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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
229 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 AM SNOW BEATTY 36.91N 116.76W
12/15/2008 E4.0 INCH NYE NV BROADCAST MEDIA
BROADCAST MEDIA IN LAS VEGAS REPORTED 4 INCHES OF SNOW
FELL IN BEATTY.
0905 AM SNOW 5 NNW DOWNTOWN LAS VEGA 36.25N 115.18W
12/15/2008 E0.0 INCH CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW WAS FALLING AND REDUCING VISIBILITY DOWN TO 1 MILE.
THE SNOW WAS STICKING TO THE GROUND AT THIS TIME.
1000 AM SNOW 3 W NORTH LAS VEGAS 36.28N 115.20W
12/15/2008 M0.0 INCH CLARK NV NWS EMPLOYEE
ALL SNOW FELL IN THE ALIANTE AREA FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS
STARTING AT 10 AM PST BUT DID NOT ACCUMULATE. A MIX OF
RAIN AND SNOW WAS ALSO OBSERVED HERE AT TIMES IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. THE LIQUID PRECIPITATION STORM
TOTAL AT THIS LOCATION WAS 0.38 INCHES.
1000 AM SNOW NWS LAS VEGAS 36.05N 115.19W
12/15/2008 M0.0 INCH CLARK NV NWS EMPLOYEE
A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WAS OBSERVED AT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF LAS VEGAS.
1002 AM SNOW LAS VEGAS MCCARRAN AP 36.09N 115.17W
12/15/2008 M0.0 INCH CLARK NV OFFICIAL NWS OBS
A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WAS REPORTED BY THE CONTRACT
WEATHER OBSERVERS AT MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR
ABOUT AN HOUR.
1020 AM SNOW 5 WNW YUCCA VALLEY (C79 34.12N 116.46W
12/15/2008 E1.2 INCH SAN BERNARDINO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW STARTED FALLING AT 9 AM AND BY 1020AM IT HAD
ACCUMULATED TO 1.25 INCHES.
1020 AM SNOW 5 NNE LONE MTN 36.30N 115.28W
12/15/2008 E1.0 INCH CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER
HEAVY SNOW WAS FALLING AND CAUSING VISIBILITY TO DECREASE
TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. 1 INCH OF SNOW HAD FALLEN IN THIS
LOCATION AS OF THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
1111 AM SNOW DESERT ROCK (NTS A30) 36.62N 116.02W
12/15/2008 M1.5 INCH NYE NV OTHER FEDERAL
A DESERT ROCK NOAA EMPLOYEE MEASURED 1.5 INCHES OF SNOW
AT THE DESERT ROCK UPPER AIR SITE ON THE NEVADA TEST
SITE.
1209 PM SNOW NORTH LAS VEGAS AP 36.21N 115.20W
12/15/2008 M0.0 INCH CLARK NV NWS EMPLOYEE
A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW AS WELL AS ALL SNOW FELL AT THE
NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT BUT DID NOT ACCUMULATE PER AN
OFF-DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE.
1215 PM SNOW 3 W DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS 36.17N 115.20W
12/15/2008 M0.0 INCH CLARK NV NWS EMPLOYEE
SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF ALL SNOW WAS
OBSERVED AT THE MEADOWS MALL NEAR DECATUR AND HIGHWAY 95
BY AN OFF-DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE.
0135 PM SNOW 1 SW SUMMERLIN 36.19N 115.32W
12/15/2008 E2.0 INCH CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER
ABOUT 2 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN SINCE 0900 AND HEAVY
SNOW WAS STILL OCCURRING.
0140 PM SNOW 2 W SUMMERLIN 36.21N 115.33W
12/15/2008 E3.0 INCH CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER
AN ESTIMATED 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ON BUSHES SINCE
0900 PST IN SUMMERLIN.
0140 PM SNOW 11 N RIMROCK 34.36N 116.54W
12/15/2008 E0.5 INCH SAN BERNARDINO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
RAIN HAS TURNED TO HEAVY SNOW AND 1/2 INCH HAD
ACCUMULATED IN YUCCA VALLEY. VISIBILITY HAD ALSO BEEN
REDUCED DOWN TO 1/4 MILE.
0200 PM SNOW 5 W NORTH LAS VEGAS AP 36.22N 115.30W
12/15/2008 E3.0 INCH CLARK NV NWS EMPLOYEE
UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WAS ESTIMATED ON UNPAVED SURFACES
IN NORTHWEST LAS VEGAS BY A NWS EMPLOYEE. THE STORM
LIQUID PRECIPITATION TOTAL WAS 0.54 INCHES AT THIS
LOCATION.
0228 PM SNOW LONE PINE 36.59N 118.07W
12/15/2008 E8.0 INCH INYO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
A SPOTTER REPORTED BETWEEN 8 INCHES AND 12 INCHES OF SNOW
FELL IN LONE PINE.
0230 PM SNOW 1 SE BISHOP 37.36N 118.39W
12/15/2008 E8.0 INCH INYO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
A SPOTTER REPORTED THAT UP TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ON
THE SOUTH SIDE OF BISHOP FROM LATE ON THE 14TH OVERNIGHT
AND THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON ON THE 15TH.
0253 PM SNOW 5 S LANDERS (AR190) 34.15N 116.43W
12/15/2008 M4.5 INCH SAN BERNARDINO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
A SPOTTER MEASURED 4.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN YUCCA VALLEY.
0256 PM SNOW 1 WNW ASPENDELL 37.24N 118.60W
12/15/2008 E7.0 INCH INYO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
AS MUCH AS 7 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED TO HAVE FALLEN
IN ASPENDELL.
0310 PM SNOW 5 WNW YUCCA VALLEY (C79 34.12N 116.46W
12/15/2008 M5.5 INCH SAN BERNARDINO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
A SPOTTER IN YUCCA VALLEY MEASURED 5.5 INCHES OF SNOW
SINCE 905 AM PST.
0330 PM SNOW 4 N LONE MTN 36.30N 115.30W
12/15/2008 E5.0 INCH CLARK NV PUBLIC
BETWEEN 4 AND 5 INCHES OF SNOW WAS ESTIMATED TO HAVE
FALLEN AT THUNDER BASIN AVENUE IN NORTHWEST LAS VEGAS.
0400 PM HEAVY SNOW 1 S HAYFORD PK 36.65N 115.20W
12/15/2008 E14.5 INCH CLARK NV MESONET
AN ESTIMATED 14.5 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT HAYFORD PEAK.
0400 PM HEAVY SNOW 3 SSW KYLE CANYON RAWS 36.23N 115.62W
12/15/2008 E23.1 INCH CLARK NV MESONET
THE RAINBOW CANYON SNOTEL ON MOUNT CHARLESTON AT AN
ELEVATION OF 7975 FEET MEASURED AN ESTIMATED 23.1 INCHES
OF SNOW FOR A STORM TOTAL.
0400 PM HEAVY SNOW 4 WNW KYLE CANYON RAWS 36.30N 115.67W
12/15/2008 E12.3 INCH CLARK NV MESONET
AN ESTIMATED 12.3 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE BRISTLECONE
PINE TRAIL SNOTEL ON MOUNT CHARLESTON AT AN ELEVATION OF
8979 FEET.
0400 PM HEAVY SNOW 8 S KYLE CANYON RAWS 36.15N 115.60W
12/15/2008 E12.6 INCH CLARK NV MESONET
AN ESTIMATED 12.6 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT KYLE CANYON.
0400 PM SNOW 4 WNW KYLE CANYON RAWS 36.30N 115.67W
12/15/2008 E9.4 INCH CLARK NV MESONET
AN ESTIMATED 9.4 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE LEE CANYON
SNOTEL AT AN ELEVATION OF 8626 FEET.
0515 PM SNOW 5 NNE SUMMERLIN 36.28N 115.28W
12/15/2008 M0.6 INCH CLARK NV NWS EMPLOYEE
0.6 INCHES OF SNOW WAS MEASURED IN CENTENNIAL HILLS NEAR
CLARK COUNTY 215 AND NORTH DURANGO DRIVE. AROUND AN INCH
OF SNOW FELL IN WESTERN PARTS OF THE CENTENNIAL HILLS
AREA. ALL ROOFS COVERED WITH SNOW.
0530 PM SNOW 4 NNW SUMMERLIN 36.26N 115.32W
12/15/2008 M4.0 INCH CLARK NV NWS EMPLOYEE
4.0 INCHES OF SNOW WAS MEASURED NEAR ANN ROAD AND CLARK
COUNTY 215.
0545 PM SNOW 5 ENE RED ROCK CANYON R 36.16N 115.34W
12/15/2008 M2.1 INCH CLARK NV NWS EMPLOYEE
2.1 INCHES OF SNOW WAS MEASURED IN SUMMERLIN BETWEEN
SUMMERLIN CENTER AND THE RED ROCK CASINO.
0200 AM SNOW 13 NW WIKIEUP (MWPA3) 34.83N 113.80W
12/16/2008 E8.0 INCH MOHAVE AZ PARK/FOREST SRVC
THE PARK SERVICE REPORTED THAT BETWEEN 6 AND 8 INCHES OF
SNOW FELL AT HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN PARK AT AN ELEVATION OF
6800 FEET. THE END TIME FOR THIS EVENT WAS ESTIMATED.
0530 AM SNOW 5 W LAS VEGAS DOWNTOWN 36.17N 115.24W
12/16/2008 M4.0 INCH CLARK NV MESONET
A COCORAHS OBSERVER REPORTED A STORM TOTAL OF 4.0 INCHES
OF SNOW WITH A LIQUID PRECIPITATION STORM TOTAL OF 0.51
INCHES.
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW 5 WNW KYLE CANYON RAWS 36.30N 115.68W
12/16/2008 E21.5 INCH CLARK NV TRAINED SPOTTER
A STORM TOTAL OF 21.5 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED AT THE
LAS VEGAS SKI AND SNOWBOARD RESORT.
0700 AM SNOW 1 WSW PIOCHE 37.93N 114.47W
12/16/2008 M5.0 INCH LINCOLN NV MESONET
A STORM TOTAL OF 5 INCHES OF SNOW WAS MEASURED IN PIOCHE.
0720 AM SNOW 6 WNW LAS VEGAS DOWNTOW 36.21N 115.25W
12/16/2008 M4.3 INCH CLARK NV MESONET
A STORM TOTAL OF 4.3 INCHES OF SNOW WITH A LIQUID
PRECIPITATION TOTAL 0F 0.68 INCHES WAS REPORTED BY A
COCORAHS OBSERVER.
0800 AM SNOW 10 WNW OWENS VALLEY RAW 37.45N 118.72W
12/16/2008 M10.0 INCH INYO CA CO-OP OBSERVER
A STORM TOTAL OF 10 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE ROCK CREEK
LAKES CO-OP AT AN ELEVATION OF 9700 FEET.
0800 AM SNOW 10 SW LONE PINE 36.48N 118.18W
12/16/2008 M11.4 INCH INYO CA CO-OP OBSERVER
A STORM TOTAL OF 11.4 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE
COTTONWOOD LAKES CO-OP AT AN ELEVATION OF 10150 FEET.
0800 AM SNOW 4 SSE ASPENDELL 37.18N 118.56W
12/16/2008 M11.2 INCH INYO CA CO-OP OBSERVER
A STORM TOTAL OF 11.2 INCHES FELL AT THE SOUTH LAKE CO-OP
AT AN ELEVATION OF 9600 FEET.
0800 AM SNOW 14 SSW MID HILLS RAWS 34.94N 115.51W
12/16/2008 M7.0 INCH SAN BERNARDINO CA CO-OP OBSERVER
A STORM TOTAL OF 7.0 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED AT THE
MITCHELL CAVERNS CO-OP AT AN ELEVATION OF 4350 FEET.
0800 AM SNOW MOUNTAIN PASS 35.47N 115.54W
12/16/2008 M4.0 INCH SAN BERNARDINO CA CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM HEAVY SNOW 6 SE SOUTH LAKE 37.13N 118.47W
12/16/2008 M12.7 INCH INYO CA CO-OP OBSERVER
A STORM TOTAL OF 12.7 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT THE SOUTH
LAKE CO-OP AT AN ELEVATION OF 9800 FEET.
0800 AM SNOW ASPENDELL 37.23N 118.58W
12/16/2008 M8.0 INCH INYO CA CO-OP OBSERVER
A STORM TOTAL OF 8 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED AT
ASPENDELL BY THE CO-OP OBSERVER AT AN ELEVATION OF 8500
FEET.
0800 AM SNOW CALIENTE 37.62N 114.51W
12/16/2008 M5.8 INCH LINCOLN NV CO-OP OBSERVER
A STORM TOTAL OF 5.8 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED AT
CALIENTE AT AN ELEVATION OF 4400 FEET.
0800 AM SNOW DYER 37.62N 118.03W
12/16/2008 M1.5 INCH ESMERALDA NV CO-OP OBSERVER
A STORM TOTAL OF 1.5 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT DYER AT AN
ELEVATION OF 4899 FEET.
0800 AM SNOW RED ROCK CANYON 36.14N 115.45W
12/16/2008 M5.0 INCH CLARK NV CO-OP OBSERVER
THE PARK SERVICE REPORTED A STORM TOTAL OF 5 INCHES OF
SNOW AT THE RED ROCK CANYON VISITORS CENTER AT AN
ELEVATION OF 3780 FEET.
0800 AM SNOW 7 N I-40 AT FORT ROCK 35.30N 113.37W
12/16/2008 M6.5 INCH MOHAVE AZ CO-OP OBSERVER
A STORM TOTAL OF 6.5 INCHES FELL AT DIAMOND M RANCH AT AN
ELEVATION OF 5480 FEET.
0800 AM HEAVY SNOW MT. CHARLESTON 36.28N 115.62W
12/16/2008 E21.0 INCH CLARK NV CO-OP OBSERVER
A STORM TOTAL OF 21 INCHES OF SNOW WAS MEASURED AT THE
MOUNT CHARLESTON FIRE STATION AT AN ELEVATION OF 7600
FEET.
1230 PM SNOW 2 N BARSTOW 34.91N 117.07W
12/16/2008 E3.0 INCH SAN BERNARDINO CA PUBLIC
BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ON THE NORTH SIDE OF
BARSTOW. A LIQUID PRECIPITATION STORM TOTAL OF 0.76
INCHES WAS ALSO REPORTED AT THIS LOCATION.
&&
UPPER LEVEL ENERGY MOVING THROUGH THE BASE OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
COMBINED WITH A VERY COLD AIR MASS PRODUCED SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE
MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN. SNOW BEGAN TO FALL IN THE
EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND OWENS VALLEY BY LATE ON
DECEMBER 14TH AND ELSEWHERE STARTED ON THE MORNING OF THE 15TH. SNOW
LEVELS WERE GENERALLY AROUND 3000 FEET ACROSS THE AREA DURING THIS
EVENT. THE REPORTS LISTED ABOVE ARE A FINAL LIST FOR THIS EVENT THAT
WERE COMPILED BY THE STAFF AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS
VEGAS. A SPECIAL THANKS IS EXTENDED TO OUR SPOTTERS AND OBSERVERS FOR
MANY OF THE ABOVE REPORTS.
$$
STACHELSKI/PIERCE
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