A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY AND NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY. TIMING: PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY NIGHT...BE STEADIEST AND HEAVIEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO EARLY NEW YEARS DAY. SNOW COULD BE STEADIEST AND HEAVIEST IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY ON NEW YEARS EVE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: A TRACE TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN MOST AREAS ABOVE 2000 FEET...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN ANY AREAS THAT SIT UNDER ANY PRECIPITATION BANDS LONGER OR SIT IN FAVORABLE TERRAIN LOCATIONS. SOME WET SNOW MAY MIX IN WITH RAIN AS LOW AS 1500 FEET BUT IS NOT EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE. IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON AREA ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 15 ESPECIALLY FROM LAS VEGAS TO MESQUITE. PASSES...GRADES AND SUMMITS WOULD BE THE MOST TREACHEROUS AREAS AS WELL AS ROADS IN LOWER ELEVATIONS WHERE SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT IS VERY LIMITED. IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...HILLY ROADS ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN SUCH AS IN SUMMERLIN...ANTHEM AND SEVEN HILLS WOULD BE THE MOST DIFFICULT TO DRIVE ON. NORMALLY SUNNY AND MILD LAS VEGAS IS EXPECTED TO EXPERIENCE UNUSUAL AND POTENTIALLY HISTORIC WEATHER FOR THE NEW YEAR S EVE INTO NEW YEAR S DAY TIME PERIOD. A COLD AND SOMEWHAT MOIST STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PASS ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT BETWEEN TUESDAY NIGHT AND NEW YEAR S DAY BRINGING A VARIETY OF HIGH IMPACT WEATHER WITH TO LAS VEGAS AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 02:17:42 +0000