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Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Las Vegas, NV

April 12, 2012Inyo County, California; Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this winter storm warning at Apr 12, 2012, 3:10 PM PDT for Inyo County, California; Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Apr 13, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 27 hr. 12 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
Apr 12, 2012, 3:10 PM PDT (22:10 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 13, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT
Expired
Apr 14, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

Counties Inyo County, CA, Clark County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV

The radar

The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 182 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 13, 12:00 PM PDTSNOW 4.81 Wnw Aspendell, CAASPENDELL CO-OP OBSERVER MEASURED A STORM TOTAL OF 4.8 INCHES AT 8490 FEET.
Apr 13, 12:17 PM PDTHEAVY SNOW 41 Wnw Aspendell, CA4 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE FALLEN SINCE 4 AM IN ASPENDELL AT AN ELEVATION OF 8490 FT.
Apr 13, 3:30 PM PDTSNOW 5.5Aspendell, CATHE SNOW BEGAN OVERNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT AND ENDED AT ABOUT NOON TODAY.
Apr 14, 3:00 AM PDTHEAVY SNOW 6.61 Nne Gabbs, NV
Apr 14, 4:00 AM PDTHEAVY SNOW 7.1Tonopah, NV
Apr 14, 4:00 AM PDTHEAVY SNOW 13.2Tonopah, NV
Apr 14, 5:11 AM PDTSNOW 0Desert Rock Airport, NVSNOW FELL AT THE DESERT ROCK AIRPORT BRIEFLY THIS MORNING AT AN ELEVATION OF 3301 FEET.
Apr 14, 7:00 AM PDTSNOW 52 Sw Mt. Charleston, NVMT CHARLESTON NDF STATION MEASURED 5.0 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE FRIDAY EVENING AT AN ELEVATION OF 7450 FEET.
Apr 14, 7:30 AM PDTSNOW 1Caliente, NVCALIENTE CO-OP OSBERVER MEASURED AN INCH OF SNOW SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING AT AN ELEVATION OF 4379 FEET.
Apr 14, 8:00 AM PDTSNOW 05 N Pahrump, NVPAHRUMP CO-OP OBSERVER REPORTED A TRACE OF SNOW AT AN ELEVATION OF 2674 FEET.
Apr 14, 8:00 AM PDTSNOW 22 Nw Panaca, NVCATHDERAL GORGE STATE PARK MEASURED 2.0 INCHES OF SNOW AT AN ELEVATION OF 4830 FEET.
Apr 14, 8:00 AM PDTSNOW 2Pioche, NVPIOCHE CO-OP OBSERVER MEASURED 2 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE 3 AM TODAY AT AN ELEVATION OF 5990 FEET.

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, 10.2 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Las Vegas, NV at 12:00Z on 2012-04-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Las Vegas, NV at 12:00Z on 2012-04-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 128 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1705 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
128 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
111 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

322 
WWUS45 KVEF 122210
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
310 PM PDT THU APR 12 2012

...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA OF INYO COUNTY FRIDAY...

.A LARGE STORM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY BEFORE TAPERING
OFF FRIDAY EVENING AS THE LOW MOVES TOWARD SOUTHERN NEVADA.

CAZ519-130615-
/O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0010.120413T1300Z-120414T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0006.120413T1300Z-120414T0300Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
310 PM PDT THU APR 12 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY
ABOVE 5000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA IN
INYO COUNTY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING: A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR A 
  PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN 
  SIERRA IN INYO COUNTY FRIDAY. 

* SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 4500 FEET...
  WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 
  8000 FEET. 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET...WITH UP TO 18 
  INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE CREST.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS: BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
  VISIBILITIES ON HIGHWAY 168 BETWEEN BISHOP AND ASPENDELL. USE
  CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY
SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE
TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. &&

$$

AZZ001-003-NVZ015-018-019-130615-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WW.Y.0010.120414T0300Z-120414T1600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MT TRUMBULL...PIOCHE...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
310 PM PDT THU APR 12 2012 /310 PM MST THU APR 12 2012/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/
FRIDAY TO 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ SATURDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET ACROSS
PORTIONS OF CLARK...NYE...LINCOLN...AND MOHAVE COUNTIES. THIS
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ FRIDAY TO 9 AM PDT
/9 AM MST/ SATURDAY.

* TIMING: A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR A
  PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND
  NORTHWEST ARIZONA FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 4500 FEET...
  WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. 

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000
  FEET...AND 4 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER CONDITIONS. LOW
  VISIBILITIES AND SLUSHY ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN THE
  HIGHER TERRAIN.

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. &&

$$
8 follow-up statements
556 
WWUS45 KVEF 122225 CCA
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
314 PM PDT THU APR 12 2012

.A LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY...RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN
NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AT ELEVATIONS
ABOVE 5000 FEET.

CAZ519-130630-
/O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0010.120413T1300Z-120414T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0006.120413T1300Z-120414T0300Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
314 PM PDT THU APR 12 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY
ABOVE 5000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA IN
INYO COUNTY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING: A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR A
  PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN
  SIERRA IN INYO COUNTY FRIDAY.

* SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 4500 FEET...
  WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND
  8000 FEET. 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET...WITH UP TO 18
  INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE CREST.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS: BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
  VISIBILITIES ON HIGHWAY 168 BETWEEN BISHOP AND ASPENDELL. USE
  CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY
SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE
TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. &&

$$

AZZ001-003-NVZ015-018-019-130630-
/O.COR.KVEF.WW.Y.0010.120414T0300Z-120414T1600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MT TRUMBULL...PIOCHE...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
314 PM PDT THU APR 12 2012 /314 PM MST THU APR 12 2012/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/
FRIDAY TO 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ SATURDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET ACROSS
PORTIONS OF CLARK...NYE...LINCOLN...AND MOHAVE COUNTIES. THIS
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ FRIDAY TO 9 AM PDT
/9 AM MST/ SATURDAY.

* TIMING: A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR A
  PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND
  NORTHWEST ARIZONA FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 4500 FEET...
  WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000
  FEET...AND 4 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER CONDITIONS. LOW
  VISIBILITIES AND SLUSHY ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

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. &&

$$
012 
WWUS45 KVEF 130604
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1104 PM PDT THU APR 12 2012

.A LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY...RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACROSS
SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AT
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET.

CAZ519-131400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0006.120413T1300Z-120414T0300Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
1104 PM PDT THU APR 12 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM PDT
FRIDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
6 AM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES.

* TIMING: A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR A 
  PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN 
  SIERRA IN INYO COUNTY FRIDAY. 

* SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 4500 FEET... 
  WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 
  8000 FEET. 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET...WITH UP TO 18 
  INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE CREST.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS: BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED 
  VISIBILITIES ON HIGHWAY 168 BETWEEN BISHOP AND ASPENDELL. 
  USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY
SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE
TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 
&&

$$

AZZ001-003-NVZ015-018-019-131400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0010.120414T0300Z-120414T1600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MT TRUMBULL...PIOCHE...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
1104 PM PDT THU APR 12 2012 /1104 PM MST THU APR 12 2012/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT /8 PM
MST/ FRIDAY TO 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ SATURDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ FRIDAY TO 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ SATURDAY FOR THE
SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE AND PORTIONS OF LINCOLN AND
MOHAVE COUNTIES.

* TIMING: A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR A 
  PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND 
  NORTHWEST ARIZONA FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 4500 FEET... 
  WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000
  FEET...AND 4 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER CONDITIONS. 
  LOW VISIBILITIES AND SLUSHY ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULT. 

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. 
&&

$$
010 
WWUS45 KVEF 131238
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
538 AM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

.A LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY THROUGH
SATURDAY...RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN
NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND THE SOUTHERN SIERRA ABOVE 5000
FEET.

CAZ519-132000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0006.120413T1300Z-120414T0300Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
538 AM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES ABOVE 5000
FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAK IN THE LATE
  MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...AND TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS THIS
  EVENING.

* SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 
  8000 FEET. 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET...WITH UP TO 18 
  INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE CREST.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS: BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED 
  VISIBILITIES ON HIGHWAY 168 BETWEEN BISHOP AND ASPENDELL. 
  USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY
SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE
TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 
&&

$$

AZZ001-003-NVZ015-018-019-132000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0010.120414T0300Z-120414T1600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MT TRUMBULL...PIOCHE...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
538 AM PDT FRI APR 13 2012 /538 AM MST FRI APR 13 2012/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT /8 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ SATURDAY ABOVE
5000 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF LINCOLN...CLARK AND
MOHAVE COUNTIES ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM SATURDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN AS EARLY AS THIS AFTERNOON...BUT
  THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS LIKELY LATE THIS EVENING AND
  OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS SATURDAY MORNING.

* SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 
  FEET...AND 4 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER CONDITIONS. 
  LOW VISIBILITIES AND SLUSHY ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULT. 

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. 
&&

$$

MORGAN
921 
WWUS45 KVEF 132000
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
100 PM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

.A LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY THROUGH
SATURDAY...RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA...
NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND THE SOUTHERN SIERRA ABOVE 5000 FEET.

NVZ018-019-140400-
/O.UPG.KVEF.WW.Y.0010.120414T0300Z-120414T1600Z/
/O.EXB.KVEF.WS.W.0006.120413T2300Z-120414T1600Z/
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
100 PM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 AM PDT SATURDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR THE SHEEP AND
SPRING MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA....WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM PDT SATURDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.


* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS HAVE ALREADY STARTED...BUT THE MOST
  SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS LIKELY EARLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
  SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS SATURDAY MORNING.

* SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 
  FEET...AND 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER CONDITIONS. LOW
  VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ519-140300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120414T0300Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
100 PM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* TIMING: HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE
  TAPERING OFF TO SHOWERS THIS EVENING.

* SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 
  8000 FEET. 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET...WITH UP TO 18 
  INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE CREST.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS: BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED 
  VISIBILITIES ON HIGHWAY 168 BETWEEN BISHOP AND ASPENDELL. 
  USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY
SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE
TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 
&&

$$

AZZ001-003-NVZ015-140400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0010.120414T0300Z-120414T1600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MT TRUMBULL...PIOCHE
100 PM PDT FRI APR 13 2012 /100 PM MST FRI APR 13 2012/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT /8 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ SATURDAY ABOVE
5000 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ SATURDAY
FOR PORTIONS OF MOHAVE COUNTY.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN BY MID AFTERNOON... 
  BUT THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS LIKELY LATE THIS EVENING AND 
  OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS SATURDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 
  FEET...AND 4 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER CONDITIONS. 
  LOW VISIBILITIES AND SLUSHY ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULT. 

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. 
&&

$$
915 
WWUS45 KVEF 132248
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
348 PM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

.A LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
SATURDAY...RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND
NORTHWEST ARIZONA ABOVE 5000 FEET.

CAZ519-140000-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120414T0300Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
348 PM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES.

ALTHOUGH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN LIKELY THE REMAINDER OF THE
AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES.

$$

NVZ018-019-140400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0006.120413T2300Z-120414T1600Z/
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
348 PM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT SATURDAY
ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR THE SHEEP AND SPRING MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN
NEVADA.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS HAVE ALREADY STARTED...BUT THE MOST 
  SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS LIKELY EARLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 
  SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS SATURDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 
  FEET...AND 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER CONDITIONS. 
  LOW VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-NVZ015-140400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0010.120414T0300Z-120414T1600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MT TRUMBULL...PIOCHE
348 PM PDT FRI APR 13 2012 /348 PM MST FRI APR 13 2012/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT /8 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ SATURDAY ABOVE
5000 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR PORTIONS OF MOHAVE
COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO
9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ SATURDAY.

* TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS HAVE ALREADY STARTED AT MANY LOCATIONS... BUT
  THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS LIKELY LATE THIS EVENING AND
  OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS SATURDAY MORNING.

* SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 
  FEET...AND 4 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER CONDITIONS. 
  LOW VISIBILITIES AND SLUSHY ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULT. 

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. 
&&

$$
699 
WWUS45 KVEF 140335
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
835 PM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

.A LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
SATURDAY...RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA ABOVE 5000 FEET.

NVZ018-019-141300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120414T1600Z/
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
835 PM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT SATURDAY
ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE.

* TIMING: LIGHT SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING THIS EVENING AT THE TOWN OF
  MT CHARLESTON WITH NO ACCUMULATION. SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED TO BE
  HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS
  SATURDAY MORNING.

* SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 
  FEET...AND 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER CONDITIONS. 
  LOW VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-NVZ015-141300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120414T1600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MT TRUMBULL...PIOCHE
835 PM PDT FRI APR 13 2012 /835 PM MST FRI APR 13 2012/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT /9 AM
MST/ SATURDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ SATURDAY FOR MUCH OF LINCOLN AND MOHAVE
COUNTIES.  

* TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS HAVE ALREADY STARTED AT SOME
  LOCATIONS...BUT THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS LIKELY LATE THIS
  EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS SATURDAY
  MORNING.

* SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 
  FEET...AND 4 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER CONDITIONS. 
  LOW VISIBILITIES AND SLUSHY ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULT. 

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. 
&&

$$
698 
WWUS45 KVEF 141010
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
310 AM PDT SAT APR 14 2012

.A LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE AREA TODAY
RESULTING IN LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA ABOVE 5000 FEET THROUGH EARLY THIS
MORNING.

NVZ018-019-141600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120414T1600Z/
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
310 AM PDT SAT APR 14 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS
MORNING ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR THE SHEEP RANGE...SPRING MOUNTAINS...AND
RED ROCK CANYON.

* TIMING: SNOW TAPERED OFF OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL INCREASE EARLY
  THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING BEFORE TAPERING
  OFF DURING THE LATE MORNING.

* SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 
  FEET...AND 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER CONDITIONS. 
  LOW VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-NVZ015-141600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120414T1600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MT TRUMBULL...PIOCHE
310 AM PDT SAT APR 14 2012 /310 AM MST SAT APR 14 2012/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT /9 AM
MST/ THIS MORNING ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ THIS MORNING FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE
NORTHWEST DESERTS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND LINCOLN COUNTY NEVADA.

* TIMING: SNOW...LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  THE EARLY MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE
  MORNING.

* SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 
  FEET...AND 4 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER CONDITIONS. 
  LOW VISIBILITIES AND SLUSHY ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULT. 

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. 
&&

$$
806 
WWUS45 KVEF 141536
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
836 AM PDT SAT APR 14 2012

NVZ018-019-141645-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120414T1600Z/
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
836 AM PDT SAT APR 14 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING
ABOVE 5000 FEET...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AREAS OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND
SHEEP RANGE ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING.

ALTHOUGH ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF SNOW MAY FALL DURING THE DAY...THE
THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED. THUS...THE WINTER
STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN KYLE CANYON REPORTED FIVE INCHES OF SNOW
FROM THIS STORM. ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE CLARK COUNTY MOUNTAINS
TODAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS.

$$

AZZ001-003-NVZ015-141645-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120414T1600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MT TRUMBULL...PIOCHE
836 AM PDT SAT APR 14 2012 /836 AM MST SAT APR 14 2012/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/
THIS MORNING ABOVE 5000 FEET...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AREAS OF LINCOLN AND MOHAVE
COUNTIES ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM THIS MORNING.

ALTHOUGH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
DAY...POSSIBLY PRODUCING ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IN
SPOTS...THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOW HAS ENDED.
THUS...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

ANYONE TRAVELING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF LINCOLN OR MOHAVE
COUNTY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS.

$$

MORGAN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 12, 4:30 AM PDTHigh Wind WatchVEFSan Bernardino11 hr
Apr 12, 4:32 AM PDTWinter Storm WatchVEFInyo11 hr
Apr 12, 2:59 PM PDTWind AdvisoryVEFSan Bernardino24 hr
Apr 12, 3:10 PM PDTWinter Weather AdvisoryVEFClark, Lincoln, Nye42 hr

Nearby

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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.