[NevadaARES] WEATHER ALERT NV - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

..ANOTHER STRONG WINTER STORM HEADING INTO SIERRA LATE MON INTO    TUES WITH
HEAVY SNOW & STRONG WINDS...

.A WINTER STORM SIMILAR TO THIS WEEKENDS STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN
SIERRA MON AFTERNOON & CONTINUE INTO TUES MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL
ACCOMPANY THIS STORM SYSTEM MON NIGHT CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING &
DRIFTING SNOW IN EXPOSED AREAS. SNOW LEVELS ARE FORECAST TO START OUT AROUND
6000-6500 FEET MON EVENING THEN LOWER TO 4500 FEET TUES MORNING.
ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 6500 FEET BY TUESDAY.

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

CAZ071-301230-
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
230 PM PST SUN DEC 29 2002

..WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 5500 FEET FOR MON AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

RAIN & SNOW IS FORECAST TO INCREASE OVER NE CALIFORNIA
MONDAY...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE UPPER ELEVATIONS BY LATE AFTERNOON &
EVENING. SNOW LEVELS START OUT AROUND 5500-6000 FEET LATE MON & MON EVENING
THEN LOWER TO VALLEY FLOORS OR AROUND 4000 FEET TUES MORNING. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1-2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5500 FEET IN THE SIERRA BY TUES
WITH ONLY A FEW INCHES EXPECTED ON THE VALLEY FLOORS BELOW 5000 FEET. STRONG
WINDS MON NIGHT WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING & DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE
PASSES & OTHER EXPOSED AREAS.

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

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CAZ072-NVZ002-301230-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
230 PM PST SUN DEC 29 2002

..WINTER STORM WATCH FOR MON AFTERNOON THROUGH TUES MORNING...

RAIN & SNOW IS FORECAST TO INCREASE OVER THE LAKE TAHOE AREA MONDAY
AFTERNOON...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE UPPER ELEVATIONS BY EVENING. SNOW
LEVELS START OUT AROUND 6000-6500 FEET MON AFTERNOON THEN LOWER TO VALLEY
FLOORS BY EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1-2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000
FEET WITH UP TO A FOOT AT LAKE LEVEL BY TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS MON NIGHT WILL
CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING & DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE PASSES & OTHER EXPOSED
AREAS.

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

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CAZ073-301230-
MONO COUNTY-
230 PM PST SUN DEC 29 2002

..WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 6500 FEET MON NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...

RAIN & SNOW IS FORECAST TO INCREASE OVER THE HIGH SIERRA IN MONO COUNTY MON
AFTERNOON...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE UPPER ELEVATIONS BY EVENING. SNOW
LEVELS START OUT AROUND 6500-7000 FEET MONDAY EVENING THEN LOWER TO 5000
FEET OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1-2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 8000 FEET
WITH UP TO A FOOT DOWN TO 6500 FEET BY LATE TUESDAY. ONLY A FEW INCHES ARE
EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS BELOW 6500 FEET EAST OF THE SIERRA. STRONG WINDS MON
NIGHT & TUES WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING & DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE PASSES
& OTHER EXPOSED AREAS.

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

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