[NevadaARES] WEATHER ALERT NV - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

.A STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING 
HEAVY SNOW & STRONG WINDS TO THE SIERRA TONIGHT. 

 CAZ071-171200-
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
230 PM PST SAT FEB 16 2002
 
..SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET TONIGHT...
RAIN & SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS 
5500-6000 FEET WILL DROP RAPIDLY TO THE VALLEY 
FLOORS & SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY 
MIDNIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4-8 INCHES ABOVE 5000 
FEET...WITH LOCAL 1-3 INCH ACCUMULATIONS IN LOWER
VALLEYS...CAN BE EXPECTED BY MORNING. GUSTY 
WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED 
VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF
TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY. 
 
CAZ072-NVZ002-171200-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
230 PM PST SAT FEB 16 2002
 
..SNOW ADVISORY TONIGHT...
PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING.  SNOW LEVELS WILL 
BEGIN NEAR 6000 FEET...BUT DROP RAPIDLY TO ALL VALLEY 
FLOORS BY MIDNIGHT. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES 
BY MIDNIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 6-12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 
FEET...WITH 3-6 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL CAN BE EXPECTED BY 
 TOMORROW MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...GUSTY WINDS WILL 
CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW
OVER MTN PASSES TONIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO 
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY.  

 CAZ073-171200-
MONO COUNTY-
230 PM PST SAT FEB 16 2002
 
 ..SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 7000 FEET TONIGHT...
PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING.  SNOW LEVELS 6000-
6500 FEET WILL DROP RAPIDLY TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY 
MIDNIGHT. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 6-12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...
AND LOCALLY 1-3 INCHES IN THE LOWER VALLEYS...CAN BE 
 EXPECTED BY TOMORROW MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...GUSTY 
WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN 
BLOWING SNOW OVER MTN PASSES TONIGHT. SNOW WILL 
TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY.