[NevadaARES] WeatherNV - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING WIND & HEAVY SNOW TO THE SIERRA.

A STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING WIND & PERIODS OF 
HEAVY SNOW INTO THE SIERRA & MTNS OF NE CA 
THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT FAIRLY HIGH WITH 
SIGNIFICANT SNOW CONFINED TO THE SIERRA CREST & THE HIGHEST PASSES 
TODAY. AS COLDER AIR WORKS INTO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON & 
TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO FALL. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR 
HEAVIER SNOW TO FALL AT LWR ELEVATIONS AS CHRISTMAS DAY 
APPROACHES. IN ADDITION.STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE STORM & 
PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING & DRIFTING SNOW.  

PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE SIERRA & HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF 
NORTHEAST CA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING 
CONDITIONS. DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 
RADIO OR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION & RADIO FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON 
THIS WINTER STORM.

CAZ071-242330-
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES CA-
400 AM PST WED DEC 24 2003
 
WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5500 FEET THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY.

SNOW & RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY & CONTINUE INTO 
CHRISTMAS MORNING. HEAVY SNOW WILL INITIALLY AFFECT ONLY THE HIGHEST 
PASSES INCLUDING YUBA PASS. HOWEVER SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL 
STARTING THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE 
DOWN TO 5500 FEET BY MIDDAY ON CHRISTMAS DAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 
WILL TOTAL 12 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES 
BETWEEN 5500 FEET & 7000 FEET BY CHRISTMAS DAY. IN THE LWR 
ELEVATIONS BELOW 5500 FEET SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR.

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CAZ072-NVZ002-242330-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA NV-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA CA-
400 AM PST WED DEC 24 2003

WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY.

RAIN & SNOW WILL INCREASE TODAY & BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW 
LEVELS WILL RISE THIS MORNING WHICH WILL CONFINE THE HEAVIEST 
SNOWFALL INITIALLY TO THE SIERRA CREST. AS COLDER AIR ARRIVES THIS 
AFTERNOON SNOW LEVELS WILL AGAIN FALL WITH PRECIPITATION TURNING 
OVER TO SNOW ALL AREAS THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL WILL TOTAL 18 TO 24 
INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ELSEWHERE BY CHRISTMAS 
DAY.

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CAZ073-242330-
MONO CA-
400 AM PST WED DEC 24 2003

WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 
CHRISTMAS DAY.

RAIN & SNOW WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY.& BECOME HEAVY AT 
TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS DAY. 
SNOW LEVELS WILL BE NEAR 7500 FEET TODAY & THEN DROP TO 5500 FEET
BY CHRISTMAS MORNING. A TOTAL OF ONE TO TWO FEET OF NEW SNOW IS 
EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET BY LATE CHRISTMAS DAY.WITH UP TO 3 FEET 
ABOVE 8000 FEET ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA. LWR VALLEYS EAST OF 
HIGHWAY 395 COULD ALSO RECEIVE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW CHRISTMAS DAY. 

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