Alert archive / Nevada / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this winter storm warning at Feb 5, 2009, 3:54 PM PST for 4 counties in Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona; Inyo County, California. It took effect at Feb 6, 2009, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for 45 hr. 8 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
- Feb 5, 2009, 3:54 PM PST (23:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 6, 2009, 7:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 8, 2009, 4:00 AM PST
- In force
- 45 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, Inyo County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 167 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 7:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Mt. Charleston, NV | 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WAS MEASURED AT THE MOUNT CHARLESTON FIRE STATION IN KYLE CANYON. |
| Feb 6, 8:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Aspendell, CA | 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW FELL AT ASPENDELL BETWEEN 8 AM AND 8 PM PST. |
| Feb 7, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 1 | 29 S Kingston, NV | SMOKEY VALLEY COOP - 5647 FEET MSL |
| Feb 7, 7:20 AM PST | SNOW 1.3 | 20 Wsw Kingston, NV | REESE RIVER COOP - 6413 FEET MSL |
| Feb 7, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | 28 Ssw Pinto Summit, NV | INDIAN CREEK RANCH COOP - 7460 FEET MSL |
| Feb 7, 11:15 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | 31 S Lund, NV | MT MEADOWS RANCH |
| Feb 7, 10:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | Mt. Charleston, NV | 16 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WAS MEASURED AT THE MOUNT CHARLESTION FIRE STATION IN KYLE CANYON. |
| Feb 7, 10:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 17 | 5 Wnw Mt. Charleston, NV | A CO-OP OBSERVER IN LEE CANYON REPORTED A SNOW TOTAL OF 17 INCHES. |
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, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 42 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
- 2958 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 271 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 052354 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 354 PM PST THU FEB 5 2009 .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...AND THEN SPREAD EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. CAZ519-060800- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0002.090206T1200Z-090207T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0002.090206T1500Z-090207T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 354 PM PST THU FEB 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...WITH THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR SNOW ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE AREA. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. ANYONE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TODAY OR FRIDAY SHOULD KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP CHAINS...AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ521-060745- /O.NEW.KVEF.WW.Y.0002.090206T1500Z-090207T1200Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- 354 PM PST THU FEB 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...WITH THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR SNOW ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE AREA. THOSE WHO TRAVEL THROUGH THE WHITE MOUNTAINS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO CONSIDER ORGANIZING ANY SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR WINTER TRAVELING CONDITIONS...SUCH AS CHAINS...FOOD AND WATER...AND WARM CLOTHING. $$ NVZ014-015-060800- /O.EXB.KVEF.WS.A.0002.090207T1200Z-090208T1200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 354 PM PST THU FEB 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR LINCOLN...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL BETWEEN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. DEPENDING ON WHERE ANY HEAVY BANDS OF PRECIPITATION SET UP...SNOWFALL TOTALS EXCEEDING ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. ANYONE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN LINCOLN...ESMERALDA OR CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES THIS WEEKEND SHOULD KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO CONSIDER ORGANIZING ANY SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR WINTER TRAVELING CONDITIONS...SUCH AS CHAINS...FOOD AND WATER...AND WARM CLOTHING. $$ AZZ001-003-060800- /O.EXB.KVEF.WS.A.0002.090207T1200Z-090208T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 454 PM MST THU FEB 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET IN MOHAVE COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL BETWEEN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND LATE SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 5000 FEET IN MOHAVE COUNTY. DEPENDING ON WHERE ANY HEAVY BANDS OF PRECIPITATION SET UP...SNOWFALL TOTALS EXCEEDING ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. ANYONE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN MOHAVE COUNTY THIS WEEKEND SHOULD KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO CONSIDER ORGANIZING ANY SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR WINTER TRAVELING CONDITIONS...SUCH AS CHAINS...FOOD AND WATER...AND WARM CLOTHING. $$ NVZ018-019-060800- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0002.090207T0200Z-090208T0200Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 354 PM PST THU FEB 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SHEEP RANGE AND SPRING MOUNTAINS. A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN THE AREA. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. ANYONE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS OR SHEEP RANGE THIS WEEKEND SHOULD KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO CONSIDER ORGANIZING ANY SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR WINTER TRAVELING CONDITIONS...SUCH AS CHAINS...FOOD AND WATER...AND WARM CLOTHING. $$ STACHELSKI
10 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KVEF 060755 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1155 PM PST THU FEB 5 2009 .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...AND THEN SPREAD EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. CAZ519-061500- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0002.090206T1500Z-090207T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 1155 PM PST THU FEB 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE EAST SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...WITH THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR SNOW ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE AREA. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. ANYONE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TODAY OR FRIDAY SHOULD KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP CHAINS...AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ521-061500- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0002.090206T1500Z-090207T1200Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- 1155 PM PST THU FEB 5 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...WITH THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR SNOW ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE AREA. THOSE WHO TRAVEL THROUGH THE WHITE MOUNTAINS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO CONSIDER ORGANIZING ANY SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR WINTER TRAVELING CONDITIONS... SUCH AS CHAINS...FOOD AND WATER...AND WARM CLOTHING. $$ NVZ018-019-061500- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0002.090207T0200Z-090208T0200Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 1155 PM PST THU FEB 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN THE AREA. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. ANYONE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS OR SHEEP RANGE THIS WEEKEND SHOULD KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO CONSIDER ORGANIZING ANY SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR WINTER TRAVELING CONDITIONS... SUCH AS CHAINS...FOOD AND WATER...AND WARM CLOTHING. $$ NVZ014-015-061500- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0002.090207T1200Z-090208T1200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 1155 PM PST THU FEB 5 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA. A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL BETWEEN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. DEPENDING ON WHERE ANY HEAVY BANDS OF PRECIPITATION SET UP...SNOWFALL TOTALS EXCEEDING ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. ANYONE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN LINCOLN...ESMERALDA OR CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES THIS WEEKEND SHOULD KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO CONSIDER ORGANIZING ANY SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR WINTER TRAVELING CONDITIONS...SUCH AS CHAINS...FOOD AND WATER...AND WARM CLOTHING. $$ AZZ001-003-061500- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0002.090207T1200Z-090208T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 1255 AM MST FRI FEB 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWEST ARIZONA. A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL BETWEEN LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND LATE SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 5000 FEET IN MOHAVE COUNTY. DEPENDING ON WHERE ANY HEAVY BANDS OF PRECIPITATION SET UP...SNOWFALL TOTALS EXCEEDING ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. ANYONE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN MOHAVE COUNTY THIS WEEKEND SHOULD KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO CONSIDER ORGANIZING ANY SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR WINTER TRAVELING CONDITIONS...SUCH AS CHAINS...FOOD AND WATER...AND WARM CLOTHING. $$ PIERCE
000 WWUS45 KVEF 061336 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 536 AM PST FRI FEB 6 2009 .A PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THE SYSTEM WILL THEN SPREAD EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET. CAZ519-061900- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0002.090206T1500Z-090207T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 536 AM PST FRI FEB 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ521-061900- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0002.090206T1500Z-090207T1200Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- 536 AM PST FRI FEB 6 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR OVER THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY BEGIN THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NVZ018-019-061900- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0002.090207T0200Z-090208T0200Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 536 AM PST FRI FEB 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE TODAY THEN SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO FEET ARE POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. ANYONE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS OR SHEEP RANGE THIS WEEKEND SHOULD KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO CONSIDER ORGANIZING ANY SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR WINTER TRAVELING CONDITIONS... SUCH AS CHAINS...FOOD AND WATER...AND WARM CLOTHING. $$ NVZ014-015-061900- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0002.090207T1200Z-090208T1200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 536 AM PST FRI FEB 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET THEN COVERAGE WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO AROUND 5000 FEET. DEPENDING ON WHERE ANY HEAVY BANDS OF PRECIPITATION SET UP...SNOWFALL TOTALS EXCEEDING ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. ANYONE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN LINCOLN...ESMERALDA OR CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES THIS WEEKEND SHOULD KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO CONSIDER ORGANIZING ANY SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR WINTER TRAVELING CONDITIONS...SUCH AS CHAINS...FOOD AND WATER...AND WARM CLOTHING. $$ AZZ001-003-061900- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0002.090207T1200Z-090208T0600Z/ 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 636 AM MST FRI FEB 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWEST ARIZONA ABOVE 5000 FEET. THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL EXISTS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 5000 FEET IN MOHAVE COUNTY. DEPENDING ON WHERE ANY HEAVY BANDS OF PRECIPITATION SET UP...SNOWFALL TOTALS EXCEEDING ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. ANYONE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN MOHAVE COUNTY THIS WEEKEND SHOULD KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO CONSIDER ORGANIZING ANY SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR WINTER TRAVELING CONDITIONS...SUCH AS CHAINS...FOOD AND WATER...AND WARM CLOTHING. $$ ADAIR
000 WWUS45 KVEF 061821 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1021 AM PST FRI FEB 6 2009 .A PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THE SYSTEM WILL THEN SPREAD EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET. CAZ519-070230- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090207T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 1021 AM PST FRI FEB 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ521-070230- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090207T1200Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- 1021 AM PST FRI FEB 6 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET. 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. $$ NVZ018-019-070230- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0002.090207T0200Z-090208T0200Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 1021 AM PST FRI FEB 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...THE SHEEP RANGE AND RED ROCK CANYON. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE TODAY THEN SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO FEET ARE POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. ANYONE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS OR SHEEP RANGE THIS WEEKEND SHOULD KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO CONSIDER ORGANIZING ANY SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR WINTER TRAVELING CONDITIONS... SUCH AS CHAINS...FOOD AND WATER...AND WARM CLOTHING. $$ NVZ014-015-070230- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0002.090207T1200Z-090208T1200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 1021 AM PST FRI FEB 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET IN ESMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET BEFORE INCREASING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO AROUND 5000 FEET. DEPENDING ON WHERE ANY HEAVY BANDS OF PRECIPITATION SET UP... SNOWFALL TOTALS EXCEEDING ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. ANYONE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN LINCOLN...ESMERALDA OR CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES THIS WEEKEND SHOULD KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO CONSIDER ORGANIZING ANY SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR WINTER TRAVELING CONDITIONS...SUCH AS CHAINS...FOOD AND WATER...AND WARM CLOTHING. $$ AZZ001-003-070230- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0002.090207T1200Z-090208T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 1121 AM MST FRI FEB 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET IN THE NORTHWEST DESERTS AND THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU IN MOHAVE COUNTY. THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL EXISTS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 5000 FEET IN MOHAVE COUNTY. DEPENDING ON WHERE ANY HEAVY BANDS OF PRECIPITATION SET UP...SNOWFALL TOTALS EXCEEDING ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. ANYONE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN MOHAVE COUNTY THIS WEEKEND SHOULD KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO CONSIDER ORGANIZING ANY SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR WINTER TRAVELING CONDITIONS...SUCH AS CHAINS...FOOD AND WATER...AND WARM CLOTHING. $$ LABELLE
000 WWUS45 KVEF 062348 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 348 PM PST FRI FEB 6 2009 .A PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW TO THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THE SYSTEM WILL THEN SPREAD EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 5000 FEET. NVZ018-019-070845- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0002.090207T0200Z-090208T0200Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WS.W.0002.090207T0200Z-090208T0200Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 348 PM PST FRI FEB 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR THE SHEEP RANGE...SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE WILL BE INCREASING THIS EVENING AND BECOME LOCALLY HEAVY OVERNIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO FEET ARE POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ014-015-070845- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0002.090207T1200Z-090208T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WS.W.0002.090207T1200Z-090208T1200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 348 PM PST FRI FEB 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR ESMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET BEFORE INCREASING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO AROUND 5000 FEET. SNOWFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 12 AND 24 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS BEFORE THE STORM MOVES OUT OF THE AREA. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ AZZ001-003-070845- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0002.090207T1200Z-090208T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WS.W.0002.090207T1200Z-090208T0600Z/ 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 448 PM MST FRI FEB 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTHWEST DESERTS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 5000 FEET. SNOWFALL TOTALS AROUND ONE FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS BEFORE THE STORM LEAVES THE AREA. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ519-070845- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090207T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 348 PM PST FRI FEB 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ521-070845- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090207T1200Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- 348 PM PST FRI FEB 6 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT OVER THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET. 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. $$ LABELLE
000 WWUS45 KVEF 070723 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1123 PM PST FRI FEB 6 2009 .A PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW TO THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE SYSTEM WILL THEN SPREAD EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 5000 FEET. NVZ018-019-071200- /O.EXT.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090208T0800Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 1123 PM PST FRI FEB 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST SATURDAY NIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST SATURDAY NIGHT. THE FIRE STATION AT MOUNT CHARLESTON REPORTED EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW FROM 8 AM FRIDAY MORNING TO 11 PM FRIDAY EVENING. THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN THE SNOW OVERNIGHT...BUT ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS ON SATURDAY BEFORE FINALLY ENDING LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 16 TO 24 INCHES ARE LIKELY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ519-071200- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090207T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 1123 PM PST FRI FEB 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. AN OBSERVER IN ASPENDELL REPORTED EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW FROM 8 AM FRIDAY MORNING TO 9 PM FRIDAY EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF...BRINGING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AROUND 12 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ014-015-071200- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0002.090207T1200Z-090208T1200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 1123 PM PST FRI FEB 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ESMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE...AND LINCOLN COUNTIES FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO AROUND 5000 FEET. SNOWFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 10 AND 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS BEFORE THE STORM MOVES OUT OF THE AREA. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ AZZ001-003-071200- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0002.090207T1200Z-090208T0600Z/ 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 1223 AM MST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS MORNING AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING THE DAY. THE BEST CHANCE OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN AREAS ABOVE 5000 FEET. SNOWFALL TOTALS AROUND 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...BEFORE THE STORM LEAVES THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ521-071200- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090207T1200Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- 1123 PM PST FRI FEB 6 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER THE WHITE MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF SIX TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MORGAN
000 WWUS45 KVEF 071209 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 409 AM PST SAT FEB 7 2009 .A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA TODAY AND TONIGHT...BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 5000 FEET. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING PERIODS OF SNOW TO THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. CAZ519-071900- /O.EXP.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090207T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WW.Y.0003.090207T1209Z-090208T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 409 AM PST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING EXPIRED AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT AS EASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW BRINGS ADDITIONAL MOISTURE INTO THE MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE SNOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT. 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. $$ CAZ521-071900- /O.CAN.KVEF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090207T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WW.Y.0003.090207T1209Z-090208T1200Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- 409 AM PST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER THE WHITE MOUNTAINS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NVZ018-019-071900- /O.EXT.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090208T1200Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 409 AM PST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE ABOVE 5500 FEET. THE FIRE STATION AT MOUNT CHARLESTON REPORTED EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW AT 11 PM FRIDAY EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS TODAY BEFORE FINALLY ENDING LATE TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES ARE LIKELY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ AZZ001-003-071900- /O.EXT.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090208T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 509 AM MST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING THE DAY. THE BEST CHANCE OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN AREAS ABOVE 5000 FEET. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...BEFORE THE STORM LEAVES THE AREA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ014-015-071900- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090208T1200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 409 AM PST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA ABOVE 5500 FEET. SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO AROUND 5000 FEET. SNOWFALL TOTALS RANGING FROM 6 INCHES UP TO 18 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE STORM MOVES OUT OF THE AREA. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ522-071900- /O.NEW.KVEF.WW.Y.0003.090207T1209Z-090208T1200Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA 409 AM PST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW FOR THE MOUNTAINS IN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK ABOVE 5000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER THE PANAMINT MOUNTAINS IN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET. $$ JGA
000 WWUS45 KVEF 071856 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1056 AM PST SAT FEB 7 2009 .A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ONSHORE TODAY AND ACROSS SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT TONIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. AZZ001-003-080030- /O.EXT.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090208T1200Z/ 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 1156 AM MST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTHWEST DESERTS OF ARIZONA. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING THIS EVENING. THE BEST CHANCE OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE THIS EVENING IN AREAS ABOVE 5000 FEET. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...BEFORE THE STORM LEAVES THE AREA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ018-019-080030- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090208T1200Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 1056 AM PST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE SHEEP RANGE AND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. THE FIRE STATION AT MOUNT CHARLESTON REPORTED EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW AT 11 PM FRIDAY EVENING AND SNOWFALL HAD BEGUN TO FALL AGAIN LATE THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES ARE LIKELY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ014-015-080030- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090208T1200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 1056 AM PST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR ESMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO 5000 FEET TONIGHT. SNOWFALL TOTALS RANGING FROM 6 INCHES UP TO 18 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE STORM MOVES OUT OF THE AREA SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ519-521-522-080030- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090208T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY... FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA 1056 AM PST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT AS EASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW BRINGS ADDITIONAL MOISTURE INTO THE MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE SNOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ LABELLE
000 WWUS45 KVEF 080009 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 409 PM PST SAT FEB 7 2009 .A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ONSHORE TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT SUNDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. AZZ001-003-080800- /O.EXT.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090208T1200Z/ 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 509 PM MST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST DESERTS OF ARIZONA. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT. THE BEST CHANCE OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE THIS EVENING IN AREAS ABOVE 5000 FEET. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...BEFORE THE STORM LEAVES THE AREA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ018-019-080800- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090208T1200Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 409 PM PST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE SHEEP RANGE AND SPRING MOUNTAINS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER AREAS ABOVE 6000 FEET AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE EVENING AND TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE LIKELY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ014-015-080800- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090208T1200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 409 PM PST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO 5000 FEET TONIGHT. SNOWFALL TOTALS RANGING FROM 6 INCHES UP TO 18 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE STORM MOVES OUT OF THE AREA SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ519-521-522-080800- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090208T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY... FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA 409 PM PST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS AND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS EASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW BRINGS ADDITIONAL MOISTURE INTO THE MOUNTAINS. A WEATHER OBSERVER IN ASPENDELL REPORTED 2 AND A HALF INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATED IN TWO HOURS THIS AFTERNOON WITH SNOW CONTINUING TO FALL. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE SNOW SHOWERS TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ LABELLE
000 WWUS45 KVEF 080555 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 955 PM PST SAT FEB 7 2009 .A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVERNIGHT...AND ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT SUNDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. NVZ014-015-081200- /O.CAN.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090208T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090208T1800Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 955 PM PST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY FOR ESMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE...AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING WHICH HAD BEEN IN EFFECT. SNOW LEVELS HAD REMAINED VERY HIGH OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA FOR MUCH OF SATURDAY...WITH RAIN FALLING IN DYER...GOLDFIELD AND PIOCHE. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL SUNDAY MORNING AS A COLD STORM SYSTEM MOVES CLOSER...AND 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE THE STORM MOVES AWAY LATE SUNDAY 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. $$ NVZ018-019-081200- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090208T1200Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 955 PM PST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT ABOVE 6000 FEET. THE MOUNT CHARLESTON FIRE STATION HAD REPORTED A STORM TOTAL OF 18 INCHES THROUGH 4 PM SATURDAY...AND AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY BEFORE THE STORM MOVES AWAY SUNDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ AZZ001-003-081200- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090208T1200Z/ 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 1055 PM MST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER OVERNIGHT AS A COLD STORM SYSTEM MOVES TOWARD MOHAVE COUNTY. THE BEST CHANCE OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE IN AREAS ABOVE 5000 FEET...WHERE SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE STORM LEAVES THE AREA SUNDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ519-521-522-081200- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090208T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY... FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA 955 PM PST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MORGAN
000 WWUS45 KVEF 081216 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 416 AM PST SUN FEB 8 2009 .THE PACIFIC STORM MOVING INLAND ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST WILL WEAKEN AND EXIT TO THE EAST TODAY. ANOTHER STORM STORM CLOSE ON ITS HEELS WILL QUICKLY MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TONIGHT THEN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN MONDAY. MOISTURE WILL BE MORE LIMITED WITH THIS NEXT SYSTEM BUT GUSTY WINDS AND COLDER TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED. AZZ001-003-081900- /O.EXP.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090208T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WW.Y.0004.090208T1216Z-090209T0200Z/ 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 516 AM MST SUN FEB 8 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET IN NORTHWEST ARIZONA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF MOHAVE COUNTY THIS MORNING THEN TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED 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. $$ NVZ018-019-081330- /O.EXP.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090208T1200Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 416 AM PST SUN FEB 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THIS MORNING AND ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET. SEVERAL SITES IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS REPORTED STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 14 TO 18 INCHES. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE VENTURING INTO THE MOUNTAINS TODAY. $$ NVZ014-015-081330- /O.CAN.KVEF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090208T1800Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 416 AM PST SUN FEB 8 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA. SNOW SHOWERS ABOVE 5500 FEET WILL TAPER OFF THIS MORNING AND LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED OVER LINCOLN AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. $$ CAZ519-081900- /O.EXP.KVEF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090208T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WW.Y.0005.090209T0300Z-090209T1800Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 416 AM PST SUN FEB 8 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST HAS EXPIRED. SNOW SHOWERS TAPERING OFF EARLY THIS MORNING WILL YIELD A BRIEF BREAK IN THE WEATHER BEFORE A COLDER PACIFIC STORM MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A RELATIVELY BRIEF SHOT OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET AND GUSTY WINDS OVER 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ CAZ521-522-081330- /O.EXP.KVEF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090208T1200Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA 416 AM PST SUN FEB 8 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS MORNING AND ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. $$ JA
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 5, 3:30 PM PST, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 5, 3:30 PM PST, 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
330 PM PST THU FEB 5 2009
.SYNOPSIS...THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL CROSS THE
AREA TONIGHT BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS MAINLY TO THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS AS WELL AS LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTH WINDS. A MUCH STRONGER AND
COLDER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DROP SOUTHWARD ALONG THE
CALIFORNIA COAST ON FRIDAY AND THEN MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA ON SATURDAY BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIPITATION.
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN MANY OF THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS FROM THIS SYSTEM. TWO MORE SYSTEMS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT
THE AREA NEXT WEEK...ONE ON MONDAY NIGHT AND ANOTHER ON THURSDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM...ONE ALMOST DOWN AND AT LEAST THREE MORE TO GO. OUR
FIRST SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN TOO EVENTFUL SO FAR AS IT IS MORPHING INTO
MORE OF AN OPEN WAVE AS IT APPROACHES THE CALIFORNIA COAST THIS
EVENING. WHILE SOME ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS HAVE BEEN REACHED IN THE
OWENS VALLEY...THEY HAVE NOT REALLY BEEN MATERIALIZING IN ESMERALDA
AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES SO HAVE CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE
LATTER. THE LATEST RADAR SHOWS SOME SHOWERS HAVE MOVED INTO THE
WESTERN PART OF OUR CWFA AND STILL EXPECT THAT WE WILL SEE SCATTERED
SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT WITH THE BEST ODDS FOR MEASURABLE
PRECIPITATION IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. LOWS TONIGHT WILL BE TRICKY AS
AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM CLOUDS AND SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL KEEP THEM UP.
USED PERSISTENCE AS A GUIDE FOR LOWS HERE...WHILE IN THE WEST THE
TROUGH AXIS WILL BE THROUGH BY THE MORNING ALLOWING FOR COLDER
READINGS TONIGHT.
THE NEXT SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DROP DOWN THE WEST COAST TONIGHT INTO
TOMORROW AND FORM A CLOSED LOW ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THE LOW
WILL BE STRONG AND COLD AND THUS HAVE GOOD DYNAMICS AS IT MOVES NEAR
OUR AREA. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE SOUTHEAST ALONG THE
SOCAL COAST FRIDAY NIGHT AND THEN CROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
SATURDAY. SINCE OUR FIRST SYSTEM IS A LITTLE SLOWER TO COME IN...OUR
SECOND SYSTEM IS HELD UP AND THUS WILL TAKE LONGER TO EXIT SO I
TWEAKED POP GRIDS TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS. WE HAVE SEVERAL ISSUES WITH
THIS SYSTEM. FIRST CONCERNS THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW IN
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SNOW MAY HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING GOING
INITIALLY IN THE SIERRA TOMORROW AFTERNOON AS RAIN SHADOWING TAKES
PLACE BUT AS THE LOW DROPS CLOSER TOMORROW NIGHT AND THE FLOW ALOFT
STARTS TO UPSLOPE EXPECT SNOW TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND THUS
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING THERE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. IN THE
WHITE MOUNTAINS AMOUNTS LOOK TO BE LESS DUE TO THE STORM TRAJECTORY
AND RAIN SHADOWING BUT STILL ENOUGH TO WARRANT AN ADVISORY WHICH WAS
ISSUED. FURTHER EAST...THE WRF...GFS AND ECMWF ALL DEVELOP A BAND OF
HEAVY PRECIP SOMEWHERE ACROSS LINCOLN/CLARK/MOHAVE/CENTRAL NYE
COUNTIES LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS
SUGGESTS THAT WE COULD SEE WARNING LEVEL SNOW AMOUNTS DEPENDING ON
WHERE THIS BAND SETS UP. THUS WATCHES WERE EXPANDED IN THIS AREA.
THESE HEAVY BANDS OF PRECIPITATION WILL ALSO HAVE TO BE WATCHED IN
THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FOR THE POTENTIAL OF URBAN FLOODING.
ADDITIONALLY MODELS BRING SOME INSTABILITY ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE
COLD POOL ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW AND EXPECT WE COULD SEE
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...THAT COULD LEAD TO GUSTY WINDS/PEA SIZE
HAIL AND/OR LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. THIS SYSTEM HEADS OUT SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
.LONG TERM...LITTLE CHANGE WAS NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON TO INHERITED
GRIDS AS MODELS SHOW ABOVE AVERAGE CONTINUITY AND CONSENSUS FOR THE
ACTIVE EXTENDED PERIOD. SUNDAY MORNING...BETTER CONFIDENCE THAT THE
STRONG COLD CORE LOW WILL STILL BE OVER THE SOUTH PART OF THE
FORECAST AREA...SO HAVE INCREASED POPS ACROSS MOHAVE COUNTY WHERE
UPWARD MOTION WILL BE ONGOING AND STRONGER. BY LATE MONDAY...THE
NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE AREA...INCREASING PRECIP
CHANCES ONCE AGAIN. RAMPED UP POPS WITH THIS SYSTEM...WITH MODELS
SHOWING VERY LITTLE SPREAD IN SOLUTIONS. THERE WILL BE LESS MOISTURE
AVAILABLE WITH THIS SYSTEM GIVEN ITS NORTHWEST TRAJECTORY.
HOWEVER...A STRONG COLD POOL ALOFT SHOULD PROVIDE SUFFICIENT
DYNAMICS FOR DECENT PRECIP COVERAGE. STILL LOOKING AT INCREASED
WINDS ACROSS THE CWA AS THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE FRONT BRINGS IN
COOLER AIR. PERSISTENT NORTHWEST FLOW BEHIND FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL
KEEP TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL THROUGH MID WEEK. HAVE LOWERED
TEMPERATURES FURTHER TO BLEND IN MODEL VALUES NOT ALTERED BY BIAS
CORRECTION FOR RECENT TEMPS. WE WILL SEE A SLIGHT BREAK IN THE
WEATHER LATE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...BEFORE YET ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM
IMPACTS THE AREA NEXT THURSDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...CLOUDS OVER THE VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING...BUT NOT DROP BELOW 10KFT UNTIL EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING. THE CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS WILL ALSO START EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING...BUT OVERALL COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO BE WIDELY
SCATTERED FOR THE MOST PART UNTIL LATE FRIDAY AND DURING THE DAY
SATURDAY WHEN THE BRUNT OF THE MOISTURE AND COLD AIR ASSOCIATED WITH
THE WEATHER SYSTEM MOVE OVER THE VALLEY. THEREFORE HAVE KEPT WORDING
IN THE TAF LIMITED TO VICINITY SHOWERS. CIGS ON FRIDAY SHOULD
REMAIN ABOVE 5KFT...EXCEPT DURING ANY SHOWER ACTIVITY. BY SATURDAY
MORNING THOUGH...CIGS WILL DROP BELOW 5KFT AND REMAIN THERE FOR THE
MAJORITY OF THE DAY. THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON
SATURDAY.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...A LOW OFF THE WEST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO BRING IN HIGH
LEVEL CEILINGS THAT WILL LOWER THROUGH THE EVENING. PRECIPITATION
WILL BEGIN IN THE SIERRA LATE THIS EVENING AND THEN SPREAD EAST OVER
SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA.
FRIDAY WILL SEE THE ADVANCE OF THE NEXT STORM FROM THE PACIFIC AND
WILL BRING PRECIPITATION OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA...CALIFORNIA AND
WESTERN ARIZONA LATE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. SATURDAY WILL ALSO SEE A
SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS IN THESE AREAS.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NVZ018-019.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT FOR NVZ014-015.
AZ...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING FOR AZZ001-003.
CA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY
FOR CAZ521.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR
CAZ519.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR CAZ520.
&&
SHORT RANGE...STACHELSKI
LONG RANGE/AVIATION...KENNEDY
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHazardous weather outlook, Feb 5, 4:34 AM PST, 11 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 434 AM PST THU FEB 5 2009 CAZ519-060800- EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- 434 AM PST THU FEB 5 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW BEGINNING TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTER THE FIRST STORM MOVES AWAY...SNOW SHOWERS COULD LINGER INTO SUNDAY. ANOTHER STORM WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR STRONG WINDS MONDAY AND TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... FORMAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY...BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AS SOON AS IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. NVZ018-019-060800- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- 434 AM PST THU FEB 5 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING CHANCES FOR SNOW FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR HEAVY SNOW WILL BE FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT. ANOTHER STORM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MONDAY AND TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... FORMAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY...BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AS SOON AS IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. CAZ520-NVZ014-060800- OWENS VALLEY-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- 434 AM PST THU FEB 5 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE SAME STORM SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WINDS TODAY WILL BRING CHANCES FOR RAIN AND SNOW FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. ANOTHER STORM WILL BRING CHANCES FOR STRONG WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS MONDAY AND TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... FORMAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY...BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AS SOON AS IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. NVZ015-060800- LINCOLN COUNTY- 434 AM PST THU FEB 5 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING CHANCES FOR SNOW FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...WITH A FEW SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLY LINGERING INTO SUNDAY. ANOTHER STORM WILL BRING CHANCES FOR GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW MONDAY AND TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... FORMAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY...BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AS SOON AS IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. CAZ521-060800- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- 434 AM PST THU FEB 5 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A COLD STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...BUT WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT LIKELY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SNOW WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. ANOTHER STORM WILL BRING CHANCES FOR GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS MONDAY AND TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... FORMAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY...BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AS SOON AS IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. AZZ001>003-036-CAZ522>527-NVZ016-017-020>022-060800- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- 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- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- 434 AM PST THU FEB 5 2009 /534 AM MST THU FEB 5 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A COLD STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS TODAY AND CHANCES FOR VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT LIKELY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TO MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH SHOWERS LINGERING INTO SUNDAY. YET ANOTHER STORM WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS MONDAY AND TUESDAY...ALONG WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... FORMAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY...BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AS SOON AS IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. MORGAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 3:36 AM PST | Wind Advisory | VEF | Esmeralda, Nye | 15 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:54 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | VEF | Inyo | 36 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Nevada, 2009Winter Storm Warnings in Arizona, 2009Winter Storm Warnings in California, 2009Every winter storm warning in 2009
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.