[NevadaARES] WeatherNV - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

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

AN UNSEASONABLY COLD STORM APPROACHING THE WEST COAST TODAY WILL
SPREAD RAIN & SNOW INTO THE SIERRA BY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS
INITIALLY AROUND 8000 FEET TODAY WILL DROP TO THE 6500 TO 7000 FOOT
LEVEL BY EARLY MON MORNING AS A COLD FRONT PASSES ACROSS THE
REGION. SNOW LEVELS WILL THEN FALL BELOW 6000 FEET BY MON EVENING.
AROUND A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS BY MON NIGHT. 

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

CAZ072-NVZ002-081800-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
343 AM PDT SUN MAY 8 2005

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

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

RAIN & SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON & CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING. SNOW LEVELS AROUND 8000 FEET WILL DROP TO NEAR LAKE LEVEL BY
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 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 WARMER GROUND
CONDITIONS. 

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CAZ073-081800-
MONO-
343 AM PDT SUN MAY 8 2005

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

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

RAIN & SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS 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. UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 7500 FEET WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 8000 FEET BY LATE MON 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
WARMER GROUND CONDITIONS. 

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