Very Cold Winter Storm December 6th, 2013

A very cold winter storm will impact the Sierra and western Nevada Friday December 6th, 2013. Up to 2 feet of snow is expected for the Sierra crest with frigid temperatures continuing into next week.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM

WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO

10 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL REACH THE TAHOE BASIN EARLY FRIDAY EVENING

WITH A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY

MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET AND DOWN TO LAKE

LEVEL ALONG THE WESTERN SHORE. AT TRUCKEE…SOUTH LAKE AND THE

EASTERN SHORE…6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW.

* WINDS: GUSTS OF 30 MPH OR MORE IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND

GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH OVER RIDGES MAY PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE

BLOWING SNOW…LARGE DRIFTS AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

* IMPACTS: DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW

COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY WITH TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS LIKELY

THROUGHOUT THE GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA. THERE WILL BE WIDESPREAD

TRAVEL IMPACTS ON INTERSTATE 80 DUE TO SNOW LEVELS DROPPING TO

AROUND 1000 FEET WITH SIGNIFICANT DELAYS LIKELY. TEMPERATURES

BELOW 20 DEGREES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO BELOW ZERO WIND

CHILL VALUES.