RAIN HAS CHANGED TO HEAVY, WET SNOW JUST ABOVE LOWER VALLEY FLOORSIN THE RENO-SPARKS, CARSON CITY, AND MINDEN AREA AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. THE HEAVIER SNOW COULD BRING SLUSHY ACCUMULATIONS TO ROADS ABOVE THE LOWER VALLEY FLOORS UNTIL BETWEEN 6 AND 7 AM BEFORE SNOWFALL RATES DECREASE AND ALLOW ANY SNOW ON ROADS TO MELT. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK CONDITIONS AND CHECK NDOT FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE TRAVELING THIS MORNING.

ALSO NOTE THAT SNOW-COVERED ROADS ARE ALREADY PRESENT OVER GEIGER GRADE, SPOONER SUMMIT, AND THE MOUNT ROSE HIGHWAY. SNOW-COVERED ROADS MAY PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST THE MORNING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.