The first storm of the month brought snowfall to the Sierra on the 10th and 11th, with 3-8 inches of snow, generally above 6,000 feet. 10 or less around the Reno area.
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The episode as NWS REV wrote it up.
The first storm of the month brought snowfall to the Sierra on the 10th and 11th, with 3-8 inches of snow, generally above 6,000 feet. For lower elevations, spotty light rain fell with 0.10 or less around the Reno area.
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 9, 12:52 PM PST, 9 hours 8 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Reno NV
1252 PM PST Mon Feb 9 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
* Cooler temperatures with Sierra snow producing travel impacts
tonight through Wednesday. Western NV will see periods of light
rain, with snow at times for foothill areas each night.
* A break in storm activity is expected Thursday and Friday with a
slight warmup and lighter winds.
* Increased risk of winter storms with widespread travel impacts
for the Sierra, which may also affect lower elevations for the
upcoming weekend into next week.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
The next storm system off the central CA coast will continue its
approach toward the Sierra and bring more widespread snowfall
Tuesday-Wednesday. Well ahead of this storm, a warm frontal
boundary lifting northward across the US-50 and I-80 corridors
will be accompanied by an area of light rain and snow this evening
and overnight. The most favored locations for this light precip
extends across the eastern Sierra from Mono County to the Tahoe
Basin, and into far western NV and northeast CA. Surface dew
points in advance of this precip are expected to drop into the 20s
as light east winds near the surface undercut this boundary,
which leaves open the potential for snow falling down to slightly
below 5000 feet in far western NV. While the lower valleys of the
main cities should remain as a chilly rain tonight, foothill
locations could see patchy slick road conditions, with up to 1" in
higher elevation sites such as Virginia City and upper portions
of USA Parkway.
After this light snow ends by early Tuesday morning, the main push
of precip with the approaching storm arrives Tuesday afternoon-
night, with snow shower bands continuing through much of
Wednesday and winding down Wednesday night. Snowfall amounts are
trending a bit lower as the latest ensemble/blended guidance is
holding the center of the storm farther west near the SF Bay area,
limiting the duration of steady snow near and east of the Sierra
with a delayed drop in snow levels. These revised amounts are
still within reason for retaining the Winter Weather Advisory, and
Sierra ridges will see increased wind gusts up to 70 mph from
Tuesday evening into early Wednesday. For western NV, there
remains a low-end (10-20%) potential for a rain-snow mix down to
near 5500 feet Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, but overall
snow chances for these areas/times are decreasing.
Thursday and Friday continue to show a break in storm activity,
with a slight warmup into the lower 50s sneaking into western NV
by Friday. For those with travel plans for the 3-day holiday
weekend, these two days will be most favorable weather-wise.
However, the longer range forecast continues to favor a prolonged
period of cold and stormy conditions over the Sierra with
heavy snow (2 feet or more) and strong winds bringing potentially
major travel hazards persisting from Saturday night or Sunday
through the middle of next week. These storms could also bring
accumulating snow to lower elevations of western NV, with more
aggressive scenarios leaving open the possibility for at least 6
inches across the main urban areas. The timing and amount of cold
air spreading into the lower valleys remains one of the details
that will be better determined as we get closer to this event.
Bottom line is to be fully prepared for winter conditions through
mid-February (14th-18th) regardless of elevation, and consider
postponing travel plans during these days if you can. MJD
&&
.AVIATION...
* For tonight, light rain develops for the western NV terminals
and light snow for the Sierra terminals, starting as early as
01-03Z around the Tahoe area with peak activity expected between
06-12Z. This precip area will bring periods of MVFR conditions
and terrain obscurations, with light snow accumulations up to
1" for KTRK/KTVL.
* For Tuesday-Wednesday, snow activity increases for the Sierra
terminals (KTRK/KTVL/KMMH) with MVFR-IFR conditions and
additional accumulations of 1-4" mainly from Tuesday evening
thru late night, and spotty light accumulations through
Wednesday. For western NV terminals (KRNO/KCXP/KMEV), rain is
expected to peak Tuesday evening-night with scattered showers
continuing through Wednesday. Winds will also increase
especially for higher elevations Tuesday afternoon-night, with
ridge top/FL100 gusts up to 55 kt, resulting in areas of
turbulence regionwide, and periods of LLWS especially for Sierra
terminals. MJD
&&
.AVALANCHE...
Two waves of precip will impact all avalanche center terrain
through Wednesday afternoon. The first wave will be tonight
through early Tuesday, with the second wave Tuesday afternoon
through Wednesday.
* First wave: Up to 1" of new snow with locally up to 2"
for portions of Mono county. Up to 0.25" of SWE with SLRs of 7-
10:1, locally lower (~6:1) on the northern side of SAC terrain.
Snow levels above 5500' for SAC terrain, with 7000-7500'
for BAC and ESAC terrain. Ridgetop gusts up to 50 mph.
* Second wave: Snowfall totals of 8-10" along the crests, with
1-3" west of US-395. SWE of 1.0-1.5" along the highest peaks,
with 0.5-1" elsewhere. SLRs of 9-12:1, locally lower for SAC
terrain. Peak snowfall rates (up to 1.5"/hr) will be late
Tuesday evening into early Wednesday morning, otherwise rates
less than 1"/hr. Snow levels around 6-7 kft at the storm's
onset, dropping below 6 kft before sunrise Wednesday morning.
Ridge top gusts 60-70 mph.
-Giralte
&&
.REV Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
NV...Winter Weather Advisory from 10 PM this evening to 4 PM PST
Wednesday NVZ002.
CA...Winter Weather Advisory from 10 PM this evening to 4 PM PST
Wednesday CAZ071>073.
&&The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Storm totals for this event include the following: Mt Rose Ski measured 7 inches, Diamond Peak Ski Base measured 7 inches, and CoCoRaHs station NV-WH-161 Village-Crystal Bay 1.3 S measured 6.5 inches.
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