Alert archive / Nevada / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this winter storm warning at Mar 15, 2012, 2:16 PM PDT for Inyo County, California; Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Mar 17, 2012, 12:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 28 hr. 13 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 15, 2012, 2:16 PM PDT (21:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 17, 2012, 12:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2012, 3:46 AM PDT
- In force
- 28 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 21:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 7:48 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | 1 Wnw Aspendell, CA | 8.5 INCES OF SNOW FELL DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AT THE ASPENDELL CO-OP STATION. STILL SNOWING. |
| Mar 17, 10:45 AM PDT | SNOW 2 | Tonopah, NV | |
| Mar 17, 6:00 PM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 5 Sse Aspendell, CA | SAWMILL CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES STATION AT AN ELEVATION OF 10200 FEET. SNOW FELL BETWEEN 6 PM MARCH 16 AND 6 PM MARCH 17. |
| Mar 17, 6:00 PM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 6 Se South Lake, CA | BIG PINE CREEK CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES STATION AT AN ELEVATION OF 9800 FEET. SNOW FELL BETWEEN 6 PM MARCH 16 AND 6 PM MARCH 17. |
| Mar 17, 6:00 PM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 16 | 4 Sse Aspendell, CA | SOUTH LAKE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES STATION AT AN ELEVATION OF 9600 FEET. SNOW FELL BETWEEN 6 PM MARCH 16 AND 6 PM MARCH 17. |
| Mar 17, 6:00 PM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 17 | 11 Wnw Owens Valley Raw, CA | ROCK CREEK LAKES CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES STATION AT AN ELEVATION OF 9700 FEET. SNOW FELL BETWEEN 6 PM MARCH 16 AND 4 PM MARCH 17. |
| Mar 17, 8:00 PM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 16 | 10 Sw Lone Pine, CA | COTTONWOOD LAKES CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES STATION AT AN ELEVATION OF 10150 FEET. SNOW FELL BETWEEN 6 AM AND 8 PM. |
| Mar 17, 11:00 PM PDT | SNOW 4 | 1 Sse Mt. Charleston, NV | KYLE CANYON SCAN STATION AT AN ELEVATION OF 7011 FEET. SNOW FELL BETWEEN 2 PM AND 11 PM PDT. |
| Mar 17, 11:00 PM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 2 Ssw Mt. Charleston, NV | RAINBOW CANYON SNOTEL LOCATED IN KYLE CANYON AT AN ELEVATION OF 7975 FEET. SNOW FELL BETWEEN 2 PM AND 11 PM PDT. |
| Mar 17, 11:00 PM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 4 Wnw Mt. Charleston, NV | LEE CANYON SNOTEL AT AN ELEVATION OF 8626 FEET. SNOW FELL BETWEEN 1 PM AND 11 PM PDT. |
| Mar 17, 11:00 PM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 5 Wnw Mt. Charleston, NV | BRISTLECONE TRAIL SNOTEL AT AN ELEVATION OF 8979 FEET LOCATED IN LEE CANYON. SNOW FELL BETWEEN 1 PM AND 11 PM PDT. |
| Mar 18, 2:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 9.3 | 4 Wnw Mt. Charleston, NV | LAS VEGAS SKI AND SNOWBOARD RESORT MEASURED 9.3 INCHES OF SNOW THAT FELL BETWEEN NOON YESTERDAY AND 2 AM THIS MORNING AT AN ELEVATION OF 9200 FT. |
| Mar 18, 2:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 9.3 | 4 Wnw Mt. Charleston, NV | LAS VEGAS SKI AND SNOWBOARD RESORT MEASURED 9.3 INCHES OF SNOW THAT FELL BETWEEN NOON YESTERDAY AND 2 AM THIS MORNING AT AN ELIVATION OF 9200 FT. |
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, 9.3 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
- 3096 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
245 WWUS45 KVEF 152116 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 216 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW POSSIBLE FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .A PACIFIC STORM ACCOMPANIED BY A PLUME OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE MOVING ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS AREA MOUNTAINS... ESPECIALLY THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AS WELL AS...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA AS WELL AS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY. NVZ018-019-160530- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0007.120317T1900Z-120318T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0005.120317T1800Z-120318T0700Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 216 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ON SATURDAY...PEAK IN INTENSITY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF TOWARDS MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN BETWEEN 6500 AND 7000 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE LOWERING TO 3500 TO 4000 FEET BY MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL LIKELY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS ESPECIALLY ABOVE 7000 FEET. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 160 BETWEEN PAHRUMP AND LAS VEGAS COULD BE IMPACTED. 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. && $$ CAZ519-521-160530- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0007.120317T0700Z-120318T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0005.120317T0700Z-120318T0700Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 216 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 6000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...BE THE HEAVIEST LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO START BETWEEN 7000 AND 7500 FEET EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THEN FALL TO 4000 TO 4500 FEET BY SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE 7000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TOWARDS THE CREST. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 168 BETWEEN ASPENDELL AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF BISHOP AND ON WESTGARD PASS THROUGH THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. 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. && $$ AZZ003-160530- /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.A.0008.120318T0300Z-120319T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS- 216 PM MST THU MAR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY AWAY FROM THE COLORADO RIVER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SATURDAY EVENING...INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE SATURDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE IN INTENSITY TOWARDS DAYBREAK SUNDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PICK BACK UP IN INTENSITY LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN AROUND 6500 FEET SATURDAY EVENING THEN LOWER TO 3500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET. 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON ROADS ON HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN AS WELL AS ALONG INTERSTATE 40 FROM EAST OF KINGMAN TOWARDS THE YAVAPAI COUNTY LINE WHICH INCLUDES THE FORT ROCK AREA. 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. && $$ STACHELSKI/GORELOW
10 follow-up statements
955 WWUS45 KVEF 160512 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1012 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW POSSIBLE FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA FRIDAY NIGHT AND THEN ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN ON SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS AREA MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AS WELL AS...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA AS WELL AS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY. NVZ018-019-161315- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.120317T1800Z-120318T0700Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 1012 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE SHEEP RANGE... THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ON SATURDAY...PEAK IN INTENSITY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF TOWARDS MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN BETWEEN 6500 AND 7000 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE LOWERING TO 3500 TO 4000 FEET BY MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL LIKELY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS ESPECIALLY ABOVE 7000 FEET. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 160 BETWEEN PAHRUMP AND LAS VEGAS COULD BE IMPACTED. 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. && $$ CAZ519-521-161315- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.120317T0700Z-120318T0700Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1012 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...BE THE HEAVIEST LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO START BETWEEN 7000 AND 7500 FEET EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THEN FALL TO 4000 TO 4500 FEET BY SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE 7000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TOWARDS THE CREST. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 168 BETWEEN ASPENDELL AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF BISHOP AND ON WESTGARD PASS THROUGH THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. 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. && $$ AZZ003-161315- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0008.120318T0300Z-120319T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS- 1012 PM MST THU MAR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SATURDAY EVENING...INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE SATURDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE IN INTENSITY TOWARDS DAYBREAK SUNDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PICK BACK UP IN INTENSITY LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN AROUND 6500 FEET SATURDAY EVENING THEN LOWER TO 3500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET. 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON ROADS ON HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN AS WELL AS ALONG INTERSTATE 40 FROM EAST OF KINGMAN TOWARDS THE MOHAVE/YAVAPAI COUNTY LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. && $$
337 WWUS45 KVEF 161301 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 601 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW LIKELY FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TONIGHT AND THEN ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN ON SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS AREA MOUNTAINS... ESPECIALLY THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AS WELL AS...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA AS WELL AS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY. NVZ018-019-162145- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.120317T1800Z-120318T0700Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 601 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ON SATURDAY...PEAK IN INTENSITY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF TOWARDS MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN BETWEEN 6500 AND 7000 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE LOWERING TO 3500 TO 4000 FEET BY MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL LIKELY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS ESPECIALLY ABOVE 7000 FEET. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 160 BETWEEN PAHRUMP AND LAS VEGAS COULD BE IMPACTED. 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. && $$ CAZ519-521-162145- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.120317T0700Z-120318T0700Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 601 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...BE THE HEAVIEST LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO START BETWEEN 7000 AND 7500 FEET EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THEN FALL TO 4000 TO 4500 FEET BY SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE 7000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TOWARDS THE CREST. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 168 BETWEEN ASPENDELL AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF BISHOP AND ON WESTGARD PASS THROUGH THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ AZZ003-162145- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0008.120318T0300Z-120319T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS- 601 AM MST FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SATURDAY EVENING...INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE SATURDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE IN INTENSITY TOWARDS DAYBREAK SUNDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PICK BACK UP IN INTENSITY LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN AROUND 6500 FEET SATURDAY EVENING THEN LOWER TO 3500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET. 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON ROADS ON HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN AS WELL AS ALONG INTERSTATE 40 AND ROUTE 66 FROM KINGMAN EAST TOWARD THE COUNTY LINE. 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. && $$
694 WWUS45 KVEF 162131 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 231 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW LIKELY FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TONIGHT AND THEN ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN ON SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS AREA MOUNTAINS... ESPECIALLY THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AS WELL AS...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA AS WELL AS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY. AZZ003-170715- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0008.120318T0300Z-120319T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WS.W.0005.120318T0300Z-120319T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS- 231 PM MST FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET...FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS OF MOHAVE COUNTY. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SATURDAY EVENING...INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE SATURDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE IN INTENSITY TOWARDS DAYBREAK SUNDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PICK BACK UP IN INTENSITY LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN AROUND 6500 FEET SATURDAY EVENING THEN LOWER TO 3500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET. 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON ROADS ON HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN AS WELL AS ALONG INTERSTATE 40 AND ROUTE 66 FROM KINGMAN EAST TOWARD THE COUNTY LINE. 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. && $$ NVZ018-019-170715- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.120317T1800Z-120318T0700Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 231 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ON SATURDAY...PEAK IN INTENSITY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF TOWARDS MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN BETWEEN 6500 AND 7000 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE LOWERING TO 3500 TO 4000 FEET BY MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL LIKELY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS ESPECIALLY ABOVE 7000 FEET. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 160 BETWEEN PAHRUMP AND LAS VEGAS COULD BE IMPACTED. 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. && $$ CAZ519-521-170715- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.120317T0700Z-120318T0700Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 231 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...BE THE HEAVIEST LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO START BETWEEN 7000 AND 7500 FEET EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THEN FALL TO 4000 TO 4500 FEET BY SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE 7000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TOWARDS THE CREST. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 168 BETWEEN ASPENDELL AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF BISHOP AND ON WESTGARD PASS THROUGH THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
036 WWUS45 KVEF 170440 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 940 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW LIKELY FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TONIGHT AND THEN ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN ON SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE AREA MOUNTAINS... ESPECIALLY THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AS WELL AS...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY. NVZ018-019-171245- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.120317T1800Z-120318T0700Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 940 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE SHEEP RANGE...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TOWARDS MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN BETWEEN 6500 AND 7000 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE LOWERING TO BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000 FEET BY MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL LIKELY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS ESPECIALLY ABOVE 7000 FEET. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 160 BETWEEN PAHRUMP AND LAS VEGAS COULD BE IMPACTED. 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. && $$ AZZ003-171245- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.120318T0300Z-120319T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS- 940 PM MST FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SATURDAY EVENING...INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE SATURDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE IN INTENSITY TOWARDS DAYBREAK SUNDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PICK BACK UP IN INTENSITY LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN AROUND 6500 FEET SATURDAY EVENING THEN LOWER TO 3500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET. 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON ROADS ON HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN AS WELL AS ALONG INTERSTATE 40 AND ROUTE 66 FROM KINGMAN EAST TOWARD THE COUNTY LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ519-521-171245- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.120317T0700Z-120318T0700Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 940 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AS WELL AS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...BE THE HEAVIEST LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO START BETWEEN 7000 AND 7500 FEET EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THEN FALL TO BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET BY SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE 7000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TOWARDS THE CREST. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 168 BETWEEN ASPENDELL AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF BISHOP AND ON WESTGARD PASS THROUGH THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. 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. && $$
478 WWUS45 KVEF 171110 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 410 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND MOUNTAINS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN TODAY AND INTO SUNDAY... .A POTENT PACIFIC STORM HAS SPREAD HEAVY SNOW INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA ALREADY THIS MORNING. THIS BAND OF PRECIPITATION WILL WORK EAST ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN TODAY AND TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AS WELL AS THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF LINCOLN COUNTY AND MOHAVE COUNTY. NVZ018-019-171930- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.120317T1800Z-120318T0700Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 410 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TOWARDS MIDNIGHT THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN AROUND 6500 FEET THIS MORNING BEFORE LOWERING TO BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000 FEET BY MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL LIKELY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS 156...157 AND 158 ESPECIALLY ABOVE 7000 FEET. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 160 BETWEEN PAHRUMP AND LAS VEGAS COULD BE IMPACTED AS WELL TONIGHT AS SNOW LEVEL LOWER. 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. && $$ AZZ003-171930- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.120318T0300Z-120319T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS- 410 AM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS OF MOHAVE COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING...INCREASE IN INTENSITY DURING THE LATE EVENING...THEN DECREASE IN INTENSITY TOWARDS DAYBREAK SUNDAY. NUMEROUS LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT SUNDAY BEFORE DECREASING SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN AROUND 6500 FEET THIS EVENING THEN LOWER TO 3500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET. 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON ROADS ON HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN AS WELL AS ALONG INTERSTATE 40 AND ROUTE 66 FROM KINGMAN EAST TOWARD THE COUNTY LINE. 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. && $$ CAZ519-521-171930- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120318T0700Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 410 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA THIS MORNING...ALSO SPREADING EAST INTO THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING...THEN DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO 5000 FEET BY LATE MORNING...THE LOWER EVEN FURTHER TONIGHT TO BETWEEN 3000 AND 3500 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE 7000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS NEARING THE CREST. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 168 BETWEEN ASPENDELL AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF BISHOP AND ON WESTGARD PASS THROUGH THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ AZZ001-171930- /O.NEW.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.120318T0300Z-120319T0000Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...MT TRUMBULL 410 AM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4500 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAUS OF MOHAVE COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING...INCREASE IN INTENSITY DURING THE LATE EVENING...THEN DECREASE IN TOWARDS DAYBREAK SUNDAY. NUMEROUS LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT SUNDAY BEFORE DECREASING SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN AROUND 7000 FEET THIS EVENING THEN RAPIDLY LOWER TO 3500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES ON ROADWAYS THROUGHOUT NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. && $$ NVZ015-171930- /O.NEW.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.120317T2100Z-120318T0700Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PIOCHE 410 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY LATE THIS MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IMPACTING THE EASTERN HALF OF THE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TOWARDS MIDNIGHT. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN AROUND 6500 FEET THIS MORNING BEFORE LOWERING TO BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000 FEET BY MIDNIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 7 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS ON HIGHWAY 93...HIGHWAY 318...HIGHWAY 375 AND HIGHWAY 319 SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND CARRY CHAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ PIERCE
940 WWUS45 KVEF 171907 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1207 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND MOUNTAINS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN TODAY AND INTO SUNDAY... .A POTENT PACIFIC STORM HAS SPREAD HEAVY SNOW INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. THIS BAND OF PRECIPITATION WILL WORK EAST ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN TODAY AND TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AS WELL AS THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA AND THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF ARIZONA. NVZ018-019-180030- /O.EXT.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120319T0300Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 1207 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SUNDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SUNDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY THIS EVENING. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE SUNDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: BEGINNING AROUND 6500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THEN LOWERING TO 3500 FEET OVERNIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL LIKELY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS 156...157 AND 158 ESPECIALLY ABOVE 7000 FEET. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 160 BETWEEN PAHRUMP AND LAS VEGAS COULD BE IMPACTED AS WELL TONIGHT AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. 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. && $$ AZZ003-180030- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.120318T0300Z-120319T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS- 1207 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS OF ARIZONA. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING...INCREASE IN INTENSITY DURING THE LATE EVENING...THEN DECREASE IN INTENSITY TOWARDS DAYBREAK SUNDAY. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT SUNDAY BEFORE DECREASING SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET. 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON ROADS ON HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN. DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ALONG INTERSTATE 40 AND ROUTE 66 FROM KINGMAN EAST TOWARD THE COUNTY LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ519-521-180030- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120318T0700Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1207 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE 7000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEARING THE CREST. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 168 BETWEEN ASPENDELL AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF BISHOP AND ON WESTGARD PASS THROUGH THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. 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. && $$ NVZ014-180030- /O.EXB.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.120317T1907Z-120318T1700Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 1207 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT SUNDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS ESMERALDA COUNTY THEN SHOULD TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW WILL LIKELY REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AS IT PUSHES ACROSS CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. THE MAJORITY OF SNOW FOR CENTRAL NYE COUNTY IS EXPECTED WITH THIS BAND LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS CAN THEN BE EXPECTED MUCH OF THE DAY SUNDAY. * SNOW LEVEL: REMAINING AROUND 5000 FEET TODAY THEN LOWERING TO 3000 FEET OVERNIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS: BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES ON ROADWAYS THROUGHOUT ESMERALDA COUNTY THEN SPREADING DOWN INTO CENTRAL NYE COUNTY TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NVZ015-180030- /O.EXT.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.120317T2100Z-120319T0000Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...RACHEL 1207 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO WESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IMPACTING THE EASTERN HALF OF THE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TOWARDS MIDNIGHT. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THEN CONTINUE MUCH OF THE DAY. * SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 6000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON LOWERING TO 3000 FEET LATE TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 9 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WILL DECREASE TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS ON HIGHWAY 93...HIGHWAY 318...HIGHWAY 375 AND HIGHWAY 319 SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND CARRY CHAINS. 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. && $$ AZZ001-180030- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.120318T0300Z-120319T0000Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...MT TRUMBULL 1207 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF ARIZONA. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING...INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE THIS EVENING THEN TAPER OFF TOWARD DAYBREAK SUNDAY. NUMEROUS LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT SUNDAY BEFORE DECREASING SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 4500 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES ON ROADWAYS THROUGHOUT NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ JA
766 WWUS45 KVEF 180003 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 503 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .A POTENT PACIFIC STORM WILL WORK EAST ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AS WELL AS THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA AND THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF ARIZONA. NVZ018-019-180730- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120319T0300Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 503 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SUNDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY THIS EVENING. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE SUNDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: BEGINNING AROUND 6500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THEN LOWERING TO 3500 FEET OVERNIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL LIKELY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS 156...157 AND 158 ESPECIALLY ABOVE 7000 FEET. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 160 BETWEEN PAHRUMP AND LAS VEGAS COULD BE IMPACTED AS WELL TONIGHT AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. 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. && $$ AZZ003-180730- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.120318T0300Z-120319T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS- 503 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS OF ARIZONA. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY DURING THE LATE EVENING...THEN DECREASE IN INTENSITY TOWARDS DAYBREAK SUNDAY. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT SUNDAY BEFORE DECREASING SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET. 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON ROADS ON HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN. DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ALONG INTERSTATE 40 AND ROUTE 66 FROM KINGMAN EAST TOWARD THE COUNTY LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ519-521-180700- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120318T0700Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 503 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. * TIMING: SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE 7000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEARING THE CREST. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 168 BETWEEN ASPENDELL AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF BISHOP AND ON WESTGARD PASS THROUGH THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. 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. && $$ NVZ015-180730- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120319T0000Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...RACHEL 503 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL MAINLY AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET THROUGH EARLY EVENING THE SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 5000 FEET THIS EVENING WITH PRECIPITATION FALLING PRIMARILY OVER AREAS EAST OF RACHEL AND HIKO BEFORE TAPERING OFF TOWARD MIDNIGHT. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THEN CONTINUE MUCH OF THE DAY. * SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 6000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON LOWERING TO 3000 FEET LATE TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL DECREASE TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS ON HIGHWAY 93...HIGHWAY 318...HIGHWAY 375 AND HIGHWAY 319 SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND CARRY CHAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NVZ014-180730- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120318T1700Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 503 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT SUNDAY ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN ESMERALDA COUNTY THEN SHOULD TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW WILL LIKELY REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AS IT PUSHES ACROSS CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. THE MAJORITY OF SNOW FOR CENTRAL NYE COUNTY IS EXPECTED WITH THIS BAND LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS CAN THEN BE EXPECTED MUCH OF THE DAY SUNDAY. * SNOW LEVEL: REMAINING AROUND 5000 FEET TODAY THEN LOWERING TO 3000 FEET OVERNIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS: BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES ON ROADWAYS THROUGHOUT ESMERALDA COUNTY THEN SPREADING DOWN INTO CENTRAL NYE COUNTY TONIGHT. 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. && $$ AZZ001-180730- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.120318T0300Z-120319T0000Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...MT TRUMBULL 503 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF ARIZONA. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING...INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE THIS EVENING THEN TAPER OFF TOWARD DAYBREAK SUNDAY. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT SUNDAY BEFORE DECREASING SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 4500 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES ON ROADWAYS THROUGHOUT NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
847 WWUS45 KVEF 180255 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 755 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .A POTENT PACIFIC STORM WILL WORK EAST ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AS WELL AS THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET ACROSS LINCOLN COUNTY NEVADA AND THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF ARIZONA. NVZ014-180400- /O.CAN.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120318T1700Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 755 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE SEEN OVERNIGHT...WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ NVZ018-019-180800- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120319T0300Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 755 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SUNDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE SHEEP RANGE...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. * TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN DEVELOP ON SUNDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: LOWERING TO 3500 FEET OVERNIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS DECREASING TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL LIKELY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS 156...157 AND 158 ESPECIALLY ABOVE 7000 FEET. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 160 BETWEEN PAHRUMP AND LAS VEGAS COULD BE IMPACTED AS WELL TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ AZZ003-180800- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.120318T0300Z-120319T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS- 755 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST SUNDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DECREASE IN INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT SUNDAY BEFORE DECREASING SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET. 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON ROADS ON HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN. DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ALONG INTERSTATE 40 AND ROUTE 66 FROM KINGMAN EAST TOWARD THE COUNTY LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. 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. && $$ CAZ519-521-180700- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120318T0700Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 755 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF DURING THE EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE 7000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEARING THE CREST. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS DECREASING TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 168 BETWEEN ASPENDELL AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF BISHOP AND ON WESTGARD PASS THROUGH THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NVZ015-180800- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120319T0000Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...RACHEL 755 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL MAINLY AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THE SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 5000 FEET THIS EVENING WITH PRECIPITATION FALLING PRIMARILY OVER AREAS EAST OF RACHEL AND HIKO BEFORE TAPERING OFF TOWARD MIDNIGHT. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THEN CONTINUE MUCH OF THE DAY. * SNOW LEVEL: LOWERING TO 3000 FEET LATE TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS DECREASING TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS: THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS ON HIGHWAY 93...HIGHWAY 318...HIGHWAY 375 AND HIGHWAY 319 SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND CARRY CHAINS. 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. && $$ AZZ001-180800- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.120318T0300Z-120319T0000Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...MT TRUMBULL 755 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY MIDNIGHT THEN TAPER OFF BY DAYBREAK SUNDAY. HOWEVER NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT SUNDAY BEFORE DECREASING SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 4500 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS: BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES ON ROADWAYS THROUGHOUT NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
516 WWUS45 KVEF 180640 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1140 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .A POTENT PACIFIC STORM WILL WORK EAST ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN THE AREA MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET ACROSS LINCOLN COUNTY NEVADA AND THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF ARIZONA. CAZ519-521-180745- /O.EXP.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120318T0700Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1140 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT ABOVE 6000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS INTO SUNDAY...HOWEVER ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ AZZ003-NVZ018-019-181445- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120319T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 1140 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 /1140 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS OF ARIZONA AS WELL AS THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...THE SHEEP RANGE AND RED ROCK CANYON OF SOUTHERN NEVADA. * TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN DEVELOP ON SUNDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: LOWERING TO 3500 FEET OVERNIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS DECREASING TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS: IN NEVADA...SNOW WILL LIKELY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS 156...157 AND 158 ESPECIALLY ABOVE 7000 FEET. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 160 BETWEEN PAHRUMP AND LAS VEGAS COULD BE IMPACTED AS WELL TONIGHT. IN ARIZONA...ROADWAYS ON HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN AND PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 40 EAST OF KINGMAN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NVZ015-181445- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120319T0000Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...RACHEL 1140 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. * TIMING: PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT WILL PRIMARILY BE EAST AF RACHEL AND HIKO LINE OVERNIGHT AND TAPER OFF TOWARDS DAYBREAK. HOWEVER NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THEN CONTINUE MUCH OF THE DAY. * SNOW LEVEL: LOWERING TO 3000 FEET LATE TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS: THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS ON HIGHWAY 93...HIGHWAY 318...HIGHWAY 375 AND HIGHWAY 319 SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND CARRY CHAINS. 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. && $$ AZZ001-181445- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120319T0000Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...MT TRUMBULL 1140 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU. * TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY DAYBREAK SUNDAY. HOWEVER NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT SUNDAY BEFORE DECREASING SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 4500 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS: BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES ON ROADWAYS THROUGHOUT NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
890 WWUS45 KVEF 181046 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 346 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .A VERY COLD STORM WILL CONTINUE TO WORK SLOWLY EAST ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT TODAY. EVEN THOUGH THE MAIN FETCH OF MOISTURE HAS MOVED EAST INTO CENTRAL ARIZONA...NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AROUND THE MOUNTAINS WITH THE SNOW LEVEL POTENTIALLY AS LOW AS 3500 FEET. AZZ003-NVZ018-019-181900- /O.CAN.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120319T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120319T0000Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 346 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 /346 AM MST SUN MAR 18 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...SHEEP RANGE AND NORTHWEST DESERTS OF MOHAVE COUNTY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING: SNOW ENDED IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE LATE LAST EVENING. SNOW WILL WILL TAPER OFF BY DAYBREAK IN EXTREME EASTERN MOHAVE COUNTY. HOWEVER NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE DAY BEFORE DECREASING IN THE EARLY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. * IMPACTS: BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS TODAY. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. && $$ NVZ015-181900- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120319T0000Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...RACHEL 346 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. * TIMING: PRECIPITATION HAS MAINLY SHIFTED EAST INTO SOUTHWEST UTAH THIS MORNING. HOWEVER NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE DAY BEFORE DECREASING IN THE EARLY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: BETWEEN 3000 AND 3500 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 10 AND 20 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS ON HIGHWAY 93...HIGHWAY 318...HIGHWAY 375 AND HIGHWAY 319 SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS AND CARRY CHAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AZZ001-181900- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120319T0000Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...MT TRUMBULL 346 AM MST SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAUS OF MOHAVE COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AROUND DAYBREAK. HOWEVER NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE DAY BEFORE DECREASING IN THE EARLY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS TODAY. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2:40 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 57 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:40 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 53 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:16 PM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | VEF | 24 hr |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.