Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2005
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this winter storm warning at Dec 30, 2005, 4:17 AM PST. It took effect at Dec 30, 2005, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 21 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 30, 2005, 4:17 AM PST (12:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 30, 2005, 10:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2005, 7:00 PM PST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS45 KVEF 301217 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 417 AM PST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7500 FEET FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 10 PM PST SATURDAY... .A DEEP FETCH OF PACIFIC MOISTURE MOVING INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTH REACHING THE SOUTHERN SIERRA LATE THIS EVENING AND PRODUCE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW. THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AM AND 4 PM SATURDAY. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PRODUCING WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ026-302330- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0003.051231T0600Z-060101T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0002.051231T0600Z-060101T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...ASPENDELL...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...MT WHITNEY 417 AM PST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL STARTING FALLING ABOVE 8000 FEET IN THE EAST SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 7500 FEET SATURDAY WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO THREE FEET POSSIBLE. ALSO...HIGH WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL CREATE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. $$ PIERCE
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KVEF 302328 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 328 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 8000 FEET FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 10 PM PST SATURDAY... .A DEEP FETCH OF PACIFIC MOISTURE MOVING OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL SHIFT SOUTH AND REACH THE SOUTHERN SIERRA LATE THIS EVENING AND PRODUCE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW...MAINLY ABOVE 8000 FEET. THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AM AND 4 PM SATURDAY. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PRODUCING WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ026-310630- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0002.051231T0600Z-060101T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...ASPENDELL...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...MT WHITNEY 328 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 8000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 8000 FEET. SNOW WILL STARTING FALLING ABOVE 8000 FEET IN THE EAST SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWERING SLIGHTLY TO AROUND 7000 FEET SATURDAY. HOWEVER...THE HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET WITH SNOW TOTALS OF TWO TO THREE FEET POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY EVENING. ALSO...HIGH WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH ARE LIKELY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES. THIS WILL CREATE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. $$ JGA
000 WWUS45 KVEF 310618 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1018 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 8000 FEET THROUGH 10 PM PST SATURDAY... .A DEEP FETCH OF PACIFIC MOISTURE MOVING OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL SHIFT SOUTH AND REACH THE SOUTHERN SIERRA OVERNIGHT AND PRODUCE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW...MAINLY ABOVE 8000 FEET. THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AM AND 4 PM SATURDAY. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PRODUCING WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ026-311430- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060101T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...ASPENDELL...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...MT WHITNEY 1018 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 8000 FEET... SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE ABOVE 8000 FEET OVER THE EAST SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TONIGHT WITH THE SNOW LEVEL LOWERING ON SATURDAY TO NEAR 7000 FEET. HOWEVER...HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET WITH SNOW TOTALS OF TWO TO THREE FEET POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY EVENING. ALSO...HIGH WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH ARE LIKELY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES. THIS WILL CREATE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. $$
000 WWUS45 KVEF 311138 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 345 AM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 8000 FEET THROUGH 10 PM PST SATURDAY... .A DEEP FETCH OF PACIFIC MOISTURE OVER CALIFORNIA WILL CONTINUE TO ALONG THE SIERRA TODAY. THE MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW...MAINLY ABOVE 8000 FEET. THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN THROUGH 4 PM TODAY. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PRODUCING WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ026-311930- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060101T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...ASPENDELL...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...MT WHITNEY 345 AM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE ABOVE 8000 FEET OVER THE EAST SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TODAY WITH THE SNOW LEVEL LOWERING BY THE AFTERNOON TO NEAR 7000 FEET. HOWEVER...HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER 3 FEET IN ISOLATED AREAS NEAR THE CREST. ALSO...HIGH WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH ARE LIKELY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES. THIS WILL CREATE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. $$
000 WWUS45 KVEF 311837 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1037 AM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 CAZ026-010015- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060101T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...ASPENDELL...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...MT WHITNEY 1037 AM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING IN THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING. ASPENDELL HAD RECEIVED 6 INCHES OF WET SNOW AS OF 10 AM. SATELLITE AND RADAR IMAGERY SHOWED THE STEADY SNOWFALL WILL TURN TO SHOWERS BY NOON WEST OF BISHOP THEN SPREAD FROM NORTH TO SOUTH DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE SOME HEAVY BURSTS OF SNOWFALL AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO AROUND 6500 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN CONFINED TO AREAS ABOVE 8000 FEET WITH STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE AND TWO FEET NOW EXPECTED. ALSO...HIGH WINDS OVER THE CREST MAY GUST OVER 70 MPH IN SOME PASSES PRODUCING WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. $$ JGA
000 WWUS45 KVEF 311849 CCA WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1048 AM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 CAZ026-010045- /O.COR.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060101T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...ASPENDELL...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...MT WHITNEY 1048 AM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING IN THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING. ASPENDELL HAD RECEIVED AROUND 4 TO 5 INCHES OF WET SNOW AS OF 10 AM. SATELLITE AND RADAR IMAGERY SHOWED THE STEADY SNOWFALL WILL TURN TO SHOWERS BY NOON WEST OF BISHOP THEN SPREAD FROM NORTH TO SOUTH DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE SOME HEAVY BURSTS OF SNOWFALL AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO AROUND 6500 FEET LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN CONFINED TO AREAS ABOVE 8000 FEET WITH STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE AND TWO FEET NOW EXPECTED. ALSO...HIGH WINDS OVER THE CREST MAY GUST OVER 70 MPH IN SOME PASSES PRODUCING WHITE OUT CONDITIONS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. $$ JGA
000 WWUS45 KVEF 312348 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 348 PM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 CAZ026-010300- /O.EXT.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060101T0300Z/ OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...ASPENDELL...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...MT WHITNEY 346 PM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING EARLY THIS EVENING. A TOTAL OF 7 INCHES OF VERY WET SNOW HAD FALLEN AT ASPENDELL AS OF 345 PM THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS HAVE FALLEN TO AROUND 6500 FEET AND THE SNOW WATER CONTENT SHOULD BE CONSIDERABLY LOWER NOW. HEAVY BURSTS OF SNOW ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. $$ JGA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 3:01 AM PST | High Wind Watch | VEF | 24 hr | |
| Dec 30, 3:14 PM PST | High Wind Warning | VEF | 24 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.