Weather
***UPDATE at 12:17pm Today:
NOAA has upgraded the coming storm from a Winter Storm Watch to a Winter Storm Warning and they upgraded the snowfall forecast from 12-24″ to 15-30″.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 15 TO 30 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET, WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL. - NOAA Reno, NV today
WINTER STORM WARNING for CALIFORNIA:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1217 PM PST WED DEC 21 2016
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, TRUCKEE, STATELINE,
AND INCLINE VILLAGE
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 4 PM PST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 4
PM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING: SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE TAHOE BASIN FRIDAY MORNING WITH
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDDAY SATURDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 15 TO 30 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET, WITH 8 TO
16 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL.
* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. SIERRA
RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 110 MPH.
* SNOW LEVELS: BELOW LAKE LEVEL.
* IMPACTS: VERY POOR VISIBILITY WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LIKELY
ESPECIALLY OVER THE PASSES. DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR BACK
COUNTRY ACTIVITIES AND TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 50, 88, 89, 207, 267,
THE MT ROSE HIGHWAY AND INTERSTATE 80.
***ORIGINAL ARTICLE from 8am today:
NOAA has issued a Winter Storm Watch for much of California Friday-Saturday.
Some much needed fresh snow is headed their way and plenty of it with up to 12-24″ forecasted.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET,
 WITH UP TO A FOOT POSSIBLE AT LAKE LEVEL.
- NOAA Reno, NV Today
Current CA Snow Depths:
- Mammoth = 54-132″ snowpack
- Squaw = 36″ snowpack
- Kirkwood, CA = 28″ snowpack
- Sugar Bowl = 22″ snowpack
Lake Tahoe Snowpack at 58% of Average Right Now:
Winter Storm Watch For California:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 413 AM PST WED DEC 21 2016 GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, TRUCKEE, STATELINE, AND INCLINE VILLAGE 413 AM PST WED DEC 21 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING: SNOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE TAHOE BASIN FRIDAY Â MORNING WITH A PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW LIKELY FRIDAY AFTERNOON Â THROUGH MIDDAY SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET, Â WITH UP TO A FOOT POSSIBLE AT LAKE LEVEL. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. SIERRA Â RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 110 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: BELOW 6000 FEET. * IMPACTS: VERY POOR VISIBILITY WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS Â LIKELY. DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR BACK COUNTRY ACTIVITIES AND Â TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 50, 88, 89, 207, 267, THE MT ROSE HIGHWAY Â AND INTERSTATE 80.
