[NevadaARES] WEATHER ALERT NV - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

..WINTER WEATHER FOR THE SIERRA & NE CALIFORNIA THIS
WEEKEND...

.A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING THE N. CALIFORNIA COAST
FRIDAY AFTERNOON WILL MOVE ACROSS N. CALIFORNIA & THE SIERRA
TONIGHT & SATURDAY. HEAVY SNOW & STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DIFFICULT. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE ABOVE 6500 FEET IN LASSEN COUNTY TO 7500 FEET
MONO COUNTY TONIGHT THEN LOWER TO VALLEY FLOORS ON SATURDAY.

CAZ071-072-NVZ002-280500-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
255 PM PST FRI DEC 27 2002

..WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SAT & SAT NIGHT...

RAIN & SNOW WILL INCREASE SAT WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING &
SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY SUN MORNING 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.

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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CAZ073-280500-
MONO COUNTY-
255 PM PST FRI DEC 27 2002

..WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SAT AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT
NIGHT...

THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL SAT AFTERNOON &
SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 7500 FEET SAT
MORNING BUT WILL LOWER TO 5500 FEET BY LATE AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
ACROSS THE AREA. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE
7000 FEET BY SUN MORNING. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW & CAUSE
AREAS OF BLOWING & DRIFTING SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE, BUT NOT IMMINENT. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AND DRIVING & WALKING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO & OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES.

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