[NevadaARES] WEATHER ALERT NV - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

..A WINTER STORM MOVES INTO NE CALIFORNIA & THE SIERRA
TODAY...CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO N. CALIFORNIA TODAY &
ACROSS THE SIERRA BY THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW & STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. SNOW LEVELS GENERALLY ABOVE 7000 FEET THIS MORNING
WILL LOWER THROUGH THE DAY TO THE VALLEY FLOORS OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA &
WESTERN NEVADA THIS EVENING.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN
& ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING.  KEEP A FLASHLIGHT... EXTRA
CLOTHING...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.

CAZ071-072-NVZ002-281822-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
500 AM PST SAT DEC 28 2002

..WINTER STORM WARNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

INCREASING RAIN & SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM NE CALIFORNIA TO
THE N. SIERRA THIS MORNING.  EXPECT LOWERING SNOW LEVELS AS
THE SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES BY AFTERNOON.  TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
BY SUN MORNING IN NE CALIFORNIA COULD REACH 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET & 6
TO 12 INCHES 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 6 TO 12
INCHES BELOW 6000 FEET IN ALPINE COUNTY.
STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW & CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING &
DRIFTING SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO & OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES OR CHECK THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV


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CAZ073-281822-
MONO-
500 AM PST SAT DEC 28 2002

..WINTER STORM WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...

LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW OVER THE HIGH SIERRA THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE
THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES BY THIS EVENING AND SPREADING TO
THE EASTERN VALLEYS BY TONIGHT.  SNOW LEVELS WILL ABOVE 7500 FEET THIS
MORNING WILL LOWER THROUGH THE DAY THE VALLEY FLOORS BY EVENING AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 14 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET & 3 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET BY SUN MORNING.
STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW & CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING &
DRIFTING SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

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

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