Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this winter storm warning at Feb 22, 2008, 3:54 PM PST for Inyo County, California. It took effect at Feb 23, 2008, 6:00 PM PST. It was in force for 28 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
- Feb 22, 2008, 3:54 PM PST (23:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2008, 6:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2008, 10:00 PM PST
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
County Inyo County, CA
The nearest sounding before it
Mercury/Desert R, NV (KDRA), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 127 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1001 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 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 222354 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 354 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2008 NVZ018-019-230100- /O.EXP.KVEF.SN.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080223T0000Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 354 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SHEEP RANGE...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...AND THE RED ROCK CANYON AREA. ALTHOUGH SNOW SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SEEN THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS WHICH MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY BRIEF HEAVY SNOW...WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS IS NO LONGER EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THUS THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE CLARK COUNTY MOUNTAINS WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. $$ CAZ519-521-230800- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0005.080224T0200Z-080225T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0005.080224T0200Z-080225T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 354 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6500 FEET OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM IS FORECAST TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS TO THE INYO COUNTY MOUNTAINS SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE THE 6500 FOOT LEVEL...WHILE ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 20 AND 30 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT THE 8000 FOOT LEVEL BY SUNDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA WITH GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CREST. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE LIKELY WITH NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AS THIS STORM CROSSES THE AREA. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. $$ NVZ015-230200- /O.CON.KVEF.SN.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080223T0200Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 354 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF LINCOLN COUNTY... ESPECIALLY NORTH OF THE PIOCHE AREA FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES MAY BE SEEN OVER THE NEXT TWO HOURS. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEEN WHICH COULD PRODUCE BRIEF BUT HEAVY SNOW BURSTS OVER THE AREA. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...BUT ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL DELAYS. $$
10 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KVEF 230206 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 606 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2008 EXTENDED SNOW ADVISORY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING CAZ519-521-230515- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.080224T0200Z-080225T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 606 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM IS FORECAST TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS TO THE INYO COUNTY MOUNTAINS SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE THE 6500 FOOT LEVEL...WHILE ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 20 AND 30 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT THE 8000 FOOT LEVEL BY SUNDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA WITH GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CREST. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE LIKELY WITH NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AS THIS STORM CROSSES THE AREA. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. $$ NVZ015-230500- /O.EXT.KVEF.SN.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080223T0500Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 606 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR LINCOLN COUNTY AND IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF LINCOLN COUNTY THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF PIOCHE ALONG HIGHWAY 93. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES MAY BE SEEN OVER THE NEXT THREE HOURS. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...BUT ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL DELAYS. $$ PIERCE
000 WWUS45 KVEF 230511 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 911 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2008 EXTENDED SNOW ADVISORY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING NVZ015-230615- /O.EXP.KVEF.SN.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080223T0500Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 911 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. SNOW SHOWERS OVER LINCOLN COUNTY WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE LATE THIS EVENING WITH ISOLATED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 1 OR 2 INCHES. $$ CAZ519-521-231300- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.080224T0200Z-080225T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 911 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM IS FORECAST TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS TO THE INYO COUNTY MOUNTAINS SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE THE 6500 FOOT LEVEL...WHILE ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 20 AND 30 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT THE 8000 FOOT LEVEL BY SUNDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA WITH GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CREST. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE LIKELY WITH NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AS THIS STORM CROSSES THE AREA. 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. $$
000 WWUS45 KVEF 231213 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 413 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 CAZ519-521-231800- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.080224T0200Z-080225T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 413 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM IS FORECAST TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS TO THE INYO COUNTY MOUNTAINS SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE THE 6500 FOOT LEVEL...WHILE ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 20 AND 30 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT THE 8000 FOOT LEVEL BY SUNDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA WITH GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CREST. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE LIKELY WITH NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AS THIS STORM CROSSES THE AREA. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. $$ NVZ018-019-231800- /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.A.0006.080224T0800Z-080225T0200Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 413 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 7000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE ABOVE 7000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL LIKELY BEGIN TO FALL AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE LATE TONIGHT THEN CONTINUE MUCH OF SUNDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY START AROUND 7000 FEET TONIGHT AS WARM SOUTH WINDS DEVELOP. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 6000 FEET SUNDAY AS THE STORM CENTER MOVES OVERHEAD. AN ESTIMATED 8 TO 12 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD FALL ABOVE 7000 FEET. IN ADDITION... STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE STORM AND PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. $$ JGA
000 WWUS45 KVEF 231744 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 944 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 CAZ519-521-240000- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.080224T0200Z-080225T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 944 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST TODAY IS FORECAST TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS TO THE INYO COUNTY MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE THE 6500 FOOT LEVEL...WHILE ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 20 AND 30 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE THE 8000 FOOT LEVEL BY SUNDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA WITH GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CREST. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE LIKELY WITH NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AS THIS STORM CROSSES THE AREA. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. $$ NVZ018-019-240000- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0006.080224T0800Z-080225T0200Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 944 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL LIKELY BEGIN TO FALL AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE LATE TONIGHT THEN CONTINUE MUCH OF SUNDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY START AROUND 7500 FEET TONIGHT AS WARM SOUTH WINDS DEVELOP. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 6000 FEET SUNDAY AS THE STORM CENTER MOVES OVERHEAD. AN ESTIMATED 8 TO 12 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD FALL ABOVE 7000 FEET. IN ADDITION... STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE STORM AND PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. $$
000 WWUS45 KVEF 232317 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 317 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 CAZ519-521-240800- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.080224T0200Z-080225T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 317 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST TODAY IS FORECAST TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS TO THE INYO COUNTY MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A FOOT ARE EXPECTED ABOVE THE 6500 FOOT LEVEL...WHILE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE THE 8000 FOOT LEVEL BY SUNDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CREST. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE LIKELY WITH NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AS THIS STORM CROSSES THE AREA. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. $$ NVZ018-019-240800- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0006.080224T0800Z-080225T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.SN.Y.0009.080224T0800Z-080225T0200Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 317 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE TONIGHT AND COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS LATER SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY START AROUND 7500 FEET TONIGHT AS WARM SOUTH WINDS DEVELOP. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 6500 FEET SUNDAY AS THE STORM CENTER MOVES OVERHEAD. AN ESTIMATED 6 TO 9 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD FALL ABOVE 7000 FEET. IN ADDITION... STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE STORM AND PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. $$
000 WWUS45 KVEF 240648 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1048 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 CAZ519-521-241400- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 1048 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE EAST SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA IN INYO COUNTY. AS OF 10 PM PST THIS EVENING A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER IN ASPENDELL REPORTED 9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT THEN TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO FOOT ARE EXPECTED ABOVE THE 6500 FOOT LEVEL. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CREST. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE LIKELY WITH NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AS THIS STORM CROSSES THE AREA. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. $$ NVZ018-019-241400- /O.CON.KVEF.SN.Y.0009.080224T0800Z-080225T0200Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 1048 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SUNDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. LIGHT SNOW HAS STARTED TO FALL IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND THE SNOW MAY COME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS LATER SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY START AROUND 7500 FEET TONIGHT AS WARM SOUTH WINDS DEVELOP. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 6500 FEET SUNDAY AS THE STORM CENTER MOVES OVERHEAD. AN ESTIMATED 6 TO 9 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD FALL ABOVE 7000 FEET. IN ADDITION... STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE STORM AND PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. $$ PIERCE
000 WWUS45 KVEF 241221 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 421 AM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 CAZ519-521-241900- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 421 AM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE TODAY THEN TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO FOOT ARE EXPECTED ABOVE THE 6500 FOOT LEVEL. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA WITH GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CREST. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE LIKELY WITH NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AS THIS STORM CROSSES THE AREA. THERE IS ALSO POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH THIS EVENING AS SNOW TAPERS OFF AND THE SYSTEM BEGINS TO EXIT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. $$ NVZ015-241900- /O.EXB.KVEF.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080225T0300Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 421 AM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY ABOVE 6000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET ACROSS LINCOLN COUNTY THIS MORNING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD TAPER OFF EARLY THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET. IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW AND PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. 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. $$ NVZ018-019-241900- /O.CON.KVEF.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080225T0200Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 421 AM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY START AROUND 7500 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING WITH WARM SOUTH WINDS. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 6500 FEET DURING THE DAY SUNDAY AS THE STORM CENTER MOVES OVERHEAD. AN ESTIMATED 6 TO 9 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD FALL ABOVE 7000 FEET. IN ADDITION... STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE STORM AND PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP... BUT ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL DELAYS. NO SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. $$ JGA
000 WWUS45 KVEF 241854 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1054 AM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 CAZ519-521-250200- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 1054 AM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...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. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE TODAY THEN TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO THREE FEET ARE EXPECTED ABOVE THE 6500 FOOT LEVEL. SNOWFALL SO FAR AT ASPENDELL AS OF 1045 AM THIS MORNING WAS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 18 INCHES. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA WITH GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CREST. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE LIKELY WITH NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AS THIS STORM CROSSES THE AREA. THERE IS ALSO POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH THIS EVENING AS SNOW TAPERS OFF AND THE SYSTEM BEGINS TO EXIT. 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. $$ NVZ018-019-250200- /O.CON.KVEF.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080225T0200Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 1054 AM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 6500 FEET DURING THE DAY AS THE STORM CENTER MOVES OVERHEAD. SNOWFALL AT THE TOWN OF MT. CHARLESTON WAS ABOUT AN INCH AS OF 1030 AM THIS MORNING AND AN ESTIMATED 6 TO 9 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD FALL ABOVE 7000 FEET. IN ADDITION... STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE STORM AND PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP... BUT ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL DELAYS. NO SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. $$ NVZ015-250200- /O.CON.KVEF.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080225T0300Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 1054 AM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING ABOVE 5500 FEET ACROSS LINCOLN COUNTY. SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD TAPER OFF EARLY THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5500 FEET. IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW AND PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. 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. $$
000 WWUS45 KVEF 242330 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 330 PM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 NVZ018-019-250030- /O.CAN.KVEF.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080225T0200Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 330 PM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. SNOWFALL AT THE TOWN OF MT. CHARLESTON WAS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT AN INCH LATE THIS MORNING. DURING THE AFTERNOON ONLY VERY LIGHT SNOW WAS REPORTED AND IT WAS MELTING AS IT FELL. WHILE VERY ISOLATED SNOWFALL OF AN INCH OF TWO IS POSSIBLE EARLY THIS EVENING...THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL HAS ENDED. $$ NVZ015-250030- /O.CAN.KVEF.SN.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080225T0300Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 330 PM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF SNOWFALL ACROSS LINCOLN COUNTY SINCE LATE THIS MORNING AND TEMPERATURES WERE WELL ABOVE FREEZING IN MOST AREAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS COULD STILL PRODUCE AND INCH OR TWO OF SNOW INTO THE EVENING BUT THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL NO LONGER EXISTS. $$ CAZ519-521-250600- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 330 PM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATER THIS EVENING. TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO THREE FEET ARE EXPECTED ABOVE THE 6500 FOOT LEVEL. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA WITH GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CREST. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE LIKELY WITH NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AS THIS STORM CROSSES THE AREA. THERE IS ALSO POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH THIS EVENING AS SNOW TAPERS OFF AND THE SYSTEM BEGINS TO EXIT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. $$
000 WWUS45 KVEF 250549 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 949 PM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 CAZ519-521-250700- /O.EXP.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080225T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 949 PM PST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE EAST SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA OF INYO COUNTY. LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING IN ASPENDELL AT 830 PM THIS EVENING AND WILL END AROUND MIDNIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST. THE ASPENDELL WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW FROM THE STORM. $$ PIERCE
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Feb 22, 3:22 PM PST, 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 3:22 PM PST, 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
322 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2008
.SYNOPSIS...PACIFIC STORM TO EXIT THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND
MOJAVE DESERT TONIGHT. HOWEVER A STRONGER PACIFIC STORM WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA...BEGINNING IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND THEN THE REST OF THE REGION LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
AND SUNDAY. DRIER AND WARMER WEATHER WILL THEN BE SEEN NEXT WEEK AS
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN STATES.
&&
.SHORT TERM...SHORTWAVE MOVING ACROSS THE CWA THIS AFTERNOON
RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AREA. LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS POSSIBLE WITH THE
THUNDERSTORMS AND ALTHOUGH OVERALL PATTERN IS DRYING WILL CONTINUE
TO KEEP SHOWERS THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING. WIDESPREAD SNOW HOWEVER
WILL BE DECREASING...ESPECIALLY LINCOLN COUNTY BY LATE AFTERNOON AND
SNOW OVER THE SPRINGS WILL ALSO BE ON THE DECREASE...THUS WILL ALLOW
SNOW ADVISORIES TO END AT THEIR RESPECTIVE TIMES. SURFACE GRADIENTS
INCREASED THIS AFTERNOON AS THE SHORTWAVE CROSS OVER SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY RESULTING IN A WIND ADVISORY. THESE WINDS TO BE ON THE
DECREASE BY EARLY EVENING AS THE SYSTEM SHIFTS TO THE EAST. WEAK
SHORTWAVE RIDGE TO BUILD OVER THE CWA LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY
SATURDAY...HOWEVER THIS TO BE SHORT LIVE AS ADVERTISED STRONGER
STORM TO BEGIN PUSHING INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM TO THEN CROSS OVER THE CWA SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY WITH VERY GOOD AGREEMENT ON TIMING BETWEEN THE NAM/GFS...
ALTHOUGH THE GFS IS SLIGHTLY STRONGER. THIS SYSTEM TO PRODUCE A WIDE
VARIETY OF WEATHER ACROSS THE CWA AS IT SHIFTS ACROSS. SNOW TO BEGIN
OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE OVER THE
SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS MAINLY ON SUNDAY...BUT FOR NOW AMOUNTS
GENERALLY LOOK TO BE LESS THAN WARNING LEVELS. HAVE UPGRADED THE
WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TO A WARNING WITH
POSSIBLE ADVISORIES LATER FOR THE SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS. AT THE
SAME TIME...INCREASED FLOW ALOFT TO POSSIBLY PRODUCE DOWNSLOPE WINDS
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...
WHILE FLOW ALOFT AND SURFACE GRADIENTS COMBINE FOR POSSIBLE HIGH
WINDS ACROSS AT LEAST THE WESTERN PORTION OF SAN BERNARDINO
SUNDAY...THUS HIGH WIND WATCHES WILL BE ISSUED WITH THIS PACKAGE.
SYSTEM TO SHIFT EAST SUNDAY NIGHT WITH IMPROVING CONDITIONS FROM THE
WEST AS FLOW ALOFT TURNS TO A DRIER NORTHWEST DIRECTION. UNDER THE
UNSETTLE WEATHER PATTERN...HAVE KEPT DAYTIME TEMPS BELOW MOS
GUIDANCE WITH CLOUDS/SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM...NOT TOO MUCH GOING ON IN THE LONG TERM WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY WINDS TUESDAY DOWN THE COLORADO
RIVER. STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR RESIDUAL PRECIPITATION MONDAY MORNING
FROM THE SUNDAY STORM SYSTEM BUT NOT ENOUGH TO MENTION IN THE TEXT
PRODUCTS. RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE AREA FOR MOST OF THE WEEK. A WAVE
WILL BE RIDING DOWN THE BACK SIDE OF THE RIDGE AND MOST OF ITS
ASSOCIATED ENERGY/DYNAMICS WILL BE NORTHEAST OF THE AREA. IT WILL
DRAG A WEAK FRONT THROUGH THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND AS IS
USUAL IN THIS SITUATION THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND IT STRENGTHENS
IN SOUTHERN NEVADA SETTING UP THE POTENTIAL FOR BREEZY OR GREATER
WINDS DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. ASIDE FROM THIS THE NEXT
SYSTEM LOOKS TO BE THURSDAY WITH SOME MODEL DISAGREEMENT ON ITS
TRACK. GFS BRINGS IN IN SIMILAR TO TUESDAYS WHILE ECMWF BRINGS IT
DOWN THE COAST. OF GFS PROVES RIGHT WE COULD AGAIN HAVE BREEZY WINDS
THURSDAY. FOR NOW HAVE LEFT IT DRY AND NO WINDS THEN. TEMPERATURES
WILL RISE UP TO NEAR OR ABOVE 70 LATE IN THE WEEK FOR LAS VEGAS.
&&
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...THE BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH AROUND 06Z THIS EVENING ALONG WITH THE PASSING RAIN SHOWERS.
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE IN FROM THE WEST
THIS EVENING AND HENCE PUT THIS IN THE 00Z TAF ALONG WITH TEMPORARY
LOW CIGS/VIS IF THEY DO. WINDS SHOULD STAY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
THROUGH THE NIGHT. SATURDAY WILL SEE LITTLE CLOUD COVER AND LIGHT
WINDS THAT IN THE AFTERNOON WILL BE EASTERLY BUT EXPECT TO BE UNDER
10 KNOTS. NEXT SYSTEM TO BRING A CHANCE FOR RAIN AND STRONG WINDS
WILL BE SUNDAY.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...WIDESPREAD RAIN AND MOUNTAIN/HIGH ELEVATION SNOWS AND
SOME VERY WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.
WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WILL SEE STRONG WEST WINDS THIS
EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. MOUNTAIN AREAS ABOVE
3500 FT WILL LIKELY BE OBSCURED THIS EVENING AND WITH THE STRONG
WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT TURBULENT AS WELL. CLEARING WILL OCCUR FROM
WEST TO EAST TONIGHT AS A RIDGE BUILDS IN FOR SATURDAY TO BRING
LIGHT WIDES MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. THE NEXT STORM IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY
AND INTO EARLY MONDAY.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
NVZ018-019.
SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NVZ015.
HIGH WIND WATCH FOR SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
FOR ZONES 518>520.
AZ...NONE.
CA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR CAZ523>525.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING FOR CAZ519-521.
HIGH WIND WATCH FOR SUNDAY FOR CAZ523.
&&
JENSEN/JACQUES
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHazardous weather outlook, Feb 22, 5:37 AM PST, 10 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 537 AM PST FRI FEB 22 2008 AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-230800- 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- 537 AM PST FRI FEB 22 2008 /637 AM MST FRI FEB 22 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A PACIFIC STORM MOVING ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS ABOVE 5000 FEET ACROSS LINCOLN COUNTY AND THE SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL PRODUCE ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS ON SOME ROADS ABOVE 5000 FEET. A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THESE AREAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A STRONGER PACIFIC STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY BE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION SUNDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS AND LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE DESERTS. DRY AND WARMER WEATHER WILL DEVELOP EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. JGA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 6:12 PM PST | Heavy Snow Warning | VEF | Inyo | 10 hr |
| Feb 22, 4:09 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | VEF | Inyo | 12 hr |
| Feb 22, 1:24 PM PST | Wind Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 6 hr |
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Sources
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