Winter Weather Advisory For Lake Tahoe

Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
255 AM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...SNOW WILL RETURN TO THE SIERRA SUNDAY...

.AN UNSEASONABLY COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW
TO THE SIERRA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WIDESPREAD
ACCUMULATIONS ARE MOST LIKELY SUNDAY MORNING WHEN THE COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH AND THE SUN IS STILL LOW IN THE SKY. SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BUT ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIMITED TO AN INCH OR LESS DURING THE DAY.

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GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
255 AM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM PDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM PDT
SUNDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...THEN TAPER TO SHOWERS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET AND 2 TO 4
INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES NEAR THE
SIERRA CREST.

* IMPACTS: SNOW IS LIKELY TO ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADS VERY LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CREATE SLICK
DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.


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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