Flash Flood Warning 19, NWS Las Vegas, NV

Issued

Sep 3, 1990, 2:00 PM PDT (21:00 UTC)

Expired

Sep 3, 1990, 5:00 PM PDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Las Vegas, NV

Area

Whole counties

County Clark County, NV

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

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BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
2 PM PDT MON SEP 3 1990

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL  500 PM PDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS......

IN SOUTH NEVADA

   ...ALL OF CLARK COUNTY

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED ONE
UNTIL 5 PM AND NOW COVERS ALL OF CLARK COUNTY.  HEAVY RAIN AND WINDS
EXCESS OF 50 MILES AN HOUR HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON LAKE MEAD IN THE
VICINITY OF ECHO BAY.  THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST
AT 15 MILES AN HOUR.  WEATHER RADAR AND LIGHTING DETECTION EQUIPMENT
SHOW MANY THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CLARK COUNTY.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55
MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.  HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO
DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

LOCAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND NORMALLY DRY WASHES IN POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON.  REMEMBER NEVER ATTEMP TO CROSS A FLOODED ROAD.

IF LIGHTNING IS NEARBY TAKE SHELTER INDOORS OR IN YOUR CAR.  NEVER SEEK
SHELTER FROM LIGHTNING UNDER A TREE.
JWS/2103Z
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