[CVRC] WeatherNV - Winter Storm Warning - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

.WINTER STORM BEARING DOWN ON THE EASTERN SIERRA & NE CA.
.A POWERFUL STORM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL MOVE TOWARD THE WEST COAST
ON THURSDAY. HIGH WINDS.ALONG WITH LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL SPREAD OVER THE
REGION LATE THUR AFTERNOON.  PRECIPITATION WILL
INCREASE THUR EVENING & CONTINUE INTO FRI MORNING.BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY FRI
AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN ABOVE 8000 FEET EARLY THUR EVENING.BUT
RAPIDLY LWR TO NEAR 5500 FEET FRIDAY MORNING.  BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS
WINTER TRAVELING CONDITIONS LATE THUR EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY.  STRONG
WINDS WILL PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING & DRIFTING SNOW.

CAZ071-131400-
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
934 PM PST WED MAR 12 2003

.WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5500 FEET FOR THUR EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.

SNOW & RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY LATE THUR AFTERNOON IN
NORTHEAST CA. SNOW LEVELS WILL LWR TO 5500 FEET & PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE
5500 FEET BY LATE FRI MORNING.  BLOWING & DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER HIGHER MTN PASSES DURING THIS PERIOD.

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CAZ072-NVZ002-131400-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
934 PM PST WED MAR 12 2003

.WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR THUR EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.

SNOW & RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY THUR EVENING IN THE TAHOE
AREA. SNOW LEVELS WILL LWR TO 6000 FEET & PRECIPITATION WILL
BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THUR NIGHT. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET
ARE LIKELY ABOVE 7000 FEET BY LATE FRI MORNING.WITH UP TO ONE
FOOT AT LAKE LEVEL.  BLOWING & DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING THIS PERIOD.

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