Alert archive / Nevada / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this winter storm warning at Mar 19, 2011, 2:59 PM PDT for Inyo County, California; Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Mar 19, 2011, 11:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 36 hr. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 19, 2011, 2:59 PM PDT (21:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 19, 2011, 11:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2011, 11:02 AM PDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Inyo County, CA, Clark County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 182 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 7:30 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 16 | 1 Wnw Aspendell, CA | SNOWFALL AS OF 730 SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW BEGAN SOME TIME AFTER 10 PM SATURDAY NIGHT. |
| Mar 20, 2:00 PM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 22 | 1 Wnw Aspendell, CA | A SPOTTER MEASURED 22.0 INCHES OF SNOW AT ASPENDELL AROUND 8500 FEET IN ELEVATION SINCE 10 PM SATURDAY. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM PDT | SNOW 2 | 9 N Panamint Raws, CA | THE PARK SERVICE REPORTED 2 INCHES OF SNOW FELL OVERNIGHT AT WILDROSE IN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AT AN ELEVATION AROUND 7000 FEET. TOWNES PASS WAS CLOSED OVERNIGHT DUE TO ACCUMULATING SNOW. IN ADDITION DANTES VIEW ROAD...TITUS CANYON ROAD AND WILDROSE ROAD |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 16 | 4 Wnw Mt. Charleston, NV | A STORM TOTAL OF 16.0 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE LAS VEGAS SKI AND SNOWBOARD RESORT ON MT CHARLESTON AT 9200 FEET IN ELEVATION. A TOTAL OF 12 INCHES FELL FROM 7 AM SUNDAY THROUGH 7 AM MONDAY. |
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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 88 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
- 2834 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
966 WWUS45 KVEF 192159 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 259 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTH ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT AND MONDAY WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE SIERRA TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. CAZ519-201200- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0006.110320T1800Z-110321T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0005.110320T0600Z-110321T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 259 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AROUND MIDNIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY BEFORE DECREASING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW LEVEL: NEAR 5500 FEET TONIGHT...LOWERING TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET...AROUND 2 FEET AT THE 8000 FOOT LEVEL WITH 3 TO 4 FEET CLOSER TO THE SIERRA CREST. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH SUNDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY ACCUMULATED COUPLED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ALONG HIGHWAY 168 BETWEEN BISHOP AND ASPENDELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && $$
7 follow-up statements
345 WWUS45 KVEF 201127 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 427 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTH ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET IN ALL THE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY CALIFORNIA AND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA. CAZ521-201530- /O.EXA.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110321T1200Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- 427 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING THEN BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE DECREASING EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: DOWN TO 5000 FEET BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET...AND 18 TO 30 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH TODAY THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. HEAVY SNOW COUPLED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 168 THROUGH WESTGARD PASS BETWEEN THE OWENS VALLEY AND THE NEVADA STATE LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ519-201530- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110321T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 427 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET...AROUND 2 FEET AT THE 8000 FOOT LEVEL WITH 3 TO 4 FEET CLOSER TO THE SIERRA CREST. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH TO 60 MPH TODAY THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY ACCUMULATED COUPLED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 168 BETWEEN BISHOP AND ASPENDELL. 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. && $$ CAZ522-201530- /O.NEW.KVEF.WW.Y.0008.110320T1500Z-110321T1200Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- 427 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING THEN BECOME MODERATE AND OCCASIONALLY HEAVY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 5000 FEET BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE CONFINED TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES BETWEEN 6000 AND 8000 FEET WITH UP 12 INCHES NEAR THE PEAKS. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH TODAY WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. THIS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 190 BETWEEN PANAMINT SPRINGS AND THE OWENS VALLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NVZ018-019-201530- /O.NEW.KVEF.WW.Y.0008.110321T0100Z-110321T1800Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 427 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW....WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING: SOME LIGHT SNOW MAY OCCUR TODAY IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE BUT SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 5000 FEET BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BETWEEN 6000 AND 8000 FEET AND UP TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH NEAR THE RIDGES. * 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. THIS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ABOVE 6000 FEET IN KYLE CANYON AND LEE CANYON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
385 WWUS45 KVEF 201513 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 813 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTH ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET IN ALL THE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY CALIFORNIA AND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA. CAZ519-521-210300- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110321T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 813 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND TONIGHT AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE DECREASING EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: DOWN TO 5000 FEET BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET...AND 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. SIXTEEN INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN ALREADY AS OF 730 AM TODAY AT ASPENDELL. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH TODAY THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. HEAVY SNOW COUPLED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 168 THROUGH WESTGARD PASS BETWEEN THE OWENS VALLEY AND THE NEVADA STATE LINE AND BETWEEN BISHOP AND ASPENDELL. 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. && $$ CAZ522-210300- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110321T1200Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- 813 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING THEN BECOME MODERATE AND OCCASIONALLY HEAVY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 5000 FEET BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE CONFINED TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES BETWEEN 6000 AND 8000 FEET WITH UP 12 INCHES NEAR THE PEAKS. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH TODAY WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. * 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. THIS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 190 BETWEEN PANAMINT SPRINGS AND THE OWENS VALLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NVZ018-019-210300- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0008.110321T0100Z-110321T1800Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 813 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA. * TIMING: SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR TODAY IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE BUT SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 5000 FEET BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BETWEEN 6000 AND 8000 FEET AND UP TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH NEAR THE RIDGES. * IMPACTS: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. THIS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ABOVE 6000 FEET IN KYLE CANYON AND LEE CANYON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
892 WWUS45 KVEF 201615 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 915 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTH ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET IN ALL THE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY CALIFORNIA AND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA. NVZ018-019-210400- /O.UPG.KVEF.WW.Y.0008.110321T0100Z-110321T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110321T1800Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 915 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL FALL TODAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 5000 FEET BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BETWEEN 6000 AND 8000 FEET WITH ONE TO TWO FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH NEAR THE RIDGES. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN LEE AND KYLE CANYONS OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. SOME SNOW ACCUMULATION IS ALSO POSSIBLE ON HIGHWAY 160 AT MOUNTAIN SPRINGS SUMMIT BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND PAHRUMP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ519-521-210400- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110321T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 915 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND TONIGHT AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE DECREASING EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: DOWN TO 5000 FEET BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET...AND 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. SIXTEEN INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN ALREADY AS OF 730 AM TODAY AT ASPENDELL. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH TODAY THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. HEAVY SNOW COUPLED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 168 THROUGH WESTGARD PASS BETWEEN THE OWENS VALLEY AND THE NEVADA STATE LINE AND BETWEEN BISHOP AND ASPENDELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ522-210400- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110321T1200Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- 915 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING THEN BECOME MODERATE AND OCCASIONALLY HEAVY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 5000 FEET BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE CONFINED TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES BETWEEN 6000 AND 8000 FEET WITH UP 12 INCHES NEAR THE PEAKS. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH TODAY WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. * 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. THIS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 190 BETWEEN PANAMINT SPRINGS AND THE OWENS VALLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
420 WWUS45 KVEF 202156 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 256 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTH ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET IN ALL THE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY CALIFORNIA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA. NVZ018-019-211200- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110321T1800Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 256 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE TAPERING OFF TOWARD NOON. * SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 5000 FEET BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BETWEEN 6000 AND 8000 FEET WITH ONE TO TWO FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH NEAR THE RIDGES. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN LEE AND KYLE CANYONS OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. SOME SNOW ACCUMULATION IS ALSO POSSIBLE ON HIGHWAY 160 AT MOUNTAIN SPRINGS SUMMIT BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND PAHRUMP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ519-521-211200- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110321T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 256 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE DECREASING EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: DOWN TO 5000 FEET BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET...AND 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. SNOWFALL OF 22 INCHES WAS REPORTED AS OF 130 PM TODAY AT ASPENDELL. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH TODAY THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. HEAVY SNOW COUPLED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 168 THROUGH WESTGARD PASS BETWEEN THE OWENS VALLEY AND THE NEVADA STATE LINE AND BETWEEN BISHOP AND ASPENDELL. 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. && $$ NVZ014-015-211200- /O.EXB.KVEF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110322T0000Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOLDFIELD...PIOCHE 256 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY FOR ESMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. * TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN TONIGHT WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING ABOVE 5000 FEET. SNOW WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE DAY MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS LINCOLN COUNTY. SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 4500 FEET BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE CONFINED TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH TODAY WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. THIS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS WITH PASSES ABOVE 5000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ522-211200- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110321T1200Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- 256 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE MOUNTAIN OF DEATH VALLEY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 5000 FEET BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE CONFINED TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES BETWEEN 6000 AND 8000 FEET WITH UP 12 INCHES NEAR THE PEAKS. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH TODAY WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. * 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. THIS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 190 BETWEEN PANAMINT SPRINGS AND THE OWENS VALLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
536 WWUS45 KVEF 210452 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 952 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 OR 6000 FEET IN ALL THE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY CALIFORNIA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. NVZ018-019-211300- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110321T1800Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 952 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE TAPERING OFF TOWARD NOON. * SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 5000 FEET BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BETWEEN 6000 AND 8000 FEET WITH ONE TO TWO FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH NEAR THE RIDGES. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN LEE AND KYLE CANYONS OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. SOME SNOW ACCUMULATION IS ALSO POSSIBLE ON HIGHWAY 160 AT MOUNTAIN SPRINGS SUMMIT BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND PAHRUMP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ519-521-211200- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110321T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 952 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE DECREASING EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: DOWN TO 5000 FEET BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET...AND 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH TODAY THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. HEAVY SNOW COUPLED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 168 THROUGH WESTGARD PASS BETWEEN THE OWENS VALLEY AND THE NEVADA STATE LINE AND BETWEEN BISHOP AND ASPENDELL. 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. && $$ AZZ001-211300- /O.EXB.KVEF.WW.Y.0008.110321T1200Z-110322T0000Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MT TRUMBULL 952 PM MST SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST MONDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE SLOWLY TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 5000 FEET WITH ACCUMULATIONS MAINLY CONFINED TO ELEVATION ABOVE 5500 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...AND KEEP EXTRA DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES DUE TO THE NEED FOR INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCES. && $$ AZZ003-211300- /O.EXB.KVEF.WW.Y.0008.110321T1200Z-110321T1800Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS- 952 PM MST SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 AM MST MONDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 5000 FEET WITH ACCUMULATIONS MAINLY CONFINED TO ELEVATION ABOVE 5500 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES IN THE HUALAPAI MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...AND KEEP EXTRA DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES DUE TO THE NEED FOR INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCES. && $$ NVZ014-015-211300- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110322T0000Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOLDFIELD...PIOCHE 952 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES AND LINCOLN COUNTY. * TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN TONIGHT WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING ABOVE 5000 FEET. SNOW WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE DAY MONDAY... ESPECIALLY ACROSS LINCOLN COUNTY. SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 4500 FEET BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE CONFINED TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH TODAY WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. THIS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS WITH PASSES ABOVE 5000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ522-211200- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110321T1200Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- 952 PM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 5000 FEET BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE CONFINED TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES BETWEEN 6000 AND 8000 FEET WITH UP 12 INCHES NEAR THE PEAKS. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * 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. THIS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 190 BETWEEN PANAMINT SPRINGS AND THE OWENS VALLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ PIERCE
829 WWUS45 KVEF 211201 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 501 AM PDT MON MAR 21 2011 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INLAND FROM THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL LIFT ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA TODAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS CAN STILL BE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 OR 6000 FEET ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA AND IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA BEFORE PRECIPITATION DIMINISHES FROM WEST TO EAST LATER TODAY. CAZ519-521-211315- /O.EXP.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110321T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 501 AM PDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING ABOVE 6000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. THE PROLONGED HEAVY SNOW OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA WAS DIMINISHING EARLY THIS MORNING. SOME STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE BECOMING SHOWERY LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON BUT ONLY AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 6000 AND 8500 FEET TODAY. $$ CAZ522-211315- /O.EXP.KVEF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110321T1200Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- 501 AM PDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING ABOVE 6000 FEET... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 6000 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK. SNOW HAS ENDED EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AS DRIER AIR SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS TODAY BUT LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ NVZ018-019-211800- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110321T1800Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 501 AM PDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND BECOME MORE INTERMITTENT BETWEEN 7 AM AND 11 AM. * SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 5000 FEET WITH SIGNIFICANT CONFINED ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE ESTIMATED BETWEEN 6000 AND 8000 FEET WITH ONE TO TWO FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH NEAR THE RIDGES. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN LEE AND KYLE CANYONS OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. SOME SNOW ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY ON HIGHWAY 160 AT MOUNTAIN SPRINGS SUMMIT BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND PAHRUMP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NVZ014-015-211800- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110322T0000Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOLDFIELD...PIOCHE 501 AM PDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. * TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN THIS MORNING WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING ABOVE 5000 FEET. SNOW WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE DAY MONDAY... ESPECIALLY ACROSS LINCOLN COUNTY. SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 4500 FEET BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE CONFINED TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH TODAY WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. * 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. THIS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS WITH PASSES ABOVE 5000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AZZ001-211800- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110322T0000Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MT TRUMBULL 501 AM MST MON MAR 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE THIS MORNING BEFORE SLOWLY TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 5000 FEET WITH ACCUMULATIONS MAINLY CONFINEDTO ELEVATION ABOVE 5500 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...AND KEEP EXTRA DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES DUE TO THE NEED FOR INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCES. && $$ AZZ003-211800- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110321T1800Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS- 501 AM MST MON MAR 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY EARLY THIS MOORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TOWARD NOON. * SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 5000 FEET WITH ACCUMULATIONS MAINLY CONFINEDTO ELEVATION ABOVE 5500 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES IN THE HUALAPAI MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...AND KEEP EXTRA DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES DUE TO THE NEED FOR INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCES. && $$
218 WWUS45 KVEF 211802 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1102 AM PDT MON MAR 21 2011 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INLAND FROM THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL LIFT ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA TODAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS CAN STILL BE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 OR 6000 FEET ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA AND THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF ARIZONA. SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. NVZ018-019-211915- /O.CAN.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110321T1800Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- 1102 AM PDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF THIS MORNING...BUT SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE SHOWERS. $$ AZZ001-NVZ014-015-220000- /O.CAN.KVEF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110322T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WW.Y.0009.110321T1802Z-110322T0000Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MT TRUMBULL...GOLDFIELD...PIOCHE 1102 AM PDT MON MAR 21 2011 /1102 AM MST MON MAR 21 2011/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...AND THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF ARIZONA. UNTIL 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN THIS MORNING WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING ABOVE 5000 FEET. SNOW WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE DAY TODAY... ESPECIALLY ACROSS LINCOLN COUNTY. SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 4500 FEET BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE CONFINED TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH TODAY WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. * 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. THIS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS WITH PASSES ABOVE 5000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AZZ003-211915- /O.CAN.KVEF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110321T1800Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS- 1102 AM MST MON MAR 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS OF ARIZONA. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE. $$
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| Mar 18, 11:42 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo | 28 hr |
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