One man died of cold related causes in Las Vegas.
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One man died of cold related causes in Las Vegas.
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NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 6, 9:20 PM PST, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 920 PM PST Wed Feb 6 2019 .SYNOPSIS...Cold temperatures will persist through Friday with widespread sub-freezing lows. A warming trend will commence over the weekend. Generally dry conditions are expected though a few showers may impact the Sierra and southern Great Basin this weekend. && .UPDATE...Clouds and isolated showers largely vanished over Southern Nevada and Northwest Arizona after sunset and only a few mid clouds remained. Northwest winds have been decreasing but occasional gusts of 15-20 mph were still keeping the boundary layer mixed and temps in the Las Vegas Valley were still mostly in the lower 40s. Wind speeds will continue to drop off after midnight and allow temps to drop near freezing generally between 5 and 7 AM PST. The forecast trends detailed in the previous discussion are on track and no immediate changes needed. && .PREV DISCUSSION... 256 PM PST Wed Feb 6 2019 .SHORT TERM...through Friday night. The isolated snow showers near the Utah border with Nevada and Arizona will dissipate quickly after sunset. Cold air drawn south behind the upper trough will lead to the coldest temperatures we seen since around New Years. Low temperatures tonight and again Friday morning around Las Vegas will range from the mid 20s to low 30s. Outside of the valley, Pahrump and Kingman will range between 20 and 25 degrees. Highs on Thursday will be very similar to today, or values running some 10 to 13 degrees below normal. Temperatures begin to warm on Friday as the region lies under a weak ridge of high pressure situated ahead of the next trough off the northern California coast. Light snow from this system will reach the southern Sierra and Owens Valley Friday night. .LONG TERM...Saturday through Wednesday. An active pattern will remain across the region through much of the extended period. On Saturday, a weak closed low is forecast to push into central California before moving across the Great Basin an an open wave. Most of the precipitation is forecast to be intercepted by the Sierra, but a few rain/snow showers will be possible across the higher terrain Saturday. Better dynamics will be across central Nevada, so it's possible Lincoln County could see some light accumulating snow before the wave exits to the east. This will be followed by a quick drying period Sunday ahead of the next system that will move into the western states. There are certainly some timing and strength differences between models, but they do agree that much of the energy associated with this system will remain north of the CWA. However, as the trough swings through Sunday night into Monday morning some precipitation could occur across mainly the northern zones with only a slight chance over the Spring Mountains. Continued model differences occur Tuesday and Wednesday as the GFS keeps the closed low over NV/UT while the Canadian and ECMWF quickly push this system well east of the area. With the differences in the models overall confidence is low, but it does look to remain an active pattern with precipitation chances remaining in place through the end of the week. Temperatures will remain a few degrees below normal through the period. && .AVIATION...For McCarran...Gusty northwest winds will remain in place into this evening with speeds generally between 14-24 kts. SCT clouds around 10k feet this afternoon will gradually clear this evening. Winds will decrease overnight becoming light and variable by sunrise Thursday. Winds will remain generally light through the day, but may be sustained out of the northeast at times. For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast California...FEW-SCT clouds around 10k feet mainly east of Inyo and San Bernardino Counties this afternoon. Some light snow showers will be possible across northern Mohave and eastern Lincoln Counties through sunset. Skies will generally clear overnight. Winds will be northwest around 15-25 kts into this evening then dropping below 10 kts after sunset. Lighter winds Thursday with a FEW clouds around 10k feet expected. && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...Spotters are encouraged to report rain and snowfall amounts and any other weather impacts according to standard operating procedures. && UPDATE...Adair SHORT TERM...Pierce LONG TERM/AVIATION...Gorelow For more forecast information...see us on our webpage: http://weather.gov/lasvegas or follow us on Facebook and Twitter
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1106 PM PST WED FEB 6 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0920 AM SNOW ASPENDELL 37.24N 118.60W
02/06/2019 E36.0 INCH INYO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
TWO DAY SNOW TOTAL FOR FEBRUARY 4 THROUGH
FEBRUARY 5 WAS ESTIMATED 36 INCHES. ENTIRE
STORM TOTAL BETWEEN FEBRUARY 2 THROUGH
FEBRUARY 5 WAS ESTIMATED 5 FEET.
0900 AM SNOW PIOCHE 37.94N 114.46W
02/06/2019 M4.0 INCH LINCOLN NV TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL SNOW BEGINNING FEBRUARY 3 AND
ENDING THE MORNING OF FEBRUARY 6.
0808 AM SNOW 1 SE COLORADO CITY 36.98N 112.97W
02/06/2019 M3.0 INCH MOHAVE AZ TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR SNOWFALL IN COLORADO CITY. ROADS
SNOWPACKED AND ICY IN THE AREA.
0800 AM SNOW MT. CHARLESTON 36.26N 115.65W
02/06/2019 M4.7 INCH CLARK NV CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL. STORM TOTAL BETWEEN MIDNIGHT
FEBRUARY 2 AND 8 AM FEBRUARY 6 IS 18.7
INCHES.
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1108 PM PST WED FEB 6 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0920 AM SNOW ASPENDELL 37.24N 118.60W
02/06/2019 E36.0 INCH INYO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
TWO DAY SNOW TOTAL FOR FEBRUARY 4 THROUGH
FEBRUARY 5 WAS ESTIMATED 36 INCHES. ENTIRE
STORM TOTAL BETWEEN FEBRUARY 2 THROUGH
FEBRUARY 5 WAS ESTIMATED 5 FEET.
0900 AM SNOW PIOCHE 37.94N 114.46W
02/06/2019 M4.0 INCH LINCOLN NV TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL SNOW BEGINNING FEBRUARY 3 AND
ENDING THE MORNING OF FEBRUARY 6.
0808 AM SNOW 1 SE COLORADO CITY 36.98N 112.97W
02/06/2019 M3.0 INCH MOHAVE AZ TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR SNOWFALL IN COLORADO CITY. ROADS
SNOWPACKED AND ICY IN THE AREA.
0800 AM SNOW MT. CHARLESTON 36.26N 115.65W
02/06/2019 M4.7 INCH CLARK NV CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL. STORM TOTAL BETWEEN MIDNIGHT
FEBRUARY 2 AND 8 AM FEBRUARY 6 IS 18.7
INCHES.
0400 AM SNOW 5 NW MT. CHARLESTON 36.32N 115.70W
02/06/2019 E10.0 INCH CLARK NV MESONET
BRISTLECONE TRAIL SNOTEL AT AN ELEVATION OF
8890 FEET REPORTS A 2 DAY STORM TOTAL OF 10
INCHES STARTING 4AM FEB 4TH AND ENDING 4AM
FEB 6TH.
0400 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 ESE MT. CHARLESTON 36.25N 115.63W
02/06/2019 E12.0 INCH CLARK NV MESONET
RAINBOW CANYON SNOTEL AT AN ELEVATION OF
7860 FEET REPORTS A 2 DAY STORM TOTAL OF 12
INCHES STARTING 4AM FEB 4TH AND ENDING 4AM
FEB 6TH.
0400 AM HEAVY SNOW 9 WNW ROUND VALLEY 37.46N 118.74W
02/06/2019 E16.0 INCH INYO CA MESONET
ROCK CREEK LAKES SNOTEL AT AN ELEVATION OF
9700 FEET REPORTS A 3 DAY STORM TOTAL OF 16
INCHES STARTING 4AM FEB 3RD AND ENDING 4AM
FEB 6TH.
0400 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 SSE SOUTH LAKE 37.16N 118.56W
02/06/2019 E18.0 INCH INYO CA MESONET
SAWMILL SNOTEL AT AN ELEVATION OF 10200 FEET
REPORTS A 3 DAY STORM TOTAL OF 18 INCHES
STARTING 4AM FEB 3RD AND ENDING 4AM FEB 6TH.
0400 AM HEAVY SNOW 6 ESE SOUTH LAKE 37.13N 118.48W
02/06/2019 E24.0 INCH INYO CA MESONET
BIG PINE CREEK SNOTEL AT AN ELEVATION OF
9800 FEET REPORTS A 3 DAY STORM TOTAL OF 24
INCHES STARTING 4AM FEB 3RD AND ENDING 4AM
FEB 6TH.
0400 AM SNOW 4 NNW MT. CHARLESTON 36.31N 115.68W
02/06/2019 E9.0 INCH CLARK NV MESONET
LEE CANYON SNOTEL AT AN ELEVATION OF 8626
FEET REPORTS A 2 DAY STORM TOTAL OF 9 INCHES
STARTING 4AM FEB 4TH AND ENDING 4AM FEB 6TH.
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JVThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
One man died in Las Vegas of cold related causes.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold/Wind Chill, Las Vegas Valley | 2019-02-07 | 51 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Indirect |
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