Tonight we have an update on a story we bright you last fall. The Desert Research institute in reno has been working on its very own weather model for a while now. Since september, its been able to test the model for accuracy to help refine it. Angela schilling joins us live in the newsroom with more. Angela . Kristen, while the folks at dri have a long ways to go, they i last spoke with them in the fall. Both on a Business Front and Research Side of the project. The model indeed looks a little bit different now. If all goes well, they hope to have a Business Partner within the next few months. Brian speicher Everyone Wants to know first and foremost how accurate you are. Especially when your new model forecasts the weather. Brian speicher over about a four month time we looked at the performance of the model over reno and las vegas and compared to really recognizable names. In weather. In december the results came in, showing their in house model could compete with the rest. The test
Behind me, but they now have 34. Ndot hopes this will make it easier for drivers to recognize the Wind Restrictions and plan their travels accordingly. Meg ragonese ndot pioeither delay their travel or they can reroute themselves, we actually have positioned these signs so that they are well in advance of particular exits so if drivers need to take a certain exit prior to going through the valley, they can do that and reroute themselves. In addition to more signs. Ndot has also raised the wind threshold at which drivers are allowed to drive through washoe valley. This means high profile vehicles will now be able to continue on u. S 395 when wind speeds reach up to 50 miles per hour. The previous wind restriction was 35 miles per hour. We also spoke to nevada highway patrol, who says theyll be on the look out for drivers violating the wind speed laws. Duncan daubernhppiofines that come with it are substantial, its considered disobeying a traffic controlled device and 200 dollars and aft
Every wall of the classroom. It also allows students to put their own laptop screens up on the walls. Other things are set up for students to relax like the meditation and reflection room and the social stairs. Corinne youre at the social steps, talking to other people or if you even wanted to, you could probably get a lot of studying done here, too. This building was supposed to open last month in time for the Spring Semester but they decided rather than to rush it, to take their time and do it right. Theres still plenty of construction on campus including a Health Center and the great basin dorm next door. Covering school watch live, paul nelson, channel 2 news. Now heres mike algers first look at the pinpoint 2 forecast this will be a very mild and uneventful weather week. A large ridge of High Pressure is building in offshore which will deflect the energy of any temperatures will climb from the mid50s tuesday into the upper 60s by the end of the work week before a low Energy System
A record 132. 5 Million Dollars were bet on the super bowl in nevada. It was also the biggest day for William Hills race and sports books. Ben we took more, as far as handle yesterday, than we ever have, in the history of william hill u. S. The broncospanthers game shattered the previous record from two years ago of 119. 4 Million Dollars bet. Ben early in the week, we had about 85 percent panthers money to about 15 percent bronco money. The broncos money did end up coming in, over the weekend. So, i think at game time, we were about 6535. The broncos 14point win was favorable to the sports books but they would have won the most panthers win. Prop bets were also big. Ben we took 75,000 in handle on the coin flip. Knutson says the amount bet shows the magnitude of the super bowl. And fans say having a wager on the game adds even more interest. Andrew i feel like its easier to bet when theres only one focus game to talk about because its easier talked about, people understand it better,
Just continues just as strong as it has been going. The snowpack at this site is 104 inches nearly nine feet deep. And the amount of water equals more than two feet. Jeff picture that spread across all the mountains that are around our region and it adds up to a lot of water and thats what we need to fill up our reservoirs. The snowpack is above average for this time of year but its still less than 80percent of the average of an entire winter. Bill were still only about twothirds of the way through the snowpack building season and we have the other third to go, and were hopeful the snow will continue to fall. Paul as you can see, this is light, fluffy snow. While thats not the best type for our water content, luckily theres a lot of it. In fact, 27 inches fell during that last storm. Before that, we had plenty of rain and thats also good for our water supply. Jeff a day or two of rain is not what skiers want to see but the snowpacks cold at this time of year and it just absorbs that wa