[NevadaARES] WEATHER ALERT NV - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

45 KREV 261234
WSWRNO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
430 AM PST SAT JAN 26 2002

..WINTER STORM SPREADING SNOW ACROSS THE SIERRA 
TODAY...

.A WINTER STORM WAS MOVING SLOWLY SOUTH ACROSS 
THE SIERRA WITH HEAVY SNOW & STRONG GUSTY WINDS.
THE HEAVY SNOW WILL WORK ITS WAY INTO MONO 
COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON & CONTINUE TONIGHT.  SNOW 
WILL DECREASE TO SNOW SHOWERS IN LASSEN COUNTY
BY LATE AFTERNOON & IN THE TAHOE AREA TONIGHT.

CAZ071-262300-
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
430 AM PST SAT JAN 26 2002

..WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET TODAY...
LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW & STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TODAY...DECREASING BY LATE AFTERNOON.  SNOW 
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY 
ABOVE 5000 FEET...MAINLY OVER THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS.
LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE 
IN THE VALLEYS BY LATE AFTERNOON. STRONG SWWINDS 
OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT UPPER 
ELEVATIONS WILL ADD TO THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.

HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER THE 
PASSES TODAY DUE TO BLOWING & DRIFTING SNOW. IF YOU
ARE PLANNING TRAVEL OVER MTN PASSES THIS WEEKEND...
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS STORM BY LISTENING TO 
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE. 

CAZ072-NVZ002-262300-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
430 AM PST SAT JAN 26 2002

..WINTER STORM WARNING TODAY & TONIGHT...
LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW & STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE 
TODAY & INTO TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE 
EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 3-5 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL 
WITH UP TO A FOOT ABOVE 7000 FEET BY SUN MORNING. 
STRONG S.W. WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 
MPH WILL ADD TO THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. WINDS 
OVER THE HIGHEST RIDGES MAY REACH OVER 80 MPH.  

HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OVER THE 
PASSES TODAY DUE TO BLOWING & DRIFTING SNOW. IF 
YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN 
PASSES THIS WEEKEND...MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF 
THIS STORM BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR 
YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE. 

CAZ073-262300-
MONO COUNTY-
430 AM PST SAT JAN 26 2002

..SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 7000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON & 
TONIGHT... 

SNOW WILL BEGIN BY NOON WITH SNOW BECOMING 
LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON & TONIGHT...
MAINLY ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. STRONG GUSTY WINDS 
WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING & DRIFTING SNOW WITH 
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TOTAL SNOW 
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 
7000 FEET BY SUN MORNING...WITH A COUPLE INCHES 
POSSIBLE BELOW 7000 FEET.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE MTN PASSES THIS 
WEEKEND...MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS STORM BY 
LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE 
NEWS SOURCE.