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Snow Expected in Sparks Through the Weekend

January 3, 2017 By Sparks Tribune Leave a Comment

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Snow began falling Monday afternoon at the Sparks Marina and is expected to continue in Northern Nevada off and on through next week. A winter weather advisory is in effect for the Reno-Sparks area beginning Tuesday afternoon.
Blowing snow is creating poor visibility for travelers east and west of Reno as a winter storm makes its way into the Sierra Nevada, where a foot or more of snow is expected around Lake Tahoe by Wednesday night.

Light snow fell in Sparks on Monday afternoon into the evening and should increase at times as the week goes on.

A winter weather advisory was issued for the Reno-Sparks area from 4 p.m. Tuesday until 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Snow on the valley floor is expected to be around 2 to 4 inches, with 4 to 8 inches above 5,000 feet. Wind gusts could also reach up to 40 miles per hour in some areas.

The unsettled winter weather is forecasted to continue through the weekend, with a chance of snow on Saturday into Monday.

The National Weather Service also issued a winter storm warning Monday for the Sierra’s eastern front north of Reno in effect until 4 p.m. Wednesday.

The warning goes into effect at 10 a.m. Tuesday through 4 a.m. Thursday for an area around Lake Tahoe stretching south to Mammoth Lakes, California.

The service said about 2 inches of snow had fallen on the west edge of Reno Monday afternoon, with as much as a foot at the top of some Tahoe ski resorts.

Nearly 7 inches of snow was reported about 70 miles north of Reno near Susanville, California.

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