Winter storm drops snow in Sierra, record rain in Reno

RENO — More than 2 feet (0.7 meters) of caller snowfall snarled postulation successful the Sierra connected Monday portion grounds rainfall successful Reno forced the closure of 1 schoolhouse and caused insignificant flooding that unopen down immoderate streets.

A wintertime tempest informing remained successful effect astir Lake Tahoe until 11 p.m. Monday. But a agelong of Interstate 80 that closed overnight reopened, and floodwaters connected rivers and streams continued to recede on the Sierra’s eastbound front.

The tempest packing winds gusting up to 90 mph (144 kph) Sunday nighttime dropped 29 inches (74 centimeters) of snowfall connected Donner Pass, wherever I-80 crosses the apical of the Sierra westbound of Truckee, California, the National Weather Service said.

All schools were closed Monday astatine Incline Village connected Lake Tahoe’s northbound shore, wherever up to 18 inches (46 cm) of snowfall was recorded. A ft (30 cm) of snowfall was reported successful California connected Tahoe’s westbound enactment astatine Homewood and 5 inches (12.7 cm) astatine South Lake Tahoe.

Snow and rainfall passim the play helped rise the h2o level astatine Lake Tahoe backmost supra the earthy rim, allowing h2o to resume flowing into the Truckee River astatine Tahoe City, California.

More than 6 inches (15 cm) of rainfall was reported westbound of Reno, astir 5 inches (12.7 cm) successful the valleys northbound of town, and much than 5 inches successful parts of Carson City.

Reno High School closed due to the fact that of large harm successful aggregate classrooms from rainfall done a leaky extortion Sunday and overnight to Monday.

The Truckee River was receding from adjacent flood signifier connected Monday aft a grounds 1.88 inches (4.5 cm) of rainfall was recorded Sunday astatine Reno Tahoe-International Airport, breaking the aged grounds for the time of 0.86 inches (2 cm) acceptable successful 1951.

By Monday morning, much than 2.5 inches (6.4 cm) had fallen astatine the airdrome implicit a 24-hour period, pushing the October rainfall full to a grounds 2.82 inches (7.1 cm), breaking the aged people of 2.65 inches (6.7 cm) acceptable successful 2010.

Rain and snowfall strength was expected to diminish crossed the portion into Monday night, with conscionable a fewer further inches of snowfall on the Sierra crest.

A precocious unit ridge was forecast to physique Tuesday Tuesday with temperatures warming done the week into 50s successful the Sierra and 60s successful the adjacent valleys.

In Las Vegas, gusty winds up to 50 mph (80 kph) and rainfall were expected Monday, the National Weather Service said, earlier skies wide connected Tuesday with a precocious adjacent 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21 Celsius).

The upwind work successful Elko predicted Monday would beryllium precise bedewed and windy, and issued a flood advisory for northeast Nevada and a flood ticker successful the Ruby Mountains.

Snow levels were expected to driblet to 5,000 feet (1,524 meters) with up to 6 inches (15 cm) of accumulation connected the highest peaks.

Rainfall could make rockslides and debris flows canyon areas that experienced slides and flows successful aboriginal August, the upwind work said.

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AP writer Ken Ritter contributed to this study from Las Vegas.