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Yet another winter storm will be moving into the Tahoe area this week. The storm is forecasted to drop as much as a foot of new snow west of the lake. The most recent models are showing that the storm will be arriving Monday night with the heaviest snowfall occurring during the day on Tuesday. This should make for a fantastic Thanksgiving weekend of skiing and riding at the Tahoe area ski resorts!
Powder Alert is issued for heavy snow in the Sierra during the day Tuesday into the evening. Snow showers continue there on Wednesday. Total amounts will be 10-12 inches above 7,000 feet and 4-8 inches at lower elevations. – Powderchasers.com
Special Weather Statement
…TRAVEL IMPACTS LIKELY FOR THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY…
A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL DROP SOUTH SOUTHEAST INTO EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA TUESDAY THEN LINGER THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
EARLY TUESDAY STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD CREATE SIGNIFICANT TURBULENCE FOR ANYONE FLYING IN FOR THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. STRONG CROSS WINDS OF UP TO 50 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SOUTH DURING THE DAY TUESDAY AND USHER IN MUCH COLDER AIR ALONG WITH PERIODS OF SNOW. THERE ARE STILL SOME UNCERTAINTIES REGARDING THE AMOUNT OF SNOW THE REGION WILL RECEIVE…BUT GUSTY WINDS MAY COMBINE WITH EVEN LIGHT AMOUNTS OF SNOW TO CREATE HOLIDAY TRAVEL IMPACTS WITH THIS STORM. IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA ONE FOOT OR MORE IS POSSIBLE FROM TUESDAY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY. IN THE SIERRA VALLEYS UP TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. IN THE LOWER VALLEYS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. THESE AMOUNTS COULD RISE IF THE STORM SYSTEM STAYS OVER THE WATERS OF THE EASTERN PACIFIC A LITTLE LONGER.
MUCH COLDER AIR SETTLES OVER THE REGION FROM TUESDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. HIGHS WILL BE AS MUCH AS 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL…REACHING ONLY THE 20S IN THE SIERRA VALLEYS AND LOWER TO MID 30S IN WESTERN NEVADA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA. THIS WILL THE BE COLDEST AIR THUS FAR THIS SEASON AND PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE EARLY TO AVOID COLD RELATED PROBLEMS.
AS MENTIONED…THERE ARE SOME UNCERTAINTIES WITH THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORM AND THIS WILL AFFECT SNOW TOTALS. CHECK BACK FREQUENTLY FOR UPDATES TO FORECAST SNOW TOTALS ALONG WITH MORE INFORMATION ON THE WINDS AHEAD OF THE STORMS AND THE COLD TEMPERATURES LATER IN THE WEEK.
