Ok, the storm is here and so is the Hype. In Tahoe, we fear the storm hype because
we’ve all seen these things downgraded to almost nothing in the past. Personally, I don’t see that happening this
time. So, lets HYPE IT UP! Why, not? We might as well have some fun with it, right?
First off, lets look at what all our official current
sources are saying:
Noaa.gov:
- TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN WEST OF HIGHWAY 89 LATE THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING IN INTENSITY AND SPREADING INTO THE REST OF THE TAHOE BASIN
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
- SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE 7000
FEET. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE
LAKE.
TahoeWeatherDiscussion.com:
5 day totals could be around 2-3+ feet at lake level with
3-5 feet above 7000 ft., and 5-7 feet along the crest. This is going to be very
light and powdery snow so you may want to break out the snorkels.
TahoeLoco.com:
Tonight there will be a six or seven hour period of very
heavy snow and high winds - probably white-out conditions across much of Tahoe.
Snow will continue into Wednesday before tapering to showers. Temperatures will
plunge behind the front on Wednesday, with highs in the low 20s at 7000 feet.
By Wednesday night we should have at least two feet of snow at 7000 feet and
more than that — up to four feet total — at the higher elevations.
I’m now feeling bold enough to say that this is going to be
one ass kicking storm. The worst it’s
gonna be sounds to be about 2 feet. The
best sounds like it could be over 5.
Either way, I’m a happy camper.
AND it looks like this isn’t the end of it.
TahoeWeatherForecast.com offers us this hope for the future:
"Take a deep breathe because unlike November and December the
fun is going to last longer than a week. Next week the storms look smaller and
cold as the ridge is a little closer and the storms come down the coast with
less over water trajectory to pick up moisture. Then the following week going
into the first week of March the pattern points to a possible redevelopment of
the ridge further West. That would allow them to dig again and pick up more
moisture. It looks like the storm door should stay open into the beginning of
March".
Ah, yes. Life is
looking very good. Very, very good. It’s great to be from Lake Tahoe, once again.
