WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 252 PM PST WED DEC 30 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM
THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING AND BE
HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 8 TO
12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH
TONIGHT. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS MAY REACH 100 MPH.
* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW WITH POSSIBLE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
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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