[CVRC] WeatherNV - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

***This bulletin is nearly identical to the one forwarded one year ago when
we had a major storm come through and cause a lot of damage along with
power being knocked out in many areas for days.  Now is a good time to
tie things down and make sure you are prepared for winter weather.
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A STRONG COLD FRONT WITH HEAVY SNOW & VERY STRONG WINDS
EXPECTED IN THE SIERRA & NE CA LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

SNOW IS FORECAST TO INCREASE OVER LASSEN COUNTY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND
SPREAD SO. INTO THE LAKE TAHOE AREA BY 4 AM. SNOW WILL DEVELOP
OVER MONO COUNTY BY 8 AM AS THE FRONT PUSHES SO. ACROSS THE
REGION. STRONG SW WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW TO
CREATE LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE PASSES & OTHER EXPOSED
AREAS LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. SNOW IS FORECAST TO TAPER OFF INTO
SNOW SHOWERS LATE SUN AFTERNOON & EVENING & DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT.

TRAVELERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR RAPIDLY LWRING SNOW LEVELS & REDUCED
VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW OVER ROADS IN THE SIERRA LATE TONIGHT &
SUNDAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO & LOCAL MEDIA SOURCES FOR
FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS APPROACHING WINTER STORM.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS, SLOW
DOWN & ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELLING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER
SAFETY RULES, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, & WATER IN YOUR CAR
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO & OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

CAZ071-141230-
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES CA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.BECKWOURTH.BIEBER.CHILCOOT.DOYLE.
EAGLE LAKE.GRAEAGLE.GRAEGLE.HERLONG.NUBIEBER.
PLUMAS EUREKA STATE PARK.SIERRAVILLE.STAMPEDE RESEVOIR & VERDI
237 PM PST SAT DEC 13 2003

WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM
PST SUNDAY.

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR AREAS ABOVE 5500 FEET. SNOW & RAIN
WILL INCREASE OVER NE CA LATE TONIGHT & IS EXPECTED
TO BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH SUN MORNING. SNOW LEVELS
INITIALLY ABOVE 6500 FEET WILL QUICKLY LWR TO THE VALLEY FLOOR BY
SUNDAY MORNING. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 5500 FEET
WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 5500 FEET & WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 BY MIDDAY
SUNDAY. STRONG SW WINDS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE
EXPOSED UPPER ELEVATIONS.

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CAZ072-NVZ002-141230-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA NV-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA CA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.ALPINE MEADOWS.BOCA RESEVOIR.
DONNER PASS.DONNER SUMMIT.EBBETTS PASS.HEAVENLY VALLEY.
INCLINE VILLAGE.KINGS BEACH.MEYERS.PROSSER CREEK RESEVOIR.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE.SQUAW VALLEY & TAHOE CITY
237 PM PST SAT DEC 13 2003

WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 12 PM PST SUNDAY.

SNOW & RAIN WILL INCREASE OVER THE LAKE TAHOE AREA AFTER 4 AM
AND IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY.
SNOW LEVELS INITIALLY ABOVE 6500 FEET WILL QUICKLY LWR TO THE
VALLEY FLOOR BY SUN MORNING. 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED
ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET INTO THE TAHOE
BASIN BY SUN AFTERNOON. STRONG SW WINDS WILL CREATE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE EXPOSED UPPER ELEVATIONS.

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CAZ073-141800-
MONO CA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.BENTON.BODIE.CHALFANT.COLEVILLE.
CROWLEY LAKE.JUNE LAKE.LEE VINING.MAMMOTH LAKES.MONO LAKE.
SONORA PASS.TOMS PLACE.TOPAZ LAKE & TWIN LAKES
237 PM PST SAT DEC 13 2003

WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY.

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS FOR AREAS ABOVE 6000 FEET.  SNOW & RAIN
WILL INCREASE OVER MONO COUNTY BY EARLY SUN MORNING BECOMING HEAVY
AT TIMES IN THE SIERRA THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS
INITIALLY ABOVE 7500 FEET WILL QUICKLY LWR TO THE VALLEY FLOOR
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 8000 FEET
WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES DOWN TO 6000 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 BY SUNDAY
EVENING. LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN THE LWR VALLEYS OF
EASTERN MONO COUNTY. STRONG SW WINDS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS IN THE EXPOSED UPPER ELEVATIONS.

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