Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this winter storm warning at Mar 4, 2016, 2:42 AM PST for Inyo County, California. It took effect at Mar 5, 2016, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 51 hr. 10 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2016, 2:42 AM PST (10:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2016, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2016, 7:02 PM PST
- In force
- 51 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 10:47 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 6, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 6 | 1 Ese Aspendell, CA | TRAINED SPOTTER IN ASPENDELL REPORTED A TOTAL OF 6 INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN 6PM SATURDAY AND 8AM SUNDAY. |
| Mar 6, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 6 | Aspendell, CA | TRAINED SPOTTER IN ASPENDELL REPORTED A TOTAL OF 6 INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN 6PM SATURDAY AND 8AM SUNDAY. |
| Mar 6, 9:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | 1 Sse South Lake, CA | SAWMILL SNOTEL AT 10200 FEET. ACCUMULATION FROM 9PM 3/5 TO 9AM 3/6. |
| Mar 6, 9:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | 9 Wnw Round Valley, CA | ROCK CREEK LAKES SNOTEL AT 9700 FEET. ACCUMULATION FROM 9PM 3/5 TO 9AM 3/6. |
| Mar 6, 10:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 17 | South Lake, CA | SOUTH LAKE SNOTEL AT 9600 FEET. ACCUMULATION FROM 9PM 3/5 TO 10AM 3/6. |
| Mar 6, 2:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 6 Ese South Lake, CA | BIG PINE CREEK SNOTEL AT 9800 FEET. ACCUMULATION FROM 9PM 3/5 TO 2PM 3/6. |
| Mar 7, 6:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | 6 Ese South Lake, CA | BIG PINE CREEK SNOTEL PICKED UP ANOTHER 4 INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN 1PM-6PM 3/7. TWO DAY STORM TOTAL IS 16 INCHES. |
| Mar 7, 6:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 17 | 1 Sse South Lake, CA | SAWMILL SNOTEL PICKED UP ANOTHER 3 INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN 1PM-6PM 3/7. TWO DAY STORM TOTAL IS 17 INCHES. |
| Mar 7, 7:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 19 | 9 Wnw Round Valley, CA | ROCK CREEK LAKES SNOTEL PICKED UP ANOTHER 3 INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN 12PM-7PM 3/7. TWO DAY STORM TOTAL IS 19 INCHES. |
| Mar 7, 7:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 19 | South Lake, CA | SOUTH LAKE SNOTEL PICKED UP ANOTHER 2 INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN 2PM-7PM 3/7. TWO DAY STORM TOTAL IS 19 INCHES. |
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 00:00Z, 10.7 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
- 4332 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 230 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
218 WWUS45 KVEF 041042 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 242 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...HEAVY SNOW ON THE WAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS... CAZ519-050000- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0006.160306T0400Z-160308T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0005.160306T0000Z-160308T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 242 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVIEST SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SUNDAY MORNING AND MAY EVEN STOP FOR A FEW HOURS... BUT A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL...INITIALLY SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 9000 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BUT FALL TO 6500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO AROUND 4500 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE SECOND ROUND OF SNOW DEVELOPS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...3 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...10 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET...AND OVER TWO FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT RIDGETOPS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL AS POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA DUE TO SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR RECREATION IN THE SIERRA THIS WEEKEND. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. && $$ CAZ521-050000- /O.NEW.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.160306T0000Z-160308T0600Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE 242 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVIEST SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SUNDAY MORNING AND MAY EVEN STOP FOR A FEW HOURS... BUT A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL...INITIALLY SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 9000 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BUT FALL TO 6500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO AROUND 4500 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE SECOND ROUND OF SNOW DEVELOPS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...3 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 15 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL AS POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS DUE TO SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR RECREATION IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. && $$ WOLCOTT
9 follow-up statements
060 WWUS45 KVEF 042338 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 338 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...HEAVY SNOW ON THE WAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS... CAZ519-051200- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.160306T0000Z-160308T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 338 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVIEST SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SUNDAY MORNING AND MAY EVEN STOP FOR A FEW HOURS... BUT A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL...INITIALLY AROUND 9000 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BUT FALLING TO 6500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO AROUND 4500 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE SECOND ROUND OF SNOW DEVELOPS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...3 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...10 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET...AND OVER TWO FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT RIDGETOPS. HIGHER SPEEDS AND GUSTS MAY OCCUR JUST BEFORE SNOW BEGINS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL AS POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA DUE TO SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR RECREATION IN THE SIERRA THIS WEEKEND. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. && $$ CAZ521-051200- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.160306T0000Z-160308T0600Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE 338 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVIEST SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SUNDAY MORNING AND MAY EVEN STOP FOR A FEW HOURS... BUT A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL...INITIALLY AROUND 9000 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BUT FALLING TO 6500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO AROUND 4500 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE SECOND ROUND OF SNOW DEVELOPS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. HIGHER SPEEDS AND GUSTS MAY OCCUR JUST BEFORE SNOW BEGINS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL AS POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS DUE TO SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR RECREATION IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. && $$ CMS
662 WWUS45 KVEF 051002 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 202 AM PST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...HEAVY SNOW ON THE WAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS... CAZ519-060015- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.160306T0000Z-160308T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 202 AM PST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVIEST OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF SUNDAY MORNING AND MAY EVEN STOP FOR A FEW HOURS...BUT A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL...INITIALLY AROUND 9000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...BUT FALLING TO 6500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO AROUND 4500 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE SECOND ROUND OF SNOW DEVELOPS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...3 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...10 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET...AND OVER TWO FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. * WINDS...GENERALLY SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT RIDGETOPS. HIGHER SPEEDS AND GUSTS MAY OCCUR OUTSIDE PERIODS OF SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL AS POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA DUE TO SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR RECREATION IN THE SIERRA THIS WEEKEND. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. && $$ CAZ521-060015- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.160306T0000Z-160308T0600Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE 202 AM PST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVIEST OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF SUNDAY MORNING AND MAY EVEN STOP FOR A FEW HOURS...BUT A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL...INITIALLY AROUND 9000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...BUT FALLING TO 6500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO AROUND 4500 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE SECOND ROUND OF SNOW DEVELOPS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET. * WINDS...GENERALLY SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. HIGHER SPEEDS AND GUSTS MAY OCCUR OUTSIDE PERIODS OF SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL AS POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS DUE TO SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR RECREATION IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. && $$ WOLCOTT
900 WWUS45 KVEF 052343 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 343 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016 CAZ519-060630- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.160306T0000Z-160308T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 343 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVIEST OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF SUNDAY MORNING AND MAY EVEN STOP FOR A FEW HOURS...BUT A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL...INITIALLY LOWERING FROM 9000 FEET TO 8000 FEET THIS EVENING THEN FALLING TO 6500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO AROUND 4500 FEET MONDAY MORNING AS THE SECOND ROUND OF SNOW DEVELOPS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...4 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...10 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET...AND OVER TWO FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. * WINDS...GENERALLY SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT RIDGETOPS. HIGHER SPEEDS AND GUSTS MAY OCCUR OUTSIDE PERIODS OF SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL AS POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA DUE TO SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR RECREATION IN THE SIERRA THROUGH MONDAY. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. && $$ CAZ521-060630- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.160306T0000Z-160308T0600Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE 343 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AND BECOME HEAVIEST OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF SUNDAY MORNING AND MAY EVEN STOP FOR A FEW HOURS...BUT A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL...INITIALLY LOWERING FROM 9000 FEET TO 8000 FEET THIS EVENING...BUT FALLING TO 6500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO AROUND 4500 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING AS THE SECOND ROUND OF SNOW DEVELOPS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET. * WINDS...GENERALLY SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. HIGHER SPEEDS AND GUSTS MAY OCCUR OUTSIDE PERIODS OF SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL AS POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS DUE TO SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR RECREATION IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS THROUGH MONDAY. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. && $$
182 WWUS45 KVEF 060606 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1006 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016 CAZ519-062000- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160308T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 1006 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVIEST OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF SUNDAY MORNING AND MAY EVEN STOP FOR A FEW HOURS...BUT A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL...LOWERING FROM 9000 FEET TO 6500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO AROUND 4500 FEET MONDAY MORNING AS THE SECOND ROUND OF SNOW DEVELOPS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET... 4 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...10 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET...AND OVER TWO FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. * WINDS...GENERALLY SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT RIDGETOPS. HIGHER SPEEDS AND GUSTS MAY OCCUR OUTSIDE PERIODS OF SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL AS POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA DUE TO SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR RECREATION IN THE SIERRA THROUGH MONDAY. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. && $$ CAZ521-062000- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160308T0600Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE 1006 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVIEST OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF SUNDAY MORNING AND MAY EVEN STOP FOR A FEW HOURS...BUT A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL...LOWERING FROM 9000 FEET TO 6500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO AROUND 4500 FEET MONDAY MORNING AS THE SECOND ROUND OF SNOW DEVELOPS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET... 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET. * WINDS...GENERALLY SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. HIGHER SPEEDS AND GUSTS MAY OCCUR OUTSIDE PERIODS OF SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL AS POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS DUE TO SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR RECREATION IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS THROUGH MONDAY. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. && $$ WOLCOTT
367 WWUS45 KVEF 061958 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1158 AM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 CAZ519-070500- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160308T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 1158 AM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... * TIMING...A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO AROUND 4500 FEET MONDAY MORNING AS THE SECOND ROUND OF SNOW DEVELOPS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...4 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...10 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET...AND OVER TWO FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. * WINDS...GENERALLY WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT RIDGETOPS. HIGHER SPEEDS AND GUSTS MAY OCCUR OUTSIDE PERIODS OF SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL AS POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA DUE TO SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR RECREATION IN THE SIERRA THROUGH MONDAY. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. && $$ CAZ521-070500- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160308T0600Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE 1158 AM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... * TIMING...A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO AROUND 4500 FEET MONDAY MORNING AS THE SECOND ROUND OF SNOW DEVELOPS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET. * WINDS...GENERALLY SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. HIGHER SPEEDS AND GUSTS MAY OCCUR OUTSIDE PERIODS OF SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL AS POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS DUE TO SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR RECREATION IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS THROUGH MONDAY. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. && $$
917 WWUS45 KVEF 070447 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 847 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 CAZ519-071300- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160308T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 847 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... * TIMING...A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO AROUND 4500 FEET MONDAY MORNING AS THE SECOND ROUND OF SNOW DEVELOPS. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET... 4 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT RIDGETOPS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL AS POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA DUE TO SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR RECREATION IN THE SIERRA THROUGH MONDAY. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. && $$ CAZ521-071300- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160308T0600Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE 847 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... * TIMING...A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO AROUND 4500 FEET MONDAY MORNING AS THE SECOND ROUND OF SNOW DEVELOPS. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET... 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * WINDS...GENERALLY SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. HIGHER SPEEDS AND GUSTS MAY OCCUR OUTSIDE PERIODS OF SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL AS POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS DUE TO SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR RECREATION IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS THROUGH MONDAY. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. && $$ WOLCOTT
407 WWUS45 KVEF 070956 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 156 AM PST MON MAR 7 2016 CAZ519-080000- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160308T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 156 AM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING BRINGING ADDITIONAL SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL...4300 TO 4800 FEET. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET...3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET...UP TO 10 INCHES NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...DECREASING THROUGH THE DAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL AS POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA DUE TO SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR RECREATION IN THE SIERRA THROUGH MONDAY. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. && $$ CAZ521-080000- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160308T0600Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE 156 AM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING BRINGING ADDITIONAL SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL...4300 TO 4800 FEET * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET...3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...DECREASING THROUGH THE DAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL AS POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS DUE TO SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR RECREATION IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS THROUGH MONDAY. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. && $$ WOLCOTT
710 WWUS45 KVEF 072323 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 323 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016 CAZ519-080315- /O.EXT.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160308T0400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 323 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW FALLING OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL...4300 TO 4800 FEET. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO 2 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET...2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL AS POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA DUE TO SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING IN THE SIERRA THROUGH THIS EVENING AND CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. && $$ CAZ521-080315- /O.EXT.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160308T0400Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE 323 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW FALLING OVER THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL...4300 TO 4800 FEET * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO 2 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET...2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL AS POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS DUE TO SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. && $$
291 WWUS45 KVEF 080302 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 702 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016 CAZ519-080415- /O.CAN.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160308T0400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 702 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW WAS ENDING ACROSS THE SIERRA THIS EVENING AND THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ CAZ521-080415- /O.CAN.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160308T0400Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE 702 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW WAS ENDING ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING AND THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WOLCOTT
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 Mar 3, 7:52 PM PST, 6 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 7:52 PM PST, 6 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 752 PM PST THU MAR 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS...DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY WITH A SLIGHT COOL DOWN SATURDAY AS MORE CLOUDS MOVE INTO THE REGION. TWO SEPARATE STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SUNDAY AND MONDAY ALONG WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES. DRY WEATHER SHOULD RETURN FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING BACK TO NEAR NORMAL. && .UPDATE...NUMEROUS HIGH CLOUDS ARE SPILLING ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING...AND SKY COVER WAS INCREASED AS A RESULT. ALSO MADE SOME TWEAKS TO THE WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LATEST TRENDS AND GUIDANCE. OVERALL THOUGH...THE SHORT TERM FORECAST IS IN GOOD SHAPE. NO ADDITIONAL UPDATES PLANNED THIS EVENING. -WOLCOTT- && .AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS OVERNIGHT. SPEEDS COULD POP UP TO 8-12 KTS WITH GUSTS AT TIMES. WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE EARLY MORNING...WITH NORTHEASTERLY WINDS EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN MIX INTO THE AIRFIELD BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...HIGH CLOUDS AOA 20K FEET. GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS UNDER 10 KTS EXCEPT OVER WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WITH WEST WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 25 KTS. && .PREV DISCUSSION... 305 PM PST THU MAR 3 2016 .SHORT TERM...THROUGH SUNDAY. RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN PLACE OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT EAST FRIDAY AS A DEEPENING TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC APPROACHES THE COAST. WE ARE NOT EXPECTED TO SEE MUCH OF AN IMPACT FRIDAY OUTSIDE OF SOME ADDITIONAL CLOUD COVER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES...ALTHOUGH THE HIGHER PEAKS IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA COULD SEE SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BY FRIDAY NIGHT WINDS WILL START TO INCREASE OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH. THE MAIN IMPACTS FROM THIS TROUGH WILL BE FELT STARTING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION AND PRECIPITATION BEGINS IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. WINDS ON SATURDAY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY LEVELS...ALTHOUGH A FEW LOCATIONS IN WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WILL BE CLOSE. THE BULK OF THE MOISTURE WILL REACH THE SIERRA LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND REALLY GET GOING SATURDAY NIGHT. THE MODELS ARE INDICATING VERY DEEP PLUME OF MOISTURE MOVING INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. PW VALUES ARE RANGING FROM ABOUT 1.25-1.50 INCHES OF LIQUID ALONG WITH HIGH ANOMALIES OF WATER VAPOR TRANSPORT. THIS WILL LEAD TO HIGH PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN THE SIERRA. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL OVERNIGHT WHERE 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW COULD FALL ABOVE 8000 FEET. WITH THESE HIGH ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED DID GO AHEAD AND ISSUE A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA. ANOTHER ITEM OF CONCERN WILL BE HOW MUCH PRECIPITATION FALLS IN THE OWENS VALLEY. THE MODELS ARE INDICATING A FAVORABLE WIND DIRECTION FOR SPILLOVER ALONG WITH THE DEEP MOISTURE THAT WILL BE IN PLACE. LOCAL STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT WITH THIS TYPE OF SET UP...AREAS LIKE BISHOP COULD RECEIVE HIGH AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION. SINCE SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN ABOVE 7000 FEET...AT LEAST INITIALLY IT WOULD ALL FALL AS RAIN. DEFINITELY SOMETHING TO KEEP AN EYE ON. AS THIS INITIAL TROUGH MOVES EAST PRECIPITATION IS ALSO EXPECTED TO SPREAD EAST. THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT SHOWING A BAND OF PRECIPITATION MOVING ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY MORNING WITH THE BEST SHOT OF SEEING A FEW HUNDREDTHS OVER MOST LOCATIONS BETWEEN 12Z-18Z SUNDAY MORNING. IT DOES LOOK LIKE MUCH OF THE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON LEAVING ONLY SCATTERED SHOWERS. WINDS WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN SUNDAY. HOW MUCH THE PRECIPITATION AFFECTS THE WIND IS STILL IN QUESTION...BUT WIND ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED. LOOKS LIKE THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN NEVADA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND DECREASING A BIT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AHEAD OF THE FRONT GENERALLY BETWEEN NOON AND 4PM WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN FAIRLY WARM FRIDAY WITH A SLIGHT COOL DOWN SATURDAY. THE BOTTOM THEN DROPS OUT SUNDAY WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING ABOUT 15 DEGREES FROM SATURDAYS HIGHS. .LONG TERM...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. STORM ONE MOVES EAST SUNDAY NIGHT WITH STORM TWO SET TO IMPACT THE AREA ON MONDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BRIEFLY DECREASE SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE FIRST SYSTEM PULLS AWAY WITH ANY LINGERING EVENING SHOWER ACTIVITY IN THE EASTERN REGIONS OF THE CWA WINDING DOWN AND ENDING OVERNIGHT. MODELS CONTINUE TO HAVE DIFFERENCES IN HOW THE SECOND SYSTEM PLAYS OUT PER THE HIGHER ENSEMBLE SPREAD BUT OVERALL, IT IS FORECAST TO SPLIT WITH THE NORTHERN ENERGY HEADING EAST ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AND A 150+ KNOT JET DRIVING THE SOUTHERN ENERGY SOUTH ALONG THE COAST AND THEN SOUTH OF THE AREA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE CWA LIES IN A FAVORABLE REGION OF UPWARD FORCING BETWEEN THE TWO ENERGY CORES RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY DURING THE DAY MONDAY. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL DEPEND ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK BUT CURRENTLY DO LOOK OVERLY IMPRESSIVE. THE SHOWER ACTIVITY AND EXPECTED CLOUDY CONDITIONS WILL HOLD TEMPERATURES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE DAY. BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY MONDAY BUT WE COULD SEE HIGHS SEVERAL DEGREES COOLER THAN WHAT IS CURRENTLY FORECAST. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA LATE MONDAY TURNING WINDS TO THE NORTH WITH BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. SHORTWAVE RIDGING TAKES OVER LATE TUESDAY WITH MILD SOUTHWEST FLOW THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE LONG TERM. TEMPERATURES SHOULD QUICKLY REBOUND TO ABOVE NORMAL BY MID WEEK. && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED. PLEASE REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. && SHORT TERM/AVIATION...GORELOW LONG TERM...SALMEN FOR MORE FORECAST INFORMATION...SEE US ON OUR WEBPAGE: HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS OR FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2:42 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | VEF | Inyo | 4 days |
| Mar 4, 2:43 AM PST | Wind Advisory | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 65 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.