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
Lake Wind Advisory issued December 14 at 4:04AM PST until December 14 at 4:00PM PST by NWS Reno NV
* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph and waves 2 to 4 feet for Pyramid Lake. * WHERE...Western Nevada Basin and Range including Pyramid Lake. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Small boats, kayaks and paddle boards will be prone to capsizing and should remain off lake waters until conditions improve.
Wind Advisory issued December 14 at 4:04AM PST until December 14 at 4:00PM PST by NWS Reno NV
* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Wind prone areas could see gusts to 60 mph. * WHERE...Greater Reno-Carson City-Minden Area. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon. * 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.
High Wind Warning issued December 14 at 4:04AM PST until December 14 at 4:00PM PST by NWS Reno NV
* WHAT...South to southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 70 mph or greater. * WHERE...Mineral and Southern Lyon Counties. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
Winter Weather Advisory issued December 14 at 3:31AM PST until December 14 at 4:00PM PST by NWS Reno NV
* WHAT...Snow. Snow accumulations of 2 to 6 inches above 5000 feet and up to one inch below 5000 feet. Winds gusting as high as 55 mph. * WHERE...Northern Washoe County and Greater Reno-Carson City-Minden Area. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Strong winds could cause damage to trees and power lines.
Winter Storm Warning issued December 14 at 3:31AM PST until December 14 at 10:00PM PST by NWS Reno NV
* WHAT...Heavy snow. Snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches below 6500 ft with 12 to 20 inches above 6500 feet. Snow accumulations of 16 to 20 inches west of Highway 89 with up to 30 inches along the Sierra crest. Ridge winds will gust to 100 mph. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph and wave heights of 2 to 5 feet on Lake Tahoe. * WHERE...Greater Lake Tahoe Area. * WHEN...Until 10 PM PST this evening. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday and Saturday
Winter Storm Warning issued December 13 at 2:47AM PST until December 14 at 10:00PM PST by NWS Reno NV
* WHAT...Heavy snow. Snow accumulations between 8 to 20 inches west of Highway 395. Below 7000 feet, snow accumulations of 2 to 6 inches. Expect localized areas of up to 2 feet along the highest peaks. Wind gusts up to 65 mph with ridge gusts as high as 100 mph. * WHERE...Mono County. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 10 PM PST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday and Saturday commutes. Very strong winds could cause extensive damage to trees and power lines.