[NevadaARES] WeatherNV - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

PACIFIC STORM TO BRING HEAVY RAIN & SNOW TO THE SIERRA WEDNESDAY
INTO CHRISTMAS DAY.

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM & ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SPREAD 
RAIN & SNOW INTO NE CA & THE EASTERN SIERRA 
WEDNESDAY INTO CHRISTMAS DAY.  RAIN & SNOW WILL INCREASE IN 
NORTHEAST CA & THE LAKE TAHOE AREA WED MORNING.  
PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD INTO MONO COUNTY & BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES 
BY WED AFTERNOON.  SNOW LEVELS FROM 6000 FEET IN NE 
CA TO NEAR 7000 FEET IN MONO COUNTY.WILL LWR AS A COLD 
FRONT MOVES SO. ALONG THE SIERRA.  BY LATE WED 
AFTERNOON.MOST PRECIPITATION IN NE CA & THE LAKE 
TAHOE AREA WILL BE SNOW.  

SNOW MAY THEN BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES IN MONO COUNTY WED NIGHT 
AND THURSDAY.  SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS FROM 
LAKE TAHOE NO. EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING.  GUSTY SO. TO SW 
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH.WITH GUSTS OVER 80 MPH ACROSS MTN 
RIDGES.WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES OVER THE HIGHER 
MOUNTAIN PASSES OF NE CA & THE TAHOE AREA WED 
AND WED NIGHT.  

PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE SIERRA CHRISTMAS EVE & CHRISTMAS 
DAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. 
CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE DEPARTING.  STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER 
UPDATES TO THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM.


CAZ071-240500-
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES CA-
300 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2003

WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET WED & WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.

SNOW & RAIN WILL INCREASE WED MORNING WITH SNOW LEVELS NEAR 
6000 FEET.  SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO AROUND 5000 FEET BY 
MID-MORNING.& DROP FURTHER TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY LATE 
AFTERNOON.  SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 
5500 FEET.WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 & 5500 FEET.BY 
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY.1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL 
IN THE LWR VALLEYS BY WED EVENING.  GUSTY SO. TO SW 
WINDS ACCOMPANYING THIS STORM WILL CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED 
VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.  
  
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CAZ072-NVZ002-240500-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA NV-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA CA-
300 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2003

WINTER STORM WARNING WED & WED NIGHT.

RAIN & SNOW WILL INCREASE BY LATE WED MORNING ACROSS THE
AREA.  SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN AT 6500 TO 7000 FEET.  SNOW WILL BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES BY EARLY AFTERNOON AS SNOW LEVELS BEGIN TO DROP.  SNOW
LEVELS WILL DROP TO LAKE LEVEL BY LATE AFTERNOON.& TO THE LWR
VALLEY FLOORS BY EVENING.  

ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET BY LATE 
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL BY CHRISTMAS 
MORNING.  GUSTY SO. TO SW WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS 
OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY OVER MTN PASSES THROUGHOUT THE DAY 
WEDNESDAY INTO WED NIGHT.  

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CAZ073-240500-
MONO CA-
300 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2003

WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 7000 FEET WED NIGHT THROUGH 
CHRISTMAS DAY.

RAIN & SNOW WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY.& BECOME 
HEAVY AT TIMES WED NIGHT & CHRISTMAS DAY.  SNOW LEVELS NEAR 
7000 FEET WILL DROP TO 4500 TO 5000 FEET BY CHRISTMAS MORNING.  ONE 
TO TWO FEET OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET BY THE AFTERNOON 
OF CHRISTMAS DAY.WITH UP TO A FOOT BETWEEN 6000 & 7000 FEET.  
LWR VALLEYS EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 COULD ALSO RECEIVE 2 TO 4 INCHES 
OF SNOW CHRISTMAS DAY. 

GUSTY SO. TO SW WINDS MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF REDUCED
VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.  
 

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