[NevadaARES] WEATHER ALERT NV - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

..WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SAT & SAT NIGHT...

.A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO N. CALIFORNIA ON FRI
AND WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE THROUGH SATURDAY. AS A RESULT...RAIN
AND SNOW WILL INCREASE OVER NE CALIFORNIA TODAY & SPREAD
INTO THE LAKE TAHOE AREA ON SATURDAY.

CAZ071-072-NVZ002-280000-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
430 AM PST FRI DEC 27 2002

..WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SAT & SAT NIGHT...

THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL SAT & SAT NIGHT FROM THE GREATER LAKE
TAHOE AREA NORTHWARD TO LASSEN COUNTY.  SNOW
LEVELS WILL LOWER SAT AS A COLD FRONT PASSES OVER THE N.
SIERRA.  TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN LASSEN COUNTY COULD REACH 1 TO 2 FEET
ABOVE 6000 FEET & UP TO 1 FOOT BELOW 6000 FEET.  FOR THE GREATER LAKE TAHOE
AREA...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD EXCEED 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH A
FOOT OR MORE AT LAKE LEVEL...AND UP TO 1 FOOT BELOW 6000 FEET IN ALPINE
COUNTY.  STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW & CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING
& DRIFTING SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL THROUGH NE CALIFORNIA & THE N. SIERRA THIS
WEEKEND...PREPARE FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.  STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...MEDIA OUTLETS & ON THE WEB AT
WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/RENO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS & POSSIBLE WINTER STORM
WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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