[NevadaARES] WeatherNV - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

A COLD PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS
NORTHEAST CA & THE N. SIERRA THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION & GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT
THE WARNING AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL OVERNIGHT & ALLOW FOR RAIN TO
CHANGE TO A HEAVY WET SNOW IN THE FOOTHILLS AROUND RENO & CARSON
CITY EARLY WEDNESDAY.

STRONG WINDS & HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN ALL
THE PASSES THROUGHOUT THE SIERRA & NE CA. TRAVEL
SHOULD BE DELAYED UNTIL AFTER THE STORM PASSES.

CAZ072-NVZ002-200600-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
411 PM PDT TUE OCT 19 2004

WINTER STORM WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL 9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY.

SNOW LEVELS AROUND 6000 FEET & WILL DROP TO JUST UNDER 5000 FEET BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 8 TO 15 INCHES AT
LAKE LEVEL WITH 2 TO 3 FEET AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. STRONG WINDS
WILL CAUSE BLOWING & DRIFTING SNOW.ESPECIALLY AT THE PASSES.
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN ZERO VISIBILITY.

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NVZ003-200600-
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
411 PM PDT TUE OCT 19 2004

WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM PDT WEDNESDAY.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS EVENING & BECOME LOCALLY HEAVY BY
EARLY WED MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL LWR TO NEAR 5000 FEET
WITH A MIX OF RAIN & SNOW IN THE LWR VALLEYS BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
BETWEEN 5000 & 6000 FEET WITH UP TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET BY 10
AM WEDNESDAY. TRAVEL DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR ON WED WILL
BE HAZARDOUS. 

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CAZ073-200600-
MONO-
411 PM PDT TUE OCT 19 2004

WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT WEDNESDAY.

SNOW LEVELS NEAR 7000 FEET WILL DROP TO NEAR 6000 FEET BY
EARLY WED MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
6 TO 15 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH 2 TO 4 FEET AT THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. GUSTY SW WINDS WILL
ACCOMPANY THIS STORM WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH OVER RIDGES AND
IN WIND PRONE AREAS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING & DRIFTING OF
SNOW WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS.

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CAZ071-200600-
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
411 PM PDT TUE OCT 19 2004

WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY.

SNOW LEVELS BETWEEN 5500 & 6000 FEET WILL FALL TO NEAR VALLEY
FLOORS BY TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
ABOVE 5500 FEET WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN 4500 & 5500 FEET BY THE
TIME SNOW DIMINISHES EARLY WED MORNING.

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