[NevadaARES] WeatherNV - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

..A WINTER STORM TO MOVE INTO NE CALIFORNIA & THE N.
SIERRA SAT EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY...

A COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO N. CALIFORNIA
SATURDAY...REACHING THE MTNS OF NE CALIFORNIA IN THE
AFTERNOON.  THIS STORM WILL BE COLDER THAN RECENT SYSTEMS
WITH SNOW OR RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW IN THE NORTH SAT EVENING.  HEAVY SNOW
WILL SPREAD SOUTH OVER GREATER TAHOE SAT NIGHT WITH A FOOT OR MORE
ACCUMULATING IN THE HIGH MTNS BY SUN MORNING.  A SECOND PACIFIC DISTURBANCE
IS EXPECTED TO FOLLOW QUICKLY INTO N.
CALIFORNIA BY MIDDAY SUNDAY.

CAZ071-072-NVZ002-142330-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
530 AM PST FRI FEB 14 2003

..WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SAT NIGHT & SUNDAY...
RAIN OR SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVER NE CALIFORNIA
SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS TOWARD
EVENING.  HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD DOWN THE SIERRA & OVER THE GREATER TAHOE
AREA BY SAT NIGHT.  SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY...LOCALLY
HEAVY OVER THE MOUNTAINS.  A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE OVER THE MTNS
THROUGH SUNDAY.

PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL OR ACTIVITIES IN THE AREA THIS WEEKEND ARE ADVISED
TO STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO & OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM.

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