Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
316 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
.A PACIFIC STORM MOVING ALONG THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST
TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO
THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF INYO AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES THROUGH
TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS OF FAR
SOUTHERN NEVADA.
NVZ018-019-100700-
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SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
316 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE.
* TIMING...NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF HEAVY
SNOW THROUGH EARLY THEN SNOWFALL WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND
PERSISTENT OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MID MORNING
WEDNESDAY.
* SNOW LEVELS...LOWERING TO 4000 TO 4500 FEET AFTER 10 PM.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES AT 5000 FEET AND 6 TO
12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET.
* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT...AND MAY BE
IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...INCLUDE HIGHWAY 160
BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND PAHRUMP. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. &&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
357 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
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KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
357 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10
AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS
LIKELY. HEAVIEST SNOW IS MOST LIKELY ACROSS THE TEHACHAPI
MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT.
* ELEVATION: THE SNOW LEVEL IS NEAR 3500 FEET...AND MAY FALL TO
3000 FEET OVERNIGHT.
* TIMING: AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ALONG THE
CALIFORNIA COAST THIS EVENING. AS IT DOES...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CONTINUE. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST OF THE AREA
WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH SNOW DECREASING...AND MOSTLY ENDING
BEFORE NOON.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CUDDY VALLEY...PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB...
FRAZIER PARK...TEHACHAPI...ALTA SIERRA...AND WALKER PASS.
* WINDS: NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS: TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE MAY BE
ESPECIALLY IMPACTED BY HEAVY SNOW. HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH TEHACHAPI
PASS COULD BECOME DIFFICULT AS WELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS
OR IMPOSSIBLE.
&&
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WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
306 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO BRING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS AND
UPPER DESERTS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...
.A COLD...COMPACT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK SOUTHEAST ACROSS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND EAST ACROSS NORTHERN BAJA
CALIFORNIA EARLY WEDNESDAY...AND BE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF
CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY
SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4500 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...AND LOWER THE SNOW LEVEL TO AROUND 3000 FEET OVERNIGHT.
CAZ055-100800-
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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
306 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
PST WEDNESDAY.
HEAVY SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT WITH GREATEST
ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET.
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER FROM 5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON TO
3000 FEET LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO
8 INCHES BELOW 4500 FEET...BETWEEN 9 TO 20 INCHES BETWEEN
4500 AND ABOVE 6000 FEET...AND TWO TO THREE FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET.
ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF A FEW MORE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY IN
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER BELOW THE CAJON PASS BY THIS EVENING....
AND NOT LIFT ABOVE THE PASS UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL
AFFECT BOTH THE COMMUTE THIS EVENING AND THE MORNING COMMUTE
WEDNESDAY AND POSSIBLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SLICK ROADS. IF POSSIBLE...
CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
306 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO BRING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS AND
UPPER DESERTS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...
.A COLD...COMPACT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK SOUTHEAST ACROSS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND EAST ACROSS NORTHERN BAJA
CALIFORNIA EARLY WEDNESDAY...AND BE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF
CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY
SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4500 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...AND LOWER THE SNOW LEVEL TO AROUND 3000 FEET OVERNIGHT.
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
306 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
PST WEDNESDAY.
SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY.
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER TO 3000 FEET LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON THE
DESERT VALLEY FLOORS. MUCH HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED
ABOVE 3000 FEET ALONG THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
NORTH SLOPES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1206 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS...
.A COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK JUST TO THE WEST OF THE
REGION LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
TO THE MOUNTAINS. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL.
SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY START OUT BETWEEN 4500 AND 5000 FEET
TODAY...THEN WILL LOWER TO BETWEEN 3000 AND 4000 FEET TONIGHT.
SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 5 NEAR THE
GRAPEVINE...AS WELL AS HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE 14 FREEWAY
THROUGH THE SOLEDAD CANYON.
IF THE CENTER OF THE UPPER LOW TRACKS RIGHT OVER THE REGION...
THERE IS A CHANCE THAT SNOW LEVELS COULD FALL AS LOW AS 2500 FEET
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS COULD BRING SOME ACCUMULATING
SNOW TO THE INTERIOR VALLEYS...INCLUDING THE CUYAMA AND ANTELOPE
VALLEYS.
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VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
1206 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY
AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WRAP AROUND MOISTURE WILL LIKELY
BRING ADDITIONAL SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY...MAINLY ON NORTH FACING
SLOPES. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT.
* MAIN IMPACT: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY
BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE MOUNTAINS.
LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 16 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN GABRIELS. SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT
BETWEEN 4500 AND 5000 FEET TODAY...THEN WILL LOWER TO BETWEEN
3000 AND 4000 FEET TONIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT SNOW COULD
FALL AS LOW AS 2500 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY.
* OTHER IMPACTS: WITH THE LOW SNOW LEVELS...THE INTERSTATE 5
CORRIDOR NEAR THE GRAPEVINE AND THE HIGHWAY 14 CORRIDOR THROUGH
SOLEDAD CANYON WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED. IN ADDITION...SOUTHWEST
WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE ALSO
EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA TODAY. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
NORTH BY LATE TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
AND GUSTY WINDS COULD CREATE BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.
ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.
&&
$$
