FIRST SIGNIFICANT STORM OF THE SEASON BEARS DOWN ON SQUAW VALLEY

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS

AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN

EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.

* TIMING: RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION

THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL

BETWEEN 2 PM AND 8 PM.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 16 INCHES WILL ACCUMULATE ABOVE

7000 FEET...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE

TAHOE BASIN. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES WILL OCCUR AT LAKE

LEVEL.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS THIS MORNING WILL START AROUND 7000

FEET. AS THE STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THIS

AFTERNOON...SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO LAKE LEVEL.

* IMPACTS: SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE LOCAL BLIZZARD

CONDITIONS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO

NEAR ZERO AT TIMES AND CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.