Alert archive / Nevada / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this winter storm warning at Dec 6, 2009, 2:26 PM PST for 4 counties in Nevada; Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at Dec 7, 2009, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 23 hr. 44 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2009, 2:26 PM PST (22:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 7, 2009, 4:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 8, 2009, 3:25 AM PST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 3:27 PM PST | SNOW 0 | 3 N Red Rock Canyon, NV | TWO HIKERS WERE STRANDED DUE TO SNOW AT THE TOP OF TURTLEHEAD PEAK IN RED ROCK CANYON AND HAD TO BE RESCUED. ONE OF THE TWO MEN WAS INJURED AFTER HE SLIPPED AND FELL. |
| Dec 7, 3:27 PM PST | SNOW 6 | 3 N Red Rock Canyon, NV | *** 1 INJ *** TWO HIKERS WERE STRANDED DUE TO SNOW AT THE TOP OF TURTLEHEAD PEAK IN RED ROCK CANYON AND HAD TO BE RESCUED. ONE OF THE TWO MEN HAD MINOR INJURIES AFTER HE SLIPPED AND FELL. |
| Dec 7, 3:50 PM PST | SNOW 1 | 5 Nne Yucca Valley, CA | A SPOTTER ESTIMATED 1 INCH OF SNOW ON THE GROUND AT 3714 FEET NEAR YUCCA VALLEY. |
| Dec 7, 4:21 PM PST | SNOW 0.5 | Sse Landers (Ar190), CA | A SPOTTER REPORTED A HALF INCH OF SNOW HAD FALLEN IN YUCCA VALLEY AROUND 3200 FEET IN ELEVATION. VISIBILITY WAS AS LOW AS A MILE AND A HALF. |
| Dec 7, 4:49 PM PST | SNOW 0 | 2 S Joshua Tree, CA | A TRACE OF SNOW WAS REPORTED IN JOSHUA TREE AT 3399 FEET. |
| Dec 7, 5:00 PM PST | SNOW 0.1 | 2 Ne Morongo Valley, CA | THE MORONGO VALLEY CO-OP OBSERVER MEASURED 0.1 INCH OF SNOW AT AN ELEVATION OF 4350 FEET. |
| Dec 7, 5:00 PM PST | SNOW 0.8 | Landers (Ar190), CA | THE YUCCA MESA CO-OP OBSERVER MEASURED 0.8 INCH OF SNOW AT AN ELEVATION OF 3447 FEET. |
| Dec 7, 5:00 PM PST | SNOW 5.4 | 10 Wnw Owens Valley Raw, CA | AN ESTIMATED 5.4 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE ROCK CREEK SNOTEL AT AN ELEVATION OF 9700 FEET. |
| Dec 7, 5:00 PM PST | SNOW 5.9 | 6 Se South Lake, CA | AN ESTIMATED 5.9 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE BIG PINE CREEK SNOTEL AT AN ELEVATION OF 9800 FEET. |
| Dec 7, 5:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 4 Sse Aspendell, CA | AN ESTIMATED 8.0 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE ROCK CREEK SNOTEL AT AN ELEVATION OF 9600 FEET BETWEEN 7 AM AND 5 PM. |
| Dec 7, 5:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9.6 | 6 E Big Pine, CA | AN ESTIMATED 9.6 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE COTTONWOOD LAKES SNOTEL AT AN ELAVTION OF 10150 FEET FROM 7 AM THROUGH 5 PM. 8 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN BY 2 PM. |
| Dec 7, 5:55 PM PST | SNOW 4 | 1 Wnw Aspendell, CA | A SPOTTER REPORTED 4.0 INCHES OF SNOW FELL IN ASPENDELL AT AN ELEVATION OF AROUND 8500 FEET. |
| Dec 7, 6:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Mt. Potosi, NV | MEASURED 6 INCHES AT THE BOY SCOUT CAMP NEAR MT. POTOSI. REPORT RELAYED TO NWS BY WEATHER SPOTTER FROM PAHRUMP. |
| Dec 7, 6:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 5 Wnw Mt. Charleston, NV | MEASURED SNOWFALL THROUGH 6 PM PST AT BRISTLECONE TRAIL SNOTEL. ELEVATION 8979 FEET. |
| Dec 7, 6:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 4 Wnw Mt. Charleston, NV | MEASURED SNOWFALL THROUGH 6 PM PST AT LEE CANYON SNOTEL. ELEVATION 8626 FEET. |
| Dec 7, 6:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | 2 Ssw Mt. Charleston, NV | MEASURED SNOWFALL THROUGH 6 PM PST AT RAINBOW CANYON SNOTEL. ELEVATION 7975 FEET. |
| Dec 7, 6:22 PM PST | SNOW 0 | 4 Ese Big Pines, CA | AT WRIGHTWOOD ELEVATION 6500 FEET SNOWED 8INCHES LAST 12 HOURS WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 2 MILES NORTH OF WRIGHTWOOD-- MOUNTAIN HIGH ELV 7000FT REPORTED 10 TO 14 INCHES |
| Dec 7, 6:30 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 2 Sw Mt. Charleston, NV | MEASURED SNOWFALL THROUGH 630 PM PST BY THE NEVADA DIVSION OF FORESTRY IN KYLE CANYON. |
| Dec 7, 6:30 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Mt. Charleston, NV | MEASURED SNOWFALL THROUGH 630 PM PST BY THE NEVADA DIVSION OF FORESTRY IN KYLE CANYON. |
| Dec 7, 7:00 PM PST | SNOW 0.8 | Bishop, CA | INYO COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED JUST UNDER AN INCH OF SNOW HAD FALLEN IN BISHOP AROUND 4100 FEET IN ELEVATION. |
| Dec 7, 7:00 PM PST | SNOW 0.8 | Lone Pine, CA | THE INYO COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED A HALF TO JUST UNDER AN INCH OF SNOW HAD FALLEN FROM LONE PINE TO ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTH OF LONE PINE IN THE OWENS VALLEY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR. |
| Dec 7, 7:00 PM PST | SNOW 5.5 | Goldfield, NV | THE ESMERALDA COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED 5.5 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN IN GOLDFIELD AT AN ELEVATION OF 5700 FEET. SNOW WAS STILL FALLING AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT. |
| Dec 7, 8:00 PM PST | SNOW 0 | Mitchell Caverns, CA | A TRACE OF SNOW FELL AT MITCHELL CAVERNS AT 4350 FEET IN ELEVATION. THE EVENT TIME IS ESTIMATED. |
| Dec 7, 9:00 PM PST | SNOW 1 | 1 E Dyer, NV | THE DYER CO-OP MEASURED 1.0 INCH OF SNOW AT AN ELEVATION OF 4899 FEET. |
| Dec 7, 9:00 PM PST | SNOW 1.5 | 5 Nw Dyer, NV | A SPOTTER MEASURED 1.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN DYER AT AN ELEVATION OF 4895 FEET. |
| Dec 7, 10:00 PM PST | SNOW 3 | 3 E Tonopah, NV | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL 3.0 INCHES |
| Dec 7, 10:00 PM PST | SNOW 4 | Pioche, NV | UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED IN PIOCHE BY THE LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF AT 5900 FEET IN ELEVATION. |
| Dec 7, 10:37 PM PST | SNOW 0 | Mountains Edge, NV | SOME SNOW GRAINS WERE FALLING IN THE MOUNTAINS EDGE COMMUNITY IN SOUTHWEST LAS VEGAS BUT NO ACCUMULATION WAS REPORTED. |
| Dec 7, 11:00 PM PST | SNOW 0 | Beatty, NV | A COATING OF SNOW WAS REPORTED IN BEATTY BY THE NYE COUNTY SHERIFF. |
| Dec 7, 11:00 PM PST | SNOW 0.5 | 3 S Hiko, NV | THE HIKO CO-OP MEASURED 0.5 INCH OF SNOW AT AN ELEVATION OF 3940 FEET. |
| Dec 7, 11:00 PM PST | SNOW 0.5 | Amargosa Valley, NV | THE AMARGOSA VALLEY CO-OP MEASURED 0.5 INCH OF SNOW AT AN ELEVATION OF 2450 FEET. |
| Dec 7, 11:00 PM PST | SNOW 1 | 2 Wnw Rachel, NV | 1.0 OF SNOW WAS MEASURED AT THE RACHEL CO-OP AT AN ELEVATION OF 4820 FEET. |
| Dec 7, 11:26 PM PST | SNOW 0.2 | Pahrump, NV | SNOW WAS FALLING IN PAHRUMP AROUND 2700 FEET IN ELEVATION AND ABOUT A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF SNOW HAD ACCUMULATED SO FAR ON UNPAVED SURFACES. SECONDARY GRAVEL ROADS WERE REPORTED COATED. |
| Dec 7, 11:42 PM PST | SNOW 0 | Desert Rock Airport, NV | A TRACE OF SNOW WAS REPORTED BY THE UPPER AIR OBSERVER AT DESERT ROCK AT 3200 FEET. |
| Dec 8, 12:00 AM PST | SNOW 2.7 | 1 Sw Pioche, NV | A COCORAHS OBSERVER MEASURED 2.7 INCHES OF SNOW IN PIOCHE AT AN ELEVATION AROUND 5900 FEET. |
| Dec 8, 12:06 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 6 Se Indian Springs, NV | THE CORRECTIONAL POLICE ESTIMATED 3.0 INCHES OF SNOW HAD ACCUMULATED JUST SOUTH OF INDIAN SPRINGS AT THE SOUTHERN DESERT CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE AT AN ELEVATION OF 3600 FEET. VISIBILITY WAS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR ZERO. |
| Dec 8, 12:25 AM PST | SNOW 1 | 1 Nne Pahrump, NV | THE NYE COUNTY SHERIFF ESTIMATED AN INCH OF SNOW HAD FALLEN IN PAHRUMP AROUND 2700 FEET IN ELEVATION. |
| Dec 8, 1:00 AM PST | SNOW 9 | 5 Wnw Mt. Charleston, NV | AN ESTIMATED 9.0 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE BRISTLECONE PINE TRAIL SNOTEL AT AN ELEVATION OF 8979 FEET. |
| Dec 8, 1:00 AM PST | SNOW 9 | 7 N I-40 At Fort Rock, AZ | THE DIAMOND M RANCH CO-OP OBSERVER MEASURED A STORM TOTAL OF 9.0 INCHES OF SNOW AT 5492 FEET FROM 7 AM ON DECEMBER 7TH THROUGH 1 AM ON DECEMBER 8TH. DRIFTS AS HIGH AS 2 FEET WERE REPORTED. |
| Dec 8, 1:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 4 Wnw Mt. Charleston, NV | AN ESTIMATED 12.0 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE LEE CANYON SNOTEL AT AN ELEVATION OF 8626 FEET. |
| Dec 8, 1:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | 2 Sw Mt. Charleston, NV | A STORM TOTAL OF 14.0 INCHES OF SNOW WAS MEASURED AT THE MOUNT CHARLESTON CO-OP SITE AT AN ELEVATION OF 7600 FEET. THE END TIME OF THIS EVENT WAS ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
| Dec 8, 1:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 18 | 2 Ssw Mt. Charleston, NV | AN ESTIMATED 18.0 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE RAINBOW CANYON SNOTEL AT AN ELEVATION OF 7975 FEET. SNOW BEGAN TO FALL AROUND 5 AM ON THE 7TH AND REACHED 12.0 INCHES AROUND 4 PM ON THE 7TH. |
| Dec 8, 1:30 AM PST | SNOW 1 | 6 Sse Pahrump, NV | A COCORAHS OBSERVER MEASURED 1.0 INCH OF SNOW IN PAHRUMP AROUND 2700 FEET IN ELEVATION. |
| Dec 8, 2:00 AM PST | SNOW 1 | 2 Sse Red Rock Canyon, NV | A STORM TOTAL OF 1.0 INCH OF SNOW WAS MEASURED AT THE RED ROCK CANYON OVERLOOK AROUND 3800 FEET IN ELEVATION. THE END TIME OF THIS EVENT WAS ESTIMATED. SNOW WAS OBSERVED ON THE GROUND AS LOW AS 3400 FEET IN THE RED ROCK CANYON AREA AROUND 730 AM ON DECEMBER 8T |
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 062226 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 226 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTH THROUGH CALIFORNIA WILL BRING COLDER TEMPERATURES...HEAVY SNOW...AND STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION BEGINNING MONDAY THOUGH MONDAY NIGHT. CAZ519-521-070630- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0005.091207T1200Z-091208T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0006.091207T1200Z-091208T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 226 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE MONDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 10 AND 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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-CAZ522-524-NVZ014-015-018-019-070630- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0005.091207T1800Z-091208T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0006.091207T1800Z-091208T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- 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... FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BAKER... MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 226 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2009 /326 PM MST SUN DEC 6 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST /11 AM MST/ MONDAY TO 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST /11 AM MST/ MONDAY TO 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL OCCUR MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET...WHILE ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FOOT. SNOWFALL WILL IMPACT HIGHWAY 160 OVER MOUNTAIN SPRINGS SUMMIT BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND PAHRUMP BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS MONDAY NIGHT WILL BE BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN SOME LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ LINDAMAN
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KVEF 070630 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1030 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTH THROUGH CALIFORNIA WILL BRING COLDER TEMPERATURES...HEAVY SNOW...AND STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION BEGINNING MONDAY THOUGH MONDAY NIGHT. CAZ519-521-071430- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0006.091207T1200Z-091208T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 1030 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY FOR THE EAST SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE MONDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 10 AND 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ522-524-NVZ014-015-018-019-071430- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0006.091207T1800Z-091208T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP... FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BAKER... MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 1030 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2009 /1130 PM MST SUN DEC 6 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST /11 AM MST/ MONDAY TO 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST /11 AM MST/ MONDAY TO 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL OCCUR MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET...WHILE ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FOOT. SNOWFALL WILL IMPACT HIGHWAY 160 OVER MOUNTAIN SPRINGS SUMMIT BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND PAHRUMP AND MOUNTAIN PASS ALONG INTERSTATE 15 BETWEEN PRIMM AND BAKER. WINDS MONDAY NIGHT WILL BE BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN SOME LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ PIERCE
000 WWUS45 KVEF 071214 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 414 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009 CAZ522-NVZ014-071900- /O.EXT.KVEF.WS.W.0006.091207T1800Z-091208T0600Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 414 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES AND THE MOUNTAINS OF DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK. SNOW WILL BEGIN LATER THIS MORNING THEN CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY BETWEEN 4000 AND 7000 FEET...AND UP TO A FOOT IS EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ524-NVZ015-018-019-071900- /O.EXT.KVEF.WS.W.0006.091207T1400Z-091208T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP... BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 414 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009 /514 AM MST MON DEC 7 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY... SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND DAYBREAK OVER MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA THEN CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES...TODAY AND THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BETWEEN 4000 AND 7000 FEET...WHILE ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. SNOWFALL WILL IMPACT HIGHWAY 160 OVER MOUNTAIN SPRINGS SUMMIT BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND PAHRUMP AND MOUNTAIN PASS ALONG INTERSTATE 15 BETWEEN PRIMM AND BAKER. WINDS TONIGHT WILL BE BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN SOME LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ519-521-071900- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091208T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 414 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL OCCUR TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 10 AND 20 INCHES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ CAZ520-071900- /O.NEW.KVEF.WW.Y.0015.091207T1214Z-091208T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 414 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR IN THE OWENS VALLEY TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. THOUGH MUCH OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE SIERRA...A TOTAL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY IN THE OWENS VALLEY BY LATE THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ JA
000 WWUS45 KVEF 071644 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 844 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009 CAZ519-521-080045- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091208T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 844 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL OCCUR TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 10 AND 20 INCHES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ CAZ522-NVZ014-080045- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0006.091207T1800Z-091208T0600Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 844 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR AREAS ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW WILL BEGIN LATER THIS MORNING THEN CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY BETWEEN 4000 AND 7000 FEET...AND UP TO A FOOT IS EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ524-NVZ015-018-019-080045- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091208T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- 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... BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 844 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009 /944 AM MST MON DEC 7 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY FOR AREAS ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO...MOHAVE...LINCOLN AND MOHAVE COUNTIES AND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL OCCUR TODAY AND THIS EVENING. THERE WERE REPORTS EARLY THIS MORNING OF AN INCH OF SNOW AND AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT ON MOUNTAIN SPRINGS SUMMIT BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND PAHRUMP. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BETWEEN 4000 AND 7000 FEET...WHILE ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. SNOWFALL WILL IMPACT HIGHWAY 160 OVER MOUNTAIN SPRINGS SUMMIT BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND PAHRUMP AND MOUNTAIN PASS ALONG INTERSTATE 15 BETWEEN PRIMM AND BAKER. WINDS TONIGHT WILL BE BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN SOME LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ CAZ520-080045- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-091208T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 844 AM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR IN THE OWENS VALLEY TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. THOUGH MUCH OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE SIERRA...A TOTAL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY IN THE OWENS VALLEY BY LATE THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS45 KVEF 080003 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 403 PM PST MON DEC 7 2009 CAZ519-521-522-NVZ014-080600- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091208T0600Z/ 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 403 PM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 10 AND 20 INCHES ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ524-NVZ015-018-019-080600- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091208T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP... BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 403 PM PST MON DEC 7 2009 /503 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. A WEATHER OBSERVER ON MOUNT CHARLESTON HAS REPORTED 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. ALSO...SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW HAS BEEN REPORTED ON HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BETWEEN 4000 AND 7000 FEET...WHILE ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. SNOWFALL WILL IMPACT HIGHWAY 160 OVER MOUNTAIN SPRINGS SUMMIT BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND PAHRUMP AND MOUNTAIN PASS ALONG INTERSTATE 15 BETWEEN PRIMM AND BAKER. WINDS TONIGHT WILL BE BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN SOME LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ520-080600- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-091208T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 403 PM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR IN THE OWENS VALLEY THROUGH THIS EVENING. THOUGH MUCH OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE SIERRA...A TOTAL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY IN THE OWENS VALLEY BY LATE THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS45 KVEF 080457 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 857 PM PST MON DEC 7 2009 NVZ015-018-019-081200- /O.CAN.KVEF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091208T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WW.Y.0016.091208T0457Z-091208T1200Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 857 PM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF CLARK COUNTY AND LINCOLN COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIME THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. &&A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NVZ014-081200- /O.CAN.KVEF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091208T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WW.Y.0016.091208T0457Z-091208T1200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 857 PM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... ...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 4 AM PST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIME THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AS A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ519-521-522-080600- /O.CAN.KVEF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091208T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY... FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA 857 PM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE EAST SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TONIGHT. HOWEVER...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL NOT OCCUR. A STORM SPOTTER IN ASPENDELL REPORTED 4 INCHES OF SNOW WITH THIS STORM. $$ CAZ524-080600- /O.CAN.KVEF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091208T1200Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE 857 PM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY COUNTY TONIGHT. HOWEVER...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL NOT OCCUR ON MOUNTAIN PASS OR HALLORAN SUMMIT BETWEEN BAKER AND THE NEVADA STATE LINE. $$ CAZ520-080600- /O.CAN.KVEF.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-091208T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 857 PM PST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE OWENS VALLEY TONIGHT. HOWEVER...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL NOT OCCUR. $$ AZZ001-003-081200- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091208T1200Z/ 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 957 PM MST MON DEC 7 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOHAVE COUNTY UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 2 AM TUESDAY SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BETWEEN 4000 AND 6000 FEET...WHILE ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET. WINDS TONIGHT WILL BE BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN SOME LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ PIERCE
000 WWUS45 KVEF 081125 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 325 AM PST TUE DEC 8 2009 AZZ001-003-081230- /O.CAN.KVEF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091208T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 425 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA. SNOWFALL HAS TAPERED OFF CONSIDERABLY THIS MORNING OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY. LINGERING LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES MAY STILL BE OBSERVED OVER THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU THROUGH DAYBREAK BUT LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ NVZ014-015-018-019-081230- /O.CAN.KVEF.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-091208T1200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 325 AM PST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA. SNOWFALL QUICKLY TAPERED OFF OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA AFTER MIDNIGHT ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE RECENT STORM NOW HEADED INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 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 Dec 6, 11:30 AM PST, 2 hours 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 6, 11:30 AM PST, 2 hours 56 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1130 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2009
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS
TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA
MOUNTAINS. WIDESPREAD VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL DEVELOP
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA ON MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. UNSETTLED
WEATHER WILL THEN BE OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
WEEK.
&&
.UPDATE...THE NAM AND GFS HAD GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR GUSTY WINDS ACROSS DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND THE WESTERN
MOJAVE DESERT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WENT AHEAD AND UPDATED
FORECAST PACKAGE FOR A WIND ADVISORY ACROSS DEATH VALLY NATIONAL
PARK AND THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...500 AM PST SUN DEC 6...THE MAIN FEATURES TO WATCH
ARE THE COLD LOW OVER WASHINGTON/OREGON AND THE MOISTURE PLUME
BETWEEN CALIFORNIA AND HAWAII. THE MODELS WERE IN FAIRLY GOOD
AGREEMENT WITH THE EVOLUTION OF THE SYSTEM THROUGH TUESDAY AND THE
GFS SOLUTION WAS USED AS THE BASIS FOR THE FORECAST. THE MAIN ISSUE
TODAY WILL BE STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND
THE SPRING MOUNTAINS/SHEEP RANGE TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH DOWNSLOPE
CONDITIONS DO NOT APPEAR REAL FAVORABLE...RIDGETOP WINDS WILL BE
HIGH AND THIS COULD IMPACT UPPER SLOPES. REPLACED THE HIGH WIND
WATCH WITH A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. THINGS
BECOME MORE INTERESTING TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY AS THE PACIFIC
MOISTURE GETS PULLED ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA
MONDAY MORNING. LIGHT PRECIPITATION COULD BEGIN BEFORE 12Z MONDAY
BUT IT STILL APPEARS THE MAIN COMBINATION OF BROAD UPWARD FORCING
AND DEEP MOISTURE WILL COME TOGETHER FOR MOST OF THE AREA AFTER 18Z
MONDAY. IT APPEARS 21Z MONDAY TO 06Z TUESDAY WILL BE THE BEST WINDOW
FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST
AREA. NORTHWEST ARIZONA WILL CONTINUE TO SEE GOOD POTENTIAL THROUGH
12Z TUESDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE ABOVE 4000
FEET AND THE WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. HOWEVER...ADDED
DEATH VALLEY...EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND CENTRAL/SOUTHERN
MOHAVE COUNTY. THE LOW CENTER IS FORECAST TO SWING ACROSS SOUTHERN
NEVADA BETWEEN 06Z AND 12Z TUESDAY AND MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING IT. PRECIPITATION WILL TURN SHOWERY WITH THE
COLD CORE AND LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS COULD STILL BE OBSERVED AT
ELEVATIONS OF 2500-3000 FEET MONDAY NIGHT. TUESDAY WILL DRY OUT
UNDER NORTHWEST FLOW ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM.
.LONG TERM...THE ACTION DOES NOT STOP WITH THE DEPARTURE OF THE
EARLY WEEK SYSTEM AS AN ACTIVE STORM TRACK REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS
THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S.. WEDNESDAY SHOULD BE A BIT OF A BREAK IN
BETWEEN SYSTEMS AS A WEST-NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT SETS UP. ALL OF THE
MODELS HAVE TRENDED SLOWER WITH THE NEXT SYSTEM PROGGED ENTER THE
PICTURE...HOWEVER WE SHOULD STILL SEE A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF HIGH
LEVEL CLOUDS OVERSPREAD THE REGION FROM THE WEST ON WEDNESDAY. GIVEN
THIS AND WEAK MIXING...HIGH TEMPS WILL BE QUITE CHILLY AND RUN SOME
12 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE IN ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...HOWEVER...IT LOOKS LIKE ANY REAL SHOT AT
PRECIPITATION OUTSIDE OF THE SIERRA AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
DESERTS SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER DAYBREAK THURSDAY. THUS POPS
WERE LOWERED FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THE 00Z MODELS DID NOT LOOK AS IMPRESSIVE WITH THIS NEXT SYSTEM AS
THEY SEEM TO DAMPEN OUT MUCH OF THE MOISTURE BEFORE THE SYSTEM WORKS
ACROSS THE AREA. THIS MAY WIND UP BEING A SYSTEM THAT IS LARGELY A
CLOUD MAKER AND FEATURES PRECIPITATION...BUT ONLY GENERATES SMALL
AMOUNTS IN THE VALLEYS AND MAINLY WETS (OR SNOWS IN) THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. NEVERTHELESS THERE REMAINS GENERAL AGREEMENT THAT THIS
SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE AREA THURSDAY - LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON INTO
FRIDAY MORNING - SO FOCUSED POPS IN THESE TIME FRAMES. INITIALLY
SNOW LEVELS WILL START LOW BUT SHOULD RISE THROUGH THE EVENT TO
5000-6000 FEET. ONE CONCERN AT THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION IS
LOW-LEVEL COLD AIR WILL BE IN THE VALLEYS ESPECIALLY UP NORTH...SO
PRECIPITATION MAY START HERE AS SNOW OR SNOW/RAIN MIX BEFORE
CHANGING OVER TO ALL RAIN. THIS SYSTEM HEADS EAST BY FRIDAY NIGHT.
THERE SHOULD BE A SHORT-LIVED BREAK FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY
MORNING BEFORE THE THIRD SYSTEM OF THE WEEK HEADS ON IN. THE LATEST
MODELS NOW TAKE THIS SYSTEM WELL TO OUR NORTH WHICH WOULD YIELD A
WARMER SYSTEM WITH HIGHER SNOW LEVELS AND ALSO FOCUS THE BEST
CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION OVER THE NORTHERN PARTS OF THE AREA.
HOWEVER SINCE THE MODELS MAY STILL BOUNCE AROUND WITH WHERE THEY
PLACE THE LOW...GHOST POPS AT A MINIMUM WERE WENT WITH WITH SLIGHT
CHANCE TO CHANCE POPS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. HIGH TEMPS OVERALL
SHOULD BE WARMER GIVEN THE PACIFIC ORIGIN OF THE AIR MASS THEN.
&&
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...NORTHEAST WINDS AT 8-12 KTS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH AROUND 22Z SUNDAY BEFORE WINDS TURN TO THE SOUTH. WINDS WILL
TAKE ON MORE OF A SOUTH-SOUTHWEST COMPONENT BETWEEN 05Z AND 08Z
MONDAY. FEW-SCT CLOUDS AROUND 15K FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING. CLOUD
LAYERS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT WITH BASES LOWERING IN ADVANCE OF AN
APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL AFFECT THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY
MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. CEILINGS WILL LIKELY
DROP BELOW 5K FEET THEN AND THERE IS A 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF CEILINGS
DROPPING BELOW 3K FEET AND VSBY LOWERING BELOW 5 MILES AT TIMES
MONDAY EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN ALL RAIN IN THE VALLEY
WITH LOCAL MOUNTAINS BEING OBSCURED. MECHANICAL TURBULENCE WILL BE
POSSIBLE MONDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING DUE TO STRONG WINDS
ALOFT.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH BETWEEN 18Z AND 20Z
SUNDAY WITH GUSTS OVER 20 KTS IN FAVORED AREAS. FEW-SCT CLOUDS AOA
15K FEET. TONIGHT WINDS WILL LESSEN SOME BUT STILL REMAIN MAINLY
FROM THE SOUTH AT 6-12 KTS. ONLY EXCEPTION OF NOTE LOOKS TO BE IN
THE OWENS VALLEY WHERE A DOWNVALLEY WIND SHOULD DEVELOP TONIGHT.
CLOUD LAYERS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND WITH BASES LOWERING IN
ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. THE MAIN IMPACTS FROM THIS
SYSTEM WILL BE FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. MVFR/IFR CIGS AND VSBY WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE
AREA AT TIMES ESPECIALLY MONDAY EVENING. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
AREAWIDE WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO AROUND 3500 FEET BEFORE
PRECIPITATION ENDS MONDAY NIGHT. MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
MECHANICAL TURBULENCE WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING DUE TO STRONG WINDS ALOFT.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST MONDAY FOR
NVZ018-019.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT FOR NVZ014-015-018-019.
AZ...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT FOR AZZ001-003.
CA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT FOR CAZ522-524.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR
CAZ519-521.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR CAZ519.
&&
LINDAMAN/ADAIR/STACHELSKI
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHazardous weather outlook, Dec 6, 5:32 AM PST, 8 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 532 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2009 AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-070700- 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- 532 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2009 /632 AM MST SUN DEC 6 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONG STORM DROPPING INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA FROM 10 AM PST UNTIL 10 PM PST. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS FROM 4 PM PST UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. SEE THE LATEST WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT THEN PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4000 FEET. AREAS OF STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE REGION MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET WITHIN THE FORECAST AREA MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. A BREAK BETWEEN SYSTEMS IS EXPECTED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY BEFORE ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM MOVES INLAND AND BRINGS THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW TO THE REGION THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. JA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 3:58 AM PST | Wind Advisory | VEF | Clark, Lincoln, Nye | 24 hr |
| Dec 6, 3:58 AM PST | High Wind Warning | VEF | Inyo | 18 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.