[Nick Koan]

Originally Posted by dknv

Ok - question, is it going to dump more snow tomorrow?

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
441 AM PST WED JAN 5 2005

...MAJOR WINTER STORM BECOMING MORE LIKELY FOR THE SIERRA AND
PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY..

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA THURSDAY
NIGHT AND MAY SPREAD SNOW MAINLY OVER MONO COUNTY. BY FRIDAY...AN
INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE FROM THE GULF OF
ALASKA TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WHILE ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE
AND A STRONG JET STREAM PUSH INTO THE SIERRA. THIS WEATHER PATTERN
WOULD BE FAVORABLE FOR PRODUCING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAVY
SNOWFALL IN THE SIERRA AND INTO THE VALLEYS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND
EXTREME WESTERN NEVADA.

THIS STORM MAY BE AS STRONG OR EVEN STRONGER THAN THE SNOWSTORM
WHICH OCCURRED DECEMBER 30 AND 31. ..WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
SEVERAL FEET OF SNOWFALL IN THE SIERRA. A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW IS
POSSIBLE IN SOME VALLEYS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA...
ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 95 AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50.

TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA IS DISCOURAGED FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AS
ROADS MAY RAPIDLY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. STRONG WINDS
COMBINED WITH THE SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY
OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND PASSES. PREPARATIONS FOR THIS STORM SHOULD
BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. RESIDENTIAL STREETS MAY BECOME
IMPASSABLE EVEN FOR VEHICLES WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE.. ESPECIALLY IN
VALLEY AREAS WITH EXISTING HEAVY SNOW COVER FROM LAST WEEKS STORM.

ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL IN EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS STORM.