[NevadaARES] WEATHER ALERT NV - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

..A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS NE CALIFORNIA & THE 
SIERRA TONIGHT...

.A STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL CROSS NE CALIFORNIA 
& THE SIERRA TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW & STRONG GUSTY WINDS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO 
AROUND 5000 FEET EARLY THIS EVENING & TO MOST VALLEY 
FLOORS OF WESTERN NEVADA BY 9 PM. 

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.  KNOW 
HOW TO USE TIRE CHAINS & BE PREPARED FOR TRAVEL DELAYS.


CAZ072-NVZ002-290600-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
300 PM PST SAT DEC 28 2002

..WINTER STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

INCREASING SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE LAKE TAHOE AREA 
THIS EVENING ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG GUSTY SW WINDS. 
SNOW & WINDS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE 
PASSES & OTHER EXPOSED AREAS THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES 
WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY FALLING & 
BLOWING SNOW. MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID TRAVELING THIS 
EVENING IF POSSIBLE.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12-24 INCHES ABOVE 7000 
FEET ARE EXPECTED...WITH 6-12 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL...AND 
4 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 6000 FEET IN ALPINE COUNTY.  

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

CAZ071-290600-
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
300 PM PST SAT DEC 28 2002

..WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET TONIGHT...
..SNOW ADVISORY BELOW 6000 FEET TONIGHT...

EXPECT LOWERING SNOW LEVELS WITH SNOW BECOMING 
HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING.  TOTAL SNOWFALL 
ACCUMULATIONS BY SUN MORNING IN NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA 
COULD REACH 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET & 3 TO 6 INCHES 
BELOW 6000 FEET...TAPERING TO 1-3 INCHES IN THE EASTERN 
VALLEYS BELOW 5000 FEET.  

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 CHECK THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV.
$$

CAZ073-290600-
MONO COUNTY-
300 PM PST SAT DEC 28 2002

..WINTER STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY THIS 
EVENING & SPREAD TO THE EASTERN VALLEYS TONIGHT.  SNOW
LEVELS ABOVE 6000 FEET EARLY THIS EVENING WILL LOWER TO 
MOST VALLEY FLOORS BY 9 PM. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 
OF 8-14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 3 TO 6 
INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET BY SUN MORNING. SNOW & WINDS 
WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE PASSES & OTHER
EXPOSED AREAS THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO
AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY FALLING & BLOWING SNOW. MOTORISTS
SHOULD AVOID TRAVELING THIS EVENING IF POSSIBLE. 

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