WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 329 PM PST SUN DEC 20 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM PST
TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM
PST TUESDAY.
* SNOW WILL BEGIN AGAIN MONDAY MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHERN SIERRA AND WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY...BECOMING HEAVIER AND
SPREADING FURTHER SOUTH MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES IN LASSEN COUNTY WEST OF
HIGHWAY 395. 4 TO 8 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 8 TO 14 INCHES IN
THE SIERRA ABOVE 7000 FEET.
* SNOW LEVELS WILL START AROUND 5500 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON QUICKLY
DROPPING TO VALLEY FLOORS MONDAY NIGHT.
* TRAVEL WILL BE AFFECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
OVER SIERRA PASSES. IT WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW TO STICK
TO THE ROADS CREATING SLICK AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS
WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST
DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN
AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
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