Jobs Peak is reflected in Brockliss Slough on Sunday morning.
Photo by Kurt Hildebrand.
A winter storm warning has been issued for the Greater Lake Tahoe area 1 p.m. Monday through 4 a.m. Tuesday.
A warning in Mono County is in effect and lasts through 4 a.m. Wednesday.
"Travel could be very difficult to impossible," according to the National Weather Service. "The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday evening and Tuesday commutes. Very strong winds could cause extensive damage to trees and power lines due to the expected heavy wet nature of the snow Small boats, kayaks and paddle boards will be prone to capsizing and should remain off lake waters until conditions improve."
According to the Weather Service, the main impacts twill be over portions of Alpine and Mono counties on Tuesday. The greatest snowfall amounts and the strongest winds will be at elevations above 7,000 feet.
Conditions are forecast to dry out by Wednesday with Thanksgiving predicted to be cold.
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Road controls are in effect in the Sierra with chains or four-wheel drive and snow tires required over Kingsbury Grade.
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A 20-inch boulder was reported around 7 a.m. Saturday about three miles up the Carson Valley side of the grade.
Chains or snow tires were required on Highway 50 along Lake Tahoe and then upgraded to requiring four-wheel drive over Spooner Summit.
All public safety power outages were cleared after high winds scoured Western Nevada on Friday.
A 64 mph gust was recorded in Sheridan at 3:30 p.m. Friday topping Weather Service reports in Carson Valley. A site between Mottsville and Centerville Lanes and one in Alpine View both hit 62 mph, with Minden Tahoe Airport reporting a 58 mph gust.
A spot in Alpine County along Highway 88 near Emigrant Trail recorded a 65 mph gust at 1 p.m.
Fredericksburg resident Jeff Garvin reported .68 inches of rain overnight.
It rained over night in Carson Valley with Sheridan Acres recoding 1.53 inches and Genoa recorded .6 inches.
Heavenly Mountain Resort reported 7 inches of snowfall on Saturday morning, bringing the season total to 30 inches.
