WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1030 PM PST SUN DEC 06 2009
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...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST /11 AM
MST/ MONDAY TO 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM PST /11 AM MST/ MONDAY TO 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY
FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND
NORTHWEST ARIZONA.
SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL OCCUR MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET...WHILE ONE TO TWO FEET
OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FOOT. SNOWFALL WILL IMPACT HIGHWAY
160 OVER MOUNTAIN SPRINGS SUMMIT BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND PAHRUMP AND
MOUNTAIN PASS ALONG INTERSTATE 15 BETWEEN PRIMM AND BAKER. WINDS
MONDAY NIGHT WILL BE BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
IN SOME LOCATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.
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PIERCE
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