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Tahoe is getting ready for a week of large weather events that could drop up to 10 feet of snow in the region. Although this is awesome news for skiers and boarders it is also a time to make sure you are prepared as the roads are going to be bad, visibility is going to be non-existant as snow rates are supposed to be 1-2 inches per hour for most of the week, and most likely power will be lost at some point.
My checklist:
*Make Sure you have plenty of food, the stores may run out of certain items, especially stock up on non-perishables
*Make sure to fill up your propane tank or stock up on briquettes for your grill as you might loose power and have to use your grill to cook
*Make sure you have flashlights with fresh batteries and candles readily available in case of a power outage
*In some areas where electric pumps are needed for water you will want to make sure that you have water on hand for drinking and flushing toilets as water may not be available if the power goes out
*Check the weather forecast frequently:
National Weather Service: http://www.noaa.gov/
Tahoe Weather Geek: http://www.tahoeloco.com/http:/www.tahoeloco.com/topics/weathergeek
Tahoe Weather Blog: http://northstarsnow.blogspot.com/
*Check road conditions from CalTrans: http://www.dot.ca.gov/cgi-bin/roads.cgi
*Make sure your skis are waxed up, be safe, and have fun in the snow!
**Remember to ski/ride with a buddy!
See below for the current Winter Storm Warning from the National Weather Service
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
322 PM PST SUN JAN 17 2010
...FIRST SYSTEM AFFECTING THE SIERRA...
.THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF WINTER STORMS IS MOVING THROUGH THIS
SIERRA THIS AFTERNOON. MODERATE SNOW WILL AFFECT THE SIERRA
THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN TAPER TO SHOWERS TONIGHT.
A MUCH STRONGER SYSTEM WILL REACH THE SIERRA MONDAY MORNING...WITH
HEAVY SNOW AND HIGHER WINDS AFFECTING THE MOUNTAINS MONDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH
THE SIERRA...SNOW FALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR OR MORE WILL
MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT WITH POSSIBLE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN NEVADA MONDAY
AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS MAY LOWER TO THE VALLEY FLOORS AS COLD AIR
MOVES OVER THE SIERRA. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON VALLEY
FLOORS WITH SEVERAL INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS. TRAVEL
DURING THE MONDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTES COULD BE
IMPACTED BY SLICK ROADS.
ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN
NEVADA TUESDAY...WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY
BRING STRONG WINDS AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...WITH SEVERAL FEET
OF SNOW IN THE SIERRA AND SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ON THE NEVADA
VALLEY FLOORS.
CAZ072-NVZ002-181300-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0001.100118T0000Z-100119T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
322 PM PST SUN JAN 17 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4
AM PST TUESDAY.
* LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL AFFECT THE SIERRA THIS EVENING THEN
TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS TONIGHT. SNOW WILL INTENSIFY MONDAY
AFTERNOON WITH HEAVY SNOW INTO MONDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN NEAR 6000 FEET...WITH A RAIN SNOW MIX AT
LAKE LEVEL POSSIBLE INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP
BELOW 6000 FEET BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 FEET WILL OCCUR ABOVE 7000 FEET
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND
WEST OF HIGHWAY 89.
* BELOW 6500 FEET...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL LIMIT
ACCUMULATIONS INTO MONDAY MORNING. FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES WILL OCCUR.
* SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. RIDGE WINDS WILL GUST UP
TO 100 MPH.
* TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50
AND 89 DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...MONDAY AND MONDAY
NIGHT WITH POSSIBLE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW
DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...
FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - STORM STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
445 AM PST SUN JAN 17 2010
CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-180100-
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-
MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
445 AM PST SUN JAN 17 2010
...CURRENT LIST OF WATCHES WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...
* WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY FOR
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES ABOVE 5000 FEET.
* WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY FOR
MONO COUNTY ABOVE 7000 FEET.
* WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST
TUESDAY FOR THE GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA ABOVE 7000 FEET.
...STORM INFORMATION...
* THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING...THEN THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL
BRING MORE RAIN...SNOW...AND INCREASING WINDS TO THE SIERRA AND
WESTERN NEVADA.
* SEVERAL STORMS WILL FOLLOW MONDAYS SYSTEM...IMPACTING CALIFORNIA
AND NEVADA THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THE STORMS WILL BE DRIVEN ACROSS
THE PACIFIC BY A STRONG JET STREAM WITH WINDS OVER 200 MPH AND A
MASSIVE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA.
* FORECAST MODELS CONTINUE TO BRING WAVES OF MOISTURE INTO THE
SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA APPROXIMATELY EVERY 24 HOURS WITH THE
STRONGEST AND COLDEST SYSTEMS MOVING IN WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...
* OVER THE WEEK LONG PERIOD...SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY
IN THE SIERRA WITH LESSER AMOUNTS IN THE WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS.
SEVERAL FEET OF SNOW IS LIKELY IN THE SIERRA...WITH SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ON THE WESTERN NEVADA VALLEY FLOORS BY MID TO LATE
WEEK WITH THE ARRIVAL OF COLDER AIR.
...WINDS...
* GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL OCCUR WITH MONDAY`S STORM WITH PEAK WINDS
OCCURRING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. OVER 100 MPH GUSTS AT
RIDGE TOP IN THE SIERRA ARE POSSIBLE AND AROUND 45 MPH GUSTS IN
THE VALLEYS.
* STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES WITH EACH
SUBSEQUENT STORM. MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN
PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA AND THE SIERRA VALLEYS. THE BEST
CHANCE FOR STRONG WINDS IS ON MONDAY...AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY INTO
THURSDAY.
...TRAVEL IMPACTS...
* THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND IN THE SIERRA MAY PRODUCE
SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS AND PERIODIC ROAD CLOSURES
MONDAY...WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. PERIODS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
WITH LOW VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY IN THE SIERRA. AIR TRAVEL INTO
AND OUT OF THE RENO AIRPORT MAY BE IMPACTED BY PERIODS OF STRONG
WINDS AND/OR SNOW.
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