WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 259 PM PST THU DEC 10 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM PST FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL LATE TONIGHT LASTING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN THE SNOWFALL FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE THE SECOND SYSTEM ARRIVES.
THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FIRST SYSTEM: UP TO 4 INCHES WITH THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILLS. SECOND SYSTEM: UP TO 6 INCHES
THROUGH THE VALLEYS WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS.
* WINDS: FIRST SYSTEM: SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. SECOND SYSTEM: SOUTH
TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED BELOW HALF A MILE IN
SNOW...ESPECIALLY WITH THE SECOND SYSTEM. THIS WILL HAVE A
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE AND WEEKEND
TRAVEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY
CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS WILL BECOME
SLICK...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
$$
WINTER STORM WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 259 PM PST THU DEC 10 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM PST FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL LATE TONIGHT LASTING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN THE SNOWFALL FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE THE SECOND SYSTEM ARRIVES.
THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FIRST SYSTEM: UP TO 4 INCHES WITH THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILLS. SECOND SYSTEM: UP TO 6 INCHES
THROUGH THE VALLEYS WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS.
* WINDS: FIRST SYSTEM: SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. SECOND SYSTEM: SOUTH
TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED BELOW HALF A MILE IN
SNOW...ESPECIALLY WITH THE SECOND SYSTEM. THIS WILL HAVE A
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE AND WEEKEND
TRAVEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY
CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS WILL BECOME
SLICK...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
$$
AIR QUALITY ALERT
Warning Issue Date: 1037 AM PST THU DEC 10 2009
WHICH IS CONSIDERED UNHEALTHFUL.
ALL RESIDENTIAL...COMMERCIAL AND OPEN BURNING IS PROHIBITED IN THE
RENO-SPARKS AREA UNTIL AIR QUALITY IMPROVES. FOR MORE INFORMATION
CALL THE WASHOE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT RECORDED AIR QUALITY
MESSAGE AT 775-785-4110.
$$
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