[NevadaARES] WeatherNV - Winter Storm Warning

[Paul Cavnar]

.A COLD SPRING STORM TO BRING HEAVY SNOW TO NE CA 
AND THE N. SIERRA LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. 

.ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INLAND TO N. 
CA & THE N. SIERRA TONIGHT.  SNOW SHOWERS WILL TURN 
TO HEAVY SNOW BY AROUND MIDNIGHT IN NE CA & THE 
LAKE TAHOE AREA.  HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FRI & 
SPREAD SO. INTO MONO COUNTY TO NEAR TIOGA PASS.  A FOOT OR MORE OF 
NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON.  
STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS BLOWING SNOW & REDUCED 
VISIBILITY OVER THE PASSES.  

PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL OR BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES TONIGHT THROUGH 
FRIDAY SHOULD LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR A FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE 
FOR THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON THIS STORM.

CAZ071-072-NVZ002-041230-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
300 PM PST THU APR 3 2003

.WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LATE TONIGHT & FRIDAY.

SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE AREA WILL TURN TO HEAVY SNOW BY AROUND 
MIDNIGHT & CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY.  SIX TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS 
LIKELY OVER NE CA THROUGH FRI EXCEPT LOCALLY 2 TO 
4 INCHES OVER THE EASTERN VALLEYS SO. OF SUSANVILLE. 

AROUND THE LAKE TAHOE AREA.SNOWFALL OF UP TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY AT 
LAKE LEVEL WITH UP TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET LATE TONIGHT & 
FRIDAY.  THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME SHOWERY & DECREASE BY 
FRIDAY EVENING.
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CAZ073-041230-
MONO COUNTY-
300 PM PST THU APR 3 2003

.WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FRI NO. OF TIOGA PASS ABOVE 7500 
FEET.

SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT WILL TURN TO HEAVY SNOW OVER THE SIERRA BY 
FRIDAY MORNING & CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY.  AROUND A FOOT OF SNOW 
ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY ABOVE 7500 FEET NO. OF TIOGA PASS WITH 3-6 
INCHES ELSEWHERE.EXCEPT UP TO 3 INCHES OVER THE EAST MONO COUNTY 
VALLEYS.  THE SNOW WILL TURN TO SHOWERS & DIMINISH FRI NIGHT.
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