This storm was followed by a quick-moving cold front during the night of the 7th and early morning of the 8th, which produced a burst of snow across lower elevations of western NV. Most snowfall amounts were light (1-4 ) but roads became icy with significant travel impacts due to temperatures dropping well below freezing.
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The episode as NWS REV wrote it up.
This storm was followed by a quick-moving cold front during the night of the 7th and early morning of the 8th, which produced a burst of snow across lower elevations of western NV. Most snowfall amounts were light (1-4 ) but roads became icy with significant travel impacts due to temperatures dropping well below freezing. This system also produced the first and only measurable snow (1.5 ) of the winter season so far at the Reno Airport.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
CoCoHaRs station NV-ST-2 3 NNW Virginia City measured 5 inches, CoCoRaHs station NV-WH-79 17.8 NNW measured 4 inches. Trained spotter 3 NE Spanish Springs measured 3 inches with a SWE of 0.15 inches.
CoCoRaHs station NV-LV-39 Dayton 3.9 NE measured 2 inches and CoCoRaHs station NV-LV-45 Dayton 1.4 NW measured 1.7 inches.
CoCoRaHS station NV-LY-44 Wellington 5.5 NNE measured 0.7 inches of snow.
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