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"No planes are departing for Las Vegas from anywhere in the U.S. right now," said FAA spokesman Ian Gregor. Gregor said the airport doesn't have snow removal or deicing equipment, which means there's no way for snow-covered planes to leave safely. As much as 8 inches of snow fell in parts of the valley, forecasters said this morning. The rarities continued Wednesday night with the Clark County School District's announcement that students are getting a snow day today, the first snow day for Clark County students since 1979. John Adair, a meterologist with the National Weather Service's Las Vegas office, said as of 2:30 p.m. the entire Las Vegas Valley was receiving either snow or sleet. “This is a very rare snow event,” Adair said. As I’ve been saying, I expect
these ‘rare’ events to become Interstate 15 was closed at 1:30 p.m. in each direction at Primm due to snow and icy conditions, the Nevada Department of Transportation announced. U.S. Highway 95 was closed from Railroad Pass to state Route 163, the Laughlin turnoff. Chains, snow tires, or four wheel drive vehicle restrictions are in place for Mountain Springs and Mount Charleston. State routes 163, 164 and 165 have been closed in
both directions due to the weather. State Route 160 between Las Vegas
and Pahrump was closed as well. A record, not just for the day,
but for the entire month |
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