An upper low that stalled offshore the California coast injected inland as an open short wave trough and brought an increased chance for showers to the Sierra and Western Nevada. A subsequently stronger, more dynamic, upper shortwave and attendant cold front dropped south and southwest into the region and brought enhanced, more organized bands of shower activity, lower snow-levels, and breezy…
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The episode as NWS REV wrote it up.
An upper low that stalled offshore the California coast injected inland as an open short wave trough and brought an increased chance for showers to the Sierra and Western Nevada. A subsequently stronger, more dynamic, upper shortwave and attendant cold front dropped south and southwest into the region and brought enhanced, more organized bands of shower activity, lower snow-levels, and breezy south-southwest winds. This resulted in some travel impacts to higher Sierra passes.
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 Nov 17, 1:54 PM PST, 9 hours 11 minutes earlier.
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2 heavy rain, 1 heavy snow, 1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
A mesonet station (GPEN2-Washoe City) located 3.0 mi NE of Mount Rose Ski Base, NV, reported a rainfall storm total of 0.55 inches.
A mesonet station (LCHN-Sheldon NWR) located 13.0 mi W of Catnip Mountain, NV, reported a rainfall storm total of 0.82 inches.
The public located at the Mount Rose Ski Base, NV, reported a 24 hour snowfall amount of 6-10 inches at 8260 ft. The storm total snowfall amount was 8.0-11.0 inches.
The public located at the Mount Rose Ski Base, NV, reported a 24 hour snowfall amount of 6-10 inches at 8260 ft. The storm total snowfall amount was 8.0-11.0 inches.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Nevada in 2023Every state in 2023This day in weather historyWarnings in Nevada, November 2023
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1151448, 1151449, 1151450, 1193356.