We've had a very dry winter in the Lake Tahoe Area. That isn't very good for the local economy, but most of all, it isn't very good for my skiing! During the winter, the locals watch the weather quite seriously. The Weather Channel is one of the most popular TV channels around here. Wednesday, the wind started to pick up, heralding a coming storm. Everyone was talking about it at the construction site/our house and the predicted snow fall got pretty large. Basically we've all been watching and waiting for this storm that is expected to hit tonight for a couple of days. The gusty winds have been teasing us for 36+ hours but fortunately the storm has taken it's time (slow storm = more snow). The snow is scheduled to begin tonight at 1 am and continue through Friday. Here's the scoop:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
338 PM PST WED FEB 21 2007
COLD PACIFIC STORM TO BRING SNOWFALL AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE SIERRA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.
A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA AND INTO THE REGION. THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED FROM EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL IN THE SIERRA BETWEEN TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY MORNING...BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATIONS AND REMEMBER TO CARRY
TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER AND CLOTHING.
I'll fill you in on the details once the powder is all tracked out.
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