 2006 ...TWO STRONG STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA THIS WEEK... A POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH WARM AND VERY MOIST AIR OVER CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA. RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE AS HIGH AS 8500 FEET IN THE TAHOE BASIN AND AS HIGH AS 9000 FEET OVER SOUTHERN MONO COUNTY. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH SNOW LEVELS AND AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN WILL RAISE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING ISSUES. THIS STORM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE 3 TO 5 FEET OF SNOW ABOVE 8000 FEET IN THE TAHOE BASIN AND ABOVE 9000 FEET IN MONO COUNTY. AT THIS TIME SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE ON MOUNTAIN PASSES BELOW 8000 FEET UNTIL LATE MONDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE STORM WITH GUSTS OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES EXCEEDING 120 MPH. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BLAST THROUGH THE REGION TUESDAY MORNING...LOWERING SNOW LEVELS TO 4000 FEET OR LESS. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A RAPID SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET IN THE SIERRA AND SEVERAL INCHES IN THE WESTERN NEVADA VALLEY FLOORS BEFORE THE HEAVIER PRECIPITATION ENDS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONT AND MAY CAUSE SEVERAL DOWNED TREES DUE TO THE SATURATED GROUND. ANOTHER COLDER STORM IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE DOWN TO THE VALLEY FLOORS WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL POSSIBLE. AT THIS TIME THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW WOULD OCCUR ON THURSDAY NIGHT IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA... INCLUDING THE RENO AND CARSON CITY AREAS. RAIN...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS WEEK. TRAVELERS SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY FOR THESE CONDITIONS. MONITOR FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND LOCAL MEDIA. HOHMANN
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
731 AM PST MON FEB 27 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 15 SSW RENO 39.34N 119.93W
02/27/2006 M71 MPH WASHOE NV MESONET
GALENA RAWS SENSOR. PEAK GUST BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM. GUSTS
AT OR ABOVE 60 MPH BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM.
0257 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 WSW GARDNERVILLE 38.92N 119.83W
02/27/2006 M60 MPH DOUGLAS NV TRAINED SPOTTER
0338 AM NON-TSTM WND GST RENO 39.54N 119.82W
02/27/2006 M58 MPH WASHOE NV OFFICIAL NWS OBS
RENO-TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
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SMCGUIREThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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