Alert archive / Nevada / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this winter storm warning at Dec 14, 2008, 4:18 PM MST for Mohave County, Arizona; Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada; San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Dec 15, 2008, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 24 hr. 46 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 14, 2008, 4:18 PM MST (23:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 15, 2008, 5:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2008, 5:00 AM MST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 6:30 AM MST | SNOW 4 | Beatty, NV | BROADCAST MEDIA IN LAS VEGAS REPORTED 4 INCHES OF SNOW FELL IN BEATTY. |
| Dec 15, 7:55 AM MST | SNOW 0 | Hesperia, CA | JUST BEGINNING TO SNOW AT HESPERIA.TEMPERATURE IS 32 DEGREES. |
| Dec 15, 9:05 AM MST | SNOW 8 | Mt. Charleston, NV | 8 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE FALLEN AT MOUNT CHARLESTON AND IT IS STILL SNOWING. |
| Dec 15, 10:03 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 30 | Running Springs, CA | SNOWING, WHITEOUT CONDITION. 1 FOOT AN HOUR SNOWFALL, 2.5 FEET ON THE GROUND. |
| Dec 15, 10:05 AM MST | SNOW 0 | 5 Nnw Downtown Las Vega, NV | SNOW FALLING AND REDUCING VISIBILITY DOWN TO 1 MILE. THE SNOW IS STICKING TO THE GROUND AT THIS TIME. |
| Dec 15, 10:26 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 2 S Lake Arrowhead, CA | REPORT OF 11 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE 2 AM |
| Dec 15, 11:00 AM MST | SNOW 0 | 3 W North Las Vegas, NV | ALL SNOW FELL IN THE ALIANTE AREA FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS STARTING AT 10 AM PST BUT DID NOT ACCUMULATE. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WAS ALSO OBSERVED HERE AT TIMES IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. THE LIQUID PRECIPITATION STORM TOTAL AT THIS LOCATION WAS 0.38 INCHES. |
| Dec 15, 11:00 AM MST | SNOW 0 | Nws Las Vegas, NV | A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WAS OBSERVED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF LAS VEGAS. |
| Dec 15, 11:02 AM MST | SNOW 0 | Las Vegas Mccarran Ap, NV | A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WAS REPORTED BY THE CONTRACT WEATHER OBSERVERS AT MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. |
| Dec 15, 11:17 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Crestline, CA | A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW HAS FALLEN IN A SHORT TIME RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. TWO SEMIS ARE REPORTED JACK KNIFED ON HWY 138 BETWEEN HWY 18 AND THE CITY OF CRESTLINE. NUMEROUS DISABLED VEHICLES ON HIGHWAY 18 |
| Dec 15, 11:20 AM MST | SNOW 1 | 5 Nne Lone Mtn, NV | HEAVY SNOW IS FALLING AND CAUSING VISIBILITY TO DECREASE TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. 1 INCH OF SNOW HAS FALLEN IN THIS LOCATION. |
| Dec 15, 11:20 AM MST | SNOW 1.2 | 5 Wnw Yucca Valley (C79, CA | SNOW STARTED FALLING AT 9 AM AND BY 1020AM IT HAD ACCUMULATED TO 1.25 INCHES. |
| Dec 15, 12:11 PM MST | SNOW 1.5 | Desert Rock (Nts A30), NV | A DESERT ROCK NOAA EMPLOYEE MEASURED 1.5 INCHES OF SNOW AT THE DESERT ROCK UPPER AIR SITE ON THE NEVADA TEST SITE. |
| Dec 15, 12:16 PM MST | SNOW 0 | North Las Vegas, NV | MODERATE SNOW FALLING AT THIS TIME AND VISIBILITY IS REDUCED DOWN TO 1/2 MILE. REPORTED BY KATIE. |
| Dec 15, 12:25 PM MST | SNOW 4 | Lucerne Valley, CA | 4 INCHES OF DRY SNOW AT LUCERNE VALLEY. TEMPERATURE IS 30 DEGREES AND FALLING. WINDS ARE CALM |
| Dec 15, 12:42 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 2.5 | 3 W Landers (Ar190), CA | 2.5 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE FALLEN AT ABOUT 3500 FEET IN ELEVATION IN YUCCA VALLEY. SNOW IS VERY HEAVY AT THIS TIME. |
| Dec 15, 12:48 PM MST | SNOW 0 | 5 S Landers (Ar190), CA | 3.5 INCHES OF SNOW AND STILL SNOWING |
| Dec 15, 12:48 PM MST | SNOW 6 | 4 N Landers (Ar190), CA | 6 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE FALLEN BETWEEN 6 AM AND 1148 PM. VISIBILITY IS DOWN TO 500 FEET IN YUCCA VALLEY |
| Dec 15, 12:58 PM MST | SNOW 18 | Lake Arrowhead, CA | HEAVY SNOW CONTINUING...NONSTOP SINCE 2AM. WINDS STRONG AND GUSTY. HIGHWAY 330 IS CLOSED. |
| Dec 15, 1:09 PM MST | SNOW 0 | North Las Vegas Ap, NV | A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW AS WELL AS ALL SNOW FELL AT THE NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT BUT DID NOT ACCUMULATE PER AN OFF-DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE. |
| Dec 15, 1:12 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 24 | Forest Falls, CA | TOTAL SNOW DEPTH 24 INCHES...21 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE LAST 4 HOURS. HIGHWAY 38 IS CLOSED |
| Dec 15, 1:15 PM MST | SNOW 0 | 3 W Downtown Las Vegas, NV | SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF ALL SNOW WAS OBSERVED AT THE MEADOWS MALL NEAR DECATUR AND HIGHWAY 95 BY AN OFF-DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE. |
| Dec 15, 1:17 PM MST | SNOW 3.5 | 5 Wnw Yucca Valley (C79, CA | 3.5 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE FALLEN IN YUCCA VALLEY. |
| Dec 15, 2:35 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Running Springs, CA | SNOW IS STILL FALLING AT ABOUT 1 FOOT PER HALF HOUR. SR30 IS CLOSED DUE TO SEVERAL VEHICLES STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. |
| Dec 15, 2:35 PM MST | SNOW 2 | 1 Sw Summerlin, NV | ABOUT 2 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN SINCE 0900 AND HEAVY SNOW IS STILL OCCURRING. |
| Dec 15, 2:40 PM MST | SNOW 0.5 | 11 N Rimrock, CA | RAIN HAS TURNED TO HEAVY SNOW AND 1/2 INCH HAD ACCUMULATED IN YUCCA VALLEY. VISIBILITY HAD ALSO BEEN REDUCED DOWN TO 1/4 MILE. |
| Dec 15, 2:40 PM MST | SNOW 0.5 | 1 Sw Summerlin, NV | RAIN HAS TURNED TO HEAVY SNOW AND 1/2 INCH HAS ACCUMULATED IN YUCCA VALLEY. VISIBILITY HAS ALSO BEEN REDUCED DOWN TO 1/4 MILE. |
| Dec 15, 2:40 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 2 W Summerlin, NV | ESTIMATED 3 TO 4 INCHES HAVE FALLEN ON BUSHES SINCE 0900 PST. |
| Dec 15, 3:00 PM MST | SNOW 3 | 5 W North Las Vegas Ap, NV | UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WAS ESTIMATED ON UNPAVED SURFACES IN NORTHWEST LAS VEGAS BY A NWS EMPLOYEE. THE STORM LIQUID PRECIPITATION TOTAL WAS 0.54 INCHES AT THIS LOCATION. |
| Dec 15, 3:00 PM MST | SNOW 9 | 7 S Kyle Canyon Raws, NV | 9 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE FALLEN AT LOVELL SUMMIT THROUGH 2 PM TODAY AT 6593 FEET IN ELEVATION. |
| Dec 15, 3:00 PM MST | SNOW 10 | 1 W Kyle Canyon Raws, NV | 10 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE FALLEN AT KYLE CANYON THROUGH 2PM TODAY AT 7011 FEET ELEVATION. |
| Dec 15, 3:53 PM MST | SNOW 4.5 | 5 S Landers (Ar190), CA | A SPOTTER MEASURED 4.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN YUCCA VALLEY. |
| Dec 15, 4:10 PM MST | SNOW 5.5 | 5 Wnw Yucca Valley (C79, CA | A SPOTTER IN YUCCA VALLEY MEASURED 5.5 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE 905 AM PST. |
| Dec 15, 4:30 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 4 N Lone Mtn, NV | BETWEEN 4 AND 5 INCHES OF SNOW WAS ESTIMATED TO HAVE FALLEN AT THUNDER BASIN AVENUE IN NORTHWEST LAS VEGAS. |
| Dec 15, 4:30 PM MST | SNOW 5 | 8 N Summerlin, NV | ESTIMATED 4 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. |
| Dec 15, 5:00 PM MST | SNOW 9.4 | 4 Wnw Kyle Canyon Raws, NV | AN ESTIMATED 9.4 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE LEE CANYON SNOTEL AT AN ELEVATION OF 8626 FEET. |
| Dec 15, 5:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12.3 | 4 Wnw Kyle Canyon Raws, NV | AN ESTIMATED 12.3 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE BRISTLECONE PINE TRAIL SNOTEL ON MOUNT CHARLESTON AT AN ELEVATION OF 8979 FEET. |
| Dec 15, 5:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12.6 | 8 S Kyle Canyon Raws, NV | AN ESTIMATED 12.6 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT KYLE CANYON. |
| Dec 15, 5:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 14.5 | 1 S Hayford Pk, NV | AN ESTIMATED 14.5 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT HAYFORD PEAK. |
| Dec 15, 5:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | Mt. Charleston, NV | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 15, 5:00 PM MST | HEAVY SNOW 23.1 | 3 Ssw Kyle Canyon Raws, NV | THE RAINBOW CANYON SNOTEL ON MOUNT CHARLESTON AT AN ELEVATION OF 7975 FEET MEASURED AN ESTIMATED 23.1 INCHES OF SNOW FOR A STORM TOTAL. |
| Dec 15, 6:15 PM MST | SNOW 0.6 | 5 Nne Summerlin, NV | 0.6 INCHES OF SNOW WAS MEASURED IN CENTENNIAL HILLS NEAR CLARK COUNTY 215 AND NORTH DURANGO DRIVE. AROUND AN INCH OF SNOW FELL IN WESTERN PARTS OF THE CENTENNIAL HILLS AREA. ALL ROOFS COVERED WITH SNOW. |
| Dec 15, 6:30 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 4 Nnw Summerlin, NV | 4.0 INCHES OF SNOW WAS MEASURED NEAR ANN ROAD AND CLARK COUNTY 215. |
| Dec 15, 6:45 PM MST | SNOW 2.1 | 5 Ene Red Rock Canyon R, NV | 2.1 INCHES OF SNOW WAS MEASURED IN SUMMERLIN BETWEEN SUMMERLIN CENTER AND THE RED ROCK CASINO. |
| Dec 15, 7:00 PM MST | SNOW 4 | 5 N Summerlin, NV | 4 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND AT ANN ROAD AND 215 |
| Dec 16, 3:00 AM MST | SNOW 8 | 13 Nw Wikieup (Mwpa3), AZ | THE PARK SERVICE REPORTED THAT BETWEEN 6 AND 8 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN PARK AT AN ELEVATION OF 6800 FEET. THE END TIME FOR THIS EVENT WAS ESTIMATED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS45 KVEF 142318 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 318 PM PST SUN DEC 14 2008 CAZ524-NVZ018-019-022-150600- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0010.081215T1200Z-081216T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0008.081215T1200Z-081216T0600Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 318 PM PST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY FOR THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT...THE SHEEP RANGE...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON...AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL LIKELY BEGIN TO FALL OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTIES LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE MUCH OF THE DAY MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF. THIS WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT MOUNTAIN PASS ALONG INTERSTATE 15 BETWEEN PRIMM AND BAKER AS WELL AS STATE ROUTE 160 BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND PAHRUMP. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL EARLY MONDAY MORNING STARTING AROUND 4 AM...AND TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. TRAVELERS AND COMMUTERS MONDAY MORNING SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS SUCH AS SLICK AND ICY ROADS ALONG WITH A POTENTIAL FOR REDUCED VISIBILITY. $$ AZZ001-003-150600- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0010.081215T1500Z-081216T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0008.081215T1500Z-081216T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 418 PM MST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MST MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTHWEST DESERTS OF MOHAVE COUNTY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER MOHAVE COUNTY MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AROUND 3500 FEET WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS SUCH AS SLICK AND ICY ROADS ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. $$ NVZ017-020-150600- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0010.081215T1200Z-081216T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WW.Y.0004.081215T1200Z-081216T0000Z/ WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY 318 PM PST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST MONDAY FOR WESTERN CLARK COUNTY...SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY...AND LAS VEGAS VALLEY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW DOWN TO AN ELEVATION OF 2000 FEET EARLY MONDAY MORNING IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON...THEN TURNING INTO A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN. ACCUMULATIONS IN THE CENTER OF THE VALLEY ARE ONLY EXPECTED UP TO AN INCH. IN THE FOOTHILLS...UP TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON GRASSY AREAS...OR COLD OBJECTS...SUCH AS CARS. TRAVELERS AND COMMUTERS MONDAY MORNING SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS SUCH AS SLICK AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND REMEMBER TO KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN OTHER CARS WHILE DRIVING. $$ NVZ015-016-150600- /O.EXB.KVEF.WW.Y.0004.081215T1200Z-081216T0000Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA 318 PM PST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST MONDAY FOR LINCOLN AND NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTIES. SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND BE HEAVIEST BETWEEN 4 AM TO 4 PM ON MONDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 INCHES AND 5 INCHES SHOULD BE EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET IN ELEVATION. STARTING AT 4PM THE SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF AND THERE MAY BE A SNOW AND RAIN MIX MORE TOWARDS THE EVENING. THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVELING MORE HAZARDOUS...AND TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION DRIVING ALONG ROADS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ CAZ519-150600- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0004.081215T0600Z-081216T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 318 PM PST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND BE HEAVIEST BETWEEN 10 PM THIS EVENING AND 6 AM MONDAY MORNING AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PASSES OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO SPILL OVER THE CREST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO A CONTINUED MOIST FLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN SIERRA SLOPES. TOTAL ACCUMULATION BY MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KVEF 150548 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 948 PM PST SUN DEC 14 2008 CAZ524-NVZ018-019-022-151415- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0008.081215T1200Z-081216T0600Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 948 PM PST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY FOR EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT/ SHEEP RANGE/ SPRING MOUNTAINS/ RED ROCK CANYON/ AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY. SNOW WILL LIKELY BEGIN TO FALL OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTIES LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE MUCH OF THE DAY MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF. THIS WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT MOUNTAIN PASS ALONG INTERSTATE 15 BETWEEN PRIMM AND BAKER AS WELL AS STATE ROUTE 160 BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND PAHRUMP. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL EARLY MONDAY MORNING STARTING AROUND 4 AM WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. TRAVELERS AND COMMUTERS MONDAY MORNING SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS SUCH AS SLICK AND ICY ROADS ALONG WITH A POTENTIAL FOR REDUCED VISIBILITY. $$ AZZ001-003-151415- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0008.081215T1500Z-081216T1200Z/ 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 1048 PM MST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST DESERTS. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER MOHAVE COUNTY MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AROUND 3500 FEET WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS SUCH AS SLICK AND ICY ROADS ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. $$ CAZ519-151415- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0004.081215T0600Z-081216T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 948 PM PST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST BETWEEN 10 PM THIS EVENING AND 6 AM MONDAY MORNING AS A STRONG STORM MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY MONDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NVZ015>017-020-151415- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0004.081215T1200Z-081216T0000Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY 948 PM PST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST MONDAY FOR WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY AND THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW DOWN TO AN ELEVATION OF 2000 FEET EARLY MONDAY MORNING IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY... WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON...THEN TURN INTO A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN. ACCUMULATIONS IN THE CENTER OF THE VALLEY ARE ONLY EXPECTED UP TO AN INCH. IN THE FOOTHILLS...UP TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON GRASSY AREAS...OR COLD OBJECTS...SUCH AS CARS. TRAVELERS AND COMMUTERS MONDAY MORNING SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS SUCH AS SLICK AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. REMEMBER TO KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN OTHER CARS WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS45 KVEF 151254 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 454 AM PST MON DEC 15 2008 CAZ524-NVZ018-019-022-152300- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 454 AM PST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CLARK COUNTY MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY...AND NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTIES THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. THIS WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT MOUNTAIN PASS ALONG INTERSTATE 15 BETWEEN PRIMM AND BAKER...AS WELL AS STATE ROUTE 160 BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND PAHRUMP. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. TRAVELERS AND COMMUTERS THIS MORNING SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS SUCH AS SLICK AND ICY ROADS...ALONG WITH A POTENTIAL FOR REDUCED VISIBILITY. $$ AZZ001-003-152300- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0008.081215T1500Z-081216T1200Z/ 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 554 AM MST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER MOHAVE COUNTY LATE THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AROUND 3500 FEET...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS SUCH AS SLICK AND ICY ROADS...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. $$ NVZ015>017-020-152300- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY 454 AM PST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LINCOLN COUNTY...MUCH OF CLARK COUNTY...AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW DOWN TO AN ELEVATION OF 2000 FEET THIS MORNING IN MUCH OF CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON...AND MIX WITH RAIN. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE CENTER OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. IN THE FOOTHILLS...UP TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON GRASSY AREAS...OR EXPOSED OBJECTS SUCH AS CARS. TRAVELERS AND COMMUTERS THIS MORNING SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS SUCH AS SLICK AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. ELEVATED ROADS SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY BE SNOW COVERED EVEN WHEN SURFACE STREETS ARE ONLY WET. REMEMBER TO KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN OTHER CARS WHILE DRIVING. $$ CAZ519-152300- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 454 AM PST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY TODAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES BY THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MORGAN
000 WWUS45 KVEF 151753 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 953 AM PST MON DEC 15 2008 CAZ524-NVZ018-019-022-160000- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 953 AM PST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF CLARK COUNTY AND NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ABOVE 4000 FEET. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTIES THROUGH THE DAY THEN TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. AS OF 9 AM...BETWEEN 4 AND 10 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET. THIS WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT MOUNTAIN PASS ALONG INTERSTATE 15 BETWEEN PRIMM AND BAKER...AS WELL AS STATE ROUTE 160 BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND PAHRUMP. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. UP TO 18 INCHES COULD FALL ON THE PEAKS. TRAVELERS AND COMMUTERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS SUCH AS SLICK AND ICY ROADS...ALONG WITH A POTENTIAL FOR REDUCED VISIBILITY. $$ AZZ001-003-160000- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081216T1200Z/ 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 1053 AM MST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY FOR MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY ABOVE 4000 FEET. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER MOHAVE COUNTY LATE THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AROUND 3500 FEET...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS SUCH AS SLICK AND ICY ROADS...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. $$ CAZ525-160000- /O.EXA.KVEF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 953 AM PST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW BEGAN TO FALL THIS MORNING IN THE MORONGO BASIN AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET AND WILL PERSIST MUCH OF THE DAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TRAVELERS AND COMMUTERS THIS MORNING SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS SUCH AS SLICK ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. REMEMBER TO KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN OTHER CARS WHILE DRIVING. $$ NVZ015>017-020-160000- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY 953 AM PST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF CLARK COUNTY...SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY AND LINCOLN COUNTY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING AND STICKING TO THE GROUND AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET AROUND PAHRUMP...MERCURY AND THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL REMAIN CONFINED TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET WITH SNOW TOTALS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES EXPECTED ON GRASSY AREAS...OR EXPOSED OBJECTS SUCH AS CARS. A RAIN SNOW MIX WILL BE OBSERVED BELOW THIS LEVEL. IN LINCOLN COUNTY...ACCUMULATING SNOW WAS OBSERVED AT CALIENTE AND PANACA AND MUCH OF THE AREA SOUTH OF PIOCHE SHOULD SEE SNOW TOTALS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES BY THIS AFTERNOON. TRAVELERS AND COMMUTERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS SUCH AS SLICK AND ICY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. ELEVATED ROADS SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY BE SNOW COVERED EVEN WHEN SURFACE STREETS ARE ONLY WET. REMEMBER TO KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN OTHER CARS WHILE DRIVING. $$ CAZ519-160000- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 953 AM PST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY TODAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES BY THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ JA
000 WWUS45 KVEF 160005 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 405 PM PST MON DEC 15 2008 CAZ524-NVZ018-019-022-160115- /O.CAN.KVEF.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081216T0600Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 405 PM PST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS AND FOR NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. STEADY SNOWFALL WAS TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ CAZ519-525-NVZ015>017-020-160115- /O.EXP.KVEF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-081216T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-MORONGO BASIN-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE... OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON... BOULDER CITY 405 PM PST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND THE MORONGO VALLEY OF SOUTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA. A PERSISTENT BAND OF SNOW EXTENDING FROM SOUTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY UP THROUGH SOUTHERN NEVADA WAS SHIFTING INTO NORTHWEST ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON. THE STEADY SNOW WHICH HAS ACCUMULATED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET WILL TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ AZZ001-003-160600- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081216T1200Z/ 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 505 PM MST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. SNOW WAS INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AROUND 3500 FEET...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS SUCH AS SLICK AND ICY ROADS...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. $$ JA
000 WWUS45 KVEF 160547 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 947 PM PST MON DEC 15 2008 AZZ001-003-161200- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081216T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 1047 PM MST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF ARIZONA. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY OVERNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TO SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL UP TO 3 INCHES WAS REPORTED THIS EVENING AT ABOUT 5000 FEET IN THE HUALAPAI RANGE AND ALSO EAST OF KINGMAN. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AROUND 3500 FEET OVERNIGHT...WITH STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS SUCH AS SLICK AND ICY ROADS...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. $$
000 WWUS45 KVEF 161139 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 339 AM PST TUE DEC 16 2008 AZZ001-003-161245- /O.EXP.KVEF.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081216T1200Z/ 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 439 AM MST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM. PRECIPITATION HAD NEARLY ENDED OVER MOHAVE COUNTY EARLY THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN TODAY...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ MORGAN
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 Dec 14, 11:20 AM MST, 4 hours 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 14, 11:20 AM MST, 4 hours 58 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1020 AM PST SUN DEC 14 2008
.SYNOPSIS...A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL AFFECT THE DESERT
SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. THE FIRST SYSTEM WILL
IMPACT THE AREA MONDAY WITH THE NEXT ONE ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL
RESULT IN MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE UNUSUALLY LOW...WITH SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OCCURRING DOWN TO THE DESERT FLOORS.
&&
.UPDATE...FORECAST ELEMENTS TODAY GENERALLY LOOK IN GOOD SHAPE AND
NO UPDATE IS PLANNED. THE 12Z NAM AND GFS SOLUTIONS MAINTAIN GOOD
CONTINUITY FROM PREVIOUS RUNS. THEY SUPPORT THE INGREDIENTS OF
MOISTURE...BROAD ASCENT AND AN EMBEDDED VORT MAX COMING TOGETHER
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA AND THE REST OF THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. FOR LAS VEGAS...IT APPEARS
MOISTURE AND DYNAMICS COME TOGETHER FOR ABOUT A 6 HOUR PERIOD WITH
THE BEST SHOT OF PRECIPITATION FROM 12Z-18Z MONDAY. THE 12Z NAM
STILL INDICATES LOWER SNOW LEVELS...DOWN TO THE VALLEY FLOOR...THAN
THE GFS. AFTER THAT...PRECIP SHOULD BECOME INTERMITTENT DURING THE
AFTERNOON. THE CURRENT FORECAST TRENDS ARE ON TRACK. -ADAIR-
&&
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT THE NEXT SYSTEM TO IMPACT THE AREA WILL SPREAD IN CLOUDS AND
CIGS WILL BECOME BKN-OVC LOWERING TO AROUND 3K FEET BY AROUND 10Z.
EXPECT WINDS WILL PICK UP OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST IN ADVANCE OF THE
SYSTEM AROUND 6 KTS...BUT AS THE SYSTEM APPROACHES WINDS WILL VARY
FROM BETWEEN SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST. CIGS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 1K FEET
BY 12Z MONDAY AND DROP BELOW BY 14Z MONDAY. PRECIP LOOKS TO START
AROUND 14Z AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON BUT BECOME MORE
INTERMITTENT AROUND 20Z MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF AROUND 03Z TUE.
WHILE WE MAY BRIEFLY START AS A RAIN/SNOW MIX AROUND 14Z MONDAY OR
EVEN ALL RAIN...PRECIP SHOULD BECOME ALL SNOW THROUGH AROUND 20Z
AFTERWARDS WHERE IT LOOKS TO MIX WITH OR TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN
UNTIL IT ENDS. WHILE THE WARM GROUND TEMPS MAY INITIALLY KEEP SNOW
FROM STICKING TO THE GROUND...AS LONG AS SNOW PERSISTS OR IF IT
COMES DOWN HEAVY ENOUGH THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW TO
ACCUMULATE AT THE AIRPORT. ANOTHER SYSTEM MAY AFFECT THE AREA
WEDNESDAY WITH ANOTHER CHANCE FOR LOW CIGS AND ANOTHER CHANCE FOR
MIXED RAIN/SNOW OR ALL SNOW.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...LIGHT WINDS TODAY AND PRIMARILY FEW TO SCT CLOUDS. THE
NEXT SYSTEM TO IMPACT THE AREA WILL SPREAD CLOUDS INTO THE AREA WITH
CIGS LOWERING TO BELOW 3K FEET INITIALLY AND EVENTUALLY BELOW 1K
FEET AS THE SYSTEM GETS CLOSER. VSBY OF 3 MILES OR LOWER ARE
EXPECTED AT TIMES IN PRECIP. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 2500 FEET
NORTH AND NEAR 4000 FEET SOUTH. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE OWENS VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF THE
MOJAVE DESERT ALONG WITH MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS. KBIH WILL SEE ALL
SNOW FROM THIS EVENT...KDRA SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN AT TIMES...KDAG A
RAIN/SNOW MIX AT THE START THEN ALL RAIN...AND KEED ALL RAIN. PRECIP
WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA BETWEEN 00Z AND 06Z
TUESDAY. THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF FOG TUESDAY MORNING
BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW IN THIS FOR NOW. THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL BRING
ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW/RAIN AND LOW CIGS/VSBY ON WEDNESDAY.
-STACHELSKI-
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION.../440 AM PST SUN DEC 14 2008/
.SHORT TERM...BROAD UPPER TROUGH HAS SETTLED IN ACROSS THE WESTERN
STATES AND WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH MID-WEEK. THE STRONG COLD
FRONT THAT ROLLED THROUGH LAS VEGAS LAST EVENING HAS CLEARED THE
AREA THIS MORNING WITH MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AREAWIDE. FORECAST
AREA WILL BE BETWEEN SYSTEMS TODAY WITH SOME HIGH CLOUDS INCREASING
MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON. MODEL CONSISTENCY
REMAINS GOOD SHOWING NEXT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND ASSOCIATED JET
DYNAMICS MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA LATE THIS EVENING THEN IT
ALL SPREADS EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT
MONDAY. HOISTED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE EAST SLOPE OF THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AS EXPECTING SOME OROGRAPHIC
SPILL OVER FROM THE WESTERN SLOPES AND QUICK SHOT OF LIFT TONIGHT.
MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE REMAINS THE LIKELIHOOD OF ACCUMULATING SNOW
IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS. THE NAM AND
ASSOCIATED BUFR SOUNDING CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE LIKELIHOOD OF LOWER
SNOW LEVELS EARLY MONDAY. GFS BUFR SOUNDING REMAINS WARMER...BUT IF
WE ACCOUNT FOR EVAPORATIVE COOLING THE GFS INDICATES A WET-BULB ZERO
HEIGHT AS LOW AS 2200 FEET MONDAY MORNING. CONFIDENCE IS RISING
BASED ON MODEL CONSISTENCY THAT WE WILL GET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN
THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. AT THIS TIME BELIEVE HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS WILL
OCCUR ABOVE 2500 FEET SO WILL ISSUE A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE LAS
VEGAS VALLEY. HAVE ALSO GONE AHEAD AND ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH
FOR MOHAVE COUNTY MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING AS THE
PRECIPITATION SHIFTS EAST. NO ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO REMAINDER OF
ZONES THAT WERE ALREADY UNDER A WINTER STORM WATCH. IT STAYS COLD
AND UNSETTLED THROUGH TUESDAY WITH PRECIPITATION INCREASING TUESDAY
NIGHT OVER NORTHWEST ARIZONA AS NEXT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVES
INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER
MESSAGE FOR MORE SPECIFICS ON THE UPCOMING SNOW.
.LONG TERM...NEXT LOW TO DROP DOWN THE WESTERN STATES EARLY IN THE
WEEK AND THEN MOVE OVER OUR CWA WEDNESDAY. SOME MINOR MODEL
DIFFERENCES IN SPEED OF THE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH MID WEEK. GFS
ENSEMBLE MEAN WAS USED FOR THIS FORECAST AS A GOOD COMPROMISE
SOLUTION. BIGGEST CONCERN AND QUANDARY IS MOISTURE AVAILABILITY. GFS
DOES POINT TOWARDS A MOISTURE TAP FROM THE PACIFIC AHEAD OF
WEDNESDAYS LOW FOR OUR SOUTHERN ZONES WITH UP TO A THIRD TO HALF AN
INCH OF PRECIPITABLE WATER PROGGED. WITH THE STRONG LIFT EXPECTED BY
THE LOW / TROUGH OVER HEAD HAVE UPPED POPS A BIT IN OUR SOUTHERN
ZONES. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 3000-2700 IN THE LAS
VEGAS VALLEY AND THIS COULD BE LOWER DUE TO EVAPORATIVE COOLING. FOR
NOW IT IS POSSIBLE FOR SNOW TO ACCUMULATE IN THE HIGHER PARTS OF THE
VALLEY BRIEFLY WEDNESDAY. SYSTEM WILL BE QUICK TO MOVE OUT AND
EXPECT SOME DRYING IN NORTHWEST FLOW BEHIND IT. LATEST MODELS
PORTEND NEXT SYSTEM TO STAY TOO FAR NORTH NEXT WEEKEND TO HAVE ANY
MAJOR EFFECT ON OUR WEATHER HAVE HAVE KEPT POPS DOWN FOR THEN.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR
NVZ018-019-022.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NVZ017-020.
AZ...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT FOR AZZ001-003.
CA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR
CAZ524.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
MONDAY FOR CAZ519.
&&
PIERCE/JACQUES
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHazardous weather outlook, Dec 14, 4:10 PM MST, 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 310 PM PST SUN DEC 14 2008 AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-151400- 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- 310 PM PST SUN DEC 14 2008 /410 PM MST SUN DEC 14 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THIS AFTERNOON A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL START TO AFFECT THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES OF INYO COUNTY...BRINGING SNOW AND LOWERED VISIBILITY TO TRAVELERS OR OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS IN THE AREA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4PM PST MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES ALONG THE SIERRA SLOPES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES FOR HEAVY SNOW ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST ARIZONA...PARTS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA...AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS POSSIBLE DOWN TO THE DESERT FLOOR IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA SHOULD BE AROUND 6 TO 12 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET...WHILE ACCUMULATIONS BELOW 4000 FEET WILL BE LIMITED TO 1 TO 4 INCHES. FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA...MOHAVE COUNTY...AND CENTRAL NEVADA PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER STATEMENT /RNOWSWVEF/ OR /WWUS45/. THIS WINTER WEATHER WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS SUCH AS...ICY ROADS...LOW VISIBILITY...AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. ACCORDINGLY DRIVERS SHOULD TAKE EXTRA TIME AND USE CAUTION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 6:24 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | VEF | Clark, Lincoln, Nye | 35 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Nevada, 2008Winter Storm Warnings in Arizona, 2008Winter Storm Warnings in California, 2008Every winter storm warning in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive.