Blizzard in Sierra Nevada expected to wane; more snow is on the way [Video]

TRUCKEE, Calif. — Keep the shovels handy: a powerful blizzard in the Sierra Nevada mountains was expected to wane Sunday, but more heavy snow is on the way.

The National Weather Service said conditions would improve as winds weakened Sunday, but precipitation would quickly return, with heavy snow in some areas and rainfall in others.

“We still have some showers ongoing especially up in the Sierra, and that will kind of continue throughout this afternoon, and then finally taper off overnight tonight,” said Justin Collins, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Reno. “That’s kind of the wrap up of the storm, if you will, and we’re going to have a few more waves come through early this week.”

That wasn’t much of a break after a multiday storm that one meteorologist called “as bad as …