[NevadaARES] WeatherNV - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

.WINTER WEATHER RETURNING TO THE EASTERN SIERRA & NE 
CA THUR EVENING. 
.A POWERFUL STORM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL MOVE TOWARD THE WEST 
COAST ON THURSDAY. THE FIRST SURGE OF RAIN & SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH 
THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE EASTERN SIERRA & NE 
CA THUR EVENING & CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW LEVELS 
WILL INITIALLY BE ABOVE MOST MAJOR MTN PASSES BUT ARE EXPECTED 
TO DROP ON THUR NIGHT. STRONG WINDS FROM THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE 
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. 

CAZ071-122300-
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
340 AM PST WED MAR 12 2003

.WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR THUR NIGHT & 
FRIDAY.
SNOW & RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY LATE THUR AFTERNOON IN 
NORTHEAST CA. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY THUR NIGHT 
AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN NEAR 7500 FEET 
BUT LWR TO BETWEEN 5500 & 6000 FEET BY EARLY FRI MORNING. 
SNOW AMOUNTS UP TO A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET BY FRI 
AFTERNOON. 

ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NE 
CA LATE THUR & FRI SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THIS 
DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.  LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR 
FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE.
$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-122300-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
340 AM PST WED MAR 12 2003

.WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 6500 FEET FOR THUR NIGHT & 
FRIDAY.
SNOW & RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY EARLY THUR EVENING IN THE 
EASTERN SIERRA. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY THUR NIGHT & CONTINUE 
THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN NEAR 8000 FEET BUT LWR TO 
NEAR 6000 FEET BY EARLY FRI MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET 
ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET BY FRI AFTERNOON.WITH UP TO A FOOT 
POSSIBLE BETWEEN 6500 & 7000 FEET. 

ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE SIERRA LATE THUR & FRI SHOULD 
CLOSELY MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.  LISTEN TO NOAA 
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE.
$$
MJD/JC