WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 223 PM PST THU NOV 26 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM PST
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM PST
FRIDAY.
* TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN
QUICKLY CHANGE TO ALL SNOW. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL BETWEEN
10 AM AND 4 PM.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 ACCUMULATIONS OF 3
TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH UP TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000
FEET. EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY.
* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL START ABOVE 5000 FEET EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING THEN FALL TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY NOON.
* IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
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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