snow coverage is expected to become widespread in the sierra morning hours with impacts for the morning commute. leave plenty of time to reach your destination this morning as sierra passes will be impacted by snowfall. the snow level forecast for western nevada remains tricky this morning with the potential for a few inches to fall if snow levels remain low, or practically no snow accumulation on lowest today president obama will address the nation with his plan to take executive action on gun control--targeting the so-called gun-show loophole, pledging that anyone trying to buy a gun on the internet or at a gun show will have to undergo a background check. abc's lana zak has reaction this morning. script: . "join or renew your membership with the national rifle association, get into the gun show for free." sales at gun shows and firearms stores have been especially busy.... james hillin, owner, full armor firearms "any time that the president gets up there and starts talking about gun control, people will actually go and get guns // potential gun restrictions was a motivating factor f

there are two shortwaves with this system, the first impacting the sierra late tonight-friday, and the second friday evening-saturday. strong winds develop across sierra ridges this afternoon, with south- southwest gusts increasing to 80-100 mph by midnight. wind prone locations along including along highway 580, will see an increase in winds this evening, with gusts 40-50 mph developing by midnight. for wrn nv valleys, the stronger winds will develop friday during daylight hours with gusts 30-50 mph likely. earlier simulations showed somewhat of a break in sierra precipitation friday night between the two shortwaves, but the latest dont show much of a break. air mass stability and southerly flow should maintain strong shadowing for the east slopes of the sierra and across wrn nv through at least friday. the second shortwave will eventually lead to spillover precipitation into western nv by late friday night or early saturday morning, but keeping tahoe blue will be a little bit easier -- today. the next system will impact the region friday and saturday with a period of moderate to heav

not many changes made to the forecast this morning as a couple of the sierra and western nevada. the first is already impacting northeast california and the sierra and will were injured in a crash along pyramid highway yesterday afternoon. it happened around 4 o'clock in the northbound lanes just north of queen way. the crash backed up traffic for about 3- hours. no word yet on the extent of injuries or what triggered the crash. turning now to a developing story. the 16 year old shot in the head at pat baker park last week died over the weekend. now the 15 year old accused of pulling the trigger is charged with murder. and in order to try him as an adult, the district attorney's office will have to tred new legal ground. kolo 8 news now's ed pearce explains. 00-:25 :25-:36 :36-1:23 last tuesday a fight at pat baker park in northeast reno ends in gunfire. shots fired into a car strike a 16 year old in the head. saturday he died of those wounds and a 15 year old arrested days earlier open murder. before october of 2014, he would have been automatically tried as an adult, but the 201

with 40s for the sierra. afternoon highs will warm a few additional degrees for wednesday with mid 50s possible for the lower valleys and mid 40s to low 50s in the sierra. as the ridge breaks down wednesday, warm air advection will bring increased cloud cover with virga and a few sprinkles north of i-80 late wednesday night and thursday. we're less than a week away from the iowa caucuses -- and the race for the number one spot is heating up. on the republican side it's trump versus cruz. and for the democrats... it's clinton versus sanders. the campaigns are striking hard-- trying to capture those final votes-- and win in the first contest for the presidency. abc's lana zak has the latest from washington. the countdown to the iowa caucuses is now cruz sot "171 hours, that's all we have till the iowa caucuses. ted cruz, seeing his poll numbers slip in recent days, urged voters to turn out. cruz sot "it's now or never. we can't get it wrong again." but wrong, is what donald trump is saying about cruz, telling su

across the region this week with periods of impact to travel, especially across the sierra. at this time, the greatest impacts will be today and wednesday as a couple of stronger storms bring more widespread and moderate snowfall potential. not many changes made to the forecast this morning as a couple of winter storms move into the sierra and western nevada. the first is already impacting northeast california continue to move into the region through today, while the second system will push in wednesday. both systems will bring snow to the sierra and northeastern ca with travel impacts the parks and recreation commision and the reno city council will meet today to discuss a plan about expanding the athletic fields at north valleys regional park. the project has an estimated 2-point-2- million dollar price tag. the plan is to put in new softball , baseball, soccer, and football fields across from the existing park. washoe county has about 1-point-2 million dollars to contribute from the sale of water rights, from sierra sage reno would have to remainder. trt: 12 andy bass, dir

wind advisory in effect for the sierra and western nevada from 7 am friday until 4 am saturday. gusty wind is in the and fence damage, and blowing dust and debris are all possible. winter storm warning for the sierra, including the tahoe basin, from 4 pm friday until 10 am saturday. winter weather advisory for plumas and lassen counties from 10 pm friday until 10 am saturday. a series of storms will affect the region from friday through late sunday. friday will be very wet, with high snow levels and windy conditions at times, especially from the sierra crest east across nevada. by early will arrive, dropping snow levels and changing rain to snow showers. precipitation will lighten on saturday and then increase saturday night and sunday. this system will bring all snow, with snow levels down to valley floors. expect winter driving conditions in the sierra late friday through sunday, with slippery conditions in the valleys early saturday and again sunday and sunday night. very cold temperatures will follow the stormy weather early next week. -jeff from 7 am friday until 4 am saturd

storm total snow for the sierra through likely be around 6 to 12 inches is medium with snow for the sierra. elevations of northeastern ca and will likely be a mix of rain/snow with snow levels hovering around 4000-4500 feet. a few inches of snow may occur in some locations in the lower valleys, but forecaster confidence is low with snow chances for the lower valleys for now. takeaways...minor winter travel impacts are possible monday. significant travel impacts are expected late monday night into wednesday morning for the sierra. snow impacts are possible mighty mississippi turning illinois neighborhoods into islands.. after cresting at a record high. now all that water is rolling south.. threatening millions downstream. abc meterologist indra petersons reporting in from the flood zone. roof after roof peaking from the swollen mississippi. tonight the floods is growing. in illinois, authorities recovering the second body of two teenagers whose truck was swallow last week by rising waters. 3 still missing. 25 lives lost and more than 100 homes destroyed. hardest hit this weekend, alexander

it began today at the grand sierra and goes all week... the semifinals are friday, followed by the championship bouts on saturday the reno aces announced their coaching staff today... and phil nevin will be back for a third season... nevin interviewed for positions with a few big the offseason, nationals, padres and the marlins .... two seasons, 14 more than he's lost... he led the aces to the league championship that's when they also tied the franchise record with 81 wins. there's a ton of changes on his staff... gil heredia is the new pitching coach... he played for 10 years, and won 15 games with tack wilson joins the staff as a bench coach... masa abe is the new trainer, and matt tenny is the strength and conditioning coach... greg gross is back as jeff is back with another check of your forecast. tonight: snow likely before 10 pm, then a slight chance of snow showers between 10 pm and 4 am. cloudy, with a low around 26. southwest wind around 5 mph. chance of precipitation is 60%. new snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

winter storm warning for the sierra, including the tahoe basin, from 4 pm friday until 10 am saturday. winter weather advisory for plumas and lassen counties from 10 pm friday until 10 am saturday. a series of storms will affect the region from friday through late sunday. friday will be very wet, with high snow levels and windy conditions at times, especially from the sierra crest east across nevada. by early -jeff if the storm brings a sizable amount of snow to the valley floor... the city of reno says its ready to clean most... but not all of it up. kolo 8 news now's colin lygren is standing by live with which streets get plowed first, and why. colin? sarah the city is not able to plow every single road in town... simply because... there are too many. throughout town there are two thousand two hundred forty four lane miles of road. plowing that much pavement would require about fifty plows working around the clock. the city of reno... only has 19 plows. so... instead of cleaning the snow off of every road... crews just focus on arterials... and collector roads. in other words... roa

forecaster confidence is medium with snow for the sierra. for the lower elevations of northeastern ca and western nevada there will likely be a mix of rain/snow with snow levels hovering around 4000-4500 feet. a few inches of snow may occur in some locations in the lower valleys, but forecaster between armed protesters and the federal government... we'll tell you why they if so - count yourself among the more than 42-million people traveling to the casino corridor. it's a number that breaks the 2014 record visitation for sin city. that's according to the las vegas convention and visitors authority. the group announced shortly before new year's that it expected to break the 20-14 record of 41.1 million people. how do they know? the public agency's lead researcher isn't saying information competitive. the 40-year-old formula takes into account trends, casino-hotel occupancy, travel habits and airline traffic among other factors. the estimates aren't any different than those other destinations rely on from third-parties - except this group polls

wind advisory in effect for the sierra and western nevada until 10 pm. gusty wind will continue, with power outages, tree and fence damage, and blowing dust and debris all possible through the evening. winter storm warning for the sierra, including the tahoe snow totals of 1-3 feet above 8000' are possible, with 4-8" down to lake tahoe. expect controls and winter driving conditions, especially after 10 pm as snow levels fall. winter weather advisory for plumas and lassen counties from 10 pm friday until 10 am saturday. several inches of snow and winter driving conditions are expected as the cold air arrives and snow levels fall early saturday morning. flood advisory for the sierra through saturday morning due to heavy, high elevation rains, and snow melt. flooding is expected primarily on smaller creeks and streams, but main stem rivers above reservoirs may also quickly rise. winter storm watch for sunday for western nevada. a second winter storm will bring occasional snow, with winter driving conditions possible on valley floors. stormy weather will cont

significant snow accumulations are likely in the sierra above 8000 feet. liquid totals for friday-friday night will range from 1-2 inches along the sierra crest to 0.50 inch or less for western nevada. highs clouds have kept temperatures up a bit early this morning and thus valley inversions are not as strong as yesterday morning. areas of fog have also developed in the the region today and thursday. the next system will impact the region early friday and this weekend. rain, high elevation snow and gusty winds on friday with snow levels snow likely in the higher elevations of weekend. &&.short term... forecast remains on track for the end of the week, with high confidence in a winter storm impacting the area. biggest areas of uncertainty are the timing of a cold front forecast to move through the region friday night and saturday, and the potential for a second burst of heavy precipitation on sunday. snow levels will start above 8000 feet, then fall to 5000 feet or less after the front passes friday night or saturday. significant snow accumulations are likel

it's no surprise that we've gotten a good amount of snow this year in the sierra. today, nevada will find out exactly how much with the winter's first manual survey. a hydrologist from the natural resources conservation service is heading up to the mount rose summit to measure the snowpack. that will give us an idea where we stand for the year - and what we can expect for the region's water supply for next year. ice skaters took advantage of the frozen little washoe lake over the weekend. but its important to dangers to walking or playing on ice "nats of hockey" parents and kids from the area are turning little washoe lake into their own personal ice skating rink. many are taking advantage of the open space. these children were under parental supervision. one parent even tested out the depth of the ice with a drill... saying it's deeper than the recommended four inches. "this is pretty thick ice right now. it's really solid. you don't hear any cracking. we've been all the way around the lake, just about everywhere. one of the tell tell signs is the clarity of the ic

the main core of the atmospheric river moisture plume is currently pushing its way across the sierra and into western nevada. heavy rainfall accumulations have been reported along the west slopes of the sierra so far this morning with some sizable shadowing along the east slopes. right along and just to the east of the crest, rainfall accumulations in the 1 to 3 inch range have been reported thus far and a few tenths to about half an inch of rain across western spillover precipitation will increase through the morning as a front drops south across the region. along with the front will come a sharp drop in snow level which currently is falling below 7,000. caltrans webcams show snowfall rapidly accumulating along i-80 through the sierra with chain controls in effect. expecting about 6-12" of accumulations between 8,000-7,000 feet with more in the 3-6" range below about 7,000. travel impacts will continue through the morning before diminishing in intensity through the morning hours. heavier snowfall will persist through the early afternoon through mono county as the main moisture plume

if you've been wondering how much snow has fallen in the sierra this year - you're about to get your answer. a hydrologist from the natural resources conservation service will be at the mount rose summit tomorrow to measure the snowpack. that will give us an idea where we stand for the year - and what we can expect for the region's water supply for the coming year. a man is in custody after shooting and injuring a storey county sheriff's deputy during a domestic violence call yesterday afternoon. it happened around 4:30 - in the virginia city highlands. deputies, responding to a report of domestic violence were confronted by 51-year- old charles stutts. stutts fire a rifle several times... hitting one of the deputies and another person who was in the area. sheriff gerald antinoro, tells kolo 8 the deputy did return fire... and stutts surrendered. the deputy and stutts were taken to the hospital for treatment of gunshot wounds. both are expected to be ok. county jail on charges including attempted murder of a peace officer. the deputy's name has not been released, but -- per protocol--

winter storm warning for the high sierra and west slope until 10 pm. additional snow totals of 6-12" are possible in the high sierra. expect controls on sierra passes and travel delays. winter weather advisory for the sierra front, including reno-sparks and carson city, until 7 pm. snow showers will continue through evening, with slippery spots likely after sunset and overnight as temperatures drop. wednesday until 1 pm thursday. additional snow totals of 4-8" are possible around the lake, with road controls. expect winter driving and travel delays. after a brief break, another storm will push through the area on wednesday. this system will drop south quickly, limiting overall snowfall potential, although slightly colder temperatures will allow more of the snow that falls to stick . intermittent snow in the sierra will continue, and road controls should be anticipated through thursday morning. the thursday, with a quieter weather pattern setting up for the weekend and early next week. aside from a slight chance of saturday snow showers, dry weather can

50 in the nevada valleys with 40s for the sierra. warm a few additional degrees for wednesday with mid 50s possible for the lower valleys and mid 40s to low 50s in the sierra. as the ridge breaks down wednesday, warm air advection will bring increased cloud cover with virga and a few sprinkles north of i-80 late wednesday night and thursday. winds will also increase thursday in the northern sierra and northeast california, with gusts over 50 mph on ridges in around 30 mph in the lower elevations. there could be enough wind to mix out the western nevada valleys thursday afternoon. if the mixing occurs, western of the week. air quality may decrease today and wednesday as surface inversions develop across next system moves into the region early friday bringing rain, snow and gusty winds into the weekend. high pressure will pass over the sierra and western nevada today, then flatten on wednesday as a strong pacific jet noses toward 130 west longitude. for today, fog in the northern sierra valleys . . . . may 16, 1929 - the first academy a

winds on friday with snow levels lowering and significant snow likely in the higher elevations of the sierra for the how's traffic looking so far? traffic running smoothly. no major delays on reno area highways. no major delays on highways in northern california. back to you in the studio. thanks very much mike. new this morning... sparks police need your help finding two suspects who they say robbed the mccarran mart on east greg street just before midnight. a clerk at the store said the two men were wearing masks. one of those men ordered her to the ground with a gun while the other took cash from the register. both suspects are described as white or hispanic. the first suspect was last seen wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt with a black leather vest. the other suspect was wearing dark blue clothing with a black beanie cap and white shoes. if you have any information about this robbery call secret witness at 322-4900. a crash involving one vehicle left at least 74 nv energy customers without power early this morning. that power has been restored. reno police say a driver was traveling east

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winter weather advisory for the sierra crest and west slope tuesday, from 4 am until midnight. road controls and winter driving conditions are expected above 7000', with up to a foot of wet snow possible. another, warmer storm system will move through the region on tuesday. snow will pick up early in the morning in the high sierra, with controls on the passes likely by sunrise. snow will mix with and change over to rain at times in the tahoe basin, with wind and rain in the forecast below 6000'. valley wind gusts will likely exceed 55 mph by tuesday afternoon, especially in wind-prone areas. wednesday and thursday will be fairly quiet weather days, with partly to mostly cloudy skies and temperatures about ten degrees above average for mid-january. another storm will push onto the coast on friday, bringing more mountain snow nevada and the sierra tuesday, from 10 am until 7 pm. winds of 25 to 45 mph are expected, with gusts up to 55 mph or nevada and the sierra tuesday, from 10 am until 7 pm. winds of 25 to 45 mph are expected, with gusts up to 55 mph or greater possible. winter

a weak slider-type system continues to push through the sierra. associated moisture has been mostly confined west of the sierra crest in central california. there were a few showers in the sierra and around reno earlier in the night, but largely only trace amounts of snow fell. webcams did show some snow covered roads in lassen county and there could be some slick conditions mainly from truckee northward. however, the vorticity lobe is shearing out, and snow showers are dissipating. there will be some lingering cloud cover today from this system, but very little chance of further precipitation. otherwise, there could be some patchy freezing fog along typical sierra locations like the martis and sierra valleys this morning. a ridge of high pressure will settle over the region from this afternoon through wednesday night. the only real weather concern will be valley inversions resulting in poorer air quality each morning with poor mixing conditions as well. even with the inversions, temperatures will warm above seasonal averages into the low/mid 50s f

snow showers linger thursday, but appear to remain confined to the sierra. operational models are picking up on a weak shortwave quickly passing through the region for late thursday into friday, but there are some timing differences so forecaster confidence is relatively low. this shortwave would likely bring additional snowfall to the sierra with some travel implications. kept chances for showers in the forecast through the end of the work week. weishahn long term...saturday through wednesday... only minor changes were made to the ongoing forecast. a couple of weak systems will impact the region saturday and again tuesday, possibly followed by another storm either wednesday or thursday. overall, temperatures will remain below normal with the potential for weak inversions developing sunday into monday. medium range forecast models have come into better agreement regarding the shortwave for saturday. the trend has been toward the ec solution, which had been the most consistent the past few nights. the sierra on saturday, which gradually elongates southward tow

this is not capability to create travel problems across the sierra. initial snow estimates are in the 4-8 inch range through the sierra with upwards of a foot possible right along the crest. western nevada could also see some light spillover by saturday morning with around an inch of snow possible. this system is fairly quick moving so most of the shower activity should begin dissipating by late afternoon. overall, model guidance is showing respectable agreement and have medium confidence at this now to north korea's claims that it successfully conducted a hydrogen bomb test. those claims now being called into question. intelliegence officials suggesting that it likely wasn't a hydrogen bomb... saying it would have registered at least 50 kilotons of power. like this was more around 6 or 7 kilotons. it's far too small to be even a failed h-bomb. a hydrogen bomb is a thousand times more powerful than the atomic bombs dropped on hiroshima and nagasaki. it has never been used in war. after the announcement, the u-n security council held an emergency meetin

winter storm warning for the sierra, including the tahoe basin, from 4 pm friday until 10 am saturday. winter weather advisory for plumas and lassen counties from 10 pm friday until 10 am saturday. a series of storms will affect the region from friday through late sunday. friday will be very wet, with high snow levels and windy conditions at times, especially from the sierra crest east across nevada. by early saturday morning, colder air will arrive, dropping snow levels and changing rain to snow showers. precipitation will lighten on saturday and then increase saturday night and sunday. this system will bring all snow, with snow levels down to valley floors. expect winter driving conditions in the sierra late friday through sunday, with slippery conditions in the valleys early saturday and again sunday and sunday night. very stormy weather early next week. -jeff cam 3 - wx mic forecast. power outages, tree and fence damage, and blowing dust and debris are all possible. winter storm warning for the sierra, including the tahoe basin, from 4 pm friday until 10 am saturday. winter weathe

a broad area of low provide light snow across the sierra and western nevada this morning. accumulations have been generally less than an inch since last night but still enough to cover roadways and likely create travel impacts for the morning commute. an additional few inches is possible across the sierra through the morning but with the bulk of the activity over with, will allow the winter weather advisories to expire as scheduled. provide light snow showers across the sierra and western nevada this have been generally less than an inch since last night but still enough to cover roadways and likely create travel impacts for the morning commute. an additional few inches is possible across the sierra through the morning but with the bulk of the activity over with, will allow the winter weather scheduled. the best potential for snow showers will shift eastward this afternoon with some deformation on the departing low. accumulations of 1 across far eastern pershing, churchill, and mineral counties today. most shower activity will diminish tonight with only a few lingering flur

winter weather advisory in effect for the sierra, including the tahoe basin, until 10 am friday. snow totals of 4-8" are possible in truckee and at lake level, with up to 14+" above 7000'. expect road controls and winter driving conditions through friday morning. a series of storms will continue to move through the region through the middle of next week, with valley showers and wind, and sierra snow in the forecast. the latest system will keep controls on most sierra roads through friday morning, with occasional light to moderate snow. valleys will see gusty wind overnight, with rain and snow showers. little or no accumulation of snow is expected below 5000'. after a brief friday afternoon break, another storm comes in friday night into saturday, with more storms lining up for late sunday through tuesday. -jeff wind-prone areas. winter weather advisory in effect for the sierra, including the tahoe basin, until 10 am friday. snow totals of 4-8" are possible in truckee and at lake level, with up to 14+" above 7000'. expect road controls and winter driving conditions through friday

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along with strong winds across much of western nevada and the eastern sierra. impacts for tonight will transition to heavy snow in the sierra and rain changing to snow in the lower elevations. specifics on winds and found in the latest wind advisory and winter storm statements. + storm today and saturday... light precipitation ahead of the main plume reached the northern sierra around 11am yesterday evening. current snow levels are with strong winds, rain, and high elevation snow. a cold front will bring lowering snow levels tonight and saturday. be prepared for travel impacts in the sierra and western nevada throughout the weekend and possibly into early next week. little change in forecast reasoning over the last 24 hours. a winter storm with a deep moisture plume moving into northern sierra south today and tonight. a cold front tracking from north to south will drop snow levels from 8000-9000 feet to 4000-5500 feet this evening and tonight. main impacts today will be periods of heavy rain over northeast california and in the northern sierra along with strong

bulk of the next storm is expected to move into the sierra this morning and then into midday. spillover look spectacular with this storm, so we anticipate most of the impacts and precipitation will remain in northeastern california and the sierra locations. the system is also still trending a bit farther south than the previous storm, so heaviest precipitation amounts will likely be south of highway 50 as the storm pushes into the area. looking at satellite early this morning there is quite a bit of lightning with the storm as it moves into the west coast. if convective activity continues then stronger precipitation bands could move across the sierra resulting in localized snow amounts much higher than currently forecast. winter weather advisories are basin for this morning and for mono county later this afternoon, where the most significant travel impacts will occur. details are available in the winter weather advisory products. snow showers linger from tonight through thursday, but appear to remain confined to the sierra. operational models are picking up on a weak shortwave

there are two shortwaves with this system, the first impacting the sierra late tonight-friday, and the second friday evening-saturday. strong winds develop across sierra ridges this afternoon, with south- southwest gusts increasing to 80-100 mph by midnight. wind prone locations along the sierra foothills, including along highway 580, will see an increase in winds this evening, with gusts 40-50 mph developing by midnight. for wrn nv valleys, the stronger winds will develop friday during daylight hours with gusts 30-50 mph likely. earlier simulations showed somewhat of a break in sierra precipitation friday night between but the latest dont much of a break. air southerly flow should maintain strong shadowing for the east slopes of the sierra and across wrn nv through at least friday. the second shortwave will eventually lead to spillover precipitation into western nv by late friday night or early saturday morning, but amounts may initially be quite light. today. the next system will impact the region friday and saturday with a period of moderate to heavy snow in the sierra and a mix of

freezing fog advisory for the sierra and western nevada until 10 am. visibility down to zero and slippery roads are likely through the morning commute. use low beams and take it slow. winter storm warning for the high sierra and west slope wednesday, from 10 am until 10 pm. additional snow totals of 6-14" are possible in the high sierra. expect controls on sierra passes and travel delays. winter weather advisory for the tahoe basin from 6 am wednesday until 1 pm thursday . additional snow totals of 4-8" are possible, with road controls likely. expect winter driving wednesday: a 30 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. patchy freezing fog before 11am. cloudy, with a high near 35. southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. new snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. wednesday night: a 50 percent chance of snow showers. cloudy, with a low around 23. southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight. new snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. reno police are investigating an overnight stabbing. it happened just after midnight at

is when we start to see this though hit the sierra and spill over into western nevada. during the day we could have a bit of a break in by saturday night we are expecting even more snow to make its way in. with the system we are only expecting a few inches in the sierra and then simply and inch on the valley floor. i would have a closer look at this for you in just a few minutes in the full forecast. >>> all right, tay medicine. what will be the largest jackpot ever wanted the u.s., the frenzy over powerball tomorrow's price past $800 million, and it is still growing . northern nevada members have been in line waiting to buy their tickets. stretched from was a half a mile along i-80 as locals across the state line to submit their numbers. news four went out to talk to some who were waiting up to 2.5 hours to see what people planned to do if they won those millions. >> i would give a quarter to my son and his family, i would make uncle sam so happy, he would be my best friend, and i'm going to travel. >> i'll be her best friend. for anyone who still want to buy a powerbal

below zero wind chills are also expected with gusty winds along the sierra ridges this weekend. low pressure across the region will begin to lift out today with increasing southwest temperatures, you may be looking indoor activities to keep kolo 8 news now's chris buckley shows us some family-friendly options. the recent cold snap has helped boost business for some of the area's indoor entertainment options. e-z air trampoline park winter break. "normally people come in and think its just for kids but parents get out its a great source of exercise for everybody whether its jumping or dodgeball or basketball." their laser tag venue next door has also been players of all ages. "every friday and saturday from 8 to 10 we have a combo package for unlimited laster tag place to burn energy and have fun." archery has seen a rise in business "it's been kind of tough to go outside its been fantastic here a lot of new faces and a lot of faces that we've seen before." they offer equipment and instruction for all ages and abilities "as young as 8 we've seen some around 6 ifyou can pull it bac

for the high sierra. expect winter driving and road controls at times through the evening. this stormy pattern will continue through at least early next week. a series of pacific storms will move on-shore and through the region, with a storm about every other day in the forecast. carry chains and expect winter driving conditions in the sierra above 6000'. for the lower elevations, breezy, showery weather will continue at times. this active weather will last into next week, and likely beyond. -jeff tonight: scattered rain and snow showers before 10 pm. around 28. west wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. winds could gust as high as 25 mph. chance of precipitation is 30%. little or no snow accumulation expected. thursday: mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. winds could gust as high as 25 mph. thursday night: a chance of rain and snow after 10 pm. mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. west wind 10 to 15 mph. chance o

shows the cold front located near the sierra crest. it will continue to move east, passing across the tahoe basin and sierra foothills over the next couple of hours and across western nv during the rest of the morning. the snow level is currently above 6,000 feet in the tahoe basin but will continue to lower and rain should change to snow at lake level before sunrise. a winter weather advisory remains in effect through 4 pm today for travel impacts above 5000 feet in northeast ca today, including at yuba and fredonyer passes, and for all roads in the tahoe basin and mono county. gusty south winds increased after midnight as expected with peak the suspected robber now behind bars. atlantis casino just after two this afternoon. casino security held the suspect and a woman until police arrived. the man, who has not been identified, faces charges of battery with a deadly weapon. the woman who was with him is being held on unrelated charges. teh victim was taken to renown, and is expected to be ok. the las vegas police department is investig

for the high sierra. expect winter driving and road controls at times through the evening. this stormy pattern will continue through at least early next week. a series of pacific storms will move on-shore and through the region, with a storm about every other day in the forecast. carry chains and expect winter driving conditions in the sierra above 6000'. for the lower elevations, breezy, showery weather will continue at times. this active weather will last into next week, and likely beyond. -jeff tonight: scattered rain and snow showers before 10 pm. mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. west wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. winds could gust no snow accumulation expected. thursday: mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to could gust as high as 25 mph. thursday night: a chance of rain and snow after 10 pm. mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. west wind 10 to 15 mph. chance of precipitation is 50%. little or no snow accumulation expected. f

gusty winds and the snow falling in the sierra. windier than the other storms. 20s, 40s depending on where you are. the wind keeping the temperature warmer in reno, mixes out the cold air from the valleys. that's why the temperature is warmer there. we're looking at snow in the mountains, it is spilling into western nevada as rain and snow showers, it's mild enough most of what fans -- falls in reno is snow shower activity. snowflakes at times. the storm system will wrap itself up as we head into the evening, on thursday the second half of the day more snow arrives in the sierra. we're looking at another round, it's active seven-day forecast. winter weather advisory remains in place for the entire sierra. looking for a lot, this is a moderate system. one to three for the foothills, 3 to 6 at lake level and 6 to 12 at the sierra crest. seven-day forecast pretty active across the board, we have the storm system for the day. lots of wind. occasional rain and snow showers, thursday and friday, things are quieter, saturday another round

pattern will set up across the region this week with periods of impact to travel, especially across the sierra. at this time, the greatest impacts will be tuesday and next weekend as a couple of stronger storms bring more widespread and moderate snowfall potential. small adjustments were made to the ongoing forecast, but the overall message remains the same. the storm door is open this week with ski resort after a chair fell off the ..north bowl lift.. yesterday morning. this is video from lara miller who was on the ski lift when it happened. the resort stopped operating the chair lift immediately and sent ski patrol to safely evacuate everyone who was on it... in all 65 people had to be evacuated. no one was injured in the incident. heavenly's lift maintenance team is conducting a complete investigation into the cause of the chair's fall. a man is in custody after shooting and injuring a storey county sheriff's deputy during a domestic violence call. it happened around 4:30 saturday afternoon - in the virginia city highlands. deputies, responding to a report of domestic violence were confront

the space agency announced the new contract with sparks- based sierra nevada corporation. they will join space-x and orbital a-t-k in launching cargo to the international space station. sierra nevada will launch from cape canaveral, florida. the flights will run through 2024. a consumer alert to tell you about this morning... the newest phone scam that is making its way around the country.. and what you need to do to avoid becoming a victim but first... lindsey matherly will be back with your complete weather now forecast. announcer: "you're watching kolo 8 news now midday, with dave lawrence and weather with when you stay connected to your kids, they'll stay connected to you. the boys town national hotline can help. call the boys town national hotline at 1-800-448-3000 (tdd# 1-800-448-1433) and now your kolo 8 hour-by-hour weather forecast with lindsey matherly. a series of storm systems will impact the sierra and western nevada through next week with periods of gusty winds...mountain snow and valley rain. a weak storm brings light snow and rain late tonight and saturday,

snow will pick up early in the morning in the high sierra, with controls on the passes likely by sunrise. snow will mix with and change over to rain at times in the tahoe basin, with wind and rain in the forecast below 6000'. valley mph by tuesday afternoon, especially in wind-prone areas. wednesday and thursday will be fairly quiet weather days, with partly to mostly cloudy skies and temperatures about ten degrees above average for mid-january. another storm will push onto the coast on friday, bringing more mountain snow and valley rain and wind. -jeff from 10 am until 7 pm. winds of 25 to 45 mph are expected, with gusts up to 55 mph or greater possible. the sierra crest and west slope tuesday, from 4 am until midnight. road controls and winter driving conditions are expected above 7000', with up to a foot of wet snow possible. another, warmer storm system tuesday. snow will pick up early in the morning in the high sierra, with controls on the passes likely by sunrise. snow will mix with and change over to rain at times in the tahoe basin, forecast below 6000'. valley wind gusts will li

with periods of impact to travel, especially across the sierra. at this time, the greatest impacts will be tuesday and next weekend as a couple of stronger storms bring more widespread and moderate snowfall potential. && .short term... small adjustments were made to the ongoing forecast, but the overall message remains the same. the storm door is open this week with periods of widespread and moderate snowfall that will likely impact travel across the sierra and may also impact lower valley floors of ski resort after a chair fell off the ..north bowl lift.. yesterday morning. this is video from lara miller who was on the ski lift when it happened. the resort stopped operating the chair lift immediately and sent ski patrol to safely evacuate everyone who was on it... in all 65 people had to be evacuated. no one was injured in the incident. heavenly's lift maintenance team is conducting a complete investigation into the cause of the chair's fall. a man is in custody after shooting and injuring a storey county sheriff's deputy during a domestic violenc

the annual fundraiser for sierra arts features more than 100 beers for you to sample.... the all you can responsibly drink fundraiser is tomorrow at the nugget casino... mardi gras may still be two weeks away... but you can celebrate early with mardi crawl.. dress up in fun outfits and collect beads.. the bar crawl is saturday night at 8. the reno tahoe senior winter games is back... if you're over 50 you still have time to register to compete in fitness activities like archery... snowshoeing.. pickleball and much more.. the games start saturday and run through february 14th. the reno big horns take on the santa cruz warriors sunday at the reno events center... tip off is at 3. celebrate the joy of music and community at the 12th annual evening of romance winter masquerade ball... the evening features musical performances by the reno jazz orchestra and the note-ables.... that's therapy programs in our area. the grown-ups are taking over the discovery museum... social science is an adults only night of hands on science demos and projects... along with drinks and appetizers.

yesterday we had a round in the sierra. today is the biggest and most rebust as far as snowfall is concerned. wednesday and thursday are weaker. 29 in town with partly cloudy sxiez and 82% humidity. 20s and 30s for most areas. now we're starting to see the arrival of the snow showers. they're shadowing out quite a looks like reno-sparks is trying to get going. it kind of skips over the far western portion of nevada, that's the shadowing effect and then comes back if you head east of pyramid lake down through places like lovelock and fallon. mix of rain and snow with icing possible showing up on radar at the moment. today is is the best potential for spillover snow to make its way down to the valley locations in far western nevada especially during the morning hours. breaking apart in the afternoon and evening into the sierra. by tonight, break for the overnight hours, another round arrives tomorrow with less spillover potential than today. we'll continue to see snow shower activity heading into thursday as well. a few more r

for the high sierra. 4 to 8 inches around the lake. even 5 to 10 inches down in the white mountains over in the eastern portion of the state we are watching for five to 8 inches of snow expect travel impacts along the interstates and then some blizzard conditions are in available potentially in the sierra. on doppler radar we have a few snow showers picking up right now up towards the lake. snow is falling and then down into carson city as well as into south reno. and out in the eastern portion of the state there is snow showers near battle mountain. putting your future cast in motion what we have going on is this low pressure right here this trough is bringing, pumping i should say moisture into the california coast north to southern california rain all around. that's going bring snow and more snow into the sierra as well as the eastern portion of the state into your day on tuesday. but right now it is 29 degrees in reno. calm winds. we're watching that relative humidity begin to rise as the storm does approach. around the area temper

this storm will bring additional snowfall to the sierra with gusty winds and rain, possibly ending as a period of snow, for the lower elevations. precipitation is arriving onshore over northern california ahead of an upper low moving towards the pacific northwest. radio" traffic center. how's traffic looking so far? traffic running smoothly. no major delays on reno area highways. no major delays on highways in northern california. back to you in the studio. thanks very much mike. anim grisly new details are coming out this morning regarding a murder case out of humboldt county. kolo 8 news now's matt vaughan joins us with the latest on what detectives are now learning. there have been a lot of developments in the murder of james erwin in just the past few weeks ... after the victim's wife ... along with another man ... were arrested in connection with the crime. ... detectives now say 57- year old pam erwin of elko .... and 52-year-old james melendez ... tried to encase james erwin's body in concrete when they buried him in a shallow grave. that grave was found in the foothills south

we'll see rain in the sierra which has started for us. we'll see the snow level drop tonight and into tomorrow bringing a good amount of snow to the mountains through the weekend too. here is a summary of events for storm over the weekend in up into the mountains in the sierra, the winds pick up 20 to 30 miles per hour gusting 40 to 55, ridge tops up to 90 to 115 today and rain for most elevations of the sierra today. the snow level is very high upright now around the 9,000- foot mark or so give or take so really high up. that means most folks in the mountains see rain, but the extreme tops of the mountains may see snow. rain chance over to snow tonight for the sierra as the levels start to drop. windy, as well. 20 to 35, gusting to 45 to 65. wind prone areas 60 to 80 miles per hour today. rain will still over with dry breaks and also rain and snow showers with dry times over the weekend for the valleys. how much snow in the mountains? above 7,000, 6 to 12. foothills 1 to 3. valleys 0 to 1. this will be that wet and heavy snow. it is known

there are two shortwaves with this system, the first impacting the sierra late tonight-friday, and the second friday evening-saturday. strong winds develop across sierra ridges this afternoon, with south- southwest gusts by midnight. wind prone locations along the sierra foothills, including along highway 580, will see an increase in winds this evening, with gusts 40-50 mph developing by midnight. for wrn nv valleys, the stronger winds will develop friday during daylight hours with gusts 30-50 mph likely. earlier simulations showed somewhat of a break in sierra precipitation friday night between the two shortwaves, but the latest dont show much of a break. air mass stability and southerly flow should maintain strong shadowing for the east slopes of the sierra and across wrn nv through at least friday. the second shortwave will eventually lead to spillover precipitation into western nv by late friday night or early saturday morning, but amounts may initially if you're looking to invest in anything-- if you're looking to invest in anything-- experts are saying it should be in gold -- sin

snow will pick up early in the morning in the high sierra, with controls on the passes likely by sunrise. snow will mix with and change over to rain at times in the tahoe basin, with wind and rain in the forecast below 6000'. valley wind gusts will likely exceed 55 mph by tuesday afternoon, especially in wind-prone areas. wednesday and thursday will with partly to mostly cloudy skies and temperatures about ten degrees above average for mid-january. another storm will push onto the coast on friday, bringing more mountain snow and valley rain and wind. -jeff tonight: rain likely after 4 am. increasing clouds, with a low around 34. south wind around 5 mph. chance of precipitation is 60%. tuesday: rain likely, mainly before 10 am. cloudy, with a high near 52. windy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. winds could gust as high as 45 mph. chance of precipitation is 60%. tuesday night: a 20 percent chance of showers before 10 pm. partly cloudy, with a low around 33. southwest wind 10 town recently... the winter weather is actually making it more thanks, j

impact the region today and saturday with gusty winds and a period of moderate to heavy snow in the sierra. a mix of rain and snow is expected for the lower valleys. early next week, drier weather returns with near average temperatures. very few changes were made to the forecast because model are on track this morning. temperatures warmed at many sierra valley locations when gusty south winds kicked in and reversed any began spilling over into thanks very much mike. police are still looking for suspects in connection with a robbery and shooting at an abandoned apartment building off wedekind road. but they say they've arrested two people they believe were also involved. 21-year-old darius jones was charged with possession of a stolen firearm and possession of stolen property. 25-year-old christina rooney is charged with trafficking, possession of stolen property, and child endangerement. police say rooney and another unidentified man targeted a couple at an empty apartment intersection of sutro street and wedekind they say the female was struck by one of the suspects and the man threatenin

there are two shortwaves with this system, the first impacting the sierra late tonight-friday, and the second friday evening-saturday. strong winds develop across sierra ridges this afternoon, with south- southwest gusts increasing to 80-100 mph by midnight. wind prone locations along 580, will see an increase in winds this mph developing by midnight. for wrn nv valleys, the stronger winds will develop friday during daylight hours with gusts 30-50 mph likely. earlier simulations showed somewhat of a break in sierra precipitation friday night between the two shortwaves, but the latest dont show much of a break. air mass stability and southerly flow should maintain strong shadowing for the east slopes of the sierra and across wrn nv through at least friday. the second shortwave will eventually lead to spillover precipitation into western nv by late today. the next system will impact the region friday and saturday with a period of moderate to heavy snow in the sierra and a mix of rain and snow for the lower valleys. early next week, drier weather returns with near average temperatures. mo