Forecast for the 25th-26th
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 10:32 am
From the National Weather Service:
...COLD PACIFIC STORM TO AFFECT HOLIDAY TRAVEL SUNDAY AND MONDAY..
A DEVELOPING STORM IN SOUTHWEST CANADA IS FORECAST TO BRING SNOW
AND WIND TO THE SIERRA BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH POTENTIAL FOR
HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES FROM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. STRONG WINDS
WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW OVER THE PASSES. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING MUCH COLDER
TEMPERATURES AND LOWER SNOW LEVELS BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...BRINGING
THE POSSIBILITY FOR SNOWFALL IN WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS BY MONDAY
MORNING.
ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE SIERRA SUNDAY SHOULD PLAN TO HEAD OVER
THE MOUNTAIN PASSES DURING THE MORNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
FACING HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO THE
LATEST WEATHER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM.
...COLD PACIFIC STORM TO AFFECT HOLIDAY TRAVEL SUNDAY AND MONDAY..
A DEVELOPING STORM IN SOUTHWEST CANADA IS FORECAST TO BRING SNOW
AND WIND TO THE SIERRA BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH POTENTIAL FOR
HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES FROM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. STRONG WINDS
WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW OVER THE PASSES. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING MUCH COLDER
TEMPERATURES AND LOWER SNOW LEVELS BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...BRINGING
THE POSSIBILITY FOR SNOWFALL IN WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS BY MONDAY
MORNING.
ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE SIERRA SUNDAY SHOULD PLAN TO HEAD OVER
THE MOUNTAIN PASSES DURING THE MORNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
FACING HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO THE
LATEST WEATHER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM.