Winter Weather Advisory until 4PM PST MON

bulletin remains in effect until 4:00 pm Monday for Southwest Elko County, NV

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED.

* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL, NORTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA. VALLEYS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE IN NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY. MOUNTAIN RANGES SUCH AS JARBIDGE, INDEPENDENCE, RUBY, EAST HUMBOLDT, PINON, AND TOIYABE WILL GET THE MOST SNOW.

* WHEN...THROUGH 4 PM PST TODAY. MOST SNOW WILL FALL THIS MORNING, TAPERING OFF MIDDAY. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE WET, WHICH COULD FREEZE ON ROADS AND BRING DOWN SOME TREE BRANCHES. BLOWING SNOW WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL HAZARD FOR TRAVEL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. EXPECT SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.