[NevadaARES] WEATHER ALERT NV - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

..WINTER STORM APPROACHING...
.A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE TO THE WEST COAST LATE FRI &
THEN ACROSS THE SIERRA ON SATURDAY. RAIN & SNOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE TAHOE
AREA & NE CALIFORNIA DURING THE DAY FRI & SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE SIERRA FRI
NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE HIGH
INITIALLY BUT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO LAKE LEVEL LATE FRI NIGHT
AND TO VALLEY FLOORS IN EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY BY SAT AFTERNOON.


CAZ071-271230-
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
300 PM PST THU DEC 26 2002

..WINTER STORM WATCH FOR FRI NIGHT & SATURDAY...
THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL FRI NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOW
LEVELS WILL LOWER TO 6000 FEET LATE FRI NIGHT & TO VALLEY FLOORS SAT
AFTERNOON. BY LATE SAT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD REACH 1-2 FEET ABOVE
6000 FEET...UP TO ONE FOOT BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET...AND UP TO 6 INCHES
IN EASTERN VALLEYS OF LASSEN COUNTY.

IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON FRIDAY. THE WIND &
SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS SHOULD
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS.

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CAZ072-NVZ002-271230-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
300 PM PST THU DEC 26 2002

..WINTER STORM WATCH FOR FRI THROUGH SATURDAY...
SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA ON FRI & CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE 7000 TO 7500 FEET FRIDAY... LOWERING TO LAKE
LEVEL LATE FRI NIGHT...AND TO 5000 FEET SAT
AFTERNOON. BY LATE SAT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD REACH
OVER 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET...A FOOT OR MORE AT LAKE LEVEL...AND UP TO A
FOOT BELOW 6000 FEET IN ALPINE COUNTY.

IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON FRIDAY. THE WIND &
SNOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER AREA PASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS & MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS.

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RC/MJD