Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this winter storm warning at Jan 19, 2012, 2:25 PM PST for Inyo County, California. It took effect at Jan 20, 2012, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 20 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
- Jan 19, 2012, 2:25 PM PST (22:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 20, 2012, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2012, 12:03 PM PST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
County Inyo County, CA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 8:30 AM PST | SNOW 6 | 1 Wnw Aspendell, CA | A SPOTTER ESTIMATED 6 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN IN ASPENDELL SO FAR TODAY AT AN ELEVATION OF 8500 FEET. |
| Jan 21, 10:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 17 | 4 Sse Aspendell, CA | THE SOUTH LAKE SNOTEL ESTIMATED 17.0 INCHES OF SNOW AT AN ELEVATION OF 9600 FEET. |
| Jan 21, 10:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 17 | 5 N Owens Valley Raws, CA | ROCK CREEK LAKES SNOTEL ESTIMATED 17.0 INCHES OF SNOW FELL TODAY FROM 1 AM THROUGH 10 AM AT AN ELEVATION OF 9700 FEET. |
| Jan 21, 11:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | 1 Wnw Aspendell, CA | A SPOTTER MEASURED 13 INCHES OF SNOW TODAY IN ASPENDELL AT 8500 FEET IN ELEVATION. THE SNOW ENDED AROUND 1130 AM. |
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, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 168 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2892 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
710 WWUS45 KVEF 192225 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 225 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012 .A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE THROUGH CALIFORNIA INTO WESTERN NEVADA SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND POSSIBLY HEAVY SNOW TO PORTIONS OF LINCOLN COUNTY. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL. CAZ519-201400- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0001.120121T0000Z-120121T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0001.120121T0000Z-120122T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 225 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY. THE MOST FAVORABLE PERIOD FOR HEAVY SNOW LOOKS TO BE FROM LATE FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: NEAR 9000 FEET LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON FALLING TO NEAR 5000 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 16 INCHES BETWEEN 7000 AND 9000 FEET WITH ONE TO 2 FEET ABOVE 9000 FEET. * WINDS: WESTERLY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD LEAD TO CLOSURES OF HIGHER ELEVATION ROADWAYS IN THE EASTERN SIERRA. CONDITIONS COULD BE DANGEROUS FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. 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. && $$ NVZ015-201400- /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.A.0002.120121T1200Z-120122T0000Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PIOCHE 225 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 5000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. * TIMING: SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT BUT RAIN AND SNOWFALL MAY INTENSIFY BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL END QUICKLY SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: STARTING OUT ABOVE 7000 FEET EARLY SATURDAY BUT FALLING TO AROUND 5000 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: POTENTIALLY 4 TO 8 INCHES NORTH AND EAST OF CALIENTE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND COULD EVEN CAUSE ROAD CLOSURES NORTH AND EAST OF CALIENTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. && $$
5 follow-up statements
829 WWUS45 KVEF 201344 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 544 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 .A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE THROUGH CALIFORNIA INTO WESTERN NEVADA SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND POSSIBLY HEAVY SNOW TO PORTIONS OF LINCOLN COUNTY. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL. CAZ519-202000- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0001.120121T0000Z-120122T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 544 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY. THE MOST FAVORABLE PERIOD FOR HEAVY SNOW LOOKS TO BE FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH ABOUT 9 AM SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: NEAR 9000 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON FALLING TO 8000 FEET OVERNIGHT THEN DOWN TO 5000 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 16 INCHES BETWEEN 7000 AND 9000 FEET WITH ONE TO 2 FEET ABOVE 9000 FEET. * WINDS: WESTERLY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD LEAD TO CLOSURES OF HIGHER ELEVATION ROADWAYS IN THE EASTERN SIERRA. CONDITIONS COULD BE DANGEROUS FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. 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. && $$ NVZ015-202000- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0002.120121T1200Z-120122T0000Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PIOCHE 544 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. * TIMING: SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT BUT RAIN AND SNOWFALL MAY INTENSIFY BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL END QUICKLY SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: STARTING OUT ABOVE 7000 FEET EARLY SATURDAY BUT FALLING TO AROUND 5000 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: POTENTIALLY 4 TO 8 INCHES NORTH AND EAST OF CALIENTE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND COULD EVEN CAUSE ROAD CLOSURES NORTH AND EAST OF CALIENTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. PEOPLE SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND REMAIN ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. && $$
017 WWUS45 KVEF 201920 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1120 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 .A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE THROUGH CALIFORNIA INTO NEVADA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW TO NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. CAZ519-210600- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0001.120121T0000Z-120122T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1120 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY. THE MOST FAVORABLE PERIOD FOR HEAVY SNOW LOOKS TO BE FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH ABOUT 9 AM SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: NEAR 9000 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON FALLING TO 8000 FEET OVERNIGHT THEN DOWN TO 5000 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 16 INCHES BETWEEN 7000 AND 9000 FEET WITH ONE TO 2 FEET ABOVE 9000 FEET. * WINDS: WESTERLY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD LEAD TO CLOSURES OF HIGHER ELEVATION ROADWAYS IN THE EASTERN SIERRA. CONDITIONS COULD BE DANGEROUS FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. 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. && $$ NVZ015-210600- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0002.120121T1200Z-120122T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WW.Y.0001.120121T1200Z-120122T0300Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PIOCHE 1120 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT BUT RAIN AND SNOWFALL WILL INTENSIFY BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL END QUICKLY AFTER 7 PM. * SNOW LEVEL: STARTING OUT ABOVE 7000 FEET EARLY SATURDAY BUT FALLING TO AROUND 5000 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES NORTH AND EAST OF CALIENTE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND COULD EVEN CAUSE ROAD CLOSURES NORTH AND EAST OF CALIENTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
301 WWUS45 KVEF 210532 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 932 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 .A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL REACH THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE THROUGH CALIFORNIA INTO NEVADA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW TO NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. CAZ519-211500- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120122T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 932 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY. THE MOST FAVORABLE PERIOD FOR HEAVY SNOW WILL BE UNTIL ABOUT 9 AM SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: FALLING TO 8000 FEET OVERNIGHT THEN DOWN TO 5000 FEET AS THE SNOW ENDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 16 INCHES BETWEEN 7000 AND 9000 FEET WITH ONE TO TWO FEET ABOVE 9000 FEET. * WINDS: WESTERLY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD LEAD TO CLOSURES OF HIGHER ELEVATION ROADWAYS IN THE EASTERN SIERRA. CONDITIONS COULD BE DANGEROUS FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. 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. && $$ NVZ015-211500- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0001.120121T1200Z-120122T0300Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PIOCHE 932 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AREAS OF LINCOLN COUNTY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT BUT RAIN AND SNOWFALL WILL INTENSIFY BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL END QUICKLY AFTER 7 PM. * SNOW LEVEL: STARTING OUT ABOVE 7000 FEET EARLY SATURDAY BUT FALLING TO AROUND 5000 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES NORTH AND EAST OF CALIENTE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND COULD EVEN CAUSE ROAD CLOSURES NORTH AND EAST OF CALIENTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. && $$ MORGAN
578 WWUS45 KVEF 211128 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 328 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 .A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH CALIFORNIA AND ACROSS NEVADA TODAY. THIS WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW TO NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. CAZ519-212000- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120122T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 328 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY. THE MOST FAVORABLE PERIOD FOR HEAVY SNOW WILL BE UNTIL ABOUT 10 AM THIS MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVEL: LOWERING TO AROUND 5000 FEET AS THE SNOW ENDS THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 16 INCHES BETWEEN 7000 AND 9000 FEET WITH ONE TO TWO FEET ABOVE 9000 FEET. * WINDS: WESTERLY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD LEAD TO CLOSURES OF HIGHER ELEVATION ROADWAYS IN THE EASTERN SIERRA. CONDITIONS COULD BE DANGEROUS FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. 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. && $$ NVZ015-212000- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0001.120121T1200Z-120122T0300Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PIOCHE 328 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. * TIMING: RAIN AND SNOWFALL WILL INTENSIFY BY LATE THIS MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: LOWERING TO NEAR 5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES NORTH AND EAST OF CALIENTE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND COULD EVEN CAUSE ROAD CLOSURES NORTH AND EAST OF CALIENTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. && $$
264 WWUS45 KVEF 212003 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1203 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 .A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH CALIFORNIA AND ACROSS NEVADA TODAY. THIS WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW TO NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. CAZ519-212115- /O.CAN.KVEF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120122T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1203 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. THE POTENTIAL OF HEAVY SNOW HAS PASSED WITH ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS THIS AFTERNOON BEING LESS THAN 3 INCHES. $$ NVZ015-220300- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120122T0300Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PIOCHE 1203 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. * TIMING: BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: LOWERING TO NEAR 5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES NORTH AND EAST OF CALIENTE. THROUGH 11 AM PST...AN ESTIMATED 2 INCHES WAS REPORTED BY THE LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE IN LINCOLN COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND COULD EVEN CAUSE ROAD CLOSURES NORTH AND EAST OF CALIENTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. && $$ PIERCE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2:26 PM PST | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 24 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in California, 2012Every winter storm warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.