Jobs Peak is wreathed with clouds on Friday morning as reflected in Brockliss Slough below Genoa.
Photo by Kurt Hildebrand.
Booms echoed across Carson Valley this morning as Heavenly Mountain Resort conducts avalanche control in the wake of receiving 21 inches of new snow.
That’s on top of the 5 inches the resort indicated receiving on Thursday morning.
The Sierra Avalanche Center has issued a backcountry warning for a high danger through 7 p.m. today between Yuba and Ebbetts passes including Lake Tahoe.
“Travel in, near, or below avalanche terrain is not recommended and should be avoided,” according to the center.
The warning is also in effect for the Sierra in Mono County until 4 p.m. today.
Significant snow fell in the upper elevations from the second atmospheric river two hit the Sierra this year.
What snow arrived in the Valley occurred on the front end of the storm before warmer conditions turned it to rain.
A winter storm warning expired at 10 a.m. today without any additional snow.
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As of 6 a.m. Friday, the temperature remains well above freezing in Carson Valley.
Forecasters are still predicting snow 7-10 a.m. though without the accumulation some parts of the Valley saw on Thursday morning.
As of 5 a.m., almost an inch an hour of snow was falling at the Heavenly Valley SnoTel site.
Chain controls are in effect in the Sierra around Lake Tahoe.
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A winter weather advisory has been extended for the Western Nevada valleys until 10 a.m. Friday.
Cold temperatures are expected to freeze the rain that fell on Thursday as scattered snow showers could develop later today, according to a notice issued just after noon Thursday.
A half-foot of snow fell in Genoa, with around an inch in Minden. Most of the snow on the streets in the center of Carson Valley quickly succumbed to the rain that fell during the day.
However, forecasters are predicting another 1-3 inches tonight with 6-8 inches above 5,500 feet, including the Pine Nuts.
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While a half-foot of snow fell in Genoa by Thursday morning, the snow turned to rain at daybreak, and started to melt.
The snowfall prompted the Douglas County School district to declare a snow day.
The snow storm favored more northern locations in Carson Valley, with road controls in effect across Douglas County, including on Highway 395 from Indian Hills to Holbrook Junction.
Highway 88 is closed from 3.5 miles east of Silver Lake to Kirkwood due to snow, according to the California Department of Transportation.
Chains are required on all vehicles except four-wheel-drive with snow tires on Highway 50 between Twin Bridges to Meyers.
Roads.dot.ca.gov is showing Interstate 80 is closed to tractor trailers between the Nevada Stateline and Applegate due to concerns over traction.
The storm seemed to have focused on the northern half of the Valley with locations further south reporting mostly rain.
A gauge in Fish Springs recorded .56 inches of rain, while one in Ruhenstroth showed .92 inches.
Fredericksburg resident Jeff Garvin reported .15 inches of precipitation with a dusting of snow.
Heavenly Mountain Resort reported 5 inches of snow over the past 24 hours at 6:45 a.m. Thursday.