RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – A series of winter storms starting tonight is expected to bring rain and snow to the Truckee Meadows and create travel impacts on area roadways, more than a month before the official first day of winter.
Meteorologists have been monitoring radar and say there could be periods tonight when the storm drops 3 inches of snow per hour in the Sierra.
Forecast calls for strong El Niño
Meteorologists are calling for a strong El Niño this winter.
“All of the long-range climate outlooks at this point are pointing wet for the winter, every single one, and in 22 years of doing this, I have never seen that much agreement before,” said Dawn Johnson, the warning coordination meteorologist at the Reno National Weather Service office.
NDOT crews prepare roads
Meg Ragonese with the Nevada Department of Transportation said crews have been preparing for these conditions all summer…