Another winter storm packing heavy snow and powerful winds is moving into the Sierra Nevada
RENO, Nev. — — Another winter storm packing heavy snow and powerful winds was moving into the northern Sierra Nevada late Friday where as much as 4 feet of snow is forecast in the upper elevations around Lake Tahoe over the weekend.
The U.S. Forest Service activated a backcountry avalanche watch late Friday in the central Sierra including Tahoe and warned of higher avalanche danger Saturday into Sunday. As much as 18 to 28 inches of snow is forecast through the weekend at lake level, and up to 4 feet at elevations above 7,000 feet with 50 mph winds and gusts up to 100 mph .“You could be stuck in your vehicle for many hours,” the weather service in Reno warned.
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