Alert archive / California / Flash Flood Warnings in 1997
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this flash flood warning at Aug 3, 1997, 4:59 PM PDT for San Bernardino County, California. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 3, 1997, 4:59 PM PDT (23:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 1997, 5:30 PM PDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
- Area
- Whole counties
County San Bernardino County, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KLAS 040001 FFWLAS CAC071-040030- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 459 PM PDT SUN AUG 3 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 530 PM PDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN EAST CALIFORNIA ...CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY LAS VEGAS DOPPLER RADAR AND EDWARDS DOPPER RADAR CONTINUE TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 15 CORRIDOR BETWEEN THE BARSTOW/DAGGETT AREA AND BAKER. THE STRONGEST STORM APPEARS TO BE ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF BAKER. THIS STORM IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT LESS THAN 5 MILES AN HOUR. THIS STORM HAS A PREVIOUS HISTORY OF STRONG WINDS...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH REPORTED. THIS WARNING JUST INCLUDES CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WITH THE PREVIOUS WARNING FOR REST OF SAN BERNARDINO EXPIRED. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT NOUTSIDE...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. CORDERO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2:56 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 64 min |
| Aug 3, 2:56 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 64 min |
| Aug 3, 4:00 PM PDT | Flash Flood Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 60 min |
| Aug 3, 4:00 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 60 min |
| Aug 3, 4:59 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 31 min |
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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.