Reggie Mueller took this picture of a rainbow in excess of Gardnerville for the duration of a short break in the storm on Monday.

Alpine County is recommending residents to steer clear of journey tonight as a winter season storm eases into the jap Sierra.

In an emergency warn issued at 3:47 p.m., the county is planning for a wintertime storm warning with the brunt developing until 6 a.m. Tuesday.

“Due to opportunity highway closures and blizzard conditions, travel is only proposed for important motives,” officers explained.

Alpine has made a decision to carry out Tuesday’s supervisors conference on Zoom.

The wintertime storm warning is not confined to Alpine County, with all of the Sierra and the Nevada foothills and valleys involved.

A wintertime temperature advisory is in effect for areas in the northern deserts.

Described spin-outs were being claimed on Freeway 50 at Zephyr Cove and on Spooner a mile into Carson Town all around just right before 5 p.m.

Forecasters are predicting up to 6 inches of rain in Minden overnight, starting off all-around 7 p.m. when it turns from rain to snow.

The forecast for tonight is for .7 inches of rain by midnight, so the snow will be slipping on wet floor if it arrives.

Breezy situations introduced patches of blue sky on Monday, but also about a 3rd of an inch of rain to Genoa by 4 p.m.