[NevadaARES] WEATHER ALERT NV - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

..HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS 
OF THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN FOR TUES & TUES NIGHT...

..A MOIST AIR MASS FROM THE PACIFIC WILL PRODUCE 
SNOW & RAIN IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN TUES & TUES NIGHT.
WARMER AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL RAISE 
SNOW LEVELS TO ABOVE LAKE LEVEL BY TUESDAY AFTER-
NOON. THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW WILL BE GREATEST 
 ABOVE 6500 FEET. TRAVEL IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS & 
MAJOR MTN PASSES COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS FROM 
TUES AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

 CAZ072-NVZ002-191230-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
1012 PM PST MON FEB 18 2002
 
 ..WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 6500 FEET FOR TUES 
AFTERNOON & TUESDAY NIGHT...

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY BY TUES AFTERNOON 
ABOVE 6500 FEET & CONTINUE THROUGH TUES NIGHT. TOTAL 
ACCUMULATIONS OF 10-20 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE
6500 FEET BY EARLY WED MORNING.