The Greater Lake Tahoe Area and Greater Lake Tahoe area were placed under an updated winter storm warning by the National Weather Service on Friday at 4:35 a.m. The warning is in effect until 10

On Friday at 7:24 a.m. the NWS Reno NV reported an avalanche warning in effect until 7 p.m. for Lake Tahoe. The NWS describes, "The avalanche danger remains HIGH in the backcountry through this evening."

Colder temperatures and a deluge of precipitation from the atmospheric river this week may join forces to bring the biggest snowstorms of the year to Tahoe.