Alert archive / Nevada / Snow Advisories in 2007
Snow Advisory 2, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this snow advisory at Jan 11, 2007, 2:32 AM PST for Clark County, Lincoln County, Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at Jan 11, 2007, 3:58 PM PST. It was in force for 29 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2007, 2:32 AM PST (10:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 11, 2007, 3:58 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2007, 8:56 PM PST
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, Clark County, NV, Lincoln County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Mercury/Desert R, NV (KDRA), launched 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 130 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2497 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 221 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS45 KVEF 111032 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 232 AM PST THU JAN 11 2007 ...SNOW AND COLD AIR TO MOVE OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA BY THE WEEKEND... .A STRONG AND COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN NEVADA THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA BY FRIDAY EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AND MUCH COLDER CONDITIONS TO SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. NVZ015-111845- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0001.070111T2200Z-070112T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.SN.Y.0002.070112T0800Z-070113T1200Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 232 AM PST THU JAN 11 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH. SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER LINCOLN COUNTY LATE THIS EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES. ONE PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING...THEN ANOTHER PERIOD OF SNOW MAY OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE LOW MOVES AWAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...BUT ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL DELAYS. NO SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. $$ AZZ001-003-NVZ016-020-022-111845- /O.EXT.KVEF.WS.A.0001.070112T2000Z-070113T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP... MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 232 AM PST THU JAN 11 2007 /332 AM MST THU JAN 11 2007/ ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE DESERT FLOOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY BE SEEN IN THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY AND OTHER HIGHER TERRAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...ESPECIALLY THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF ARIZONA. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. $$ MORGAN
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KVEF 111911 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1111 AM PST THU JAN 11 2007 ...SNOW AND COLD AIR TO MOVE OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA BY THE WEEKEND... .A STRONG AND COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN NEVADA THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA BY FRIDAY EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AND MUCH COLDER CONDITIONS TO SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. NVZ015-120000- /O.CON.KVEF.SN.Y.0002.070112T0800Z-070113T1200Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 1111 AM PST THU JAN 11 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER LINCOLN COUNTY LATE THIS EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES. ONE PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING... THEN ANOTHER PERIOD OF SNOW MAY OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE LOW MOVES AWAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...BUT ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL DELAYS. NO SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. $$ AZZ001-003-NVZ016-020-022-120000- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0001.070112T2000Z-070113T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP... MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 1111 AM PST THU JAN 11 2007 /1211 PM MST THU JAN 11 2007/ ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE DESERT FLOOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY BE SEEN IN THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY AND OTHER HIGHER TERRAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA... ESPECIALLY THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF ARIZONA. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. $$
000 WWUS45 KVEF 112358 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 358 PM PST THU JAN 11 2007 ...SNOW AND COLD AIR TO MOVE OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .A STRONG AND COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AND MUCH COLDER CONDITIONS TO SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA BEGINNING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AZZ001-003-120800- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0001.070112T2000Z-070113T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.SN.Y.0002.070112T1800Z-070113T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 458 PM MST THU JAN 11 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST ARIZONA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE HUALAPAI MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF ARIZONA. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP, BUT ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL DELAYS. NO SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. $$ NVZ015-120800- /O.CON.KVEF.SN.Y.0002.070112T0800Z-070113T1200Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 358 PM PST THU JAN 11 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. SNOW WAS FALLING IN ELY THIS AFTERNOON AND AS THE COLD FRONT WORKS SOUTH THIS EVENING SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER LINCOLN COUNTY THIS EVENING. ONE PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH ACCUMULATIONS OCCURRING NORTH OF HIGHWAY 93. THEN ANOTHER PERIOD OF SNOW MAY OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE LOW MOVES AWAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...BUT ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL DELAYS. NO SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. $$ NVZ016-020-022-120800- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0001.070112T2000Z-070113T1200Z/ NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM... JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 358 PM PST THU JAN 11 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE DESERT FLOOR ABOVE 2500 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY BE SEEN IN THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY AND OTHER HIGHER TERRAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. $$
000 WWUS45 KVEF 120724 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1124 PM PST THU JAN 11 2007 ...SNOW AND COLD AIR TO MOVE OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .A STRONG AND COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AND MUCH COLDER CONDITIONS TO SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA BEGINNING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. NVZ015-121800- /O.CON.KVEF.SN.Y.0002.070112T0800Z-070113T1200Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 1124 PM PST THU JAN 11 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. SNOW WAS FALLING IN NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD SOUTH OVERNIGHT. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF FRIDAY NIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...BUT ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL DELAYS. NO SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. $$ AZZ001-003-121800- /O.CON.KVEF.SN.Y.0002.070112T1800Z-070113T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 1224 AM MST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST ARIZONA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE HUALAPAI MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF ARIZONA. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP... BUT ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL DELAYS. NO SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. $$ NVZ016-020-022-121800- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0001.070112T2000Z-070113T1200Z/ NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM... JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 1124 PM PST THU JAN 11 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE DESERT FLOOR ABOVE 2500 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY BE SEEN IN THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY AND OTHER HIGHER TERRAIN ACROSS CLARK COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. $$
000 WWUS45 KVEF 121007 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 207 AM PST FRI JAN 12 2007 .A STRONG AND COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AND MUCH COLDER CONDITIONS TO SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. NVZ015-121815- /O.UPG.KVEF.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070113T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HS.W.0001.070112T1007Z-070113T0600Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 207 AM PST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SNOW ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AT 1 AM...THE LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE IN PIOCHE REPORTED THAT 6 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN SO FAR. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THE LATE MORNING HOURS...WITH LIGHTER SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND A FOOT ARE EXPECTED. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ016-020-022-121815- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0001.070112T2000Z-070113T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.SN.Y.0002.070112T2200Z-070113T0600Z/ NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM... JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 207 AM PST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM THIS EVENING. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE DESERT FLOOR THIS MORNING...WITH MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...BUT LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY BE SEEN IN THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY AND OTHER HIGHER TERRAIN ACROSS CLARK COUNTY. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...BUT ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL DELAYS. NO SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. $$ AZZ001-003-121815- /O.CON.KVEF.SN.Y.0002.070112T1800Z-070113T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 307 AM MST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE HUALAPAI MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF ARIZONA. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...BUT ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL DELAYS. NO SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. $$ MORGAN
000 WWUS45 KVEF 121829 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1029 AM PST FRI JAN 12 2007 .A STRONG AND COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT BASIN WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AND MUCH COLDER CONDITIONS TO SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. NVZ015-130200- /O.CAN.KVEF.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070113T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.SN.Y.0002.070112T1829Z-070113T0200Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 1029 AM PST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PERIODS OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON... PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE STORM SYSTEM PULLS AWAY TO THE EAST THIS EVENING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NVZ016-020-022-130200- /O.EXT.KVEF.SN.Y.0002.070112T1829Z-070113T0200Z/ NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM... JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 1029 AM PST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ACCUMULATING SNOWS OF UP TO TWO INCHES WILL BE MAINLY LIMITED TO THE FAR EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...RAILROAD PASS...AND BOULDER CITY. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF MESQUITE... OVERTON...AND SEARCHLIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS...WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVIER BURSTS OF SNOW...WILL PROVIDE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL...PARTICULARLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...BUT ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL DELAYS. NO SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. $$ AZZ001-003-130230- /O.CON.KVEF.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070113T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 1129 AM MST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST DESERTS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF MOHAVE COUNTY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AND INTO THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES BY STORMS END...LATER THIS EVENING. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE HUALAPAI MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF ARIZONA. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...BUT ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL DELAYS. NO SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. $$
000 WWUS45 KVEF 122306 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 306 PM PST FRI JAN 12 2007 .A STRONG AND COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT BASIN WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AND MUCH COLDER CONDITIONS TO SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. NVZ015-016-020-022-130015- /O.CAN.KVEF.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070113T0200Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 306 PM PST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR CLARK AND LINCOLN COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN NEVADA. A FEW LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS CAN STILL BE EXPECTED INTO THE EVENING HOURS...HOWEVER ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS WILL BE LIMITED TO THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF LINCOLN COUNTY. ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE NOT BEEN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...ANY SNOW THAT HAS FALLEN AND MELTED WILL FREEZE AFTER SUNDOWN AND MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLACK ICE THIS EVENING. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ AZZ001-003-130600- /O.CON.KVEF.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070113T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 406 PM MST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST DESERTS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF MOHAVE COUNTY INTO THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SYSTEM PULLS AWAY TO THE EAST LATER THIS EVENING. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE HUALAPAI MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF MOHAVE COUNTY. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADWAYS AND HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING ALONG HIGHWAY 66...HIGHWAY 68 AND INTERSTATE 40. THE COMBINATION OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AND FALLING TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF ICE ON ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS... PARTICULARLY THE SECONDARY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS45 KVEF 122324 CCA WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 323 PM PST FRI JAN 12 2007 .A STRONG AND VERY COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER CENTRAL NEVADA WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL UTAH OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL BRING AN END TO PRECIPITATION BUT CONTINUE TO USHER IN EXTREMELY COLD AIR. TEMPERATURES WILL AVERAGE 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. NVZ015-016-020-022-130030- /O.CAN.KVEF.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070113T0200Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 323 PM PST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR CLARK AND LINCOLN COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN NEVADA. A FEW LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS CAN STILL BE EXPECTED INTO THE EVENING HOURS...HOWEVER ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS WILL BE LIMITED TO THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF LINCOLN COUNTY. ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE NOT BEEN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...ANY SNOW THAT HAS FALLEN AND MELTED WILL FREEZE AFTER SUNDOWN AND MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLACK ICE THIS EVENING. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ AZZ001-003-130600- /O.CON.KVEF.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070113T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 423 PM MST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST DESERTS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF MOHAVE COUNTY INTO THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SYSTEM PULLS AWAY TO THE EAST LATER THIS EVENING. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE HUALAPAI MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF MOHAVE COUNTY. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADWAYS AND HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING ALONG HIGHWAY 66...HIGHWAY 68 AND INTERSTATE 40. THE COMBINATION OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AND FALLING TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF ICE ON ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS... PARTICULARLY THE SECONDARY ROADS...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS45 KVEF 130456 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 856 PM PST FRI JAN 12 2007 AZZ001-003-130600- /O.CAN.KVEF.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070113T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 956 PM MST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WHICH PRODUCED SNOWFALL TODAY ACROSS NORTHWEST ARIZONA HAD WEAKENED AND MOVED A BIT TO THE EAST LATE THIS EVENING. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS MAY PERSIST OVER THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU OVERNIGHT BUT THE THREAT OF ANY SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA PREVIOUSLY UNDER THE SNOW ADVISORY. THERE WAS A REPORT OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN THE HUALAPAI MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF KINGMAN BUT EXACT TOTALS WERE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this snow advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this snow advisory went out at Jan 10, 8:15 PM PST, 6 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 8:15 PM PST, 6 hours 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
815 PM PST WED JAN 10 2007
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD ARCTIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DROP INTO THE
AREA THURSDAY AND THEN SHIFT EAST ACROSS ARIZONA ON SATURDAY. THIS
SYSTEM WILL BRING BLUSTERY WINTER WEATHER TO THE AREA INTO THE
WEEKEND WITH THE POTENTIAL OF SNOW TO MANY VALLEY LOCATIONS...GUSTY
WINDS AT TIMES...AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES. IMPROVING CONDITIONS
WILL BE SEEN BY SUNDAY.
&&
.UPDATE...PRETTY GOOD CLEARING OVER THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF THE
FORECAST AREA AND WORKING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST. MODEL RH PROGS
INDICATE SOME HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE WILL WORK BACK INTO THE WESTERN
PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA LATER TONIGHT BUT NOT THAT MUCH.
UPDATED FORECAST TO INDICATE SOME DECREASE IN CLOUD COVER TONIGHT.
GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS WORKED INTO PORTIONS OF THE OWENS VALLEY AT
LEAST BRIEFLY. BISHOP AIRPORT GUSTED OVER 40 MPH FROM THE WEST BUT
QUICKLY WENT TO A LIGHTER NORTH WIND. A COUPLE OTHER SITES AT AND
ABOVE 5000 FEET GUSTED PRETTY GOOD AS WELL. OVERALL THINK WIND
ADVISORY STILL LOOKS GOOD ABOVE 5000 FEET BUT DID UPDATE OWENS
VALLEY ZONE TO MENTION SOME LOCALLY GUSTY WEST WINDS BELOW CANYON
OPENINGS TONIGHT. TAKING A PEAK AHEAD TO THE POTENTIAL WINTER
STORM...NEW NAM LOOKING PRETTY DRY AND DOES NOT SUPPORT A WINTER
STORM WATCH FOR LAS VEGAS AREA. NEW GFS HOWEVER IS GENERATING NEARLY
A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF PRECIPITATION OVER LAS VEGAS WHICH WOULD
STILL SUPPORT SNOWFALL UP TO 3 INCHES. WILL NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO
THE WINTER STORM WATCH ON THIS SHIFT. OBVIOUSLY MODEL TRENDS WILL
HAVE TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...310 PM PST WED JAN 10...SHORT TERM...CONSIDERABLE
HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE DRAWN UP ACROSS THE CWA TODAY AHEAD OF THE
STRONG ARCTIC SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTH ACROSS THE PACNW. WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF THE HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE...MAIN BULK OF THE SUBTROPICAL
MOISTURE TO REMAIN TO THE EAST OF THE AREA. ALTHOUGH SOME
ENTRAINMENT INTO THE ARCTIC SYSTEM WILL STILL NEED TO BE WATCHED.
STRONG TROUGH TO CONTINUE SOUTH OVERNIGHT. UPPER WINDS AHEAD OF THE
SYSTEM CONTINUE TO INDICATE THAT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS STILL POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT...HOWEVER
INITIAL IMPACT INTO THE CWA WILL BE BETWEEN 12Z AND 18Z ACROSS THE
NORTH. FRONTOGENESIS SHOWING THAT INITIAL BEST DYNAMICS TO BE ACROSS
LINCOLN COUNTY AFTER 00Z FRIDAY THROUGH ABOUT 16Z FRIDAY AND WILL
ISSUE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THIS AREA. LOW TO BE CENTERED OVER KBIH
ROUGHLY 00Z SATURDAY WITH CAA TAKING PLACE ACROSS THE
CWA...RESULTING IN SNOW ACROSS MAINLY THE SOUTHERN/ EASTERN PORTION
OF THE CWA THURSDAY NIGHT. GOOD DYNAMICS WITH THE LOW PUTS
CLARK/LINCOLN/NORTHERN HALF OF MOHAVE COUNTY IN MOST FAVORED AREAS
FOR PRECIPITATION ON FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY AROUND 00Z SATURDAY WITH
PRECIPITATION CONTINUING MUCH OF FRIDAY NIGHT. THICKNESS VALUES/700
AND 800MB TEMPS ALL POINT TO SNOW DOWN TO AROUND 1000 FEET WITH SNOW
ACCUMULATION ABOVE 2000 FEET LIKELY. WILL ISSUE A WINTER STORM WATCH
FOR FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA/NORTHWEST ARIZONA
DESERT AREAS AND WITH SNOW LIKELY DURING THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
COMMUTE. STORM TO SHIFT EAST BY SATURDAY WITH DRYING FROM THE WEST
EARLY SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. NEXT CONCERN IS THE WINDS.
LOOKS LIKE BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY AHEAD OF THE MAIN
FRONTAL BOUNDARY...AND WILL NEED TO MONITOR AS WIND ADVISORY MAY BE
NEEDED ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NORTH
WINDS THEN LOOKED FOR BEHIND THE FRONT. AS HAS BEEN ADVERTISED THE
PAST FEW DAYS...COLD AIR ADVECTION TO DROPPING TEMPERATURES TO THE
LOWEST READINGS IN 10 TO POSSIBLY 17 YEARS WITH SINGLE DIGITS IN THE
FORECAST FOR THE MOUNTAINS BY SUNDAY MORNING.
.LONG TERM...SUNDAY TO WEDNESDAY...NOT MUCH CHANGE TO THE PREVIOUS
FORECAST. MAIN CHALLENGE WILL BE TEMPERATURE FORECASTING. WE WILL BE
CLOSE TO SOME RECORD LOW MAX TEMPERATURES SUNDAY AND MONDAY AROUND
THE FORECAST AREA. THOUGH THE AREA SHOULD CLEAR OUT AFTER THE
FRIDAY/SATURDAY STORM AND CONTINENTAL AIR MASS INVASION...THE
CONTINUED WEAK NORTH FLOW WILL NOT BE ENOUGH TO PUSH OUT COLD AIR
FROM THE VALLEYS. EXPECT COLD AIR TO STAY TRAPPED IN VALLEYS MAKING
IT HARD FOR THE SHORT DAYS SUPPLY OF SOLAR ENERGY TO BREAK THE
INVERSIONS. HENCE I WENT BELOW GUIDANCE WHICH WARMS THE AREA TOO
QUICKLY.
&&
.AVIATION...A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IS EXPECTED FROM THURSDAY NIGHT
ONWARDS. UNTIL THEN THE 11/00Z TAFS WILL FORECAST BENIGN WEATHER AT
OUR TAF LOCATIONS. BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL START THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. FRIDAY WILL SEE CLOUDS
LOWER AND THE BEGINNING OF SNOWFALL IN MOST ALL LOCATIONS REACHING
VALLEY FLOORS. THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY WILL SEE LIGHT SNOW FALL LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT AND MOST THE DAY FRIDAY WITH A POTENTIAL OF A 1 TO 3
INCH ACCUMULATION IN THE CENTER OF THE VALLEY WITH THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL RATE LATER FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FOR KLAS MOST ALL
OF FRIDAY AND INTO SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE THE PERIOD OF INCLEMENT
WEATHER DUE TO SNOW SHOWERS...CIGS...VIS...AND POTENTIALLY IFR OR
LOWER.
AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDED TAFS.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.NV...WINTER STORM WATCH THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING FOR ZONE 15.
WINTER STORM WATCH FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
ZONES 16...20...22
.AZ...WINTER STORM WATCH FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
ZONES 1...3
.CA...WIND ADVISORY ZONE 519 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM THURSDAY.
JENSEN/JACQUES/HARRISON
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHazardous weather outlook, Jan 10, 6:42 AM PST, 19 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 642 AM PST WED JAN 10 2007 AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-110800- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- 642 AM PST WED JAN 10 2007 /742 AM MST WED JAN 10 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG WEST WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE SIERRA NEVADA RANGE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES ABOVE 5000 FEET FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 4 AM THURSDAY MORNING FOR GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR MORE. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN...HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A VERY COLD STORM DIVING SOUTH OUT OF CANADA WILL IMPACT THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN THURSDAY NIGHT...AND THE MOJAVE DESERT ON FRIDAY. AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON THURSDAY. AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING...THE WIND WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET. THERE MAY BE ENOUGH MOISTURE AVAILABLE FRIDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY NIGHT TO PRODUCE SNOW SHOWERS DOWN TO THE VALLEY FLOORS...POSSIBLY INCLUDING THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. THE MOISTURE WILL EXIT THE REGION BY SATURDAY NIGHT...BUT VERY COLD AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE. MANY LOWER DESERT AREAS WILL SEE THEIR COLDEST TEMPERATURES IN SEVERAL YEARS OVER THE WEEKEND. A SLOW WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY...BUT MORNING LOWS WILL DIP BELOW FREEZING IN ALL BUT THE WARMEST AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MORGAN
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.