[NevadaARES] SNOW ADVISORY

[Matthew Parker]

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV

300 PM PST WED DEC 24 2003

...SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA INTO CHRISTMAS
DAY...

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

RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE WESTERN NEVADA 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.

NVZ003-250500-
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA NV-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARSON CITY...GARDNERVILLE...
RENO AND VIRGINIA 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 LOWER 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 LOWER VALLEYS.  TRAVELERS
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER THE CHRISTMAS
HOLIDAY.

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