Winter storm warning into Saturday for northeast Nevada

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for much of northeast Nevada through noon Saturday ahead of a dangerous storm moving into the western part of the state.

A rare blizzard warning remains in effect until 4 a.m. Friday in the Lake Tahoe area, where winds are expected to gust up to 125 mph (200 kph) and as much as 5 feet (1.5 meters) of new snow is possible in the upper elevations.

School was canceled Thursday on the lake’s north shore at Incline Village. The Sierra Avalanche Center in Truckee, California also issued a backcountry avalanche warning Thursday throughout the Tahoe area.

A winter weather advisory is in effect from 4 p.m. Thursday to 10 a.m. Friday for Reno, Sparks, Carson City and much of the Sierra’s eastern front.