There's a little more snow on Jobs Peak on Tuesday morning after the brunt of a winter storm was limited to the upper altitudes of the Sierra.
A brief flurry around 11 a.m. Monday was the most snow Minden got from a storm that is expected to continue in the Sierra Nevada today.
Kingsbury Grade was one of several routes in the mountains with road controls on Tuesday morning, though nvroads.com only shows a little snow on the road. By lunchtime most of those road restrictions had been lifted.
After going back and forth, the National Weather Service settled on 4 p.m. today for the expiration for a winter storm warning in the mountains.
One of the reasons for the uncertainty in the duration of the winter storm warning is that it appears to be accelerating through the region.
“Therefore we are expecting the event to end sooner than originally anticipated,” National Weather Service Meteorologist Hector Crespo said early Tuesday morning. “The main area of concern continues to be Alpine to Mono County where the heaviest wet snow is expected. Especially over Mono County above 8,000 feet where snow rates of 2-3 inches per hour are likely. Another 1-2 feet of snow are also likely near the crest over southern Mono.”
Snow above 7,000 feet remains in the forecast through today before diminishing on Wednesday morning.
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A winter storm warning for the Greater Lake Tahoe area is in effect Monday through 4 a.m. Wednesday.
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 will 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.
Visit nvroads.com for up-to-date information.
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.
