[NevadaARES] WeatherNV - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

LATE SEASON SNOW HEADING FOR THE SIERRA SUN NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT.

AN UNSEASONABLY COLD STORM APPROACHING THE WEST COAST ON SUN WILL
SPREAD RAIN & SNOW INTO THE SIERRA BY SUN AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS
INITIALLY BETWEEN 8000 & 9000 FEET ON SUN WILL DROP TO THE 6500
TO 7500 FOOT LEVEL BY EARLY MON MORNING AS A COLD FRONT PASSES
ACROSS THE REGION. SNOW LEVELS WILL THEN FALL TO BELOW 6000 FEET BY
MONDAY EVENING. A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS BY MON NIGHT. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL
PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES NEAR THE RIDGES.

PEOPLE TRAVELING OVER THE HIGHER MTN PASSES SUN NIGHT
THROUGH MON NIGHT SHOULD CARRY CHAINS & BE PREPARED FOR
HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS.

CAZ072-NVZ002-081200-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
1142 AM PDT SAT MAY 7 2005

WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUN EVENING TO MONDAY
EVENING.

THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN RENO NV HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH.

RAIN & SNOW WILL BEGIN SUN AFTERNOON & CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING. SNOW LEVELS AROUND 8000 FEET WILL DROP TO AROUND 7000 FEET
BY LATE SUN EVENING & BE NEAR LAKE LEVEL BY MON MORNING. A
FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7500 FEET WITH UP TO A
FOOT OF SNOW POSSIBLE BETWEEN 6500 FEET & 7500 FEET BY LATE MONDAY
EVENING. 

AT LAKE LEVEL.A FEW INCHES OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE EARLY MONDAY
MORNING & AGAIN MON EVENING. WHILE SNOW MAY CONTINUE DURING THE
DAY MONDAY.ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIMITED BY WARM GROUND CONDITIONS.


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CAZ073-081200-
MONO-
1142 AM PDT SAT MAY 7 2005

WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUN EVENING TO MONDAY
EVENING.

THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN RENO NV HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH.

RAIN & SNOW WILL BEGIN SUN EVENING & CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING. SNOW LEVELS AROUND 9000 FEET WILL DROP TO AROUND 7500 FEET
BY EARLY MON MORNING.THEN DROP TO AROUND 6000 FEET BY MONDAY
EVENING. A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 8500 FEET WITH
UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW POSSIBLE BETWEEN 7500 FEET & 8500 FEET BY LATE
MONDAY EVENING. 

BETWEEN 6500 & 7500 FEET.A FEW INCHES OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE
EARLY MON MORNING & AGAIN MON EVENING. WHILE SNOW MAY
CONTINUE DURING THE DAY MONDAY.ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIMITED BY
WARM GROUND CONDITIONS. 

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