Winter weather is expected to arrive in the Las Vegas Valley on Friday bearing gifts for rain and snow lovers. The highest peaks in the Mount Charleston area may see up to ...
The National Weather Service’s official Las Vegas station at McCarran International Airport recorded a trace of rain shortly before 4 p.m. today, according to NWS meteorologist Ryan Metzger.
By Michelle Smith and Rodrique Ngowi, Associated Press
A storm dropped a blanket of light, powdery snow across the Northeast and heralded in frigid temperatures Friday that were unusual even for cities accustomed to blasts of winter weather. The storm, which shut down major highways temporarily and grounded flights, was blamed for at least nine deaths in the eastern half of the country.
Alanna Durkin and Corey Williams, Associated Press
Ted and Angela Montgomery had planned to entertain family and friends this Christmas at their home in Lapeer, north of Detroit. But an ice storm knocked out their lights and heat on Sunday — and it hadn't been restored by Christmas Eve.
Las Vegas kicked off December with a record-setting cold front and a second weather system moving in this weekend is expected to dust the western valley with snow on Saturday.
A cold front gripping a large swath of the country caused temperatures in the Las Vegas Valley to plummet into the mid-20s overnight, according to the National Weather Service.
Damage from this summer’s fire on Mount Charleston already has led to unexpected flooding that damaged homes in the area. Now, with heavy snows beginning to fall on the mountain, officials are warning the loss of vegetation could lead to an increased risk of avalanches this winter.
A slow and steady rain that contributed to power outages and more than 250 traffic accidents across the Las Vegas Valley is going to hover over the area through most of Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.
Nearly half an inch of rain measured at McCarran; heavy snow expected on Mount Charleston
Thursday, November 21, 2013
By John Taylor
A storm system over the region saturated Las Vegas with nearly a half an inch of rain on what is officially the wettest day so far in 2013. And the precipitation isn't expected to clear out of the area until late this weekend.
Light snow continued to fall on Mount Charleston this morning at 9,200 feet, adding to at least five inches that fell overnight. The snow was measured at Lee Canyon, while the Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort reported about seven inches of snow. The same storm system brought light rain to the valley, National Weather Service officials said. The rain and snow are expected to disappear by this afternoon, but the clouds and cooler temperatures are expected to remain throughout the day, officials said.
The first snow of this year’s cooler season reached Mount Charleston this afternoon. Light snow is expected to continue through the night, possibly reaching up to 6 inches by early Thursday.
A storm system sweeping through Las Vegas on Wednesday is expected to bring brisk fall temperatures, light rain and up to three inches of snow on Mount Charleston. Winds gusting up to 40 mph are predicted for today and Wednesday as the system moves in from the northwest, National Weather Service meteorologist Chris Stumpf said.
A deadly storm system that buried parts of Wyoming and South Dakota in heavy, wet snow also brought powerful thunderstorms packing tornadoes to the Great Plains that caused millions of dollars in damage.
A storm that forecasters warned could be a blizzard for the history books, with a potential for up to 3 feet of snow, clobbered the New York-to-Boston corridor on Friday, grounding flights and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of customers across the Northeast.
Hundreds of people spent a cold night trapped on Interstate 65 in central Alabama as a winter storm dumped snow around the Southeast and caused at least one death in Mississippi.
A powerful winter storm system pounded the nation's midsection Wednesday and headed toward the Northeast, where people braced for the high winds and heavy snow that disrupted holiday travel, knocked out power to thousands of homes and were blamed in at least six deaths.
Snow flurries were reported across the Las Vegas Valley this morning, the National Weather Service said. The west side of the valley saw the most flurries, though the snow did not stick to the ground.
The first widespread snowstorm of the season weakened as it moved east Friday, but not before it dumped more than 1 ½ feet of snow in Michigan and made travel difficult in the Great Lakes region.
Las Vegas woke up Friday morning to a chilly first day of winter — the third consecutive day of widespread sub-freezing weather. At least one more round of sub-freezing weather is expected Saturday.
Travelers facing canceled flights and closed roads were hoping to finally head to their holiday destinations Friday as a widespread snowstorm that dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of the Midwest moved across the Great Lakes toward Canada.
Get ready for an early taste of winter — a quick shot of rain and wind moves into the Las Vegas Valley later today, followed by the coldest weather of the season Wednesday and Thursday.
