The is a significant risk of wind gusts of 75 mph or stronger in the yellow area. This includes West Wendover and Cherry Creek in Nevada. 

Forecasts of "extreme snow" went out on February 26 and continued with NWS blizzard warnings three days  before the storm began. Yet, in spite of all of the warnings.... The snow amounts have indeed been extreme: Meteorologists measuring snow depths..

Heavy snow is falling in the Klamath Mountains with a severe blizzard in progress over the Sierra.  Chain laws are in effect but I-80 is still open. Some are expecting it to close later today. Wind gusts of 100+ mph re occurring and snow accumulations will exceed ten feet in places.  Here are the latest warnings: Color code: Orange = blizzard warning Pink = winter storm warning  Gold = high wind warning (50 mph or stronger) Purple = winter weather advisory Dark blue (Colorado) = winter storm watch Magenta = high wildfire danger Editorial comment: Weather science has done an amazing job with this storm with warnings as early as this past Sunday. 

How many times have I written and stated,  Never get weather information from a politician?! The vast majority of politicians have no interest in anything scientific, especially weather. They try to retain the weather info about which they were just briefed for the duration of the time they are in front of the media but they usually screw it up. That's why politicians should limit themselves to, "A major storm is approaching and I recommend you pay attention. Now, here's meteorologist Susan Jones with details..." But, inevitably, they cannot. With President Biden, it is even worse because of his unfortunate dementia. Thus, this afternoon's spectacle. It is cued to the 5:00 mark and ends at 5:23.  To: President Biden: Tornadoes are still called tornadoes.  I have no idea what President Biden means by the "wetlands of Iowa and Nevada" and Nevada being "in the middle of the country." I can take a wild guess that he is somehow referring to the 2020...