LOS ANGELES (AP) — Forecasters say a big winter storm is headed for the Sierra and much of northern Nevada, with snowfall possible on valley floors beginning late Tuesday and blizzard conditions expected in the mountains by Thursday.
The National Weather Service in Reno says as much as 4 feet (1.2 meters) of new snow is possible in the upper elevations around Lake Tahoe into Thursday.
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Weather watches are set for the Tahoe area into Thursday night.
Two to 4 feet of snow is possible Wednesday night and Thursday above 7,000 feet.
The weather service says travel could be difficult to impossible later Wednesday through Thursday with periods of white-out conditions possible.