[CVRC] WEATHER ALERT NV - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

..HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SIERRA TONIGHT
WITH LIGHTER SNOW SPREADING INTO WESTERN NEVADA 
VALLEYS LATE TONIGHT...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM & COLD FRONT WILL MOVE 
ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOW IN THE 
SIERRA & NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA.  COLDER AIR WILL 
LOWER SNOW LEVELS INITIALLY AT 6500 FEET DOWN TO 
4500 FEET OR NEAR MOST VALLEY FLOORS BY EARLY SUN 
MORNING.

THE SNOWFALL WILL DECREASE EARLY SUNDAY.  ANOTHER 
ROUND OF POSSIBLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED 
TO REACH THE SIERRA BY MONDAY.

STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS 
IN EXPOSED AREAS...ESPECIALLY AT UPPER ELEVATIONS.  
AVOID TRAVEL & OTHER EXTENDED OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES 
TONIGHT IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.

CAZ071-151230-
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
830 PM PST SAT DEC 14 2002

..WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH SUN MORNING...

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6-12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED 
ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH 3-6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE 
VALLEYS.  SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO NEAR THE 
LOWER VALLEYS AROUND MIDNIGHT.  EXPECT BLIZZARD-
LIKE CONDITIONS OVER THE PASSES.  

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CAZ072-NVZ002-151230-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
830 PM PST SAT DEC 14 2002

..WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH SUN MORNING...

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT 
THEN DECREASING TO SNOW SHOWERS SUN MORNING. 
ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT OF 6-12 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS 
WITH 1-2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET.  EXPECT BLIZZARD-LIKE 
CONDITIONS OVER THE PASSES.

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CAZ073-151230-
MONO COUNTY-
830 PM PST SAT DEC 14 2002

..WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH SUN MORNING...

SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN NEAR 7000 FEET  THIS EVENING 
THEN LOWER RAPIDLY INTO THE LOWER VALLEYS AFTER 
MIDNIGHT.  INCREASING RAIN & SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY
OVERNIGHT ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND 
BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS OVER THE PASSES.  SNOW 
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6-12 INCHES OF ARE EXPECTED IN THE 
MTNS OVERNIGHT WITH 1-2 FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET.  LOCALLY
3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY ACROSS THE VALLEYS BY 
MORNING.

$$

NVZ003-151230-
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARSON CITY...GARDNERVILLE...
RENO...SPANISH SPRINGS & VIRGINIA CITY
830 PM PST SAT DEC 14 2002

..SNOW ADVISORY THROUGH SUN MORNING...

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO LOWER INTO THE VALLEYS BY MIDNIGHT.
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1-3 INCHES IN THE LOWER VALLEYS & 3-5 
INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL DIMINISH 
TO SNOW SHOWERS EARLY SUN MORNING WITH SNOW LEVELS
RISING TO AROUND 5500 FEET BY LATE MORNING.

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