Alert archive / Nevada / Winter Storm Warnings in 2010
Winter Storm Warning 13, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this winter storm warning at Dec 16, 2010, 3:18 PM PST for Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada; Inyo County, California. It took effect at Dec 17, 2010, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 6 days. 29 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 16, 2010, 3:18 PM PST (23:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 17, 2010, 4:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2010, 10:00 PM PST
- In force
- 6 days
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Inyo County, CA, Clark County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 182 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2:15 PM PST | SNOW 3.5 | 1 Wnw Aspendell, CA | SPOTTER REPORTS 3.5 INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN SIX AM AND TWO PM. THREE INCHES OF THE SNOW FELL BEFORE NOON. SNOW INCREASING IN INTENSITY AS OF TWO PM. |
| Dec 17, 9:00 PM PST | SNOW 3.9 | 4 Wnw Mt. Charleston, NV | LAS VEGAS SKI AND SNOWBOARD RESORT REPORTED 3.9 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE 2 AM TODAY AT AN ELEVATION OF 9200 FEET. |
| Dec 18, 9:43 AM PST | SNOW 5 | 4 Wnw Mt. Charleston, NV | LAS VEGAS SKI AND SNOWBOARD RESORT REPORTED 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL AT 9360 FEET DURING THE 24 HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT 8 AM TODAY WITH ONE INCH OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT. |
| Dec 18, 11:00 AM PST | SNOW 7 | 1 Wnw Aspendell, CA | SPOTTER REPORTED ABOUT 7 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE FRIDAY MORNING. 4 INCHES THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY THEN ANOTHER 3 INCHES BETWEEN 10 PM FRIDAY AND 6 AM SATURDAY. VERY WET SNOW FALLING AT TIME OF REPORT. |
| Dec 18, 3:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 1 Wnw Aspendell, CA | A SPOTTER REPORTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 12 INCHES FROM 6 AM FRIDAY THROUGH 3 PM SATURDAY. |
| Dec 19, 12:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 45 | 1 Wnw Aspendell, CA | A SPOTTER MEASURED A STORM TOTAL OF 45 INCHES OF SNOW FOR THIS EVENT IN ASPENDELL SINCE IT STARTED AT AN ELEVATION OF 8500 FEET. 28 INCHES OF SNOW FELL FROM YESTERDAY EVENING THROUGH 7 AM TODAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL 5 INCHES BETWEEN 7 AM AND NOON. A FEW ASPEN TRE |
| Dec 19, 5:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 56.2 | 10 Sw Lone Pine, CA | AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF 56.2 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN SINCE 5 AM ON DECEMBER 17TH AT AN ELEVATION OF 10150 FEET AT THE COTTONWOOD LAKES SNOTEL. |
| Dec 19, 5:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 68.5 | 4 Sse Aspendell, CA | THE SOUTH LAKE SNOTEL ESTIMATED 68.5 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN SINCE 5 AM ON DECEMBER 17TH AT AN ELEVATION OF 9600 FEET. |
| Dec 19, 6:45 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 24 | 12 Ese Bishop Airport, CA | CALTRANS STAFF REPORTED TWO FEET OF SNOW WAS ON WESTGARD PASS IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS AT 7271 FEET. |
| Dec 19, 8:15 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 51 | 1 Wnw Aspendell, CA | A STORM TOTAL OF 51 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED IN ASPENDELL AT AN ELEVATION OF 8500 FEET SINCE SNOW STARTED EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. |
| Dec 19, 11:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 8 W Bishop, CA | RAIN TURNED OVER TO SNOW AT APPROXIMATELY 100 PM PST TODAY AND HAS ACCUMULATED 11 INCHES OVER THE PAST 10 HOURS 8.5 MILES WEST OF BISHOP CALIFORNIA AT AN ELEVATION OF 6000 FEET. |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 23 | 4 Wnw Mt. Charleston, NV | SINCE FRIDAY A TOTAL OF 23 INCHES HAS FALLEN AT THE LAS VEGAS SKI AND SNOWBOARD RESORT AT AN ELEVATION OF 9250 FEET. |
| Dec 20, 10:24 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | 1 Wnw Aspendell, CA | A SPOTTER REPORTED 56 INCHES AS OF 500 AM. AT 1000 AM,THE SPOTTER MEASURED 74 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 20, 10:24 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 74 | 1 Wnw Aspendell, CA | A SPOTTER REPORTED 56 INCHES AS OF 500 AM. AT 1000 AM,THE SPOTTER MEASURED 74 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 20, 2:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 71 | 4 Sse Aspendell, CA | THE SOUTH LAKE SNOTEL ESTIMATED 71.0 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE 5 AM ON DECEMBER 17TH AT AN ELEVATION OF 9600 FEET. |
| Dec 20, 2:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 72.3 | 10 Sw Lone Pine, CA | THE COTTONWOOD LAKES SNOTEL ESTIMATED 72.3 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE 5 AM ON DECEMBER 17TH AT AN ELEVATION OF 10150 FEET. |
| Dec 20, 4:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 77 | 1 Wnw Aspendell, CA | A SPOTTER MEASURED A STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE FRIDAY DECEMBER 17TH OF 77.0 INCHES AT ASPENDELL AT AN ELEVATION OF 8500 FEET. |
| Dec 21, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 26 | 4 Wnw Mt. Charleston, NV | LAS VEGAS SKI AND SNOWBOARD RESORT REPORTED 26 INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN 7 AM MONDAY AND 7 AM TUESDAY. |
| Dec 21, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 3 | Pioche, NV | CO-OP OBSERVER REPORTED ABOUT 3 INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN 640 PM AND 940 PM MONDAY EVENING. SNOW CHANGED TO RAIN AFTER THAT AND MELTED ALL THE SNOW. |
| Dec 21, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | Mt. Charleston, NV | CO-OP OBSERVER REPORTED 16 INCHES OF SNOW FROM 8 AM MONDAY THROUGH 8 AM TUESDAY. |
| Dec 21, 9:45 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Ursine, NV | LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE REPORTED 8 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN URSINE MONDAY NIGHT BUT IT HAD SETTLED TO A DEPTH OF 4 TO 5 INCHES BY 945 AM TUESDAY. |
| Dec 21, 9:45 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Ursine, NV | LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE REPORTED 8 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN URSINE MONDAY NIGHT BUT IT HAD SETTLED TO A DEPTH OF 4 TO 5 INCHES BY 945 AM TUESDAY. |
| Dec 22, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 25.8 | 5 S Owens Valley Raws, CA | A COCORAHS OBSERVER MEASURED 25.8 INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN 12/17 AND 12/22 AT AN ELEVATION OF 6002 FEET 8.5 MILES WEST OF BISHOP. |
| Dec 22, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 78.6 | 4 Sse Aspendell, CA | AN EVENT TOTAL OF AN ESTIMATED 78.6 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE SOUTH LAKE SNOTEL AT 9600 FEET FROM 5 AM ON 12/17 THROUGH 2 AM ON 12/23. |
| Dec 22, 3:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 50 | Mt. Charleston, NV | HEAVY SNOW BROUGHT DOWN TREES AS WELL AS HUGE BRANCHES AND KNOCKED OUT POWER TO HALF THE RESIDENTS OF KYLE CANYON ON MT CHARLESTON. POWER WAS OUT FOR AT LEAST 72 HOURS IN SOME AREAS. THE TIME OF THIS EVENT WAS ESTIMATED. |
| Dec 22, 4:30 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 88.1 | 1 Wnw Aspendell, CA | A STORM TOTAL OF 88.1 INCHES OF SNOW FELL IN ASPENDELL FROM AROUND 6 AM ON 12/17 THROUGH 430 PM ON 12/22 AT AN ELEVATION OF 8500 FEET. |
| Dec 22, 5:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 41 | 2 Sw Mt. Charleston, NV | MT CHARLESTON NDF FIRE STATION MEASURED A STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 41.0 INCHES AT AN ELEVATION OF 7450 FEET FROM DECEMBER 17TH THROUGH DECEMBER 22ND. |
| Dec 22, 5:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 66.7 | 10 Sw Lone Pine, CA | AN ESTIMATED STORM TOTAL OF 66.7 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE COTTONWOOD LAKES SNOTEL AT AN ELEVATION OF 10150 FEET FROM 5 AM ON 12/17 THROUGH 5 PM ON 12/22. |
| Dec 22, 5:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 96 | 4 Wnw Mt. Charleston, NV | A STORM TOTAL OF 96.0 INCHES FELL AT THE LAS VEGAS SKI AND SNOWBOARD RESORT FROM 12/17 THROUGH 12/22 AT AN ELEVATION OF AROUND 9200 FEET. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Edwards AFB, CA (KEDW), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 296 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
- 1006 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
967 WWUS45 KVEF 162318 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 318 PM PST THU DEC 16 2010 ...VERY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE SIERRA CREST BEGINNING FRIDAY MORNING... .A PLUME OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL SLAM INTO THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS BEGINNING FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING AT LEAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE CREST AND ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET. CAZ519-171300- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0017.101217T1800Z-101220T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0013.101217T1200Z-101220T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 318 PM PST THU DEC 16 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN FRIDAY MORNING BUT THE GREATEST RISK FOR HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN FRIDAY NIGHT. WHILE THERE COULD BE TIMES WHEN SNOWFALL BECOMES LIGHT...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY AT LEAST THROUGH THE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVEL: GENERALLY AROUND 7000 FEET...BUT POSSIBLY RISING ABOVE 8000 FEET AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ONE TO TWO FEET NEAR 8000 FEET WITH MUCH HIGHER TOTALS AT THE CREST. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER THE CREST. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS 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. && $$
22 follow-up statements
604 WWUS45 KVEF 171237 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 437 AM PST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...VERY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL SLAM INTO THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE CREST AND ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET. CAZ519-171900- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101220T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 437 AM PST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING WILL BECOME HEAVIER LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WHILE THERE COULD BE TIMES THIS WEEKEND WHEN SNOWFALL BECOMES LIGHT...EXTENDED PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY AT LEAST THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVEL: THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET TODAY AND TONIGHT THEN WILL LIKELY RISE TO ABOVE 8000 FEET SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE DROPPING BACK NEAR 7000 FEET SUNDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ONE TO TWO FEET EXPECTED NEAR 8000 FEET WITH 3 TO 6 FEET TOWARD THE CREST. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR RIDGE TOPS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY THEN SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 40 AND 70 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY * IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES ON ROADS ABOVE 7000 FEET SUCH AS STATE ROUTE 168 TO ASPENDELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU ARE TEMPORARILY STRANDED. && $$ JA
726 WWUS45 KVEF 171839 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1039 AM PST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...VERY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL SLAM INTO THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE CREST AND ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET. CAZ519-180100- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101220T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1039 AM PST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. WHILE THERE COULD BE TIMES THIS WEEKEND WHEN SNOWFALL BECOMES LIGHT...EXTENDED PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY AT LEAST THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS LIKE THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW LEVEL: THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET TODAY THEN WILL LIKELY RISE TO NEAR 8000 FEET SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE DROPPING BACK NEAR 7000 FEET SUNDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ONE TO TWO FEET EXPECTED NEAR 8000 FEET WITH 5 TO 7 FEET TOWARD THE CREST. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR RIDGE TOPS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY THEN SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 40 AND 70 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY * IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES ON ROADS ABOVE 7000 FEET SUCH AS STATE ROUTE 168 TO ASPENDELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU ARE TEMPORARILY STRANDED. && $$
258 WWUS45 KVEF 172226 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 226 PM PST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...VERY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES THROUGH SUNDAY... .ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO GET PUMPED INTO THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE CREST AND ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET. CAZ519-180800- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101220T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 226 PM PST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. WHILE THERE COULD BE TIMES THIS WEEKEND WHEN SNOWFALL BECOMES LIGHT...EXTENDED PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY AT LEAST THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS LIKE THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. THE TOWN OF ASPENDELL RECEIVED ABOUT 3 AND A HALF INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN 6 AM AND 2 PM TODAY. * SNOW LEVEL: THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN WILL LIKELY RISE TO NEAR 8000 FEET SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE DROPPING BACK NEAR 7000 FEET SUNDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ONE TO TWO FEET EXPECTED NEAR 8000 FEET WITH 5 TO 7 FEET TOWARD THE CREST THROUGH LATE SUNDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR RIDGE TOPS THROUGH SATURDAY THEN SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 40 AND 70 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY * IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES ON ROADS ABOVE 7000 FEET SUCH AS STATE ROUTE 168 TO ASPENDELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU ARE TEMPORARILY STRANDED. && $$
059 WWUS45 KVEF 180638 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1038 PM PST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...VERY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES THROUGH SUNDAY... .ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO GET PUMPED INTO THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE CREST AND ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET. CAZ519-181500- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101220T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1038 PM PST FRI DEC 17 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. WHILE THERE COULD BE TIMES THIS WEEKEND WHEN SNOWFALL BECOMES LIGHT... EXTENDED PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY AT LEAST THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS LIKE THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. AN AUTOMATED GAGE AT SOUTH LAKE AT AN ELEVATION OF 9600 FEET HAS REPORTED 8 INCHES THROUGH 8 PM PST. * SNOW LEVEL: THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AROUND 7000 FEET TONIGHT THEN WILL LIKELY RISE TO NEAR 8000 FEET SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE DROPPING BACK NEAR 7000 FEET SUNDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ONE TO TWO FEET EXPECTED NEAR 8000 FEET WITH 5 TO 7 FEET TOWARD THE CREST THROUGH LATE SUNDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR RIDGE TOPS THROUGH SATURDAY THEN SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 40 AND 70 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY * IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES ON ROADS ABOVE 7000 FEET SUCH AS STATE ROUTE 168 TO ASPENDELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU ARE TEMPORARILY STRANDED. && $$ PIERCE
722 WWUS45 KVEF 181138 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 338 AM PST SAT DEC 18 2010 ...VERY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES THROUGH SUNDAY... .ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO GET PUMPED INTO THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE CREST AND ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET. CAZ519-182000- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101220T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 338 AM PST SAT DEC 18 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. WHILE THERE COULD BE TIMES THIS WEEKEND WHEN SNOWFALL BECOMES LIGHT... EXTENDED PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY AT LEAST THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS LIKE THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * SNOW LEVEL: THE SNOW LEVEL WILL RISE TO NEAR 8000 FEET TODAY AND THEN LOWER TO NEAR NEAR 7000 FEET SUNDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ONE TO TWO FEET EXPECTED NEAR 8000 FEET WITH 5 TO 7 FEET TOWARD THE CREST THROUGH LATE SUNDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR RIDGE TOPS THROUGH TODAY THEN SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 40 AND 70 MPH TONIGHT AND SUNDAY * IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES ON ROADS ABOVE 7000 FEET SUCH AS STATE ROUTE 168 TO ASPENDELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU ARE TEMPORARILY STRANDED. && $$
256 WWUS45 KVEF 181927 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1127 AM PST SAT DEC 18 2010 ...VERY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES THROUGH SUNDAY... .ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO GET PUMPED INTO THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE CREST AND ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET. CAZ519-190100- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101220T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1127 AM PST SAT DEC 18 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. WHILE THERE COULD BE TIMES THIS WEEKEND WHEN SNOWFALL BECOMES LIGHT... EXTENDED PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY AT LEAST THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS LIKE THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. A SPOTTER IN ASPENDELL REPORTED A TOTAL OF 7 INCHES OF SNOW WITH THIS STORM SO FAR AS OF 11 AM TODAY WITH VERY WET SNOW FALLING AT THAT TIME. * SNOW LEVEL: THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE NEAR 8000 FEET TODAY AND THEN LOWER TO NEAR NEAR 7000 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ONE TO TWO FEET EXPECTED NEAR 8000 FEET WITH 5 TO 7 FEET TOWARD THE CREST THROUGH LATE SUNDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR RIDGE TOPS THROUGH TODAY THEN SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 40 AND 70 MPH TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES ON ROADS ABOVE 7000 FEET SUCH AS STATE ROUTE 168 TO ASPENDELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU ARE TEMPORARILY STRANDED. && $$
619 WWUS45 KVEF 182331 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 331 PM PST SAT DEC 18 2010 ...VERY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO GET PUMPED INTO THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE CREST AND ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET. CAZ519-191415- /O.EXT.KVEF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101220T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 331 PM PST SAT DEC 18 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. WHILE THERE COULD BE TIMES WEEKEND WHEN SNOWFALL BECOMES LIGHT... EXTENDED PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY AT LEAST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A SPOTTER IN ASPENDELL REPORTED A TOTAL OF 12 INCHES OF SNOW WITH THIS STORM SO FAR AS OF 3 PM TODAY. * SNOW LEVEL: THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE NEAR 8000 FEET TONIGHT AND THEN LOWER TO NEAR NEAR 7000 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 18 TO 30 INCHES NEAR 8000 FEET WITH 6 TO 8 FEET TOWARD THE CREST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR RIDGE TOPS THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 40 AND 70 MPH LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BECOME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES ON ROADS ABOVE 7000 FEET SUCH AS STATE ROUTE 168 TO ASPENDELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU ARE TEMPORARILY STRANDED. && $$
492 WWUS45 KVEF 191123 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 323 AM PST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...VERY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO GET PUMPED INTO THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE CREST AND ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET. CAZ519-191930- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101220T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 323 AM PST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WHILE THERE COULD BE TIMES WHEN SNOWFALL BECOMES LIGHT...EXTENDED PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY AT LEAST THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW LEVEL: THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE LOWERING TO NEAR 7000 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 18 TO 30 INCHES NEAR 8000 FEET WITH 6 TO 8 FEET TOWARD THE CREST THROUGH TONIGHT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR RIDGE TOPS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES ON ROADS ABOVE 7000 FEET SUCH AS STATE ROUTE 168 TO ASPENDELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU ARE TEMPORARILY STRANDED. && $$
863 WWUS45 KVEF 191924 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1124 AM PST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...VERY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO GET PUMPED INTO THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE CREST AND ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET. CAZ519-200330- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101220T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1124 AM PST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WHILE THERE COULD BE TIMES WHEN SNOWFALL BECOMES LIGHT...EXTENDED PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY AT LEAST THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOW LEVEL: THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE LOWERING TO NEAR 7000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 18 TO 30 INCHES NEAR 8000 FEET WITH 6 TO 8 FEET TOWARD THE CREST THROUGH TONIGHT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR RIDGE TOPS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES ON ROADS ABOVE 7000 FEET SUCH AS STATE ROUTE 168 TO ASPENDELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU ARE TEMPORARILY STRANDED. && $$
319 WWUS45 KVEF 192215 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 215 PM PST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...VERY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES THROUGH MONDAY... .ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO GET PUMPED INTO THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE CREST AND ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET. CAZ519-201400- /O.EXT.KVEF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101221T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 215 PM PST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. WHILE THERE COULD BE TIMES WHEN SNOWFALL BECOMES LIGHT...EXTENDED PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY AT LEAST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A SPOTTER IN ASPENDELL REPORTED A STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 45 INCHES FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH ABOUT 2 PM TODAY. * SNOW LEVEL: THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE NEAR 7000 FEET THIS EVENING BUT WILL LOWER TO AROUND 5500 FEET MONDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 4 FEET NEAR 8000 FEET WITH 6 TO 9 FEET TOWARD THE CREST THROUGH MONDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR RIDGE TOPS THROUGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES ON ROADS ABOVE 7000 FEET SUCH AS STATE ROUTE 168 TO ASPENDELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU ARE TEMPORARILY STRANDED. && $$
831 WWUS45 KVEF 200339 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 739 PM PST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...VERY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES THROUGH MONDAY... .ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO GET PUMPED INTO THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE CREST AND ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET. CAZ521-201145- /O.EXA.KVEF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101221T0000Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- 739 PM PST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 6500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE THERE COULD BE TIMES WHEN SNOWFALL BECOMES LIGHT...EXTENDED PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY AT LEAST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. TWO FEET OF SNOW WAS REPORTED BY CALTRANS ON WESTGARD PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 6500 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 3 FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES ON ROADS ABOVE 6500 FEET SUCH AS HIGHWAY 168 THROUGH WESTGARD PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU ARE TEMPORARILY STRANDED. && $$ CAZ519-201145- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101221T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 739 PM PST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 6500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA ABOVE 6500 FEET. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE THERE COULD BE TIMES WHEN SNOWFALL BECOMES LIGHT...EXTENDED PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY AT LEAST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A SPOTTER IN ASPENDELL REPORTED A STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 45 INCHES FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH ABOUT 2 PM TODAY. * SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 6500 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 FEET NEAR 8000 FEET WITH 6 TO 9 FEET TOWARD THE CREST THROUGH MONDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR RIDGE TOPS THROUGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES ON ROADS ABOVE 7000 FEET SUCH AS STATE ROUTE 168 TO ASPENDELL. TREES WILL LIKELY BEND OR MAY EVEN BREAK FROM THE WEIGHT OF SNOW. POWER WAS REPORTED TO BE OUT IN ASPENDELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU ARE TEMPORARILY STRANDED. && $$ STACHELSKI
477 WWUS45 KVEF 201200 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 400 AM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...VERY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES THROUGH THIS MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON... .ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO GET PUMPED INTO THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE CREST AND ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET. CAZ519-521-202000- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101221T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 400 AM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. WHILE THERE COULD BE TIMES WHEN SNOWFALL BECOMES LIGHT...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE STILL EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW WILL BE SEEN TO THE VALLEY FLOOR THIS MORNING...BUT HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 5 FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT THE 8500 FOOT LEVEL WITH GREATER AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES ON ROADS ABOVE 6000 FEET SUCH AS HIGHWAY 168 THROUGH WESTGARD PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU ARE TEMPORARILY STRANDED. && $$
265 WWUS45 KVEF 201906 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1106 AM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...VERY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND IN THE MOUNTAINS OF FAR SOUTHERN NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO GET PUMPED INTO THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE CREST AND ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA. NVZ018-019-210000- /O.EXB.KVEF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101223T0600Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 1106 AM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW MAY BECOME A BIT LIGHTER TUESDAY BUT WILL BECOME HEAVY AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: BETWEEN 7000 AND 7500 FEET TODAY AND AROUND 7000 FEET TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW LEVEL MAY FALL DOWN TO 6000 FEET LATE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 3 FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT THE 7500 FOOT LEVEL WITH 5 FEET OR MORE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES ON ROADS ABOVE 7000 FEET SUCH AS HIGHWAY 156...157 AND 158 IN KYLE AND LEE CANYONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU ARE TEMPORARILY STRANDED. && $$ CAZ519-521-210000- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101221T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1106 AM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 6500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNNON BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW WILL BE SEEN CLOSE TO THE VALLEY FLOOR...BUT HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL END UP AROUND 10 FEET AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS WITH NEARLY 7 FEET TOTAL AT THE 8500 FOOT LEVEL. ASPENDELL HAD RECEIVED AT STORM TOTAL OF 74 INCHES FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH ABOUT 10 AM TODAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES ON ROADS ABOVE 6000 FEET SUCH AS HIGHWAY 168 THROUGH WESTGARD PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU ARE TEMPORARILY STRANDED. && $$
678 WWUS45 KVEF 202320 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 320 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...HEAVY SNOW WILL LINGER THIS EVENING IN THE SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS AND WILL THEN RETURN AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL OFF AND ON IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO GET PUMPED INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING BUT WILL THEN SHIFT SOUTHEAST OF THE SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS LATER TONIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS EVENING IN THE SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS BUT MAY BECOME HEAVY AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO CALIFORNIA. MEANWHILE THE MAIN MOISTURE PLUME WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES TO THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. CAZ519-521-211400- /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.A.0018.101222T0000Z-101223T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KVEF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101221T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 320 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 6500 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 5500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 5500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS. THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6500 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT. ANOTHER SHOT OF HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW WILL BE SEEN CLOSE TO THE VALLEY FLOOR...BUT HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL END UP AROUND 10 FEET AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS WITH NEARLY 7 FEET TOTAL AT THE 8500 FOOT LEVEL IN THE SIERRA AND 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 FEET. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES ON ROADS ABOVE 6000 FEET SUCH AS HIGHWAY 168 THROUGH WESTGARD PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU ARE TEMPORARILY STRANDED. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. && $$ NVZ018-019-211400- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101223T0600Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 320 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW MAY BECOME A BIT LIGHTER TUESDAY BUT WILL BECOME HEAVY AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 7000 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY THEN LOWERING TO NEAR 6000 FEET LATE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 3 FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT THE 7500 FOOT LEVEL WITH 5 FEET OR MORE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES ON ROADS ABOVE 7000 FEET SUCH AS HIGHWAY 156...157 AND 158 IN KYLE AND LEE CANYONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU ARE TEMPORARILY STRANDED. && $$
371 WWUS45 KVEF 210559 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 959 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR IN LINCOLN COUNTY ABOVE 6000 FEET THROUGH 10 AM TUESDAY... ...HEAVY SNOW WILL LINGER THE REST OF TONIGHT THE SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS AND WILL THEN RETURN AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL OFF AND ON IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTHEAST OF THE SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY TUESDAY MORNING IN THE SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS BUT MAY BECOME HEAVY AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO CALIFORNIA. MEANWHILE THE MAIN MOISTURE PLUME WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES TO THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. NVZ015-211200- /O.EXB.KVEF.WS.W.0013.101221T0600Z-101221T1800Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PIOCHE 959 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW THAT HAS BEEN OCCURRING THIS EVENING WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THEN IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVEL: SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED AROUND AND ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. * WINDS: VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON HIGHWAY 93 NORTH FROM PIOCHE NORTHWARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU ARE TEMPORARILY STRANDED. && $$ CAZ519-521-211200- /O.EXT.KVEF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101221T1200Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0018.101222T0000Z-101223T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 959 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 5500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS. A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 5500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SAME AREA. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. ANOTHER SHOT OF HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW WILL BE SEEN CLOSE TO THE VALLEY FLOOR...AND HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WILL END UP AROUND 10 FEET AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS WITH NEARLY 7 FEET TOTAL AT THE 8500 FOOT LEVEL IN THE SIERRA AND 3 TO 5 FEET IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 FEET. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES ON ROADS ABOVE 6000 FEET SUCH AS HIGHWAY 168 THROUGH WESTGARD PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU ARE TEMPORARILY STRANDED. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. && $$ NVZ018-019-211200- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101223T0600Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 959 PM PST MON DEC 20 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW MAY BECOME A BIT LIGHTER TUESDAY BUT WILL BECOME HEAVY AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 7000 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY THEN LOWERING TO NEAR 6000 FEET LATE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 3 FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT THE 7500 FOOT LEVEL WITH 5 FEET OR MORE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES ON ROADS ABOVE 7000 FEET SUCH AS HIGHWAY 156...157 AND 158 IN KYLE AND LEE CANYONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU ARE TEMPORARILY STRANDED. && $$ JA
036 WWUS45 KVEF 211125 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 325 AM PST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR IN LINCOLN COUNTY ABOVE 6000 FEET THROUGH 10 AM TODAY... ...HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL OFF AND ON IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL SLOWLY SHIFT ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AHEAD OF THE MAIN PACIFIC STORM WHICH MOVES ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS HEAVY SNOW ON THE SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS WHILE THE SOUTHERN SIERRA ARE EXPECTED TO LOSE THE DEEP PACIFIC MOISTURE PLUME AND WILL SEE LESSER ACCUMULATIONS. CAZ519-521-211800- /O.CAN.KVEF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101221T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0018.101222T0000Z-101223T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WW.Y.0021.101222T0600Z-101223T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 325 AM PST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND THIS ADVISORY REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * TIMING: A BREAK IN THE WEATHER OCCURS TODAY THEN SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THEN END WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW WILL BE OBSERVED DOWN NEAR THE VALLEY FLOOR BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL GENERALLY OCCUR LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON ROADS ABOVE 5000 FEET SUCH AS HIGHWAY 168 THROUGH WESTGARD PASS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NVZ015-211800- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101221T1800Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PIOCHE 325 AM PST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING THEN TAPER OFF BY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 6000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. * WINDS: VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON HIGHWAY 93 FROM PIOCHE NORTHWARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU ARE TEMPORARILY STRANDED. && $$ NVZ018-019-211800- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101223T0600Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 325 AM PST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING THEN WILL BECOME A BIT LIGHTER THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 7000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 3 FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT THE 7500 FOOT LEVEL WITH 5 FEET OR MORE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES ON ROADS ABOVE 7000 FEET SUCH AS HIGHWAY 156...157 AND 158 IN KYLE AND LEE CANYONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU ARE TEMPORARILY STRANDED. && $$ JA
391 WWUS45 KVEF 211802 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1002 AM PST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL OFF AND ON IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL SLOWLY SHIFT ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AHEAD OF THE MAIN PACIFIC STORM WHICH MOVES ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS HEAVY SNOW ON THE SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS WHILE THE SOUTHERN SIERRA ARE EXPECTED TO LOSE THE DEEP PACIFIC MOISTURE PLUME AND WILL SEE LESSER ACCUMULATIONS WEDNESDAY. NVZ015-211915- /O.EXP.KVEF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101221T1800Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PIOCHE 1002 AM PST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 6000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. HEAVY SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF ACROSS LINCOLN COUNTY THIS MORNING. THERE WAS A REPORT FROM THE LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE OF 8-10 INCHES AROUND URSINE WHILE 3 INCHES WAS REPORTED IN PIOCHE. $$ NVZ018-019-220500- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101223T0600Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 1002 AM PST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY BEFORE TAPER OFF SOME TONIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 7000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 4 FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT THE 7500 FOOT LEVEL WITH 6 FEET OR MORE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE LATEST 24 HOUR SNOW TOTALS THIS MORNING INCLUDE THE NEVADA DIVISION OF FORESTRY IN KYLE CANYON WITH 16 INCHES AND THE LAS VEGAS SKI AND SNOWBOARD RESORT WITH 26 INCHES. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES ON ROADS ABOVE 7000 FEET SUCH AS HIGHWAY 156...157 AND 158 IN KYLE AND LEE CANYONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU ARE TEMPORARILY STRANDED. && $$ CAZ519-521-220500- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0021.101222T0600Z-101223T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1002 AM PST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE EAST SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. * TIMING: A BREAK IN THE WEATHER OCCURS TODAY THEN SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THEN END WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW WILL BE OBSERVED DOWN NEAR THE VALLEY FLOOR BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL GENERALLY OCCUR LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON ROADS ABOVE 5000 FEET SUCH AS HIGHWAY 168 THROUGH WESTGARD PASS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ PIERCE
289 WWUS45 KVEF 212339 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 339 PM PST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL OFF AND ON IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... .ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL SLOWLY SHIFT ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AHEAD OF THE MAIN PACIFIC STORM WHICH MOVES ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS HEAVY SNOW ON THE SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS WHILE THE SOUTHERN SIERRA ARE EXPECTED TO LOSE THE DEEP PACIFIC MOISTURE PLUME AND WILL SEE LESSER ACCUMULATIONS WEDNESDAY. NVZ018-019-221130- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101223T0600Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 339 PM PST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF SOME TONIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 7000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 10 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT THE 7500 FOOT LEVEL WITH A TOTAL OF 6 FEET OR MORE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SINCE 8AM MONDAY...THE NEVADA DIVISION OF FORESTRY IN KYLE CANYON HAS MEASURED 21 INCHES. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES ON ROADS ABOVE 7000 FEET SUCH AS HIGHWAY 156...157 AND 158 IN KYLE AND LEE CANYONS. DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW THERE HAS BEEN REPORTS OF BROKEN TREE LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU ARE TEMPORARILY STRANDED. && $$ NVZ015-221130- /O.EXB.KVEF.WW.Y.0021.101222T1400Z-101223T0600Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PIOCHE 339 PM PST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF LINCOLN COUNTY WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW WILL MAINLY BE OBSERVED ABOVE 7000 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE THE SNOW LEVEL LOWERS DOWN TO 6000 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES AROUND 6000 FEET...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ON ROADS ABOVE 6000 FEET. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ519-521-221130- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0021.101222T0600Z-101223T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 339 PM PST TUE DEC 21 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE EASTER SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * TIMING: A BREAK IN THE WEATHER OCCURS THIS EVENING THEN SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THEN END WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW WILL BE OBSERVED DOWN NEAR THE VALLEY FLOOR BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL GENERALLY OCCUR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON ROADS ABOVE 5000 FEET SUCH AS HIGHWAY 168 THROUGH WESTGARD PASS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ PIERCE
098 WWUS45 KVEF 221201 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 401 AM PST WED DEC 22 2010 ...HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL OFF AND ON IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT...RESULTING IN OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER THE SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO BE SEEN IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TODAY...BUT SINCE THE MAIN ACTIVITY HAS SHIFTED SOUTH...OVERALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS. NVZ018-019-222030- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101223T0600Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 401 AM PST WED DEC 22 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE SHEEP RANGE...SPRING MOUNTAINS AND THE RED ROCK CANYON AREA. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING AND THEN BECOME OCCASIONALLY HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. * SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 7000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT THE 7500 FOOT LEVEL WITH A TOTAL OF 6 FEET OR MORE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES ON ROADS ABOVE 7000 FEET SUCH AS HIGHWAY 156...157 AND 158 IN KYLE AND LEE CANYONS. DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW THERE HAS BEEN REPORTS OF BROKEN TREE LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU ARE TEMPORARILY STRANDED. && $$ CAZ519-521-222030- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-101223T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 401 AM PST WED DEC 22 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING BY EARLY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW WILL BE OBSERVED DOWN NEAR THE VALLEY FLOOR BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE SEEN THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON ROADS ABOVE 5000 FEET SUCH AS HIGHWAY 168 THROUGH WESTGARD PASS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NVZ015-222030- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0021.101222T1400Z-101223T0600Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PIOCHE 401 AM PST WED DEC 22 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW WILL MAINLY BE OBSERVED ABOVE 7000 FEET THIS MORNING BEFORE THE SNOW LEVEL LOWERS TO NEAR 6000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES AROUND 6000 FEET...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ON ROADS ABOVE 6000 FEET. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
745 WWUS45 KVEF 222036 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1236 PM PST WED DEC 22 2010 ...HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL OFF AND ON IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT...RESULTING IN OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER THE SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO BE SEEN IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TODAY...BUT SINCE THE MAIN ACTIVITY HAS SHIFTED SOUTH...OVERALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS. NVZ018-019-230600- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101223T0600Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 1236 PM PST WED DEC 22 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. * TIMING: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 7000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT THE 7500 FOOT LEVEL WITH A TOTAL OF 6 FEET OR MORE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES ON ROADS ABOVE 7000 FEET SUCH AS HIGHWAY 156...157 AND 158 IN KYLE AND LEE CANYONS. DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW THERE HAS BEEN REPORTS OF BROKEN TREE LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU ARE TEMPORARILY STRANDED. && $$ CAZ519-521-230000- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-101223T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1236 PM PST WED DEC 22 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES OF INYO COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW WILL BE OBSERVED DOWN NEAR THE VALLEY FLOOR BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE SEEN THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES ON ROADS ABOVE 5000 FEET SUCH AS HIGHWAY 168 THROUGH WESTGARD PASS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NVZ015-230600- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-101223T0600Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PIOCHE 1236 PM PST WED DEC 22 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW...OCCASIONALLY HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW WILL MAINLY BE OBSERVED ABOVE 6000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE THE SNOW LEVEL LOWERS TO NEAR 5500 FEET THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES AROUND 6000 FEET...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ON ROADS ABOVE 6000 FEET. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ PIERCE
033 WWUS45 KVEF 222349 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 349 PM PST WED DEC 22 2010 ...HEAVY SNOW WILL FINALLY COME TO AN END ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA LATER TONIGHT... CAZ519-521-230100- /O.EXP.KVEF.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-101223T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 349 PM PST WED DEC 22 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THIS EVENING AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE SOUTHERN SIERRA LATER THIS EVENING. $$ NVZ018-019-230600- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101223T0600Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 349 PM PST WED DEC 22 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. * TIMING: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 7000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT THE 7000 FOOT LEVEL WITH A TOTAL OF 6 FEET OR MORE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES ON ROADS ABOVE 7000 FEET SUCH AS HIGHWAY 156...157 AND 158 IN KYLE AND LEE CANYONS. DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW THERE HAS BEEN REPORTS OF BROKEN TREE LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU ARE TEMPORARILY STRANDED. && $$ NVZ015-230600- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-101223T0600Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PIOCHE 349 PM PST WED DEC 22 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW...OCCASIONALLY HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW WILL MAINLY BE OBSERVED ABOVE 6000 FEET THIS EVENING BEFORE THE SNOW LEVEL LOWERS TO NEAR 5500 FEET THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES AROUND 6000 FEET...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ON ROADS ABOVE 6000 FEET. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ PIERCE
394 WWUS45 KVEF 230555 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 955 PM PST WED DEC 22 2010 NVZ018-019-230700- /O.EXP.KVEF.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101223T0600Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 955 PM PST WED DEC 22 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 7000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. SNOW SHOWERS WILL END BEFORE MIDNIGHT OVER THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE AS THE STORM FINALLY MOVES EAST OF THE AREA THE REST OF TONIGHT. ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE CONFINED TO THE SHEEP RANGE AND WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS. $$ NVZ015-230700- /O.EXP.KVEF.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-101223T0600Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PIOCHE 955 PM PST WED DEC 22 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 6000 FEET... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 6000 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF OVER NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY THROUGH MIDNIGHT AND ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH. $$ 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 16, 3:00 PM PST, 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 16, 3:00 PM PST, 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
300 PM PST THU DEC 16 2010
.SYNOPSIS...THE AREA WILL SEE A BRIEF BREAK BETWEEN STORMS TONIGHT
BUT THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A PERSISTENT MOIST WEST TO SOUTHWEST
FLOW FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA FRIDAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY.
MEANWHILE VALLEY RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE
AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. DESPITE THE PRECIPITATION AND EXTENSIVE CLOUD
COVER...TEMPERATURES WILL BE CLOSE TO NORMAL AND SNOW LEVELS WILL
GENERALLY BE ABOVE 7500 FEET.
&&
.SHORT TERM...PARTIAL CLEARING WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
THIS EVENING BEHIND AN EXITING SHORTWAVE WHICH PRODUCED ONE TO TWO
TENTHS OF AN INCH OF RAIN OVER MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY TODAY. FRIDAY A
LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SET UP OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
COAST WITH A WESTERLY FLOW SETTING UP AT THE BASE OF THE LOW. THIS
FLOW WILL TAP INTO A SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE PLUME WHICH WILL BE DRAWN
OVER OUR FORECAST AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY.
THERE MAY BE A FEW RIPPLES IN THE FLOW WHICH COULD ENHANCE
PRECIPITATION AT TIMES BUT THESE FEATURES WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO
PICK OUT AND TIME. SO OVERALL WE ARE LOOKING AT HIGH CHANCE TO
LIKELY POPS IN THE MOUNTAINS DURING THIS TIME FRAME WITH SLIGHT
CHANCE TO CHANCE POPS IN THE VALLEYS. ONE THING IS CERTAIN
HOWEVER...THAT THE SIERRA WILL BE GETTING SEVERAL FEET OF SNOW
DURING THE FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY TIME FRAME AND THE WINTER STORM
WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORMS WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW
AND WIND. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE FAIRLY HIGH WITH THIS EVENT WHICH WILL
LIMIT SNOWFALL AND IMPACTS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA
BUT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS COULD END UP WITH
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IN THE SIERRA WILL BE
ABOVE 8000 FEET. WITH THIS MODIFIED SUBTROPICAL AIR MASS IN
PLACE...TEMPERATURES WILL BE FAIRLY CLOSE TO NORMAL DESPITE ALL THE
CLOUD COVER AND OFF AND ON PRECIPITATION.
.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...THE UPPER LOW OFF THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST COAST WILL PERSIST IN SENDING MOISTURE INTO OUR AREA
THROUGH MOST OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD. MODELS IN BROAD AGREEMENT WITH
A FEW DIFFERENCES. THE BIGGEST CONCERNS A SIGNIFICANT SHORTWAVE
PASSAGE THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY...DEPENDING ON MODEL
OF CHOICE. HAVE LEANED TOWARDS SLOWER ECMWF SOLUTION FOR THIS
FEATURE. MONDAY AND TUESDAY WILL SEE THE MOISTURE PLUME CONTINUE
TO CROSS THE AREA WITH THE GFS BEING THE WETTER ONE. HARD TO TIME
WHEN THE VARIOUS INCREASES IN MOISTURE WILL OCCUR THIS FAR OUT. IT
IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION THERE MAY BE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS IN
THE SIERRA. I CONTINUED THE LOWER POPS DOWNSTREAM OF THE
SIERRA...PARTICULARLY IN THE NORTHERN ZONES. IT IS ON WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY I INCREASE THE POPS IN COVERAGE AS DYNAMICS WILL BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO WORK ON THE DOWNSTREAM SHADOWING. TIMING IS UNCERTAIN FOR
THIS WAVE AND CONFIDENCE NOT THAT HIGH ON THE POP FORECAST FOR
WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY. MODELS DO SHOW SOME BRIEF DRYING LATE THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY NEXT WEEK. MAYBE WE WILL SEE THE SUN AGAIN HERE IN LAS
VEGAS?
&&
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...THE 6-8K CEILINGS HANGING OVER THE AREA
WILL GO SCT LATER THIS EVENING WITH HIGHER LEVEL CLOUDS POSSIBLY
STAYING BROKEN. THE CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH
CEILINGS INITIALLY AROUND 10K AND DECREASING TO NEAR 6-5K BY LATE
AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION OVER THE SPRING MOUNTAINS IN THE AFTERNOON
IS LIKELY AND NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION IN THE VALLEY AS WELL. WINDS
WILL BE LIGHT FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE FRIDAY AND THROUGH THE
WEEKEND WITH PERIODS OF RAIN AND LOW CEILINGS.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...CLEARING FROM WEST TO EAST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EVENING WITH WESTERN ARIZONA LOSING ITS CEILINGS LATE TONIGHT.
HOWEVER...MORE CLOUD COVER IS POISED TO MOVE IN FROM THE WEST
TONIGHT AND OVER SPREAD THE ENTIRE AREA TOMORROW. CEILINGS WILL
DECREASE THROUGH THIS TIME FRAME WITH AREA MOUNTAINS OBSCURED IN
CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION. THE SIERRA WILL BE SEEING HEAVY SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...NONE.
AZ...NONE.
CA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR
CAZ519.
&&
HARRISON/JACQUES
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHazardous weather outlook, Dec 16, 4:54 AM PST, 10 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 454 AM PST THU DEC 16 2010 CAZ519-170800- EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- 454 AM PST THU DEC 16 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY ABOVE 7000 FEET BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING AT LEAST THROUGH SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. AZZ001>003-036-CAZ520>527-NVZ014>022-170800- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-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- 454 AM PST THU DEC 16 2010 /554 AM MST THU DEC 16 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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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.