[NevadaARES] WeatherNV - Snow Advisory

[Paul Cavnar]

.MORE SNOW IS HEADING INTO THE SIERRA NV.
.A COLD FRONT WILL BRING SNOW TO NE CA & THE 
EASTERN SIERRA TONIGHT & THURSDAY.  A SECOND STORM WILL MOVE 
IN ON FRIDAY.

CAZ071-241100-
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
945 PM PDT WED APR 23 2003

.SNOW ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.
.WINTER STORM WATCH FOR FRIDAY.

RAIN & SNOW WERE SPREADING THROUGH THE AREA IN THE LATE EVENING.  
SNOW LEVELS INITIALLY AROUND 6000 FEET WILL DROP OVERNIGHT & 
THURSDAY MORNING TO BELOW 5000 FEET.  THE SNOW WILL INCREASE EARLY 
THURSDAY MORNING & CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY ON THURSDAY.  SNOW 
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5500 FEET BY 
THURSDAY EVENING.  ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BELOW 
5500 FEET.& 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL IN THE LWR EASTERN 
VALLEYS.  ANOTHER STORM WILL MOVE IN ON FRI & COULD BRING AN 
ADDITIONAL 8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET.

ROADS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY & AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE 
TRAVEL ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.  PEOPLE PLANNING 
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TONIGHT THROUGH THUR WILL NEED TO BE PREPARED 
FOR WINTER CONDITIONS.  ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
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CAZ072-NVZ002-241100-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
945 PM PDT WED APR 23 2003

.SNOW ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT ALONG SIERRA NV CREST 
AND THEN SPREAD THROUGH THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN EARLY THUR MORNING. 
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET BY 
LATE THURSDAY.  ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BELOW 
7000 FEET. 

BE READY FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS IN & AROUND THE LAKE TAHOE 
AREA.  SNOW WILL MEAN SLIPPERY ROADS & GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING 
BLOWING SNOW & VERY LOW VISIBILITY TO MTN PASSES.  CHECK ROAD 
CONDITIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT & ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR 
DESTINATION.

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CAZ073-241100-
MONO COUNTY-
945 PM PDT WED APR 23 2003

.SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR THURSDAY.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT ALONG THE SIERRA & WILL 
BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THUR IN THE EASTERN SIERRA ABOVE 7000 
FEET.  SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED 
DURING THE DAY.  

PEOPLE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN WESTERN MONO COUNTY THUR 
SHOULD BE READY FOR WINTER WEATHER.  PASSES ON HIGHWAY 395 WILL BE 
AFFECTED BY THIS.  AREAS OF BLOWING & DRIFTING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE 
IN EXPOSED AREAS.

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