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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this winter storm warning at Mar 11, 2021, 6:27 AM PST for Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada. It was in force for 6 hr. 3 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 11, 2021, 6:27 AM PST (14:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 11, 2021, 12:00 PM PST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Esmeralda County, NV, Nye County, NV
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 7:43 AM PST | SNOW 8 | 1 Nnw Goldfield, NV | NEVADA DOT REPORTED MULTIPLE VEHICLES GOT STUCK ALONG HIGHWAY 95 NEAR GOLDFIELD FROM HEAVY SNOW THIS MORNING. |
| Mar 11, 8:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Goldfield, NV | PUBLIC REPORTED SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 9 TO 10 INCHES IN GOLDFIELD. SNOW STARTED AROUND 1AM PST AND ENDED AROUND 9 AM PST. START AND END TIMES ESTIMATED FROM SATELLITE AND SURROUNDING OBSERVATIONS. |
| Mar 11, 10:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Goldfield, NV | ESMERALDA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED 8 INCHES OF SNOW THAT FELL OVERNIGHT INTO THIS MORNING. ESTIMATED SNOW START TIME OF 1AM PST AND SNOW END TIME OF 9 AM PST. TIME ESTIMATED FROM SATELLITE AND SURROUNDING OBSERVATIONS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 209 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
- 1003 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
483 WWUS45 KVEF 111427 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 627 AM PST Thu Mar 11 2021 NVZ014-112000- /O.UPG.KVEF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210311T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0003.210311T1427Z-210311T2000Z/ Esmeralda and Central Nye County- Including Goldfield, Silver Peak, and Dyer 627 AM PST Thu Mar 11 2021 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... * WHAT...Heavy snow. Up to 18 inches of snow were reported to have fallen so far around Goldfield. Additional snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches can be expected this morning. * WHERE...Esmeralda and Central Nye County. * WHEN...Until noon PST today. * IMPACTS...Significant amounts of snow will make travel dangerous or roads impassable this morning around Esmeralda County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Storm Warning for snow means severe winter weather conditions will make travel very hazardous or impossible. Be prepared to delay travel plans until the heavy snow is cleared. The latest road conditions can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/lasvegas
1 follow-up statement
352 WWUS45 KVEF 111937 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 1137 AM PST Thu Mar 11 2021 NVZ014-112045- /O.EXP.KVEF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210311T2000Z/ Esmeralda and Central Nye County- Including Goldfield, Silver Peak, and Dyer 1137 AM PST Thu Mar 11 2021 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY... Snow has been diminishing through he morning, with the heaviest snow likely over for the area. Light snow is likely this afternoon at times above 4000ft, with an additional light accumulations possible in the higher terrain. $$ Nickerson For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/lasvegas
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 1:21 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | VEF | Esmeralda, Nye | 5 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.