National Weather Service Winter Storm Warning for Lake Tahoe!
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Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 401 AM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO IMPACT THE SIERRA... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL COMBINE WITH MOISTURE OFF THE WEST COAST TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN THE SIERRA LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. CAZ072-NVZ002-102300- /O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0006.141212T0000Z-141213T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0008.141211T2100Z-141212T2100Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 401 AM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS LATE TONIGHT THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND DROP TO NEAR LAKE LEVEL THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW LIKELY ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 3 FEET ALONG THE CREST. 7 TO 14 INCHES EXPECTED BELOW 7000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 MPH FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING. RIDGE WINDS WILL EXCEED 100 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 7000 TO 7500 FEET DROPPING TO 5000 TO 5500 FEET THURSDAY EVENING. HEAVIER PRECIPITATION BANDS MAY LOCALLY LOWER SNOW LEVELS TO LAKE TAHOE LEVEL EARLY IN THE DAY ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: WIND AND SNOW MAY COMBINE TO CREATE LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FOR THE HIGHEST PASSES WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SLICK ROADS IN THE TAHOE BASIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. 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
