be prepared for travel impacts in the sierra and western nevada throughout the weekend and possibly into early next week. short term... 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

air quality may decrease today and wednesday as surface inversions develop across western nevada. the keeton" from the "koh radio" traffic center. how's traffic looking so far? smoothly. no major delays on reno area highways. no major delays on highways in northern california. studio. thanks very much mike. an officer involved shooting left one man dead near the meadowood mall. the shooting happened yesterday around 5: 30 p-m after a car crash on mccarran. reno police say several cars were involved in the accident but everyone walked away with non-life threatening injuries -- police say started acting erratically shortly after the crash. witnesses from marinello school of beauty - just two buildings down from the incident - say the the man pulled out a gun. that's when two reno police officers shot and killed him. "anytime we have multiple crime scenes, an officer involved shooting and an accident, you have two separate crimes involved in one incident, so it's going to take a while to piece together what happened this evening. reno police say the harmed but will be placed on admin

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 10am with afternoon highs approaching 50 in the nevada valleys 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

current ir satellite imagery showing a widespread area of low stratus across much of western nevada. some of the decks have lowered to the surface across carson city and through the carson valley this morning with visibility at the minden airport having already dipped near 1/4 mile. some clearing is evident across lassen police believe a driver who crashed his s-u-v into a local 7-eleven was drunk. "oh, please man. don't do this. please." 44-year-old andre for d-u-i, reckless driving, driving with a suspended license-- and child abuse or neglect. police say two young children ages 9 and 10 were in the s-u-v at the time of the crash. turns out, it was just hours after he was released from jail for a previous d-u-i. the crash took out the front door, along with several slot machines at the location at 2nd street and wells. turning now to a serious crime in stead. thieves pried open a community mail box and stole mail. now people in the neighborhood are worried that their personal information is at risk. kolo 8 news now's ed pearce has the story. 00-:10 :10-:15 :15-:25 :25-1:20 someone

if the mixing occurs, western nevada highs may climb of the week. air quality may decrease today and wednesday as surface inversions develop across western nevada. the 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 sprint has cut 25- hundred jobs at six customer service centers and its kansas city area headquarters as part of its plan to cut 2 and-a-half billion dollars in costs. the country's number 4 wireless service provider said its subscribers are increasingly using the sprint zone app and are going online for customer care needs - a trend that has led to the job cuts. shares of the company are down more than 39 12 percent in monday's trading. two former disney employees have filed class-action lawsuits against the entertainment giant, saying they were illegally replaced by foreign workers. the forme

current ir satellite imagery showing a stratus across much of western nevada. some of the decks have lowered to the surface across carson city and through the carson valley this morning with visibility at the updates on the stories we covered... head to our webchannel... kolo-t-v-dot-com. ----- hairstyles provided by rumors hair salon. ----- closed captioning provided by st. mary's regional medical center. ----- copyright 2016 -- gray >>> wanna drop those holiday pounds but think you don't have the time? then pay attention. we're getting you healthy in a hurry with delicious dishes that'll have you looking and feeling great in no time. michael's got an incredible 5 in five recipe that'll have minutes.

this would promote lower snow levels down to 4000 feet encompassing most western nevada valley floors. there is a growing concern that this system may not be quite as benign as the models are leading us to believe as there are some subtle signals that are showing up. the later and subsequently colder arrival of the front, weak forcing aloft with surface the nevada interior suggest the possibility of more significant impacts from this system. based on this guidance and past experience with these sneakier systems, 2 inches of accumulation around the reno metro area would be possible if the variables line up reasonably well allowing a snow band to form along and ahead of the frontal boundary. 2 inches of snow around reno/carson city would make the roads slick for the monday morning commute. this scenario has about a 25% chance of occurrence. stay tuned, more details about this later today. otherwise, ridging builds across the west later monday continuing into the work week. temperatures will trend warmer into tuesday with highs in the low/mid 50s for western nevada valleys and upper 40s

travel impacts possibly for portions of western nevada as well. && .short term... warm air advection is producing light snow showers for locations north of susanville and gerlach this morning. light accumulations the women of congress. how these senators are working together to create real change. then, is your behavior teaching your child how to be a bad sport? and later, lifestyle expert andrew skipper is taking us antique shopping. his tips will help you find versatile one-of-a-kind pieces. we're making moms life easier one small victory at a time. moms everyday... a show made by moms for moms. rebecca regnier: all right, there's a book out there. have you guys heard about this? it's called the primates of park avenue. a sociologist moves to manhattan and finds out

to show a rain shadow developing across much of western nevada and the eastern sierra by noon, as the jet noses into northern california and precipitation intensifies along the northern sierra crest. most locations will gust at 45-60 mph with wind prone areas and foothills gusting at 60-80 mph. winds and warm air aloft will help raise afternoon highs into the low 60s across western nevada, which could set new record highs in a few locations. happy birthday to . . . . . . oprah winfrey .how old do you think oprah is today? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 years old staying active in your golden years can be challenging.... but the senior winter games is a chance to get out, get active and go for gold... kolo 8 news now's rebecca kitchen is live with a preview of the games. is a program dedicated to promoting and implementing fitness programs and activities for people 50 years and better. the games offer participants individual and team competitions. participants compete within age groups to win gold, silver, and bronze medals! opening ceremonies saturday, january 30 10 am - 12 pm sands

be prepared for travel western nevada weekend and possibly short term... 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 west slopes of the sierra so far this morning with some shadowing along the east slopes. right along and just to the east 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 nevada. 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

this would promote lower snow levels down to 4000 feet encompassing most western nevada valley floors. there is a growing concern that this system may not be quite as benign as the models are leading us to believe as there are some afternoon. police were called to the star of reno motel at fourth and arlington around two this afternoon. officers arrived, to find a woman with stab wounds to her back and stomach. she was taken to renown for treatment of those injuries. based on the information we received, information was given to other officers, they were able to locate the suspect a couple of blocks away and reno officers are talking to her now. at this time... reno police say the woman is now in custody. no word on what prompted the stabbing - and the names of the women involved have not been released. 20-year-old austin miller is in custody on two counts of armed robbery and one count of obstructing an officer. around 1:30 this morning... police were called to an am/pm on after an armed robbery. a short time later.... officers attempted to stop a man matching the suspect description

surface inversions develop across western nevada. the next system moves into the region early friday bringing rain, snow and gusty winds into the weekend. &&.short term... 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 will burn off by 10am with afternoon highs approaching 50 in the nevada valleys with 40s for the sierra. one man is dead after an officer involved shooting near meadowood mall. as kolo 8 news now's catherine van explains... elle: you can tell he was upset that he was hit, being in the accident, a common reaction for many people who have been involved in car crash... but when police arrived 5 pm... witnesses say... this man took it too far. elle: he pulled out a gun. and that's when two reno police officers opened fire and killed him. elle: i didn't hear the crash but the gunshots happened...very quickly after that. inside the marinello school of beauty just two buildings do

a cold front will bring lowering snow levels tonight and 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 and northeast california will spread south today and tonight. a man walked into a laundromat on wells avenue and 2nd street with a gunshot wound to his leg. police say the shooting actually happened on east fourth street, near sage street. he was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. sad news to report this morning. police say they found the body of 68-year-old richard bleak-ney of sparks in pyramid lake after a 10-hour search yesterday. this is a picture of the washoe county sheriff's hasty team, performing a deep water dive. bleak-ney was reported missing in october after falling from a fishing boat. man at the sparks marina after his boat capsized prompting a water rescue. it happened around 2-30 yesterday afternoon. according to reports, the man was sailing in the marina when his boat fl

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 20

travel impacts for far western nevada are more uncertain as snow levels will be hovering near the 4500 foot mark. potentially slow, slick commute today and for wednesday. snow has already begun to move into northeast california with snow covered roads in the vicinity of highway 44 near bogard rest area just west of susanville. snow coverage is expectt to become widespread in the sierra and northeastern california through the 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 valley floors if the forecaster confidence is medium for snow to accumulate at the 5000 foot mark and above for western nevada, with snow expected in the foothills, virginia city highlands, and the southern end of the carson valley. across the region this week with periods of impact to travel, especially across the sierra. a

be prepared for travel impacts in the sierra and western nevada throughout the week. little change in forecast reasoning over the last 24 hours. a winter storm with a deep moisture plume moving into northern sierra and northeast california will spread 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 northernsierra 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. 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 running at 8000-9000 feet in the tahoe basin and 7000-8000 feet in lassen county. some of this precipitation will cross into western nevada this morning, but only ex

travel impacts are likely in the sierra this week and possibly for portions of western nevada as well. && .short term... warm air advection is producing light snow showers for locations 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. 65 people were evacuated from heavenly's "north bowl" chairlift -after an unoccupied chair fell off just before eleven this 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 everone who was on it. it may have been unnerving for some, but 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. no word yet on what may have led to the problem. ice skaters are taking little washoe lake this week. but remember... the

travel impacts are likely in the sierra possibly for portions of western nevada as well. && you see a lot of interesting things on the job. but i'll never forget the day we tried rescuing a man... ...who was rescuing a kite. we tried everything. then jack me to the rescue. with a chipotle chicken club coo for $4.99. that combo was the real hero that day. a craveable combo to the rescue. spicy, all-white meat chicken with chipotle sauce on toasted sourdough. ribeiro: here's a sneak peak at tonight's "afv." we know you're gonna love it. [ theme music plays ] boy: daddy, look at me! [ laughter ] i'm katie mcfarlane. [ laughter ] woman: get above that second rope. man: going down this. [ laughter ] [ groans ] [ cheers and applause ] and now, here he is, the host of our show,

today is the best spillover potential for western nevada. should provide most of the accumulation over the next few days for the sierra. but we'll see a couple more rounds on wednesday and thursday as well. weaker than today's round, break on your friday too. today is the day that most of us will see those snow showers. could include minor accumulations. we'll talk more numbers on fox 11 through 9 a.m. if you missed it this morning. >>> thanks for joining us as well, everybody. we'll have the today show next on news 4. >>> good morning. >>> buenos dias, hola invierno, hello winter. luego de registros historicos after record-breaking warmth, a blast of arctic air stretches del calor, un chorro del aire throughout the east. del artico congela las costas, 8 minus 3 in bangor, 8 degrees in grados boston y aca en nueva boston, and here in new york city it's 11. york 11 grados. are the bone-chilling estan aqui las temperaturas para quedarse. temperatures here to stay? al cubre la historia. al is on the case. dominando, nuevas encuestas >>> dominat

expect travel impacts in the sierra and western nevada throughout the weekend and possibly into early next week. main changes to the forecast for this morning were to increase snow totals above 8000 feet / issue a winter sierra friday night and saturday, and increase the wind gust potential across western nevada and the eastern sierra friday afternoon. some light rain will occur today pressure shifts to the east today. the next storm will impact the region starting friday with strong winds, rain, and high elevation snow. a cold front will bring lowering snow levels friday night and saturday. expect travel impacts in the sierra and western nevada throughout the weekend and possibly into early next week. main changes to the increase snow totals above 8000 feet / issue a winter storm watch for the sierra friday night and saturday, and increase the wind gust potential across western nevada and the eastern sierra friday afternoon. some light rain will occur today along and north of i-80 as a bit of warm air advection crosses the region. the storm remains on track with the jet pushing a war

not many changes made to the forecast this winter storms move into the sierra and western nevada. the first is already impacting northeast california and the sierra and will 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 were injured in a crash 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. 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 arr

be prepared for travel impacts in the sierra and western nevada weekend and week. forecast reasoning over the last 24 hours. a winter storm with a deep moisture plume moving into northern california will spread 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 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 snow totals can be found in the latest wind advisory and winter storm statements. + storm today and saturday... light precipitation ahead of the main plume reached the northern yesterday evening. current snow levels are running at 8000-9000 feet in the tahoe basin and 7000-8000 feet in lassen county. some of this precipitation will cross into western nevada this morning, but only expecting amount

expect travel impacts in the sierra and western nevada throughout the weekend and possibly into early next week. && .short term... main changes to the forecast for this morning were to increase snow totals above 8000 feet / issue a winter storm watch for the sierra friday night and saturday, and increase u-n-r student who says she was robbed at gun point. police at the university are now investigating the robbery. they say it happened yesterday afternoon near lawlor events center and the west stadium parking garage. the victim says she was robbed by two white men wearing jeans and masks. police say the robbers were last seen heading northbound away from campus. a shed explosion in after fire crews say they found it engulfed in flames. it happened yesterday on "tomahawk way". crews from truckee meadows fire say the shed was used as a garage and contained oil and propane tanks. fortunately, no one was hurt as a result of the explosion. new developments this morning over the fire lawsuit between the reno city council and truckee meadows fire protection district. the city council voted to

gfs, nam, and the ec still show a relatively benign across the sierra into western nevada. as such, the previous remains intact with the best chances of interstate 80. generally up to an inch of snow will be possible this system moves early evening. however, models are beginning to shift some of the timing suggesting a later arrival of the primary front more towards early monday morning. this would promote lower snow levels down to 4000 feet encompassing most western nevada valley floors. there is a growing concern that this system may not be quite as benign as the models are leading us to believe as there are some subtle signals that are showing up. the later and subsequently colder arrival of the front, weak forcing aloft with surface convergence, and moisture penetrating the nevada interior suggest significant impacts from this system. based on this guidance and past experience with these sneakier systems, 2 inches of accumulation around man accused of shooting a police officer appears in court. ""i was in threat for my life. they were trying to kill me, man. " the judge

current ir satellite imagery showing a widespread area of low stratus across much of western nevada. some of the decks have lowered to the surface across carson city and through the carson valley this morning with visibility at the minden airport having already dipped near 1/4 mile. some clearing is evident across lassen county through the tahoe basin which may promote some patchy areas of freezing fog for the who crashed his s-u-v into a local 7-eleven was drunk. "oh, please man. don't do this. please." 44-year-old andre dawson was arrested for d-u-i, reckless driving, driving with a suspended license-- and child abuse or neglect. were in the s-u-v at the time of the crash. turns out, it was just hours after he was released from jail for a previous d-u-i. the crash took out the front door, along with several slot machines at the location at 2nd street and wells. turning now to a serious crime in stead. thieves pried open a community mail box and stole mail. now people in the neighborhood are worried that their personal information is at risk. kolo 8 news now's ed pearce has the stor

current ir satellite imagery showing a widespread area of low stratus across much of western nevada. some of the decks have weak pacific storm moves through late tonight into saturday with accumulating snowfall expected across the sierra and light snow possible across western nevada. a couple more weak storms are possible next week with temperatures remaining below normal. current ir satellite imagery showing a widespread area of low of the decks have across carson city and through the carson valley this morning with visibility at the minden airport having already dipped near 1/4 evident across lassen county through the tahoe basin which may promote some patchy areas of freezing fog for the truckee area and the sierra valley this morning. areas of low clouds will prevail through the day with quiet winds expected ahead of the next chance for some sierra snowfall although snowfall accumulations will be rather unimpressive by sierra standards it will still create travel hazards, likely chain controls, and slow downs for motorists weak pacific storm moves through late tonight into saturd

bit from the current forecast so we have lowered high temperatures a little in the valleys of western nevada today...even with decreased sky cover. clouds begin to increase the system moving into the region late tonight and saturday. most recent forecast model guidance shows this system to be a little wetter than previously thought...so we may have to issue an advisory for the tahoe basin again tonight but that will be worked out later this morning or early this afternoon. there are also snow level issues showing up in the forecast models with any precipitation that makes its way into western nevada saturday morning. reno police have arrested a suspect who they say shot at a group of people at an apartment complex on brinkby avenue. police say they recieved a call about shot-fired near the sherwood forest apartments around 5-30 last night. they say the shooter fired shots at a group of people, but no one was hurt. after a search of the complex, officers arrested a suspect. the shooting remains under investigation. the fourth suspect who was arrested in connection with the murder of a carson

current ir satellite imagery showing a widespread area of low stratus across much of western nevada. some of the decks have lowered to the surface across carson city and through the carson valley this morning with visibility at the minden airport having already dipped near 1/4 mile. some clearing is evident across lassen county through the tahoe basin which may promote some patchy areas of freezing fog for the truckee area and the sierra valley this morning. areas of low clouds will prevail through the day with quiet conditions and light winds expected ahead of the next chance for some sierra snowfall by saturday morning. although snowfall sierra standards it will still create travel hazards, likely chain controls, and slow downs for motorists weak pacific storm moves through late tonight into saturday with accumulating snowfall expected across the sierra and light snow possible across western nevada. a couple more weak storms are possible next week with temperatures remaining below normal. && .short term... current ir satellite imagery showing a widespread area of low stratus across

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 continue through the weekend. snow levels will be high to start, then fall rapidly in the early morning hours on saturday. expect heavy rain to turn to snow, with winter driving conditions dropping into the tahoe basin before sunrise and possible to the foothills soon after. valley floors will see rain change to snow, with a quick, slushy inch or two possible. after a brief break, another winter storm will move through on sunday. conditions are more favorable for valley snow, with several inches possible, especially south of highway 50. -jeff cam 3 - wx mic quick action by a group tree and fence damage, and blowing dust and debris all possible through the evening. winter storm warning for the sierra, including the tahoe basin, until 10 am saturday. snow totals of 1-3 feet above 8000' are possible, with 4-8" down to lake tahoe. expect controls and winter drivi

advisory in effect for war western nevada. we could see one to four inches of snow below 5,000 feet, and then we also have a wind advisory in effect for far western november unf with gusts upwards of 65 miles per hour in wind prone areas. a lot of weather to talk about and we're going to talk much more about the seven-day forecast coming up in your full forecast. >>> thank you so much, madison. >>> tonight the remaining gop field of seven takes a stage in north charleston, south carolina. the under card debate happening right now. less than three weeks from the iowa caucuses. news 4 is reporting live from the washoe county republican watch party. a lot at stake here. >> reporter: yes, definitely. after tonight there will be only one more debate before the iowa cause cueses on february 1. a lot at stake, especially when it comes to the two front runners, donald trump and ted cruz. tonight's debate comes ton disclose a big loan from goldman sachs for his 2012 senate run and trump also scrutinizing his citizenship. and cruz firing

expect travel impacts in the sierra and western nevada throughout the weekend and possibly into early next week. main changes to the forecast for this morning were to increase snow totals above 8000 turning now to that daring jail break out of southern california. people in connection with the escape of 3 dangerous inmates. the fugitives were all awaiting trial for violent crimes when they broke out last friday. 1:30 - 1:45 sheriff sandra hutchens/orange county, ca "it's every sheriff's nightmare, you never wanna have an escape. you don't want maximum security prisoners to get out of your jail." authorities believe they had outside help since the tools used in the escape were not prison-made. a 200-thousand dollar reward has been offered for information that leads to the arrest of the inmates. and more arrests are expected. the leader of the armed group occupying the wildlife refuge in oregon wants his followers to stand down. ammon bundy's plea for an end to the standoff came a day after he and several followers were arrested-- and another was shot and killed by police. reid binion r

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 flu

weak low pressure will move through western nevada tonight with a few snow showers. high pressure will build along the west coast sunday and last into tuesday. it will be dry except for a few monday. the next area of low pressure will approach wednesday with the next decent chance of precipitation. && .short term... few changes made to the going forecast for this evening. the weak upper low over southwest oregon is still expected to move southeast across western nevada tonight. the nam is now dry, but the gfs continues to show a weak band developing. have left the current forecast as is since the gfs/ec continue to hint at the band. any snow amounts in the band will be light and generally less than one inch. the about the wild animals we see in our area on a daily basis.. and how to make sure this wildlife... stays wild. kolo 8 news nows chris buckley has more. just minutes from downtown reno ... the area at the end of dickerson road. it's 22 acres of protected land. river meadow, riparian vegetation." the area is home to many species of wildlife.. "hawks, quail, son

travel across the sierra and may also impact lower valley floors of northeastern california and western nevada . the region will be impacted by a few systems through midweek. the first makes its way into the sierra later this afternoon, the second on tuesday, and the third on wednesday. first system...shower coverage will increase today as a weak affect the evening commute today so allow for extra time on your drive home. spillover with this initial system will occur later this afternoon for a brief period of time with light accumulations possible for far western nevada and the basin and range. otherwise, snowfall between 2 to 5 inches will be possible along the sierra crest, with an inch or 2 at lake level and along the highway 395 corridor through mono county. foothill locations from carson city northward to susanville could also see around a couple of inches with this initial system. it was a close call at heavenly ski resort after a chair fell off the north bowl lift yesterday morning. kolo 8 viewer lara miller sent us this video. she was on the ski lift when it happened. the resort stoppe

a of low pressure continues to provide light snow 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. the best potential for trending this morning... an emotional tribute at the people's choice awards last night. "it's been a long day without you, my friend..." vin diesel stole the show at the awards show, invoking his friend, the late paul walker, as he accepted "you would be amazed what you can do with love. you'd be amazed how powerful a force that is. when we didn't want to come back to filming when the tragedy was too heavy, it was the love of everyone combined that saw us through to the end, and now i'm standing here with all of you telling me this was your favorite film of the year." and a man who looks a bit like c-n-n personality mike

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 and saturday, then a milder and wetter storm system arrives sunday. this storm could linger through mid week and produce substantial snow for the sierra, but details remain uncertain at this time. && .short term... the back edge of the current storm system is reno police have arrested a suspect who they say shot at a group of people at an apartment complex on brinkby avenue. police say they recieved a call about shot-fired near the sherwood forest apartments around 5-30 last night. they say the shooter fired shots at a group of people, but no one was hurt. after a search of the complex, officers arrested a suspect. the shooting remains here's another reminder why it's so important to stay off frozen lakes or ponds. police say a man and his dog fell through the ice at manzanita lake after the dog ran from its owner and onto the ice, chasing ducks. trt:15 commander todd renwick, unr police department " we had one of the owners attempt

for mono county and western nevada, the main period of precipitation looks to be after midnight tonight and monday morning as an upper disturbance moves overhead with the moisture feed in the area. lower elevations should see a decent light rainfall, with between 0.10" and 0.30" possible over a widespread area of western nevada. also, winds will be on the gusty side ahead of the rain this afternoon and evening with local gusts to 55 mph possible in wind prone areas. for the higher elevations in mono county, a burst of heavier snowfall is progged for monday morning as the upper disturbance nears. still, amounts for the mono county crest look to be about half of what is residence time of deep moisture and stronger orographic enhancement for tahoe. monday night will bring a break in precipitation before the next system in the storm train arrives tuesday. good warm air advection is shown in models for a period of good spillover rain into western nevada valleys. winds will kick up once again for western nevada by tuesday afternoon as the warm air advection precipitation ends and pressure gra

weak low pressure will move through western nevada tonight with a few snow showers. high pressure will build along the west coast sunday and last into tuesday. it will be dry except for a few showers possible near the oregon border low pressure will approach wednesday with the next decent chance of precipitation. && .short term... few changes made to the going forecast for this evening. the weak upper low over southwest oregon is still expected to move southeast across western nevada tonight. the nam is now dry, but the gfs continues to show a weak band developing. have left the current forecast as is since the gfs/ec continue to hint at the band. any snow amounts in the band will be light and generally less than one inch. the focus would most likely be within 50 miles of a portola to austin line. after the low moves through, clearing is expected sunday as high pressure strengthens along the west coast. tournament is back in reno one last time.... giving young boxers a chance at their dream. kolo 8 news now's catherine van takes a look at how this is just the start t

high temperatures will remain in the low to mid 40s for much of western nevada with upper 30s to now to the race for the white house. g-o-p candidate donald trump campaigning in reno-- just 6 weeks before nevada's republican presidential caucuses. his message to supporters? get out and vote. over here in this state we are way ahead. but you have to go register otherwise they are not going to let you vote. butt with lindsay velianoff/trump supporter; i think he will be the nominee and i actually do think he will be the next president of the united states scott blumenthal/trump supporter: so totally on the trump band wagon, so totally against the politically elite, that i just love it. more than 2-thousand people gathered for the rally yesterday at the reno ballroom. trump talked immigration and his plan to build a wall to keep illegal immigrants out of the united states. question rival candidate's ted cruz's citizenship. little football. "you used to see these tackles and it was incredible to watch, right. now they tackle, oh, head on head collision, 15 yards. the white flash "footbal

and then the passes will see issues so check road conditions and that snow will spill into far western nevada and scattered snow and a mix of rain throughout the day across northern nevada. tonight, down to 30 degrees, and cloudy skies and then showers after midnight with light winds. tomorrow, 40 degrees with snow showers and 1-4 inches and most of the snow in the foothills. and in eastern nevada, scattered showers and in the mid 30s. and then warmer here in the as we head to carson city, it's different. 2-4-inch of snow possible for carson city with that daytime high looking to reach 39 degrees. around the lakes, winds pick up and 3-7 inches and wind gusts. and that's a ridge gust with this storm system. up north a mix of rain and snow with these highs, and with winds out of the southeast at 5- 10 miles per hour and on the valley floor it's the upper 20s and then tomorrow daytime highs the upper 30s to lower 40s, so that's giving us a chance for rain and snow. and again that possibility of 1- 4 inches in the foothills and they'll be impacted. >> extended forecast, going to see these showers

weak low pressure will move through western nevada tonight with a few snow showers. high pressure will build along the west coast sunday and last into tuesday. it will be dry except for a few showers possible near the oregon border monday. the next area of low pressure will approach wednesday with the next decent chance of precipitation. && .short term... few changes made to this evening. the weak upper low over southwest oregon is still expected to move southeast across western nevada tonight. the nam is now dry, but the gfs continues to show a weak band developing. have left the current forecast as is since the gfs/ec continue to hint at the band. any snow amounts in the band will be light and generally less than one inch. the focus would most likely be within 50 miles of a portola to austin line. after the low moves through, clearing is expected sunday as high pressure strengthens along the west coast. kicking a carson city sheriff deputy. they say andrew james hettrick refused after he was asked to leave a north carson bar. hettrick allegedly began kicking at off

precipitation will spread over northeast california, the northern sierra and western nevada this morning. the main precipitation today will be warm air advection /warm frontal with no cold air behind the system for california/western nevada, although the sierra will see a brief period of orographically- enhanced precip this afternoon and early evening. the back edge of the waa is evident in satellite via sharp warming just off the northern california coast. finally, snow levels are currently around 5500 feet, plus or minus a few hundred feet, over northeast california and western nevada. snow levels should remain fairly steady this morning with the warm air advection precipitation. however, snow levels should jump 500 to 1000 feet by early to mid afternoon as the precipitation from the sierra crest where orographically- enhanced precipitation does not hold down snowfall amounts above 5500-6000 feet today, they remain on track with up to around 6 inches of "sierra cement" expected near the crest with much lighter amounts down to 5500- 6000 feet. some of us use bikes to get to work or to e

we're just going to see that spill over around the lake tomorrow and into far western nevada. anything on the valley floors tomorrow really less than an inch of accumulation possible there. live doppler radar far western nevada quiet tonight but we are seeing shower in elko county tonight few isolated showers to the east of fallon earlier this evening. quick look 32 degrees no wind to speak of and relative humidity at 92% and of course that freezing fox sticking around. official daytime high in reno reached 38 degrees still below average for this time of year but definitely getting closer to where we should be. that morning low actually at 27 degrees a lot of that cloud cover helped outlast night. that will not be the case this evening. not a whole lot of cloud cover out there with that freezing fog we are going to see some interesting conditions tomorrow morning. we're watching this low pressure system exit the region tonight and then another storm system hits tomorrow. so as we put your future cast in motion this is the next hour we're looking at far western nevada as far as

it looks drier as far as western nevada is concerned this. particular wave of moisture looks like it will shadow out quite a bit for western nevada. so i think less of a chance for accumulating snow but there could be a few snow showers that make it over the mountains. 26 in town right now. fog still reported from the airport and 92% humidity, another indication of fog possible out there. 26 in reap owe. 32 in eureka. -- 26 in reno. the fog itself is liquid droplets in the air. once it settles on the ground or any other surfaces and the ground is below freezing, it freezes to the roadway. that is exactly why we end up getting ice on the roads. that is the situation this morning. now, snow is starting to arrive already into the western half of the sierra. we'll continue to see that snow miling up begin in the mountains through the day today. but less of a spill overpotential. it is not zero. we'll have some spillover once in a while but probably less so than yesterday. not as much of a steady snow situation down on the valley floor but there c

by this evening we'll start to see snow spreading across western nevada. it's like what happened yesterday, and it's still windy too. just like that, the win will pick up for us. it was gusty yesterday morning and it will be tonight. get ready for that. we're looking at rain and snow showers by the evening and in the western part of the state and this afternoon we'll be looking at snow in the mountains once again today. for now, we're starting partly cloudy and mostly clear skies, calm winds 86% humidity. it will be a quiet first half of the day. clouds are on the advance, they're moving through california, moving toward western nevada right now. behind that the moisture makes its arrival again, and that will bring snow by this afternoon into the mountains and during the evening and overnight hours, it will start to spill over towards western nevada in rain and snow showers. teens and 20s, and it's 14 in around around average for this time of the year. most of the seven-day is and the high temperatures. it's a busy day as far as moisture is concerned. we'l

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, then a storm system arrives sunday. this storm could linger through mid week and produce substantial snow for the sierra, but details remain uncertain at this time. && .short term... the back edge of the current storm system is resembling characteristics of an inside slider, as bands of snow and rain the republican presidential field has narrowed -- with the contenders growing increasingly combative as the iowa caucuses draw nearer. the g-o-p "in-fighting" was front and center at last night's debate. reid binion reports. and then there were seven: still, a big g-o-p primary field by historical standards... ...but smaller than previous debates. trump and cruz took center stage... literally carolina. they've been mostly friendly so far this primary season... ...but last night, the gloves came off, with the donald taking bare- natural-born citizenship status and presidential "very very fine constitutional attorneys that

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. the next storm will bring moderate amounts of snowfall to northeast california, northwest nevada and the lake tahoe region this afternoon through late && .short term... the storm parade continues with the next low pressure moving inland across the pacific northwest and northern california later today and tonight. the latest guidance trends favored more precip pushing farther south into eastern california to near highway 50. as a result, we added northeast california and the tahoe region to the winter weather advisory. while we are still anticipating a longer period of steady light to moderate snow in areas north of susanville and gerlach, for the northern sierra and tahoe basin we will likely receive a shorter period of more intense snow during the evening and late night hours. there is localized snowfall reaching advisory levels in western mono county if this wetter trend is maintained. for the reno-carson vicinity, a short period of light

tomorrow morning, a winter weather advisory will take effect for far western nevada and parts of the sierra and will remain in effect all day tomorrow. we could see 1 to 4" of snow on the valley floors and 2 to 5" possible above 5000 feet. we see look at the winter storm warning in the pink-shaded area, that will start at 10:00 tonight and we are expecting 12 to 16" possible. so quite a bit of weather on your way for tuesday. outside right now, cloudy skies and 34 degrees. we have reduced air quality, a moderate air quality reading for the reno-sparks area but with the cold temperatures, we'll have more on when the snow expected to hit in the full forecast. back to you. >>> speaking of weather and snow, mef -- nevada's first numbers are in. and the numbers are encouraging. and snowpack is vital for our supply. jamie hayden has more. >> very happy with the results in time of year. we're still a long ways from the end of winter. >> reporter: on monday morning, hydrologists measures 54" of snow depth, 15.9" of water content making the snowpack at 1 10% of normal. >> it looks like we hav

high temperatures will remain in the low to mid 40s for much of western nevada with upper 30s to lower 40s across the sierra. along with the donald trump supporters got a firsthand look at their candidate as he rallied in downtown reno. kolo 8 news now's terri russell has a look. it has become his campaign song, and when it plays, trump supporters know their man is in the house. trump: really important, over ahead. but you have to go register otherwise they are not going to let you vote. a message he repeated today during his campaign stop here top at the end of the nevada caucuses on february 23rd. the crowd of more than two thousand listened and supported trump in everything he said at the podium. but it probably is the way he says it that has won him his legion of fans. lindsay velianoff/trump supporter; i think he will be the nominee and i actually do think he will be the next president of the united states steven novikoff/trump supporter: this is where i want to be. and hopefully this is where america wants to be. scott blumenthal/trump supporter: so totally on the trump band wago

expect travel impacts in the sierra and western nevada throughout the weekend and possibly into early next week. && .short term... main changes to the forecast for this morning were to increase snow totals above 8000 feet / issue a winter storm watch for the sierra friday night and saturday, and increase the wind gust potential across western nevada and the eastern sierra friday afternoon. some light rain will occur today along and north of i-80 as a bit of warm air advection crosses the region. the storm remains on track with the jet pushing a warm and deep moisture plume into the northern sierra and northeast california friday morning. the moisture plume and a cold front will slowly track north to south from friday evening to saturday morning. once the front passes, snow levels of 8000-9000 feet ahead of the front pressure shifts to the east today. the next storm will impact the region starting friday with strong winds, rain, and high elevation snow. a cold front will bring lowering snow levels friday night and saturday. expect travel impacts in the sierra and western nevada through