Weather
NOAA has issued a Winter Storm Warning for California today and tomorrow. 1-3 feet of snow is forecast. 125mph winds are forecast. 2-5 foot waves are forecast on Lake Tahoe.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. TOTALS WILL VARY WIDELY BELOW 7000 FEET DUE TO SNOW LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS... BUT WILL GENERALLY BE 4 TO 12 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. - NOAA Reno, NV today
Snow levels will be bouncing around during this event.
* SNOW LEVELS: 5500 TO 6500 FEET. SNOW LEVELS COULD VARY THOUGH THE EVENT. - NOAA Reno, NV today
WINTER STORM WARNING for CALIFORNIA:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 343 AM PST MON DEC 21 2015 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY... * TIMING: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. TOTALS WILL VARY WIDELY BELOW 7000 FEET DUE TO SNOW LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS... BUT WILL GENERALLY BE 4 TO 12 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 89. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH TODAY...DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH OVERNIGHT. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 125 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: 5500 TO 6500 FEET. SNOW LEVELS COULD VARY THOUGH THE EVENT. * LAKE TAHOE WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 5 FEET WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO NORTHEAST SHORES. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DUE TO WINDS WILL CREATE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ALONG WITH ICY ROADS. SIGNIFICANT DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 80...AND HIGHWAYS 50...28...88...89...267...297...AND 431. DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WILL EXIST FOR BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES AND ANYONE OUTDOORS DURING THIS STORM COULD EASILY BECOME DISORIENTED. THE POSSIBILITY OF AVALANCHES WILL INCREASE...ESPECIALLY IN THE BACK COUNTRY.
