Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this winter storm warning at Feb 28, 2014, 12:17 PM PST for Inyo County, California. It took effect at Feb 28, 2014, 7:53 PM PST. It was in force for 18 hr. 5 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
- Feb 28, 2014, 12:17 PM PST (20:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 28, 2014, 7:53 PM PST
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2014, 2:09 PM PST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
County Inyo County, CA
The radar
The Edwards AFB radar (KEYX), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | 11 Wnw Owens Valley Raw, CA | ROCK CREEK LAKES ESTIMATED 16 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28. ELEVATION 9700 FEET. |
| Mar 1, 2:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 18 | 5 Sse Aspendell, CA | SAWMILL ESTIMATED 18 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28. ELEVATION 10200 FEET. |
| Mar 1, 2:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 21 | 4 Sse Aspendell, CA | SOUTH LAKE ESTIMATED 21 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28. ELEVATION 9600 FEET. |
| Mar 1, 2:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 21 | 6 Se South Lake, CA | BIG PINE CREEK ESTIMATED 21 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28. ELEVATION 9800 FEET. |
| Mar 1, 2:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 25 | Aspendell, CA | TRAINED SPOTTER IN ASPENDELL AT AN ELEVATION OF 8500 FEET RECORDED A TOTAL OF 25 INCHES OF SNOW. THIS TOTAL WAS FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. |
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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 168 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3198 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
273 WWUS45 KVEF 282017 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1217 PM PST FRI FEB 28 2014 .A STRONG MOIST PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. CAZ519-521-010430- /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0002.140301T0600Z-140302T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KVEF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140301T0400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1217 PM PST FRI FEB 28 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM SATURDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BE MORE SHOWERY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY BUT BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE STILL POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 8000 FEET LOWERING TO BETWEEN 6500 AND 7500 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON THEN FALLING TO NEAR 5500 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. ASPENDELL HAD RECEIVED 10 INCHES OF SNOW AS OF NOON TODAY. * WINDS: GUSTS OVER 40 MPH...WHICH COULD PRODUCE NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS WOULD SEVERELY IMPACT TRAVEL INCLUDING HIGHWAY 168 THROUGH WESTGARD PASS. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
366 WWUS45 KVEF 010353 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 753 PM PST FRI FEB 28 2014 .A STRONG MOIST PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. CAZ519-521-011200- /O.CAN.KVEF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140301T0400Z/ /O.EXT.KVEF.WS.W.0002.140301T0353Z-140302T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 753 PM PST FRI FEB 28 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AREAS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE STILL POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. ASPENDELL HAD RECEIVED 10 INCHES OF SNOW AS OF NOON FRIDAY. * WINDS: GUSTS OVER 40 MPH...WHICH COULD PRODUCE NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS COULD SEVERELY IMPACT TRAVEL...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 168 THROUGH WESTGARD PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MORGAN
926 WWUS45 KVEF 011101 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 301 AM PST SAT MAR 1 2014 .A WEAKENING PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUES ITS APPROACH TOWARDS THE WEST COAST TODAY BRINGING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS. THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA TONIGHT. CAZ519-521-011900- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140302T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 301 AM PST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW STILL POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCE SITES IN THE SIERRA HAVE REPORTED 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW THROUGH 2 AM THIS MORNING AND AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS COULD SEVERELY IMPACT TRAVEL...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 168 WEST OF BISHOP AND THROUGH WESTGARD PASS IN 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. && $$
185 WWUS45 KVEF 011845 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1045 AM PST SAT MAR 1 2014 CAZ519-521-020000- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140302T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1045 AM PST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW STILL POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: A WEATHER SPOTTER IN ASPENDELL AS WELL AS DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCE SITES IN THE EASTERN SIERRA REPORTED AROUND TWO FEET OF SNOW FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS COULD SEVERELY IMPACT TRAVEL...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 168 WEST OF BISHOP AND THROUGH WESTGARD PASS IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
813 WWUS45 KVEF 012209 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 209 PM PST SAT MAR 1 2014 CAZ519-521-012315- /O.CAN.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140302T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 209 PM PST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW HAS PASSED FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 11:35 AM PST | Wind Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 10 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in California, 2014Every winter storm warning in 2014
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.