Carson City area weather: Warming by weekend, 'parade' of storms possible ahead of Thanksgiving
With Western Nevada and Sierra finally seeing some rain and snow showers, weather forecasters say more may be on the way next week through the Thanksgiving holiday period.
The National Weather Service in Reno notes that a "parade of cold winter storms is possible" for the Thanksgiving holiday period and could significantly affect holiday travel. The storms are set to begin Tuesday night with periods of snow possible through the weekend.
Snow is likely at all elevations, including the valley floors, according to forecasters. Amounts are yet to be determined so continue to monitor the forecast and begin planning ahead for any potential travel impacts.
Meanwhile, light accumulating snow will occur into Thursday through the eastern Sierra from the Tahoe Basin into Mono County with some travel impacts especially over area passes. The cold temperatures will linger into Thursday, without much in the way of gusty winds. It will be drier with a slow warming trend after Thursday and into the weekend.
For travelers, the Nevada Department of Transportation is encouraging drivers to sign up for e-mail and text alerts for their own frequently-traveled state routes.
Launched in 2006, the 511 Nevada Travel Info service allows motorists to dial 511 toll-free, 24 hours a day or log onto nvroads.com for automated state road conditions, on-line traffic cameras, roadway weather information, scheduled event road closures, construction updates and more.
Out-of-state callers can dial 1-877-NV-ROADS to receive the same information. With Nevada law prohibiting use of handheld devices while behind the wheel, NDOT asks motorists to dial or log on before driving.
The system’s “MY511NV” feature allows drivers to sign up to receive text or e-mail messages regarding roadway chain requirements, weather, incidents, events and construction on their most-traveled routes.
To sign up, users simply log onto nvroads.com here, select the “My511 NV” link and register to receive customized reports for state roads of their choice. The alerts are free, excluding text message fees imposed by individual phone carriers.
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