Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 30, 2016, 4:10 AM PST for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Jan 31, 2016, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 17 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 30, 2016, 4:10 AM PST (12:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 31, 2016, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2016, 3:13 AM PST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS San Diego, CA
The radar
The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 7:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 3 Wnw Big Bear Lake, CA | REPORT FROM FAWNSKIN, STILL SNOWING THERE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 195 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
- 1597 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
999 WWUS46 KSGX 301210 WSWSGX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 410 AM PST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES ABOVE 4500 FEET FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY ABOVE 4500 FEET FOR SUNDAY NIGHT. .A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT BRINGING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER FROM 7000 FEET... TO NEAR 6000 FEET LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND 4000 TO 4500 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. CAZ055-056-302130- /O.UPG.KSGX.WS.A.0003.160131T0000Z-160201T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.WS.W.0002.160131T2000Z-160201T0800Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG BEAR CITY... BIG BEAR LAKE...CRESTLINE...LAKE ARROWHEAD...RUNNING SPRINGS... WRIGHTWOOD 410 AM PST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST SUNDAY NIGHT ABOVE 4500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST SUNDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOWFALL...A FEW INCHES DOWN TO AROUND 4500 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET...WITH 12 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...LOWERING FROM 7000 FEET...TO NEAR 6000 FEET LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND 4000 TO 4500 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...LIGHTER PRECIPITATION DEVELOPING SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY...BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WITH THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...AND DENSE FOG. * IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. 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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ058-302130- /O.UPG.KSGX.WS.A.0003.160131T0000Z-160201T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.WW.Y.0003.160201T0200Z-160201T1200Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PINE VALLEY 410 AM PST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOWFALL...A FEW INCHES DOWN TO AROUND 4500 FEET...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...LOWERING FROM 6500 LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO 4000 TO 4500 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW LEVELS FALLING RAPIDLY SUNDAY EVENING FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. NUMEROUS SHOWERS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOWFALL SUNDAY EVENING...DECREASING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED AT TIMES IN SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ 17
6 follow-up statements
765 WWUS46 KSGX 302122 WSWSGX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 122 PM PST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4500 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4500 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT. .A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT CREATING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER FROM 7500 FEET SUNDAY MORNING...TO NEAR 6500 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON...NEAR 5500 FT SUNDAY EVENING...AND 3500 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. A DUSTING IS POSSIBLE AROUND 3000 FT MONDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL END LATE MONDAY MORNING...AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH MONDAY NIGHT. CAZ055-056-310600- /O.CON.KSGX.WS.W.0002.160131T2000Z-160201T0800Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG BEAR CITY... BIG BEAR LAKE...CRESTLINE...LAKE ARROWHEAD...RUNNING SPRINGS... WRIGHTWOOD 122 PM PST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST SUNDAY NIGHT... * SNOWFALL... 3500 TO 4000 FT...UP TO 1 INCH 4000 TO 5000 FT...2 TO 5 INCHES 5000 TO 6000 FT...3 TO 9 INCHES 6000 TO 7000 FT...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FT.....12 TO 20 INCHES * SNOW LEVELS...7500 FEET SUNDAY MORNING...TO 6500 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON...TO 5500 FT SUNDAY EVENING...AND TO 3500 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. A DUSTING IS POSSIBLE AROUND 3000 FT MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...LIGHTER PRECIPITATION DEVELOPING TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY...BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WITH THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...AND DENSE FOG. * IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. 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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ058-310600- /O.CON.KSGX.WW.Y.0003.160201T0200Z-160201T1200Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PINE VALLEY 122 PM PST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... * SNOWFALL...1 TO 3 INCHES 3500 FEET TO 4500 FT...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...LOWERING FROM 6500 LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO 4000 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND 3000 FT MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW LEVELS FALLING RAPIDLY SUNDAY EVENING FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. NUMEROUS SHOWERS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOWFALL SUNDAY EVENING...DECREASING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED AT TIMES IN SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ JJT
201 WWUS46 KSGX 310514 WSWSGX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 914 PM PST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4500 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4500 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT. .A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT CREATING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER FROM 7500 FEET SUNDAY MORNING...TO NEAR 6500 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON...NEAR 5500 FT SUNDAY EVENING...AND 3500 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. A DUSTING IS POSSIBLE AROUND 3000 FT MONDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL END LATE MONDAY MORNING...AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH MONDAY NIGHT. CAZ055-056-311315- /O.CON.KSGX.WS.W.0002.160131T2000Z-160201T0800Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG BEAR CITY... BIG BEAR LAKE...CRESTLINE...LAKE ARROWHEAD...RUNNING SPRINGS... WRIGHTWOOD 914 PM PST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST SUNDAY NIGHT... * SNOWFALL... 3500 TO 4000 FT...UP TO 1 INCH 4000 TO 5000 FT...2 TO 5 INCHES 5000 TO 6000 FT...3 TO 9 INCHES 6000 TO 7000 FT...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FT...12 TO 20 INCHES * SNOW LEVELS...7500 FEET SUNDAY MORNING...TO 6500 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON...TO 5500 FT SUNDAY EVENING...AND TO 3500 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...LIGHTER PRECIPITATION DEVELOPING TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY...BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WITH THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...AND DENSE FOG. * IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. 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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ058-311315- /O.CON.KSGX.WW.Y.0003.160201T0200Z-160201T1200Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PINE VALLEY 914 PM PST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... * SNOWFALL...1 TO 3 INCHES 3500 FEET TO 4500 FT...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...LOWERING FROM 6500 LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO 4000 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND 3000 FT MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW LEVELS FALLING RAPIDLY SUNDAY EVENING FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. NUMEROUS SHOWERS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOWFALL SUNDAY EVENING...DECREASING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED AT TIMES IN SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ JAD
934 WWUS46 KSGX 311139 WSWSGX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 339 AM PST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4500 FEET FOR LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4500 FEET FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH TONIGHT BRINGING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER FROM 7500 FEET THIS MORNING...TO NEAR 6000 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON...5000 FEET EARLY THIS EVENING...AND 4000 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. CAZ055-056-312130- /O.EXT.KSGX.WS.W.0002.160131T1800Z-160201T0600Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG BEAR CITY... BIG BEAR LAKE...CRESTLINE...LAKE ARROWHEAD...RUNNING SPRINGS... WRIGHTWOOD 339 AM PST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SNOWFALL...A FEW INCHES DOWN TO AROUND 4500 FEET...4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET...AND 12 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...7500 FEET THIS MORNING...LOWERING TO NEAR 6000 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON...5000 FEET EARLY THIS EVENING...AND 4000 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...LIGHTER PRECIPITATION...INTENSIFYING DURING THE LATE MORNING...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES WITH THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SHOWERS DECREASING TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75 MPH. BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...AND DENSE FOG. * IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. 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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ058-312130- /O.EXT.KSGX.WW.Y.0003.160201T0000Z-160201T1200Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PINE VALLEY 339 AM PST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... * SNOWFALL...A FEW INCHES DOWN TO AROUND 4500 FEET...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...LOWERING TO NEAR 6000 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON... 5000 FEET EARLY THIS EVENING...AND 4000 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...NUMEROUS SHOWERS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOWFALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...DECREASING LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED AT TIMES IN SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ 17
143 WWUS46 KSGX 312117 WSWSGX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 117 PM PST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4500 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4500 FEET FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .A WINTER STORM MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING IN NORTHERN AREAS AND OVERNIGHT IN SOUTHERN AREAS. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER FROM 6500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...TO 5000 FEET EARLY THIS EVENING...AND 3000 TO 3500 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. CAZ055-056-010600- /O.CON.KSGX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160201T0600Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG BEAR CITY... BIG BEAR LAKE...CRESTLINE...LAKE ARROWHEAD...RUNNING SPRINGS... WRIGHTWOOD 117 PM PST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SNOWFALL...TRACE TO 1 INCH FROM 3500 TO 4000 FT...2 TO 4 INCHES FROM 4000 TO 5000 FT...3 TO 10 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FT...6 TO 15 INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FT AND 12 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FT. * SNOW LEVELS...6500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...5000 FEET EARLY THIS EVENING...AND 3000 TO 3500 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES WITH THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS DECREASING TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75 MPH. BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...AND DENSE FOG. * IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. 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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ058-010600- /O.CON.KSGX.WW.Y.0003.160201T0000Z-160201T1200Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PINE VALLEY 117 PM PST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... * SNOWFALL...1 TO 3 INCHES 3500 TO 4500 FT...3 TO 5 INCHES 4500 TO 5500 FT...4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...LOWERING TO NEAR 6000 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON... 5000 FEET EARLY THIS EVENING...AND 3500 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...NUMEROUS SHOWERS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOWFALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...DECREASING LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED AT TIMES IN SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ JJT
747 WWUS46 KSGX 010337 WSWSGX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 737 PM PST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4500 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4000 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT... .A WINTER STORM MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL CONTINUE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO 3000 TO 4000 FEET BY MORNING. CAZ055-056-011400- /O.EXT.KSGX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160201T1400Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG BEAR CITY... BIG BEAR LAKE...CRESTLINE...LAKE ARROWHEAD...RUNNING SPRINGS... WRIGHTWOOD 737 PM PST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY... * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL...TRACE TO 2 INCHES FROM 3500 TO 4000 FT...2 TO 4 INCHES FROM 4000 TO 5000 FT...3 TO 8 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FT...5 TO 10 INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FT AND 8 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FT. * SNOW LEVELS...LOWERING TO 3500 FEET OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND DENSE FOG. * IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. 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. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ058-011400- /O.EXT.KSGX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160201T1400Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JULIAN...PINE VALLEY 737 PM PST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY... * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL...1 TO 3 INCHES 3500 TO 4500 FT...3 TO 5 INCHES 4500 TO 5500 FT...4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...LOWERING TO 3500 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...NUMEROUS SHOWERS OVERNIGHT WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOWFALL. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED AT TIMES IN SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE I-8 CORRIDOR WILL BE IMPACTED. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ JAD
858 WWUS46 KSGX 011113 WSWSGX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 313 AM PST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4000 FEET THROUGH 8 AM THIS MORNING... .A WINTER STORM OVER THE SOUTHWEST STATES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS WILL CONTINUE PAST SUNRISE...THEN DIMINISH. CAZ055-056-011215- /O.CAN.KSGX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160201T1400Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 313 AM PST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND SUNRISE... THEN DIMINISH. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF AN INCH OR LESS IS EXPECTED. $$ CAZ058-011600- /O.EXT.KSGX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160201T1600Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JULIAN...PINE VALLEY 313 AM PST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING... * LOCATION...MAINLY NEAR AND SOUTH OF JULIAN. * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL...LESS THAN 3 INCHES BELOW 4500 FEET...3 TO 5 INCHES BELOW 5500 FEET...5 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 3500 FEET. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED AT TIMES IN SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON PORTIONS OF THE 8 FREEWAY AND THE SUNRISE HIGHWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ 17
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Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 3:48 AM PST | High Wind Warning | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 47 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:48 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 62 hr |
| Jan 30, 4:10 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SGX | San Diego | 52 hr |
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