Alert archive / Nevada / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 9, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this winter storm warning at Dec 11, 2011, 1:56 PM PST for Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Dec 12, 2011, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2011, 1:56 PM PST (21:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 12, 2011, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 12, 2011, 9:23 PM PST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Clark County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 185 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 2729 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
792 WWUS45 KVEF 112156 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 156 PM PST SUN DEC 11 2011 .A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO WESTERN ARIZONA MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...WITH HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 5000 FEET IN SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA AND CLARK COUNTY NEVADA. AZZ003-NVZ019-120600- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0010.111213T0000Z-111214T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0009.111213T0000Z-111214T0000Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 156 PM PST SUN DEC 11 2011 /256 PM MST SUN DEC 11 2011/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY TO 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AREAS ABOVE 5000 FEET IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY AND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS OF CLARK COUNTY FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY TO 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH WHICH HAD BEEN IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE MONDAY EVENING...PEAK IN INTENSITY MONDAY NIGHT...THEN TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ON TUESDAY. * SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 5000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EIGHT TO 16 INCHES. * WINDS: LESS THAN 20 MPH. * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. 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. && $$ NVZ018-120600- /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0009.111213T0000Z-111214T0000Z/ SHEEP RANGE- 156 PM PST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AREAS ABOVE 5000 FEET IN THE SHEEP RANGE FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE MONDAY EVENING...PEAK IN INTENSITY MONDAY NIGHT...THEN TAPER OFF ON TUESDAY. * SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 5000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EIGHT TO 16 INCHES. * WINDS: LESS THAN 20 MPH. * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MORGAN
5 follow-up statements
796 WWUS45 KVEF 120555 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 955 PM PST SUN DEC 11 2011 .A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO WESTERN ARIZONA MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ABOVE 4000 FEET AND HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET IN SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA AND CLARK COUNTY NEVADA. AZZ003-NVZ018-019-121200- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0009.111213T0000Z-111214T0000Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 955 PM PST SUN DEC 11 2011 /1055 PM MST SUN DEC 11 2011/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY TO 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO 4 PM TUESDAY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA...AND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE MONDAY EVENING...PEAK IN INTENSITY MONDAY NIGHT...THEN TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ON TUESDAY. * SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 5000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EIGHT TO 16 INCHES. * WINDS: LESS THAN 20 MPH. * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. 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. && $$ CAZ524-121200- /O.NEW.KVEF.WW.Y.0021.111213T0000Z-111213T1800Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS 955 PM PST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM TUESDAY FOR THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THEN PEAK SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 7 PM MONDAY EVENING AND 4 AM TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY TUESDAY MORNING BUT PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE STILL EXPECTED THROUGH MID MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: BEGINNING AROUND 5000 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON THEN LOWERING TO BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET MONDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACTS: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ALONG I-15 OVER MOUNTAIN PASS...AND IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ JA
030 WWUS45 KVEF 121200 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 359 AM PST MON DEC 12 2011 .AN INITIAL WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL BRING LIGHT PRECIPITATION TO THE MOJAVE DESERT TODAY. THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO WESTERN ARIZONA LATER TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ABOVE 4000 FEET AND HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET IN SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA AND CLARK COUNTY NEVADA. AZZ003-NVZ018-019-122000- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0009.111213T0000Z-111214T0000Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 359 AM PST MON DEC 12 2011 /459 AM MST MON DEC 12 2011/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY...SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND THE SHEEP RANGE.. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS EVENING...PEAK IN INTENSITY TONIGHT...THEN TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ON TUESDAY. * SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 5000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EIGHT TO 16 INCHES. * WINDS: LESS THAN 20 MPH. * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. 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. && $$ CAZ524-122000- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0021.111213T0000Z-111213T1800Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS 359 AM PST MON DEC 12 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY FOR THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH ENCOMPASSES THE MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON...PEAK IN INTENSITY BETWEEN 7 PM THIS EVENING AND 4 AM TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TUESDAY MORNING BUT PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE STILL EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY. * SNOW LEVEL: BEGINNING AROUND 5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THEN LOWERING TO BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACTS: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ALONG I-15 OVER MOUNTAIN PASS...AND IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ PIERCE
566 WWUS45 KVEF 121947 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1147 AM PST MON DEC 12 2011 .A STORM SYSTEM NEAR SAN DIEGO WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS FAR NORTHERN MEXICO INTO WESTERN ARIZONA LATER TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ABOVE 4000 FEET...AND HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET IN SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA AND CLARK COUNTY NEVADA. AZZ003-NVZ018-019-130030- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0009.111213T0000Z-111214T0000Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 1147 AM PST MON DEC 12 2011 /1247 PM MST MON DEC 12 2011/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AREAS ABOVE 5000 FEET IN CLARK COUNTY AND SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...PEAK IN INTENSITY TONIGHT...THEN TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ON TUESDAY. * SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 5000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EIGHT TO 16 INCHES. * WINDS: LESS THAN 20 MPH. * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. 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. && $$ CAZ524-130030- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0021.111213T0000Z-111213T1800Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS 1147 AM PST MON DEC 12 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AREAS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK IN INTENSITY FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. * SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACTS: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ALONG I-15 OVER MOUNTAIN PASS...AND IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MORGAN
826 WWUS45 KVEF 130010 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 410 PM PST MON DEC 12 2011 .A STORM SYSTEM ALONG THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE ACROSS FAR NORTHERN MEXICO INTO WESTERN ARIZONA TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ABOVE 4000 FEET...AND HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET IN SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA AND CLARK COUNTY NEVADA. AZZ003-NVZ018-019-130600- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-111214T0000Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 410 PM PST MON DEC 12 2011 /510 PM MST MON DEC 12 2011/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AREAS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN CLARK COUNTY AND SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES...ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CLARK COUNTY NEVADA AND MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. INTERMITTENT SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA. * SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: IT NOW APPEARS ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE WILL BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES DOWN TO ELEVATIONS NEAR 4000 FEET. A TOTAL OF EIGHT TO 16 INCHES STILL LOOKS LIKELY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY WHICH SHOULD SEE LONGER DURATION OF SNOWFALL. * WINDS: LESS THAN 20 MPH. * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES...ESPECIALLY ALONG I-40 EAST OF KINGMAN. 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. && $$ CAZ524-130600- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-111213T1800Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS 410 PM PST MON DEC 12 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY FOR EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND SEE ITS PEAK INTENSITY UP UNTIL MIDNIGHT THEN BECOME MORE INTERMITTENT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACTS: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ALONG I-15 OVER MOUNTAIN PASS...AND IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ JA
693 WWUS45 KVEF 130523 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 923 PM PST MON DEC 12 2011 .HEAVY SNOW IS NO LONGER EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF CLARK COUNTY NEVADA AND MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA AS AN AREA OF PRECIPITATION LIFTS TO THE NORTH OVERNIGHT. INTERMITTENT SNOW OR OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL STILL PRODUCE SOME TRAVEL CONCERNS WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW AMOUNTS STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. AZZ003-NVZ018-019-131330- /O.CAN.KVEF.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-111214T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WW.Y.0022.111213T0523Z-111213T1800Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 923 PM PST MON DEC 12 2011 /1023 PM MST MON DEC 12 2011/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST /11 AM MST/ TUESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST /11 AM MST/ TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH AND BECOME MORE INTERMITTENT THE REST OF TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING THEN TAPER OFF TO OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVEL: BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING THEN RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET IN CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY. * WINDS: LESS THAN 15 MPH. * IMPACTS: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND IN CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ524-130630- /O.CAN.KVEF.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-111213T1800Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS 923 PM PST MON DEC 12 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ABOVE 4000 FEET. SNOW ENDED ALONG INTERSTATE 15 NEAR MOUNTAIN PASS BEFORE 9 PM THIS EVENING. THOUGH FLURRIES OR A PASSING SNOW SHOWER WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE...PERSISTENT SNOWFALL IS NO LONGER EXPECTED THE REST OF TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. $$ JA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 3:38 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | VEF | Clark, Nye | 10 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Nevada, 2011Winter Storm Warnings in Arizona, 2011Every winter storm warning in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.