Winter Weather Advisory For Lake Tahoe Area

Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
401 AM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011

...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.AN UNSEASONABLY COLD LOW PRESSURE AND COLD FRONT WILL SPREAD
BANDS OF SNOW OVER NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN.

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GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
401 AM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE BY LATE AFTERNOON NEAR THE SIERRA
CREST...SPREADING ACROSS INTERSTATE 80 AND THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN
THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET...WITH 5 TO 9
INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* IMPACTS: SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS ACROSS MOST OF THE LAKE
TAHOE BASIN WITH CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY OVER MOST PASSES THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

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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MJD

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