Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
248 PM PST WED DEC 5 2007
...HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED FOR THE SIERRA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WITH AN INCREASED CHANCE OF SIGNIFICANT
SNOW FOR MUCH OF WESTERN NEVADA..
.STRONG LOW PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST
ACROSS CALIFORNIA FROM LATE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. AS THE
SYSTEM PASSES OVER THE SIERRA THURSDAY NIGHT...SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL
AND PRECIPITATION WILL INTENSIFY. MOISTURE WRAPPING AROUND THIS
SYSTEM WILL KEEP THE THREAT OF SNOW OVER THE REGION THROUGH
FRIDAY.
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GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY..
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE
248 PM PST WED DEC 5 2007
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST
FRIDAY..
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST
FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
SNOW WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FROM
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BY LATE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL OCCUR
AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER
SNOW AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR WITHIN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AT RIDGE LEVEL WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND
EXPOSED LOCATIONS.
CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW
DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. REMEMBER TO CARRY TIRE
CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN
CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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