[NevadaARES] WeatherNV - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

SNOW & GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST
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 TONIGHT.  HEAVY SNOW
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT IN NE CA.& INTO
CHRISTMAS DAY OVER THE TAHOE AREA.MONO COUNTY & PARTS OF WESTERN
NV. THE 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.

CAZ071-251200-
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
909 PM PST WED DEC 24 2003

WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5500 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT.MAINLY WEST OF U.S. HIGHWAY 395 AND
SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE. THE SNOW WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES WITH 6
TO 10 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ABOVE 5500 FEET TONIGHT. LIGHTER
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL OCCUR IN LWR VALLEYS BELOW 5500
FEET & NO. OF SUSANVILLE. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT.

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CAZ072-NVZ002-251200-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
909 PM PST WED DEC 24 2003

WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY.

HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE AREA THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY.  15 TO 30
INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET BY
CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON.WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL & 4 TO 8
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 LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS PARTICULARLY OVER MOUNTAIN
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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CAZ073-251200-
MONO COUNTY-
909 PM PST WED DEC 24 2003

WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 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 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH 15 TO 30 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. LWR
VALLEYS EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 WILL ONLY SEE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW.
GUSTY SO. TO SW WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH.WITH GUSTS OVER 80
MPH ACROSS THE RIDGES.WILL CREATE LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE CHRISTMAS
AFTERNOON AS THE STORM MOVES EAST OF THE AREA.

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NVZ003-251200-
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
909 PM PST WED DEC 24 2003

SNOW ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH NOON CHRISTMAS DAY.

SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT AS A
COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA. SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD AFTER
MIDNIGHT SO. OF INTERSTATE 80 & WILL LAST INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING.
3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 5000 FEET OVERNIGHT.WITH 1 TO
3 INCHES IN THE LWR VALLEYS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY.

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