Alert archive / Nevada / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this winter storm warning at Feb 15, 2009, 3:46 PM PST for 4 counties in Nevada; Inyo County, California; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at Feb 16, 2009, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for 17 hr. 4 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 15, 2009, 3:46 PM PST (23:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 16, 2009, 7:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2009, 12:05 AM PST
- In force
- 17 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 23:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 8:05 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Aspendell, CA | THE STORM TOTAL WAS 12 INCHES FOR THE DAY. THE SNOW BEGAN FALLING AND ACCUMULATING AT ABOUT 500 AM PST. |
| Feb 16, 8:15 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 2 Wsw Mountain Springs, NV | STORM TOTAL ENDING AT 800 PM AT BOY SCOUT CAMP ON MT. POTOSI. THE SNOW BEGAN ACCUMULATING AT ABOUT 200 AM. |
| Feb 16, 8:50 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Goldfield, NV | STORM TOTAL REPORTED BY GOLDFIELD S.O. AT 850 PM. THE SNOW BEGAN FALLING AND ACCUMULATING ABOUT 900 AM. |
| Feb 16, 11:10 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Pioche, NV | THE LINCOLN COUNTY SHERRIFS OFFICE ESTIMATED 7 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL BETWEEN 5 PM AND 11 PM IN PIOCHE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS45 KVEF 152346 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 346 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF INYO...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY 7 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO INYO COUNTY MONDAY MORNING...THEN CONTINUE EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. CAZ519-521-522-NVZ014-160800- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0004.090216T1500Z-090217T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0005.090216T1500Z-090217T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY... FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 346 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST INTO THE MOUNTAINS AROUND DEATH VALLEY AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY BY LATE MORNING. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN LATE MONDAY MORNING AND EARLY MONDAY EVENING. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 2O INCHES ALONG THE EAST SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. BETWEEN 8 AND 16 INCHES IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS...MOUNTAINS AROUND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE 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. $$ NVZ015-018-019-160800- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0004.090216T2000Z-090217T1200Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 346 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...SHEEP RANGE AND LINCOLN COUNTY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE MOUNTAINS OF CLARK AND LINCOLN COUNTY LATE MONDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. $$ AZZ001-003-160800- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0004.090217T0000Z-090217T1400Z/ 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 446 PM MST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR MOHAVE COUNTY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 5500 FEET WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. $$ PIERCE
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KVEF 152353 CCA WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 346 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 CORRECTED SNOW AMOUNT TYPO FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF INYO...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY 7 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO INYO COUNTY MONDAY MORNING...THEN CONTINUE EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. CAZ519-521-522-NVZ014-160800- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0004.090216T1500Z-090217T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0005.090216T1500Z-090217T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY... FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 346 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST INTO THE MOUNTAINS AROUND DEATH VALLEY AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY BY LATE MORNING. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN LATE MONDAY MORNING AND EARLY MONDAY EVENING. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ALONG THE EAST SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. BETWEEN 8 AND 16 INCHES IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS...MOUNTAINS AROUND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE 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. $$ NVZ015-018-019-160800- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0004.090216T2000Z-090217T1200Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 346 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...SHEEP RANGE AND LINCOLN COUNTY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE MOUNTAINS OF CLARK AND LINCOLN COUNTY LATE MONDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. $$ AZZ001-003-160800- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0004.090217T0000Z-090217T1400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 446 PM MST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR MOHAVE COUNTY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 5500 FEET WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. $$ PIERCE
000 WWUS45 KVEF 160630 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1030 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF INYO...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY 7 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE OWENS VALLEY FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO INYO COUNTY MONDAY MORNING...THEN CONTINUE EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. CAZ519-521-522-NVZ014-161300- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.090216T1500Z-090217T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY... FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 1030 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY CALIFORNIA AND ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY IN NEVADA. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST INTO THE MOUNTAINS AROUND DEATH VALLEY AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY BY LATE MORNING. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN LATE MONDAY MORNING AND EARLY MONDAY EVENING. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ALONG THE EAST SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. BETWEEN 8 AND 16 INCHES IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS... MOUNTAINS AROUND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE 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. $$ CAZ520-161300- /O.NEW.KVEF.WW.Y.0009.090216T1500Z-090217T0000Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 1030 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST MONDAY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE OWENS VALLEY FLOOR EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MORNING THEN POSSIBLY TURN TO A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES ON HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH THE OWENS VALLEY. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NVZ015-018-019-161300- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0004.090216T2000Z-090217T1200Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 1030 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR LINCOLN COUNTY AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA. SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE MOUNTAINS OF CLARK AND LINCOLN COUNTY LATE MONDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. $$ AZZ001-003-161300- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0004.090217T0000Z-090217T1400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 1130 PM MST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA. SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 5500 FEET WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. $$ JA
000 WWUS45 KVEF 161117 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 317 AM PST MON FEB 16 2009 .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO INYO COUNTY THIS MORNING...THEN CONTINUE EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NVZ015-018-019-162030- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0004.090216T2000Z-090217T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WS.W.0005.090216T2000Z-090217T1200Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 317 AM PST MON FEB 16 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE AND FOR MUCH OF LINCOLN COUNTY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOME LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING BUT SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD BY NOON. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN LINCOLN COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE 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.. $$ AZZ001-003-161900- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0004.090217T0000Z-090217T1400Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WS.W.0005.090217T0000Z-090217T1400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 417 AM MST MON FEB 16 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM MST TUESDAY FOR HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST DESERTS OF ARIZONA. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 5500 FEET WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ519-521-522-NVZ014-162030- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.090216T1500Z-090217T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY... FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 317 AM PST MON FEB 16 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AND FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST INTO THE MOUNTAINS AROUND DEATH VALLEY AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY BY LATE MORNING. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES ALONG THE EAST SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. SNOWFALL BETWEEN 8 AND 16 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS...THE MOUNTAINS IN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE 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. $$ CAZ520-162030- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0009.090216T1500Z-090217T0000Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 317 AM PST MON FEB 16 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REACH PARTS OF THE OWENS VALLEY FLOOR EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY ABOVE 4000 FEET. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES ON HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH THE OWENS VALLEY. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS45 KVEF 161850 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1050 AM PST MON FEB 16 2009 .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. CAZ519-521-522-NVZ014-170215- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090217T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY... FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 1050 AM PST MON FEB 16 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AND FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL IN THE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AND IN ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. 8 AND 16 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS...THE MOUNTAINS IN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE 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. $$ NVZ015-018-019-170215- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.090216T2000Z-090217T1200Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 1050 AM PST MON FEB 16 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...SHEEP RANGE AND LINCOLN COUNTY. LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD BY NOON WITH A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW OCCURRING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN LINCOLN COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.. $$ AZZ001-003-170215- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.090217T0000Z-090217T1400Z/ 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 1150 AM MST MON FEB 16 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM MST TUESDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTHWEST DESERTS. SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 5500 FEET WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE 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. $$ CAZ520-170000- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090217T0000Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 1050 AM PST MON FEB 16 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN PARTS OF THE OWENS VALLEY THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY ABOVE 4000 FEET. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES ON HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH THE OWENS VALLEY. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS45 KVEF 162329 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 329 PM PST MON FEB 16 2009 .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STORM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. CAZ519-521-522-NVZ014-170600- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090217T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY... FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 329 PM PST MON FEB 16 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AND FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL IN THE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AND IN ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. 8 AND 16 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS...THE MOUNTAINS IN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE 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. $$ NVZ015-018-019-170830- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090217T1200Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 329 PM PST MON FEB 16 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...SHEEP RANGE AND LINCOLN COUNTY. WIDESPREAD SNOW WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT OVER THE WARNING AREA. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE AND 6 TO 12 INCHES IN LINCOLN COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.. $$ AZZ001-003-170830- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.090217T0000Z-090217T1400Z/ 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 429 PM MST MON FEB 16 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 7 AM MST TUESDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST DESERTS. SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 5500 FEET WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE 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. $$ CAZ520-170600- /O.EXT.KVEF.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090217T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 329 PM PST MON FEB 16 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL IN PARTS OF THE OWENS VALLEY POTENTIALLY CREATING DRIVING DIFFICULTIES WITH SLIPPERY ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES ON HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH THE OWENS VALLEY. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS45 KVEF 170502 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 902 PM PST MON FEB 16 2009 NVZ018-019-170615- /O.CAN.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090217T1200Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 902 PM PST MON FEB 16 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. WIDESPREAD SNOW ENDED THIS EVENING AND ONLY SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED THE REST OF TONIGHT. A STORM TOTAL OF 12 INCHES WAS REPORTED AT THE BOY SCOUT CAMP ON MOUNT POTOSI. AUTOMATED SENSORS IN LEE CANYON AND RAINBOW CANYON GAVE PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES OF 6 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. $$ CAZ519-521-522-NVZ014-170615- /O.CAN.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090217T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY... FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 902 PM PST MON FEB 16 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY CALIFORNIA AND FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES IN NEVADA. THE THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED AS WIDESPREAD SNOW TAPERED OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING. NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THE REST OF TONIGHT. ASPENDELL...IN THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...REPORTED A STORM TOTAL OF 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. $$ CAZ520-170615- /O.CAN.KVEF.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090217T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 902 PM PST MON FEB 16 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. A FEW FLURRIES OR LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE IN PARTS OF THE OWENS VALLEY OVERNIGHT BUT THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS HAS DIMINISHED. $$ AZZ001-003-171200- /O.EXT.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090217T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 1002 PM MST MON FEB 16 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF MOHAVE COUNTY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS THEN TAPER OFF TOWARD MORNING. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 5500 FEET WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ015-171200- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090217T1200Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 902 PM PST MON FEB 16 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 5000 FEET. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE 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. $$ JA
000 WWUS45 KVEF 170805 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1205 AM PST TUE FEB 17 2009 AZZ001-003-NVZ015-170915- /O.CAN.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090217T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 1205 AM PST TUE FEB 17 2009 /105 AM MST TUE FEB 17 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LINCOLN COUNTY NEVADA AND MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA. RADAR RETURNS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWED MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION HAD SHIFTED INTO SOUTHWEST UTAH AND NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY SNOW HAS SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISHED AND LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. ADVERSE DRIVING MAY STILL EXIST ON ROADS WITHIN LINCOLN AND MOHAVE COUNTIES DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. DRIVERS ARE URGED TO CHECK THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND USE CAUTION. $$ 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 15, 3:45 PM PST, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 3:45 PM PST, 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
345 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009
.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OFF THE
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT WITH A BAND OF RAIN REMAINING IN
CALIFORNIA. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL EJECT INLAND ACROSS THE
AREA MONDAY SPREADING PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION.
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. IT
WILL REMAIN COOL AND UNSETTLED ON TUESDAY. A WARMING TREND IS THEN
EXPECTED FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK UNDER A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE.
&&
.SHORT TERM...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS CONTINUE UP THROUGH
THE OWENS VALLEY AND VALLEYS OF ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY.
DYER NEVADA WEB CAMERA CONTINUES TO SHOW THE VISIBILITY BEING
REDUCED AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OFF NEARBY DRY LAKE BEDS. ADVISORY
LEVEL GUSTS HAVE BEEN ISOLATED AT BEST...HOWEVER WILL CONTINUE THE
WIND ADVISORY THROUGH 7 PM PST. RADAR SHOWS BAND OF RAIN LIFTING
NORTH OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS FITS MODEL OUTPUT
AS UPPER WINDS BACK TONIGHT AS STRONG SHORTWAVE DIGS DOWN BACKSIDE
OF TROUGH. RAIN BAND WILL TAKE ON A MORE NORTH/SOUTH ORIENTATION
TONIGHT ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. STRONG SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL
EJECT INLAND MONDAY AND SPREAD MOISTURE/DYNAMICS INTO OUR WESTERN
ZONES MONDAY MORNING. THE BAND WILL CONTINUE EAST INTO SOUTHERN
NEVADA MONDAY AFTERNOON THEN ACROSS NORTHWEST ARIZONA MONDAY NIGHT.
ONLY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO POP FIELDS WAS TO REDUCE VALUES SOUTHEAST
NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA MONDAY. WILL UPGRADE WINTER STORM WATCH
TO A WARNING FOR INYO AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY MOUNTAINS. WILL
CONTINUE WITH WATCHES ELSEWHERE FOR NOW. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS EXPECTED TOMORROW FOR SAN BERNARDINO AND
MOHAVE COUNTIES AS ANOTHER WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NECESSARY. DID BUMP
UP TEMPERATURES IN EASTERN ZONES DUE TO DELAYED ONSET OF RAIN AND
INCREASED SOUTHERLY WINDS. CONTINUED UNSETTLED AND COOL TUESDAY WITH
UPPER TROUGH LINGERING OVER THE AREA.
.LONG TERM...THE AREA WILL BE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE TROUGH COME
WEDNESDAY MORNING. BOTH GFS AND ECMWF DEPICT A MINOR RIPPLE WORKING
SOUTHEAST ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE TROUGH. HAVE KEPT IN THE POPS IN
THE NORTH PART OF THE FORECAST AREA AS A RESULT. REST OF THE WEEK
WILL SEE RIDGING BUILD IN AND A WARMING TREND. JUST MADE MINOR
ADJUSTMENTS IN THE FORECAST. THE LAST DAY IN THE EXTENDED SUNDAY IS
ONE OF LOWER CONFIDENCE AS MODELS DIFFER ON THE APPROACH OF THE NEXT
SYSTEM. GFS KEEP MORE RIDGING OVER THE AREA AS ECMWF HAS THE RIDGE
SHIFT EAST OR FLATTENED AND BRINGS IN MORE MOISTURE THAN THE GFS.
KEPT IN INHERITED HIGHER POPS FOR OUR HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS AS THE
ECMWF IDEA OF INCREASED MOISTURE IS MORE PLAUSIBLE DUE TO IT
PERFORMANCE.
&&
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...CEILINGS WILL LOWER MONDAY AS THE NEXT
STORM APPROACHES. FOR NOW 00Z TAF REMAINS BEST ESTIMATE. DO NOT
EXPECT MUCH IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION IN THE AREA UNTIL LATE
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN INTO THE NIGHT. UNTIL THEN EXPECT CEILINGS
TO REMAIN ABOVE 8000 FEET. WIND WILL BECOME STRONGER AND FROM THE
SOUTH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST IN
THE OWENS VALLEY AND IN ESMERALDA. MONDAY MORNING ONWARDS WILL SEE
HEAVY SNOW IN THE AREAS MOUNTAIN RANGES ABOUT 5000-5500 FEET AND
RAIN AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. CONDITIONS WILL NOT START TO IMPROVE UNTIL
LATE MONDAY NIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT FOR NVZ015-018-019.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY FOR NVZ014.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR NVZ014.
AZ...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
FOR AZZ001-003.
CA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY FOR CAZ519-
521-522.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR CAZ520.
&&
PIERCE/JACQUES
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHazardous weather outlook, Feb 15, 4:22 AM PST, 11 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 422 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-160600- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- 422 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 /522 AM MST SUN FEB 15 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW IS IN EFFECT. SNOWFALL COULD RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 FEET ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS OF DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. RAIN IS LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY BEFORE A DRYING TREND TAKES PLACE DURING THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PART OF THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 15, 3:31 PM PST, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
331 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
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1017 AM NON-TSTM WND GST BISHOP 37.37N 118.40W
02/15/2009 M44 MPH INYO CA ASOS
THE BISHOP ASOS RECORDED A WIND GUST OF 44 MPH.
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ASGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 11:02 AM PST | Wind Advisory | VEF | Esmeralda, Nye | 8 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Nevada, 2009Winter Storm Warnings in California, 2009Winter Storm Warnings in Arizona, 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.