Weather
NOAA has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Lake Tahoe, CA that is calling for 8-15″ of snow in 18 hours tomorrow and Friday. A Winter Weather Advisory has also been issued in northern California that calls for 6-12″ of snow. Snow levels will be around 4,500-feet with this quick, hard-hitting storm tomorrow.
...A WINTER STORM WILL BRING A QUICK SHOT OF IMPACTFUL WINTER WEATHER TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.... - NOAA Reno, NV today
NOAA is forecasting 8-15″ of snow on the west slope of the Sierra and the Sierra crest. They’re forecasting 2-12″ of snow for the Tahoe basin.
Winter Storm Warning snow forecast:
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES AROUND 5000 FEET 8 TO 15 INCHES AT PASS LEVELS. - NOAA Reno, NV today for west slope & crest
Winter Weather Advisory snow forecast:
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES AT TRUCKEE AND LAKE TAHOE ELEVATIONS. 6 TO 12 INCHES ALONG THE SIERRA CREST INCLUDING AROUND DONNER AND ECHO PASSES. - NOAA Reno, NV today for Tahoe Basin
NOAA is calling for snowfall rates to be 1-2″ of snow per hour with this storm.
SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. - NOAA Reno, NV today
Snow levels are forecast to hover around 4,500-feet on Thursday & Friday.
.A WINTER STORM WILL BRING A QUICK SHOT OF IMPACTFUL WINTER WEATHER TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. - NOAA Reno, NV today
NOAA is saying winds will gust as high as 115mph with this storm.
* WIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. GUSTS ON RIDGES OF 90 TO 115 MPH. - NOAA Reno, NV today
Waves as are forecast to be 3-5 tall on Lake Tahoe on Thursday. Surf’s up.
WAVES UP TO 3-5 FEET ARE EXPECTED. - NOAA Reno, NV today
WINTER STORM WARNING for CALIFORNIA:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 922 AM PST WED DEC 2 2015 ...A WINTER STORM WILL BRING A QUICK SHOT OF IMPACTFUL WINTER WEATHER TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.... .A WINTER STORM WILL BRING A QUICK SHOT OF IMPACTFUL WINTER WEATHER TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED WITH CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PLEASE PLAN AHEAD AND TRY TO AVOID TRAVEL THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY...BLUE CANYON ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * MAIN IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW AND REDUCED VISBILITIES. CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY...PLEASE PLAN AHEAD AND TRY TO AVOID TRAVEL AT THIS TIME OVER SIERRA PASSES. * CONFIDENCE...HIGH. * TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS...INTERSTATE 80 OVER DONNER PASS AND HIGHWAY 50 OVER ECHO SUMMIT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES AROUND 5000 FEET 8 TO 15 INCHES AT PASS LEVELS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY for CALIFORNIA:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 354 AM PST WED DEC 2 2015 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: STRONG GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THURSDAY MORNING...WITH PEAK WINDS EXPECTED FROM MIDDAY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW IS LIKELY TO BEGIN LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING...LASTING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW IN THE EVENING. * WIND: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. GUSTS ON RIDGES OF 90 TO 115 MPH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES AT TRUCKEE AND LAKE TAHOE ELEVATIONS. 6 TO 12 INCHES ALONG THE SIERRA CREST INCLUDING AROUND DONNER AND ECHO PASSES. SNOW MAY BRIEFLY MIX WITH RAIN AT LAKE LEVEL THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BOATERS ON LAKE TAHOE ARE ADVISED TO AVOID GOING ONTO THE LAKE THURSDAY AS WATER CONDITIONS WILL BE ROUGH. WAVES UP TO 3-5 FEET ARE EXPECTED. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING ON ROADS SUCH AS I-80 AND HIGHWAY 50. EXPECT DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS.
