Winter Weather Advisory issued December 25 at 2:08AM PST until December 27 at 12:00PM PST by NWS Reno NV
* WHAT...Snow above 6000 feet with accumulations of 2 to 6 inches west of Highway 89 and up to 15 inches along the highest peaks. Up to 2 inches at lake level. Ridge winds gusting as high as 90 mph. Southwest winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph with wave heights between 2 to 4 feet on Lake Tahoe. * WHERE...Greater Lake Tahoe Area. * WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to noon PST Friday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Thursday morning and evening commutes. Very strong winds could cause
Winter Weather Advisory issued December 23 at 1:32PM PST until December 24 at 7:00PM PST by NWS Reno NV
* WHAT...Snow above 6500 feet with accumulations of 2 to 6 inches west of Highway 89 with up to 12 inches along the highest peaks. Up to 2 inches at lake level. Ridge winds gusting as high as 90 mph. Southwest winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph with wave heights between 2 to 4 feet on Lake Tahoe. * WHERE...Greater Lake Tahoe Area. * WHEN...From 4 AM to 7 PM PST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact holiday travel as well as the Tuesday morning and evening commutes. Strong
High Wind Warning issued December 23 at 12:29PM PST until December 24 at 3:00PM PST by NWS Reno NV
* WHAT...For Walker Lake, Hawthorne and Vicinity, Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph and gusts up to 70 mph. Otherwise, southwest winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Mineral and Southern Lyon Counties. * WHEN...From 4 AM to 3 PM PST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest winds between Walker Lake and Hawthorne will be between sunrise and noon.
Wind Advisory issued December 23 at 12:29PM PST until December 24 at 3:00PM PST by NWS Reno NV
* WHAT...South to southwest winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. For Pyramid Lake, expect wave heights of 1 to 3 feet. * WHERE...Western Nevada Basin and Range including Pyramid Lake and Greater Reno-Carson City-Minden Area. * WHEN...From 4 AM to 3 PM PST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds may knock down burned trees in the Davis Fire burn area. The strongest winds are expected to be between sunrise and noon. Stronger winds are possible in
Winter Weather Advisory issued December 22 at 12:50PM PST until December 24 at 7:00PM PST by NWS Reno NV
* WHAT...Snow above 6500 feet with accumulations of 2 to 6 inches west of Highway 89 with up to 12 inches along the highest peaks. Up to 2 inches at lake level. Ridge winds gusting as high as 90 mph. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph with wave heights between 1 to 3 feet on Lake Tahoe. * WHERE...Greater Lake Tahoe Area. * WHEN...From 7 AM to 7 PM PST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact holiday travel as well as the Tuesday morning and evening commutes. Strong
Wind Advisory issued December 21 at 2:19AM PST until December 21 at 4:00PM PST by NWS Reno NV
* WHAT...South to southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Wave heights of 2 to 4 feet on Lake Tahoe. * WHERE...Greater Lake Tahoe Area, and Lassen-Eastern Plumas-Eastern Sierra Counties. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds may blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Hazardous boating conditions possible. Small boats, kayaks and paddle boards will be prone to capsizing and should remain off lake waters until conditions improve.
Winter Weather Advisory issued December 16 at 2:31AM PST until December 16 at 10:00PM PST by NWS Reno NV
* WHAT...Wet snow. Snow accumulations of 2 to 6 inches west of Highway 395 to include Yuba Pass and Fredonyer Summit. Ridge winds gusting as high as 50 mph. * WHERE...Lassen-Eastern Plumas-Eastern Sierra Counties. * WHEN...Until 10 PM PST this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning and evening commutes.
Avalanche Warning issued December 14 at 5:35AM PST by NWS Reno NV
AVWREV The following message is transmitted at the request of the U.S. Forest Service Sierra Avalanche Center. The Sierra Avalanche Center in Truckee has issued a BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING for the following areas: NWS Reno NV - NVZ002 (Greater Lake Tahoe)...CAZ072 (Greater Lake Tahoe (CA)) * WHAT...HIGH avalanche danger is expected in the backcountry on Saturday, lasting into early Sunday morning. * WHERE...Central Sierra Nevada Mountains between Yuba Pass (Hwy 49) on the north and Ebbetts Pass (Hwy 4) on the south, including the greater Lake Tahoe area. This does not include ski areas and highways where avalanche mitigation programs
Avalanche Watch issued December 13 at 8:37AM PST by NWS Reno NV
AVAREV The following message is transmitted at the request of the U.S. Forest Service Sierra Avalanche Center. The Sierra Avalanche Center in Truckee has issued a BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WATCH for the following areas: NWS Reno NV - NVZ002 (Greater Lake Tahoe)...CAZ072 (Greater Lake Tahoe (CA)) * WHAT...HIGH avalanche danger is expected to occur in the backcountry beginning early Saturday morning and continuing into Sunday morning. * WHERE...Central Sierra Nevada Mountains between Yuba Pass (Hwy 49) on the north and Ebbetts Pass (Hwy 4) on the south, including the greater Lake Tahoe area. This does not include ski areas and highways
Avalanche Watch issued December 13 at 8:28AM PST by NWS Reno NV
AVAREV The following message is transmitted at the request of the Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center. The Sierra Avalanche Center in Truckee has issued a BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WATCH for the following areas: NWS Reno NV - NVZ002 (Greater Lake Tahoe)...CAZ072 (Greater Lake Tahoe (CA)) * WHAT...HIGH avalanche danger is expected to occur in the backcountry beginning early Saturday morning and continuing into Sunday morning. * WHERE...Central Sierra Nevada Mountains between Yuba Pass (Hwy 49) on the north and Ebbetts Pass (Hwy 4) on the south, including the greater Lake Tahoe area. This does not include ski areas and highways where avalanche