Alert archive / Nevada / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 4, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 1995, 12:41 AM PDT for Clark County, Nevada. It was in force for 64 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 29, 1995, 12:41 AM PDT (07:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 1995, 1:45 AM PDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
- Area
- Whole counties
County Clark County, NV
The nearest sounding before it
Mercury/Desert R, NV (KDRA), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 99 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 50 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -54 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4098 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KLAS 290746 RRA SVRLAS NVC003-290845- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1241 AM PDT THU JUN 29 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 145 AM PDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN SOUTH NEVADA ...CLARK COUNTY LAS VEGAS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 6 MILES EAST OF MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH PARALLEL TO INTERSTATE 15. THOSE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA SHOULD KEEP A WEATHER ON THE SKY FOR AN APPROACH OF THESE STORMS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS ...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 28, 8:59 AM PDT, 15 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 8:59 AM PDT, 15 hours 42 minutes before
LUKS LIKE ANOTHER REPEAT FOR THIS AFT. WK INSTABILITY THIS AFT WITH LI'S OF -3 OR SO EXPECTED. SLGTLY COOLER ALOFT AND WK UPWARD FORCING. PRECIPITABLE H20 IS ALSO HIGHER THAN YEST. SCOTT CORDERO CALCULATED THE WINDEX FOR TODAY AT 44.7 MPH...UP FROM 41.5 YEST. SO SEE LTL REASON TO CHANGLE CURRENT FCST. WDLY SCT LUKS GOOD FOR THE VALLEY. HOWEVER...LIKE YESTERDAY...WINDS WL PROB AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA. TOM LUKS JUST AS GOOD WITH INC UPWARD FORCING WITH LTL OTHER CHANGES EXCEPT A FEW DEGREES COOLER. SEVERAL WK DISTURBANCES TO THE SW WL HAVE TO BE WATCHED FOR ADDITIONAL LIFT/MOISTURE LATER TON AND THU. LAS 106/79/102 DRA 101/72/96 SKRBAC .VEF...NONE.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 8:48 PM PDT, 3 hours 53 minutes before
NVZ009-290700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 848 PM PDT WED JUN 28 1995 ...OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER LINCOLN COUNTY HEADING TOWARD LAS VEGAS... AT 850 PM PDT...LAS VEGAS DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A FAST MOVING OUTFLOW BOUNDARY HEADING TOWARD LAS VEGAS FROM THE NORTHEAST. A WEATHER SPOTTER AT ECHO BAY AND AUTOMATED WIND SENSORS IN THE MOAPA VALLEY DETECTED NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH AS THE BOUNDARY PASSED THROUGH. THE BOUNDARY SHOULD ENTER THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY AT 9 PM AND SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE VALLEY. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS THE BOUNDARY MOVES ACROSS THE VALLEY. VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND CAN SUDDENLY DROP TO NEAR ZERO MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT ANY SPEED. ALLOW EXTRA DISTANCE BETWEEN VEHICLES AND EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL. PIERCE * *6WWUS KY 18 P 7q4WSUSJ 6WWUS. d0XWSUSx WUUSH T+6WWUS@ $WWUSb 6WWUS 10 SCT E130 BKN 6WWUSL <05/002 CDS SA S6WWUSZ p0 100/80/62/17073U^WSUSr SA 0350 60 SCT EBKN 250 OVC 12 19/67/1708/993/ C>q`WWUS8 `LTGICCCCG CLE0350 75 SCT M120 250 BKN 10 151/71/68/2107/9 NE-E COU SA 0350 M31 BKN 200 BKN 20T 804/993/ TB00 VCSTN N MOVG SEHWWUS DLH SA 0352 W1u 6WWUS `L WUUSl c<6WWUSPF X6/59/45/2011/021PI`WWUS^ |q`WWUSf 8Q6WWUS| CB VCNTY STN cq`WWUSV XWOUS$N o6WWUS @^ WUUS4 tWWUS P3110/000 HBR 350 150 SCT 250 20 094/81/65/1687
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 8:59 PM PDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before
NVZ009-290700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 848 PM PDT WED JUN 28 1995 ...OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER LINCOLN COUNTY HEADING TOWARD LAS VEGAS... AT 850 PM PDT...LAS VEGAS DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A FAST MOVING OUTFLOW BOUNDARY HEADING TOWARD LAS VEGAS FROM THE NORTHEAST. A WEATHER SPOTTER AT ECHO BAY AND AUTOMATED WIND SENSORS IN THE MOAPA VALLEY DETECTED NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH AS THE BOUNDARY PASSED THROUGH. THE BOUNDARY SHOULD ENTER THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY AT 9 PM AND SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE VALLEY. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS THE BOUNDARY MOVES ACROSS THE VALLEY. VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND CAN SUDDENLY DROP TO NEAR ZERO MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT ANY SPEED. ALLOW EXTRA DISTANCE BETWEEN VEHICLES AND EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL. PIERCE
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 12:35 AM PDT, 6 minutes before
NVZ009-291000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1235 AM PDT THU JUN 29 1995 ...THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED OVER CLARK COUNTY... AT 1215 AM PDT...LAS VEGAS WEATHER RADAR DETECTED TWO CLUSTERS OF MODERATE THUNDERSTORMS. ONE CLUSTER WAS LOCATED 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAS VEGAS AND ANOTHER CLUSTER 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF INDIAN SPRINGS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO WHERE INTERSTATE 15 AND HIGHWAY 95 FORK OFF. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH PARALLEL TO INTERSTATE 15 TOWARDS THE SHEEP RANGE AND THE MOAPA RIVER INDIAN RESERVATION. THOSE TRAVELING ON I-15 NORTHBOUND FROM LAS VEGAS KEEP A WEATHER EYE ON THE SKY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING NUMEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES. THOSE OUTDOORS TAKE COVER IN SECURED SHELTER WHEN A STORM APPROACHES... FOR LIGHTNING IS A PROVEN KILLER. THESE STORMS ARE ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY SURFACE WINDS WHICH CAN SUDDENLY REDUCE VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. STAY TUNDED TO NOAA WETHER RADIO OR THE LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS FOR THE LASTEST INFORMATION ON THIS SITUATION. CORDERO
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 12:37 AM PDT, 4 minutes before
NVZ009-291000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1235 AM PDT THU JUN 29 1995 ...THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED OVER CLARK COUNTY... AT 1215 AM PDT...LAS VEGAS WEATHER RADAR DETECTED TWO CLUSTERS OF MODERATE THUNDERSTORMS. ONE CLUSTER WAS LOCATED 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAS VEGAS AND ANOTHER CLUSTER 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF INDIAN SPRINGS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO WHERE INTERSTATE 15 AND HIGHWAY 95 FORK OFF. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH PARALLEL TO INTERSTATE 15 TOWARDS THE SHEEP RANGE AND THE MOAPA RIVER INDIAN RESERVATION. THOSE TRAVELING ON I-15 NORTHBOUND FROM LAS VEGAS KEEP A WEATHER EYE ON THE SKY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING NUMEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES. THOSE OUTDOORS TAKE COVER IN SECURED SHELTER WHEN A STORM APPROACHES... FOR LIGHTNING IS A PROVEN KILLER. THESE STORMS ARE ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY SURFACE WINDS WHICH CAN SUDDENLY REDUCE VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. STAY TUNDED TO NOAA WETHER RADIO OR THE LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS FOR THE LASTEST INFORMATION ON THIS SITUATION. CORDERO
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.