[NevadaARES] WeatherNV - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

A COLD PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS
NORTHERN CA & THE SIERRA THROUGH TODAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY
PRECIPITATION WILL AFFECT THE WARNING AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO
GRADUALLY FALL THIS MORNING & ALLOW FOR RAIN TO CHANGE TO A HEAVY
WET SNOW IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 5500 FEET AROUND RENO & CARSON CITY
THIS MORNING.

GUSTY WINDS AROUND 50 MPH OVER THE RIDGES & HEAVY SNOW THIS MORNING
WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN ALL THE PASSES THROUGHOUT THE
SIERRA & NE CA. TRAVEL SHOULD BE DELAYED UNTIL AFTER
THE STORM PASSES.

CAZ071-201700-
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
340 AM PDT WED OCT 20 2004

WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5500 FEET EXTENDED UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS
MORNING.

SNOW LEVELS NEAR 5500 FEET WILL FALL TO NEAR 5000 FEET THIS MORNING.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5500
FEET ALONG THE WESTERN MTNS & SIERRA CREST WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES 
DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS NEAR 5000 FEET BY THE TIME SNOW DIMINISHES
WEDNESDAY MORNING. HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE SO. OF
SUSANVILLE. 

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CAZ072-NVZ002-201700-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
340 AM PDT WED OCT 20 2004

WINTER STORM WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY.

SNOW LEVELS NEAR 6000 FEET WILL DROP TO JUST BELOW 5000 FEET THIS
MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL
WITH 1 TO 3 FEET AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE
BLOWING & DRIFTING SNOW AT THE PASSES. BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN
ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES OVER THE PASSES & OTHER EXPOSED AREAS.

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CAZ073-201700-
MONO-
340 AM PDT WED OCT 20 2004

WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY.

SNOW LEVELS NEAR 7000 FEET WILL DROP TO NEAR 6000 FEET DURING THE
MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 6000
FEET WITH 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS STORM WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES
IN BLOWING SNOW OVER THE PASSES & EXPOSED UPPER ELEVATIONS.

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NVZ003-201700-
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
340 AM PDT WED OCT 20 2004

SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET EXTENDED UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY.

SNOW LEVELS NEAR 6000 FEET THIS MORNING WILL LWR TO NEAR 5000 FEET
WITH A MIX OF RAIN & SNOW IN THE VALLEYS ABOVE 5000 FEET DURING THE
MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
BETWEEN 5000 & 6000 FEET WITH 4 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET BY 12
PM TODAY. TRAVEL IN THE OUTLYING AREAS ABOVE 5000 FEET COULD BE
HAZARDOUS AT TIMES DURING THE MORNING.  

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