[NevadaARES] WEATHER ALERT NV - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

 ..WINTER WEATHER TO RETURN TO THE SIERRA...
 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER THE PACIFIC WILL 
DRIVE A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE SIERRA LATE TONIGHT. LIGHT 
SNOW WILL BEGIN FALLING LATER THIS EVENING...AND BECOME 
HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE 
AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW OVER 
MOUNTAIN PASSES. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH 
THE AREA TOMORROW...CONTINUING PERIODS OF SNOW & 
WINTER WEATHER. PERSONS TRAVELING IN THE SIERRA SHOULD
BE PREPARED FOR A RETURN TO WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS 
TONIGHT & SATURDAY.  
 
 CAZ071-230600-
EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
230 PM PST FRI MAR 22 2002
 
 ..SNOW ADVISORY TONIGHT & SAT ABOVE 5000 FEET...
WINDY WITH RAIN & SNOW DEVELOPING TONIGHT. SNOW 
BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT AS THE SNOW 
LEVEL DROPS TO NEAR 4500 FEET. SNOW CONTINUING INTO 
SATURDAY...LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
8-12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET & 2-4 INCHES IN LOWER VALLEYS 
BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW & REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN GUSTY 
WINDS.    

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