Important Takeaways:

• What To Know
• As of Monday morning, winter weather advisories were in effect in parts of Alaska, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, California, Montana, Wyoming and Maine.
• More serious winter storm warnings were issued for parts of California, Montana, Oregon and Nevada.
• Winter storm watches, indicating severe winter weather was possible in the coming days were also in effect in Wyoming, North and South Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
• The NWS in Reno, Nevada, warned that in the Greater Lake Tahoe Area, “snow accumulations between one to two feet above 6500 feet…with up to three to 3.5 feet possible at the highest elevations” were expected through Tuesday evening. Winds in the Sierra ridgelines could reach 100 mph.
• The NWS office in Sacramento stated that total snow accumulations of 1 to 4 feet were possible, locally up to 5 feet over peaks for areas above 3500 feet in the Sierra Nevada and warned that “very strong winds could cause extensive tree damage.”
• Power Outages
• At the time of writing, significant power outages were noted in two of the states.
• In Michigan, some 324,000 customers were without power, according to PowerOutage.us, a service that tracks disruptions.
• In neighboring Minnesota, more than 62,000 outages were recorded.
• In Indiana, some 50,000 were noted, with a further 10,000 in Kentucky.

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