Alert archive / Nevada / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this winter storm warning at Feb 21, 2015, 2:25 PM PST for Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at Feb 22, 2015, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 36 hr. 32 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 21, 2015, 2:25 PM PST (22:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 22, 2015, 4:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2015, 4:00 PM PST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, Clark County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 5:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 1 Ne Mt. Charleston, NV | 10 INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED AT MT CHARLESTON SKI RESORT AT LEE CANYON AT 9200 FEET. SNOW FELL HEAVILY SINCE 5PM SUNDAY FEB 22. |
| Feb 22, 5:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 1 Ne Mt. Charleston, NV | 10 INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED AT MT CHARLESTON SKI RESORT AT LEE CANYON. SNOW FELL HEAVILY SINCE 5PM SUNDAY FEB 22. |
| Feb 23, 3:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 2 S Mountain Springs, NV | TWELVE INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE MOUNT POTOSI BOY SCOUT CAMP /ELEVATION 5500 FEET/ BETWEEN 10 PM SUNDAY AND 6 AM MONDAY. |
| Feb 23, 3:30 AM PST | SNOW 1.5 | 4 Ssw Summerlin, NV | OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE MEASURED 1.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN NEIGHBORHOOD AT ELEV OF ROUGHLY 3100 FT |
| Feb 23, 3:30 AM PST | SNOW 1.5 | 4 Ssw Summerlin, NV | OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE MEASURED 1.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN NEIGHBORHOOD AT ELEV OF ROUGHLY 3100 FT FROM AROUND 2 AM THROUGH 330 AM. SNOW BEGAN BY 115 AM BUT DID NOT ACCUMULATE ON THE GROUND AND SNOWBOARD UNTIL AROUND 2 AM. |
| Feb 23, 4:15 AM PST | SNOW 0.5 | 2 Wnw Mountains Edge, NV | OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTS ROUGHLY 0.5 INCH OF SNOW IN NEIGHBORHOOD. |
| Feb 23, 4:15 AM PST | SNOW 0.5 | 2 Wnw Mountains Edge, NV | OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTS ROUGHLY 0.5 INCH OF SNOW IN NEIGHBORHOOD AT AN ELEVATION OF 2800 FEET. |
| Feb 23, 4:58 AM PST | SNOW 0 | 5 Ene Sloan, NV | SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN AT THE HENDERSON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT AT AN ELEVATION OF 2493 FEET. SNOW COATED THE GROUND IN ANTHEM WITH AT LEAST A HALF AN INCH ON SOME SURFACES PER SPOTTER PHOTOS. |
| Feb 23, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 2 | Searchlight, NV | A SEARCHLIGHT GAS STATION EMPLOYEE ESTIMATED ABOUT 2 INCHES OF SNOW STUCK ON UNPAVED SURFACES IN SEARCHLIGHT AT AROUND 3600 FEET. RAIN CHANGED TO SNOW AND THE SNOW LASTED ABOUT 5 HOURS. VISIBILITY WAS SHARPLY REDUCED FOR DRIVERS MAKING IT HARD TO SEE THE MIDDL |
| Feb 23, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Pipe Spring National Mo, AZ | PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT MEASURED 6.0 INCHES OF SNOW AT AN ELEVATION OF 4920 FEET. |
| Feb 23, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Red Rock Canyon, NV | SNOW RESULTED IN THE CLOSURE OF THE RED ROCK CANYON SCENIC LOOP AND OVERLOOK ON THE 23RD ALL DAY. |
| Feb 23, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Spring Mountain Ranch, NV | RAIN CHANGED TO SNOW LATE SUNDAY EVENING AND BY 7 AM ON THE 23RD TOTALED 6.0 INCHES OF SNOW AT SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH STATE PARK AT 3780 FEET. |
| Feb 23, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | 6 S Red Rock Canyon, NV | LAS VEGAS BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTED BETWEEN 6 AND 7 INCHES OF SNOW FELL FROM LATE SUNDAY EVENING INTO MONDAY MORNING AT THE BONNIE SPRINGS RANCH AT AN ELEVATION OF 3700 FEET. |
| Feb 23, 7:30 AM PST | SNOW 2 | Caliente, NV | CALIENTE CO-OP OBSERVER MEASURED 2.0 INCHES OF SNOW AT AN ELEVATION OF 4379 FEET. |
| Feb 23, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 0.7 | 2 Wnw Rachel, NV | RACHEL MEASURED A STORM TOTAL OF 0.7 INCH OF SNOW WITH 0.5 INCH FOR THE 24 HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT 8 AM ON 2/23 AT AN ELEVATION OF 4820 FEET. |
| Feb 23, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 1 | 2 Nw Panaca, NV | CATHEDRAL GORGE STATE PARK MEASURED 1.0 INCH OF SNOW FOR THE 24 HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT 8 AM AT AN ELEVATION OF 4830 FEET. |
| Feb 23, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 1 | Meadview, AZ | MEADVIEW CO-OP OBSERVER MEASURED 1.0 INCH OF SNOW AT AN ELEVATION OF 2900 FEET. |
| Feb 23, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11.5 | Mt. Charleston, NV | MT CHARLESTON NDF STATION IN KYLE CANYON MEASURED A STORM TOTAL OF 11.5 INCHES OF SNOW FROM 2/22 THROUGH THE MORNING OF 2/23 AT AN ELEVATION OF 7450 FEET. |
| Feb 23, 8:13 AM PST | SNOW 3 | Colorado City, AZ | 3 INCHES OF SNOW FALLING STARTING AT 10PM THE 22ND WITH LIGHT SNOW TAPERING OFF AT 8AM. SOME BLOWING SNOW OBSERVED OVERNIGHT. |
| Feb 23, 8:13 AM PST | SNOW 3 | Colorado City, AZ | 3 INCHES OF SNOW FELL STARTING AT 10PM THE 22ND WITH LIGHT SNOW TAPERING OFF AT 8AM AT AN ELEVATION OF 5400 FEET. SOME BLOWING SNOW OBSERVED OVERNIGHT. |
| Feb 23, 9:00 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 3 Se Spring Mountain Ra, NV | ESTIMATED AROUND 2 INCHES OF SNOW AS OF 9AM THIS MORNING AT 3300 FEET. EVENT BEGAN AFTER MIDNIGHT. |
| Feb 23, 9:00 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 3 Se Spring Mountain Ra, NV | ESTIMATED AROUND 2 INCHES OF SNOW AS OF 9AM THIS MORNING. EVENT BEGAN AFTER MIDNIGHT. |
| Feb 23, 9:51 AM PST | SNOW 2 | Caliente, NV | |
| Feb 23, 9:51 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Pipe Spring National Mo, AZ | |
| Feb 23, 9:51 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11.4 | Mt. Charleston, NV | |
| Feb 23, 10:28 AM PST | SNOW 0.5 | Goodsprings, NV | GOODSPRINGS CO-OP OBSERVER MEASURED 0.5 INCH OF SNOW AT AN ELEVATION OF 3708 FEET. |
| Feb 23, 10:28 AM PST | SNOW 0.5 | Goodsprings, NV | |
| Feb 23, 11:46 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Mountain Springs, NV | MOUNTAIN SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT MEASURED 10.0 INCHES OF SNOW AT 5400 FEET. |
| Feb 23, 11:46 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Mountain Springs, NV | |
| Feb 23, 12:08 PM PST | SNOW 5 | 3 Ssw Red Rock Canyon, NV | AN OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE MEASURED 5 INCHES OF SNOW AT THE OAK CREEK CANYON TRAILHEAD AT AN ELEVATION OF 3800 FEET. |
| Feb 23, 12:08 PM PST | SNOW 5 | 3 Ssw Red Rock Canyon, NV | OAK CREEK CANYON TRAILHEAD |
| Feb 23, 4:00 PM PST | SNOW 2 | 7 N I-40 At Fort Rock, AZ | DIAMOND M RANCH MEASURED 2.0 INCHES OF SNOW FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM AT AN ELEVATION OF 5492 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, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 74 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
- 3606 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
589 WWUS45 KVEF 212225 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 225 PM PST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER IS ON THE WAY WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET... .A STRONG AND COLD STORM SYSTEM WILL TAKE SHAPE ON SUNDAY WITH WIDESPREAD RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW EXPECTED. LATEST TRENDS TAKE THIS SYSTEM A BIT FURTHER SOUTH THAN PREVIOUS FORECASTS WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IN THE MOUNTAINS OF CLARK AND MOHAVE COUNTIES. LIGHTER...BUT STILL IMPACTFUL AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS INYO COUNTY AND THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN. SNOW LEVELS MAY DIP AS LOW AS 3500 FEET IN SOME LOCATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING. AZZ001-NVZ018-019-220630- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0001.150222T1200Z-150224T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0001.150222T1200Z-150224T0000Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MT TRUMBULL...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 225 PM PST SAT FEB 21 2015 /325 PM MST SAT FEB 21 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...SHEEP RANGE...AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF ARIZONA. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH WHICH HAD BEEN IN EFFECT. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING AND LAST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: STARTING NEAR 6000 FEET AND FALLING TO 5000 FEET SUNDAY EVENING. SNOW LEVELS MAY DROP AS LOW AS 4000 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET. LESSER ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE DOWN TO 4500 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS: GENERALLY LIGHT IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. IN THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND SHEEP RANGE...EXPECT NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON SOME AREA ROADWAYS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. SNOW PACKED AND ICY CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON ROADWAYS LEADING TO MOUNT CHARLESTON...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...AND THE SHEEP RANGE. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL IMPACT HIGHWAY 389 IN NORTHWEST ARIZONA BETWEEN COLORADO CITY AND FREDONIA. 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. && $$ CAZ519-521-522-NVZ014-015-220630- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0001.150222T1200Z-150224T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WW.Y.0001.150222T1200Z-150224T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL... GOLDFIELD...PIOCHE 225 PM PST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR INYO COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA AND...ESMERALDA...NYE...AND LINCOLN COUNTIES IN NEVADA....WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH WHICH HAD BEEN IN EFFECT. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING AND INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH LATE MONDAY. * SNOW LEVEL: STARTING NEAR 6000 FEET AND FALLING TO NEAR 5000 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING. SNOW LEVELS MAY DROP AS LOW AS 3500 FEET MONDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN LINCOLN COUNTY AND THE SIERRA WITH LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN NYE AND ESMERALDA COUNTIES. * WINDS: NORTHEASTERLY 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON SOME AREA ROADWAYS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. SNOW PACKED AND ICY CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 93 AND 95 IN SOUTHERN NEVADA...AND HIGHWAY 190 NEAR TOWNES PASS IN INYO COUNTY AS WELL AS ROADWAYS IN THE EASTERN SIERRA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
6 follow-up statements
911 WWUS45 KVEF 220626 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1026 PM PST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER IS ON THE WAY WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET... .A STRONG AND COLD STORM SYSTEM WILL TAKE SHAPE ON SUNDAY WITH WIDESPREAD RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW EXPECTED. LATEST TRENDS TAKE THIS SYSTEM A BIT FURTHER SOUTH THAN PREVIOUS FORECASTS WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IN THE MOUNTAINS OF CLARK AND MOHAVE COUNTIES. LIGHTER...BUT STILL IMPACTFUL AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS INYO COUNTY AND THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN. SNOW LEVELS MAY DIP AS LOW AS 3500 FEET IN SOME LOCATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING. AZZ001-NVZ018-019-221430- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0001.150222T1200Z-150224T0000Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MT TRUMBULL...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 1026 PM PST SAT FEB 21 2015 /1126 PM MST SAT FEB 21 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...SHEEP RANGE AND NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING AND LAST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: STARTING NEAR 6000 FEET AND FALLING TO 5000 FEET SUNDAY EVENING. SNOW LEVELS MAY DROP AS LOW AS 4000 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET. LESSER ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE DOWN TO 4500 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS: GENERALLY LIGHT IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. IN THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND SHEEP RANGE...EXPECT NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON SOME AREA ROADWAYS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. SNOW PACKED AND ICY CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON ROADWAYS LEADING TO MOUNT CHARLESTON...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...AND THE SHEEP RANGE. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL IMPACT HIGHWAY 389 IN NORTHWEST ARIZONA BETWEEN COLORADO CITY AND FREDONIA. 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. && $$ CAZ519-521-522-NVZ014-015-221430- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0001.150222T1200Z-150224T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL... GOLDFIELD...PIOCHE 1026 PM PST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 4 PM PST MONDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING AND INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH LATE MONDAY. * SNOW LEVEL: STARTING NEAR 6000 FEET AND FALLING TO NEAR 5000 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING. SNOW LEVELS MAY DROP AS LOW AS 3500 FEET MONDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN LINCOLN COUNTY AND THE SIERRA WITH LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN NYE AND ESMERALDA COUNTIES. * WINDS: NORTHEASTERLY 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON SOME AREA ROADWAYS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. SNOW PACKED AND ICY CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 93 AND 95 IN SOUTHERN NEVADA...AND HIGHWAY 190 NEAR TOWNES PASS IN INYO COUNTY AS WELL AS ROADWAYSIN THE EASTERN SIERRA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
742 WWUS45 KVEF 221307 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 507 AM PST SUN FEB 22 2015 .A STRONG AND COLD STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TODAY WITH WIDESPREAD RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF CLARK AND MOHAVE COUNTIES. LIGHTER...BUT STILL IMPACTFUL AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS INYO COUNTY AND THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN. SNOW LEVELS MAY DIP AS LOW AS 3500 FEET IN SOME LOCATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING. AZZ001-NVZ018-019-222300- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MT TRUMBULL...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 507 AM PST SUN FEB 22 2015 /607 AM MST SUN FEB 22 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: STARTING NEAR 5500 FEET AND FALLING TO 4500 FEET SUNDAY EVENING. SNOW LEVELS MAY DROP AS LOW AS 4000 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET. LESSER ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE DOWN TO 4500 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS: EXPECT NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON SOME AREA ROADWAYS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. SNOW PACKED AND ICY CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON ROADWAYS LEADING TO MOUNT CHARLESTON...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...AND THE SHEEP RANGE. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL IMPACT HIGHWAY 389 IN NORTHWEST ARIZONA BETWEEN COLORADO CITY AND FREDONIA. 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. && $$ CAZ519-521-522-NVZ014-015-222300- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL... GOLDFIELD...PIOCHE 507 AM PST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH LATE MONDAY. * SNOW LEVEL: BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET. SNOW LEVELS MAY DROP AS LOW AS 3500 FEET MONDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN LINCOLN COUNTY AND THE SIERRA WITH LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN ESMERALDA COUNTIES. * WINDS: NORTHEASTERLY 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON SOME AREA ROADWAYS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. SNOW PACKED AND ICY CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 93 AND 95 IN SOUTHERN NEVADA...AND HIGHWAY 190 NEAR TOWNES PASS IN INYO COUNTY AS WELL AS ROADWAYS IN THE EASTERN SIERRA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
687 WWUS45 KVEF 222238 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 238 PM PST SUN FEB 22 2015 .A STRONG AND COLD STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF CLARK AND MOHAVE COUNTIES. LIGHTER...BUT STILL IMPACTFUL AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS INYO COUNTY AND THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN. SNOW LEVELS MAY DIP AS LOW AS 3500 FEET IN SOME LOCATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING. AZZ001-NVZ018-019-231200- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MT TRUMBULL...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 238 PM PST SUN FEB 22 2015 /338 PM MST SUN FEB 22 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: STARTING NEAR 5500 FEET AND FALLING TO 4500 FEET SUNDAY EVENING. SNOW LEVELS MAY DROP AS LOW AS 4000 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET. LESSER ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE DOWN TO 4500 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS: EXPECT NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON SOME AREA ROADWAYS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. SNOW PACKED AND ICY CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON ROADWAYS LEADING TO MOUNT CHARLESTON...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...AND THE SHEEP RANGE. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL IMPACT HIGHWAY 389 IN NORTHWEST ARIZONA BETWEEN COLORADO CITY AND FREDONIA. A FEW INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 15 AT MOUNTAIN 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. && $$ CAZ519-521-522-NVZ014-015-231200- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL... GOLDFIELD...PIOCHE 238 PM PST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND INCREASETHROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH LATE MONDAY. * SNOW LEVEL: BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET. SNOW LEVELS MAY DROP ASLOW AS 3500 FEET MONDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY AND THE SIERRA WITH LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTIES. * WINDS: NORTHEASTERLY 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON SOME AREA ROADWAYS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. SNOW PACKED AND ICY CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 93 AND 95 IN SOUTHERN NEVADA...AND HIGHWAY 190 NEAR TOWNES PASS IN INYO COUNTY AS WELL AS ROADWAYS IN THE EASTERN SIERRA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
116 WWUS45 KVEF 231018 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 218 AM PST MON FEB 23 2015 .A STRONG AND COLD STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF CLARK AND MOHAVE COUNTIES DURING THE MORNING HOURS. THE LEVEL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY DIP AS LOW AS 3000 FEET WITH SNOW POSSIBLE DOWN TO 2500 FEET. AZZ001-NVZ018-019-231700- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MT TRUMBULL...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 218 AM PST MON FEB 23 2015 /318 AM MST MON FEB 23 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND BECOME MORE SHOWERY THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH 9 AM. * SNOW LEVEL: ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY DROP AS LOW AS 3000 FEET THIS MORNING...WITH WARNING LEVEL ACCUMULATIONS AT 5000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE DOWN TO 4000 FEET. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES DOWN TO 3500 FEET...INCLUDING AT RED ROCK CANYON. * WINDS: EXPECT NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON SOME AREA ROADWAYS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. EXPECT SIGNIFICANT TRAVELS DELAYS ON HIGHWAY 160 ACROSS MOUNTAIN SPRINGS SUMMIT. SNOW PACKED AND ICY CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON ROADWAYS LEADING TO MOUNT CHARLESTON...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...AND THE SHEEP RANGE. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL IMPACT HIGHWAY 389 IN NORTHWEST ARIZONA BETWEEN COLORADO CITY AND FREDONIA. 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. && $$ CAZ524-NVZ016-017-020-022-231700- /O.EXB.KVEF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150223T1700Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... BLUE DIAMOND...SEARCHLIGHT 218 AM PST MON FEB 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT AND INTO THE MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: ACCUMULATING SNOW LEVELS MAY DROP AS LOW AS 3000 FEET THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET. GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN MOUNTAIN PASS IN CALIFORNIA. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 3000 AND 3500 FEET AROUND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS POSSIBLE DOWN TO 2500 FEET. * WINDS: NORTHEASTERLY 10 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON SOME AREA ROADWAYS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...PARTICULARLY ALONG INTERSTATE 15 IN THE VICINITY OF MOUNTAIN PASS AND HALLORAN SUMMIT. SNOW PACKED AND ICY CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 93 AND 95 IN SOUTHERN NEVADA...PARTICULARLY NEAR INDIAN SPRINGS AND SEARCHLIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ CAZ519-521-522-NVZ014-015-231700- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL... GOLDFIELD...PIOCHE 218 AM PST MON FEB 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND BECOME MORE SHOWERY DURING THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVEL: ACCUMULATING SNOW LEVELS MAY DROP AS LOW AS 3000 FEET THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY AND THE EASTERN SIERRA WITH LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES BETWEEN 3500 FEET AND 5000 FEET. * WINDS: NORTHEASTERLY 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON SOME AREA ROADWAYS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. SNOW PACKED AND ICY CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 93 AND 95 IN SOUTHERN NEVADA...AND HIGHWAY 190 NEAR TOWNES PASS IN INYO COUNTY AS WELL AS ROADWAYS IN THE EASTERN SIERRA. 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 VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
342 WWUS45 KVEF 231659 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 859 AM PST MON FEB 23 2015 .IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY TODAY AS A STRONG WINTER STORM PUSHES EAST OF THE AREA. SOME ADDITIONAL SNOW REMAINS POSSIBLE IN MOHAVE COUNTY BUT ELSEWHERE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE AN INCH OR TWO OR LESS. NVZ018-019-231800- /O.CAN.KVEF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 859 AM PST MON FEB 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELED... WHILE LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN LIGHT. ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROADWAYS REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. $$ CAZ524-NVZ016-017-020-022-231800- /O.CAN.KVEF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150223T1700Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... BLUE DIAMOND...SEARCHLIGHT 859 AM PST MON FEB 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL RESULT IN LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. $$ CAZ519-521-522-NVZ014-015-231800- /O.CAN.KVEF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL... GOLDFIELD...PIOCHE 859 AM PST MON FEB 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ICY AND SNOWPACKED ROADWAYS REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. $$ AZZ001-240000- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MT TRUMBULL 959 AM MST MON FEB 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA. * TIMING: SNOWFALL CONTINUES THIS MORNING BUT WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 5000 FEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES REMAIN POSSIBLE * WINDS: EXPECT NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ON SOME AREA ROADWAYS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL IMPACT HIGHWAY 389 IN NORTHWEST ARIZONA BETWEEN COLORADO CITY AND FREDONIA. 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. && $$
075 WWUS45 KVEF 232338 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 338 PM PST MON FEB 23 2015 AZZ001-240045- /O.EXP.KVEF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150224T0000Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MT TRUMBULL 438 PM MST MON FEB 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF MOHAVE COUNTY ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SOME SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 21, 8:05 AM PST, 6 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 8:05 AM PST, 6 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 805 AM PST SAT FEB 21 2015 .SYNOPSIS...ANOTHER MILD DAY ACROSS THE AREA TODAY BEFORE A STORM MOVING IN FROM THE NORTH BRINGS COOLER...UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THE STORM WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUDS ALONG WITH A CHANCE FOR RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES. IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WITH SEASONAL TEMPERATURES. && .UPDATE...ENJOY THE MILD AND DRY CONDITIONS WHILE THEY LAST TODAY AS WE RETURN TO MORE TYPICAL FEBRUARY CONDITIONS BY TOMORROW WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION. AN EARLY PEAK AT THIS MORNINGS 12Z MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO SHIFT THE BEST COMBINATION OF MOISTURE AND DYNAMICS FURTHER SOUTH AND FINE TUNING THE FORECAST FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY WILL BE THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THIS AFTERNOONS PACKAGE. IN THE MEANTIME...I UPDATED TODAYS GRIDS TO REDUCE CLOUD COVER AS THIS MORNINGS VISIBLE IMAGERY IS MOSTLY CLEAR FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE REGION. OTHERWISE THE FORECAST IS IN GOOD SHAPE. -OUTLER- && .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. 500 MB HEIGHT LINES ARE BEGINNING TO FOLD AS ENERGY DROPS OUT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS IS THE FIRST SIGN OF A WINTER STORM SYSTEM THAT IS SET TO IMPACT THE AREA SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THERE IS GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT BRINGING THE TROUGH TO NORTHERN NEVADA SUNDAY MORNING THEN FURTHER DEVELOPING AND STRENGTHENING THE SYSTEM DURING THE DAY...EVENTUALLY FORMING A BROAD CLOSED LOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO BEGIN MOVING EAST MONDAY NIGHT WITH SHOWER ACTIVITY DIMINISHING. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AT TIMES, THE PRIMARY CONCERN WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE PRECIPITATION...ESPECIALLY THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN MANY MOUNTAIN REGIONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA AND POSSIBLE ACCUMULATING SNOW ON SOME NORTHERN ZONE HIGHWAYS. WITH A MORE WESTERLY AND SOUTHERLY TRACK, MODELS ARE NOW SHOWING DECENT PRECIP AMOUNTS OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF INYO, CLARK AND NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTIES IN ADDITION TO AREAS ALREADY COVERED BY A WINTER STORM WATCH. WILL INCLUDE THE MOUNTAINS OF THESE COUNTIES IN THE WINTER STORM WATCH. SNOW WISE...STILL LOOKING AT THE POTENTIAL FOR 6-12 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE WATCH AREA WITH .25 TO .5 INCH OF RAIN IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. FURTHER SOUTH, LESS THAN A .25 INCH IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 BASED ON THE LATEST MODEL QPF FORECASTS. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL GENERALLY START OUT AROUND 6000 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY THEN LOWER TO 5000 FEET DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS OF 3000-3500 FEET ARE POSSIBLE BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS THE COLDEST AIR ARRIVES. THE BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY IS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. ANOTHER ASPECT OF THIS SYSTEM IS THE COLD AIR IT BRINGS WITH IT. AFTER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES DATING BACK TO THE FIRST HALF OF JANUARY, HIGHS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 5-10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL BY MONDAY. THIS WOULD MEAN DAYTIME TEMPERATURES THAT END UP 15-25 DEGREES COLDER THAN THE PAST FEW DAYS. .LONG TERM... THE STORM SYSTEM AFFECTING THE AREA EARLY IN THE WEEK WILL BEGIN TO EXIT THE AREA ON TUESDAY AS THE AREA RETURNS TO A STEADY NORTHWEST FLOW IN THE UPPER LEVEL. THE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEK APPEARS RATHER BENIGN. ALTHOUGH COMPUTER MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATES SHORT WAVE ENERGY MOVING ALONG IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW. THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN DRY THROUGH THIS STRETCH AS MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED. INTERESTINGLY THE EUROPEAN MODEL IS INDICATING ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO DEEPEN OVER THE WESTERN U.S. IN FACT..IT IS QUITE SIMILAR TO THE ONE THAT WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. AT THIS POINT THE GFS HAS NO SUCH LOW PRESSURE FORMING. THUS IT APPEARS THE MODELS SHOW SOME DISAGREEMENT ON WHETHER THIS STORM WILL OCCUR AT ALL. NONETHELESS IT BEARS WATCHING AS WE MAY YET SEE ANOTHER UNSETTLED WEEKEND. && .AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...NO OPERATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED UNTIL SUNDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT...WITH THE VALLEY SANDWICHED BETWEEN NORTHEASTERLY WINDS TO THE NORTH AND WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE SOUTH BY SUNDAY MORNING. CHANCES FOR RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW INCREASE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH INCREASING CONFIDENCE IN LOWERING CIGS..POSSIBLY BELOW 5KFT BY SUNDAY NIGHT. FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...GENERALLY LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS NEVADA SATURDAY WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ELSEWHERE. INCREASING CHANCES FOR RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW ARRIVE SUNDAY ESPECIALLY NORTH OF A KDAG-KLAS-KAZC LINE. IN ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE LIKELY ACROSS WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS AND PRECIP LIKELY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN. && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. && SHORT TERM...SALMEN AVIATION...STEELE LONG TERM....LERICOS FOR MORE FORECAST INFORMATION...SEE US ON OUR WEBPAGE: HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS OR FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER
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Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2:25 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | VEF | Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye | 43 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.