Alert archive / Nevada / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this winter storm warning at Feb 24, 2011, 3:17 AM PST for Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona; Inyo County, California. It took effect at Feb 25, 2011, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 48 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
- Feb 24, 2011, 3:17 AM PST (11:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2011, 4:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2011, 4:00 AM PST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, Inyo County, CA, Clark County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 9:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 22 | 1 Wnw Aspendell, CA | STORM TOTAL OF 22 INCHES WHICH ACCUMULATED MAINLY FROM ABOUT 9 AM FRIDAY THROUGH ABOUT 9 AM SATURDAY. |
| Feb 26, 3:13 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 9 Ene Coyote Wash Raws, NV | THE SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED ABOUT A FOOT OF SNOW ON HIGHWAY 93 AT MILE MARKER 148 AND MILE MARKER 170. A SPOTTER REPORTED THAT SNOW BEGAN AROUND 3 AM. |
| Feb 26, 3:24 PM PST | SNOW 5.5 | Hualapai Mountain, AZ | HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN PARK REPORTED 5 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN SO FAR AT 6500 FEET. |
| Feb 26, 3:26 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Mt. Charleston, NV | SNOW BEGAN AT 10 PM FRIDAY NIGHT. 7.5 INCHES HAD FALLEN THROUGH 9 AM AND 10 INCHES THROUGH 326 PM. |
| Feb 26, 4:11 PM PST | SNOW 0 | 4 Ene Hualapai Mountain, AZ | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTD SNOW ON BLAKE RANCH ROAD WHICH IS 1 MILE FROM I-40 WAS STARTING TO STICK. THE ALTITUDE AT HIS LOCATION WAS 4500 FEET. ESTIMATED TRACE OF SNOW HAS FALLEN. |
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 00:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 50 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
- 2615 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
277 WWUS45 KVEF 241117 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 317 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SNOW TO RETURN TO THE AREA ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THIS WEEKEND... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTH ALONG THE COAST WILL SPREAD PRECIPITATION INTO THE AREA ON FRIDAY AND INTO THIS WEEKEND. PRECIPITATION WILL FIRST AFFECT THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AND THEN SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA ON SATURDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. CAZ519-241900- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0005.110225T1200Z-110226T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0004.110225T1200Z-110226T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 317 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE NEAR 5000 FEET THEN LOWER TO NEAR 4000 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW IS LIKELY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TOWARDS THE CREST. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ALONG THE CREST. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVELING CONDITIONS INCLUDING TO AND FROM ASPENDELL. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NVZ015-241900- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0005.110226T0600Z-110227T0600Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 317 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE FRIDAY EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING FROM MID SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT NEAR 5000 FEET BEFORE LOWERING TO BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000 FEET ON SATURDAY. SNOW LEVELS SHOULD BE DOWN TO MOST VALLEY FLOORS BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY NORTH OF A RACHEL TO CALIENTE LINE. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 4000 AND 7000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW COULD CREATE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN LINCOLN COUNTY ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS 93... 318... 319 AND 375 INCLUDING LOCATIONS SUCH AS PANACA SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT DETAILS ARE STILL UNCERTAIN. && $$ NVZ018-019-241900- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0005.110226T0900Z-110227T0000Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 317 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND THE SHEEP RANGE. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW LIKELY LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT BETWEEN 4500 AND 5500 FEET BEFORE LOWERING TO 3000 TO 3500 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 16 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT AND ABOVE 6000 FEET. BETWEEN ONE AND THREE INCHES OF SNOW COULD BE POSSIBLE AS LOW AS 3500 TO 4000 FEET MAINLY ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN THE SPRING MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE RED ROCK CANYON AND SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH STATE PARK AREAS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS AND NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 160 BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND PAHRUMP AS WELL AS KYLE CANYON AND LEE CANYON ROADS ON MOUNT CHARLESTON. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SLICK TRAVEL SATURDAY AFTERNOON ON HIGHWAY 159 AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE RED ROCK CANYON SCENIC LOOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT DETAILS ARE STILL UNCERTAIN. && $$ AZZ001-003-241900- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0005.110226T1200Z-110227T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 417 AM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTHWEST DESERTS OF ARIZONA. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY EVENING ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF MOHAVE COUNTY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET ON SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE LOWERING TO BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ABOVE 5000 FEET WHERE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE TO THE 3500 FOOT LEVEL. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE... ALONG INTERSTATE 40 EAST OF KINGMAN ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA OF FORT ROCK. ROADS ON HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN COULD ALSO BE DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL ON AS WELL AS THOSE ON THE ARIZONA STRIP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT DETAILS ARE STILL UNCERTAIN. && $$ JA
10 follow-up statements
784 WWUS45 KVEF 241750 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 950 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SNOW TO RETURN TO THE AREA ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THIS WEEKEND... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTH ALONG THE COAST WILL SPREAD PRECIPITATION INTO THE AREA ON FRIDAY AND INTO THIS WEEKEND. PRECIPITATION WILL FIRST AFFECT THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AND THEN SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA ON SATURDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. CAZ519-250200- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0004.110225T1200Z-110226T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 950 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE NEAR 5000 FEET THEN LOWER TO NEAR 4000 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW IS LIKELY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TOWARDS THE CREST. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ALONG THE CREST. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVELING CONDITIONS INCLUDING TO AND FROM ASPENDELL. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NVZ015-250200- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0005.110226T0600Z-110227T0600Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 950 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE FRIDAY EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING FROM MID SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT NEAR 5000 FEET BEFORE LOWERING TO BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000 FEET ON SATURDAY. SNOW LEVELS SHOULD BE DOWN TO MOST VALLEY FLOORS BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY NORTH OF A RACHEL TO CALIENTE LINE. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 4000 AND 7000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW COULD CREATE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN LINCOLN COUNTY ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS 93... 318... 319 AND 375 INCLUDING LOCATIONS SUCH AS PANACA SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT DETAILS ARE STILL UNCERTAIN. && $$ NVZ018-019-250200- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0005.110226T0900Z-110227T0000Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 950 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW LIKELY LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT BETWEEN 4500 AND 5500 FEET BEFORE LOWERING TO 3000 TO 3500 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 16 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT AND ABOVE 6000 FEET. BETWEEN ONE AND THREE INCHES OF SNOW COULD BE POSSIBLE AS LOW AS 3500 TO 4000 FEET MAINLY ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN THE SPRING MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE RED ROCK CANYON AND SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH STATE PARK AREAS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS AND NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 160 BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND PAHRUMP AS WELL AS KYLE CANYON AND LEE CANYON ROADS ON MOUNT CHARLESTON. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SLICK TRAVEL SATURDAY AFTERNOON ON HIGHWAY 159 AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE RED ROCK CANYON SCENIC LOOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT DETAILS ARE STILL UNCERTAIN. && $$ AZZ001-003-250200- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0005.110226T1200Z-110227T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 1050 AM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY EVENING ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF MOHAVE COUNTY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET ON SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE LOWERING TO BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ABOVE 5000 FEET WHERE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE TO THE 3500 FOOT LEVEL. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE... ALONG INTERSTATE 40 EAST OF KINGMAN ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA OF FORT ROCK. ROADS ON HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN COULD ALSO BE DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL ON AS WELL AS THOSE ON THE ARIZONA STRIP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT DETAILS ARE STILL UNCERTAIN. && $$ STACHELSKI
965 WWUS45 KVEF 242325 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 325 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SNOW TO RETURN TO THE AREA ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THIS WEEKEND... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTH ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL SPREAD PRECIPITATION INTO THE AREA ON FRIDAY AND INTO THIS WEEKEND. PRECIPITATION WILL FIRST AFFECT THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AND THEN SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA ON SATURDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. NVZ015-250730- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0005.110226T0600Z-110227T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WS.W.0004.110226T0600Z-110227T0600Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 325 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM FRIDAY TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM FRIDAY TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE FRIDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING FROM MID- MORNING ON SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT BETWEEN 5000 AND 5500 FEET BUT LOWER TO 3000 TO 3500 FEET BY THE TIME THE SNOW STARTS TO TAPER OFF SATURDAY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS. AS MUCH AS 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW COULD CREATE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN LINCOLN COUNTY ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS 93...318...319 AND 375 INCLUDING LOCATIONS SUCH AS PANACA SUMMIT. 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. && $$ NVZ018-019-250730- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0005.110226T0900Z-110227T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WS.W.0004.110226T0900Z-110227T0000Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 325 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW LIKELY LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN AROUND 5000 FEET IN ELEVATION BEFORE LOWERING TO 3000 TO 3500 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 16 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT AND ABOVE 6000 FEET. BETWEEN ONE AND THREE INCHES OF SNOW COULD BE POSSIBLE AS LOW AS 3000 TO 4000 FEET MAINLY ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN THE SPRING MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE RED ROCK CANYON AND SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH STATE PARK AREAS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS AND NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 160 BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND PAHRUMP AS WELL AS KYLE CANYON AND LEE CANYON ROADS ON MOUNT CHARLESTON. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SLICK TRAVEL SATURDAY AFTERNOON ON HIGHWAY 159 AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE RED ROCK CANYON SCENIC LOOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ AZZ001-003-250730- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0005.110226T1200Z-110227T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WS.W.0004.110226T1200Z-110227T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 425 PM MST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY FOR MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF MOHAVE COUNTY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL START OFF BETWEEN 5500 AND 6000 FEET BEFORE LOWERING TO 3000 TO 3500 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING. SNOW MAY EVEN FALL AT SLIGHTLY LOWER ELEVATIONS BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS COMPLETELY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ABOVE 5000 FEET WHERE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AS LOW AS THE 3500 FOOT LEVEL...ESPECIALLY ON UNPAVED SURFACES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE... ALONG INTERSTATE 40 EAST OF KINGMAN ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA OF FORT ROCK. ROADS ON HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN COULD ALSO BE DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL ON AS WELL AS THOSE ON THE ARIZONA STRIP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ519-250730- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0004.110225T1200Z-110226T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 325 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN BETWEEN 4500 AND 5500 FEET BEFORE LOWERING TO 3500 FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW IS LIKELY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TOWARDS THE CREST. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ALONG THE CREST. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVELING CONDITIONS INCLUDING TO AND FROM ASPENDELL. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ523>525-250730- /O.NEW.KVEF.WW.Y.0004.110226T1200Z-110227T0000Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... YUCCA VALLEY 325 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR AREAS OF NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AS WELL AS THE MORONGO BASIN FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW IS POSSIBLE AS EARLY AS 4 AM SATURDAY BUT MOST LIKELY TO FALL BETWEEN 7 AM AND 4 PM SATURDAY. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN ABOVE 5000 FEET BUT LOWER TO AROUND 2000 FEET BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE MOST LIKELY AT AND ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY DEPENDING ON WHERE BANDS OF PRECIPITATION OR HEAVIER SHOWERS FALL. SOME AREAS BETWEEN 3000 AND 4500 FEET WILL SEE A SLUSHY INCH OR LESS WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 1 TO 3 INCHES. AREAS ABOVE 4500 FEET INCLUDING MOUNTAIN PASS WILL SEE AS MUCH AS 3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 15 BETWEEN THE BARSTOW AREA TOWARDS THE CALIFORNIA...NEVADA STATE LINE. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE ON RIDGETOPS AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN PASS. LOCAL ROADS IN THE MORONGO BASIN INCLUDING HIGHER PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 62 COULD BE SLIPPERY. 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. && $$ STACHELSKI
318 WWUS45 KVEF 250729 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1129 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...HEAVY SNOW TO RETURN TO PARTS OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTH ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL SPREAD PRECIPITATION INTO THE AREA FRIDAY AND INTO THIS WEEKEND. PRECIPITATION WILL FIRST AFFECT THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AND THEN SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA ON SATURDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF OVER NORTHWEST ARIZONA SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. CAZ519-251530- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0004.110225T1200Z-110226T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1129 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW HAS DEVELOP ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN BETWEEN 4500 AND 5500 FEET BEFORE LOWERING TO 3500 FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW IS LIKELY AROUND 8500 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TOWARDS THE CREST. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ALONG THE CREST. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVELING CONDITIONS INCLUDING TO AND FROM ASPENDELL. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NVZ015-251530- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0004.110226T0600Z-110227T0600Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 1129 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM FRIDAY TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM FRIDAY TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE FRIDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING FROM MID-MORNING ON SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT BETWEEN 5000 AND 5500 FEET BUT LOWER TO 3000 TO 3500 FEET BY THE TIME THE SNOW STARTS TO TAPER OFF SATURDAY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS. AS MUCH AS 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW COULD CREATE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN LINCOLN COUNTY ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS 93... 318...319 AND 375 INCLUDING LOCATIONS SUCH AS PANACA SUMMIT. 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. && $$ NVZ018-019-251530- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0004.110226T0900Z-110227T0000Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 1129 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW LIKELY LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN AROUND 5000 FEET IN ELEVATION BEFORE LOWERING TO 3000 TO 3500 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 16 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT AND ABOVE 6000 FEET. BETWEEN ONE AND THREE INCHES OF SNOW COULD BE POSSIBLE AS LOW AS 3000 TO 4000 FEET MAINLY ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN THE SPRING MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE RED ROCK CANYON AND SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH STATE PARK AREAS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS AND NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 160 BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND PAHRUMP AS WELL AS KYLE CANYON AND LEE CANYON ROADS ON MOUNT CHARLESTON. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SLICK TRAVEL SATURDAY AFTERNOON ON HIGHWAY 159 AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE RED ROCK CANYON SCENIC LOOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ AZZ001-003-251530- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0004.110226T1200Z-110227T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 1229 AM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY FOR MOHAVE COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF MOHAVE COUNTY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL START OFF BETWEEN 5500 AND 6000 FEET BEFORE LOWERING TO 3000 TO 3500 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING. SNOW MAY EVEN FALL AT SLIGHTLY LOWER ELEVATIONS BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS COMPLETELY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ABOVE 5000 FEET WHERE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AS LOW AS THE 3500 FOOT LEVEL...ESPECIALLY ON UNPAVED SURFACES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE... ALONG INTERSTATE 40 EAST OF KINGMAN ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA OF FORT ROCK. ROADS ON HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN COULD ALSO BE DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL ON AS WELL AS THOSE ON THE ARIZONA STRIP. 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. && $$ CAZ523>525-251530- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0004.110226T1200Z-110227T0000Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... YUCCA VALLEY 1129 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: SNOW IS POSSIBLE AS EARLY AS 4 AM SATURDAY BUT MOST LIKELY TO FALL BETWEEN 7 AM AND 4 PM SATURDAY FOR AREAS OF NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AS WELL AS THE MORONGO BASIN FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN ABOVE 5000 FEET BUT LOWER TO AROUND 2000 FEET BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE MOST LIKELY AT AND ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY DEPENDING ON WHERE BANDS OF PRECIPITATION OR HEAVIER SHOWERS FALL. SOME AREAS BETWEEN 3000 AND 4500 FEET WILL SEE A SLUSHY INCH OR LESS WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 1 TO 3 INCHES. AREAS ABOVE 4500 FEET INCLUDING MOUNTAIN PASS WILL SEE AS MUCH AS 3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 15 BETWEEN THE BARSTOW AREA TOWARDS THE CALIFORNIA...NEVADA STATE LINE. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE ON RIDGETOPS AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN PASS. LOCAL ROADS IN THE MORONGO BASIN INCLUDING HIGHER PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 62 COULD BE SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ PIERCE
320 WWUS45 KVEF 251429 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 629 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING DOWN THE WEST COAST WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TODAY AND TONIGHT THEN SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF OVER NORTHWEST ARIZONA SATURDAY NIGHT. CAZ519-252000- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 629 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. * TIMING: SNOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN BETWEEN 4500 AND 5500 FEET BEFORE LOWERING TO THE OWENS VALLEY FLOOR AS IT TAPERS OFF EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW IS LIKELY AROUND 8500 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TOWARDS THE CREST. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ALONG THE CREST. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVELING CONDITIONS INCLUDING TO AND FROM ASPENDELL. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NVZ015-252000- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0004.110226T0600Z-110227T0600Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 629 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING FROM MID- MORNING ON SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT BETWEEN 5000 AND 5500 FEET BUT LOWER TO 3000 TO 3500 FEET BY THE TIME THE SNOW STARTS TO TAPER OFF SATURDAY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS. AS MUCH AS 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW COULD CREATE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN LINCOLN COUNTY ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS 93... 318... 319 AND 375 INCLUDING LOCATIONS SUCH AS PANACA SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NVZ018-019-252000- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0004.110226T0900Z-110227T0000Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 629 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND SHEEP RANGE. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW LIKELY LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN AROUND 5000 FEET IN ELEVATION BEFORE LOWERING TO 3000 TO 3500 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 16 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT AND ABOVE 6000 FEET. BETWEEN ONE AND THREE INCHES OF SNOW COULD BE POSSIBLE AS LOW AS 3000 TO 4000 FEET MAINLY ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN THE SPRING MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE RED ROCK CANYON AND SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH STATE PARK AREAS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS AND NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 160 BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND PAHRUMP AS WELL AS KYLE CANYON AND LEE CANYON ROADS ON MOUNT CHARLESTON. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SLICK TRAVEL SATURDAY AFTERNOON ON HIGHWAY 159 AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE RED ROCK CANYON SCENIC LOOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ AZZ001-003-252000- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0004.110226T1200Z-110227T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 729 AM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY FOR MOHAVE COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF MOHAVE COUNTY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL START OFF BETWEEN 5500 AND 6000 FEET BEFORE LOWERING TO 3000 TO 3500 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING. SNOW MAY EVEN FALL AT SLIGHTLY LOWER ELEVATIONS BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS COMPLETELY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ABOVE 5000 FEET WHERE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AS LOW AS THE 3500 FOOT LEVEL...ESPECIALLY ON UNPAVED SURFACES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE... ALONG INTERSTATE 40 EAST OF KINGMAN ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA OF FORT ROCK. ROADS ON HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN COULD ALSO BE DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL ON AS WELL AS THOSE ON THE ARIZONA STRIP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ523>525-252000- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0004.110226T1200Z-110227T0000Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... YUCCA VALLEY 629 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE MORONGO BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW IS POSSIBLE AS EARLY AS 4 AM SATURDAY BUT MOST LIKELY TO FALL BETWEEN 7 AM AND 4 PM SATURDAY FOR AREAS OF NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AS WELL AS THE MORONGO BASIN FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN ABOVE 5000 FEET BUT LOWER TO AROUND 2000 FEET BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE MOST LIKELY AT AND ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY DEPENDING ON WHERE BANDS OF PRECIPITATION OR HEAVIER SHOWERS FALL. SOME AREAS BETWEEN 3000 AND 4500 FEET WILL SEE A SLUSHY INCH OR LESS WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 1 TO 3 INCHES. AREAS ABOVE 4500 FEET INCLUDING MOUNTAIN PASS WILL SEE AS MUCH AS 3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 15 BETWEEN THE BARSTOW AREA AND THE NEVADA STATE LINE. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE ON RIDGETOPS AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN PASS. LOCAL ROADS IN THE MORONGO BASIN INCLUDING HIGHER PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 62 COULD BE SLIPPERY. 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. && $$
483 WWUS45 KVEF 260603 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1003 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTH THROUGH CALIFORNIA WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THEN SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF OVER NORTHWEST ARIZONA SATURDAY NIGHT. CAZ519-261200- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1003 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SNOW WILL THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE NEAR THE OWENS VALLEY FLOOR AS IT TAPERS OFF EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO TWO FEET OF SNOW IS LIKELY AROUND 8500 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TOWARDS THE CREST. A WEATHER SPOTTER IN ASPENDELL AS OF 800 PM THIS EVENING REPORTED 18 INCHES OF NEW SNOW TODAY. AN AUTOMATED STATION NEAR SOUTH LAKE WAS AT AN ESTIMATED 24 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ALONG THE CREST. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVELING CONDITIONS INCLUDING TO AND FROM ASPENDELL. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NVZ015-261415- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110227T0600Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 1003 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING FROM MID-MORNING ON SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT BETWEEN 5000 AND 5500 FEET BUT LOWER TO 3000 TO 3500 FEET BY THE TIME THE SNOW STARTS TO TAPER OFF SATURDAY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS. AS MUCH AS 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW COULD CREATE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN LINCOLN COUNTY ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS 93... 318... 319 AND 375 INCLUDING LOCATIONS SUCH AS PANACA SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NVZ018-019-261415- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0004.110226T0900Z-110227T0000Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 1003 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW LIKELY LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN AROUND 5000 FEET IN ELEVATION BEFORE LOWERING TO 3000 TO 3500 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 16 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT AND ABOVE 6000 FEET. BETWEEN ONE AND THREE INCHES OF SNOW COULD BE POSSIBLE AS LOW AS 3000 TO 4000 FEET MAINLY ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN THE SPRING MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE RED ROCK CANYON AND SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH STATE PARK AREAS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS AND NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 160 BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND PAHRUMP AS WELL AS KYLE CANYON AND LEE CANYON ROADS ON MOUNT CHARLESTON. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SLICK TRAVEL SATURDAY AFTERNOON ON HIGHWAY 159 AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE RED ROCK CANYON SCENIC LOOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ AZZ001-003-261415- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0004.110226T1200Z-110227T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 1103 PM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY FOR MOHAVE COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF MOHAVE COUNTY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL START OFF BETWEEN 5500 AND 6000 FEET BEFORE LOWERING TO 3000 TO 3500 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING. SNOW MAY EVEN FALL AT SLIGHTLY LOWER ELEVATIONS BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS COMPLETELY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ABOVE 5000 FEET WHERE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AS LOW AS THE 3500 FOOT LEVEL...ESPECIALLY ON UNPAVED SURFACES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE... ALONG INTERSTATE 40 EAST OF KINGMAN ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA OF FORT ROCK. ROADS ON HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN COULD ALSO BE DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL ON AS WELL AS THOSE ON THE ARIZONA STRIP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ521-261200- /O.NEW.KVEF.WW.Y.0005.110226T0603Z-110226T1200Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- 1003 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * TIMING: PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 4000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BE SNOW PACKED WITH TRAVEL DIFFICULT ACROSS WESTGARD PASS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGHER PASSES INCLUDING WESTGARD PASS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. BE AWARE OF POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES IN THESE AREAS. && $$ CAZ523>525-261415- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0004.110226T1200Z-110227T0000Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... YUCCA VALLEY 1003 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW IS POSSIBLE AS EARLY AS 4 AM SATURDAY BUT MOST LIKELY TO FALL BETWEEN 7 AM AND 4 PM SATURDAY FOR AREAS OF NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AS WELL AS THE MORONGO BASIN FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN ABOVE 5000 FEET BUT LOWER TO AROUND 2000 FEET BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE MOST LIKELY AT AND ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY DEPENDING ON WHERE BANDS OF PRECIPITATION OR HEAVIER SHOWERS FALL. SOME AREAS BETWEEN 3000 AND 4500 FEET WILL SEE A SLUSHY INCH OR LESS WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 1 TO 3 INCHES. AREAS ABOVE 4500 FEET INCLUDING MOUNTAIN PASS WILL SEE AS MUCH AS 3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 15 BETWEEN THE BARSTOW AREA AND THE NEVADA STATE LINE. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE ON RIDGETOPS AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN PASS. LOCAL ROADS IN THE MORONGO BASIN INCLUDING HIGHER PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 62 COULD BE SLIPPERY. 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. && $$ PIERCE
358 WWUS45 KVEF 261206 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 406 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVING SOUTH THROUGH CALIFORNIA TODAY WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING TONIGHT. CAZ519-261315- /O.EXP.KVEF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 406 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. THE MAIN BAND OF MOISTURE HAS MOVED TO THE EAST OF THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING AND ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL BE SEE AT TIMES DURING THE DAY...ACCUMULATING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF 4 AM THIS MORNING. $$ CAZ521-261315- /O.EXP.KVEF.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- 406 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. THE MAIN BAND OF MOISTURE HAS MOVED TO THE EAST OF THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING AND ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL BE SEE AT TIMES DURING THE DAY...ACCUMULATING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF 4 AM THIS MORNING. $$ NVZ018-019-262015- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110227T0000Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 406 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SHEEP RANGE...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND FOR RED ROCK CANYON. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN AROUND 5000 FEET BEFORE LOWERING TO NEAR 3000 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 16 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET. BETWEEN ONE AND THREE INCHES OF SNOW COULD BE POSSIBLE AS LOW AS 3000 TO 4000 FEET MAINLY ON THIS AFTERNOON IN THE SPRING MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE RED ROCK CANYON AND SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH STATE PARK AREAS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS OVER THE RIDGETOPS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 160 BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND PAHRUMP AS WELL AS KYLE CANYON AND LEE CANYON ROADS ON MOUNT CHARLESTON. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SLICK TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON ON HIGHWAY 159 AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE RED ROCK CANYON SCENIC LOOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NVZ015-262015- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110227T0600Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 406 AM PST SAT FEB 26 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 LINCOLN COUNTY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING WILL BECOMING LOCALLY HEAVY FROM MID MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT NEAR 5000 FEET THEN LOWER TO NEAR 3000 FEET THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET WITH GREATER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. AS MUCH AS 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COULD CREATE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN LINCOLN COUNTY ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS 93... 318... 319 AND 375 INCLUDING LOCATIONS SUCH AS PANACA SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ AZZ001-003-262015- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110227T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 506 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTHWEST DESERTS. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF MOHAVE COUNTY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...BEFORE DECREASING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL START OFF NEAR 5500 FEET BEFORE LOWERING TO NEAR 3000 FEET BY THIS EVENING. SNOW MAY EVEN FALL AT SLIGHTLY LOWER ELEVATIONS BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS ON SUNDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ABOVE 5000 FEET WHERE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AS LOW AS THE 3500 FOOT LEVEL. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE... ALONG INTERSTATE 40 EAST OF KINGMAN ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA OF FORT ROCK. ROADS ON HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN COULD ALSO BE DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL ON AS WELL AS THOSE ON THE ARIZONA STRIP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ523>525-262015- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110227T0000Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... YUCCA VALLEY 406 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND THE MORONGO BASIN. * TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW WILL BE SEEN EARLY THIS MORNING WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM MID MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN ABOVE 5000 FEET BUT LOWER TO AROUND 2000 FEET BY LATE THIS MORNING. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE MOST LIKELY ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY DEPENDING ON WHERE BANDS OF PRECIPITATION OR HEAVIER SHOWERS FALL. SOME AREAS BETWEEN 3000 AND 4500 FEET WILL SEE A SLUSHY INCH OR LESS WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 1 TO 3 INCHES. AREAS ABOVE 4500 FEET INCLUDING MOUNTAIN PASS WILL SEE AS MUCH AS 3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 15 BETWEEN THE BARSTOW AREA AND THE NEVADA STATE LINE. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE ON RIDGETOPS AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN PASS. LOCAL ROADS IN THE MORONGO BASIN INCLUDING HIGHER PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 62 COULD BE SLIPPERY. 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. && $$
883 WWUS45 KVEF 261959 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1159 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVING SOUTH THROUGH CALIFORNIA TODAY WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING LATER TONIGHT. NVZ018-019-270000- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110227T0000Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 1159 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SHEEP RANGE...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. * TIMING: SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE DECREASING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO NEAR 3000 FEET DURING THE AFTERNOON BUT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. BETWEEN ONE AND THREE INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE AS LOW AS 3000 TO 4000 FEET IN THE SPRING MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE RED ROCK CANYON AND SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH STATE PARK AREAS. EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN AT THE MT CHARLESTON FIRE STATION AS OF 1130 AM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS OVER THE RIDGETOPS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 160 BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND PAHRUMP AS WELL AS KYLE CANYON AND LEE CANYON ROADS ON MOUNT CHARLESTON. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SLICK TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON ON HIGHWAY 159 AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE RED ROCK CANYON SCENIC LOOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NVZ015-270000- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110227T0600Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 1159 AM PST SAT FEB 26 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 LINCOLN COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS NEAR 5000 FEET EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL LOWER TO NEAR 3000 FEET THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET WITH GREATER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. AS MUCH AS 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET. ABOUT 6 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN IN PIOCHE AS OF 1130 AM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COULD CREATE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN LINCOLN COUNTY ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS 93... 318... 319 AND 375 INCLUDING LOCATIONS SUCH AS PANACA SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ AZZ001-003-270000- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110227T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 1259 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTHWEST DESERTS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF MOHAVE COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...BEFORE DECREASING SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS NEAR 5500 FEET EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL LOWER TO NEAR 3000 FEET BY THIS EVENING. SNOW MAY EVEN FALL AT SLIGHTLY LOWER ELEVATIONS BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS ON SUNDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ABOVE 5000 FEET WHERE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AS LOW AS THE 3500 FOOT LEVEL. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE... ALONG INTERSTATE 40 EAST OF KINGMAN ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA OF FORT ROCK. ROADS ON HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN COULD ALSO BE DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL ON AS WELL AS THOSE ON THE ARIZONA STRIP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ523>525-270000- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110227T0000Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... YUCCA VALLEY 1159 AM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND THE MORONGO BASIN IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * TIMING: AREAS OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BE SEEN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON...FROM NEAR 4500 FEET DOWN TO AROUND 2500 FEET BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE MOST LIKELY ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY DEPENDING ON WHERE BANDS OF PRECIPITATION OR HEAVIER SHOWERS FALL. SOME AREAS BETWEEN 3000 AND 4500 FEET WILL SEE A SLUSHY INCH OR LESS WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 1 TO 3 INCHES. AREAS ABOVE 4500 FEET INCLUDING MOUNTAIN PASS WILL SEE AS MUCH AS 3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 15 BETWEEN THE BARSTOW AREA AND THE NEVADA STATE LINE. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE ON RIDGETOPS AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN PASS. LOCAL ROADS IN THE MORONGO BASIN INCLUDING HIGHER PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 62 COULD BE SLIPPERY. 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. && $$
930 WWUS45 KVEF 262350 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 350 PM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVING EAST OUT OF CALIFORNIA TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF LINCOLN AND MOHAVE COUNTIES THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING LATER TONIGHT OR EARLY SUNDAY. NVZ018-019-270100- /O.EXP.KVEF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110227T0000Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 350 PM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAIN BAND OF MOISTURE WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM HAS SHIFTED EAST OF THE AREA. SOME LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH ABOVE 4000 FEET BUT ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED. THE FIRE STATION AT MT CHARLESTON REPORTED 10 INCHES OF SNOW AS OF 330 PM. SNOW HAD BEEN FALLING AT MOUNTAIN SPRINGS SUMMIT BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND PAHRUMP BUT WAS MELTING AND HIGHWAY 160 WAS CLEAR AS OF 330 PM. $$ CAZ523>525-270100- /O.EXP.KVEF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110227T0000Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... YUCCA VALLEY 350 PM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR THE WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND THE MORONGO BASIN IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SOME LIGHT SNOW WAS REPORTED AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TODAY BUT NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OCCURRED. TEMPERATURES DID NOT FALL AS QUICKLY AS EXPECTED SO SNOW LEVELS REMAINED FAIRLY HIGH. MOUNTAIN PASS ON INTERSTATE 15 RECEIVED SOME LIGHT SNOW BUT AS OF 330 PM THE ROADWAY WAS CLEAR. A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS EVENING BUT ANY ACCUMULATION WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH. $$ NVZ015-270600- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110227T0600Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 350 PM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE DECREASING LATER TONIGHT. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS NEAR 4500 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL LOWER TO NEAR 3000 FEET THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: BETWEEN 6 AND 16 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET WITH GREATER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. AS MUCH AS 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET. UP TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN IN A COUPLE OF HIGHER SPOTS ALONG HIGHWAY 93 NORTH OF PIOCHE AS OF 330 PM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COULD CREATE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN LINCOLN COUNTY ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS 93... 318... 319 AND 375 INCLUDING LOCATIONS SUCH AS PANACA SUMMIT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ AZZ001-003-270600- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110227T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 450 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTHWEST DESERTS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF MOHAVE COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES... BEFORE DECREASING SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS NEAR 5000 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL LOWER TO NEAR 3000 FEET THIS EVENING. SNOW MAY EVEN FALL AT SLIGHTLY LOWER ELEVATIONS BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS ON SUNDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ABOVE 5000 FEET WHERE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AS LOW AS THE 3500 FOOT LEVEL. SNOWFALL ESTIMATES AT HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN PARK AT 6500 FEET WERE IN THE 4 TO 6 INCH RANGE AS OF 330 PM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE... ALONG INTERSTATE 40 EAST OF KINGMAN ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA OF FORT ROCK. ROADS ON HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN COULD ALSO BE DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL ON AS WELL AS THOSE ON THE ARIZONA STRIP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
785 WWUS45 KVEF 270542 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 942 PM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVING EAST OUT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OVERNIGHT WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF MOHAVE COUNTY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. NVZ015-270645- /O.EXP.KVEF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110227T0600Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 942 PM PST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LINCOLN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SPOTTER REPORTS AND WEBCAMS INDICATE ONLY LIGHT SNOW IN PIOCHE AND PANACA LATE THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH ISOLATED HEAVY SNOW MAY STILL FALL IN THE MOUNTAINS NEAR THE UTAH BORDER...THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM. $$ AZZ001-003-271200- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110227T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 1042 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF MOHAVE COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES... BEFORE DECREASING SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: 3000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ABOVE 5000 FEET WHERE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AS LOW AS THE 3000 FOOT LEVEL. SNOW HAD BEGUN TO ACCUMULATE IN THE KINGMAN AREA AS OF 900 PM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE... ALONG INTERSTATE 40 EAST OF KINGMAN ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA OF FORT ROCK. ROADS ON HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN COULD ALSO BE DIFFICULT TO TRAVEL ON AS WELL AS THOSE ON THE ARIZONA STRIP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MORGAN
824 WWUS45 KVEF 271145 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 345 AM PST SUN FEB 27 2011 AZZ001-003-271245- /O.EXP.KVEF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110227T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 445 AM MST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTHWEST DESERTS. SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MAINLY THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTION OF MOHAVE COUNTY DURING THE MORNING BEFORE DECREASING DURING THE AFTERNOON. SINCE THE SNOW IS ONLY EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT...WITH NO ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATIONS...THE WINTER STORM WARNINGS WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF 5 AM MST. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2:51 PM PST | High Wind Warning | VEF | Clark, Nye | 31 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:25 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 49 hr |
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