[CVRC] WeatherNV - Washoe County

[Dick Flanagan]

A STRONG STORM WILL DRIVE A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE SIERRA
TONIGHT.BRINGING GENEROUS PRECIPITATION TOTALS TO THE REGION. SNOW
LEVELS STARTING OUT AT 8000 TO 9000 FEET WILL FALL LATE THIS EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT TO AROUND 6000 FEET AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH.

PEOPLE TRAVELING OVER MTN PASSES LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING SHOULD CARRY CHAINS & BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS
ROAD CONDITIONS.

CAZ072-NVZ002-090600-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
1144 AM PDT SUN MAY 8 2005

WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM
PDT MONDAY.

THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN RENO NV HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING.

RAIN & SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MON EVENING. SNOW LEVELS AROUND
8000 FEET WILL START DROPPING THIS EVENING & WILL REACH LAKE
LEVEL EARLY MON MORNING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH UP TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET
BY MON EVENING. IN ADDITION TO SNOWFALL, WINDS WILL INCREASE
TONIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES. ESPECIALLY OVER RIDGES. GUSTS
UP TO 100 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT RIDGETOPS TONIGHT & DURING THE
MORNING MONDAY.

AT LAKE LEVEL. A FEW INCHES OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE EARLY MONDAY
MORNING. WHILE SNOW MAY CONTINUE DURING THE DAY MONDAY.
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIMITED BY WARM GROUND CONDITIONS.

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Dick Flanagan K7VC NV SM
E-mail: k7vc at arrl.org