RENO, Nev. (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued additional winter storm warnings and advisories for the Reno-Tahoe area into the weekend as a series of storms continue to make their way into the Sierra Nevada.
A winter storm warning expires at 4 a.m. Friday for the Lake Tahoe area where more than a foot of snow already has fallen at area ski resorts. But the service late Thursday issued another one effective from 11 p.m. Friday through 3 p.m. Saturday with more than another foot of snow in the forecast.
A winter weather advisory goes into effect Saturday from 4 a.m. to noon for Reno, Sparks, Carson City and surrounding areas where up to 2 inches is expected on the valley floors and up to 4 inches in the foothills.
New winter storm warnings also were issued for Lassen and eastern Plumas and Sierra counties in California north of Reno from 11 p.m. Friday to 3 p.m. Saturday where up to 10 inches of new snow is possible.
A winter storm warning will be replaced with a winter advisory at 4 a.m. Friday through 3 p.m. Saturday in the central Sierra where more than 2 feet of snow already has fallen on the ridgetops.