Nevada, 2023Heavy Snow in Nevada, January 1, 2023
January 1, 2023 · NWS VEF · 1 event in 1 county or zone
Another atmospheric river and low pressure system brought heavy snow to the Spring Mountains. The episode began in December 2022.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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Another atmospheric river and low pressure system brought heavy snow to the Spring Mountains. The episode began in December 2022.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Dec 31, 1:00 PM PST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 1:00 PM PST, 11 hours before
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</html>Heavy Snow, Spring Mountains
- When
- January 1, 12:00 AM PST to 6:00 AM PST
- Where
- Spring Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
- Coordinates
- 37.129, -115.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An estimated 12 inches of snow fell in Rainbow Canyon. The event began in December 2022.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Snow in California, January 1, 20233 deaths · $134 million · 5 events
- Flooding in California, January 1 to 17, 2023$272 million · 6 events
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Snow in Utah, January 1 to 3, 2023$60,000 · 19 events
- Drought in Oklahoma, January 1 to 31, 202346 events
- Flash Flood and Flood in Arizona, January 1 to 2, 2023$40,000 · 2 events
- Drought in Nebraska, January 1 to 31, 202326 events
- Flash Flooding and Debris Flows in California, January 1, 2023$2,000 · 62 kt wind · 26 events
- Drought in Kansas, January 1 to 31, 202323 events
- Drought in Nebraska, January 1 to 31, 202321 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Wyoming, January 1 to 2, 202320 events
- Drought in Oklahoma, January 1 to 31, 202318 events
- Drought in South Dakota, January 1 to 31, 202317 events
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1067060.