The Sierra's first winter storm of the season is making for difficult travel on snowy mountain highways, dumping rain across most of northern Nevada and triggering a strong wind advisory around Las Vegas.
Chains or snow tires are required on most mountain highways around Lake Tahoe.
Three to four inches of snow was reported Monday morning at the Mount Rose Ski Resort near Reno and more than a foot was expected above 8,500 feet before the storm is expected to move off to the north and east by Tuesday morning.
Elko is expected to get snow tonight as well.
NV Energy reported power outages affecting more than 3,000 customers at Incline Village and about 1,500 in the Washoe Valley south of Reno.
Stormy conditions were blamed for a three-car crash that temporarily closed the Mount Rose Highway in both directions Sunday night.
