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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Las Vegas, NV

February 15, 2011Inyo County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this winter storm warning at Feb 15, 2011, 3:06 PM PST for Inyo County, California. It took effect at Feb 16, 2011, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 14 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Feb 15, 2011, 3:06 PM PST (23:06 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 16, 2011, 4:00 AM PST
Expired
Feb 16, 2011, 6:00 PM PST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

County Inyo County, CA

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 16, 6:05 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 91 Wnw Aspendell, CASPOTTER MEASURED 8.7 INCHES OF SNOW TODAY. THE SNOW BEGAN EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE 6 AM AND ENDED AT AROUND 4 PM.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 168 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Las Vegas, NV at 12:00Z on 2011-02-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Las Vegas, NV at 12:00Z on 2011-02-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 35 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1867 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

406 
WWUS45 KVEF 152306
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
306 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011

.HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AS A PACIFIC STORM MOVES
INLAND LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
AND GUSTY WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF
INYO COUNTY.

CAZ519-160630-
/O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0003.110216T1200Z-110217T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0002.110216T1200Z-110217T0600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
306 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN
EFFECT IN EFFECT.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY
  WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL WILL
  GRADUALLY TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* SNOW LEVEL: SNOW MAY BE OBSERVED DOWN AROUND 4500 FEET BUT HEAVY
  SNOW WILL BE CONFINED TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 2 FEET AT THE HIGHEST
  ELEVATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH OVER 
  THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS: A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE
  WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
  SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

CAZ521-160630-
/O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0003.110216T1200Z-110217T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.WW.Y.0002.110216T1200Z-110217T0600Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
306 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO
COUNTY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN
EFFECT.

* TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* SNOW LEVEL: SNOW MAY BE OBSERVED DOWN TO 4500 FEET BUT
  SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE CONFINED ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVER
  THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
  MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
  FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES ON
HIGHWAY 168 THROUGH WESTGARD PASS WEDNESDAY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A
ROAD CLOSURE. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

JA
5 follow-up statements
956 
WWUS45 KVEF 160544
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
944 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011

.HEAVY SNOW WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AS A PACIFIC STORM MOVES
INLAND LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
AND GUSTY WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF
INYO COUNTY.

CAZ519-161345-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0002.110216T1200Z-110217T0600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
944 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT THEN INCREASE IN 
  INTENSITY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL 
  WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* SNOW LEVEL: SNOW MAY BE OBSERVED DOWN TO AROUND 4500 FEET BUT
  HEAVY SNOW WILL BE CONFINED TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 2 FEET AT THE HIGHEST 
  ELEVATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH OVER 
  THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS: A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE 
  WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS 
  OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

CAZ521-161345-
/O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0002.110216T1200Z-110217T0600Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
944 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM
PST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM
PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. 

* TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY
  MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW LEVEL: SNOW MAY BE OBSERVED DOWN TO 4500 FEET BUT 
  SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE CONFINED ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVER 
  THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW 
  MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION 
  OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES ON
HIGHWAY 168 THROUGH WESTGARD PASS WEDNESDAY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A
ROAD CLOSURE. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$
450 
WWUS45 KVEF 161126
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
326 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011

.HEAVY SNOW WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE
EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AS A PACIFIC STORM MOVES
INLAND TODAY. MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND GUSTY WINDS CAN
ALSO BE EXPECTED IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY.

CAZ519-162300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0002.110216T1200Z-110217T0600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
326 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES OF INYO COUNTY.

* TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND INCREASE IN
  INTENSITY BY LATE MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL WILL
  GRADUALLY TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* SNOW LEVEL: SNOW MAY BE OBSERVED DOWN TO AROUND 4500 FEET BUT 
  HEAVY SNOW WILL BE CONFINED TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 2 FEET AT THE HIGHEST 
  ELEVATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH OVER 
  THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS: A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE 
  WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS 
  OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

CAZ521-162300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0002.110216T1200Z-110217T0600Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
326 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY.

* TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED LATE MORNING THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW LEVEL: SNOW MAY BE OBSERVED DOWN TO 4500 FEET BUT 
  SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE CONFINED ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVER 
  THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW 
  MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION 
  OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES ON
HIGHWAY 168 THROUGH WESTGARD PASS WEDNESDAY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A
ROAD CLOSURE. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

PIERCE
714 
WWUS45 KVEF 161856
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1056 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011

.HEAVY SNOW WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE
EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AS A PACIFIC STORM MOVES
INLAND TODAY. MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND GUSTY WINDS CAN
ALSO BE EXPECTED IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY.

CAZ519-170000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110217T0600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
1056 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA.

* TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALLING SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING
  WILL INCREASE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH THIS EVENING
  AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA.
 
* SNOW LEVEL: SNOW MAY BE OBSERVED DOWN TO AROUND 4500 FEET BUT 
  HEAVY SNOW WILL BE CONFINED TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: BETWEEN 4 AND 5 INCHES OF SNOW HAD
  FALLEN AT ASPENDELL BY 10 AM AND AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE
  EXPECTED AROUND ELEVATIONS OF 8500 FEET. BETWEEN ONE AND TWO
  FEET OF TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR TOWARD THE PEAKS.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH OVER 
  THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS: A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE 
  WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS 
  OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

CAZ521-170000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110217T0600Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
1056 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. 

* TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING SINCE EARLY THIS
  MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN
  DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN INYO
  COUNTY.

* SNOW LEVEL: SNOW MAY BE OBSERVED DOWN TO 4500 FEET BUT 
  SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE CONFINED ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVER 
  THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW 
  MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION 
  OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES ON
HIGHWAY 168 THROUGH WESTGARD PASS WHICH MAY RESULT IN A ROAD
CLOSURE. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$
747 
WWUS45 KVEF 162236
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
236 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011

CAZ519-170200-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110217T0200Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
236 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA.

* TIMING: A BAND OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
  SIERRA THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON AND HEAVY SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR
  FOR AN HOUR OR TWO THEN QUICKLY TAPER OFF AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES
  EAST.

* SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 4500 FEET BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL
  BE CONFINED TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
  INCHES ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON FOR A TOTAL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES
  BETWEEN 6000 AND 8500 FEET AND ONE TO TWO FEET TOWARD THE
  PEAKS.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER THE
  HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS: INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES THROUGH THE REST OF THE
  AFTERNOON CAN STILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW THAT
  WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

CAZ521-170200-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110217T0200Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
236 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY.

* TIMING: A BAND OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WHITE
  MOUNTAINS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON AND HEAVY SNOW WILL LIKELY
  OCCUR FOR AN HOUR OR TWO THEN QUICKLY TAPER OFF AS A COLD FRONT
  PUSHES EAST.

* SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 4500 FEET BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL
  BE CONFINED TO AREAS ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE
  LIKELY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON FOR A TOTAL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE
  6000 FEET.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVER THE
  HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW 
  MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION 
  OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES ON
HIGHWAY 168 THROUGH WESTGARD PASS.

&&

$$

JA
260 
WWUS45 KVEF 170137
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
537 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011

CAZ519-170245-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110217T0200Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
537 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES WILL
EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING.

SNOWFALL ENDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES
WITH ABOUT 7 INCHES OF SNOWFALL REPORTED AT ASPENDEL. THERE IS NO
FURTHER THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TONIGHT.

$$

CAZ521-170245-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110217T0200Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
537 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING.

SNOWFALL ENDED THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO
COUNTY AND THERE IS NO FURTHER THREAT OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
TONIGHT. 

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 15, 4:31 AM PSTHigh Wind WatchVEFInyo, San Bernardino10 hr
Feb 15, 2:49 PM PSTHigh Wind WarningVEFInyo, San Bernardino31 hr
Feb 15, 2:49 PM PSTWind AdvisoryVEFSan Bernardino31 hr
Feb 15, 3:06 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryVEFInyo27 hr

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Sources

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