Alert archive / Nevada / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this winter storm warning at Dec 11, 2009, 3:53 PM PST for 4 counties in Nevada; Inyo County, California; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at Dec 12, 2009, 11:27 AM PST. It was in force for 23 hr. 14 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 11, 2009, 3:53 PM PST (23:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 12, 2009, 11:27 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 13, 2009, 10:00 AM PST
- In force
- 23 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 23:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 4:10 PM PST | SNOW 9 | Aspendell, CA | 9 NEW INCHES SINCE 8 AM STILL SNOWING AT 1 INCH PER HOUR |
| Dec 13, 12:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 18.6 | 4 Sse Aspendell, CA | AN ESTIMATED 18.6 INCHES OF SNOW FELL SATURDAY AT THE SOUTH LAKE AUTOMATED STATION. ELEVATION 9600 FEET. |
| Dec 13, 12:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 19.7 | 6 Se South Lake, CA | AN ESTIMATED 19.7 INCHES OF SNOW FELL SATURDAY AT THE BIG PINE CREEK AUTOMATED STATION. ELEVATION 9800 FEET. |
| Dec 13, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 4 Wnw Mt. Charleston, NV | LAS VEGAS SKI AND SNOWBOARD REPORTED 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW BETWEEN 7 AM SATURDAY AND 7 AM SUNDAY. STORM TOTAL FROM FRIDAY TO SUNDAY WAS 19 INCHES. |
| Dec 13, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 0.6 | Pioche, NV | COOP OBSERVER IN PIOCHE MESURED SIX TENTH OF AN INCH OF SNOW. |
| Dec 13, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 0.7 | 2 Nw Panaca, NV | COOP OBSERVER AT CATHEDRAL GORGE STATE PARK MEASURED SEVEN TENTHS OF AN INCH OF SNOW. |
| Dec 13, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 2.2 | Dyer, NV | A MEASURED 2.2 INCHES OF SNOW FELL BETWEEN 8 AM SATURDAY AND 8 AM SUNDAY. ELEVATION 4899 FEET. |
| Dec 13, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 3 | Mt. Charleston, NV | A MEASURED 3 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE NEVADA DIVISION OF FORESTERY BETWEEN 8 AM SATURDAY AND 8 AM SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW FALL FRIDAY THROUGH 8 AM SUNDAY WAS 8 INCHES. |
| Dec 13, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 6 | Pioche, NV | COOP OBSERVER IN PIOCHE MESURED 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW. |
| Dec 13, 9:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | Aspendell, CA | COOP OBSERVER IN ASPENDELL MEASURED 16 INCHES OF SNOW. SNOW WAS HEAVY AND WET WITH A LIQUID EQUIVALANT OF 3.20 INCHES. ELEVATION 8500 FEET. |
| Dec 13, 10:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 1 Nne Eagle Valley, NV | SPRING VALLEY STATE PARK REPORTED 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW BETWEEN 10 AM SATURDAY AND 10 AM SUNDAY MORNING. |
| Dec 13, 10:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 4 Wnw Mt. Charleston, NV | AN ESTIMATED 9 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE LEE CANYON SNOTEL FRIDAY THROUGH 10 AM SUNDAY MORNING. ELEVATION 8626 FEET. |
| Dec 13, 10:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 5 Wnw Mt. Charleston, NV | AN ESTIMATED 9 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE BRISTLECONE TRAIL SNOTEL FRIDAY THROUGH 10 AM SUNDAY MORNING. ELEVATION 8979 FEET. |
| Dec 13, 10:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 2 Ssw Mt. Charleston, NV | AN ESTIMATED 12 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE RAINBOW CANYON SNOTEL FRIDAY THROUGH 10 AM SUNDAY MORNING. ELEVATION 7975 FEET. |
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
- 1823 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 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 112353 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 353 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 .A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL BRING SOME LIGHT SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. A STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY BEFORE A DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW MOVES IN SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. CAZ519-521-522-121400- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0006.091212T1200Z-091213T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0007.091213T0000Z-091213T1200Z/ 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 353 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. MORE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE SATURDAY NIGHT AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE LIKELY ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN OTHER MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. $$ NVZ015-018-019-121400- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0006.091212T1800Z-091214T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0007.091213T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 353 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...SHEEP RANGE AND MOST OF LINCOLN COUNTY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF A FEW INCHES POSSIBLE. MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ABOVE 5000 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY WHICH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ014-121400- /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0007.091213T0000Z-091213T1200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 353 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF A FEW INCHES POSSIBLE. MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ABOVE 5000 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY WHICH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS45 KVEF 121131 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 331 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 .A WEAK STORM WILL BRING LIGHT SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS TODAY BEFORE A STRONGER STORM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW OVER MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY BEFORE THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST. AZZ001-121945- /O.EXA.KVEF.WS.W.0007.091213T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON 431 AM MST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE SEEN TODAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF A FEW INCHES POSSIBLE. MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ABOVE 5000 FEET TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN ENDING SUNDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WHICH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ CAZ519-521-522-NVZ014-121945- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0007.091213T0000Z-091213T1200Z/ 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 331 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE OTHER AREA MOUNTAINS. MORE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE LIKELY ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN OTHER MOUNTAIN AREAS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY WHICH MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. $$ NVZ015-018-019-121945- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0007.091213T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 331 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY...THE SHEEP RANGE AND SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL TODAY WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF A FEW INCHES POSSIBLE. MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ABOVE 5000 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WHICH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$
000 WWUS45 KVEF 121927 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1127 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 .A WEAK STORM WILL BRING LIGHT SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS TODAY BEFORE A STRONGER STORM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW OVER MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY BEFORE THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST. CAZ519-130400- /O.EXT.KVEF.WS.W.0007.091212T1927Z-091213T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 1127 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WIND IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE EASTERN SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE OTHER AREA MOUNTAINS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AS OF 11AM WERE AROUND 3 TO 4 INCHES. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE LIKELY ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN OTHER MOUNTAIN AREAS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY WHICH MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. $$ CAZ521-522-NVZ014-130400- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0007.091213T0000Z-091213T1200Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 1127 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WIND REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTIES. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE OTHER AREA MOUNTAINS. MORE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE LIKELY ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN OTHER MOUNTAIN AREAS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY WHICH MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ015-018-019-130400- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0007.091213T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 1127 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WIND REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY...THE SHEEP RANGE...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...AND RED ROCK CANYON. SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL TODAY WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF A FEW INCHES POSSIBLE. MOUNT CHARLESTON MEASURED 3 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ABOVE 5000 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WHICH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. $$ AZZ001-130400- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0007.091213T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON 1227 PM MST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WIND REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE SEEN TODAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF A FEW INCHES POSSIBLE. MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ABOVE 5000 FEET TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN ENDING SUNDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WHICH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ LINDAMAN/PIERCE
000 WWUS45 KVEF 122240 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 240 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 .A WEAK STORM BRINGS LIGHT SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS TODAY BEFORE A STRONGER STORM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW OVER MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY BEFORE THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST. CAZ521-522-NVZ014-130645- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0007.091213T0000Z-091213T1200Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 240 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WIND REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...AND ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTIES. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER THE WHITE MOUNTAINS AND THE OTHER AREA MOUNTAINS AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE LIKELY ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN OTHER MOUNTAIN AREAS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY WHICH MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. && $$ NVZ015-018-019-130645- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0007.091213T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 240 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WIND REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY...THE SHEEP RANGE...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...AND RED ROCK CANYON. MOUNT CHARLESTON MEASURED 3 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HOURS AND MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ABOVE 5000 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WHICH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ AZZ001-130645- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0007.091213T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON 340 PM MST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WIND REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF MOHAVE COUNTY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL DEVELOP ABOVE 5000 FEET TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN ENDING SUNDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WHICH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. && $$ CAZ519-130645- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091213T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 240 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WIND REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. A SPOTTER IN ASPENDELL MEASURED 8 INCHES OF SNOW THAT HAS ACCUMULATED SINCE THIS MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE LIKELY ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN OTHER MOUNTAIN AREAS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY WHICH MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ520-130645- /O.NEW.KVEF.WW.Y.0017.091212T2240Z-091213T1200Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 240 PM PST SAT DEC 12 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 HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT IN THE OWENS VALLEY. A SPOTTER IN BISHOP REPORTED HEAVY SNOW AT 1PM WHILE ANOTHER SPOTTER IN BIG PINE HAS REPORTED THAT 1 INCH HAS FALLEN SINCE NOON TODAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. SNOW WITH THE BREEZY WINDS COULD CREATE AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW AND LOCATIONS OF LOW VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ LINDAMAN
000 WWUS45 KVEF 122338 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 338 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 .A STRONG STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW OVER MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY BEFORE THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST. CAZ520-130800- /O.UPG.KVEF.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-091213T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KVEF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091213T1200Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 338 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WHICH WAS IN EFFECT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT IN THE OWENS VALLEY. SPOTTERS IN BISHOP HAVE REPORTED 3 TO 5 INCHES AS OF 330 PM...WITH HEAVY SNOW STILL FALLING. THE HEAVY WET SNOW WAS CAUSING TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES TO SAG...SO POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH TONIGHT...WHICH COULD CREATE AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ521-522-NVZ014-130800- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0007.091213T0000Z-091213T1200Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 338 PM PST SAT DEC 12 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 WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK ABOVE 5000 FEET...ESMERALDA COUNTY AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER THE WHITE MOUNTAINS AND THE OTHER AREA MOUNTAINS AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE LIKELY ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN OTHER MOUNTAIN AREAS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY WHICH MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. && $$ NVZ015-018-019-130800- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0007.091213T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 338 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY AND THE MOUNTAINS OF CLARK COUNTY. MOUNT CHARLESTON MEASURED 3 INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN 8 AM FRIDAY MORNING AND 8 AM SATURDAY MORNING...AND MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ABOVE 5000 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WHICH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ AZZ001-130800- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0007.091213T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON 438 PM MST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY FOR NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL DEVELOP ABOVE 5000 FEET TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN ENDING SUNDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WHICH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. && $$ CAZ519-130800- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091213T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 338 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. A SPOTTER IN ASPENDELL MEASURED 8 INCHES OF SNOW THAT HAS ACCUMULATED SINCE THIS MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE LIKELY ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN OTHER MOUNTAIN AREAS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY WHICH MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MORGAN
000 WWUS45 KVEF 130712 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1112 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 .A STRONG STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY BEFORE THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST. CAZ520-131200- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091213T1200Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 1112 PM PST SAT DEC 12 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 OWENS VALLEY. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE OWENS VALLEY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. STORM TOTALS OF SIX TO TEN INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 4500 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. && $$ CAZ521-522-NVZ014-131200- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091213T1200Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 1112 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK ABOVE 5000 FEET...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW WILL AFFECT THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF INYO COUNTY AND SOUTHWESTERN NEVADA LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. STORM TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO FEET ARE POSSIBLE. THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED THAT STATE HIGHWAY 168 WAS CLOSED FROM HIGHWAY 395 ACROSS WESTGARD PASS TO STATE HIGHWAY 203 DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NVZ015-018-019-131200- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 1112 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY AND THE MOUNTAINS OF CLARK COUNTY. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NEVADA LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. STORM TOTALS OF EIGHT TO 16 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. AS OF 9 PM...SPOTTERS IN PIOCHE REPORTED BETWEEN FOUR AND NINE INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND...AND MOUNT CHARLESTON REPORTED A TOTAL OF FIVE INCHES. 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. && $$ AZZ001-131200- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON 1212 AM MST SUN DEC 13 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY FOR NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ519-131200- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091213T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 1112 PM PST SAT DEC 12 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 EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. AS OF 4 PM SATURDAY AFTERNOON...A SPOTTER IN ASPENDELL REPORTED NINE INCHES OF SNOW. SNOW HAS CONTINUED TO FALL SINCE THEN...AND WILL TAPER OFF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO FEET 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. && $$ MORGAN
000 WWUS45 KVEF 131157 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 357 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2009 .A STRONG STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY BEFORE THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST. CAZ520-131300- /O.EXP.KVEF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091213T1200Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 357 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. A CHANCE OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE SEEN ACROSS THE OWENS VALLEY THROUGH THE MORNING. HOWEVER ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF 4 AM PST. PERSONS TRAVELING THROUGH THE OWENS VALLEY OR ALONG HIGHWAY 395 NORTH INTO MONO COUNTY ARE URGED TO CHECK THE LATEST ROAD AND HIGHWAY CONDITIONS BEFORE DEPARTING. $$ CAZ521-522-NVZ014-131300- /O.EXP.KVEF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091213T1200Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 357 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. THE PACIFIC STORM WHICH MOVED INTO THE AREA ON SATURDAY WILL CONTINUE EAST THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE SEEN THIS MORNING ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS BEFORE DRYING TAKES PLACE DURING THE AFTERNOON. THUS WITH NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF 4 AM PST. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS MORNING...SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST ROAD AND HIGHWAY INFORMATION BEFORE DEPARTING. $$ CAZ519-131300- /O.EXP.KVEF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091213T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 357 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. THE PACIFIC STORM WHICH MOVED INTO THE AREA ON SATURDAY WILL CONTINUE EAST THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE SEEN THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SIERRA CREST...ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY MORNING. THUS WITH NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF 4 AM PST. $$ NVZ015-018-019-131800- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 357 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR LINCOLN COUNTY...THE SHEEP RANGE...SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. SNOW...OCCASIONALLY HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 INCHES OR MORE CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE THE 5000 FOOT LEVEL IN THE MOUNTAINS OF CLARK COUNTY WHILE UP TO 6 INCHES MAY BE SEEN ACROSS LINCOLN COUNTY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 8 AND 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THIS SYSTEM MOVES EAST. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO BE SEEN ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. REMOTE WEATHER SENSORS AS OF 330 AM PST HAVE REPORTED THAT WINDS HAVE GUSTED TO OVER 50 MPH ABOVE THE 7000 FOOT LEVEL. THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY CREATE LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS LOWER VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$ AZZ001-131800- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON 457 AM MST SUN DEC 13 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU. SNOW...LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE THE 5000 FOOT LEVEL BY LATE THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY BE SEEN IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AS WINDS GUSTING TO OVER 50 MPH MAY BE SEEN ABOVE THE 5000 FOOT LEVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
000 WWUS45 KVEF 131740 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 940 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2009 ...STRONG STORM SYSTEM HAS MOVED EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA... NVZ015-018-019-131845- /O.EXP.KVEF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 940 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR LINCOLN COUNTY...THE SHEEP RANGE...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...AND RED ROCK CANYON. A CHANCE OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE SEEN ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF LINCOLN COUNTY AND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS TODAY. HOWEVER ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF 10 AM PST. $$ AZZ001-131845- /O.EXP.KVEF.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091213T1800Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON 1040 AM MST SUN DEC 13 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU. PRIMARY LINE OF PRECIPITATION FROM THE STORM HAS EXITED NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED...SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF 11 AM MST. $$ LINDAMAN
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 11, 3:40 PM PST, 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 11, 3:40 PM PST, 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
340 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2009
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL BRING SOME LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW
TO THE AREA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. A STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW TO THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT
INTO SUNDAY WITH HEAVY SNOW LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS. DRY CONDITIONS
AND A WARMING TREND CAN BE EXPECTED AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN
MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM...A WEAKENING DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY BRINGING SOME LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW WITH A
BIT OF A BREAK IN THE ACTION SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES COULD FALL IN THE MOUNTAINS ACROSS THE
NORTHERN ZONES AND THE CLARK COUNTY MOUNTAINS. EVEN THOUGH
PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL DIMINISH BEHIND THIS DISTURBANCE LATE
SATURDAY MORNING AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THERE WILL STILL BE PLENTY
OF MOISTURE LINGERING FOR MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TO PERSIST. THE NEXT
TROUGH WHICH WILL BE QUITE A BIT STRONGER WILL SPREAD WIDESPREAD
RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
WENT WITH A WINTER STORM WARNING ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND
THE MOUNTAINS OF CLARK COUNTY SATURDAY NIGHT WITH THE WARNING
CONTINUING UNTIL 18Z SUNDAY FOR THE CLARK COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
LINCOLN COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY BE AROUND 5000 FEET WITH
THIS STORM AND SNOWFALL IN THE WARNING AREA WILL BE AROUND A FOOT IN
MOST AREAS WITH UP TO 2 FEET IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA.
PRECIPITATION WILL BE DECREASING FROM WEST TO EAST SUNDAY AND A
GENERALLY DRY NORTHWEST FLOW IS EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES
WILL REMAIN A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH THE
EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER AND PRECIPITATION.
.LONG TERM...THE UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL BE ABSENT FROM THE REGION AS
HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD IN MONDAY AFTERNOON. RIDGING WILL BE
THE DOMINANT FEATURE FOR THE EXTENDED. UNDER THE RIDGING...THE AREA
WILL HAVE RELATIVELY QUIET CONDITIONS...INCLUDING LITTLE TO NO WIND
...WARMER TEMPERATURES...AND PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. TEMPERATURES
OVERNIGHT WILL STILL REMAIN SEASONABLY CHILLY ALTHOUGH HIGH
TEMPERATURES COULD REACH INTO THE UPPER 50S IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THE ECMWF AND A COUPLE OF GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS
SHOW A DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS THE REGION TO THE NORTH OF THE
FORECAST AREA. SLIGHT CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION TO THE NORTHERNMOST
PORTION OF THE CWA ARE POSSIBLE.
&&
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. MAIN IMPACT FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT WILL BE CEILINGS. OVERCAST AND BROKEN CEILINGS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD...WITH LITTLE CHANCE FOR SCATTERED CONDITIONS.
RAIN SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...WITH MOST SHOWERS
REMAINING TO THE WEST AND NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
EXPECTED AROUND 08Z SATURDAY AND THE CEILINGS WILL DROP WITH THE
RAIN TO BETWEEN 3K AND 5K FEET. PRECIPITATION SHOULD FALL AS MOSTLY
RAIN...BUT THERE IS A CHANCE FOR A RAIN/SNOW MIX AT TIMES. THE
MOUNTAINS WILL REMAIN OBSCURED THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...MAINLY LIGHT WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
CEILINGS IN MOST LOCATIONS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 5K AND 8K FEET WITH
SOME DROPPING TO AROUND 3K FEET WITH PRECIPITATION. PRECIP WILL
SPREAD EAST BETWEEN 06Z-12Z SATURDAY AND SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN
ABOVE 3500 FEET ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST. KDRA AND KBIH WILL HAVE A MIX
OF SNOW AND RAIN...BUT BOTH LOCATIONS COULD HAVE MOSTLY SNOW. SNOW
WILL DECREASE VISIBILITIES DOWN TO 1 TO 2 MILES AT TIMES AND CAUSE
CEILINGS TO DROP DOWN TO AROUND 3K FEET. THE STORM WILL LEAVE THE
AREA BY SUNDAY EVENING.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY FOR
NVZ015-018-019.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR
NVZ014.
AZ...NONE.
CA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR
CAZ519-521-522.
&&
HARRISON/LINDAMAN
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHazardous weather outlook, Dec 11, 5:49 AM PST, 10 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 549 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 CAZ519-521-522-NVZ015-018-019-120500- EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS- 549 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL THIS MORNING OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA WITH ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY ONLY 1 TO 3 INCHES ON THE EAST SLOPES. ANOTHER MORE SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THIS REGION TONIGHT. IN ADDITION LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 5000 FEET ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...WHITE MOUNTAINS AND PANAMINT RANGE OF INYO COUNTY SATURDAY THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET IN LINCOLN COUNTY WILL ALSO SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. A DRY WEATHER PATTERN WILL THEN DEVELOP MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ001>003-036-CAZ520-523>527-NVZ014-016-017-020>022-120500- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-OWENS VALLEY- WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- 549 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2009 /649 AM MST FRI DEC 11 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY BE ABOVE 5000-6000 FEET. AMOUNTS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY BUT COULD CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON SOME ROADS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM A QUARTER TO HALF-AN-INCH. .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.
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.