Winter Storm Warning
NWS Reno NV ยท US
Details
Winter Storm Warning In Effect From 10 AM Friday To 10 AM PST Saturday
- Event
- Winter Storm Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Prepare
Description
What
Heavy wet snow. Snow accumulations near 12 inches above 7000 feet, with up to 6 inches below 7000 feet. Snow accumulations up to 20 inches along the crest west of Lake Tahoe. Wind gusts of 70 to 90 mph over ridges and gusts of 35 to 45 mph for Truckee and Lake Tahoe communities. Wave heights 2 to 4 feet on Lake Tahoe.
Where
Greater Lake Tahoe Area.
When
From 10 AM Friday to 10 AM PST Saturday.
Impacts
Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday evening commute. Strong winds and Sierra cement snow could cause damage to trees and power lines. Strong winds and rough waves on Lake Tahoe will create hazardous conditions for small watercraft.
Additional details
A burst of heavy snow is likely with this system late Friday afternoon into Friday evening with snow levels falling to as low as 5500 feet.
Instructions
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.
Affected areas
- Greater Lake Tahoe Area
- Greater Lake Tahoe Area
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Reno NV
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~1m4s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M77E90HJP327R0X7NK0N5DYF
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0e46de464708a8211a1f979b4629df14bae2f4ab.001.2
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Reno NV
- AWIPS ID
- CAPREV
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.4322
- WMO heading
- XOUS55
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 55
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | WSW |
| NationalWeatherService | WSW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | WSWREV |
| WMOidentifier | WWUS45 KREV 120833 |
| NWSheadline | WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0004.261113T1800Z-261114T1800Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-14T10:00:00-08:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Greater Lake Tahoe Area
- Greater Lake Tahoe Area
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 006003 |
| SAME | 006017 |
| SAME | 006057 |
| SAME | 006061 |
| SAME | 032005 |
| SAME | 032031 |
| SAME | 032510 |
| UGC | CAZ072 |
| UGC | NVZ002 |