Post by sergeim on Dec 17, 2008 18:40:06 GMT -5
Winter Storm Warning for Las Vegas Valley, NV
until 6 am PST, Thu., Dec. 18, 2008
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Updated 17 Dec 2008 3:30 pm Local Time
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Issued by The National Weather Service
Las Vegas, NV
1:31 pm PST, Wed., Dec. 17, 2008
... WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR THE VALLEYS AND DESERTS OF CLARK... SOUTHERN NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST THURSDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.
SNOW REACHING THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY FLOOR BEGAN TO FALL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND SNOW IS NOW EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE ON THE VALLEY FLOORS ACROSS CLARK AND SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTIES. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY MORNING. THIS RARE SNOW EVENT IS EXPECTED TO BRING BRING ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES TO THE VALLEY FLOORS AND UP TO 10 INCHES TO THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 2500 FEET.
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST FOR THE DESERT ROADS WHICH RARELY SEE ACCUMULATIONS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP WARM CLOTHING... AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND INTO ARIZONA THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE A RARE SNOWSTORM WHICH WILL LEAVE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS ON THE LOWER VALLEYS AND DESERT ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT REGION.
www.weather.com/weather/alerts/localalerts/89032?phenomena=WS&significance=W&areaid=NVZ020&office=KVEF&etn=0009&from=local_alert_ticker
until 6 am PST, Thu., Dec. 18, 2008
Local Radar Map
What's This?
Updated 17 Dec 2008 3:30 pm Local Time
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Get WeatherReady
* Prepare for Winter Storms
* Tips for Snow & Ice Removal
* Get Live Traffic Reports
* Driving in Snow & Ice
* Wintry Precipitation Explained
Issued by The National Weather Service
Las Vegas, NV
1:31 pm PST, Wed., Dec. 17, 2008
... WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR THE VALLEYS AND DESERTS OF CLARK... SOUTHERN NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST THURSDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.
SNOW REACHING THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY FLOOR BEGAN TO FALL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND SNOW IS NOW EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE ON THE VALLEY FLOORS ACROSS CLARK AND SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTIES. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY MORNING. THIS RARE SNOW EVENT IS EXPECTED TO BRING BRING ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES TO THE VALLEY FLOORS AND UP TO 10 INCHES TO THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 2500 FEET.
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST FOR THE DESERT ROADS WHICH RARELY SEE ACCUMULATIONS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP WARM CLOTHING... AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND INTO ARIZONA THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE A RARE SNOWSTORM WHICH WILL LEAVE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS ON THE LOWER VALLEYS AND DESERT ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT REGION.
www.weather.com/weather/alerts/localalerts/89032?phenomena=WS&significance=W&areaid=NVZ020&office=KVEF&etn=0009&from=local_alert_ticker
