Alert archive / Nevada / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 6, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 12, 1995, 1:34 PM PDT for Clark County, Nevada. It was in force for 41 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 12, 1995, 1:34 PM PDT (20:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 12, 1995, 2:15 PM PDT
- In force
- 41 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 12:00Z, 8.6 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3740 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 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 122036 RRA
SVRLAS
NVC003-122115-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
134 PM PDT SAT AUG 12 1995
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 215 PM PDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS......
IN SOUTH NEVADA
...EAST CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY INCLUDING THE LAKE MEAD RECREATION
AREA...
AT 130 PM LAS VEGAS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER
EAST CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY BETWEEN BOULDER CITY AND NELSON. THE
THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A
STRONG BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...
AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.
STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD
PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND
DEADLY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
KOSIERWhat 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 Aug 12, 8:19 AM PDT, 5 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 12, 8:19 AM PDT, 5 hours 15 minutes before
T-STORM COMPLEX OVER ARIZONA OVERNIGHT ALONG WITH SE LOW LVL WINDS ALLOWED FOR MOISTURE TO CREEP INTO SRN NV WITH RAPID INCREASE IN DEW POINTS THIS MORNING. MDLS PROBABLY NOT MUCH HELP IN SHORT TERM AS DID NOT REALLY PICK UP ON THIS. BOUDARY OF DRIER AIR VERY CLOSE HOWEVER AS NOTED BY DRA DEWPOINT STILL IN MID 30S. BASED ON CURRENT TRENDS...WOULD LIKE TO MENTION ISOLD TRW- AT LEAST FOR THE LAKE MEAD AREA BUT LEAVE OUT FOR THE OTHER AREAS AT LEAST FOR NOW. MODIFIED SOUNDING FOR DRA GIVES AN LI OF -7 AND CAPE OF 2500. THIS PROBABLY EXTREME BUT WITH INCREASE IN MOISTURE WONT TAKE MUCH TO SET OFF SOME T-STORMS. AS FOR SUNDAY...MDLS AGREE ON SWINGING TROUGH THROUGH THE NRN ROCKIES WITH FLOW SHIFTING TO WESTERLY SHOULD BRING IN DRIER AIR. WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A FEW MINOR CHGS IN TODAYS FCST FOR ABV MENTIONED. KOSIER LAS 106/82/107 000 LAUGHLIN 117/85/117 DRA 100/75/101 000 TPH 090/52/091 000 .VEF...NONE.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 12, 12:10 PM PDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
NVZ008-009-122200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1210 PM PDT SAT AUG 12 1995 ...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA... AT 1155 AM...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED SCATTERER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ABOUT 10 MILES TO THE SOUTHEAST OF HENDERSON AND WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST ABOUT 15 TO 20 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PASS BETWEEN HENDERSON AND BOULDER CITY AND MOVE INTO THE LAKE MEAD RECREATION AREA BETWEEN 1230 AND 1 PM. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AFFECTING MAINLY THE EASTERN PART OF CLARK AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. BOATERS ON LAKE MEAD AND MOHAVE ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND MOVE TO SAFE PORT IF THUNDERSTORMS THREATEN. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS THEY MOVE OVER THE AREA. STAY TUNED TO THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS. KOSIER
Special weather statement, Aug 12, 12:11 PM PDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
NVZ008-009-122200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1210 PM PDT SAT AUG 12 1995 ...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA... AT 1155 AM...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED SCATTERER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ABOUT 10 MILES TO THE SOUTHEAST OF HENDERSON AND WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST ABOUT 15 TO 20 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PASS BETWEEN HENDERSON AND BOULDER CITY AND MOVE INTO THE LAKE MEAD RECREATION AREA BETWEEN 1230 AND 1 PM. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AFFECTING MAINLY THE EASTERN PART OF CLARK AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. BOATERS ON LAKE MEAD AND MOHAVE ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND MOVE TO SAFE PORT IF THUNDERSTORMS THREATEN. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS THEY MOVE OVER THE AREA . STAY TUNED TO THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS. KOSIER
Special weather statement, Aug 12, 1:09 PM PDT, 25 minutes before
NVZ008-009-122200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 110 PM PDT SAT AUG 12 1995 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA... AT 1255 PM...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW SHOWERS AND SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSORMS. THE STRONGEST WERE ALONG A LINE THAT EXTENDED FROM NEAR CALLVILLE BAY ON THE WESTERN ARM OF LAKE MEAD SOUTHWEST TO ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOULDER CITY TO ABOUT 20 MILES WEST OF SEARCHLIGHT. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED ALONG I-15 NEAR JEAN. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO DELOPING OVER THE SPRING MOUNTAINS BETWEEN MT. CHARLESTON AND INDIAN SPRINGS. MOVEMENT OF ALL THE THUNDERATOMS WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20TO 25 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN... FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS THEY MOVE OVER THE AREA. BOATERES ON LAKE MEAD ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND MOVE TO A SAFE PORT I^F THUNDERSTORMS MOVE OVER THE AREA. STAY TUNED TO THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS. KOSIER
Special weather statement, Aug 12, 1:10 PM PDT, 24 minutes before
NVZ008-009-122200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 110 PM PDT SAT AUG 12 1995 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA... AT 1255 PM...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW SHOWERS AND SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSORMS. THE STRONGEST WERE ALONG A LINE THAT EXTENDED FROM NEAR CALLVILLE BAY ON THE WESTERN ARM OF LAKE MEAD SOUTHWEST TO ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOULDER CITY TO ABOUT 20 MILES WEST OF SEARCHLIGHT. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED ALONG I-15 NEAR JEAN. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO DELOPING OVER THE SPRING MOUNTAINS BETWEEN MT. CHARLESTON AND INDIAN SPRINGS. MOVEMENT OF ALL THE THUNDERATOMS WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20TO 25 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN... FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS THEY MOVE OVER THE AREA. BOATERES ON LAKE MEAD ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND MOVE TO A SAFE PORT IF THUNDERSTORMS MOVE OVER THE AREA. STAY TUNED TO THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS. KOSIER
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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.