Alert archive / Nevada / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 9, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this winter storm warning at Dec 16, 2008, 3:25 PM PST for Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada; San Bernardino County, California; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at Dec 17, 2008, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 30 hr. 57 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 16, 2008, 3:25 PM PST (23:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 17, 2008, 4:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2008, 10:00 AM PST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:25 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 6:00 AM PST | SNOW 0.5 | 5 Wnw Joshua Tree (C182, CA | MODERATE SNOW WAS REPORTED. |
| Dec 17, 6:00 AM PST | SNOW 0.5 | 5 Wnw Joshua Tree (C182, CA | MODERATE SNOW WAS REPORTED BY A SPOTTER NEAR YUCCA VALLEY. |
| Dec 17, 6:16 AM PST | SNOW 1.5 | 3 Sse Landers (Ar190), CA | SNOW BEGAN AT 430 AM AT ELEVATION 3700 FEET. |
| Dec 17, 6:16 AM PST | SNOW 1.5 | 3 Sse Landers (Ar190), CA | SNOW BEGAN TO FALL AT 430 AM AT ELEVATION 3700 FEET NEAR LANDERS. |
| Dec 17, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 1 | 6 Nnw Landers (Ar190), CA | VISIBILITY WAS LESS THAN A HALF MILE IN MODERATE SNOW AT 3100 FEET. |
| Dec 17, 7:12 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 4 W Joshua Tree (C1828), CA | |
| Dec 17, 7:50 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 11 N Rimrock, CA | VISIBILITY LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE IN MODERATE SNOW AT ELEVATION 3220 FEET. |
| Dec 17, 7:50 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 11 N Rimrock, CA | VISIBILITY WAS LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE IN MODERATE SNOW AT ELEVATION 3220 FEET. |
| Dec 17, 8:42 AM PST | SNOW 0 | Crestline, CA | 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL OVER THE PAST HOUR. SNOW DEPTH IS 19 INCHES. |
| Dec 17, 8:50 AM PST | SNOW 1.5 | 16 Ssw Daggett, CA | HIGHWAY 247 AT MILE MARKER 60 IS CLOSED DUE TO SNOW BECAUSE THE PLOWS CAN NOT KEEP UP. |
| Dec 17, 8:50 AM PST | SNOW 1.5 | 16 Ssw Daggett, CA | HIGHWAY 247 AT MILE MARKER 60 WAS CLOSED DUE TO THE SNOW BECAUSE THE PLOWS CAN NOT KEEP UP WITH THE AMOUNT OF SNOW ON THE ROAD. |
| Dec 17, 9:11 AM PST | SNOW 0 | Lake Arrowhead, CA | 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL OVER THE PAST 5 HOURS. SNOW DEPTH IS 22 INCHES. |
| Dec 17, 9:29 AM PST | SNOW 0 | Wrightwood, CA | 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS. SNOW DEPTH IS 30 INCHES. TEMPERATURE 25 DEGREES. |
| Dec 17, 10:22 AM PST | SNOW 3.5 | 6 Nnw Landers (Ar190), CA | HEAVY SNOW OBSERVED WITH LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY. |
| Dec 17, 10:22 AM PST | SNOW 3.5 | 6 Nnw Landers (Ar190), CA | HEAVY SNOW WAS OBSERVED WITH LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY. |
| Dec 17, 10:40 AM PST | SNOW 4 | 5 Sse Twentynine Palms, CA | JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK CLOSED TO PUBLIC DUE TO SNOWY ROAD CONDITIONS. |
| Dec 17, 10:40 AM PST | SNOW 4 | 5 Sse Twentynine Palms, CA | JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK WAS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC DUE TO SNOWY ROAD CONDITIONS. |
| Dec 17, 11:45 AM PST | SNOW 5 | Sw Mountain Pass, CA | |
| Dec 17, 11:45 AM PST | SNOW 7.5 | 4 W Joshua Tree (C1828), CA | A SPOTTER NEAR YUCCA VALLEY HAD A SNOWFALL RATE OF 1 INCH PER HOUR. |
| Dec 17, 11:45 AM PST | SNOW 7.5 | 4 W Joshua Tree (C1828), CA | CURRENT SNOWFALL RATE OF 1 INCH PER HOUR. |
| Dec 17, 12:45 PM PST | SNOW 8 | Sse Landers (Ar190), CA | VISIBILITY REPORTED LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN MODERATE SNOW. |
| Dec 17, 12:45 PM PST | SNOW 8 | Sse Landers (Ar190), CA | VISIBILITY WAS REPORTED TO BE LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN MODERATE SNOW. |
| Dec 17, 12:45 PM PST | SNOW 9 | 4 W Joshua Tree (C1828), CA | A SNOWFALL RATE OF 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR WAS REPORTED BY A SPOTTER AT 3400 FEET NEAR YUCCA VALLEY. |
| Dec 17, 12:45 PM PST | SNOW 9 | 4 W Joshua Tree (C1828), CA | SNOWFALL RATE OF 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR AT 3400 FEET. |
| Dec 17, 12:55 PM PST | SNOW 2.5 | 5 Ne Kingman, AZ | VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN HEAVY SNOW THAT IS STICKING TO ROADWAYS. |
| Dec 17, 12:55 PM PST | SNOW 2.5 | 5 Ne Kingman, AZ | VISIBILITY WAS LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IN HEAVY SNOW THAT WAS STICKING TO ROADWAYS. |
| Dec 17, 2:08 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 18 | Hesperia, CA | |
| Dec 17, 2:35 PM PST | SNOW 3 | 1 S Kingman, AZ | 3 INCHES OF SNOW WAS MEASURED SOUTH OF KINGAMN. VISIBILITY WAS LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT. |
| Dec 17, 2:35 PM PST | SNOW 3 | 1 S Kingman, AZ | VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. |
| Dec 17, 2:49 PM PST | SNOW 20 | 4 E Big Pines, CA | SPOTTER IN WRIGHTWOOD 5000 FT REPORTED 20 INCHES OF NEW SNOW FOR THIS STORM AS OF 3 PM. |
| Dec 17, 4:20 PM PST | SNOW 4 | 1 Sse Cal Nev Ari, NV | 4 INCHES OF SNOW WAS MEASURED BY A SPOTTER IN CAL NEV ARI. HIGHWAY 95 WAS REPORTED TO BE CLOSED. |
| Dec 17, 4:20 PM PST | SNOW 4 | 1 Sse Cal Nev Ari, NV | HIGHWAY 95 REPORTEDLY CLOSED |
| Dec 17, 4:44 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | Lake Arrowhead, CA | NEW SNOW IN PAST 12 HOURS 13 INCHES. SNOW DEPTH IS 31 INCHES. |
| Dec 17, 4:52 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Hesperia, CA | 11 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR. I-15 AND HWY 395 CLOSED IN THE HIGH DESERT. |
| Dec 17, 4:55 PM PST | SNOW 7.5 | 5 Wnw Yucca Valley (C79, CA | |
| Dec 17, 5:15 PM PST | SNOW 0.1 | 3 Ssw Downtown Las Vega, NV | SNOW WAS STICKING ON THE STRIP ON UNPAVED SURFACES BY THE CIRCUS CIRCUS CASINO. |
| Dec 17, 5:15 PM PST | SNOW 5 | 5 Wnw Boulder City, NV | 5 INCHES OF SNOW WAS MEASURED NEAR WAGON WHEEL AND HIGHWAY 95. |
| Dec 17, 5:15 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Henderson, NV | THE SNOW WAS MEASURED NEAR WAGON WHEEL AND HIGHWAY 95. |
| Dec 17, 5:30 PM PST | SNOW 1 | 5 Ssw Downtown Las Vega, NV | AROUND AN INCH OF SNOW WAS STICKING ON THE GRASS BY THE MGM GRAND AS WELL AS NONPAVED SURFACES BY THE LUXOR. |
| Dec 17, 5:30 PM PST | SNOW 1 | 5 Ssw Downtown Las Vega, NV | AROUND AN INCH OF SNOW WAS STICKING ON THE GRASS BY THE MGM GRAND AS WELL AS ON NONPAVED SURFACES BY THE LUXOR. |
| Dec 17, 5:30 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | Mt. Charleston, NV | |
| Dec 17, 5:45 PM PST | SNOW 1.1 | 5 Wnw Green Valley, NV | 1.1 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED ON THE STRIP AT THE WELCOME TO FABULOUS LAS VEGAS SIGN. |
| Dec 17, 5:45 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | 4 W Joshua Tree (C1828), CA | |
| Dec 17, 6:23 PM PST | SNOW 3 | 6 Sw East Las Vegas, NV | THE WIFE OF A NWS EMPLOYEE MEASURED 3 INCHES IN HENDERSON. |
| Dec 17, 6:40 PM PST | SNOW 4 | 4 Sw Green Valley, NV | 4 INCHES OF SNOW WAS MEASURED BY AN OFF-DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE IN SOUTH LAS VEGAS. |
| Dec 17, 6:40 PM PST | SNOW 4 | 5 Sw Green Valley, NV | 4 INCHES OF SNOW WAS MEASURED BY A NWS EMPLOYEE IN SOUTH LAS VEGAS. |
| Dec 17, 7:40 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | 4 W Joshua Tree (C1828), CA | A SPOTTER MEASURED 14 INCHES OF SNOW NEAR YUCCA VALLEY AND REMARKED THAT THE SNOW WAS COMING DOWN HARDER AT THIS TIME THAN IT HAD ALL DAY. |
| Dec 17, 7:40 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | 4 W Joshua Tree (C1828), CA | THE SNOW IS COMING DOWN HARDER NOW THAN IT HAS ALL DAY. |
| Dec 17, 8:34 PM PST | SNOW 2.5 | 4 Ese Downtown Las Vega, NV | A SPOTTER MEASURED A STORM TOTAL OF 2.5 INCHES OF SNOW NEAR THE BOULDER STATION CASINO. |
| Dec 17, 8:40 PM PST | SNOW 5 | 3 Ssw East Las Vegas, NV | BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES OF SNOW WAS MEASURED IN HENDERSON NEAR HEATHER AND COLLEGE BY A SPOTTER. THIS SPOTTER ALSO REPORTED SEVERAL SEPERATE VEHICLES CRASHED INTO WALLS ALONG INTERSTATE 215 IN HENDERSON THIS EVENING. |
| Dec 17, 8:54 PM PST | SNOW 7 | 4 Sse Henderson Executi, NV | SEVEN INCHES OF SNOW WAS MEASURED IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD OF HENDERSON NEAR BLACK MOUNTAIN AROUND 2700 FEET IN ELEVATION. |
| Dec 17, 8:58 PM PST | SNOW 1.6 | 2 Nne East Las Vegas, NV | 1.6 INCHES OF SNOW WAS MEASURED BY A SPOTTER NEAR DESERT INN AND HOLLYWOOD. |
| Dec 17, 9:08 PM PST | SNOW 8 | 5 Wnw Boulder City, NV | 8 INCHES OF SNOW WAS MEASURED IN THE FAR SOUTHEAST PART OF HENDERSON BY A NWS EMPLOYEE NEAR WAGON WHEEL AND HIGHWAY 95. |
| Dec 17, 9:50 PM PST | SNOW 3.6 | Nws Las Vegas, NV | 3.6 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN LAS VEGAS ON DEAN MARTIN ROAD. |
| Dec 17, 10:00 PM PST | SNOW 6 | 3 Sse Henderson, NV | |
| Dec 17, 10:30 PM PST | SNOW 1.7 | 5 Wnw Green Valley, NV | 1.7 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED ON THE STRIP AT THE WELCOME TO FABULOUS LAS VEGAS SIGN. |
| Dec 17, 11:42 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | Victorville, CA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Mercury/Desert R, NV (KDRA), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 68 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
- 1325 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 112 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 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 162325 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 325 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND INTO ARIZONA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT REGION AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. CAZ523>525-NVZ022-170630- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0011.081217T1200Z-081218T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0009.081217T1200Z-081218T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 325 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY NEVADA... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET COULD SEE ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP WARM CLOTHING...AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ018-019-170630- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0011.081217T1200Z-081218T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0009.081217T1200Z-081218T1200Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 325 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. STEADY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET. $$ NVZ016-017-020-170630- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0011.081217T1200Z-081218T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WW.Y.0005.081217T1200Z-081218T0600Z/ NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY 325 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR CLARK COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED AGAIN OVER CLARK COUNTY AT ELEVATIONS AROUND 3000 FEET...INCLUDING THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 3000 AND 4000 FEET FOR THE ENTIRE ADVISORY AREA. SOME OF THE LOWER DESERTS DOWN TO 2500 FEET...COULD ALSO SEE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. 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. $$ JA
11 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KVEF 170621 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1021 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND INTO ARIZONA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT REGION AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. CAZ523>525-NVZ022-171500- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0009.081217T1200Z-081218T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 1021 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY NEVADA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA WEDNESDAY MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA ABOVE 3000 FEET. ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET COULD SEE ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP WARM CLOTHING...AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ018-019-171500- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0009.081217T1200Z-081218T1200Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 1021 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. STEADY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET. $$ NVZ016-017-020-171500- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0005.081217T1200Z-081218T0600Z/ NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY 1021 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR CLARK COUNTY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED AGAIN OVER CLARK COUNTY AT ELEVATIONS AROUND 3000 FEET...INCLUDING THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 3000 AND 4000 FEET FOR THE ENTIRE ADVISORY AREA. SOME OF THE LOWER DESERTS DOWN TO 2500 FEET...COULD ALSO SEE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS45 KVEF 171113 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 313 AM PST WED DEC 17 2008 .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND INTO ARIZONA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT REGION AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. CAZ523-524-NVZ018-019-022-171800- /O.EXT.KVEF.WS.W.0009.081217T1800Z-081218T1200Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...PRIMM... JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 313 AM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY...AND THE CLARK COUNTY MOUNTAINS FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA LATER THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA ABOVE 3500 FEET. ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 2500 AND 3500 FEET COULD SEE ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP WARM CLOTHING...AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ525-171800- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0009.081217T1200Z-081218T0600Z/ MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 313 AM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MORONGO BASIN UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA ABOVE 3500 FEET. ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 2500 AND 3500 FEET COULD SEE ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP WARM CLOTHING...AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ016-017-020-171800- /O.EXT.KVEF.WW.Y.0005.081217T1800Z-081218T1200Z/ NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY 313 AM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED AGAIN OVER CLARK COUNTY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...INCLUDING THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 3500 FEET...AND ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 2500 AND 3500 FEET COULD ALSO SEE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. 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. $$ MORGAN
000 WWUS45 KVEF 171823 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1023 AM PST WED DEC 17 2008 .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND INTO ARIZONA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT REGION. AZZ001-180030- /O.EXB.KVEF.WS.W.0009.081217T1900Z-081218T1800Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON 1123 AM MST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE MUCH OF THE NIGHT THEN TAPER OFF BY MID MORNING THURSDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL SEE AMOUNTS AT LEAST BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP WARM CLOTHING...AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ525-180030- /O.EXT.KVEF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081218T1200Z/ MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 1023 AM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE MORONGO BASIN. WEATHER SPOTTERS IN YUCCA VALLEY REPORTED SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 2 INCHES BY 9 AM. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE MORONGO BASIN THROUGH THE DAY AND MUCH OF TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL LIKELY FALL FROM 3000 FEET DOWN TO 2000 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 2000 AND 2500 FEET COULD SEE ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP WARM CLOTHING...AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ523-524-NVZ018-019-022-180030- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081218T1200Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...PRIMM... JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 1023 AM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ABOVE 3000 FEET. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA AND WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ABOVE 3000 FEET. FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA ABOVE 6000 FEET...BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET ARE NOW EXPECTED. ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 3500 AND 6000 FEET COULD SEE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES BY THURSDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP WARM CLOTHING...AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ015-180030- /O.EXA.KVEF.WW.Y.0005.081217T1800Z-081218T1200Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 1023 AM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW FOR SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY ABOVE 2500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE MUCH OF TONIGHT OVER SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY...INCLUDING CALIENTE AND PANACA. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF THURSDAY MORNING. 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. $$ NVZ016-017-020-180030- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-081218T1200Z/ NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY 1023 AM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY FOR CLARK COUNTY ABOVE 2500 FEET. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL OVER CLARK COUNTY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE MUCH OF TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN AROUND 3000 FEET THEN FALL TO 2500 FEET THIS EVENING...AND POSSIBLY 2000 FEET OVERNIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 3000 FEET...AND ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FEET COULD ALSO SEE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ JA
000 WWUS45 KVEF 171907 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1107 AM PST WED DEC 17 2008 .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND INTO ARIZONA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT REGION. AZZ003-180315- /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0010.081218T1900Z-081219T1800Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 1207 PM MST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THURSDAY TO 11 AM MST FRIDAY FOR SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF KINGMAN...VALENTINE...AND THE HUALAPAI MOUNTAINS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT...TAPERING OFF BY MID MORNING THURSDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL SEE AMOUNTS AT LEAST BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP WARM CLOTHING...AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ523>525-NVZ018-019-022-180315- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081218T1200Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON... PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 1107 AM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA AND WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ABOVE 3000 FEET. FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA ABOVE 6000 FEET...BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET ARE NOW EXPECTED. ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 3500 AND 6000 FEET COULD SEE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES BY THURSDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP WARM CLOTHING...AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ AZZ001-180315- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081218T1800Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON 1207 PM MST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW FOR SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY ABOVE 2500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE MUCH OF THE NIGHT THEN TAPER OFF BY MID MORNING THURSDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL SEE AMOUNTS AT LEAST BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP WARM CLOTHING...AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ015>017-020-180315- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-081218T1200Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY 1107 AM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY FOR CLARK COUNTY ABOVE 2500 FEET. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL OVER CLARK COUNTY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE MUCH OF TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN AROUND 3000 FEET THEN FALL TO 2500 FEET THIS EVENING...AND POSSIBLY 2000 FEET OVERNIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 3000 FEET...AND ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FEET COULD ALSO SEE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS45 KVEF 172131 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 131 PM PST WED DEC 17 2008 .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND INTO ARIZONA THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE A RARE SNOWSTORM WHICH WILL LEAVE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS ON THE LOWER VALLEYS AND DESERT ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT REGION. AZZ003-180200- /O.CAN.KVEF.WS.W.0010.081218T1900Z-081219T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KVEF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081218T1800Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 231 PM MST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED FROM 12 PM MST THURSDAY UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FROM 12 PM MST THURSDAY UNTIL 11 AM MST FRIDAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY TODAY AND TONIGHT THEN TAPER OFF BY MID MORNING THURSDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. THE HUALAPAI MOUNTAINS ABOVE 5000 FEET CAN EXPECT TOTAL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP WARM CLOTHING...AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ015>017-020-180200- /O.UPG.KVEF.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-081218T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081218T1400Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY 131 PM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR THE VALLEYS AND DESERTS OF CLARK...SOUTHERN NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST THURSDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. SNOW REACHING THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY FLOOR BEGAN TO FALL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND SNOW IS NOW EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE ON THE VALLEY FLOORS ACROSS CLARK AND SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTIES. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY MORNING. THIS RARE SNOW EVENT IS EXPECTED TO BRING BRING ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES TO THE VALLEY FLOORS AND UP TO 10 INCHES TO THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 2500 FEET. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST FOR THE DESERT ROADS WHICH RARELY SEE ACCUMULATIONS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP WARM CLOTHING...AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ AZZ036-NVZ021-180200- /O.EXA.KVEF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081218T1200Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 131 PM PST WED DEC 17 2008 /231 PM MST WED DEC 17 2008/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ THURSDAY. SNOW WILL FALL THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE LAKE MEAD AREA DOWN TO THE 1500 FOOT LEVEL. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 1500 FEET. THIS WILL IMPACT LAKE SHORE DRIVE AND MAY MAKE SECTIONS IMPASSABLE BETWEEN BOULDER BEACH AND OVERTON. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP WARM CLOTHING...AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ523>525-NVZ018-019-022-180200- /O.EXT.KVEF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081218T1400Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON... PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 131 PM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST THURSDAY FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ABOVE 2000 FEET AND FOR THE SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ABOVE 2000 FEET. FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA ABOVE 5000 FEET...BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET ARE NOW EXPECTED. ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 3500 AND 6000 FEET COULD SEE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES BY THURSDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP WARM CLOTHING...AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ AZZ001-180200- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081218T1800Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON 231 PM MST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY.. SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE MUCH OF THE NIGHT THEN TAPER OFF BY MID MORNING THURSDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL SEE AMOUNTS AT LEAST BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP WARM CLOTHING...AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ JA
000 WWUS45 KVEF 180159 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 559 PM PST WED DEC 17 2008 CAZ523>525-NVZ015>020-022-180630- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081218T1400Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 559 PM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST THURSDAY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST NEVADA AND THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS. IN SOUTHEAST NEVADA...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THE REST OF THE NIGHT ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...WITH SOME TEMPORARY BREAKS POSSIBLE. 2 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN BY 4 PM AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE...THE OFFICIAL OBSERVING SITE FOR LAS VEGAS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE VALLEY FLOORS FROM CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES UP THROUGH SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE FOOTHILLS SHOULD SEE AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET OF TOTAL SNOWFALL. IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES WERE REPORTED BY WEATHER SPOTTERS AROUND YUCCA VALLEY. 3 TO 4 INCHES WERE REPORTED IN BARSTOW. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ABOVE 2000 FEET. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP WARM CLOTHING...AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ AZZ036-NVZ021-180630- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081218T1200Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 559 PM PST WED DEC 17 2008 /659 PM MST WED DEC 17 2008/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ THURSDAY FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT ACROSS THE LAKE MEAD AREA DOWN TO THE 1500 FOOT LEVEL. BOULDER CITY RECEIVED ALMOST 5 INCHES OF SNOW BY 530 PM. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 1500 FEET. THIS WILL IMPACT LAKE SHORE DRIVE AND MAY MAKE SECTIONS IMPASSABLE BETWEEN BOULDER BEACH AND OVERTON. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP WARM CLOTHING...AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ AZZ001-003-180630- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081218T1800Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 659 PM MST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY FOR MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA.. SNOW WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE NIGHT ACROSS MOHAVE COUNTY THEN TAPER OFF BY MID MORNING THURSDAY. SNOW LEVELS OVER SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY HAVE RISEN ABOVE 5000 FEET EARLY THIS EVENING BUT WILL AGAIN DECREASE TO 3000 FEET OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. LOWER ELEVATIONS COULD SEE AMOUNTS OF AT LEAST BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP WARM CLOTHING...AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$
000 WWUS45 KVEF 180439 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 839 PM PST WED DEC 17 2008 CAZ523>525-NVZ015>020-022-181200- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081218T1400Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 839 PM PST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST THURSDAY FOR CLARK AND LINCOLN COUNTIES...THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERT AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY. IN SOUTHEAST NEVADA...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THE REST OF THE NIGHT ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...WITH SOME TEMPORARY BREAKS POSSIBLE. 3 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE...THE OFFICIAL OBSERVING SITE FOR LAS VEGAS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SO FAR HAVE BEEN GREATEST IN THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...ESPECIALLY IN HENDERSON WHERE MEASURED TOTALS AS HIGH AS 7 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. THERE HAS BEEN A SHARP CUT-OFF IN THE SNOW WITH AREAS JUST NORTH OF TROPICANA AVENUE IN LAS VEGAS NORTHWARD TO DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS SEEING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WITH LITTLE ACCUMULATION SO FAR. SNOW MAY CONTINUE TO MIX WITH RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT IN PARTS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. HOWEVER TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ON THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY FLOOR BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER...INCLUDING HENDERSON...WHERE 4 TO 8 INCHES AND ISOLATED AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED.OTHERWISE 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE VALLEY FLOORS IN SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY AND ELSEWHERE IN CLARK COUNTY UP THROUGH SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE FOOTHILLS SHOULD SEE AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET OF TOTAL SNOWFALL. IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES WERE REPORTED BY WEATHER SPOTTERS AROUND YUCCA VALLEY. 3 TO 4 INCHES WERE REPORTED IN BARSTOW. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ABOVE 2000 FEET. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP WARM CLOTHING...AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. MOTORISTS WHO DO NEED TO TRAVEL LATER TONIGHT OR THURSDAY SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SLIPPERY SPOTS ON ROADS AS MANY ROADS BECOME LIGHTLY TRAVELED TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR SLIPPERY SPOTS. $$ AZZ036-NVZ021-181200- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081218T1200Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 839 PM PST WED DEC 17 2008 /939 PM MST WED DEC 17 2008/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ THURSDAY FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT ACROSS THE LAKE MEAD AREA DOWN TO THE 1500 FOOT LEVEL. BOULDER CITY RECEIVED ALMOST 5 INCHES OF SNOW BY 530 PM. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 1500 FEET. THIS WILL IMPACT LAKE SHORE DRIVE AND MAY MAKE SECTIONS IMPASSABLE BETWEEN BOULDER BEACH AND OVERTON. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP WARM CLOTHING...AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ AZZ001-003-181200- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081218T1800Z/ 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 939 PM MST WED DEC 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY FOR MOHAVE COUNTY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE NIGHT ACROSS MOHAVE COUNTY THEN TAPER OFF BY MID MORNING THURSDAY. SNOW LEVELS OVER SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY ARE AROUND 3500 FEET AND WILL FLUCTUATE OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. LOWER ELEVATIONS COULD SEE AMOUNTS OF AT LEAST BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS AS WELL AS FOR ROAD CLOSURES. HIGHWAY 93 WAS REPORTED CLOSED THIS EVENING BY THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN LAKE MEAD AND TEMPLE BAR ROAD NORTH OF KINGMAN. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP WARM CLOTHING...AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ STACHELSKI
000 WWUS45 KVEF 181152 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 352 AM PST THU DEC 18 2008 AZZ036-NVZ021-181300- /O.EXP.KVEF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081218T1200Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 352 AM PST THU DEC 18 2008 /452 AM MST THU DEC 18 2008/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ EARLY THIS MORNING. SATELLITE AND RADAR LOOPS INDICATE ONLY SCATTERED LIGHT PRECIPITATION REMAINING OVER THE LAKE MEAD AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. ANOTHER ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 2500 FEET IN A FEW SPOTS THIS MORNING...BUT THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ CAZ523>525-NVZ015>020-022-181400- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081218T1400Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 352 AM PST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SAN BERNARDINO...CLARK AND LINCOLN COUNTIES UNTIL 6 AM. THE MAIN LOW PRESSURE AREA WAS CENTERED OVER NORTHERN CLARK COUNTY AT 330 AM AND WAS MOVING SLOWLY EAST. HEAVY SNOW HAD ALREADY FALLEN OVER MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA...AND ANOTHER TWO TO FOUR INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 2500 FEET THROUGH EARLY MORNING IN SNOW SHOWERS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP WARM CLOTHING...AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ALSO BE ALERT FOR SLIPPERY SPOTS ON ROADS. $$ AZZ001-003-181400- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081218T1800Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 452 AM MST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. THE MAIN LOW PRESSURE AREA WAS CENTERED OVER NORTHERN CLARK COUNTY AT 430 AM AND WAS MOVING SLOWLY EAST. HEAVY SNOW HAD ALREADY FALLEN OVER MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA...AND ANOTHER THREE TO SIX INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS MORNING IN SNOW SHOWERS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP WARM CLOTHING...AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ALSO BE ALERT FOR SLIPPERY SPOTS ON ROADS. $$ MORGAN
000 WWUS45 KVEF 181223 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 423 AM PST THU DEC 18 2008 CAZ523>525-181330- /O.CAN.KVEF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081218T1400Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 423 AM PST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. SNOW HAD MOSTLY ENDED OVER SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AT 4 AM AND THE CLOUDS WERE BEGINNING TO BREAK UP. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR SLIPPERY SPOTS ON ROADS...AS WELL AS AREAS OF DENSE FOG. $$ NVZ015>020-022-181400- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081218T1400Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 423 AM PST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LINCOLN...CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. THE MAIN LOW PRESSURE AREA WAS CENTERED OVER NORTHERN CLARK COUNTY AT 330 AM AND WAS MOVING SLOWLY EAST. HEAVY SNOW HAD ALREADY FALLEN OVER MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA...AND ANOTHER TWO TO FOUR INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 2500 FEET THROUGH EARLY MORNING IN SNOW SHOWERS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP WARM CLOTHING...AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ALSO BE ALERT FOR SLIPPERY SPOTS ON ROADS. $$ AZZ001-003-181800- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081218T1800Z/ 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 523 AM MST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. THE MAIN LOW PRESSURE AREA WAS CENTERED OVER NORTHERN CLARK COUNTY AT 430 AM AND WAS MOVING SLOWLY EAST. HEAVY SNOW HAD ALREADY FALLEN OVER MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA...AND ANOTHER THREE TO SIX INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS MORNING IN SNOW SHOWERS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP WARM CLOTHING...AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ALSO BE ALERT FOR SLIPPERY SPOTS ON ROADS. $$ MORGAN
000 WWUS45 KVEF 181338 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 538 AM PST THU DEC 18 2008 NVZ015>020-022-181445- /O.EXP.KVEF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081218T1400Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 538 AM PST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LINCOLN...CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM. SNOWFALL HAD DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY EARLY THIS MORNING. THE LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED SNOW FALLING AT ABOUT HALF AN INCH PER HOUR...AND SATELLITE LOOPS SUGGESTED THAT THIS WOULD DECREASE EVEN FURTHER BY 7 AM. NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT SNOW REPORTS HAD BEEN RECEIVED SINCE 4 AM...SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ AZZ001-003-181800- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081218T1800Z/ 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 638 AM MST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. THE MAIN LOW PRESSURE AREA WAS NEARING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF MOHAVE COUNTY AT 630 AM AND WAS MOVING SLOWLY EAST. HEAVY SNOW HAD ALREADY FALLEN OVER MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA...AND ANOTHER THREE TO SIX INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS MORNING IN SNOW SHOWERS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP WARM CLOTHING...AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ALSO BE ALERT FOR SLIPPERY SPOTS ON ROADS. $$ MORGAN
000 WWUS45 KVEF 181758 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 958 AM PST THU DEC 18 2008 AZZ001-003-181900- /O.EXP.KVEF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081218T1800Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 1058 AM MST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MOHAVE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 11 AM WITH ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED OVER AREA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. IN AREAS WHERE LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES...VISIBILITY COULD RESTRICTED AT TIMES. TRAVELERS COULD ENCOUNTER SLICK ROADWAYS AND SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ON AREA ROADS. $$
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 16, 10:45 AM PST, 4 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 16, 10:45 AM PST, 4 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1045 AM PST TUE DEC 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD PACIFIC STORM CENTERED OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. A BRIEF BREAK IN THE WEATHER WILL OCCUR TODAY BEFORE THE CORE OF THE STORM SWINGS DOWN THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO ARIZONA WEDNESDAY AND EARLY THURSDAY. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY BEFORE A DRYING TREND DEVELOPS FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN CHILLY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. && .UPDATE...MORE SNOW ON THE WAY. THE MAIN FORECAST PROBLEM IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT SNOW EVENT WITH THE INCOMING SYSTEM FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY. FORECASTING SNOW LEVELS IS GOING TO BE TRICKY BECAUSE THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM INDUCES A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS BETWEEN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN...BRINGING COLD DRY NORTH WINDS DOWN INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE GFS SOLUTION CLOSES THE LOW SOONER THAN THE NAM AND BRINGS ABUNDANT MOISTURE UP INTO CLARK COUNTY BY 18Z WEDNESDAY. WE ARE GOING TO ISSUE A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR CLARK...SOUTHERN NYE AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES ABOVE 3000 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. IT APPEARS THERE WILL BE ENOUGH WARM AIR PULLED INTO SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY THAT WILL RAISE SNOW LEVELS POSSIBLY ABOVE 6000 FEET WHILE UP TO AN INCH OF RAIN COULD FALL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WE ARE CONSIDERING A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. -ADAIR- && .AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...SCT TO BRIEFLY BROKEN CONDITIONS BETWEEN 6000 AND 10000 FEET FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTHWEST THROUGH MOST OF TUESDAY BEFORE TURNING TO THE NORTH THIS EVENING. LATE IN THE EVENING THE EFFECTS OF THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL BE FELT AS A LOW MOVES IN FROM CALIFORNIA. CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE TUESDAY EVENING AND SO WILL A CHANCE FOR RAIN IN THE LATE EVENING. CHANCES INCREASE TO ABOUT 50 PERCENT FOR KLAS FOR LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW WEDNESDAY. THOUGH THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST OF KLAS THERE IS STILL A GOOD LIKELIHOOD OF CIGS GETTING BELOW 2000 FEET WEDNESDAY AND HAVE PUT THIS IN THE LAST PART OF THE 12Z TAFS. FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA WILL SEE CONTINUED LINGERING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING AND MVFR CONDITIONS THROUGH MID MORNING. LIGHT WINDS AREAWIDE TODAY AND SCT TO FEW LOW AND MID CLOUDS. THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM IS POISED TO START MAKING ITS EFFECTS FELT LATE TUESDAY EVENING AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW WILL MAKE ITS WAY WEST TO EAST WEDNESDAY WITH THE MOST PRECIPITATION AND LOW CIGS/VSBY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 15. && .PREV DISCUSSION.../350 AM PST TUE DEC 16 2008/ .SHORT TERM...SATELLITE SHOWS MAIN CIRCULATION CENTER NEAR THE COAST OF FAR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING UNDER THE ASSOCIATED COLD POOL ALOFT. IN OUR AREA...RADAR INDICATED ONLY A FEW BANDS OF LIGHT PRECIP REMAINING OVER MOHAVE COUNTY...AND SURFACE OBS SHOWED RISING SNOW LEVELS AND LOWERING PRECIP RATES AT MOST STATIONS. THUS...WILL LET THE WINTER STORM WARNING EXPIRE AT 12Z. MODELS STILL SUGGEST A BREAK IN THE ACTION TODAY...WITH THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF A BAND OF PRECIP DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHERN ZONES /ESPECIALLY LINCOLN COUNTY/ IN A LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ZONE DEPICTED BY THE GFS. LEFT CHANCE POPS IN THAT AREA WITH LESSER POPS IN MOST OTHER AREAS. AS THE MAIN LOW CENTER SLOWLY SLIDES SOUTH DOWN THE CALIFORNIA COAST...IT WILL EVENTUALLY TAP INTO THE SLUG OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE CLEARLY SEEN BETWEEN 20N AND 26N EAST OF 127W. THIS WILL LEAD TO OUR NEXT CONCERN ON WEDNESDAY AS THE MOISTURE GETS PULLED UP INTO OUR SOUTHERN ZONES. RAISED POPS AND QPF SIGNIFICANTLY IN THIS AREA. SNOW AMOUNTS AND POSSIBLE WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS WILL BE TRICKY...AS SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE RAPIDLY DURING THE STORM THANKS TO THE SUBTROPICAL INFLUENCE. WILL LET THE DAY CREW SEE ONE MORE RUN AND CHECK FOR CONSISTENCY BEFORE MAKING THAT DECISION. ALSO CANNOT RULE OUT FLASH FLOODING CONCERNS...ESPECIALLY IN MOHAVE AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES...DUE TO THE SUBTROPICAL CONNECTION AND CHILLY TEMPERATURES INCREASING PRECIPITATION EFFICIENCY. SPEAKING OF CHILLY TEMPERATURES...THE STORM SHOULD STILL HAVE VERY COLD AIR ON ITS BACK SIDE...WHICH COULD LEAD TO PRECIP CHANGING BACK OVER TO SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PLENTY OF UNCERTAINTY REMAINING IN THE DETAILS...BUT SOMETHING TO WATCH. .LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...FRIDAY STARTS OUT WITH ZONAL FLOW OVER THE AREA AS A LOW...THE NEXT SYSTEM TO CONTEND WITH...DROPS INTO THE PACNW. TREND OF MODELS HAS BEEN TO KEEP THE MOISTURE WITH THIS NEXT LOW TO OUR NORTH AND EAST. STILL LOOK FOR A FRONT TO DROP THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY AND BRING ABOUT A CHANCE FOR BREEZY CONDITIONS DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. CONFIDENCE IS NOT AS HIGH AS LAST NIGHT AS IT LOOKS LIKE THE SUPPORTING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BE HITTING OUR AREA HARDER. REST OF THE EXTENDED LOOKS TO BE FAIRLY DRY UNDER WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW. NEXT SYSTEM APPEARS ON THE HORIZON MONDAY AS IT PLOWS INTO THE PACNW AND MOISTURE INCREASES OVER THE ENTIRE WEST. FOR NOW HAVE KEPT PREVIOUS FORECAST OF POPS IN WHICH WILL HAVE RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS IN THE NORTH AND SOUTHERN IN SOUTHERN AREA MOUNTAIN MONDAY. BEYOND THE EXTENDED TOWARDS WEDNESDAY OR SO IT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER ACTIVE PERIOD COMING. && .VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NV...NONE. AZ...NONE. CA...NONE. && MORGAN/JACQUES HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 16, 3:06 PM PST, 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 306 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2008 AZZ001>003-036-CAZ523>527-NVZ016>022-171500- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- 306 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2008 /406 PM MST TUE DEC 16 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A STRONG STORM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA OVERNIGHT AS IT MOVES DOWN THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE SNOW...PRIMARILY ABOVE 3000 FEET. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. THERE ARE TWO PRIMARY THREATS WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE FIRST WILL BE HEAVY SNOW WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING...AT LOCATIONS IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ABOVE 3000 FEET AND ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF CLARK COUNTY. THE LOWER DESERTS BELOW 3000 FEET HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. THE SECOND THREAT WILL BE FLASH FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN...PRIMARILY ACROSS SOUTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE HEAVY SNOW AND FLASH FLOOD THREATS PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER STATEMENT /RNOWSWVEF/ AND /RNOFFAVEF/. TWO WEAKER SYSTEMS WILL ALSO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...BUT WILL BE NEEDED ON WEDNESDAY. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ519>522-NVZ014-015-171500- EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY- 306 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THE THREAT FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE OVER LINCOLN COUNTY. TWO WEAKER SYSTEMS WILL ALSO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 16, 2:09 PM PST, 1 hour 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
209 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 AM SNOW BEATTY 36.91N 116.76W
12/15/2008 E4.0 INCH NYE NV BROADCAST MEDIA
BROADCAST MEDIA IN LAS VEGAS REPORTED 4 INCHES OF SNOW
FELL IN BEATTY.
0905 AM SNOW 5 NNW DOWNTOWN LAS VEGA 36.25N 115.18W
12/15/2008 E0.0 INCH CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW WAS FALLING AND REDUCING VISIBILITY DOWN TO 1 MILE.
THE SNOW WAS STICKING TO THE GROUND AT THIS TIME.
1000 AM SNOW 3 W NORTH LAS VEGAS 36.28N 115.20W
12/15/2008 M0.0 INCH CLARK NV NWS EMPLOYEE
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.
1000 AM SNOW NWS LAS VEGAS 36.05N 115.19W
12/15/2008 M0.0 INCH CLARK NV NWS EMPLOYEE
A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WAS OBSERVED AT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF LAS VEGAS.
1002 AM SNOW LAS VEGAS MCCARRAN AP 36.09N 115.17W
12/15/2008 M0.0 INCH CLARK NV OFFICIAL NWS OBS
A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WAS REPORTED BY THE CONTRACT
WEATHER OBSERVERS AT MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR
ABOUT AN HOUR.
1020 AM SNOW 5 NNE LONE MTN 36.30N 115.28W
12/15/2008 E1.0 INCH CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER
HEAVY SNOW WAS FALLING AND CAUSING VISIBILITY TO DECREASE
TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. 1 INCH OF SNOW HAD FALLEN IN THIS
LOCATION AS OF THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
1111 AM SNOW DESERT ROCK (NTS A30) 36.62N 116.02W
12/15/2008 M1.5 INCH NYE NV OTHER FEDERAL
A DESERT ROCK NOAA EMPLOYEE MEASURED 1.5 INCHES OF SNOW
AT THE DESERT ROCK UPPER AIR SITE ON THE NEVADA TEST
SITE.
1209 PM SNOW NORTH LAS VEGAS AP 36.21N 115.20W
12/15/2008 M0.0 INCH CLARK NV NWS EMPLOYEE
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.
1215 PM SNOW 3 W DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS 36.17N 115.20W
12/15/2008 M0.0 INCH CLARK NV NWS EMPLOYEE
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.
0135 PM SNOW 1 SW SUMMERLIN 36.19N 115.32W
12/15/2008 E2.0 INCH CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER
ABOUT 2 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN SINCE 0900 AND HEAVY
SNOW IS STILL OCCURRING.
0140 PM SNOW 2 W SUMMERLIN 36.21N 115.33W
12/15/2008 E3.0 INCH CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER
AN ESTIMATED 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ON BUSHES SINCE
0900 PST.
0140 PM SNOW 1 SW SUMMERLIN 36.19N 115.32W
12/15/2008 E0.5 INCH CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER
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.
0200 PM SNOW 5 W NORTH LAS VEGAS AP 36.22N 115.30W
12/15/2008 E3.0 INCH CLARK NV NWS EMPLOYEE
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.
0228 PM SNOW LONE PINE 36.59N 118.07W
12/15/2008 E8.0 INCH INYO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
A SPOTTER REPORTED BETWEEN 8 INCHES AND 12 INCHES OF SNOW
FELL IN LONE PINE.
0230 PM SNOW 1 SE BISHOP 37.36N 118.39W
12/15/2008 E8.0 INCH INYO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
A SPOTTER REPORTED THAT UP TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ON
THE SOUTH SIDE OF BISHOP FROM LATE ON THE 14TH OVERNIGHT
AND THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON ON THE 15TH.
0253 PM SNOW 5 S LANDERS (AR190) 34.15N 116.43W
12/15/2008 M4.5 INCH SAN BERNARDINO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
A SPOTTER MEASURED 4.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN YUCCA VALLEY.
0256 PM SNOW 1 WNW ASPENDELL 37.24N 118.60W
12/15/2008 E7.0 INCH INYO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
AS MUCH AS 7 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED TO HAVE FALLEN
IN ASPENDELL.
0310 PM SNOW 5 WNW YUCCA VALLEY (C79 34.12N 116.46W
12/15/2008 M5.5 INCH SAN BERNARDINO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
A SPOTTER IN YUCCA VALLEY MEASURED 5.5 INCHES OF SNOW
SINCE 905 AM PST.
0330 PM SNOW 4 N LONE MTN 36.30N 115.30W
12/15/2008 E5.0 INCH CLARK NV PUBLIC
BETWEEN 4 AND 5 INCHES OF SNOW WAS ESTIMATED TO HAVE
FALLEN AT THUNDER BASIN AVENUE IN NORTHWEST LAS VEGAS.
0400 PM HEAVY SNOW 1 S HAYFORD PK 36.65N 115.20W
12/15/2008 E14.5 INCH CLARK NV MESONET
AN ESTIMATED 14.5 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT HAYFORD PEAK.
0400 PM HEAVY SNOW 3 SSW KYLE CANYON RAWS 36.23N 115.62W
12/15/2008 E23.1 INCH CLARK NV MESONET
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.
0400 PM HEAVY SNOW 4 WNW KYLE CANYON RAWS 36.30N 115.67W
12/15/2008 E12.3 INCH CLARK NV MESONET
AN ESTIMATED 12.3 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE BRISTLECONE
PINE TRAIL SNOTEL ON MOUNT CHARLESTON AT AN ELEVATION OF
8979 FEET.
0400 PM SNOW 4 WNW KYLE CANYON RAWS 36.30N 115.67W
12/15/2008 E9.4 INCH CLARK NV MESONET
AN ESTIMATED 9.4 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE LEE CANYON
SNOTEL AT AN ELEVATION OF 8626 FEET.
0400 PM HEAVY SNOW 8 S KYLE CANYON RAWS 36.15N 115.60W
12/15/2008 E12.6 INCH CLARK NV MESONET
AN ESTIMATED 12.6 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT KYLE CANYON.
0515 PM SNOW 5 NNE SUMMERLIN 36.28N 115.28W
12/15/2008 M0.6 INCH CLARK NV NWS EMPLOYEE
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.
0530 PM SNOW 4 NNW SUMMERLIN 36.26N 115.32W
12/15/2008 M4.0 INCH CLARK NV NWS EMPLOYEE
4.0 INCHES OF SNOW WAS MEASURED NEAR ANN ROAD AND CLARK
COUNTY 215.
0545 PM SNOW 5 ENE RED ROCK CANYON R 36.16N 115.34W
12/15/2008 M2.1 INCH CLARK NV NWS EMPLOYEE
2.1 INCHES OF SNOW WAS MEASURED IN SUMMERLIN BETWEEN
SUMMERLIN CENTER AND THE RED ROCK CASINO.
0200 AM SNOW 13 NW WIKIEUP (MWPA3) 34.83N 113.80W
12/16/2008 E8.0 INCH MOHAVE AZ PARK/FOREST SRVC
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.
0530 AM SNOW 5 W LAS VEGAS DOWNTOWN 36.17N 115.24W
12/16/2008 M4.0 INCH CLARK NV MESONET
A COCORAHS OBSERVER REPORTED A STORM TOTAL OF 4.0 INCHES
OF SNOW WITH A LIQUID PRECIPITATION STORM TOTAL OF 0.51
INCHES.
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW 5 WNW KYLE CANYON RAWS 36.30N 115.68W
12/16/2008 E21.5 INCH CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER
A STORM TOTAL OF 21.5 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED AT THE
LAS VEGAS SKI AND SNOWBOARD RESORT.
0700 AM SNOW 1 WSW PIOCHE 37.93N 114.47W
12/16/2008 M5.0 INCH LINCOLN NV MESONET
A STORM TOTAL OF 5 INCHES OF SNOW WAS MEASURED IN PIOCHE.
0720 AM SNOW 6 WNW LAS VEGAS DOWNTOW 36.21N 115.25W
12/16/2008 M4.3 INCH CLARK NV MESONET
A STORM TOTAL OF 4.3 INCHES OF SNOW WITH A LIQUID
PRECIPITATION TOTAL 0F 0.68 INCHES WAS REPORTED BY A
COCORAHS OBSERVER.
0800 AM HEAVY SNOW MT. CHARLESTON 36.28N 115.62W
12/16/2008 M21.0 INCH CLARK NV CO-OP OBSERVER
A STORM TOTAL OF 21 INCHES OF SNOW WAS MEASURED AT THE
MOUNT CHARLESTON FIRE STATION AT AN ELEVATION OF 7600
FEET.
0800 AM SNOW 11 WNW OWENS VALLEY RAW 37.46N 118.74W
12/16/2008 M10.0 INCH MONO CA CO-OP OBSERVER
A STORM TOTAL OF 10 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE ROCK CREEK
LAKES CO-OP AT AN ELEVATION OF 9700 FEET.
0800 AM SNOW 7 N I-40 AT FORT ROCK 35.30N 113.37W
12/16/2008 M6.5 INCH MOHAVE AZ CO-OP OBSERVER
A STORM TOTAL OF 6.5 INCHES FELL AT DIAMOND M RANCH AT AN
ELEVATION OF 5480 FEET.
0800 AM SNOW RED ROCK CANYON 36.14N 115.45W
12/16/2008 M5.0 INCH CLARK NV CO-OP OBSERVER
THE PARK SERVICE REPORTED A STORM TOTAL OF 5 INCHES OF
SNOW AT THE RED ROCK CANYON VISITORS CENTER AT AN
ELEVATION OF 3780 FEET.
0800 AM SNOW DYER 37.62N 118.03W
12/16/2008 M1.5 INCH ESMERALDA NV CO-OP OBSERVER
A STORM TOTAL OF 1.5 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT DYER AT AN
ELEVATION OF 4899 FEET.
0800 AM SNOW CALIENTE 37.62N 114.51W
12/16/2008 M5.8 INCH LINCOLN NV CO-OP OBSERVER
A STORM TOTAL OF 5.8 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED AT
CALIENTE AT AN ELEVATION OF 4400 FEET.
0800 AM SNOW ASPENDELL 37.23N 118.58W
12/16/2008 M8.0 INCH INYO CA CO-OP OBSERVER
A STORM TOTAL OF 8 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED AT
ASPENDELL BY THE CO-OP OBSERVER AT AN ELEVATION OF 8500
FEET.
0800 AM HEAVY SNOW 6 SE SOUTH LAKE 37.13N 118.47W
12/16/2008 M12.7 INCH INYO CA CO-OP OBSERVER
A STORM TOTAL OF 12.7 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE SOUTH
LAKE CO-OP AT AN ELEVATION OF 9800 FEET.
0800 AM SNOW MOUNTAIN PASS 35.47N 115.54W
12/16/2008 M4.0 INCH SAN BERNARDINO CA CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW 14 SSW MID HILLS RAWS 34.94N 115.51W
12/16/2008 M7.0 INCH SAN BERNARDINO CA CO-OP OBSERVER
A STORM TOTAL OF 7.0 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED AT THE
MITCHELL CAVERNS CO-OP AT AN ELEVATION OF 4350 FEET.
0800 AM SNOW 4 SSE ASPENDELL 37.18N 118.56W
12/16/2008 M11.2 INCH INYO CA CO-OP OBSERVER
A STORM TOTAL OF 11.2 INCHES FELL AT THE SOUTH LAKE CO-OP
AT AN ELEVATION OF 9600 FEET.
0800 AM SNOW 10 SW LONE PINE 36.48N 118.18W
12/16/2008 M11.4 INCH INYO CA CO-OP OBSERVER
A STORM TOTAL OF 11.4 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE
COTTONWOOD LAKES CO-OP AT AN ELEVATION OF 10150 FEET.
1230 PM SNOW 2 N BARSTOW 34.91N 117.07W
12/16/2008 E3.0 INCH SAN BERNARDINO CA PUBLIC
BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ON THE NORTH SIDE OF
BARSTOW. A LIQUID PRECIPITATION STORM TOTAL OF 0.76
INCHES WAS ALSO REPORTED AT THIS LOCATION.
&&
UPPER LEVEL ENERGY MOVING THROUGH THE BASE OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
COMBINED WITH A VERY COLD AIR MASS PRODUCED SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE
MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN. SNOW BEGAN TO FALL IN THE
EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND OWENS VALLEY BY LATE ON
DECEMBER 14TH AND ELSEWHERE STARTED ON THE MORNING OF THE 15TH. SNOW
LEVELS WERE GENERALLY AROUND 3000 FEET ACROSS THE AREA DURING THIS
EVENT. THE REPORTS LISTED ABOVE ARE A FINAL LIST FOR THIS EVENT THAT
WAS COMPILED BY THE STAFF AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS
VEGAS. A SPECIAL THANKS IS EXTENDED TO OUR SPOTTERS AND OBSERVERS FOR
MANY OF THE ABOVE REPORTS.
STACHELSKILocal storm report, Dec 16, 2:29 PM PST, 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
229 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 AM SNOW BEATTY 36.91N 116.76W
12/15/2008 E4.0 INCH NYE NV BROADCAST MEDIA
BROADCAST MEDIA IN LAS VEGAS REPORTED 4 INCHES OF SNOW
FELL IN BEATTY.
0905 AM SNOW 5 NNW DOWNTOWN LAS VEGA 36.25N 115.18W
12/15/2008 E0.0 INCH CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW WAS FALLING AND REDUCING VISIBILITY DOWN TO 1 MILE.
THE SNOW WAS STICKING TO THE GROUND AT THIS TIME.
1000 AM SNOW 3 W NORTH LAS VEGAS 36.28N 115.20W
12/15/2008 M0.0 INCH CLARK NV NWS EMPLOYEE
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.
1000 AM SNOW NWS LAS VEGAS 36.05N 115.19W
12/15/2008 M0.0 INCH CLARK NV NWS EMPLOYEE
A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WAS OBSERVED AT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF LAS VEGAS.
1002 AM SNOW LAS VEGAS MCCARRAN AP 36.09N 115.17W
12/15/2008 M0.0 INCH CLARK NV OFFICIAL NWS OBS
A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WAS REPORTED BY THE CONTRACT
WEATHER OBSERVERS AT MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR
ABOUT AN HOUR.
1020 AM SNOW 5 WNW YUCCA VALLEY (C79 34.12N 116.46W
12/15/2008 E1.2 INCH SAN BERNARDINO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW STARTED FALLING AT 9 AM AND BY 1020AM IT HAD
ACCUMULATED TO 1.25 INCHES.
1020 AM SNOW 5 NNE LONE MTN 36.30N 115.28W
12/15/2008 E1.0 INCH CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER
HEAVY SNOW WAS FALLING AND CAUSING VISIBILITY TO DECREASE
TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. 1 INCH OF SNOW HAD FALLEN IN THIS
LOCATION AS OF THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
1111 AM SNOW DESERT ROCK (NTS A30) 36.62N 116.02W
12/15/2008 M1.5 INCH NYE NV OTHER FEDERAL
A DESERT ROCK NOAA EMPLOYEE MEASURED 1.5 INCHES OF SNOW
AT THE DESERT ROCK UPPER AIR SITE ON THE NEVADA TEST
SITE.
1209 PM SNOW NORTH LAS VEGAS AP 36.21N 115.20W
12/15/2008 M0.0 INCH CLARK NV NWS EMPLOYEE
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.
1215 PM SNOW 3 W DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS 36.17N 115.20W
12/15/2008 M0.0 INCH CLARK NV NWS EMPLOYEE
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.
0135 PM SNOW 1 SW SUMMERLIN 36.19N 115.32W
12/15/2008 E2.0 INCH CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER
ABOUT 2 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN SINCE 0900 AND HEAVY
SNOW WAS STILL OCCURRING.
0140 PM SNOW 2 W SUMMERLIN 36.21N 115.33W
12/15/2008 E3.0 INCH CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER
AN ESTIMATED 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ON BUSHES SINCE
0900 PST IN SUMMERLIN.
0140 PM SNOW 11 N RIMROCK 34.36N 116.54W
12/15/2008 E0.5 INCH SAN BERNARDINO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
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.
0200 PM SNOW 5 W NORTH LAS VEGAS AP 36.22N 115.30W
12/15/2008 E3.0 INCH CLARK NV NWS EMPLOYEE
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.
0228 PM SNOW LONE PINE 36.59N 118.07W
12/15/2008 E8.0 INCH INYO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
A SPOTTER REPORTED BETWEEN 8 INCHES AND 12 INCHES OF SNOW
FELL IN LONE PINE.
0230 PM SNOW 1 SE BISHOP 37.36N 118.39W
12/15/2008 E8.0 INCH INYO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
A SPOTTER REPORTED THAT UP TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ON
THE SOUTH SIDE OF BISHOP FROM LATE ON THE 14TH OVERNIGHT
AND THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON ON THE 15TH.
0253 PM SNOW 5 S LANDERS (AR190) 34.15N 116.43W
12/15/2008 M4.5 INCH SAN BERNARDINO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
A SPOTTER MEASURED 4.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN YUCCA VALLEY.
0256 PM SNOW 1 WNW ASPENDELL 37.24N 118.60W
12/15/2008 E7.0 INCH INYO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
AS MUCH AS 7 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED TO HAVE FALLEN
IN ASPENDELL.
0310 PM SNOW 5 WNW YUCCA VALLEY (C79 34.12N 116.46W
12/15/2008 M5.5 INCH SAN BERNARDINO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
A SPOTTER IN YUCCA VALLEY MEASURED 5.5 INCHES OF SNOW
SINCE 905 AM PST.
0330 PM SNOW 4 N LONE MTN 36.30N 115.30W
12/15/2008 E5.0 INCH CLARK NV PUBLIC
BETWEEN 4 AND 5 INCHES OF SNOW WAS ESTIMATED TO HAVE
FALLEN AT THUNDER BASIN AVENUE IN NORTHWEST LAS VEGAS.
0400 PM HEAVY SNOW 1 S HAYFORD PK 36.65N 115.20W
12/15/2008 E14.5 INCH CLARK NV MESONET
AN ESTIMATED 14.5 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT HAYFORD PEAK.
0400 PM HEAVY SNOW 3 SSW KYLE CANYON RAWS 36.23N 115.62W
12/15/2008 E23.1 INCH CLARK NV MESONET
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.
0400 PM HEAVY SNOW 4 WNW KYLE CANYON RAWS 36.30N 115.67W
12/15/2008 E12.3 INCH CLARK NV MESONET
AN ESTIMATED 12.3 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE BRISTLECONE
PINE TRAIL SNOTEL ON MOUNT CHARLESTON AT AN ELEVATION OF
8979 FEET.
0400 PM HEAVY SNOW 8 S KYLE CANYON RAWS 36.15N 115.60W
12/15/2008 E12.6 INCH CLARK NV MESONET
AN ESTIMATED 12.6 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT KYLE CANYON.
0400 PM SNOW 4 WNW KYLE CANYON RAWS 36.30N 115.67W
12/15/2008 E9.4 INCH CLARK NV MESONET
AN ESTIMATED 9.4 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE LEE CANYON
SNOTEL AT AN ELEVATION OF 8626 FEET.
0515 PM SNOW 5 NNE SUMMERLIN 36.28N 115.28W
12/15/2008 M0.6 INCH CLARK NV NWS EMPLOYEE
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.
0530 PM SNOW 4 NNW SUMMERLIN 36.26N 115.32W
12/15/2008 M4.0 INCH CLARK NV NWS EMPLOYEE
4.0 INCHES OF SNOW WAS MEASURED NEAR ANN ROAD AND CLARK
COUNTY 215.
0545 PM SNOW 5 ENE RED ROCK CANYON R 36.16N 115.34W
12/15/2008 M2.1 INCH CLARK NV NWS EMPLOYEE
2.1 INCHES OF SNOW WAS MEASURED IN SUMMERLIN BETWEEN
SUMMERLIN CENTER AND THE RED ROCK CASINO.
0200 AM SNOW 13 NW WIKIEUP (MWPA3) 34.83N 113.80W
12/16/2008 E8.0 INCH MOHAVE AZ PARK/FOREST SRVC
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.
0530 AM SNOW 5 W LAS VEGAS DOWNTOWN 36.17N 115.24W
12/16/2008 M4.0 INCH CLARK NV MESONET
A COCORAHS OBSERVER REPORTED A STORM TOTAL OF 4.0 INCHES
OF SNOW WITH A LIQUID PRECIPITATION STORM TOTAL OF 0.51
INCHES.
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW 5 WNW KYLE CANYON RAWS 36.30N 115.68W
12/16/2008 E21.5 INCH CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER
A STORM TOTAL OF 21.5 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED AT THE
LAS VEGAS SKI AND SNOWBOARD RESORT.
0700 AM SNOW 1 WSW PIOCHE 37.93N 114.47W
12/16/2008 M5.0 INCH LINCOLN NV MESONET
A STORM TOTAL OF 5 INCHES OF SNOW WAS MEASURED IN PIOCHE.
0720 AM SNOW 6 WNW LAS VEGAS DOWNTOW 36.21N 115.25W
12/16/2008 M4.3 INCH CLARK NV MESONET
A STORM TOTAL OF 4.3 INCHES OF SNOW WITH A LIQUID
PRECIPITATION TOTAL 0F 0.68 INCHES WAS REPORTED BY A
COCORAHS OBSERVER.
0800 AM SNOW 10 WNW OWENS VALLEY RAW 37.45N 118.72W
12/16/2008 M10.0 INCH INYO CA CO-OP OBSERVER
A STORM TOTAL OF 10 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE ROCK CREEK
LAKES CO-OP AT AN ELEVATION OF 9700 FEET.
0800 AM SNOW 10 SW LONE PINE 36.48N 118.18W
12/16/2008 M11.4 INCH INYO CA CO-OP OBSERVER
A STORM TOTAL OF 11.4 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE
COTTONWOOD LAKES CO-OP AT AN ELEVATION OF 10150 FEET.
0800 AM SNOW 4 SSE ASPENDELL 37.18N 118.56W
12/16/2008 M11.2 INCH INYO CA CO-OP OBSERVER
A STORM TOTAL OF 11.2 INCHES FELL AT THE SOUTH LAKE CO-OP
AT AN ELEVATION OF 9600 FEET.
0800 AM SNOW 14 SSW MID HILLS RAWS 34.94N 115.51W
12/16/2008 M7.0 INCH SAN BERNARDINO CA CO-OP OBSERVER
A STORM TOTAL OF 7.0 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED AT THE
MITCHELL CAVERNS CO-OP AT AN ELEVATION OF 4350 FEET.
0800 AM SNOW MOUNTAIN PASS 35.47N 115.54W
12/16/2008 M4.0 INCH SAN BERNARDINO CA CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM HEAVY SNOW 6 SE SOUTH LAKE 37.13N 118.47W
12/16/2008 M12.7 INCH INYO CA CO-OP OBSERVER
A STORM TOTAL OF 12.7 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE SOUTH
LAKE CO-OP AT AN ELEVATION OF 9800 FEET.
0800 AM SNOW ASPENDELL 37.23N 118.58W
12/16/2008 M8.0 INCH INYO CA CO-OP OBSERVER
A STORM TOTAL OF 8 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED AT
ASPENDELL BY THE CO-OP OBSERVER AT AN ELEVATION OF 8500
FEET.
0800 AM SNOW CALIENTE 37.62N 114.51W
12/16/2008 M5.8 INCH LINCOLN NV CO-OP OBSERVER
A STORM TOTAL OF 5.8 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED AT
CALIENTE AT AN ELEVATION OF 4400 FEET.
0800 AM SNOW DYER 37.62N 118.03W
12/16/2008 M1.5 INCH ESMERALDA NV CO-OP OBSERVER
A STORM TOTAL OF 1.5 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT DYER AT AN
ELEVATION OF 4899 FEET.
0800 AM SNOW RED ROCK CANYON 36.14N 115.45W
12/16/2008 M5.0 INCH CLARK NV CO-OP OBSERVER
THE PARK SERVICE REPORTED A STORM TOTAL OF 5 INCHES OF
SNOW AT THE RED ROCK CANYON VISITORS CENTER AT AN
ELEVATION OF 3780 FEET.
0800 AM SNOW 7 N I-40 AT FORT ROCK 35.30N 113.37W
12/16/2008 M6.5 INCH MOHAVE AZ CO-OP OBSERVER
A STORM TOTAL OF 6.5 INCHES FELL AT DIAMOND M RANCH AT AN
ELEVATION OF 5480 FEET.
0800 AM HEAVY SNOW MT. CHARLESTON 36.28N 115.62W
12/16/2008 E21.0 INCH CLARK NV CO-OP OBSERVER
A STORM TOTAL OF 21 INCHES OF SNOW WAS MEASURED AT THE
MOUNT CHARLESTON FIRE STATION AT AN ELEVATION OF 7600
FEET.
1230 PM SNOW 2 N BARSTOW 34.91N 117.07W
12/16/2008 E3.0 INCH SAN BERNARDINO CA PUBLIC
BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ON THE NORTH SIDE OF
BARSTOW. A LIQUID PRECIPITATION STORM TOTAL OF 0.76
INCHES WAS ALSO REPORTED AT THIS LOCATION.
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UPPER LEVEL ENERGY MOVING THROUGH THE BASE OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
COMBINED WITH A VERY COLD AIR MASS PRODUCED SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE
MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN. SNOW BEGAN TO FALL IN THE
EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND OWENS VALLEY BY LATE ON
DECEMBER 14TH AND ELSEWHERE STARTED ON THE MORNING OF THE 15TH. SNOW
LEVELS WERE GENERALLY AROUND 3000 FEET ACROSS THE AREA DURING THIS
EVENT. THE REPORTS LISTED ABOVE ARE A FINAL LIST FOR THIS EVENT THAT
WERE COMPILED BY THE STAFF AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS
VEGAS. A SPECIAL THANKS IS EXTENDED TO OUR SPOTTERS AND OBSERVERS FOR
MANY OF THE ABOVE REPORTS.
STACHELSKI/PIERCEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 11:27 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | VEF | Clark, Lincoln, Nye | 4 hr |
| Dec 16, 3:25 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | VEF | Clark, Lincoln, Nye | 22 hr |
| Dec 16, 11:51 AM PST | Flash Flood Watch | VEF | San Bernardino | 26 hr |
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