Lake Tahoe resorts prepare as series of winter storms begin

The ever-changing forecast for a series of winter storms is calling for several feet of new snow between now and Monday as the first round of this Sierra storm has hit Lake Tahoe. Thanks to the highest elevations in the Sierra, it is currently snowing at Heavenly, Kirkwood at Sierra-at-Tahoe, the resorts report.

Here's the latest from the National Weather Service in Reno. Click on photos to see the illustration:

The first wave of a significant precipitation event is currently impacting the west coast today. Wednesday afternoon will see areas of heaviest precipitation in central California with some precipitation spilling over into eastern Nevada. The impacts for Wednesday are a Wind Advisory for the Reno and Carson City area, a Lake Wind Advisory for Tahoe and Pyramid. Showers of light precipitation can also be expected for eastern Nevada and modest slushy snow accumulations for the Sierra. Stronger more significant precipitation and wind is expected to continue through the weekend.