[CVRC] WeatherNV - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

BLUSTERY WINTER WEATHER EXPECTED TODAY.

SNOW CURRENTLY MOVING INTO NE CA & THE N. SIERRA WILL INCREASE & SPREAD INTO
THE WESTERN NV VALLEYS EARLY TODAY.  A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE
SEVERAL HRS OF VERY HEAVY SNOW LATER THIS MORNING.  SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE
RAPIDLY AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH.  SNOWFALL OF UP TO THREE INCHES PER
HOUR IN THE MTNS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY STRONG WINDS TO CREATE LOCAL
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER PASSES & OTHER EXPOSED AREAS AROUND GREATER TAHOE
THIS MORNING & SO. OVER MONO COUNTY THROUGH TODAY.

THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SO. INTO MONO COUNTY. & EAST INTO CNTL NV THIS
AFTERNOON.  SNOW IS FORECAST TO TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON & EVENING.& DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT.

TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY.  EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW OVER ROADS IN THE
SIERRA.  STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO & LOCAL MEDIA SOURCES FOR FURTHER
UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM.

CAZ071-142000-
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES CA-
327 AM PST SUN DEC 14 2003

WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

SNOW & RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER NE CA THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES.
SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP RAPIDLY TO THE VALLEY FLOORS.  12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW
IS EXPECTED ABOVE 5500 FEET WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES BELOW 5500 FEET & WEST OF
HIGHWAY 395 BY THIS AFTERNOON.  STRONG SW WINDS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS IN THE EXPOSED UPPER ELEVATIONS.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS. SLOW DOWN &
ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. 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.

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CAZ072-NVZ002-142000-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA NV-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA CA-
327 AM PST SUN DEC 14 2003

WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

SNOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE LAKE TAHOE AREA & BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH
EARLY AFTERNOON. 12 TO 24 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 6
TO 12 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET INTO THE TAHOE BASIN BY THIS AFTERNOON.  STRONG
SW WINDS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE EXPOSED UPPER ELEVATIONS.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS. SLOW DOWN &
ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. 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.

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CAZ073-142000-
MONO CA-
327 AM PST SUN DEC 14 2003

WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT ABOVE 6000 FEET UNTIL 4 PM PST
THIS AFTERNOON.

SNOW & RAIN WILL INCREASE OVER MONO COUNTY THIS MORNING & BECOME HEAVY AT
TIMES IN THE SIERRA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS INITIALLY ABOVE 7000
FEET WILL QUICKLY LWR TO THE VALLEY FLOOR BY AFTERNOON. 12 TO 24 INCHES OF
SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 8000 FEET WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES DOWN TO 6000 FEET WEST
OF HIGHWAY 395 BY THIS 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.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS. SLOW DOWN &
ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. 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.

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NVZ003-005-CAZ070-142000-
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA NV-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY NV-
327 AM PST SUN DEC 14 2003

SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT ABOVE 5000 FEET UNTIL 12 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON.

RAIN & SNOW NOW SPREADING INTO THE AREA WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE
MORNING.  SNOW LEVELS WILL RAPIDLY LWR TO THE VALLEY FLOORS LATER THIS
MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.  THE FRONT WILL BRING
SEVERAL HRS OF LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW.  3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE
5000 FEET.WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE LWR VALLEYS.BY NOON TODAY.  SNOW WILL
TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT MOVES SO. &
EAST.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS. SLOW DOWN &
ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. 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.

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