[NevadaARES] WeatherNV - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

SNOW & GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NE 
CA.THE EASTERN SIERRA & WESTERN NV INTO CHRISTMAS
DAY.

A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS THE REGION
TONIGHT & CHRISTMAS DAY.  HEAVY RAIN & SNOW WILL CHANGE TO SNOW 
AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION BY TONIGHT.  HEAVY SNOW 
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT IN NE CA.& INTO 
CHRISTMAS DAY OVER THE TAHOE AREA & MONO COUNTY.  

RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE WESTERN NV VALLEYS TONIGHT AS
WELL.WHERE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ABOVE 5000 
FEET OVERNIGHT.   

SNOW WILL DECREASE TO SNOW SHOWERS LATE CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON AS THE 
STORM MOVES EAST OF THE REGION.  PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL OVER THE 
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.  
CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE DEPARTING.   

CAZ071-250500-
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES CA-
300 PM PST WED DEC 24 2003

WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5500 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT.

SNOW & RAIN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT.  SNOW LEVELS WILL LWR TO THE 
VALLEY FLOORS THIS EVENING.  6 TO 10 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL 
FALL ABOVE 5500 FEET TONIGHT.WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES IN LWR 
VALLEYS BELOW 5000 FEET.  SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW 
SHOWERS LATER TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SO. OF THE AREA.  
GUSTY SO. TO SW WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF 
REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW OVER HIGHER MTN PASSES 
TONIGHT.  

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CAZ072-NVZ002-250500-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA NV-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA CA-
300 PM PST WED DEC 24 2003

WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY.

HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE AREA THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY.  1 TO 2 
FEET OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET BY 
CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON.WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL & 2 TO 4 
INCHES AT THE LWR VALLEY FLOORS.  GUSTY SO. TO SW WINDS 
OF 20 TO 40 MPH.WITH GUSTS OVER 80 MPH ACROSS THE RIDGES.WILL 
CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW OVER MTN 
PASSES THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY.  SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW 
SHOWERS LATE CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON AS THE STORM MOVES EAST OF THE 
AREA.     

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CAZ073-250500-
MONO CA-
300 PM PST WED DEC 24 2003

WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY.

HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MTNS THROUGH CHRISTMAS
DAY.WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW IN THE LWR VALLEYS BY CHRISTMAS
MORNING.  ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON WILL
BE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET.WITH UP TO 3 FEET IN THE SIERRA
ABOVE 8000 FEET.  LWR VALLEYS EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 WILL RECEIVE 2 TO
4 INCHES OF SNOW CHRISTMAS DAY.  GUSTY SO. TO SW WINDS OF 
20 TO 40 MPH.WITH GUSTS OVER 80 MPH ACROSS THE RIDGES.WILL 
CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW OVER MTN 
PASSES TROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY.  SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW 
SHOWERS LATE CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON AS THE STORM MOVES EAST OF THE 
AREA.     

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NVZ003-250500-
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA NV-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.CARSON CITY.GARDNERVILLE.
RENO & VA CITY
300 PM PST WED DEC 24 2003

SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET TONIGHT.

RAIN IS MIXING WITH SNOW AT AROUND 5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.  SNOW 
LEVELS WILL LWR TO THE VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT 
APPROACHES THE AREA.  2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 5000 
FEET OVERNIGHT.WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE LWR VALLEYS.  TRAVELERS 
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER THE CHRISTMAS 
HOLIDAY.  

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