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WWUS45 KVEF 031151
WSWVEF
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
351 AM PST SAT JAN 3 2026
CAZ519-032300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0001.260103T1200Z-260105T1200Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHITNEY PORTAL AND ASPENDELL
351 AM PST SAT JAN 3 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET....8 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET...AND 16
TO 24 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES.
* WHEN...NOW THROUGH 4 AM PST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. GUSTY
WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW LEVELS WILL CLIMB TO NEAR 8000 FEET ON
SATURDAY BEFORE FALLING BACK DOWN TO NEAR 6000 FEET BY SUNDAY. THE
HEAVIER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 8000 FEET WILL BE
FOCUSED ON SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
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