Alert archive / Nevada / Winter Storm Warnings in 2010
Winter Storm Warning 9, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this winter storm warning at Mar 9, 2010, 12:09 AM PST for 4 counties in Nevada. It was in force for 12 hr. 5 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
- Mar 9, 2010, 12:09 AM PST (08:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2010, 12:04 PM PST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 215 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 3:00 AM PST | SNOW 6 | Tonopah, NV | |
| Mar 9, 6:21 AM PST | SNOW 0 | Pahrump, NV | THE NYE COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED SNOW WAS FALLING IN PAHRUMP AT AN ELEVATION OF 2670 FEET. SO FAR A DUSTING WAS REPORTED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN. |
| Mar 9, 6:51 AM PST | SNOW 0.5 | Desert Rock Airport, NV | A HALF INCH OF SNOW WAS REPORTED AT DESERT ROCK BY THE OBSERVER AT AN ELEVATION OF 3300 FEET. |
| Mar 9, 6:56 AM PST | SNOW 7 | 4 Wnw Mt. Charleston, NV | LAS VEGAS SKI AND SNOWBOARD RESORT REPORTED 7.0 INCHES OF NEW SNOW AT AN ELEVATION OF AROUND 9200 FEET. SNOW BEGAN AROUND 3 AM TODAY. |
| Mar 9, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 5 | 38 Sw Lund, NV | BLUE EAGLE RANCH |
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 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 89 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
- 2082 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
095 WWUS45 KVEF 090809 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1209 AM PST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA TUESDAY... .A STRONG AND COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT AND BE OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA LATE TUESDAY MORNING. ISOLATED BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE OVER ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY TONIGHT. THE BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY TUESDAY. NVZ014-091200- /O.UPG.KVEF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100309T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0009.100309T0809Z-100309T1200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BEATTY 1209 AM PST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT ABOVE 4500 FEET UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE OVER ESMERALDA COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NYE COUNTY THROUGH EARLY MORNING. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT HIGHWAY 95 BETWEEN GOLDFIELD AND TONOPAH AND LIDA SUMMIT BETWEEN LIDA JUNCTION AND DYER. THE ESMERALDA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE ESTIMATED 6 INCHES IN GOLDFIELD AND RECEIVED A REPORT OF A FOOT OF NEW SNOW ON LIDA SUMMIT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER 4 AM PST. * SNOW LEVEL...LOWERING TO 4500 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 14 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGHER PASSES INCLUDING LIDA SUMMIT AND THE TONOPAH GRADE WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. BE AWARE OF POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES IN THESE AREAS. 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. && $$ AZZ001-091615- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0014.100309T0900Z-100309T2300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COLORADO CITY 109 AM MST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BE HEAVIEST TUESDAY MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVEL...5000 FEET FALLING TO 4000 FEET BY LATE AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 3 AND 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE ABOVE 4500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...AND KEEP EXTRA DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES DUE TO THE NEED FOR INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ PIERCE
4 follow-up statements
710 WWUS45 KVEF 091156 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 356 AM PST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA TODAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA LATE THIS MORNING AND INTO NORTHERN ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON. BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW DOWN TO 3000 FEET...ALONG WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS...WILL OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND FAR EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHWEST ARIZONA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. NVZ018-019-091830- /O.EXB.KVEF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100309T2300Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- 356 AM PST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...SHEEP RANGE AND RED ROCK CANYON...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW BEGAN AFTER MIDNIGHT OVER THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS MOVING DOWN FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL PRODUCE SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR THIS MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER 2 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF AND SHIFT SOUTHEAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVEL...LOWERING TO 3000 FEET THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET AND 4 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WITH SUCH LOW SNOW LEVELS IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW TO ACCUMULATE IN MOUNTAIN SPRINGS NEVADA ALONG HIGHWAY 160 BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND PAHRUMP. KYLE AND LEE CANYON ROADS WILL ALSO LIKELY REQUIRE CHAINS OR FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NVZ014-091500- /O.EXT.KVEF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100309T1500Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BEATTY 356 AM PST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL SLOWLY SPREAD SOUTH OVER ESMERALDA COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NYE COUNTY THROUGH EARLY MORNING. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT HIGHWAY 95 BETWEEN GOLDFIELD AND TONOPAH AND LIDA SUMMIT BETWEEN LIDA JUNCTION AND DYER. THE ESMERALDA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE ESTIMATED 6 INCHES IN GOLDFIELD AND RECEIVED A REPORT OF A FOOT OF NEW SNOW ON LIDA SUMMIT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BETWEEN 5 AM AND 7 AM PST. * SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 3500 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGHER PASSES INCLUDING LIDA SUMMIT AND THE TONOPAH GRADE WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. BE AWARE OF POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES IN THESE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ AZZ003-091830- /O.EXB.KVEF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100310T0200Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KINGMAN 456 AM MST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW FOR SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY ABOVE 3500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY THIS MORNING AND ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BEGIN TO REACH ELEVATIONS AROUND 3500 FEET DURING THE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVEL...4500 FEET FALLING TO 3000 FEET BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE ABOVE 3500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATION ON INTERSTATE 40 EAST OF KINGMAN COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. DRIVERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...AND KEEP EXTRA DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES DUE TO THE NEED FOR INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCES. 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. && $$ CAZ524-091830- /O.EXB.KVEF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100309T2000Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- 356 AM PST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW OVER EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY INCLUDING MOUNTAIN PASS ALONG I-15 AND THE MOJAVE PRESERVE AS ACCUMULATING SNOW LOWERS TO AROUND 3500 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF AFTER NOON AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST. * SNOW LEVEL...LOWERING TO 3000 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE ABOVE 3500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASS WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY ACCUMULATING SNOW THIS MORNING. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...AND KEEP EXTRA DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES DUE TO THE NEED FOR INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NVZ017-091830- /O.EXB.KVEF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100309T2000Z/ WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PAHRUMP 356 AM PST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW FOR SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY ABOVE 3500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. * TIMING...A BAND OF SNOW SHOWERS SPREADING FROM CENTRAL INTO SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST DURING THE LATE MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL...FALLING TO 3000 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE ABOVE 3500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST BY MID MORNING. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ALONG HIGHWAY 95 SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...AND KEEP EXTRA DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES DUE TO THE NEED FOR INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCES. 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. && $$ NVZ015-091830- /O.EXA.KVEF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100309T2300Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CALIENTE 356 AM PST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR LINCOLN COUNTY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON ALONG WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AND SHIFT SOUTHEAST BY LATE AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 4000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE ABOVE 4000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...AND KEEP EXTRA DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES DUE TO THE NEED FOR INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AZZ001-091830- /O.EXT.KVEF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100310T0200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COLORADO CITY 456 AM MST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING ABOVE 4500 FEET... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS OVER NORTHWEST MOHAVE COUNTY WILL SPREAD EAST THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON THEN TAPER OFF EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL...5000 FEET FALLING TO 4000 FEET BY LATE AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 3 AND 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE ABOVE 4500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...AND KEEP EXTRA DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES DUE TO THE NEED FOR INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCES. 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. && $$ JA
392 WWUS45 KVEF 091456 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 656 AM PST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA TODAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA LATE THIS MORNING AND INTO NORTHERN ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON. BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW DOWN TO 3000 FEET...ALONG WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS...WILL OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND FAR EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHWEST ARIZONA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. NVZ014-091600- /O.EXP.KVEF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100309T1500Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BEATTY 656 AM PST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. SNOW SHOWERS HAVE PUSHED SOUTH INTO SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY AND LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. HOWEVER...THE ESMERALDA COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED THAT HIGHWAY 95 BETWEEN LIDA JUNCTION AND TONOPAH WAS SNOW PACKED AND ICY DUE TO HEAVY SNOW THAT FELL OVERNIGHT. ALSO...LIDA SUMMIT ON HIGHWAY 266 WAS CLOSED UNTIL SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT CAN CLEAR THE ROAD. $$ NVZ018-019-091830- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100309T2300Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- 656 AM PST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...SHEEP RANGE AND RED ROCK CANYON. * TIMING...A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS MOVING DOWN FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL PRODUCE SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR THIS MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER 2 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF AND SHIFT SOUTHEAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVEL...LOWERING TO 3000 FEET THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET AND 4 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WITH SUCH LOW SNOW LEVELS IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW TO ACCUMULATE IN MOUNTAIN SPRINGS NEVADA ALONG HIGHWAY 160 BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND PAHRUMP. KYLE AND LEE CANYON ROADS WILL ALSO LIKELY REQUIRE CHAINS OR FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ AZZ001-003-091830- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100310T0200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...KINGMAN 756 AM MST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON THEN TAPER OFF EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL...4500 FEET FALLING TO 3000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 3 AND 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE ABOVE 3500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...AND KEEP EXTRA DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES DUE TO THE NEED FOR INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NVZ015-091830- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100309T2300Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CALIENTE 656 AM PST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. * TIMING...NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THIS MORNING THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON ALONG WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AND SHIFT SOUTHEAST BY LATE AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 4000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE ABOVE 4000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...AND KEEP EXTRA DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES DUE TO THE NEED FOR INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCES. 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. && $$ CAZ524-091830- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100309T2000Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- 656 AM PST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY FOR EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD FROM SOUTHERN NEVADA ACROSS FAR EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...INCLUDING MOUNTAIN PASS ALONG I-15 AND THE MOJAVE PRESERVE. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF AFTER NOON AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST. * SNOW LEVEL...LOWERING TO 3000 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE ABOVE 3500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASS WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY ACCUMULATING SNOW THIS MORNING. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...AND KEEP EXTRA DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES DUE TO THE NEED FOR INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NVZ017-091830- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100309T2000Z/ WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PAHRUMP 656 AM PST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY. * TIMING...A BAND OF SNOW SHOWERS PUSHING DOWN THROUGH SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST DURING THE LATE MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL...FALLING TO 3000 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE ABOVE 3500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST BY MID MORNING. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ALONG HIGHWAY 95 SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... AND KEEP EXTRA DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES DUE TO THE NEED FOR INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCES. 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. && $$ JA
385 WWUS45 KVEF 091841 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1041 AM PST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA TODAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA WILL MOVE INTO INTO NORTHERN ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON. BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW DOWN TO 3000 FEET...ALONG WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS...WILL OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND FAR EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THROUGH THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHWEST ARIZONA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. NVZ018-019-092100- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100309T2300Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- 1041 AM PST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SHEEP RANGE AND SPRING MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE RED ROCK CANYON AREA FOR THE ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS MOVING DOWN FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL PRODUCE SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR THIS MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER 2 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF AND SHIFT SOUTHEAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 3000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET AND 4 TO 8 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WITH SUCH LOW SNOW LEVELS IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW TO ACCUMULATE IN MOUNTAIN SPRINGS NEVADA ALONG HIGHWAY 160 BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND PAHRUMP. KYLE AND LEE CANYON ROADS MAY REQUIRE CHAINS OR FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ AZZ001-003-092100- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100310T0200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...KINGMAN 1141 AM MST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND DESERTS FOR THE ELEVATION ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON THEN TAPER OFF EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL...FALLING TO 3000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 3 AND 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE ABOVE 3500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...AND KEEP EXTRA DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES DUE TO THE NEED FOR INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCES. 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. && $$ NVZ015-092100- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100309T2300Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CALIENTE 1041 AM PST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LINCOLN COUNTY ABOVE THE 4000 FOOT LEVEL. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 4000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE ABOVE 4000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...AND KEEP EXTRA DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES DUE TO THE NEED FOR INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ524-092000- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100309T2000Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- 1041 AM PST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY FOR THE EASTERN MOHAVE DESERT ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS FAR EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...INCLUDING MOUNTAIN PASS ALONG I-15 AND THE MOJAVE PRESERVE. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF AFTER NOON AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST. * SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 3000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE ABOVE 3500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASS WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED BY ACCUMULATING SNOW THIS MORNING. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...AND KEEP EXTRA DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES DUE TO THE NEED FOR INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCES. 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. && $$ NVZ017-092000- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100309T2000Z/ WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PAHRUMP 1041 AM PST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY FOR WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES ABOVE THE 3500 FOOT LEVEL. * TIMING...A BAND OF SNOW SHOWERS PUSHING DOWN THROUGH SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST DURING THE LATE MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 3000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE ABOVE 3500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST BY MID MORNING. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ALONG HIGHWAY 95 SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... AND KEEP EXTRA DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES DUE TO THE NEED FOR INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
749 WWUS45 KVEF 092004 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1204 PM PST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA THROUGH THIS EVENING.... NVZ018-019-092115- /O.CAN.KVEF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100309T2300Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- 1204 PM PST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SHEEP RANGE...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND THE RED ROCK CANYON AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH THE SNOW LEVEL NEAR 3000 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NVZ015-092115- /O.CAN.KVEF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100309T2300Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CALIENTE 1204 PM PST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH THE SNOW LEVEL NEAR 3000 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED...THUS THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ CAZ524-092115- /O.EXP.KVEF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100309T2000Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- 1204 PM PST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY EXPIRED AT NOON PST TODAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY EXPIRED AT NOON PST TODAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH THE SNOW LEVEL NEAR 3000 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED...THUS THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NVZ017-092115- /O.EXP.KVEF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100309T2000Z/ WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PAHRUMP 1204 PM PST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY EXPIRED AT NOON PST TODAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY EXPIRED AT NOON PST TODAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH THE SNOW LEVEL NEAR 3000 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED...THUS THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ AZZ001-003-100200- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100310T0200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...KINGMAN 104 PM MST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING ABOVE THE 3500 FOOT LEVEL FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND DESERTS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON THEN TAPER OFF EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 3000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...BETWEEN 3 AND 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE ABOVE 3500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...AND KEEP EXTRA DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES DUE TO THE NEED FOR INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCES. 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. && $$
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 Mar 8, 8:53 PM PST, 3 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 8, 8:53 PM PST, 3 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
853 PM PST MON MAR 8 2010
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD PACIFIC STORM WILL DIVE INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA BY
LATE TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN GUSTY WINDS DEVELOPING
TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM THEN COLD TEMPERATURES AND LOW ELEVATION
SNOW SHOWERS ON TUESDAY BEFORE THE STORM QUICKLY MOVES INTO ARIZONA.
HOWEVER ANOTHER STORM ON WEDNESDAY WILL KEEP UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER
THE AREA BEFORE A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE DISTRICT
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
&&
.UPDATE...COLD UPPER LOW WITH H5 TEMPERATURES AT -34 DEGREES CELSIUS
NEAR SACRAMENTO THIS EVENING. LOW PROGGED TO CONTINUE IN A SOUTHEAST
DIRECTION DOWN THE CENTRAL VALLEY OF CALIFORNIA THIS EVENING. LOW
WILL THEN TURN EAST AND CROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT NEAR THE
TRIPLE POINT OF NEVADA-CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA NEAR NEEDLES LATE
TUESDAY MORNING. A NARROW LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAS
DEVELOPED OVER ESMERALDA COUNTY BETWEEN DYER AND GOLDFIELD. 00Z
NAM/GFS BOTH PICKED UP THIS NARROW LINE INDICATING QPF VALUES UP TO
A HALF INCH TONIGHT. THE AREA IMPACTED BY THIS NARROW LINE WILL BE
LIMITED BUT HIGHWAY 95 BETWEEN GOLDFIELD AND TONOPAH WILL BE ONE OF
THEM...SO DECIDED TO ISSUE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THAT AREA
WITH ACCUMULATION BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES EXPECTED. OTHER AREA THE
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH REGARD TO QPF IS NORTHERN MOHAVE
COUNTY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. WILL ISSUE A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR THAT REGION AS WELL. WILL CONTINUE WITH CURRENT WIND
PRODUCTS FOR NOW.
&&
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND OVER THE NEXT 12 TO
15 HOURS AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES IN FROM THE WEST. WINDS
WILL ALSO INCREASE...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 30 KTS POSSIBLE
OVERNIGHT. A FEW SHOWERS MAY DEVELOP OVERNIGHT...BUT THE BEST CHANCE
FOR ANY PRECIP WILL NOT BE UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING AFTER 12Z.
ISOLATED TSRA AND POSSIBLY EVEN SOME SNOW OR ICE PELLETS WILL BE
POSSIBLE...BUT NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL EVENTUALLY SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY...WITH THE CHANCE OF ANY PRECIP SPREADING FROM WEST TO
EAST ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 3K FEET
AND ISOLATED TSRA WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH SOME SHOWERS POSSIBLY
CONTAINING ICE PELLETS OR SMALL HAIL. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT
AND STAY STRONG THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...245 PM PST MON MAR 8...SHORT TERM...UPPER LOW
CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL RAPIDLY DIVE
SOUTHEAST INTO NEVADA TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY BEFORE SHIFTING TO
NEAR THE EASTERN ARIZONA BORDER BY 06Z WEDNESDAY. INCREASING SURFACE
GRADIENTS/THERMAL GRADIENTS/FLOW ALOFT PROMISES TO MAKE THIS SYSTEM
MORE OF A WIND PRODUCER THAN CONCERNS FOR PRECIPITATION...ESPECIALLY
DUE TO ITS SPEED ACROSS THE AREA. FIRST CONCERN THEN BECOMES
DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THEN THE SPRING
MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA. FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA GOOD DOWNSLOPE
POTENTIAL IS LIMITED DUE TO THE LACK OF A DISCERNIBLE STABLE LAYER
AND OVERALL WIND PROFILE ALOFT. HOWEVER CURRENT PROFILE CONDUCIVE TO
WAVE FORMATION AS BEST SEEN FROM CURRENT VISIBLE SAT PICS. ALTHOUGH
A BRIEF DOWNSLOPE GUSTS MAY BE NOTED BETWEEN 03-07Z
TUESDAY...OVERALL IT APPEARS THAT WINDS WILL ONLY BE IN THE ADVISORY
CRITERIA AND WILL LOWER THE WATCH AND ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR
TONIGHT. ON THE OTHER HAND...FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA CONDITIONS LOOK
VERY FAVORABLE FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS AND WILL UPGRADE THE HIGH WIND
WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS
LOOKED FOR OVER MUCH OF THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERT FOR LATE
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...SO WILL ALSO BE ISSUING A WIND ADVISORY FOR
THIS AREA TOO. AS MENTIONED PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO BE LIMITED WITH
THIS SYSTEM...HOWEVER WILL NEED TO WATCH LINCOLN COUNTY AS BRIEF
HEAVY SNOW MAY FORM BETWEEN 06-18Z TUESDAY AND ALSO OVER THE SPRING
MOUNTAINS FOR THE 12Z-18Z TIME PERIOD. FOR NOW THOUGH WILL ONLY BE
SHOWING LESS THAN 3 INCH ACCUMULATIONS. NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION THAT
LIGHT SNOW WILL BE SEEN IN SOME OF THE LOWER VALLEY LOCATIONS. AS
THE SYSTEM SHIFTS SOUTHEAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON BRIEF IMPROVEMENT
NOTED...BUT THE NEXT SYSTEM THEN DROPS SOUTHEAST ON WEDNESDAY. THIS
SECOND SYSTEM PROGGED TO BE A LITTLE FURTHER EAST...RESULTING IN A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS MAINLY OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE CWA WITH
LOCAL GUSTY WINDS AND ADDITIONAL COLD AIR ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWA.
THIS SYSTEM THEN TRANSITIONS OUT OF THE AREA BY 12Z THURSDAY.
.LONG TERM...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY...RESULTING IN RELATIVELY CLEAR SKIES AND A WARMING TREND IN
TEMPERATURES. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL IMPACT THE WESTERN US LATE
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...HOWEVER...THERE IS POOR MODEL CONSENSUS ON THE
DEPTH OF THIS FEATURE. OPTED TO GO MIDDLE OF THE ROAD ANTICIPATING
THE TROUGH TO JUST BRUSH NORTHERN ZONES ON SATURDAY...AND INCLUDED A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIP ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
INYO...ESMERALDA...NYE...AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. RIDGING WILL THEN
QUICKLY REBOUND ON SUNDAY AND INTO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT
WEEK...WHICH WILL HELP WARM SURFACE TEMPERATURES TO ABOVE NORMAL.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY FOR NVZ019-020.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY FOR NVZ014.
AZ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM MST TUESDAY FOR AZZ001.
CA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY FOR CAZ519>521.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY FOR CAZ523>525.
&&
PIERCE/JENSEN/KENNEDY
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHazardous weather outlook, Mar 8, 5:37 AM PST, 18 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 537 AM PST MON MAR 8 2010 CAZ519>521-NVZ019-020-090800- EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- 537 AM PST MON MAR 8 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT CONDITIONS WILL BECOME FAVORABLE FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AND ALSO THE SPRING MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHERN NEVADA THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. WIND GUSTS OVER 58 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS. SEE THE LATEST HIGH WIND WATCH WEATHER MESSAGE FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A COLD AND FAST MOVING STORM WILL BRING SNOW SHOWERS DOWN TO ELEVATIONS OF 3000 FEET EARLY TUESDAY BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE A FEW INCHES OR LESS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND LESS THAN AN INCH FOR THE OWENS VALLEY AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF LAS VEGAS. GUSTY NORTH WINDS UP TO 40 MPH MAY DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN THE OWENS VALLEY ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE STORM THEN AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. THE PROBABILITY OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ001>003-036-CAZ522>527-NVZ014>018-021-022-090800- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- 537 AM PST MON MAR 8 2010 /637 AM MST MON MAR 8 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A COLD AND FAST MOVING STORM WILL DIVE TOWARD SOUTHERN NEVADA LATE TONIGHT BUT WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH MAY BE OBSERVED OVER NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS ARE ALSO EXPECTED OVER NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY BUT ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD GENERALLY BE LIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY BLUSTERY CONDITIONS WITH SNOW SHOWERS DOWN TO 3000 FEET ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY BUT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY BUT SPEEDS GENERALLY SHOULD BE LESS THAN 40 MPH. THE PROBABILITY OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 9:11 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | VEF | Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye | 18 hr |
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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.