Red clouds sculpted by the wind and illuminated by the Wednesday morning sky greeted Carson Valley residents. Michael Smith, left, Frank Dressel, top right, captured a spaceship shaped cloud over Carson Valley, while Editor Kurt Hildebrand caught the last shining moment in the bottom right photo.
Genoa, Nev. — Update: About 30 minutes after posting, the state implemented chain controls over Kingsbury Grade. As of 7:35 a.m., there was definitely snow accumulating at Daggett Summit. The traffic camera showed flurries falling at Daggett Summit at 6 a.m. There aren’t any chain controls over Spooner Summit, but the highway looks pretty slushy, so those could be on the way.
There are chain controls on Highway 88, Highway 50 and Interstate 80 going over the passes. The traffic camera on Mount Rose is showing it’s dumping snow on the north end of the Lake, so keep an eye out for this evening’s commute.
Public comment will likely open this spring for the Painted Rock gravel mine, according to the Bureau of Land Management update before county commissioners 10 a.m. today. The agency is reviewing the environmental assessment conducted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Commissioners are meeting at the CVIC Hall, since their chambers are being used by the clerk’s for elections and the petition verification. The roving ballot box is in Nevada’s oldest precinct at the Genoa Town Hall 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and at the Johnson Lane Volunteer Fire Station 3-6 p.m. today.
Ray Hagar’s interview with Rep. Mark Amodei appearing in Wednesday’s Appeal didn’t hold out much hope that any lands bill is going to be heard anytime this year, much less the one Douglas County has been seeking for years.
It started raining steadily at Minden-Tahoe Airport around 4:15 a.m. Not heavily mind you. Two hours later, Fredericksburg resident Jeff Garvin reported .07 inches, and that was pretty wet for the Valley.
There’s definitely a rain shadow on our side of the Sierra, which will likely keep our precipitation totals low along the east slope. As the old saying goes “That’s fine, as long as there’s snow in the mountains.”
The snow table at Heavenly was bare earlier this morning, but has about an inch on it as of 6:44 a.m. So it’s snowing up top. We’ll see how that progresses today.
What rain we receive will mostly fall before 10 a.m. The wind will pick up to 5-10 mph out of the west, gusting to 20 mph. I suspect we’ve already hit the forecast .05 inches forecast in places. The high temperature today is expected to hit 47 degrees.
Kurt Hildebrand is editor of The Record-Courier. Contact him at khildebrand@recordcourier.com or 775-782-5122.
