Two people died in Las Vegas of cold related causes.
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Two people died in Las Vegas of cold related causes.
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NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 1, 8:31 PM PST, 3 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 831 PM PST Fri Mar 1 2019 .SYNOPSIS...A Pacific weather system will bring widespread rain showers, high elevation snow and gusty winds on Saturday with some residual showers lingering into Sunday. Another wet weather system will arrive during the the middle of next week. && .UPDATE...Updated PoP and Sky grids, blended in the latest blends to spread some slight PoPs further eastward overnight, to account for the latest trends. Otherwise, forecast in good shape, with main chances of rain moving west to east later tonight and tomorrow morning, with thunderstorms possible Saturday afternoon. && .SHORT TERM...through Monday night. Trough over the eastern Pacific will approach the central California coast early Saturday morning. Trough is forecast to weaken as it quickly races east across the southern Great Basin Saturday/Saturday evening. Ahead of the trough, radar already detecting light rain moving into the central California coast. Taking a larger look, satellite shows the trough does have a tropical connection. NAEFS mean integrated WV Transport plume of 300-400 Kg/ms will overspread the region tonight leading to increasing rain/snow in the southern Sierra Nevada, potentially developing as far east as southern Nevada by daybreak Saturday. As the plume exits quickly east by late morning, air mass will become more unstable in the afternoon leading to the potential for a slight chance of thunderstorms. Valley QPF amounts generally between a .10"-.25", locally 1.00"- 1.50" in the southern Sierra and Spring Mountains. Snow levels will start out around 8000' feet in the southern Sierra this evening before lowering to 7500' Saturday. For the Spring Mtns, snow level will start out above 8500', lower to 7500' Saturday. Snow total for Aspendell will be 5-10 inches, with a foot or more above 9500'. High snow levels will limit snow accumulations in Kyle Canyon to probably an inch of less, while upper Lee Canyon near the ski resort may see an much as 5". Advisory level winds expected across parts of Inyo, San Bernardino, and southern Nevada Saturday as well. Most precipitation will come to an end Saturday night. Additional impulses in the westerly flow aloft will lead to an east-west line of precipitation across south central Nevada Sunday. That band will lift north on Monday as broad flat ridge moves overhead. .LONG TERM...Tuesday through Friday. Wet Pacific system begins to move into the region Tuesday. A significant amounts of moisture is expected to impact California as the models become more confident that an AR event will take shape. A majority of this precipitation is expected to impact the Sierra where heavy snow and rain will occur...especially on the windward side of the Crest. However, a significant amount of spillover is likely to occur as the flow is more southwesterly. It's likely that places like Bishop could see another round of heavy rains totaling over an inch. Snow levels are also expected to remain fairly high with heavy snow likely above 7000 feet. That means places like Aspendell and Lake Sabrina could see between 1-2 feet of new snow. Widespread precipitation is expected to move across the remainder of the forecast area Wednesday with most locations seeing rainfall amounts of around a half an inch or so. Mount Charleston could see additional heavy snow with snow levels above 7000 feet on Wednesday. It's not out of the question that Lee Canyon Ski Resort could see around another foot so or by Wednesday night. This system is forecast to move through fairly quick so by Thursday morning there will just be a few residual showers as the region begins to dry out. Drier conditions are expected on Friday. Temperatures will still remain above normal through the middle part of the week with some cooling expected by weeks end. && .AVIATION...For McCarran...Conditions will remain dry through this evening with ample amounts of high level moisture streaming over the area. Cloud decks will lower to SCT-BKN150 with FEW-SCT100 by late afternoon. Shower activity is expected to develop over Clark County after 10Z Saturday with on and off light rain at the airport through the early morning. CIGS down to 6k feet possible. Thunderstorms will be possible tomorrow afternoon through the evening potentially creating gusty and variable winds. Otherwise, expect southwest winds generally 10-15 kts with gusts 20-25 kts with stronger southwest winds of 15-20 kts and gusts around 30 kts on Saturday. For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast California...Prevailing south-southwest winds across the region from the western Mojave Desert to the Spring Mountains of Southern Nevada, and along the southern Sierra Nevada will continue during the period. Ample amount of high clouds with cloud decks lowering tonight. Showers are expected by 06z Saturday over the Sierra Crest then spreading east after 09Z. Scattered thunderstorms are possible Saturday afternoon through the evening potentially creating gusty and variable winds. && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...Spotters may report any significant weather or impacts according to standard operating procedures. Reports of rain, snow, or other weather impacts are encouraged over the weekend as a weather system moves through. && UPDATE...Steele SHORT TERM...Pierce AVIATION...Salmen LONG TERM...Gorelow For more forecast information...see us on our webpage: http://weather.gov/lasvegas or follow us on Facebook and Twitter
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Two people 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 | 2019-03-02 | 63 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Indirect |
| Cold/Wind Chill, Las Vegas Valley | 2019-03-03 | 69 | Male | Permanent Home | Indirect |
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