567
WWUS45 KVEF 180420
WSWVEF
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
820 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
CAZ519-182200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260219T0600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHITNEY PORTAL AND ASPENDELL
820 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES. THREE DAY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
EXCEEDING 3 FEET ABOVE 8000 FEET...1.5 TO 2.5 FEET ABOVE 7000
FEET...AND 8 TO 16 INCHES DOWN TO 6000 FEET. WINDS COULD GUST AS
HIGH AS 70 MPH.
* WHERE...EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW A QUARTER MILE DUE TO
FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO
IMPOSSIBLE. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT
BEFORE EASING WEDNESDAY MORNING. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW WILL MOVE
IN ON THURSDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS ARE URGED TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. IF YOU
MUST GO OUTSIDE, DRESS IN LAYERS. SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL
KEEP YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO
REDUCE YOUR RISK OF FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. GLOVES, A SCARF, AND A
HAT WILL KEEP YOU FROM LOSING YOUR BODY HEAT.
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
CAZ521-182200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260219T0600Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRISTLECONE PINE AND WESTGARD PASS
820 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXCEEDING 2 FEET ABOVE
8000 FEET....1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET....AND 8 TO 16 INCHES
DOWN TO 6000 FEET. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...WHITE AND INYO MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW A QUARTER MILE DUE TO
FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO
IMPOSSIBLE. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 168 ESPECIALLY THROUGH
WESTGARD PASS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. SNOWFALL
RATES WILL BE HEAVIEST TONIGHT AND EASE WEDNESDAY MORNING. ANOTHER
ROUND OF SNOW MAY MOVE IN THURSDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS ARE URGED TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. IF YOU
MUST GO OUTSIDE, DRESS IN LAYERS. SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL
KEEP YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO
REDUCE YOUR RISK OF FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. GLOVES, A SCARF, AND A
HAT WILL KEEP YOU FROM LOSING YOUR BODY HEAT.
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
NVZ014-182200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260219T0600Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BEATTY, SILVER PEAK, GOLDFIELD, AND DYER
820 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY
ABOVE 5000 FEET...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND 10
INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY
LIFE-THREATENING. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. GUSTY WINDS
COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 266 OVER LIDA SUMMIT MAY BE
DIFFICULT AT TIMES. THE SECOND ROUND OF SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE
TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY, WITH SNOW LEVELS STARTING OUR AROUND 4000
FEET. WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW ARE EXPECTED
ON HIGHWAY 95 WITH THIS ROUND OF SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CALL 5 1 1 FOR ROAD
INFORMATION.
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
NVZ018-019-182200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260219T0600Z/
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HAYFORD PK, MT CHARLESTON, AND RED ROCK
CANYON
820 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY
ABOVE 5000 FEET...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP
RANGE ABOVE 5000 FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
OF 8 TO 16 INCHES IS EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES IS
POSSIBLE ABOVE 4500 FEET. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...SHEEP RANGE AND SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY
LIFE-THREATENING. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE.
STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HEAVY SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND
PERSIST INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AFTER
DAYBREAK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. CALL 5 1 1 FOR ROAD
INFORMATION.
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
AZZ001-NVZ015-182200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260219T0000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CALIENTE, RACHEL, PIPE SPRING NATIONAL
MONUMENT, TUWEEP, PIOCHE, MT TRUMBULL, ALAMO, HIKO, PANACA,
WESTERN GRAND CANYON, AND COLORADO CITY
820 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026 /920 PM MST TUE FEB 17 2026/
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST /5 PM
MST/ WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 TO 6 INCHES
WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50
MPH.
* WHERE...IN ARIZONA, NORTHWEST PLATEAU. IN NEVADA, LINCOLN COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING
DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. IN ARIZONA, CALL 5 1 1
FOR ROAD INFORMATION. IN NEVADA, CALL 5 1 1 FOR ROAD INFORMATION.
CAZ520-181200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260218T1200Z/
OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OLANCHA, INDEPENDENCE, BISHOP, AND LONE
PINE
820 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
AROUND BISHOP. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. ACCUMULATIONS
OF 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG THE US-395 CORRIDOR SOUTH OF
BISHOP LATE TONIGHT MAINLY ABOVE 4000 FEET.
* WHERE...OWENS VALLEY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. GUSTY WINDS COULD
BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS
EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE TONIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOW HAS BEEN
IN THE BISHOP AREA BUT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL SPREAD
SOUTH OVERNIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. CALL 1-800-427-7623 FOR
ROAD INFORMATION.
CAZ524-181500-
/O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0004.260218T0600Z-260218T1500Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BAKER, MITCHELL CAVERNS, AND MOUNTAIN
PASS
820 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 TO 4
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. GUSTY WINDS COULD
BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IS
EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH. SNOW LEVELS NEAR 4000 FEET WILL WILL IMPACT TRAVEL
ROUTES ON INTERSTATE 15 INCLUDING MOUNTAIN PASS AND HALLORAN
SPRINGS SUMMIT. STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN LOW VISIBILITY AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. CALL 1-800-427-7623 FOR
ROAD INFORMATION.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
CO
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page