A state snowplow heads down the Valley side of Kingsbury Grade in an nvroads.com screen capture.
Chains or snow tires with four-wheel drive are being required over Kingsbury Grade as of 8:15 a.m. after snow started to cover the road.
As of 8:30 a.m., no road controls have been implemented on Highway 50 over Spooner Summit, but that could change at any time.
It started raining in Genoa right around 7:30 a.m. as birders gathered for the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count at the River Fork Ranch.
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Over the first couple of hours of the second high-wind warning in three days, conditions have not been quite as breezy as Friday morning.
A couple of 44 mph gusts were recorded at an aerometer just south of Mottsville Lane and Highway 88 around 5 a.m. today. The same site had a 79 mph gust by this time on Friday.
The mid-station gondola site at Heavenly recorded a 64 mph wind gust at 5:40 a.m.
There is a chance of around a fifth of an inch to fall in Minden later today, with higher amounts toward the foothills.
The warning is in effect until 7 p.m. today with 25-40 mph gusts in Carson Valley gusting up to 50 mph in wind-prone spots and up to 100 mph over the ridges.
As of 6 a.m., National Weather Service radar shows the brunt of the storm focusing north of Carson City.
The only road controls listed at nvroads.com this morning are a high-profile vehicle ban on Interstate 580 through Washoe Valley.
As of 6 a.m. NVEnergy.com doesn’t show any outages, but that could change as the day wears on.
“Be prepared for hazardous driving conditions in wind prone areas, especially for high profile vehicles,” Weather Service Meteorologist Amanda Young said. “Wind gusts reaching 50 mph will bring choppy lake conditions with wave heights of 2-5 feet on larger area lakes. Also, look for brief periods of blowing dust rising from areas dry lake beds and playas across the Basin and Range. Other potential impacts include downed trees, powerlines, and power outages.”
A winter weather advisory is in effect for the Lake Tahoe area, from Incline Village to Markleeville through 8 p.m.
Forecast snow accumulations of 2-6 inches are predicted with up to a foot above 7,000 feet west of Highway 89.
